Wednesday 14th December 2022
Saint John of the Cross
Dear Brothers and Sisters,
Just a mid-week e-newsletter with some updates:
St. Mary's School Carol Concert
On Thursday 15th December at 1:30pm the school will have their carol concert here at St. Mary's church. It's an opportunity for us all to remember 'the reason for the season' - Jesus Christ! Everyone is welcome.
Rock Salt & Muscle Power!
Thank you to the generous people who have donated some bags of rock salt to help keep the paths around church safe – as always it is much appreciated. If your passing a garden centre, petrol station or anywhere that's selling rock salt/grit and are able to donate a bag to church then it would be gratefully accepted. Any bags can be left outside, at the rear of the church building, by the bins. We all so need that precious gift of peoples time and energy in helping spread and scatter the grit on icey and frozen days before Masses and liturgies at church so that everyone is kept safe. Thank you to those who have already quietly popped down to church this week to grit paths. If you could help or be a contact then please contact Navada Keenan keenannavada@gmail.com or Karen Beard the parish Housekeeper jakey9998@aol.com
Church entrances and exits
During this bad weather the church car park will be closed until the ice thaws and it becomes safe to use again. Please be careful when coming to church, sometimes the longer route is the safer one.
Confessions this week
Friday 16th December 5pm -5:45pm
Saturday 17th December 9am – 9:45am
Mass Times for Christmas & New Year
24th December – Christmas Eve
9am – 9:50am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
10am Advent Mass
5pm Carols around the Crib
5:30pm Christmas Eve Mass
25th December – Christmas Day
9:30am Carols around the Crib
10am Christmas Day Mass
26th December – St. Stephen's Day (Boxing Day)
12noon Mass with a Blessing for all the toys that father Christmas delivered.
(All children are warmly encouraged to bring a toy to Mass as a prayer of thanksgiving.)
29th December
10am Mass – St. Thomas Becket
30th December – Feast of the Holy Family
5pm – 5:50pm Adoration & Confessions
6pm Mass
31st December
9am – 9:50am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
10am Advent Mass
6pm The Holy Rosary
6:30pm Vigil Mass, Mary, Holy Mother of God
1st January 2023
9:30am The Holy Rosary
10am Mass, Mary, Holy Mother of God
3rd January
5pm – 5:50pm Adoration & Confessions
6pm Mass, The Most Holy Name of Jesus
4th January
10am Christmas Mass
5th January
10am Christmas Mass
6th January – The Epiphany – Holy Day of Obligation
10am Mass
5pm – 5:50pm Adoration
6pm Mass
God Bless and keep praying.
Our Lady of Oswaldtwistle, pray for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Fr. O'Brien