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 admin@stpetershazelgrove.org.uk

Fr Peter Sharrocks petersharrocks@stpetershazelgrove.org.uk 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. IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE PARISH, PLEASE JOIN US FOR A DRINK (Tea or Coffee!!)IN THE PARISH CENTRE AFTER 10AM MASS.

Forgive us when we fail to welcome the one who turns to us for refuge.

The Word of God

Sacrament of Reconciliation

will be celebrated this week on Saturday,

from 11.00-11.45am

LIVE ON THE INTERNET To access our Masses go to www.churchservices.tv/stockport

PLEASE NOTE THAT ST PETER’S CHURCH AND SOME OF THE GROUNDS ARE MONITORED BY CCTV CAMERAS AND LIVE STREAMING CAMERAS 24/7

The Diocese of Shrewsbury is a Registered Charity No 234025

First Reading Jeremiah 17:5-8 Psalm; 1

Response Happy the man who has placed his trust in he Lord Second Reading 1 Corinthians 15:12.16-20 Gospel Acclamation

Alleluia, alleluia! Blessed are you, Fa-ther, Lord of heaven and earth, for revealing the mysteries of the kingdom to mere Children. Alleluia!

Gospel Luke 6:17.20-26

Monday, 18th February - St Elizabeth’s Guild Monday, , 25th February - St Winefride’s Guild Offertory Gifts Thank you for your donations last week which amounted to £1,201.05 plus £600 by Standing Orders.. OFFERTORY ENVELOPES If you attend Mass in one of the other parishes and use envelopes from St Peter’s do please put them into the collection wherever you attend Mass and they will find their way back to us. This is specially important if you are on GIFT AID. 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! Cafod - Thank you for your donations last week which amounted to £63.82 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. THIS FOR YOUR OWN ADVANTAGE, FR PETER KNOWS A LOT OF PEOPLE BY SIGHT BUT NOT BY NAME!! 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 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. Please make sure you check with Helen Lyons that rooms in the Parish Centre are available before advertising

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Sunday Tea and coffee in the Parish Centre after the 10.00am Mass Youth Alpha in the Parish Centre at 7.00pm Monday Modern Sequence Dancing in the Parish Centre from 2.00-4.00pm Brownies in the Scout Hut - 6.30-7.45pm Tuesday Centring Prayer in the Parish Centre at 11.15am Cubs in the Scout Hut - 7.00-8.30pm Rosary Prayer Group in the Sacristy at 7.30pm Guides a School Street Guide H.Q. - 7.45-9.30pm Slimming World in the Meeting Room at 5.00 pm. & 7.00pm Wednesday Luncheon Club in the Parish Centre at noon (Contact Margaret Hulme on 07775 162694)

Beavers in the Scout Hut - 6.00-7.15pm

Scouts in the Scout Hut - 7.30-9.30pm

Thursday Little Fishes in the Parish Centre at 9.30am

Rainbows in the Scout Hut - 6.15pm-7.15pm

Marriage Course Candlelit Dinner in the Parish Centre at 7.00pm

Adult Choir Practice - 8.00-9.30pm

Friday Junior Choir Practice - 5.45-6.30pm

Saturday Irish Dancing in the Parish Centre at 10.30am

The next meeting of the Parish

Pastoral Team will be on

Monday 11th March.

Ordinary Time - Week 6 - Year C Divine Office Psalter - Week 2

Sunday 17th February 2019 - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 30am Barbara Emsley (RIP) 10.00am People of the Parish 6.00pm Cyril Atherton’s intentions Readings Jeremiah 17:5-8; Ps 1; 1 Corinthians 15: 12. 16-20; Luke 6:17.20-26 Monday, 18th February 2019 12.00noon Nellie Cain (RIP) Readings Genesis 4:1-15.25; Ps 49; Mark 8:11-13 Tuesday 19th February 2019 12.00noon Rose O’Connell (RIP) Readings Genesis 6:5-8; 7:1-5. 10: Ps 28; Mark 8:14-21 Wednesday 20th February 2019 9.15am MASS AT ST PHILIP’S 12.00noon SERVICE OF THE WORD AND COMMUNION Readings Genesis 8:6-13. 20-22; Ps 115; Mark 8:22-26 Thursday 21st February 2019 12.00noon John Henaghan (RIP) Readings Genesis 9:1-13; Ps 101; Mark 8:27-33 Friday 22nd February 2019 - The Chair of St Peter, Ap 12.00noon Mary Daly (RIP) Readings 1 Peter 5:1-4; Ps 22; Matthew 16:13-19 Saturday 23rd February 2019 - St Polycarp, B.M. 11.00-11.45am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 12 .00noon Seamus Conley (RIP) 6.00pm Mass in Polish 6.00pm Vigil Mass at St Philip’s Readings Hebrews 11:1-7; Ps 144; Mark 9:2-13 Sunday 24th February 2019 - Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time 8 30am Jackie & Ray Hampson (Ruby Wedding Anniversary) 10.00am Baby Matthew Coleing (RIP) 6.00pm People of the Parish Readings 1 Samuel 26: 2. 7-9. 11-13. 22-23; Ps 102; 1 Corinthians 15:45-49; Luke 6:27-38

NEXT SUNDAY WE WILL BE TAKING A RETIRING COLLECTION FOR THE DIOCESAN PRIESTS RETIREMENT FUND

Envelopes are available today

AND SOME OTHER THINGS>> THE HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY TEAM are hoping to recruit some new volunteers to join the existing team that visit the hospital wards. An introductory six week course will be held beginning on Wednesday February 27th 2– 4 pm running until April 3rd. Contact the Chaplaincy on 0161 419 5889 or hospital.chaplaincy@stockport.nhs.uk OBERAAMMERGAU PASSION PLAY 2020. If you are interested in attending please have a word with Fr Peter. We are looking at a trip from Monday to Friday some time in May 2020. I have asked Lightline Travel who took us to the Holy Land to quote and I am waiting for them to get back to me with some idea of prices. The Oberammagau Passion play is presented once every 10 years.

GIFT AID DONORS– will any donors who no longer pay Income Tax please notify the Parish office to ensure the accuracy of this years claim. Date of last payment will assist. Anyone who wishes to join the scheme please contact Hughie 07977414884 or email k13rey@sky.com

THEATRE TRIPS

NEW SHOW ‘THE KING AND I’ on Thursday, 2nd May at the Opera House, Manchester. If we sell 40 tickets the cost will be

£42 plus cost of the coach. If we do not sell 40 tickets there will be an increase. Please put your name on the sign up sheet.

Would anybody be interested in ‘A Taste of Honey’ at the Lowry in September? We are booking 40 tickets. Please put your name

on the other sign up sheet if you are interested.

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the sick - remembering, all the sick in the parish, in our hospitals and nursing homes. We also remember those who are housebound and are unable to come to Mass. We remember especially young people who are sick. Fr Bernard McDermott continues slowly to make good progress. He is grateful for your prayers and best wishes.

lately dead - Ann Moon. May she rest in peace.

those whose Anniversaries occur at this time - Daniel Mulkeen, Thomas Conboy, John Buttle, Colin Carter, Dennis Byrne, John Henaghan, William Grace, Theresa Maher, Margaret Bradwell, Arthur Rhodes, Magaret Keegan, Teresa Sellars, Teresa Mercer, Matthew Coleing, Margaret Bradley, Helen Cave, Margaret Burgess

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 intentions mentioned in the prayer file.

To prepare for this prayer, take time to quieten yourself…become aware of your mood…place any worries or concerns before the Father…ask the Holy Spirit to open your mind and heart to hear this word being spoken to you today.

Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Year C) - Luke 6:17;20-26

J esus came down with the Twelve and stopped at a piece of level ground where there was a large gathering of his disciples with a great crowd of people from all parts of Judaea and from Jerusalem and from the coastal region of Tyre and Sidon who had come to hear him and to be cured of their diseases. Then fixing his eyes on his disciples he said: ‘Happy are you who are poor; yours is the kingdom of God Happy you who are hungry now; you shall be satisfied. Happy you who weep now; you shall laugh. Happy are you when people hate you ,drive you out, abuse you, denounce your name as criminal, on account of the Son of Man Rejoice when that day comes and dance for joy, for then your reward will be great in heaven. This was the way their ancestors treated the prophets. But also for you who are rich; you are having your consolation now. Alas for you who have your fill now; you shall go hungry. Alas for you who laugh now; you shall mourn and weep. Alas for you when the world speaks well of you! This was he way their ancestors treated the false prophets.’

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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

THE CARMELITE MONASTERY OF THE ANNUNCIATION, Birkenhead invites you to the Solemn Profession of Sis-ter Maria Graziella of Jesus Crucified, icd on Monday, March 25th at 11.00am Bishop Mark will Celebrate. All are warmly welcome to in with the community in thanking Almighty God for this grace -fi l led day. Refresh-ments wil l be available after the ceremony.

ANNUAL DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES

As usual this takes place at the end of July. This year overland travel is by coach all the way. Prices will be soon be available and I understand there may be a slight reduction in cost because of the new travel arrangements.

VACANCIES Cathedral Pastoral Development Officer - Salary £25,000 to £27,000 dependant on experience Shrewsbury Cathedral is seeking to appoint a Pastoral Development Officer to develop and enhance the role and presence of the Cathedral in the life of the Diocese, the town of Shrewsbury and county of Shropshire. Working together with clergy and civic part-ners, the Pastoral Development Officer will engage with parishes across the Diocese to develop links between parishes and the mother church of the Diocese and the wider community. The Development Officer will be responsible for creatively responding to the vision of the Bishop for the life of the Cathedral and how its potential can be maximised in its sacred use and in its tourist, his-toric and civic appeal. Cathedral Parish Secretary and Admin Support - Salary £11,700 - £13,000 dependent on experience The Cathedral Parish of Our Lady Help of Christians & St Peter of Alcantara is seeking to appoint an experienced and suitably quali-fied Parish Secretary to provide administrative and secretarial support required to ensure the smooth running of the Cathedral Par-ish to enable the Priests in the Team Ministry to carry out their Parish and Diocesan responsibilities. The role will also include work-ing with and providing support as required to other officers within Cathedral House along with Parish Committees and groups. Job descriptions and an application form for each post can be found at http://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/about-us/curia/vacancies Completed applications should be returned to pauline.mcculloch@dioceseofshrewsbury.org Closing date 22 February 2019 A Healing Mass for all families that are affected by mental illness and those that work with them. A Healing Mass will be held at St Mary’s, King Street, Middlewich, CW10 9EB on Saturday 2nd March at 12.15 pm. There will be an Anointing of the Sick and soup and coffee and tea afterwards as well as an opportunity for socialising and meeting members of the Diocesan Mental Health Ac-tion Group

Parish Events CHURCH HEATING We try to keep the church warm and inviting. With this in mind we inserted blowers as an additional form of heating. If you turn off the blowers during Mass will you ensure that they are turned back on again before you leave so that the church is warm.

ST PETER’S BOOK CLUB The Shed that Fed a Million Children was loved by everyone in the group - a really inspiring story about the journey that led to Magnus McFarlane-Barrow setting up the charity Mary’s Meals. We have agreed that our next read will be Mad Blood Stirring by Simon Mayo - Sir Kenneth Branagh describes the novel as ‘an aston-ishing account of an explosive piece of neglected history. Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet is woven through a tense prison drama. Epic.’ Our next meeting will be in the Members Lounge in the Parish Centre at 7.30 on Tuesday 19th March - please do come along, even if you do not get the time to read the book - enquiries to Alison McGarr on 07792 107152.

SHINE MAGAZINE . . . NEXT ISSUE 'EASTER SUNDAY' Just to remind everyone that the next issue of SHINE will be distributed on Easter Sunday. We can't produce SHINE without your help, so please get writing your articles, new stories etc. Email your articles (with photographs if you have them or I can scan any original prints and return them to you) to: terrythiele@hotmail.co.uk . We need YOUR help to make it another successful edition! The cut off for receiving copy is the Sunday 24th March. Many thanks . OFFERTORY ENVELOPES The new boxes of Offertory envelopes for the tax year 2019/20 commencing 6ht April 2019 are avail-able at the back of church. Please let us know if there are any omissions. WALKING GROUP - next walk 24th February. It will be a local walk starting from Torkington Park at 10.00am.

WARNING Please do not leave your valuables unattended at any time either in church or in the Parish Centre.

FOOTSTEPS EVENT ON 5 March The next event in the Footsteps series of presentations is on Tuesday 5 March at 8pm in the parish centre. Come and hear our very own James Gallogly, a former headteacher and education professional who now works as a Chaplain at HM Prison Manchester. He will share some of his current work experience and lead us in how we can approach the season of Lent. It’s a café-style, informal evening with insight, laughter and plenty refreshments, so do come and join us. Follow our Footsteps.

BEREAVEMENT GROUP On 5th March we will be joining ‘Footsteps’ for ‘Time to Reflect’ as we approach Lent. 8.00pm in the Parish Centre. The group is open to anyone who has lost a loved one, recently or in the past. Any enquiries: please contact Helen on 07854 928072 or Rachel on 0161 487 1659 LAMBS will meet next Sunday (24th) from 4.00-6.00pm in the Parish Centre. Refreshments will be appreciated.

PREPARATION FOR SACRAMENTS BAPTISMAL COURSE. If you would like to have your children Baptised here at St Peter’s, please contact Fr Peter or Karen Haines at justasec55@hotmail.com or 07939 052 357 who will register you on to your preferred course. The next avail-able dates are; March 24th, March 31st: & April 7th: May 5th, 12th, 19th: June 16th, 23rd, 30th. Each course takes up three Sunday mornings after the 10.00am Mass and on the first Sunday families are introduced at Mass and receive a bible. Baptisms are normally celebrated on Sundays at 12 noon but not during Lent.

AND HOLY COMMUNION - Details of the arrangements for the reception of the sacraments have been sent to our primary schools. See Fr Peter if your child is eligible and not attending one of our schools (Year 3 or over)

PREPARATION FOR CONFIRMATION has now started and no more candidates will be accepted this year

DATES FOR YOUR DIARY WORLD DAY OF PRAYER This year's World Day of Prayer (previously known as Women's World Day of Prayer) will be held on Friday 1st March at 2pm, hosted by Hazel Grove Methodist church on Wesley Street. The theme of the service this year is "Come - Eve-rything is Ready," it has been planned by the ladies of Slovenia. All are welcome please come and join us. MORNING REFLECTION FOR EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS Margaret Lillis will be coming to St Vincent’s, Bramhall to give her

annual Morning Reflection for Eucharistic Ministers on Saturday 9 March from 10 am to 1 pm. Coffee and tea will be available from

9.30 am and we will finish with Mass at 12.30 pm.

ALPHA - THURSDAY EVENINGS STARTING ON 2ND MAY Alpha is a ten-week course exploring the Christian faith. It is open to anyone of any creed or faith. Alpha provides an ideal beginning for anyone who has no previous knowledge of the Christian faith, whilst equally ideal for anyone wishing to refresh or refocus their faith. A typical Alpha evening at the Parish Centre starts with a light meal, followed by a DVD presentation and group discussions held in a informal relaxed atmosphere. Maybe you feel burdened by life? Or thirsty for something new? Why not try Alpha or mention it to someone else?

CaFE We’re delighted to announce that there’s a new CaFE course (Catholic Faith Exploration) going to start in our parish centre meet-ing room during Lent. Beloved Disciples is an inspiring series, targeted at adults to help them in their spiritual journey. If you’re in the summer or autumn of life, this could be ideal for you, if you’re able to come on Thursday mornings at 10.30am. We’ll start with tea and coffee, watch a DVD, chat about it after and finish in time for Mass at 12 noon. Begins Thursday 14 March – do make a note to come along

CELEBRATE Advance notice for this years conference to be held on the 27th and 28th April. The theme is ’Be strong and coura-geous! For the Lord your God is with you wherever you go (Is.43:19). If you are interested please contact mary.hardiman@sky.com or 07736 872422.

CATHOLIC SINGLES is an organisation which helps single Catholics of all ages (over 18 years) meet other single Catholics, either one to one or through social events. For further information visit www.catholicsingles.org.uk or tel. 0161 941 3498

CARITAS SHREWSBURY - currently has 2 vacancies for Family Support Workers ( Wythenshawe and Shropshire). Both positions are part-time and great opportunity for the right person. For details & application pack contact us: www.caritasshrewsbury.org.uk or Tel: 0151652 1281/info@caritasshrewsbury.org.uk

SCHOOLS’ NEWS HEADTEACHER VACANCY - Saint Mary's, Congleton The Local Governing Body is looking to recruit a new Headteacher for their primary school. If you know of a practising and committed Catholic with the right skills who might be interested in leading the school, they would be very welcome to arrange an informal visit in the first instance. This can be arranged by calling the school on: 01260 274690. All information and documentation relating to the role is available on the school website: http://www.saintmaryscongleton.co.uk/work-with-us/ . The closing date for applications is Wednesday 27th February.

There is also a vacancy for a Principal at St Ambrose College Hale Barns. Details from the school.

St Peter’s PTA are organising a ‘LADIES NIGHT’ on Friday March 1st in the Parish Centre . Come and join them for a night of fashion, fun and fizz. See the notice on the notice board in the porch for full details. To book call 07932696164

PARISH CENTRE

BAR STAFF REQUIRED for weekend work. Please ring Rita on 07483 114783 if interested.