St. Joseph’s Newsletter – 13th August 2017
Bonus Ball Winner: 44 – Monica Alcock
Offertory - £1708.71 (inc. standing orders)
CAFOD –£71.90 (2 weeks)
Sanctuary Lamp
Dave Cooper (Sick)
Marian Candle
Thanksgiving for Prayers
Answered (GG)
Lately Dead
Maria Hope,
UCM
Thursday 31st August extra meeting.
UCM Annual Pilgrimage to Walsingham 2018
Monday 2nd July – Wednesday 4th July. If any member would like to join this Pilgrimage, please telephone Angela or Joan ASAP. Non-refundable deposit of £15 due before the end of August.
“The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning”
For Macmillan Cancer Care. All help gratefully accepted, whether it’s cakes, helpers, raffle prizes or donations. Date is confirmed as 29th September. Please sign the form at the back of church in St. Joseph’s if you can help in any way. Thank you in anticipation. Bernadette Doyle.
Centenary Players present “The Ladykillers” at the Brindley theatre. 16 tickets have been reserved for Thursday 14th September at a cost of £13.30 (plus coach fare) The seats are in the stalls and if you are interested, please see Bernie after the 10.30am Mass at St. Joseph’s (by the side of the organ) or contact her on 01925 694919.
PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK
A fully escorted 5 night Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine,
Ireland, 15thOctober 2017. £699.00 p.p sharing. Priceincludes flight with 15kg checked in bag, all taxes, luxurytransfers, 5 nights in Knock House Hotel with full Irishbreakfast and 4 course dinner each evening. Allentertainment, excursions and guided tours included. There will also be visits to Ballintubber Abbey, Westportand Foxford Woollen Mills. Wheelchair accessible rooms in the hotel. Limited singlerooms at supplement of £60. Groups and individual
bookings welcome. Contact Patricia on 01268 762278 or07740 175557. Email
Knock Pilgrimages is fully protected by ATOL T7613.
Afternoon Tea Event – Oaks Centre, Stocks Lane
Wednesday 30th August 1pm-4pm
Featuring Ukulele Band, Community Choir, St. Mary’s Boy Band and other entertainment. Tickets £4 per person available in advance from the Oaks Centre or Pay on the Day at £5 per person. All funds raised to go to St. Paul’s Church Building Fund. For more information call 01925 486955
COMING EVENTS AT THE IRENAEUS PROJECT
32 GREAT GEORGES ROAD LIVERPOOL L22 1RD. TEL: 0151 949 1199
THE ‘COME & SEE’ CONFERENCE ON 14TH AND 15TH OCTOBER? IF YOU WANT TO BE SURE OF YOUR FIRST CHOICE OF WORKSHOP, BOOK SOON!!! YOU CAN BOOK ONLINE AT OR EMAIL FOR A BOOKING FORM.
ON THURSDAYS 14TH; 21ST; 28TH SEPTEMBER AND 5TH OCTOBER, 10.30 AM – 12 NOON, FR CHRIS THOMAS WILL BE SHARING ON ‘DISCOVERING THE BEATITUDES’
FRIDAY 22ND – SUNDAY 24TH SEPTEMBER THERE IS A SCRIPTURE WEEKEND ‘I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES’ REFLECTIONS ON THE MIRACLES OF JESUS
‘COME TO THE QUIET’ AN INDIVIDUALLY DIRECTED RETREAT [RESIDENTIAL] 25TH SEPTEMBER – 30TH SEPTEMBER
FOR MORE DETAILS OF ALL THE IRENAEUS PROJECT’S EVENTS, GO TO
PANTO 2018
Yes, it’s that time already! If you are High School age or over and would like to join St. Joseph’s Panto Group in any capacity, please come along to the Loreto Centre on Thursday 7th September at 7.30pm. (Please note – for this first meeting school age children must be accompanied by an adult)
Congratulations to Damien Ross & Charlotte Doyle and Kiel Hillman & Nicole Rawling who were married at St. Joseph’s this weekend. May the Lord Bless them with many years of happiness together.
Parish Rosary Group
Will be meeting on Tuesday 22nd August at 7pm at 130 Meeting Lane. For more information please contact Lynn on 01925 263905
Gospel Reflection for the Nineteenth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Rock the Boat
What gives you that sinking feeling? What is it that you are most afraid of? Could it be starting a new job or a new relationship? Could it be public speaking, confrontation, ridicule, illness, failure, rejection or death? There’s no doubt about it, life is a big tumultuous sea full of hidden dangers. Is it any wonder we seek to carve a little niche in which to tuck ourselves away and live life safely.
In today’s gospel, Peter displays some odd behaviour. The disciples have gone ahead of Jesus and are sitting alone in a small fishing boat. Suddenly a storm brews up and the disciples are terrified for their lives. Just then, Jesus walks over the water telling them, “Take heart, it is I; do not be afraid.” Surely any of us at this point would have decided to sit tight and wait to be rescued. Not Peter! Peter scrambles out of the boat and begins in all faith to walk towards Jesus. The great news is that when Peter suddenly got frightened and his faith faltered, Jesus was there with a strong arm to hold him up.
Just as Jesus called Peter from the boat, so Jesus calls us over life’s storms. What is it we might venture to do? We might venture to change our jobs for something more worthwhile. We might venture to take on some kind of voluntary role that we might not previously have considered, or initiate a local community project …. a global one even! We might think it makes more sense to stick to what we know, but if Peter hadn’t have obeyed the call to walk on water he might never have had the great opportunity to experience God’s life changing support. So too if we spend our lives splashing around in the shallows, we are in danger of missing the opportunity to truly recognise God and so deepen our faith.
It’s said that the safest place to be is not in the boat at all; the safest place is out on life’s seas, because that’s where Jesus is!
Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
15th August
How would Mary behave if she were suddenly amongst us today? Almost certainly she would be leading the way, making Jesus’ vision of a world free of poverty and abuse a reality. Almost certainly she would be showing us how to live faithful and fulfilled lives. Mary is the model of trust and fidelity. Saying ‘yes’ to God is important, but in some ways it’s not the hardest part. Making discipleship real day in and day out as Mary did is the really hard part, and our challenge for today.
St. Maximilian Mary Kolbe
14th August
"No one has greater love than this, to lay down one's life for one's friends" John 15:13.
In 1941, Maximilian Kolbe was arrested by the German Gestapo and was eventually transferred to the prison at Auschwitz, where he carried on ministering to his fellow prisoners in secret. In order to discourage attempts to escape, the prison had a rule that for every escapee, ten other men would be put to death. In July of 1941, a man from Kolbe's bunker disappeared. Ten men were chosen to be starved to death. One of those chosen, Franciszek Gajowniczek, was especially upset because he had a wife and family, and he had hoped to return to them someday. Father Kolbe volunteered to take his place. His offer was accepted.
Maximilian Kolbe is honoured as the patron saint of drug addicts, political prisoners, families, journalists, prisoners, and the pro-life movement. Pope John Paul II called him "The patron saint of our difficult century."
Children’s Films as Starting Points
Over the long summer holiday films and DVDs are a great ‘baby sitter’, but they also provide great starting points for important conversations. Most good children’s films have a worthy theme if you look beyond the jokes and slick animation!
The Nut Job 2 ‘Nutty by Nature’ (Film)
The race is on for the animals to save their home against the evil mayor. A great opportunity to talk about setting our differences aside and working together!
‘Leap’ (DVD)
An orphan girl dreams of becoming a ballerina and leaves home to live in Paris. Not just a film for little girls! This is a good opportunity to talk about the gifts we were born with and how well we pursue them and share them.
Marriage Care
August is traditionally the month for weddings, but it’s also a good time for us all to give our relationships a ‘spring clean’.
Marriage Care UK tell us families are often physically together but they are not really focused or paying attention to each other. Research in recent years has shown that the average person can spend up to 8 hours and 41 minutes on electronic devices and that we spend more time with our phones than our partners! The August ‘Marriage Care’ challenge is to leave the mobile devices at home and go out for the weekend.
Visit for ideas
Bitesize
You block your dream when you allow your fear to grow bigger than your faith.
Mary Manin Morrissey
Mass Intentions for week commencing 14thAugust 2017
Monday14th 9.30amMargaret Cussen
Tuesday15th 9.30amKevin Reaney
7.30pmArthur Graley
Wednesday16th 9.30amRequiem Mass for
Maria Hope
Thursday 17th 9.30amBettie Weedon
(3rd Anniversary)
Friday 18th 9.30amConnor Jones
(Get Well)
Saturday 19th
Sunday20th 8.30am Andy Inight
10.30amPaul Sheeham 4.00pm People of the Parish
Funerals
There will be a Requiem Mass for Maria Hope at St. Joseph’s on
Wednesday 16th August at 9.30am
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St. Joseph’s will re-commence on Wednesday 4th September.