Day Time Liturgical Celebration - Week of 21st September Mass Intention

Sat 6pm Vigil of the 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time People of the Parish (Missa Pro Populo)

Sun 10am 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time Intentions the Order of the Sepulchre

Mon 9:30am St. Pio of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio) John and Helen Hogan

Tues 7pm - - -

OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM St Wilfrid’s School Mass

John and Sarah Miskell Private Intention

Wed 12noon Feria Teresa Crabtree

Thurs 9am Feria Rev. Fr. Edward, Canon McSweeney

Fri 9:30am St. Vincent de Paul Jacqueline Elliott

Sat 10am Our Lady’s Saturday Winifred Ellis and Mary Foy

Sat 6pm Vigil of the 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time Albert Ormsby

Sun 10am 26th Sunday in Ordinary Time People of the Parish (Missa Pro Populo)

Safeguarding: Please pass any safeguarding queries to Matthew Harris at PSR.Mharris@dioceseofleeds.org.uk

Newland Lane. Normanton. WF6 1BA. PP: Rev. Fr. Mark Naughton MA. Tel: 01924 892172. Office: office.stjohnthebaptist@dioceseofleeds.org.uk

Website: www.stjohnthebaptistinnormanton.co.uk

Online bulletin: www.stjohnsnorm.wordpress.com

Saturday: Exposition: 5:15 - 5:45pm. Confessions: after Sat morning Mass and 5:15-5:45pm or on request in Church POLISH MASS AND CONFESSIONS: FOURTH Sunday of the Month at 4:15pm.

St. John the Baptist Roman Catholic Parish

Sick List: Jean Blackwell, Phyllis Newsome, Scarlet-Lilly Vincent, Mary Durkin, Bogumlila Zbawiona, Kathleen Hyde, Dorothy Munns, Betty Tilford, Satvinder Kaur, Patrick Thornton, John Kenny, Mary Major, Glynis Wilson, Christine Walukiewicz,

Tony Sennett, Ian and Catherine Maxwelll , Tricia Grainger, Luca Ferrario and Bernadette Richardson.

Anniversaries occurring at this time: Pauline Gavin, Patrick Symington, Bridget Gallagher, Mary Dunn, Joan M Gallagher, Albert Hensby, Norah Flaherty, John Dixon, Anthony W Morrison, Margaret McCauley, Kathleen Thornton, Dorethy Ripley,

Michael J Sanderson, Leonard Betts, Jim Mallinder, Albert Herbert, Bridget Gallagher, Sarah Kaney, Elizabeth Brennan.

May they rest in peace. In your charity please pray for the repose of the soul of Denise Pritchard

who died suddenly this past week. May she rest in peace.

This Weekend: We have the honour of welcoming the Equestrian Order of the Knights and Dames of the Holy Sepulchre of Jerusalem. There will also be an appeal to support their work of helping and supporting our Christian brothers and sisters in the Holy Land. Dr John Gallagher is the longest serving Knight of the Order here in the North.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, England’s Nazareth. Saturday 28th September. Coach departs 6:30 am prompt and returns to Normanton approximately 9pm. There are some places still available. All monies to be paid NO LATER than Tuesday 24th September. If cost is an issue please speak to Fr. Mark. Batley Torchlight Procession—7th October 2019 - St. Mary of the Angels (starting at the Market Place) 7:30pm. The procession has a long and noble tradition and is open to everyone wishing to pray the Holy Rosary, publically witness to the faith and honour Our Blessed Lady.

N.B. After a couple of near misses –the Chalice containing the Precious Blood will no longer be taken to the back of the Church. The constant teaching of the Church is that we receive ‘whole and entire, the body, blood, soul and

divinity of Jesus Christ, under either or both sacred species’.

PLEASE NOTE THE MASS TIME CHANGES ON TUESDAY AND THURSDAY DUE TO APPOINTMENTS.

Sunday 29th Sept the SVP of St. John’s will be taking part in the annual Sponsored Walk. All monies raised will go to SVP community support projects in Leeds and Bradford, providing essential help for families living in

poverty. Your support would be greatly appreciated. A sponsor form has been provided in the Narthex.

The Sacraments of Confirmation (Year6) First Holy Communion (Year 4) and First Confession (Year 3) 2020. There will be ONE meeting for the parents of the children wishing to celebrate these Sacraments next year.

The meeting will be on MONDAY 30th September at 7 - 8pm in the Parish Hall. This will be the only opportunity to register and complete the applications forms. Parents will need proof of

baptism if their child has not been Baptised in St. John’s. Those wishing to celebrate Confirmation must have already celebrated First Confession and First Holy

Communion. Even if you have already completed the application please attend this meeting as the dates and requirements for preparation will be available.

Those wishing to celebrate First Holy Communion must have already celebrated First Confession. If they have not they may prepare and celebrate First Confession this year and then Holy Communion the following year.

There is to be a year between the celebration for First Confession and First Holy Communion. ALL THOSE WISHING TO CELEBRATE THESE SACRAMENTS, LIKE ALL CATHOLICS, MUST BE ATTENDING MASS

EACH WEEK AND HOLY DAY.

Blessed John Henry, Cardinal Newman will be raised to the Altar at the Mass of Canonisation on October 13th 2019. St. John Henry, Cardinal Newman was a convert from Anglicanism and was a great theologian and writer. He was Vicar in Oxford and was led to the faith by his study of the ancient Fathers and history of the Church. He was made a Cardinal whilst remaining a priest, by Pope Leo. St. John Henry was made Blessed by the emeritus, Pope Benedict XVI on his visit to the UK. He will be the first English saint to be raised to the Altar since the canonisation of the 40 Martyrs. We currently have several parishioners living with cancer and undergoing treatment. I will make a novena for those living with cancer, asking the intercession of St. John Henry. Parishioners wishing to join me in the novena are very welcome either in Church at Mass or at home. What does it entail? A novena is modelled on the first novena when the Lord asked the Disciples to return to Jerusalem, after the Ascension, and to wait for the Holy Spirit. They met with Our Blessed Lady, waiting and praying for the promise of the Lord. A novena is nine days of prayer. It is not magic, but rather commitment to prayer. For nine consecutive days (at home or in Church) we undertake to set aside a few minutes, using various prayers to help us, and ‘storm heaven with prayer’. In this case we join with St. John Henry and pray for those amongst us living with cancer. The novena will begin on 4th October (the feast of St. Francis of Assisi) and end on the 12th, the Vigil of the Canonisation.

Guido Fawkes has another good idea

Diary Dates: (November Dead List envelopes will be available

throughout October) 4th October Novena to St. John Henry, Cardinal Newman begins 6th October Harvest Sunday. Please bring along tins and dry food which can be donated to The Well Project Foodbank. 15th October Mini Vinnies Day (SVP in School) 31st October All life and civilization and may or may not end, depending.. 1st November HOLY DAY OF ALL SAINTS 2nd November ALL SOUL DAY 10th November REMEBRANCE SUNDAY (MASS AT 9AM) 25th November Parish Winter Fair Christ the King Diocesan Youth Choir visit. 30th /1st Dec FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (Year A—Matthew –begins)

Accounts: The Accounts Summary for the year ending March 2019 is available in the Narthex. It shows an increase on the

previous year. I am very grateful for your hard work and commitment to the Parish. We have some challenging times ahead as both the Church and Parish Priest get older and more in need of repair and maintenance!