Ponder Over...
Reminding us of God’s readiness to forgive sin and to restore people
to His friendship, today’s readings challenge us to show the same
mercy to the sinners around us and to live as forgiven people,
actively seeking reconciliation. We need to become forgiving people,
ready for reconciliation: Jesus has shown inexhaustible mercy and
compassion to sinners by dying for our sins. But we are often selfrighteous, like the Pharisees, and ready to spread scandal about
others with a bit of spicy gossip. We are judgmental about the
unmarried mother, the alcoholic, the drug addict and the shop-lifter,
ignoring Jesus’ command: “Let the one among you who is without
sin be the first to throw a stone at her.” Let us learn to acknowledge
our sins, ask God’s forgiveness every day and extend the same
forgiveness to our erring brothers and sisters. We need to learn to
hate the sin but love the sinners, showing them mercy, compassion,
sympathy and acceptance, leading them to noble ways by our own
exemplary lives. We have no right to judge others: We have no right
to judge others because we often commit the very faults we
condemn, we are often partial and prejudiced in our judgment and
we do not know the circumstances which have led someone to sin.
Hence, let us leave the judgment to our merciful God who reads
people’s hearts. We should show mercy and compassion to those
who sin because we ourselves are sinners in need of God’s
forgiveness. The apostle Paul reminds us: “But if we judged
ourselves, we would not come under judgment.” (1 Cor 11:31).
ST CATHERINE’S CHURCH
BIRKENHEAD RD, HOYLAKE, CH47 5AF
Clergy: Fr Thomas Thoppaparambil OFM CAP
0151 632 4388
Deacon: Rev Tony Crisp
0151 632 6617
Parish website:
www.stcatherineshoylake.org.uk
Newsletter amendments:
[email protected]
WEEK COMMENCING SUNDAY 13th March 2016
(Readings - Sundays: Cycle C, Weekdays: Cycle II. Psalter: Week 1)
This Sunday – FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Mass 8.30am (Barrett Family); Mass 10.30am (People of the Parish)
Monday
Mass 9.30am (Harry Tarleton)
Tuesday
Mass 9.30am (Monica McGrath)
Wednesday
Mass 7:30pm (Thomas Pearson)
Thursday
Mass 9.30am (Ted Keningley); St Patrick - Patron of Ireland, Feast
Friday
Mass 9.30am (Edmund Keningley); 7.00pm Stations of the Cross
Saturday
Mass 12.00 noon (Deceased Clergy of Parish)
Next Sunday – PASSION SUNDAY Mass 8.30am (People of the Parish);
Mass 10.30am (Edmund Olham)
(On Passion Sunday the 8.30am Holy Mass preceded by blessing of palms in the Church.
10.30am Holy Mass preceded by blessing of palms in the Parish centre with a procession
into the Church for Holy Mass)
MORNING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday 9.15am
EVENING PRAYER THIS SUNDAY: 5.00pm
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Tuesday 10-11am, Thursday 10am-8.00pm
CONFESSIONS: Saturday 11.00am-11.45am and on request
Diocese of Shrewsbury, a registered charity (N0 234025)
ONLY 47 SWOTTING DAYS TO THE SVP QUIZ!
ST CATHERINE’S NEWS
PLEASE PRAY FOR all who have died recently, in particular Anne Newby and
Kathleen May Young. Also please pray for those who are ill or housebound
including David Evans, Maureen Callaghan, Betty Roberts, Norah Stuart,
Kathleen Bennett, Joseph Conway, Bob Dillon, Amy Duke, Sue Green, Geoffrey
Roberts, Geoff Milton, Timothy Wild, Francis Hayes, Ann Marie Heald, Katie
Hogan, Ellis Longley-Brown, Joan Nulty, Neil Monaghan, Justin Williams, Jo Clark
and Florence Hayes.
FR THOMAS HOME VISITS ENQUIRIES FOR BAPTISM, MARRIAGE, DEATH, etc. –
please contact at the presbytery 632 4388.
COFFEE today after the 10.30 Mass served by OLOP Mums, next week Saturday
Club
HOLY WEEK - altar servers, readers, cantors, organists and people for washing of
the feet - please sign up on the list at the back of the Church
SERVICE OF RECONCILIATION - at 7.00pm on Monday 21st March. please try
and attend the service of reconciliation as we prepare ourselves for the
Celebration of Easter.
FAMILY CEILIDH AND FISH & CHIP SUPPER, Saturday 9th April, 6.30pm. Tickets
£6 ( or £2 without fish and chips ). All welcome. Tickets on sale after each mass
over the next few weeks ( must be bought before Monday 4th April for ordering
the supper. )
SVP NEW MEMBERS – The Parish is always supportive in answering the various
appeals made by our Parish Conference in particular the Sudan Baby Feeding
Project and collections of furniture, clothes and shoes for the Homeless and
Refugees. St. Catherine’s Conference needs new members to continue the works
of charity which have continued uninterrupted since the foundation of the
Parish. If you are willing to spare one hour per week to undertake Vincentian
work and up to a further hour each fortnight to attend Conference meetings
then please call Ernest Mann on 632 5275.
CANDIDATES FOR THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION should sign the list at
the back of church
PARENTS & TOTS every Friday in the parish hall from 1:30 to 3pm.
PARISH MEETING – so as to include a greater representation from the parish,
the next parish meeting will now be held on SUNDAY 22nd MAY at 11.45am in
theparish centre. This will combine with the usual coffee morning and will not
be a formal meeting but rather a discussion around a small number of themes
relevant to the development of our parish, such as involvement of the youth of
the parish, family activities etc. More information will be available nearer the
time, but meanwhile please note the change of day and time. Thank you.
SUNDAY OFFERING Last Sunday – £541.25
DIOCESAN NEWS
ORIEL SINGERS will be performing music for Lent and Easter at Our Lady’s
Church, Cavendish St, Birkenhead on Sat 19th Mar at 7.30pm – preceded by the
Vigil Mass at 6pm. See poster on board
DIOCESAN JUBILEE OF YOUTH “ENTER THROUGH THE DOOR OF MERCY”
EXPLORE 2016: All young people from Year 11 upwards are warmly invited to
join us on Sunday 20 March for an afternoon of inspiration, prayer, reflection
and friendship at St Chad’s High School, Runcorn from 1:30 – 5:30pm. Our
speakers are John Pridmore, a former East End gangster, and members of the
Cenacolo Community who have overcome addiction. Please register your
interest at www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org/youth or at
youth@dioceseof shrewsbury.org