THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
14th DECEMBER 2025
Tuesday 16th December
10.00 Mass - John Hally (LD)
Friday 19th December
10.00 Mass - Kathryn Salmon
Saturday 20th December
17.00 Vigil Mass at St Mary's Chorley
FOURTH SUNDAY of ADVENT
Sunday 21st December
09.30 Mass at St Mary's
11.00 Mass - Mary Devlin
15.00 Holy Hour at St Joseph's - Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament,
Evening Prayer (15.35) and Benediction
15.00 Service of Reconciliation at St Gregory's
CHRISTMAS EVE 24th (Wednesday) - Mass 18.00 (Carols from 17.30)
CHRISTMAS DAY 25th (Thursday) - Mass 11.00
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND THE HOUSEBOUND: Joan Bailey, Mary Patricia Case,
Ken Catterall, Michael Cross, Veronica Denver, Peter Edwards, Bob Goulding, Janet McGowan, Maureen Hardman, Rosemary Hough, Bill King, Emma King, Fintan McWilliams, Vasil Olijniczuk,
Heidi O’Neill, Irene O’Neill, Lauren O’Neill, Barrie Swift, Dennis Woodruff.
If you want someone’s name to be on the parish sick list for prayers, please leave a note in the sacristy or presbytery IN WRITING, or by email to stjosephs.anderton@tiscali.co.uk
RETIRING COLLECTIONS: 21st December - Parish donation to SVP.
BAPTISM BOOKINGS DATES AVAILABLE Dec.28th. Jan 25th, Feb 22nd. Baptisms will take place at 12.00. Parents need to be resident within St Joseph’s parish area or (with the permission of another parish priest) regular Mass attenders here. Please collect a baptism booking form and an Order of Service from the Sacristy after Sunday Mass. Return the form so that any necessary preparation can be arranged.
APPEAL FOR DONATIONS TO THE UKRAINIAN HUB: Winter is approaching fast and we have seen a change in the weather, as we remember the long hot summer and dry autumn. The people of Ukraine are facing another bitterly cold, snowy winter. Electricity distribution centres are being targeted and purposely destroyed. Please look in your cupboards for candles, warm socks, gloves and hats (adult and children’s), thermal clothing, coats and jumpers you don’t need anymore, female hygiene items, plasters, bandages, paracetamol, cough mixtures (adult and children’s). It will all be very much appreciated and a good way to help these desperate poor people who are suffering so much. Please take your donations to the Ukrainian Hub, which was the White Hart pub near Chorley police station. Wednesday 14.00-16.00 and Sat 10.00-12.00 noon. Thank you.
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.
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
ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL Registered Charity No. 1199714
