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HOLY FAMILY PARISH NEWSLETTER

Sunday 19th January

Second Sunday of Ordinary Time – Year C

Parish Priest: Fr. Peter Hapgood-Strickland

07948 755912 – (0161) 223 2930-hapgoodstrickland@gmail.com

Holy Family Presbytery

Thornley Lane North, Reddish, SK5 6QR

NOTICES

Hymns: 969 600 663 722

CITY OF TREES charity is delivering approx. 350 saplings on Tuesday at 10am to form a hedge around much of our grounds, fencing will probably only last another 15years or so but a hedge. The city of trees is providing this free of charge together with woodchips to encourage growth volunteers encouraged.

GOSPEL JOY DISCUSSION GROUP: Monday20 January, 2pm.'You are my beloved son'. The group meets every Monday at 2-3pm in the church.

CHURCH CLEANING: Tuesday 21 January, after Mass. Any alterations will be notified via WhatsApp. All welcome.

CAFOD COFFEE MORNING: Friday 24 January, after Mass.

CORNERSTONE COLLECTIONS: Caritas donations were collected on Friday and the parish is thanked for the extreme generosity it continues to show - they must send a van to collect it all! The collection continues for the following items:

Jogging bottoms, thick socks, new underwear, Thermal clothing, Waterproof jackets and trousers, jumpers.

Sizes small to medium for women, small to large for men

Also, non-perishable food and bay items (nappies etc)

MONTHLY COFFEE MORNING: Sunday 26 January. The monthly coffee morning will be held in church after 10am Mass. There will be discussion about the social calendar for 2025. Please feel welcome to join and contribute to any plans for the forthcoming year.

DEVELOPMENT FUND DRAW: This month’s draw will take place at the monthly coffee morning next Sunday. Could all entrants please ensure that your agents have your subs ahead of the draw.

SOCIAL EVENTS: February is the beginning of our social calendar for 2025. The first event will be a quiz with fish and chip supper on Friday 14 February. Tickets will be on sale next week.

CRIB COLLECTION As our Crib is up until Candlemas;Sunday 2nd February so our crib collection is on going. We are collecting this year for the Missionaries of the Sacred Hearts.

THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Jubilee year: Pilgrims of Hope

The concept of Jubilee is one rooted in the earliest days of Judeo-Christian tradition.

In the Book of Leviticus, we read that the people of Israel celebrated this tradition every 50 years.

Its purpose was to re-establish a proper relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation. It involved the forgiveness of debts, the return of misappropriated land, and a fallow period for the fields.

Today, the Catholic Church celebrates this tradition once every 25 years as a year of grace, offering the faithful the opportunity to renew faith through prayer, pilgrimage, acts of charity, and by asking for a plenary indulgence – a special grace that strengthens our wounded souls in the fight against sin.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION

Friday: 9.20- 9.45am

Saturday: 6pm to 6.20pm and at call

COLLECTIONS

Week ending 12/13 January: £376.40

Thank you as always for your generosity.

This week, counting team C.

STEWARDS (19/20JAN)

Saturday: J Sweeney, J Whatmough, B Whatmough

Sunday: D Hibbert, C Timoney, B Rogers

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FUTURE EDITIONS

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THE WORLD THIS WEEK

Pope Francis encouraged Christians to be “messengers of hope” in the Jubilee Year by saying “‘yes’ to life”. “Let us not be afraid to throw open bright windows of closeness to those who are suffering, of forgiveness, of compassion, and reconciliation,”

“This invitation resounds in a particular way in the Jubilee Year that has just begun, urging us to be messengers of hope with a simple, but concrete ‘yes’ to life with choices that bring life.”

Reflecting on the prologue of John’s gospel, the Pope said that Jesus, the Word Incarnate, is “the light that shines in darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. The gospel “reminds us, then, how powerful is God’s love, which is not overcome by anything and which, despite obstacles and rejections, continues to shine and illuminate our path”.

This is a time of “great need for light, for hope, and a need for peace” in which “men at times create situations so complicated that it seems impossible to get out of them”.