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PRAY FOR THE SICK
John
Brady, Jane Moss, David Hart, Frank Durning, Thomas Murphy, Pat
Donnelly,
Audrey Wilbram, James Greig, Lia Flood, David Allen, Caitlin
Flynn, Patricia Edwards,
Kathleen O’Hare, Lee Williams, Ian North, Gerry
O’Rourke, Paola Cavadini,
Nathan Wright, Hinton Gunewardena, Kath
Brooks Nelly Talaban, Margaret Veals,
Bernard Ratigan, Christina
Mortell, Winifred Johnson, Freddy Hess, Elsie Walmsley,
Doug Collinson,
Roger Faulks, Teresa Mamnicka, Alan Creighton, David Nevin,
Hughie Cavanagh, Damian Loftus.
RECENTLY
DECEASED
Patricia Kydd.
ANNIVERSARIES
Roy
Hammerton, Harold Main, Christopher Whittingham, Peter Smith, Samuel
Reid,
Jamila Dawood, Cliff Brookes, Helena Lawrynowicz, Matti Bazi, David Collins,
Wanda Wajzert, Sheila Jarvis, Terence John Foister.
*WELCOME*
We welcome newcomers to our worshipping Community. Please take and keep
a copy of our handbook and complete one of the “New
Parishioner” forms. Both can be found at the back of church to
the right of the main door as you go out. Thank you and welcome.
PRAYER FOR OUR NATION
O
God, grant that our nation, once renowned as an island of Saints and
the Dowry of Mary, may once again restore the Gospel values as the
basis of our national life. May reverence for the gift of life
and an esteem for the value of Marriage and Family Life build a Society
of Peace, Justice and tolerance for all. We ask this through
Christ our Lord. Amen
Our Lady of Walsingham, pray for us. In order that Parishioners who wish to spend time quietly after Mass
can do so, we ask that the Day Chapel be left free for this purpose
after Masses so that it may be a place of quiet and peace. May we
ask all Parishioners to help to create an atmosphere of Prayer in this
House of God.
EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS:
At a time of great spiritual need for the Church, and especially in
Ireland, the International Eucharistic Congress will take place in
Dublin from June 13th to 18th this year. A pilgrimage is being
led by Fr. Martin Hardy, of St. Patrick’s,
Leicester, website www.iec2012.ie
The Lay Community of St. Benedict
invites all to a day of Benedictine Spirituality on Saturday, March 3rd
from 9.15am until 2.30pm at St Joseph’s (near the Monastery) on
Oaks in Charnwood. Cost is £5. Details and contacts are on
the notice board.
ROSMINI PRAYER CENTRE:
Saturday, February 18th, 10.30 until 1.00pm: “What is the
Supernatural” a talk by Fr. Antonio Belsito, followed by lunch.
Lenten lectures beginning on Wednesday February 22nd at 7.00pm. The
first in the series is entitled “There is a God.”
DANGER! The
Leicestershire County Council are considering the withdrawal of home to
school transport grants to pupils at Catholic and other Faith
schools. Other changes being considered are equally important and
parents will need to register their concerns as a matter of
urgency. To request hard copy of the consultation document, ring 0116
305 0001 or email stg@leics.gov.uk
PARISH MISSION:
Please remember the Mission (March 17-26) EVERY DAY in your prayers
(especially the sick and the housebound) so that we can look forward to
a real spiritual renewal of the whole Parish. Especially
important in this is the non-judgemental invitation to all those who no
longer come to Mass. Whatever the reason for their staying away,
the lead-up to the Mission is a wonderful opportunity to ‘return
to the house of the Father’ where they will receive a very warm
welcome. If you know of anyone in this situation, please extend to them
this invitation and reassure them that it will bring them untold
blessings and peace of mind. Thanks to those who attended last
Fridays preparatory meeting. Note that, as we now have sufficient
contact with Parish groups, the meeting scheduled for February 17th has
been cancelled.
MISSION PRAYER:
Father, pour out your Spirit on the people of this Parish and grant us
a new vision of your glory, a new experience of your power, a new
faithfulness to your word and a new consecration to your service, that
your love may grow among us and your Kingdom may come, through Christ
our Lord. Amen
Last week’s collection raised £562.00. Thank you.
Deanery ‘Youth Faithfully’ event at 7pm on Monday Feb. 20th at Grace Dieu. All welcome, especially those due to receive the sacrament of Confirmation this year.
Loughborough Churches Partnership 24/7 TOWN WIDE PRAYER WEEK
runs from Monday Feb 13th 10am to Saturday 18th 6pm at Elim Church,
Ashby Road. On Monday Feb 13th 11am to 2pm a session is booked for St
Mary’s. Please sign up on the rota sheet at the back of the
church for half an hour quiet prayer. URGENT: We need at least 2 persons present at each of these time slots.
Please leave used carrier bags in a box provided at the repository for food distribution at Carpenter's Arms.
Please visit a well recommended website
- www.comepraytherosary.org. An online video Rosary allows Catholics
worldwide to join together in praying the rosary or to pray
individually at anytime.
UCM Table-top Sale, Saturday, February 25th from 10.00am in aid of Parish Funds.
PARISH VOICE: Please send in your article, comments, photos etc before March 5th 2012.
PROPOSAL OF NEW EVENING MASS TIMES: Please fill in a feedback form which you will find on the pew when you come into church.
VACANCIES:
Please see notice board or school website for more details: HIGHER
LEVEL TEACHING ASSISTANT required at De Lisle; TEACHERS at Holy
Trinity School at Newark; SCHOOL LEADER at Catholic Federation of
English Martyrs, Oakham and St. Augustine’s, Stamford Catholic
Primary Schools; ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER required at St Norbert’s
School, Spalding Lincolnshire; DEPUTY HEADTEACHER required at St.
Paul’s (11 – 19) School at Leicester. A fieldworker is
required at The Diocesan Justice and Peace Commission.
LENT EXTRA booklet and poster are now available at the Repository.
Exaireo Trust
asking for your help to find a home for a mature male and a storage
space for a lady who has been made homeless. Please contact Fr. Philip
for further details. This is a genuine need and is under the
guiding hand of Dettie Wallington who is so well known in Loughborough
for her work with the marginalised and the needy. Please do not just
ignore this plea.
ATTENTION
all Welcomers, Readers, Eucharistic Ministers: The NEW ROTAS for the
next four months are available at the back of the church. Please
remember to take your copy today and sign up for duties on Ash
Wednesday and Holy Week.
HOLY COMMUNION – A PERSONAL CHECK-LIST:
Do I get to Mass in good time or am I always late?
Am I careful to keep the hour’s fast before receiving Holy Communion?
Do I prepare to receive Jesus by frequently receiving the Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession)?
With what reverence do I receive Holy Communion?
Do I really pray after receiving Holy Communion or am I distracted by what is going on around me?
Have I tried to know more deeply the Church’s teaching about Holy Communion?
Do I really believe that I am receiving the whole of Jesus, true God and true Man?
This week at Saint Mary’ -
Saturday/Sunday: Lourdes Fund Sale in the Hall after Mass to help Parishioners to go to Lourdes who otherwise could not afford the cost.
Monday: St Mary’s session of Town Wide Prayer at Elim Church from 11am - 2pm
Tuesday: Filipino Valentine’s party in the hall. Scripture group in the library 7.30pm
Wednesday: Senior citizens meeting from 2pm to 4pm in the hall
Thursday: ROSMINIAN ASCRIBED Members meet at the Convent a 7.30pm
Sunday: PC Abdullah’s visit from 10 – 12 in the hall
Advance notice: Altar servers’
meetings at 7pm on Thursdays Feb 23rd, March 1st & 8th in the
parish hall. Please let Fr Philip know if you are able to attend the
meetings.
Parish Council meeting 27 February. If you have any items for the agenda please email the Parish Office.
Dates for the Diary -
2012 -
The
annual International Pro-Life Youth Conference on Fri 2nd 4pm – Sun 4th
March in Rotherham. It is open to young people of 6th Form age and
over. Those who have attended in the past have found it to be a very
rewarding and fun experience. See www.spuc.org.uk/youth for more
details. The cost is £90 but the Loughborough SPUC Branch will
consider sponsoring local students. Please contact Fr Charles.
The annual Marriage Mass to celebrate the Sacrament of Marriage will take place at the Cathedral on March 11th at 3.00pm.
Apl 28th - Renewal Day, COMMISSIONED MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION – at Our Lady of Victories, Market Harborough.
3rd – 10th May: MEDJUGORJE
PILGRIMAGE from Stansted @ £399.
May 12th - Renewal Day, COMMISSIONED MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION – at St John Bosco, Leicester.
May 30th, at 7.00pm, Bishop Malcolm will be here to
administer the Sacrament of Confirmation to our young people (in Year 9
or above). If there is a compelling reason for one younger than year 9
to be confirmed, please see Fr. Philip as soon as possible. Those
wishing to receive the Sacrament of Confirmation will be asked to come
to the Church to PERSONALLY collect the letter which will be there for
them to take home, to sign themselves and to get their parents to sign
to indicate their commitment to their child’s ongoing preparation for
the Sacrament. The letter will be returned to the Presbytery before
the first session. These letters will be available for collection from
next Sunday. There will be a meeting of parents and ALL candidates at
7.00pm in the Hall on Wednesday, March 7th. The sessions will be in
the Hall at 7.00pm on Wednesdays, March 14, 21st, 28th, April 18th,
25th, May 2nd,9th,16th and there will be a rehearsal in the Church on
May 23rd. It is vital that all candidates attend the whole programme
of preparation, at the end of which each one will come to the Church
and ask to receive the Sacrament by signing and sending the letter with
which they will be provided. This is the sign of their commitment to
the life and mission of Christ and His Church.
Sun 3rd June to Sun 10th June St
Mary’s LOURDES PILGRIMAGE cost £395
includes insurance, coach and ferry travel plus full board in Lourdes.
Deposit of £100 required, balance due in April. For further details
and booking forms, please phone the Parish Office.
16th – 21st July: NOTTINGHAM DIOCESAN PRILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES Please see poster on notice board for contact details.
17 – 24 July: MEDJUGORJE
PILGRIMAGE: from
Gatwick @ £469.
31 July – 7 Aug: MEDJUGORJE
PILGRIMAGE: from Gatwick @ £395.
Why
not make a copy of this Newsletter (or email it) for someone
who
cannot get to Mass - or who used to be a member of our Parish?
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