Feast of the Presentation of the Lord2“d February 2020

Parish Mass Book, page 297‘My eyes have seen the salvation

which you have preparedfor all the nations to see’MEMORIAL ACCLAM: We proclaim your Death, 0Lord, and profess your Resurrection until you comeagain.

SUN 6.00pm9.15am

1 0.30am5.05pm

Wilma Bealey (Ann)Tony Crean RIPMass at St Peter’sThe ParishNo MassJohn McGuirk RIPRequiem Mass at St. Peter’sMass at St Peter’sNorah Eardley (Ann)

7.30pm Mass at SaltcotesSAT 8th 10.00am Mass at St Peter’s9“1 February 5th Sunday in Ordinary Time

6.00pm Philomena Cocker RIP9.15am The Parish

10.30am Mass at St. Peter’s5.05pm William & Mary Murray RIP

PRAYERS & DEVOTIONS:HOLY ROSARY: 20 mins before weekday MassConfessions with Exposition of the BlessedSacrament on Sat 4.30 — 5.30pm (and on request.)

Fr. David’s Holy Communion visits to the sickwill be to.

MON 3rdTUE 4thWED 5thTHU 6thFRI 7th

9.00am10.00am

8.30am9.00am

Thank you for the collection last week:Offertory St. Joseph’s Care

Gift Aid £339.90 £83.50Non-Gift Aid £540.35

£880.25

MinistersGroup BGroup ER Page& S Stevens

ReadersA MurgatroydC WoodsG Browne

glib/9th

Sat 6.00pmSun 9.15amSun 5.05pm

WELCOMERS Next weekend:6.00pm B & U Cooper9.15am M Heron & P Heney5.05pm P Gough

St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, AnsdellParish Priest: Fr. David Burns.

St. Joseph’s Presbytery, Woodlands Road, Ansdell,Lytham St Anne's, FY8 4EP. Tel: 01253 737037

Website: www.5t—josephsansdell.net Email: st.josephs_ansdell@btinternet.com

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SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE: Don’t forget to pop inthe hall for some light refreshment after 9:15 am Masson Sunday.

Please pray for:Lately Dead: Ciro Buono

Those who are sick: Sr. Josephine Mary (Hyning),Brid Jose', Kitty O'Dea, Joyce Russell, MichaelCookson, Pat Quaile, Simon Muller, Susan Standing,Margaret Spillane, Maureen Lundy, Christopher Hill,Christopher Hunter, Pat Marion, Paul Meskell, AnneMeyer, Phil Winstanley, Frances Kendrick, BobbyKelly, Judith Cross, John Weaver, Andrew Cox,Roseanne Evans, Alex Walker, Emmanuel Zammit,Bob Osachuk, Rosaline Fox, Alan Watkins, AlisonSingleton, Vincent Lutas, Rod Beirne, Don O’Toole

Those whose anniversaries occur about this time:Fr. Bill Dowds, Joan Benson, Margaret Fox, DeborahHarrison, Reginald Warburton, Deidre Hilton, KathleenTotten, Thomas Melling, Cecelia McLaughlan, JuneDillon, John Octigan, Leslie Jackson, John Kitchen,Edmund Harrison, May Conroy, Kathleen Richards,Edith Moran, Walburga (Molly) Ecclestone.

TONY WATERS RIP: Anne and Joe Waters andfamily thank you all for the many messages ofsympathy, Mass offerings, prayers and loving supportduring the sad and difficult time and the loss of abeloved son, brother, father and grandfather. A Masswill be said for your intentions.

THE GOD WHO SPEAKS: We are looking for adesign of a new banner to celebrate this Year of theWord. If this is something that speaks to you, pleaseleave your designs in the Sacristy by the end ofFebruary. Thank you.

FOODBANK: This weekend our collection is forCenacolo, mens toiletries, toilet rolls and food itemsparticularly requested. Next weekend we will resumeour collections for St Cuthbert’s in South Shore. Thankyou for your continued support.

This weekend we will once again gather up the prayerintentions and they will be offered up into the hands ofMary at the Thursday Rosary at noon and thenbefore the altar at the Saturday vigil Mass and SundayMasses.

CLOTHING: We will advise you in the coming weekswhen the next collection will be.

REPOSITORY: Copies of the Lancaster DiocesanDirectory 2020 are now on sale. £3.50 each.

LANCASTER DIOCESAN TRUSTEES REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 234331

Mission 2020: 14-22 March‘The God who speaks’

There will be a meeting of all volunteers, (that is all those who have formally registered bycompleting a volunteer form and anyone else who would like to come along and learn a bit morebefore committing themselves as a volunteer), on Sunday 9th February at 11am in the Hall. Therewill be a member of the Sion Community present to walkthrough the programme for our Missionweek and answer any questions.Please keep week 14"‘- 22"GI March free in your diaries, there will be plenty of opportunities to attenddifferent events that week, we shall have daily Mass, a Reconciliation service, Stations of the Cross anda social evening to name but a few. Keep your eye on the bulletin and noticeboard. All are welcome.

It is great that our Parish mission coincides with the pastoral Year of the Word which our Bishop’sencourage us to focus particularly on the Bible and ‘The God who speaks’. As this special ‘Year of the

- Word’ unfolds, we are invited to allow our God in the Scriptures to renew and inspire, challengeand enliven our families, our parish and every aspect of our lives as individual disciples of theLord. Once again, our faith calls to be nourished and fed as we sit at the Lord’s feet and encounter Hisvoice in the Sacred Scriptures.Our mission provides us with a great opportunity to fully maximise this pastoral year of renewalso that our parish can continue to thrive into the new decade. Please continue to pray for its successand reflect on how you may be able to share your skills for the benefit of the parish.

YOUNG PEOPLE’S STATIONS OF THE CROSS: In this Year of the Word: The God Who Speaks,meditating on the Stations of the Cross is a wonderful way of praying, which once committed to paint isa great way of sharing our faith. Please keep the paintings up to A4 size and leave them in the Sacn’styby the end of February with your name and age attached. We are all excited to see how you will beinspired. Thank you.

ENGLAND — MARY’S DOWRY: There will be a rededication of England as the Dowry of Mary, whichwill take place on Sunday 29th March this year. In advance of this date Monsignor John Armitage andthe team from the National Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, are visiting each of the CatholicCathedrals in England with the statue of Our Lady of Walsingham. Dates for visits to St Peter’sCathedral, Lancaster are Thursday 6 February at 6pm to Saturday 8 February. Details of thetimetable of Holy Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Devotions, talks on Marian Devotion andan Exhibition can be found on the poster in the church porch. More details at www.behold2020.com.

CONGRATULATIONS: The Lytham St Annes Catenian Circle are happy to announce that Bro. DavidBarker will receive his 40-year scroll at the 568th Circle meeting on Wednesday 5‘“ February at theGlendower Hotel. All the members of the circle would like to give their good wishes and thanks forDavid's years of service and friendship, with many more to come! You can contact your local CatenianAssociation Circle at ____@g___LsacateniansZmail.com

DOWRY TOUR OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM Lancaster Cathedral 6"‘-8m February. See theposter for full details.

TEA AND CHAT will resume on Friday February 7th at 2.00pm in the hall. You are always welcome tobring along a friend. Emily Cherry sadly died last week aged 104. We shall miss her.

LITURGY AND THE BIBLE: The Xaverians invite you to explore the God Who Speaks from 10.00am to2.00pm on Saturday February 8th. See the poster at the back of church, for more details.

CAFOD: Fylde Deanery Meeting, Monday 10th February - refreshments from 6.45pm with a 7pm startin the Holy Cross Parish Room (between the church & parish house) at The Willows Parish, RibbyRoad, Kirkham PR4 28E.

THE HALL: The new arrangements for the Hall are now in place. Thank you for your patience whilst allthis has been sorted.Parish groups and individual parishioners wishing to make a booking should contact the Parish Office(open Wed and Fri mornings),A Health and Safety notice including responsibilities for Users has now been posted on the notice boardin the Hall porch area. Please can Group leaders collect a copy from the Sacristry. Private parishionerreservations will receive a copy when booking the Hall.Any identified maintenance issues should be recorded on the sheet provided. Any accidents/nearmisses should be recorded in the accident book provided.

BELL RINGING Thu 7.00pm