MASS TIMES: SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 6.00pm Barney McFadden. 8.30am People of the Parish. 10.30am David Scott. MONDAY 7.00pm Feria Celia Hurd and Pauline Perret. TUESDAY 10.00am Feria David Willis. ASH WEDNESDAY 10.00am Special intention (ET). 7.00pm Frances Moloney. THURSDAY 10.00am in church Thursday after Ash Wednesday Eddie McGovern. FRIDAY 12 noon Stations of the Cross. MASS 6.00pm Friday after Ash Wednesday P K Philip. SATURDAY 10.00am Saint Peter Damian Recovery (TD). FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT 6.00pm Anne Stokes. 8.30am People of the Parish. 10.30am Deceased McCann and McCabe families.
CONFESSION – 5.15pm on Saturday or contact Fr Neil (01213512161) or email fr.neil.bayliss@rcaob.org.uk to arrange a mutually convenient time and place.
THIS WEDNESDAY IS ASH WEDNESDAY LENT BEGINS – Distribution of ashes will take place during Mass in church at 10.00am and 7.00pm. It is a day of fasting and abstinence (from meat).
STATIONS OF THE CROSS IN LENT – Lenten Stations of the Cross will take place in church at 12 noon every Friday. These will be followed by a ‘’Soup and Roll’’ lunch in the Church Hall. Volunteer soup makers are needed. Will volunteers please sign the list in the church porch. 2 soup makers required for each Friday in Lent. For parishioners who work during the week, is there a wish for a further Stations of the Cross to take place at some time during the weekend? If so, please let Father Neil know.
CONFIRMATION CERTIFICATES – For those who received the Sacrament of Confirmation on February 5th, please collect your certificate from the Sacristy.
READERS AT THIS WEEKEND’S MASSES are: TEAMS 6.00pm R3 8.30am 8 10.30am R13
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION are: TEAMS 6.00pm EM3 8.30am EM7 10.30am EM15
MASS ATTENDANCE February 7th / 8th 6.00pm 138 8.30am 121 10.30am 219
ANNUAL DIOCESAN THANKSGIVING MASS FOR MARRIAGE – An invitation is extended to married couples, those celebrating a mile-stone anniversary and those preparing to marry this year, to our Diocesan Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage at Saint Chad’s Cathedral on Saturday May 2nd 2026 at 12 noon, followed by light refreshments. For more information and to register your attendance, please visit www.vocations.org.uk/marriage-mass
SAINT OF THE WEEK – Saint Peter Damian (1007-1072) was a Benedictine monk. He was the author of many important works on liturgy, theology and morals. Having served as an abbot, Saint Peter was made Bishop of Ostia in 1057. He supported Gregory VII in his struggle for the rights of the Church. He was declared a Doctor of the Church in 1828. His feast is celebrated on February 21st.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK IN OUR PARISH – May the Lord grant them consolation, peace and healing and to all involved in health care in hospital or in the community, grace, strength and perseverance.
IN MEMORIAM – Please pray for the repose of the souls of parishioners whose anniversaries occur at this time: Reginal Bradbury, Cynthia Jones, Jesse David Gray, Henry Taroni, Reginald Meers, Elizabeth Jarvis, Mary Masters, Celia Hurd, Lawrence Collett, Joan Taylor and Margaret Dwyer.
+ REST IN PEACE + Please pray for the repose of the soul of Tom Collins who died recently.