Saint Charles Swinton
Parish Newsletter
2 July 2017
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time.
Page 96 in Mass Book.
The Bonds of
Family
Family (kinship) is the central social
institution in the ancient
Mediterranean world, just as
economics are in our world. Jesus'
requirement that his followers should
love him more than they love mother,
father, son, or daughter shocks his
first-century listeners.
The ancient Middle Eastern family
was very large and quite extended.
It consisted of a father and all his
children, including his married sons
with their entire families, living in one
place. The ideal marriage partner was
a first cousin (one's father's
brother's daughter), which bound this
close-knit family together with even
tighter bonds. The resultant mentality
was "our family" against "everyone
else."
To marry anyone other than a
family member was unthinkable. To
sever all family ties as did the
“prodigal son” (Luke 15:11-32) was not
only stupid but equivalent to suicide.
Outside the family, no one can be
trusted, no one will help you, as that
renegade son quickly learned when his
funds ran out.
The real consequences of leaving
one's family are dire indeed. One not
only gives up the basic claim to honor
and status but also loses all of the
family's economic, religious,
educational, and social connections as
well. Perhaps most disastrous of all
consequences is loss of a connection
to the land. These are all serious and
life-threatening losses. They are what
Jesus had in mind when he spoke
of “taking up one's cross” and “losing
one's life for my sake.” continued…..
The Coming
Week…….
Sunday
2 July
Masses 6.00pm (Eve)
8.45am and11.00am
Monday
3 July
Saint Thomas, apostle. Unfairly
remembered as “Doubting Thomas”, but
his profession of faith “MY Lord and my
God” is the climax of one of the Easter
stories. Tradition has it that Thomas
went to India and was martyred there.
8.30am Mass.
Tuesday
4 July
Saint Elizabeth of
Portugal. Elizabeth was born
into the Royal family or Aragon in
1271. She is famed for her care of
the poor as after the death of her
husband she gave away all her
possessions and joined the Third
Order of Saint Francis.
8.30am Mass.
7.00pm. A talk in the Cathedral
Centre by Archbishop Michael
Fitzgerald, speaking about the
Second Vatican Council’s decree
Nostra Aetate on the Church’s
relationship with other faiths and
the talk is entitled “Nostra
Aetate, - from curse to
blessing”
7.30pm Deanery Mass for
Vocations to Priestly Ministry
and Consecrated Life. at Holy
Cross church, Patricroft. Each
deanery in turn is hosting a
vocations Mass on a monthly
basis during the year.
Wednesday
5 July
9.10am Mass in school –
class 4B All welcome.
Thursday
6 July
Saint Maria Goretti, virgin
and martyr. Born into a poor family in
Ancona, Italy in 1890, she spent her
childhood at Nettuno, helping her mother
with domestic chores. She was a religious
girl, much given to prayer. In 1902, while
defending her chastity against a
neighbour trying to rape her, she
preferred to die rather than give way and
was stabbed. She forgave her attacker
before she died the following day.
Mass 8.30am
Friday 7 July
8.30am Mass.
Saturday 8 July
9.00am Mass in St Mary’s Cemetery
11.30am – 12noon Sacrament of
Reconciliation
Saint Charles School
Summer Fair 11.00am –
2.00pm
Sunday
9 July
Fourteenth Sunday in
Ordinary Time
Masses 6.00pm (Eve)
8.45am and11.00am
Sacramental programme Final
Celebration at 11.00am Mass
today.
Saturday 8/Sunday 9 July
“Portraits of Faith” – an
exhibition of artworks inspired
by the Syrian conflict as Syria’s
Christians Search for Peace initiative. The
event is organised by Aid to the Church
in Need
Opening times,
12.00noon-6.00pm (Saturday) and
9.00am-5.00pm (Sunday)
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Further ahead…..
Saturday 29 July
2.00-4.00pm - the Saint Vincent
de Paul Society are holding an
“Afternoon Tea” for the senior
citizens of the parish. They will be
sending invitations to those on their
visiting list but all are invited. It would be
good to let them know. As always, any
offers of baking would be appreciated.
These exhortations are important
because they offer at least two
consolations. One consolation is for
the consequences of leaving one's
family of origin and transferring
allegiance to the surrogate family now
composed of nonrelated believers in
Jesus. The other consolation is for
the hardships encountered by
followers of Jesus from Jewish
competitors in their missionary work.
We may find these ideas just a
little strange. Our youngsters are
socialized from an early age toward
leaving the family of origin and setting
up their own family, sometimes in a
different city or state. The troubles
that a Mediterranean person
experienced in leaving the family of
origin have little resonance with
modern believers.
Today's Gospel challenges modern
Western believers to reflect on two
key ideas. What is the “real cost” of
maintaining one's faith in Jesus? And
how do Western believers relate to
other believers, particularly those
who appear unexpectedly in their
midst, or those who are in special
need?
John J. Pilch Saint Louis Sunday
Liturgy site.
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Caritas Vacancy - Refugee
Response Coordinator.
As the Refugee Response
Coordinator you will build support
networks using the parish and
voluntary sector including interfaith
groups to welcome asylum seekers
and refugees to help them access
local services that offer support,
information, health and wellbeing and English language training.
You will develop and oversee the
Caritas Refugee Response work in
the Diocese of Salford.
Working with other agencies and
organisations, to coordinate the
practical responses to refugee and
asylum seekers through the
provision of Drop-in centres,
accommodation, general support,
casework and welcoming events that
promote inclusion and community
development, learning from best
practice examples.
Fixed Point SCP24 £21,962 per
annum
37 hours per week - 12 month Fixed
Term Contract (extension dependant
on funding)
Plus essential car allowance
Closing date: Monday, 31 July 2017
at 10am
To apply, please contact Rebecca
Anderson on 0161 817 2264 or by
email
[email protected] to
request an application pack. Or
visit www.caritassalford.org.uk
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Governors.
Both Saint Charles Primary and
Saint Ambrose Barlow High have
their Full Governing Body
meetings on Friday and Thursday
respectively. Please keep the
schools in your prayers. Thanks
to the Governors for their
generous service to our schools.
Sacramental
Programme 2017/18
If your child is in class 3 next year
and not in Saint Charles school and
you wish them to make their First
Holy Communion next year, you
need to hand in their name an
address either to myself or one of
the catechists in order for us to let
you have the enrolment forms
before the beginning of the new
school year.
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Ecclesiastical
Education Fund
The fund will close with a retiring
collection on the last weekend of
July. Between now and then
please place and individual
contributions in a clearly marked
envelope.
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Red Boxes.
If anyone has a
box that needs emptying, please
let Frances Allcroft or myself
know. It would be very helpful if
any box holders could volunteer
to bring in three or four boxes
when due.
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Walk for Rita... a huge
thank you to St Charles
This walk raised a fabulous
£1802 in memory of Rita
Condron to take children to
Lourdes with our parish HCPT
group next Easter. Sincere
thanks for all your donations and
prayers. The justgiving page is
still open if anyone else would
like to donate.
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A member of Churches Together in Swinton and Pendlebury
Parish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL   0161 794 1089   [email protected]
website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of
Sunday)
Sunday
 8.45 am (Church Parade every
second Sunday of the month)
 11.00 am (with children's
Liturgy of the Word)
Monday to Friday:usually 8.30am
Holy Days
7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
Registered Charity No. 250037
SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00
noon
and after evening Mass
BAPTISMS
By appointment. Parents are
expected to attend a course of
preparation.
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
Monthly as announced
Union of Catholic Mothers
First and third Tuesdays at
7.00pm
Beaver Scouts
Mondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub Scouts
Tuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies
WEDDINGS
Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Six months notice is normally
Rainbows
required.
Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
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A member of Churches Together in Swinton and Pendlebury
Parish Priest: Rev Mgr Paul F Smith STL   0161 794 1089   [email protected]
website: www.stcharlesswinton.co.uk
MASS TIMES
Saturday: 6.00 pm (First Mass of
Sunday)
Sunday
 8.45 am (Church Parade every
second Sunday of the month)
 11.00 am (with children's
Liturgy of the Word)
Monday to Friday:usually 8.30am
Holy Days
7.30 pm (eve), 8.30 am
Registered Charity No. 250037
SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION
Saturdays: 11.30 am to 12.00
noon
and after evening Mass
BAPTISMS
By appointment. Parents are
expected to attend a course of
preparation.
Saint Vincent de Paul Society
Monthly as announced
Union of Catholic Mothers
First and third Tuesdays at
7.00pm
Beaver Scouts
Mondays in school at 6.00pm
Cub Scouts
Tuesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Brownies
WEDDINGS
Wednesdays in school at 6.00 pm
Six months notice is normally
Rainbows
required.
Thursdays in school at 6.00 pm
If you would like to receive this weekly newsletter by e-mail please give me your e-mail address.