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THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  

17th NOVEMBER 2024  

‘At that time Michael will stand up, the great prince who mounts guard over your people. There is going to be a time of great distress, unparalleled since nations first came into existence. When that time comes, your own people will be spared, all those whose names are found written in the Book. Of those who lie sleeping in the dust of the earth many will awake, some to everlasting life, some to shame and everlasting disgrace. The learned will shine as brightly as the vault of heaven, and those who have many in virtue, as bright as stars for all eternity.’         Daniel 12:1-3

Jesus said to his disciples: ‘In those days, after the time of distress, the sun will be darkened, the moon will lose its brightness, the stars will come falling from heaven and the powers in the heavens will be shaken. And then they will see the Son of Man coming in the clouds with great power and glory; then too he will send the angels to gather his chosen from the four winds, from the ends of the world to the ends of heaven.
‘Take the fig tree as a parable: as soon as its twigs grow supple and its leaves come out, you know that summer is near. So with you when you see these things happening: know that he is near, at the very gates. I tell you solemnly, before this generation has passed away all these things will have taken place. Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away.
‘But as for that day or hour, nobody knows it, neither the angels of heaven, nor the Son; no one but the Father.’        Mark 13:24-32

Sun 17thTHIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME  (p.157) 
09.30Mass at St Mary’s Chorley
11.00Mass – Pious List 

Mon 18thDedication of the Basilicas of St Peter and St Paul 

Tues 19th  
10.00Mass with Perpetual Succour Novena – Pious List

Wed 20th

Thurs 21stPresentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary 

Fri 22ndSt Cecilia, Virgin and Martyr 
10.00Mass – Pious List

Sat 23rdSt Clement, Pope and Martyr, St Columbanus. Abbot   
17.00Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Chorley 

Sun 24thOUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, UNIVERSAL KING (p.160)
09.30Mass at St Mary’s
11.00Mass – Pious List 
12.00 Baptisms – Holt and Gibbs families 

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND THE HOUSEBOUND: Joan Bailey, Francis Brennan,
 Anne Byrne, Mary Patricia Case, Gerard Clarke, baby Henry Curtis, Leo Duffy, Clare Edwards, John Fearnhead, Pat Font, Tom Fraser, William Freeman, Bob Goulding, Rosemary Hough, 
Cathy Hull, Mary Johnston, Archbishop Emeritus Patrick Kelly, John Kerfoot, Bill King, Emma King, Val McGlade, Janet McGowan, Fintan McPeake, Fr Laurence Mayne, Ellen Morris, Irene O'Neil, Heidi O’Neill, Barrie Swift, Josette Walsh, Jean White, all at Grove House & Marley Court. 

RETIRING COLLECTIONS: 
  17th November - SVP 
 24th November - Animate (Archdiocesan Youth Service) 

RECENTLY DECEASED: Fr Dunstan Harrington, Parish Priest of St William of York, Crosby. 

SAVE THE DATE - CAROL SERVICE AT ST JOSEPH’S
The choir will be leading a Lessons and Carols Service here at St Joseph's on Tuesday 17th December at 7pm. More details to follow! 

MANCHESTER BAROQUE:  Every Christmas, we perform Handel’s Messiah with Manchester Cathedral Choir. This year it takes place on Saturday 30th November at 7pm in Manchester Cathedral, with the cathedral choir, to mark the start of Advent. It is a celebration of Christ, told through a series of wonderful arias and choral pieces culminating in the magnificent Hallelujah Chorus.
We're very happy to offer a 25% discount on 'red' seats for our performance of Handel Messiah, until 23rd November, using the code 'hallelujah'. Book through eventbrite using the following link, and entering the code when prompted after adding tickets to the basket http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/949847347987/?discount=Hallelujah

FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS 2025 
will take place here at St Joseph’s on Saturday 21st June, two days after Corpus Christi.

CHURCH KEYHOLDERS 
 We need an up to date list of keyholders. 
 If you hold keys please complete the form on the table in the back sacristy.

CAFOD HARVEST COLLECTION: The total came to £221.38. Thank you for your generosity. Communities like Daniel’s in the Democratic Republic of Congo will be able to train young people, who were not able to attend school, to gain a life skill and earn their own livelihood. 

YOUTH SUNDAY – 24 NOVEMBER: CELEBRATING YOUNG PEOPLE IN THE LIFE OF THE CHURCH: A TIME OF PRAYER: To mark Youth Sunday, we are hosting a time of prayer, reflection and celebration at Lowe House (North Rd, St Helens, WA10 2BE) at 5pm on 24 November. We hope the evening will be an uplifting event at which we can pray for young people and those that work with them, whilst listening to different speakers offer thoughts and reflections on their work with young people. The service will end with a social time. All are welcome. Please come along to pray for our young people and hear what opportunities we offer young people across the diocese.

YOUTH 2000 - THE PRESTON RETREAT 2024  takes place at Corpus Christi High School, Preston on Saturday 7 December. This Youth 2000 retreat offers young adults (aged 16-35 or Year 11+) the opportunity to come together and explore what it means to be in relationship with God. This jam-packed, one day retreat offers the opportunity to encounter Jesus in the Eucharist, grow in relationship with Him and His Mother, and form friendships with other young adults from the local area. Tickets can be purchased from www.youth2000.org/events/preston2024. If you have any questions, please email events@youth2000.org. 

PENSION CREDIT Up to 850,000 pensioner households may be entitled to Pension Credit, but do not claim it. Some pensioners think because they’ve got savings or own their home, they would not get any Pension Credit - but this is not the case. The government have asked that community leaders share this information with people. The aim is to encourage the conversation and the claim for pension credit to ensure those eligible will not also get this vital extra income, but access to the winter fuel payment too.

THE ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL: This weekend there is a message from all the bishops of England and Wales about the dangers of the Ledbetter “Assisted Suicide Bill.” Nobody wants to prolong the dying process when people are in pain, and there comes a time to let our loved ones go peacefully to God. Palliative care and good hospice care are the answers to end of life treatment in difficult cases, not encouraging the patient to kill themselves. Many of us have seen the excellent care provided by St Catherine’s Hospice and elsewhere. 
On the notice board, at the back of the church you will find poster details on how to contact Sir Lindsay Hoyle MP and ask him to speak out against the introduction of the Kim Leadbeater MP Suicide Bill, which will be voted on in a Second Reading at the House of Commons 29th November 2024. You can scan a QR code from the poster. Please talk to your family, friends and colleagues about this proposed Bill. 
Cardinal Vincent Nichols makes three points saying: ‘Be careful what you wish for. A right to die can become a duty to die. Forgetting God belittles our humanity.
One can see that some money-minded persons might well encourage a sick relative to opt for assisted suicide, in order to save nursing home fees and to protect the money they hope to get from an inheritance. Very sick patients are often a bit confused and weak, and would be susceptible to this sort of pressure from unscrupulous relatives. As the Cardinal said above, a “right to die” can be twisted into “a duty to die.”

CHORLEY AND PRESTON HOSPITALS: Please contact St Joseph's Chorley (262713) if any member of your family is admitted into Chorley Hospital and needs a visit. In urgent cases or emergency please ask the ward staff to call the duty Chaplain on his bleep/phone. For the chaplaincy service at Royal Preston Hospital Tel: 01772 522435. For the chaplaincy service at Wigan Infirmary Tel: 01942 822324. 

MUSIC AT THE MET 2024  During 2024 Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral are celebrating the return of their restored grand organ with a series of concerts and events that will demonstrate the versatility of the instrument.
-Advent Sequence, Sunday 1 December, 17.00
-Bach and Handel, Sunday 8 December, 15.00
-A Celebration of Christmas, Saturday 14 December, 19.00
-A Ceremony of Carols, Sunday 15 December, 15.00
For more information, please call 01517087283 or email music@metcathedral.org.uk or download their brochure: LMC-2024-Concert-Brochure-FINAL.pdf (liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk)

ST WILFRID’S PARISH HALL, PRESTON. TALKS ON KEY DOCUMENTS OF VATICAN II. Mondays 19.30 – 21.30 
November 18th Sacrosanctum Concilium with Maria Hall 
25th Apostolicam Actuositatem with Metanoia Project

THE NEW LECTIONARY which contains the Scripture readings for Mass, will be introduced from Sunday 1st December, the First Sunday of Advent. The Scripture excerpts are the same, but follow the English Standard Version - Catholic Edition rather than the Jerusalem Bible for the readings, and the Abbey Psalms and Canticles for the Responsorial Psalms. Probably the Psalm responses are where confusion might occur, since they will not be exactly the same as in our Parish Mass Books. 

RED ADMIRAL BRASS BAND CONCERT Following the previous highly successful Brass Band Concert, Red Admiral Music Academy Brass Band are to give an early ‘Christmas concert’ on Sunday 24th November, at 2pm until 4.30pm in St. Chad’s Church, Town Lane PR6 8AJ. Tickets are £10 each for adults, no charge for children, and includes light refreshments. Tickets can be reserved from: Angela Derbyshire 07761 983041 or Ann Billington 07708 992621. 

BAPTISM BOOKINGS DATES: 15 December, 26th January, 23rd February, 30th March. Baptisms on these dates will take place at 12.00 noon. Could those who have returned baptism forms please let me know which date they want for their child’s baptism? 



Parish Priest: Fr Francis Marsden
Secretary: Mr Frank Webster 
Parish Office: St Joseph’s Presbytery, 28 Bolton Road, Adlington, PR6 9NA
Wednesdays 10.00-13.00
Tel: all calls now to 01257- 262537 (St Mary’s Chorley)

E-mail: stjosephs.anderton@tiscali.co.uk
Parish Website: www.stjosephsanderton.com

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