Download PDF: Church newsletter 8 Dec 2019
Mass Times and Intentions (See Calendar):
Saturday 7th December Caton 6:00pm Jovita Tumushabe
Sunday 8th December Kirkby Lonsdale 9:00am Peter Dickinson
Sunday 8th December Hornby 11:00am Parish
Saturday 14th December Kirkby Lonsdale 12:00 noon Priest’s Intention
Saturday 14th December Caton 6:00pm Parish
Sunday 15th t December Kirkby Lonsdale 9:00am Margaret Crozier
Sunday 15th December Hornby 11:00am Peter Atkinson
Monday 9th December –Friday 13th December
The only weekday Mass scheduled in the Parishes is noon on Saturday 14th at Kirkby Lonsdale.
Mass is celebrated each day at Lancaster Cathedral at 12:15, and at St Joseph’s Church, Slyne Road Lancaster, Tuesday – Saturday at 10am. Check https://stjosephs-lancaster.co.uk/ for details.
Holy Trinity & St George Church, 33 Blackhall Road, Kendal, LA9 4BW, offer weekday masses at various times – see https://kendalcatholicchurch.uk/.
Anniversaries:
Hannah Stephenson, Harold Orrell, Peter Atkinson, Wilfred Hulme, Peter Derbyshire, Walter Holden and Vera Kirkby Annie McGrath , Liam Gribben , Mary Lester , Eileen Beck , Lena Dugdale , Peter and Carmel Naylor , Terry Delaney , P J Lynch
Please Pray for the Sick of the Parishes:
Brian Byrne, Sarah Adam, Veronica Law, Dennis Brown, Graham Jubb, Paul Shuttleworth, Keith and Alexa Wightman, Sarah Mason, Cynthia McPherson, Jean Wilson, Kevin Casey, Esther Castle, Chris Broadhurst, Joan Randall, Hazel Waring, Eric and Nina Ireland, Frances McKenzie, Sandie Hardy, Elizabeth Ackerley, Pepe Casanova, Karen Parkinson, Margaret Aspin, Damien Waterhouse, Bruce Kay, Colette Calveley, Lucy Ball, Maggie Trimble, Pauline O’Toole and Roberta Whiteside.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
In this season of Advent, we are reminded of God’s love for us, shown in the impossible act of God becoming incarnate, taking on human flesh, to reach us in love and save us from our worst abilities. If you wish to make an Advent confession, Mgr Hypher has kindly offered to make the sacrament available to us on Saturday 14th December as follows:
Caton: 9:30 – 10:30 am, Kirkby Lonsdale 11:15 – noon, followed by Mass, Hornby: 2:00 – 3:00 pm
Red Boxes
Many thanks for your generous donations for the Missions. We have collected over £670. If anyone still has a red box that they would like emptied please contact Christine Griffiths.
Metanoia Advent Events
To help you make the most of this Advent and keep some time aside for the Lord whilst we await His coming, we would like to offer you a couple of events:
‘The God Who Speaks’ Advent Series begins Thursday 5th December. As you may be aware, this coming year the Church in England and Wales is marking a year on the Word entitled ‘The God Who Speaks’. Throughout the year, we will be offering a variety of talks and other initiatives to help us all engage with this theme and hear from our loving God. We will be starting with three fantastic guest speakers who, for the three Thursdays in Advent, will help us to explore the Incarnation – the most profound way that God has chosen to speak to His people. 7.30 – 9.30pm, St Wilfrid’s Parish Centre, Preston. ALL WELCOME!
Thursday 12th December – ‘Hebrews 1: In our time God has spoken to us through His Son’ by Fr Eamonn Mulcahy CSSp who is a Spiritan or Holy Ghost Missionary originally from Manchester. He has extensive missionary experience, spending several years lecturing in Systematic Theology in Nairobi, Kenya whilst also being heavily involved in education projects in the infamous slum of Kibera.
Thursday 19th December – ‘Liturgy: God speaks through the Advent and Christmas Liturgies’ by Maria Hall who, following many years as a teacher, is now a consultant in Pastoral Liturgy, Music and RE. Maria has a Masters Degree in Theology specialising in Liturgy and is currently Director of Music at St Wilfrid’s, Preston.
DOXA: Glory, Dignity, Honour – Reaching Out!! Friday 13th December 7.30-10.30pm at St Wilfrid’s. Following on from our hugely successful Lent outreach, this Advent we will be inviting people in from the streets to light a candle and join us in prayer. There will be Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament with praise and worship here in our beautiful Church with the Sacrament of Reconciliation also available. There will be refreshments in the Narthex and teams reaching out on the streets. Please come and pray with us for the whole time or to drop in for a little while
If you can commit to a particular half hour slot to pray in Church, offer refreshments, or go out onto the streets then please let us know so that we can ensure we have the whole time covered
If you would like any further information about these or any of our events, please don’t hesitate to get in touch. We hope to see you soon! God bless, Ruth White | Project Director
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Walk Through the Bible – Ecumenical Away Day
You are warmly invited to Walk Through The Bible – Old Testament. This is a Live Interactive, memorable, fun and engaging: relax and enjoy the journey as an experienced guide leads us through the timeline and geography of the Old Testament – the big overview that can unlock 39 of the books. The event is sponsored by Tunstall Deanery and Churches Together in Caton.
Saturday 18 January 10am to 4.30pm Brookhouse Methodist Church LA2 9PA. Cost £14 including workbook. Free for children aged 11-16 if accompanied by an adult. Please bring a packed lunch.
Book online at bible.org.uk (click ‘Tickets’) or call 015242 21712 or sign up at the back of Church.
St Peter’s Deanery Bereavement Support Group
A support group for those bereaved at least 6 months is to start in January / February next year. There will be 7 fortnightly sessions at St Bernadette’s Church, Lancaster LA1 4HT, from 10:00 am – 12:00 noon. Further details will be published after Christmas.
Rosary Prayers at Caton
Since there will be no Mass at Caton on Tuesdays, a group of us is getting together each week at 6:00 pm to pray the Rosary in the porch. Beads and prayer cards are available – please join us.
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