GOSPEL TODAY: The disciples in the Gospel ask the Lord to increase their faith. Jesus responds with the parable of the Mustard Seed, and then follows on with another about self-forgetfulness and service of others. . A life of faith is one that liberates us to follow the voice of the Spirit. ( St. Beuno's )
PREGO THEME: As Pilgrims of Hope in this Jubilee Year, we pray for the end of all forms of slavery and traficking in our world. May Governments collaborate in their efforts to fight against it, and may victims find freedom and rehabilitation in compassionate communities.
SACRED SCRIPTURE: God says: I will pour out a spirit of grace and prayer on my people, and they will look at me whom they pierced. On that day a fountain will be opened to wash sin and impurity away. (Zechariah 12:10-13:1 )
REMEMBRANCE WILL BE SOON: Please buy your poppy and be proud to wear it. 9th. November.
FOOD FOR THOUGHT: Life is too short for us to worry about what other people think. We are called by God to become saints; to live our faith with courage and conviction, in this time and in this place, and to put all out trust in God. ( Dcn. Harold Burke-Sivers, Sonja Corbitt )
SAINTLY GEMS: Holiness consists simply in doing God's will, and being just what God wants us to be. ( St. Therese )
POPE LEO: Trump's Gaza peace plan realistic, hopefully Hamas will accept.
I was elected to bring peace to the Church.
MONTH OF THE HOLY ROSARY: Pope Leo is holding a 'Rosary Crusade' in St. Peter's Square on Saturday evening of this week at 6.00pm., and is asking us all to join him to pray for World Peace. 5.00pm. our time. This is the time many of you go to evening Masses for Sunday. That's okay. Say the Rosary at some other time during the day.
FR. MAYNE'S FUNERAL MASS: St. Oswald's is not a large church but it was crowded to give their former Parish Priest a good send off. Fr. Marsden gave an excellent Homily which was partly a history of Fr. Laurence's priestly life together with a Eulogy as well as aspects of the Theology of Death and biblical and saintly quotes. It was good to see Archbishop Malcolm!!
HARVEST MASS TODAY: Thank you to the Perkins Girls for decorating the altar area and for playing the music. It was also meant to be the School Scarecrow Day on Saturday but the weather was so bad that it is going to be after Mass today.
GAZA COLLECTION: We are having a Special Collection today. Try and be as generous as you can. I have started it off with £100. It is always hard when little children are involved.
CHORLEY FOOD BANK: Please continue to bring tins and various kinds of toiletries. They can never have enough.
SAINT JOHN HENRY NEWMAN: He will be formerly declared a Doctor of the Church at Mass on All Saints Day in Rome.
PAPAL LITURGIES: The List is out until the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord; 13th. January, 2026. He is going to be very busy over Christmas, but I think he paces himself!!
HEAT IN CHURCH: We have a new Control and so the church should be warm today.
PIOUS LISTS: These can be brought in from next Sunday and placed in the purple box. Thank you.
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DIRECT DEBIT MANDATE: During the Lockdown, we still need to keep our Parish funds afloat. You can use the Direct Debit Mandate. Download the Form and fill it in and then send it to your Bank. Make sure you put the Parish number 102 on the Form and the Account Number. Let Kath Clemson know any change of amount so that she can adjust the Gift Aid Records. You can get Kath on 01254 831 624. Download form here!
Parish Priest
Bury Lane
Withnell
PR6 8SD
Tel: 01254 830 995
Email: moorlandsanctuary@gmail.com
Catechist/Safeguarding: Kate Perkins
The Moorland Sanctuary
Hand in hand with Jesus
Bishops, Priests and Deacons of the Archdiocese whose anniversaries are about now as well as Jimmy Murphy, Paddy Kelly, Edward Marden, Bridie Bredin, Hannah Proctor, David Carlisle, Wilfred McIver, Scott Howard, Phillip Bates, Winnie Tomlinson, Theresa Duhan, Denis Holgate, Euwan Tomlinson, John Brooks, Marjorie Wilkins, Mary Snape, Arnold Duxbury.
Archbishop Patrick Kelly, Ian Davies, Rachel Mason and many others.
- Friday: St. Paulinus of York
- Saturday: St. John XXIII
- Wednesday 9.00am: Parishioners
- Saturday 10.00am: Eucharistic Adoration:
- Sunday 12th. October 10.00am: Peter Holt
- Tuesday: Our Lady of the Rosary
- Thursday: St. John Henry Newman
- Sunday 10.00am: Jane Mary Gilbertson
- Monday 9.00am: Parishioners
- Tuesday 9.00am: Jane Mary Gilbertson
