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St Peter’s Newsletter 16, Green Lane, Hazel Grove, SK7 4EA Phone 0161 483 3476 Fax 0161 419 9592
www.stpeterscatholic.church www.churchservices.tv/stockport email [email protected]
Fr Peter Sharrocks [email protected] Part of the Mother of God Local Pastoral
Area In Stockport You are all welcome to our Church
We warmly welcome you all to St Peter’s. To help those who might not be familiar with the words of
the Mass, some booklets and leaflets are available at the back of the Church. Please ask a Welcomer for
one. New parishioners are invited to fill in one of the forms at the back of Church and hand to Fr Peter
or put in the collection basket.
Happiness held is the seed; happiness shared is the flower. Share a greeting with someone today.
The Word of God
Sacrament of Reconciliation
will be celebrated on Saturday from 11.00-11.45am
LIVE ON THE INTERNET To access our Masses go
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stockport
The Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Registered Charity No 234025
Ordinary Time Week 3 - Year A Weekday Readings - Cycle 1 Divine Office Psalter - Week 3 Sunday 22nd January 2017 - Third Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 30am Katherine Fadian (RIP) 10 00am Brian Burgess (RIP) 6.00pm People of the Parish Readings Isaiah 8:23-9.3; Ps 26; 1 Corinthians 1:10-13.17; Matthew 4:12-23;
Monday 23rd January 12.00noon David Brotherton (RIP) Readings Hebrews 9:15.24-28; Ps 97; Mark 3:22-30 Tuesday 24th January - St Francis de Sales, B.D. 12.00noon Helene Tadler (RIP) Readings Hebrews 10:1-10; Ps 39; Mark 3:31-35 Wednesday 25th January - The Conversion of St Paul, Ap 9.15am Mass at St Philip’s 12.00noon SERVICE OF THE WORD AND COMMUNION Readings Acts 22:3-16; Ps 116; Mark 16:15-18 Thursday 26th January - Ss Timothy & Titus, B. 12.00noon Alwyn Davies (RIP) Readings 2 Timothy 1:1-8; Ps 95; Luke 10:1-9 Friday 27th January 11.45am Requiem Mass for James Holtom (NOTE TIME) Readings Hebrews 10:32-39; Ps 36; Mark 4:26-34 Saturday 28th January - St Thomas Aquinas, P.D. 11.00-11.45am Exposition of The Blessed Sacrament 12.00noon Rose O’Connell (RIP) 6.00pm Vigil Mass in Polish 6.00pm Vigil Mass at St Philip’s Readings Hebrews 11:1-2.8-19; Ps Luke 1:69-75; Mark 4:35-41
Sunday 29th January 2017 - Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 30am People of the Parish 10 00am Wyn and Allan Robertshaw (RIP) 3.00pm Churches Together in Hazel Grove Service for Christian Unity 6.00pm Paddy O’Callaghan (RIP) Readings Zephaniah 2:3-3:12-13; Ps 145; 1 Corinthians 1:26-31; Matthew 5:1-12
First Reading Isaiah 8:23-9.3 Psalm; 26 Response The Lord is my light and my help Second Reading 1 Corinthians: 110-13.17 Gospel Acclamation Alleluia, alleluia! Jesus proclaimed the Good News of the kingdom, and cured all kinds of sickness among the people. Alleluia! Gospel Matthew 4:12-23
Admin Matters Monday, 23rd January - St Elizabeth’s Guild Monday, 30th January - St Winefride’s Guild Offertory Gifts Thank you for your offerings last week which amounted to £1,237.57 plus £590 by Standing Orders.. If you attend Mass in one of the other parishes and use envelopes from St Peter’s do please put them into the collection wher-ever you attend Mass and they will find their way back to us. This is specially important if you are on GIFT AID. The last claim for Gift Aid has meant our Central Account with the diocese was credited with £15,997. Many thanks to all who Gift Aid their donations. Equally if you are visiting from another parish you may leave your Offertory envelope here and we will return it to the right parish - honest! FOR THOSE WHO PAY THE OFFERTORY COLLECTION BY STANDING ORDER. Could we ask you just to keep an eye on your bank statements this month and next to make sure the standing order is paid. We have moved banks from RBS to Lloyd’s and such standing orders are supposed to be being transferred but you never know with modern technology!!! Cafod - Thank you for your donations last week which amounted to £90.17. Cleaning - Team 5 are on duty this week. Callers - Could we ask that callers to the Presbytery please use the front door and also if you are putting an envelope through the letter box there is no need to ring the bell. References - We remind anybody who is putting Fr Peter down as referee to contact him in person, not by phone or email. ROTAS FOR READERS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND COFFEE AFTER SUNDAY 10.00am MASS ARE ALL ON THE WEBSITE
Some useful phone numbers Stepping Hill Hospital Chaplaincy 419 5889 for requests for Holy Communion
To page the Catholic Chaplain in an emergency 483 1010 and ask for Catholic Chaplain St Peter’s Primary School 0161 483 2431 St Simon’s Primary School 0161 483 9696
St James High School 0161 482 6900 Harrytown High School 0161 430 5277 Aquinas College 0161 483 3237
St Peter’s Parish Centre The Centre is available for parties (birthday, wedding, anniversary, christenings etc) Bookings are to be made as follows: Friday to Sunday bookings requiring the bar and children’s parties on Saturday should be referred to 07483 114783, or the booking line 480 0741. (If you use this number you must clearly state that you want St Peters). For all other bookings Monday to Thursday or anyone wishing to use the Meeting Room phone Helen on 07854 928 072.
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Sunday Tea and coffee after the 10.00am Mass in the Parish Centre Monday Dancing in the Parish Centre 2.00pm-4.00pm Brownies in the Scout Hut - 6.30pm-7.45pm Tuesday Centring Prayer in the Parish Centre at 11.15am Slimming World in the Meeting Room at 7.00pm
Cubs in the Scout Hut - 7.00pm-8.30pm
Guides at School St Guide H.Q. - 7.45pm-9.30pm
Sequence Dancing in the Parish Centre at 8.00pm (tuition at 7.30pm)
Wednesday Luncheon Club in the Parish Centre at noon (Contact Margaret Hulme on 07775 162694)
Beavers in the Scout Hut - 6.00pm-7.30pm
Scouts in the Scout Hut - 7.30pm-9.30pm
Scripture Group in the Meeting Room at 7.30pm.
Thursday Little Fishes in the Parish Centre t 9.30pm
Rainbows in the Scout Hut - 6.15pm-7.15pm
Rosary Prayer Group in the Members’ Lounge at 7.00pm
Adult Choir Practice - 8.00pm-9.30pm
Friday Local History in the Meeting Room at 10.00am
Junior Choir Practice at 5.30pm Saturday Irish Dancing in the Parish Centre from 10.30am-1.30pm
The next meeting of the Parish
Pastoral Team will be on
Monday January 23rd 2017
Theatre Trips NEW SHOWS ‘Evita’ at The Lowry on Thursday 16th March 2017 a reduction if we get more than 30. Sign up sheet on the No-tice Board. ONE TICKET LEFT. Payment please due by 31st January
‘The Play that Goes Wrong’ at The Lowry on Thursday 8th June 2017 at 7.30pm. 30 tickets at £27.50 each (including coach) have been booked. There may be a reduction if we get more than 30. Sign up sheet on the No-tice Board. 10 TICKETS LEFT. Payment please due by 31st January
Eucharistic Ministers
Home Visits
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the sick - we pray for all those who are sick, remembering, all those in the parish, in our hospitals and nursing homes. We also remember those who are housebound and are unable to come to Mass.
lately dead - Colleen Whittam. Requiem Mass for Colleen. at St Charles’s Church, Hadfield on Wednesday 25th January. Also James Holtom whose Requiem Mass is on Friday at 11.45am and Charlotte Bell whose funeral arrange-ments are to be notified. May they rest in peace.
those whose Anniversaries occur at this time - Felix Norton, Carmel Panter, Maureen Joyce, Colette Sellars, Laurence Glazier, Eddie Holdaway, Joseph Monaghan, Elizabeth Purcell
PRAYER INTENTIONS We have left a file in the Lady Chapel and invite you to write there any particular intentions for prayer that you may have and we would ask that if you go to light a candle you include in your prayers all the inten-tions mentioned in the prayer file.
To prepare for this prayer, spend a few moments asking the Holy Spirit to open your mind and heart to hear this Word being spoken to you today.
Third Sunday in Ordinary Time-Year A - Matthew 4:12-23
H earing that John had been arrested Jesus went back to Galilee, and leaving Nazareth he went and settled in Capernaum, a lakeside town on the borders of Zebulum and Naphtali. In this way the
prophecy of Isaiah was to be fulfilled: Land of Zabulun! Land of Naphtali! Way of the sea on the far side of Jor-dan, Galilee of the nations! The people that lived in darkness has seen great light; on those who dwell in the land and shadow of death a light has dawned. From the moment Jesus began his preaching with message, ‘Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is close at hand.’ As he was walking by the Sea of Galilee he saw two brothers, Simon, who was called Peter, and his brother Andrew; they were making a cast in the lake with their net, for they were fish-ermen. And he said to them, ‘Follow me and I will make you fishers of men.’ And they left their nets at once and followed him. Going on from there he saw another pair of brothers, James son of Zebedee and his brother John; they were in their boat with their father Zebedee, mending their nets, and he called them. At once, leaving the boat and their father, they followed him. He went round the whole of Galilee teaching in their synagogues, pro-claiming the Good News of the kingdom and curing all kinds of diseases and sickness among the people.
Copyrght…1966, 1967 & 1968 by Dart6on, Lomgman & Todd, & Doubleday & Co. Inc. and used by permission.
1. Spend some time quietly reading and rereading the passage, noting the words/ phrases that draw your attention. 2. Imagine yourself there, watching Jesus, listening to him…Repent…Follow me… What meaning do these words have for you today? 3. Take time in quiet prayer with Jesus about the way the Good News of the Kingdom is being proclaimed today.
For those who find these gospel reflections helpful you may wish to look at www.wednesdayword.org where you can see next Sunday’s reading and reflection by Dom Henry Wansbrough OSB
Diocesan News A Year for Mission, 2017: At the request of those who attended a series of talks last year and to help us discover our own part in
the mission of the Church, four reflections ‘Being on Mission Together’ will be offered in Jan/Feb 2017. All are welcome to
attend, whatever your background or education. Speakers: Fr Jonathan Brandon, Fr Edmund Montgomery, &
Miss Barbara Davies.
Details: Part 3 - Wednesday 25th January - Thy will be done.
Part 4 - Wednesday, 1st February - On earth, as it is in Heaven.
Each session will be held from 7.00pm-9.00pm (Refreshments and Registration at 6.30pm) at Our Lady, Star of the Sea, Ellesmere
Port, CH65 8BY
LAUNCH OF CARITAS It is with great pleasure that I invite you to the launch of the new CARITAS, Diocese of Shrewsbury agency. This will be an opportunity to hear about our future direction in social action and social justice. The celebration will be held at Ellesmere Port Catholic High School, Capenhurst Lane, Whitby, CH65 7AQ. on Saturday 4th February 2017. Pro-gramme:10.00am Registration and refreshments: 10.30am. Welcome by Bishop Mark and input from speakers con-cluded with Mass at 11.45am. Please contact Pauline McCulloch if you are able to attend email: [email protected] or by phone on: 0151 652 9855. Sincerely, Mary Kilcoyne CEO
MARRIAGE AND FAMILY LIFE This year the Mass for Marriage and Family Life will be celebrated at Noon on Saturday 11th February at Our Lady and the Apostles, Shaw Heath, Stockport SK3 8BQ with Bishop Mark Davies presiding. All married couples and families are welcome but if you are a couple celebrating a significant wedding anniversary (silver, ruby, golden or platinum) and you wish to attend, then please let Fr Peter know by the 2nd of February and he will ar-range for a special invitation to be sent you on behalf of the Bishop. Healing Mass: Saturday 25 March at 3pm, St Werburgh’s, Grosvenor Park Road, Chester, CH1 1QJ for all families that are affected by mental illness and those that work with them. There will be an Anointing of the Sick during Mass and an opportunity for socialising and meeting members of the Diocesan Mental Health Action Group afterwards. Day of Reflection on Pope Francis’ Exhortation ‘The Joy of Love’: 10.30am - 3pm, Wed 26 April at LACE ,
Croxteth Drive, Sefton Park, Liverpool, L17 1AA and led by Father Chris Thomas, the well-known Charismatic. Cost
£20 including lunch. .
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Local Pastoral Area News
RCIA (Rite of Christian Initiation Adults) The next meeting is on Thursday 2nd February at 7.30pm in the Evron Centre. The topic is ‘Sacraments of healing’. TRAINING MORNING FOR ALL READERS (new and existing) will be on Saturday 25th February from 10.00am to 1.00pm (coffee and tea from 9.30am). Led by Pauline Lloyd at St Vincent’s, Handley Road, Bramhall. All welcome.
Parish Events THE PARISH WEBSITE IS NOW AT stpeterscatholic.church. You will find the weekly newsletter under ‘Latest’. To navigate round the site click on the three bars in the top right hand corner of the first page MISSION APPEAL Next Sunday we welcome a Comboni Sister will appeal at all the Masses for aid with their mission work. NATIONAL HOMELESSNESS SUNDAY: Collection 29st January Every year now for the past thirteen years our parish has marked National Homelessness Sunday by giving our practical support to the splendid work done by the De Paul Trust for homeless youngsters. We have done this by providing them with used but good quality:
bedding, towels, cutlery, crockery
for the two homes they run in Manchester for homeless young people, as well as toiletries of every kind for both males and females. We have taken the liberty of placing flyers on cars in the car park and also in the porch. If you can help in any way please bring your donations to mass next Sunday. Thank you in anticipation of your usual generosity WALKING GROUP. The next walk will be on 19th February. Details soon. THE WELLSPRING We all know socks are a Christmas cliché but they are one of the best gifts we could give to those who visit The Wellspring (for the homeless and disadvantaged). We are therefore requesting your donations of un-wanted/not needed gifts of Christmas socks or those socks you may be throwing away (which are in a good, clean con-dition) being replaced by new socks. A gift we see as a cliché would be a saving gift to others. We would also appreci-ate any donations of hats, scarves and gloves. We will be collecting up to (and including) Sunday 22nd January 2017. Please leave any donations at the back of church. A cautionary note Ladies attending Mass are advised to take their handbags with them when receiving Communion. Once again we have had the occasion of suspicious activity in church.
PREPARATION FOR SACRAMENTS BAPTISMAL COURSE. If you would like to have your children Baptised here at St Peter’s, please contact Karen Haines at [email protected] or 07939 052 357 who will register you on to your preferred course. Forthcoming dates are: February 26th; March 5th, 12th. THE CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME. The next session will be on 8th February 2017 from 6.30-8.00pm in the Meeting Room. THE ALPHA COURSE Searching for something new in 2017? Looking for a fresh start? Why not give a try? Alpha starts at St Simon’s Primary School on Tuesday 17th January, 2017 from 1.30 - 3.20 pm. Runs for ten weeks excluding half term. Creche available. Everyone welcome. Please keep Alpha in your prayers and think about who you could invite ... For more information contact: Karen 07939 052357 or Rachel 0161 487 1659 or speak to Fr Peter THE ALPHA MARRIAGE COURSE Would you like to make the most of the rest of your married life? Would you like to rekindle that time when you were dating? There are still a couple of spaces available on the Alpha Marriage course that is commencing on the 9th February 2017. This is a course for any couple who are in a committed relationship which they are seeking to strengthen. Come along and share a candlelit dinner for two (served by your hosts), follow practical talks (DVD) and have time for private discussion between you and your partner. The course runs across 7 weeks on Thursday nights, starting at 7pm in the Parish Centre. To register, please contact Laura/David Small on 01625 876752. LAMBS will be meeting next Sunday (29th) in the Parish Centre from 4.00pm-6.00pm. Your help with refreshments is always appreciated.
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CHURCHES TOGETHER IN HAZEL GROVE The annual Churches Together Service for Christian unity will be held in St Peter’s this year on Sunday 29th January at 3.00pm. All are welcome to join in and support this event. A homily will be given on the work of the Stockport Street Pastors. There will be a retiring collection to support the Street Pastors’ work.
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