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Catholic Parish Community of St Maximilian Kolbe An Evangelising Parish Serving the Catholic Communities of St. Edward’s and Holy Spirit Pastoral area of Runcorn and Frodsham North Cheshire Regional Deanery of the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury Parish Priest: Father Peter Wright St Edward’s Church, Ivy Street, Runcorn. WA7 5NZ. Holy Spirit Church, Fernhurst, Halton Brook, Runcorn. WA7 2NJ Parish Telephone No. 01928 577755 Email: [email protected] Parish Representatives. Peter Keig, Margaret Morgan. Mission Statement The Catholic Parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe is committed to enabling each parishioner to encounter Jesus, love Jesus and desire to share the Good News of Jesus with others as we work for the Kingdom of God. Parish News Holy Mass Times and Liturgical Celebrations Sunday 7th April 2019—Fifth Sunday of Lent This week’s readings: Isaiah 43:16-21; Psalm 125; Philippians 3:8-14; John 8:1-11 Praise to you, O Christ our Saviour. Word of the Father, call us to life. Son of God, who leads us to freedom. Glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ. What marvels the Lord worked for us! Indeed we were glad. Lent and Easter Parish Charity Over 500,000 people are estimated to have fled into Bangladesh to escape violence in neighbouring Myanmar. Many of these refugees are sleeping in the open air and are in desperate need. Cafod are working through their partner, Caritas Bangladesh, to provide emergency shelter, urgently needed food and clean water. If you wish to support this appeal, please see the poster at the back of church, write your initials in the square you choose and place your donation of £1.00 per square in the collection box. Every £40.00 raised will provide essential shelter to a family who have lost everything. Info also available in the church noticeboards and at www.saint-maximilian-kolbe.org The Parish is now on twitter: StEdward/Holy Spirit - @StEdandHS And on Facebook: Search for “The Parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe” Next week’s readings: Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord Isaiah 50:4-7; Psalm 21; Philippians 2:6-11; Luke 22:14-23:56g Prayer Ministry After weekend Masses a Prayer Group will be available at the front of both churches if you would like them to pray with, for or over you. The Parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe—Praying for the Needs of Our Neighbours Please pray for the residents of: Halton Road and Cherry Tree Avenue Alpha Course—Quotes from this week’s session—‘Why and how should I tell others?’ “Don’t be afraid to spread the Good News at every opportunity, even the unexpected times” “Enthusiastic about Evangelisation” - “Jesus is the word of God we need to speak about” “Holy Spirit, give us the courage to spread the Good News” Chrism Mass The Chrism Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Mark on Wednesday 17th April in St Anthony’s Wythenshawe. At the Mass the sacred oils of Catechumen, Chrism and Infirmarium (for the sick) are blessed and consecrated, the priests re-commit themselves to their ministry and the service of the gospel. London Marathon One of our parishioners, Michael Scowcroft, will be running the London Marathon on 28th April raising money for MIND, the Mental Health Charity. Michael will be available with sponsor forms after the weekend Masses this week. Alternatively, you can sponsor him online at: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/scowcroft-1157464-uxg Delivery of Easter Service Cards In the spirit of Divine Renovation the Parish Pastoral Council are asking parishioners to post leaflets, through letter boxes throughout the area, inviting residents to join us at the Advent and Christmas services, in previous years the receipt of these cards has encouraged some peo- ple to come to church to celebrate the birth of Christ with us. Building on the success of the Alpha Course we hope that more people will join us over the forthcoming Easter season. If you would like to help: you will find a list of street names at the back of the church, even if you only have time to cover one street: please sign your name against the street/streets of your choice: the leaflets need to be delivered during the week beginning 8th April 2019. The Parish Pastoral Council would like to thank you for giving up your time to support us in ensuring that everyone in the area is reminded of the true meaning of Easter. Please continue to send voicemail or text messages to the Prayer Line on: 07443 639416 These messages will be picked up regularly and added to our list of prayer intentions. Data Protection Privacy Notice The parish of St. Maximilian Kolbe, Runcorn sometimes collects personal information about parish members, in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulations. You can read our full privacy notice at http:www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/privacy-notice. Rt Reverend Mark Davies Bishop of Shrewsbury The Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Registered Charity.
