St Patricks Church

ST PATRICK’S CHURCH

Barnsley Rd. Sheffield S5 0QF

Website: stpatslanetop.weebly.com

Parish Priest: Fr. Martin A. Trask

Tel: (0114) 2321441

Email:

Deacon: Rev. Andrew Crowley

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30th October 2016

Thirty First Sunday

Ordinary Time(C).Psalter Week 3

5.30am-6.30am: Everyday Adoration and Praise

STM 5:00pm: Sat Mass – L.P. Meszaros (Ann)

SP 6:30pm: Sat Mass – People of the Parish

STM 9:00am: Sun Mass – People of the Parish

SP 11:00am: Sun Mass – Michael Hannify (Ann)

MON 31st Oct– Weekday

SP 7.30pm: Vigil Mass for All Saints – Thomas Ryan (RIP)

TUES 01st Nov– All Saints ( Solemnity) SP 9:15am: Morning Prayer

STM 7.30pm: Mass in the Weekday Chapel – Mary Sexton (RIP)

WED 02nd Nov – All Souls Day

SP No Mass

STM No Adoration of Blessed Sacrament

THURS 03rd Nov – Weekday

STM NO Rosary

STM NO Mass

SP 6.30pm: Adoration at Blessed Sacrament

FRI 04th Nov – St. Charles Borromeo ( Memorial)

No Mass/Service

SAT 05th Nov – Weekday

SP No Confessions

STM No Confessions

Psalter Week 4

SUN 06th Nov – 32st Sunday in Ordinary Time (C)

STM 5:00pm: Sat Mass – People of the Parish

SP 6:30pm: Sat Mass – John Cox

STM 9:00am: Sun Mass – Fr. Andrew Daly (RIP)

SP 11:00am: Sun Mass – People of the Parish

12:45pm: Orthodox Service

(For Weekday Masses at St Thomas More please use the chapel entrance on the Wordsworth Avenue side of the Centre).

Last Week’s Offertory Collection, Many Thanks.

Gift aid envelopes and others £ 536.29

WE ARE PRAYING FOR…….

All who are ill at this time, Mary Buckley, Michael Hayes, Mary Conroy, Henriette Hinchliffe,

Lily Croke, Agnes Perkins, Grundza Yarroslav,

Mary Hallam, Helen Bowden, Liam & Michael Rotherham, Tony Sayles, Zacharia Ngugi,Marie Hayward, Anne Brown, Kathryn Tracey & Evelyn, Pat Bishop, Helen M, Joe and Pat Naylor, Michael Hayes, James and Mary Lowe, Thiruchelvan Joseph, David Beaumont, and Barbara Dinsdale.

…those in hospital that we know… Mary Buckley

….those who have died recently Peter Roche, Groff Stocks,

Kevin Gormley, Katie Mckernan, Nora Riorden, Janet Barr, Jim Atkinson, Ida Hanson, Fr Terry Doherty - Parish Priest at Dronfield.

….and those whose anniversaries are about now…

Michael Hannify, Mary Hollingsworth, Gasper D’souza . May they rest in Peace

Please let Fr Martin know if

you are ill and would like to be prayed for.

PARISH NEWS

• SYRO MALABAR HOLY MASS-

Cardinal George Alencherry (Cardinal Syro Malabar churches) and Bishop Joseph Srampikal (Syro Malabar Bishop in UK) and other priests are celebrating Holy Mass in Malayalam at St. Patrick's Church on 4th November (Friday) 6:00 PM. All are invited to attend.

• Morning Prayer – Every Tuesday at 09.15am. Come, Pray the Psalms, Listen to the Gospel. Everyone welcome.
• St Patrick’s Ladies Group, meeting is on 08th November. The next SVP meets on 15th Nov, at 07.30pm

• Over 60’s meets, every Thursday
• Parish Prayer Group meets as usual at 8pm on Wednesday, in the Lady Chapel.

• Macmillan Cake stall raised £150. Chloe writes “We had an excellent turnout and I would like to thank everyone who attended and bought delicious cakes and especially, my mum and nanan for helping out with drinks plus my little brother Matthew and his cousin Destiny for helping to sell game tickets.”

Journey in Faith continues a week on Monday, 7.15-8.45pm in the weekday chapel at St. Thomas More’s, Margetson Crescent, S5 9NB and continuing weekly until after Easter next year. The topic this week is

‘Is There More To Life Than This?

A Service of remembrance for those who have died in our parish over the last two years will take place on Thursday 17th November at 7pm. There will be refreshments afterwards.

• 1 person needed for every fourth Sunday of the month to help with counting the collection after mass. See Deacon Andrew to add your name to the rota. Guidance is available.
• Red Mission Boxes are due for emptying. Please bring yours up to church and collect from the back of church after it has been emptied. Please make sure your name is on the box. Thank you.

• Fair Trade Stall will next be open on 5th/6th November.

The Amalgamation of St. Thomas More’s and St. Patrick’s and the change in Mass times. From Sunday 1st January the parishes of St. Thomas More’s and St. Patrick’s will become one parish. From 7th/8th January the new Sunday Mass times will be:

No Saturday night vigil Mass in either church

9am Mass St. Thomas More

11am Mass St. Patrick’s

6.30pm Mass St. Thomas More

The next joint parish meeting is on Tuesday 8th November at 7.30pm in the McAuley Centre, St. Patrick’s. We shall be looking at parish administration, parish council and sub-committees.

A World Without Down's Syndrome? This documentary was shown at 9.00 pm on Wednesday 5th October on BBC2. It was written and produced by Sally Phillips a well known actress who has a 12 year old son with Down's Syndromeunding Non Invasive Prenatal Testing were explored in depth. Currently 9 women in 10 abort their baby with DS in this country after ha. It was very moving and funny but also shocking.

The ethics surro ving the 99% accurate test. Here is the link: via @bbciplayer. Available on iplayer until 4th December 2016.

One of our parishioners (St Vincent’s parish), Catherine Livingston, whose son Andrew has Downs Syndrome, gave a positive interview on Wednesday 5th October on the Toby Foster Breakfast show. The interview started at 7.50 am so you can find it 50 mins into the programme. Here is the link if you are interested in listening:

A Concert Of Choral Classics In Aid Of Sheffield Young Carers will be held in St Marie’s Cathedral at 7.30pm on Thursday 10th Nov. The concert will be performed by musicians from Sheffield University and from Sheffield Music Academy and will be followed by a pie and peas supper in the Cutlers’ Hall. Tickets are £40 (£10 concert only) & can

be bought from Sheffield Young Carers ( or contact Julie MacDonald 2304864

Masses for All Saints Day

7.30pm: Monday 31st October at St. Patrick’s

7.30pm: Tuesday 1st November at St. Thomas More’s (Weekday Chapel)

Refugee Crisis in Greece - Families Relief Abdool Gooljar, President of the Islamic Society in Sheffield, is getting together a container of items urgently needed by the refugees in Greece with whom he has contact. The following items are urgently needed: women's underwear, nappies, baby feeding bottles, baby food, sanitary towels, winter clothes, evaporated milk, cartons of juice (with 3 month expiry date), and chocolate. A

2-day storage facility has been booked at

Block DGF 2, Meadowhall Business Park, Carbrook Hall Road, S9 2DB on Saturday & Sunday 5 & 6 November 11am to 5pm. There will be a collection for these items at the back of church. Volunteers are needed to take the items to the storage facility on 5/6th November. Volunteers are also needed to sort and box items. Please email Fr Shaun at: if you can sort and box the items hiving the times you can do it.

DIOCESAN NEWS

Aid to the Church in Need is a Pontifical Foundation of the Catholic Church, supporting the Catholic faithful and other Christians where they are persecuted, oppressed or in pastoral need. You can see more at As can be seen in the news reports on television and in print, Christians are the most persecuted religious group in the world. To support their work around the world Joseph Dalton will try to replace batteries in watches when you need them replaced. You can put your watch in an envelope with your name and watch repair written on it and either give it Joe directly at Sunday mass at St Patricks Church or leave it in the sacristy. Joseph will try to replace the battery (no guarantees as battery sizes vary considerably) and return it to you with instructions on how to make a donation to Aid to the Church in Need.

Weekend course for engaged couples, as you know our diocesan marriage preparation course is delivered by trained married couples usually over 5 weekly sessions. Some engaged couples prefer a weekend course and there is one planned for Saturday and Sunday November 19th and 20th here at the Pastoral Centre.

This is run by World Wide Marriage Encounter and is only bookable online. ‘An Engaged Encounter weekend will give them precious time together, away from all the distractions of the wedding preparations – a real opportunity for quality time with each other’. To book

Bethlehem Art on sale 29th/30th October after Masses. Bethlehem art, is a statement introduced by the Christian families in and around Bethlehem. Our mission statement is to provide an income for the few Christian families still living in Bethlehem. There are few pilgrims and visitors to the Holy Land and so families have no means of selling their work. The result is that many families are facing great poverty and distress, as this is for many is their main livelihood. The items produced by local craftsmen are individually hand carved from the wood of the olive tree that are common throughout the Holy Land and in particular those which surround my native city of Bethlehem. Many of the trees over 300 years old and many used for the carvings have fallen during the troubles. Since olive wood is one of the hardest woods on earth, the woodcarvings and their detailing require the patience of very skilled craftsmen. God has blessed the craftsmen of Bethlehem with a very special talent. This art of woodcarvings has been practiced for centuries and passed down through generations from father to son. Once the items are carved, they are sanded and coated with a sealant varnish to protect the wood and highlight the grain. There will be no need for oiling or any further treatment, just display it and enjoy its beauty. These items will last a lifetime and can easily be enjoyed by generations to come. I have the honor of representing the families and the craftsmen in my town of Bethlehem and I am proud to bring their carvings here to the United Kingdom for you to enjoy. Every purchase of these carvings will help to support the many Christian families that still in current times live under constant deprivation and conflict.

God never stops wanting our good, even when we sin.…. -- Pope Francis @ Pontifex