Our Lady of Good Counsel

& Guardian Angels Parish

54 Harvey Street,
Elton, Bury BL8 2RD
Tel: 0161 764 1630

Email: olgcga@b nternet.com

Parish website:
www.guardianangels-parish.org
Parish Twier: @olgcga
Diocesan website:
www.salforddiocese.org.uk

Newsleer for the weekend - 22nd/23rd August 2015

Twenty-rst Sunday of the Year (Year of St. MarkYear B)
PLEASE REMEMBER
IN PRAYER

THIS WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES

OUR SICK:
Bro. Nicholas Hutchinson,
David Lindley, Elaine Hardman,
Michael Dewsnap, Phyllis Daly,
Maurice Berry, Margaret Reilly,
Sean Reilly, Joan Hearle, Phillip
Bailey, Alan Radcliffe, Mary
Hanson, Maddie Clayton, Paddy
Harrison, Larry Hindes, Lillian
Graves, Alex Riley, Michael
Naughton, Phil Bailey, Ted
Whiley, Bill McPhee, Joe Barrett,
Patsy Frazer, Irenia Tluczek,
Steven McGuiness, Barbara
Kendal, Tom Divinney, John
Durcan, James Cassidy, Ann
Marie Cassidy, Bryan Smith.

TODAYS READINGS
First Reading: Joshua 24:1-2a,
15-17, 18b We will serve the
Lord, for he is our God.
Psalm 34 Response: Taste
and see that the Lord is good.
Second Reading: Ephesians
5:21-32 This is a great mystery,
regarding Christ and the Church.
Gospel Reading: John 6:60-69
The Lord Jesus has the words of
eternal life.

LATELY DECEASED:
Mark Hindle, Josef Haliniak,
Mary Fleming, Peter Hill,
Martin Quinn, Fr Robert
McCormick (East A nglia
Diocese), Lesley Reader,
Carmela Nacarlo, Margaret
Westwell, Norah Grant.
ANNIVERSARIES:
To include someone on the
prayer list please give their name to
Fr. Paul, put it through the letterbox
of the Parish Office, call the Office on:
0161 764 1630 or e-mail to
olgcga@btinternet.com
Please use the White Mass
Intention envelopes for Mass
intentions which you will find in the
porches. Thank you.
When adding the
name of someone sick
please ensure that you
have their permission (or
the permission of their
family). The list is updated each week.
and because of space the names of the
sick will be removed from the list after
four weeks. You can ask for them to
be added again.

NEXT WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES (Year B)
First Reading: Deuteronomy
4:1-2,6-8
Psalm 15
Second Reading: James 1:1718, 21b-22, 27
Gospel: M ark 7:1-8, 14-15, 2123

'CIRCLE OF PRAYER'
St Theresa of Lisieux
Deanery
For the week beginning Sunday
23rd August 2015 we pray for
the people of Sacred Heart
Parish, Rochdale and their Parish
Priest Fr David OKane.
All ministers please remember
to find a replacement to fill in
for your duties if you are going
away on holidaythank you.
Fr Paul.

You are now able to access the

weekly parish newsletter from
our twitter feed @olgcga

SERVICES THIS WEEK

Saturday 22nd August: 21st Sunday of the Year
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 23rd August: 21st Sunday of the Year
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass Celebration of the Sacrament of
Baptism during Mass
Monday 24th August: St Bartholomew
9.15 am: Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 25th August:
7.00 pm: Mass
Wednesday 26th August:
9.15 am: Mass
Thursday 27th August: St Monica
9.15 am: Eucharistic Service
Friday 28st August: St Augustine
9.15 am: Mass
Saturday 29th August: 22nd Sunday of the Year
1.00 pm Wedding Service for Aine Hoy & Stephen
Delaney
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 30th August: 22nd Sunday of the Year
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 22nd August: at 6.00 pm
Saturday 29th August: at 6.00 pm
The Rosary (for the sick and peace)
PLEASE NOTE THERE IS NO ROSARY THIS
MONDAY (24th August) (usually 7.00 pm ever y
Monday)
The new Eucharistic Ministers, Readers &
Welcomers Rotas ar e now available to collect fr om
the Welcome & Information Centre.
Flowers on the Sanctuary.
If you would like to have the flowers on the
sanctuary in memory of someone or something special
just let Fr Paul or Sharon know and they will arrange it,
or you can simply put all the details on an envelope, and
put the donation in the envelope and
pop it through the office letterbox.
The flowers this weekend have
been donated by Mike and Pauline
Terry who ar e celebr ating their
Golden Wedding. On behalf of their
parish community, we would like to
congratulate them on their anniversary
and assure them of our prayers.

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21st Sunday of the Year

23rd August 2015
If you wish to contribute to the View from the Pew,
please contact the Parish Office. These are anonymous

comments from parishioners.

We choose our actions. Our Faith is Gods plan for all
of usthat we can share in Eternal Life. Faith means that we have a
right to live life to the full, and a responsibility that others have the opportunity to live life to the full.
The Gospel this weekend is about Faithand how it is a gift
from God. It is not easy to have Faith, or to follow it. Sometimes, in the
humdrum of life, we can get overtaken by emotions that cloud our
judgement, such as jealousy or anger. Todays Gospel reminds us that
this is human nature, and that regular reminders from the gospel can
help refocus our minds.
We always have a choice and a responsibility. Our Faith tells us
that God has a plan for all of us, and that it is a good one. We all have a
positive role to play. We can choose to accept the invitation to play this
role, or we choose to walk no more with Jesus.
For Peter, this choice was a no-brainer - Jesus has the words of
eternal life.
Question for the Week: T his week, what concrete action on my part
will show unequivocally that I have decided to stay with Christ in Eucharistic discipleship.
WEEKLY OFFERINGS
The Offertory Collection for:
For the weekend 15th/16th August was:
Envelopes: 868.95 Loose collection: 286.18
Total: 1155.13
Thank you for your generosity.
If you wish to join the Gift Aid scheme please see Fr Paul at the back of
Church after Mass. It only takes a couple of seconds!
MINIBUS DRIVERS
If you cannot fulfil your rota duty, please arrange a swap with another
team. Thanks.
This weeks team: Steve & Mary Sawley
Next weeks team: Michael Harrington and Barbara Ashton
Spaces on the Minibus: We cur r ently have some spaces on
the minibus for the 10.30 am Mass minibus run. If you or someone you
know would benefit from this fantastic service please call the Office.
Having got some new volunteer drivers, we are now in need of a
few more non-drivers who would like to team up with drivers in helping the people we collect to get into the minibus. If you would be interested in doing this please contact the Parish Office.
Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to volunteer or for
more information.
The Parish Minibus Fund
As I think everyone knows by now, we launched a special fund
in order to start building up some money that we have set aside for
when we will have to replace our parish minibus. The minibus is a great
asset, bringing some of our older parishioners to Mass (who wouldnt
get here without it), enabling our two schools to take the pupils on trips
that would be too expensive because of the cost of coach hire, different
parish groups using it, and of course being a very visible sign of the
presence of the parish in our area. Many people have said they didnt
realise that it was used so much! People have been very generous over
these past few weeks with individual donationsthank you so much.
This week we have received two donations of 100 (a big thank
you to the doners!)
Therefore the running total in the fund currently is: 2620.00

Are you coeliac? We have special hosts for those who are coeliac.
If you need a special host, please come to the sacristy before Mass and
ask the sacristan to put a coeliac host out for you. Please also let Fr Paul
know that you will be coming up for a coeliac host.

PARISH DIARY
Tuesday 25th August
Tuesday Club: Quiz or Games
UCM: Finalising needs for Social and more funny stories.
Thursday 27th August
UCM: 11.00 am Visit to Cancer Support Centre. Please note
change of day.
7.30 pm Baptism Preparation Meeting (2)in the Walsingham
Room
Saturday 29th August
1.00 pm Wedding: Aine Hoy & Stephen Delaney
Monday 31st August (Bank Holiday Monday)
Parish Outing to Cartmel & the Races.
Tuesday 1st September
Tuesday Club: 2.00 pm Bingo
UCM: No Meeting Bank Holiday week
Sunday 6th September
10.30 am Mass: Welcome and Presentation for Baptism
After 10.30 am Mass: Baptism Preparation Meeting (1)
Tuesday 8th September
7.30 pm Paul Vallelys talk at St Gabriels H SHow Pope
Francis will change Catholic Social thinking. (see page 4 for
full details)
UCM: No Meeting - Talk at St Gabriel's on Pope Francis
Wednesday 9th September
7.30 pm Jesus. A Pilgrimage session 1, in the Parish Centre
Thursday 10th September
7.30 pm Bereavement Support Group Meeting
Tuesday 15th September
7.30 pm Jesus. A Pilgrimage session 2, in the Parish Centre
Thursday 17th September
7.30 pm Jeremy Duffs talk at St Gabriels H SPeter s
Preaching: The Gospel of St Mark (see page 4 for full details)
Tuesday 22nd September
7.45 pm Introductory Meeting for Seeking Christ & Awakening Faith, in the Parish Centre
Wednesday 23rd September
7.30 pm Jesus. A Pilgrimage session 3, in the Parish Centre
Thursday 24th September
10.00 am 12 noon: Macmillan Coffee Morning
Friday 25th SeptemberSaturday 3rd October
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Malta & Rome in the footsteps of St
Paul.
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Evangelisation: @SalfordDFE

MONDAY 31st
AUGUST
2015
The trip to Cartmel is definitely on!
The list is now closed. The cost per person is 20.00 (coach
and admission). If you have booked a place but havent yet
paid, please put the money in an envelope with your name on
it, and Cartmel and drop it through the letterbox of the Parish Office. Many thanks.
Dont forget you can take your own food and drink
in, and you can take your own fold up chairs etc.
The coach will be leaving from outside Church at
9.00 am prompt.

Margaret Westwell
Mgr John Daly the Parish Priest of St Marys, Oswaldtwistle,
contacted me to ask me to let our parishioners know that
Margaret died on Tuesday of this week in hospital after a
short illness. Her funeral will take place at St Marys
Oswaldtwistle on Tuesday 25th August at 9.45 am.
He knows that because of the many years that Margaret
taught at Bury Convent School and Holy Cross, there will be
a lot of people from Bury who will remember her.

Awaken Your
Catholic Faith
Sometimes important things get
away from usthings like faith.
Is this you? Too busy? Not been to
church in a while? A wakening
Faith will be just right for you. It is a six week programme
which can help people to be re-introduced to faith and the
church. It is all done within a relaxed and comfortable setting.
Please tell other people about this six week
programmeand tell them they will all be made most
welcome.

Thinking of
becoming a
Catholic?
Seeking Christ is a programme
for people who want to have a look at the Catholic church,
people who have either been baptised in another Christian
tradition or never been baptised.
Initially there are eight sessions in the programme to
help welcome and engage those who are thinking of possibly
becoming a Catholic. There is of course no obligation after
completing the eight week programme, but if people decide
they would then like to move forward to becoming a catholic
we can then help them to move forward.
If you or someone you know are interested in either of
these programmes and want further information, please let
them know that they can contact the Parish Office on 0161
764 1630 or by e-mail on olgcga@btinternet.com
Anyone wishing to join us for one of these programme,
can complete the form below and return to the Parish
Office, and we will be in touch with you.

THE INTRODUCTORY MEETING FOR

SEEKING CHRIST AND AWAKENING FAITH
WILL BE ON TUESDAY 22nd SEPTEMBER at
7.45 pm IN THE PARISH CENTRE.
I am interested in attending Awakening Faith or
Seeking Christ
Name: ..
Address: ..
..
E-mail: ....
Tel: No: ...
PLEASE RETURN TO THE PARISH OFFICE
(or e-mail the office on olgcga@btinternet.com)

Planning on getting married in 2016

at Guardian Angels?
Please remember that all couples are required
to give at least 6 months notice (by Diocesan Law) in order
to marry in the Church. So, if you are planning on getting married in
2016 and have not yet made contact with us and booked in your wedding, please do so as soon as possible.
Please telephone the office (0161 764 1630) to make an appointment for an initial meeting with Fr Paul, so that the availability of the
Church can be checked and details can be put in the Parish Diary.

Jesus: A Pilgrimage
Fr James Martin, SJ brings the Gospels to life in
Jesus: A Pilgrimage. We begin our sessions very soon. In
preparation for Session One, please read the Introduction and Chapters 1 & 2. To help us to plan and pr epare for the sessions, if you are planning on coming along,
please let us know by completing the form below.
DATES FOR OUR MEETINGS:
Wednesday 9th Sept, Tuesday 15th Sept, Wednesday 23rd Sept,
Thursday 8th October, Thursday 15th Oct, Thursday 22nd Octall
beginning at 7.30 pm in the Parish Centre.
We have tried to use different evenings to enable as many people as
want to take part to be able to.
If you would like us to order a copy of the book for you, then you
can indicate that also on the form below. Please return to the Parish Office as soon as possible. Many thanks. Fr Paul.

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JESUS. A PILGRIMAGE SESSIONS

I am intending taking part in the Jesus. A Pilgrimage Meetings after
the summer holidays.
 Please order a copy of the book: Jesus. A pilgrimage for me
NAME: .
TEL NO:
E-MAIL:
Please return to the Parish Office as soon as possible to
plan the evenings (or e-mail us)

enable us to

Many thanks, Fr Paul.

Corina Clark would like to say Thank You to ever yone who
has donated used stamps over the last five years to support the charity
Horseworld, based in Bath. She will be unable to continue the stamp
collection as she is going to study at dance college, so if anyone has
used stamps at home that they would like to donate, please ensure they
are in the box on the porch windowsill by Sunday 30th August, which
will be the last collection.
If anyone would still like to donate their used stamps, Bleakholt
Animal Sanctuary in Edenfield is a local charity that will welcome
stamp donations (BL0 0RX). Thanks again.
Corina.

The Clusterers
Sunday 23rd August 2015
Witton Country Park. (hilly in places).
Leader: Jeff Smith 0161 764 7289
9.30 departure from the Parish Centre Car Park.
Dont forget we have Tea and Coffee in the Parish Centre after
the 10.30 am Mass each Sundaycome and join us!

Having your child baptised at Guardian

Angels.
If you are planning on having your child baptised,
please pick up a leaflet from the Welcome and
Information Centre, which outlines our baptism
preparation programme.
Please note that the first thing that parents have to do is contact the
Parish Office (telephone on 0161 764 1630 or call in) to book onto
the First Meeting, held on the first Sunday of each month. Please do
not just turn up for the meeting without first booking in through
the Parish Office. This means that our Baptism Preparation Team have
a workable number of people each month.
This week we have had equipment in the Office, Church and Parish
Centre P.A.T. tested (Portable Appliance Test). We have a lot of
equipment and as the public come into contact with these items the law
requires that they are P.A.T. tested every year. We did very wellonly
5 items failed (out of about 60!) but they can easily be rectifiedand 4
of them were vacuum cleaners in the Parish Centre (dont worry theres
still 5 that are able to be used!) So we are covered for another year!

Three Parish Pilgrimage

Saturday 5th September
After a gap of a few years, we re-introduced The Three Parish
Pilgrimage last year-, and despite the weather it was very successful
and enjoyable. But some people might not know what its all about, so
here goes with an explaination! (especially for our new parishioners!)
The parishes of Guardian Angels, St Josephs, Ramsbottom and
St Hildas, Tottington, are a cluster of parishes. We try to work together and do things together, such as marriage preparation and the Lenten
Reconciliation Services.
The Three Parish Pilgrimage gives us an opportunity to meet
parishioners from the other parishes, and to visit the other two churches
in our cluster (many people have never been in them!). The difference
is that we walk together to the other Churches, and eat together!
We start at Guardian Angels Church with coffee & tea and bacon butties at 9.30 am. We then visit our church, have a tour of it, and a
short prayer service before heading off to Ramsbottom, via the Burrs
Country Park, and Nuttall Park to St Josephs where we have lunch
(hopefully Fr Johns delicious homemade soup!).
After visiting their Church, we then set off to St Hildas, Tottington, where we Fr Chris organises for us to have afternoon tea, visit
the church, and then make our way back to Guardian Angels.
We are aware of the fact that it is a bit short notice, but this was
because of other things we were looking at, but put the date in your
diary and enjoy a great day of fresh air, walking, and pilgrimage with
fellow parishioners and parishioners of our neighbouring parishes (and
pray for good weather!).
Just come along to the Parish Centre for bacon butties at 9.30 am
on Saturday 5th September and enjoy a great day together.

Macmillans Worlds Largest Coffee Morning

Thursday 24th September 2015

25th Anniversary Year
Once more we are holding our Macmillan Coffee morning in
the Parish Centre from 10.00 am12.00 noon.
Once again Sue, & Pat and their team will be organizing the
Coffee Morning on behalf of our Parish Community. This is a whole
Parish event so involves the whole Parish and we need your help. If
you would like to help on the day please just let Sharon know in the
Office and we will pass on your name to the ladies. Tickets will be on
sale for 1.00 after all the Masses and from the Parish Office from this
weekend.
More details of what you can do to help will be on next weekends newsletter.

A Levels and GCSEs

The past two Thursdays were probably quite stressful days for some of our younger parishioners!
If you received youre A Level results a week last
Thursday we hope that your results were what you were
hoping for, and that your future plans are falling into place.
If you received your GCSE results last Thursday,
again we hope that your results were what you were hoping
for and reflect the work that you put into the preparation for
the exams.
So congratulations to our A Level and GCSE students.
PARISH MINIBUS OUTING
TO CHESTER
Our minibus outings are proving to
be very popular, and so Pat & Sue have organised another onethis time on Monday
14th September to Chester. The minibus will
leave at 9.30 am from the Parish Centre Car Park. The sign
up sheet is on the table at the back of Church.
THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS
The summer holidays are rapidly moving
on, only a couple of weeks to the start of the
new term!
As usual, in order to give us a chance to
tidy up, plan for after the summer and catch our breathe, the
Parish Office will now be closed on Wednesdays until
Wednesday 2nd September. The telephone answering machine will be monitored, so please do leave a message (we
get so many blank messages!)
Two new DVDs available from the Dept for Evangelisation (please ask at the Office for a copy): 10.99 each
Fr Denis McBride: The Passion Narrative in the Gospels
David Wells: Evangelii Gaudium and the vision of Pope
Francis for the Church.
Two talks organised by
The Department for Evangelisation in September.

Tuesday 8th September:

Paul Vallely (author of Pope Francis: Untying the
knots) will be speaking about:
How Pope Francis will change Catholic Social
thinking.
Thursday 17th September:
Rev Dr Jeremy Duff will be speaking about:
Peters Preaching: The Gospel of St Mark
(this is also the title of Jeremys new book, published in
June 2015)
Both talks will be at:
St Gabriels R.C. High School, Bridge Road,
Bury, BL9 0TZ
7.30 pm9.30 pm.
5.00 per person
(includes tea & coffee on arrival and at the interval)
The bookshop with both of the speakers new books will
be available (and they will sign them for you also!)

Please see the posters in the Porches for

full details.