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ST PETER’S CHURCH (with St Joseph’s, Hurst Green)
Stonyhurst College – Stonyhurst – Clitheroe – Lancs – BB7 9PZ.

T: (01254) 826268      E: stpeterschurchstonyhurst@btinternet.com        Web: www.stpetersstonyhurst.org.uk

Parish Priest:   Fr Tim Curtis, SJ              Safeguarding Officer:     Niall Macfarlane (07786 432360
                          Salford Roman Catholic Diocese Trustees Registered Charity No 2500374   

                                                 

24th August 2025                    THE NEWSLETTER                   21st Sunday of Ordinary Time (Year C)
Mass Schedule                                                                                                      

Date	Time	Mass Intentions	Feast
Sa        23rd	5.30pm     St P’s	Barbara Taylor (For health)	The Vigil of 21st Sunday of OT
Su        24th	9.30am     St J’s	For the Parish	21st Sunday of OT
	11.00am   St P’s	Constance Catlow A
Mo       25th	No Mass		Weekday in ordinary time (Week 21)
Tu         26th	8.00am     St P’s	Janet Cowdall A	Weekday in ordinary time
Wed     27th	8.00am     St P’s	Mary Moss L (AS)	St Monica
Th         28th	No Mass		St Augustine BD
Fr          29th	8.00am     St P’s	Mary Moss L (JT)	The Martyrdom of St John the Baptist

L = Lately Dead, A = Anniversary of Death, R = Remembrance          M = Martyr, V = Virgin, B = Bishop, Pp = Pope
P = Personal Intention, S = Sick, B = Birthday   F = Founders Mass             D = Doctor, P = Priest, R = Religious

 

Please pray for the following, the anniversary of whose deaths occur at this time:   Isobella Burns, Vincent Joseph Wilcock, Jo (Josephine) Nicholson, Alice Wilcock, William (Bill) Ramsden and Bill Phillips.  May they rest in the peace of the Lord.

Readings at Mass

	21st Sunday of OT (Year C)	22nd Sunday of OT (Year C)
First	Isaiah 66; 18 – 21	Eccl 3; 17 – 18, 20, 28 – 29
Second	Heb 12; 5 – 7, 11 – 13	Heb 12; 18 – 19, 22 – 24a
Gospel	Luke 13; 22 - 30	Luke 14; 1, 7 - 14

 

Diocesan Website:
http://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk
for information on our Diocese and what is happening.

 

Prayers Please

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mary Moss who died suddenly and unexpectedly. Remember Felix and the family in your prayers too. Her funeral will take place in St Peter’s on Thursday 4th September at 1pm.

 

Praying with the Pope in August 2025
For mutual coexistence
Let us pray that for societies where coexistence seems more difficult might not succumb to the temptation of confrontation for ethnic, political religious or ideological reasons. Look at www.ThePopeVideo.org for more information

 

Today
Is the 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time.   In the gospel someone askes Jesus if only a few will be saved.  His reply is that we try to enter via the narrow door.
 
Holy Hour and Benediction over the summer
Very few parishioners now come to the Holy Hour and Benediction on a Saturday evening.   Fr Tim has decided to suspend it over the summer, but it will resume once the pupils return.   He will still be available for confessions in St Peter’s on a Saturday from 4.30pm.

 

Parish Visiting of the sick and housebound
The new school term is about to begin, so during this week Fr Tim hopes to visit those who can’t easily get to church on a Sunday.   If you know of someone who needs a visit, please let him know.

 

O Level results
Came out last week.   Many pupils did very well, but some have had to reconsider their future options.   We keep all of them in our prayers.

 

Coffee Stop
Takes place on Thursday at 1.30pm in the Bowling Green Pavilion.   Come along for a natter and a cuppa.   All welcome.

 

Next Sunday
Is the 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time.   In the gospel Jesus gives a Pharisee a lesson in how to be humble.

 

Back to school
All of our schools start again next week.   We wish all our new pupils and new staff well.

 

Caritas Salford sponsored walk
Once more Caritas Salford is holding a sponsored walk to raise funds.   They are doing the Tolkien Trail on Saturday 13th September.  Please help raise funds for Caritas, supporting families and individuals in crisis by signing up for this year’s Every Step Tolkien Trail challenge, details on the website. Alternatively sponsor the group taking part…sponsor forms at the back of church or go to Just Giving ‘Fran’s Tolkien Group’.’

 

Parishes meeting
All of the Jesuit parishes in the UK will have a residential conference from 12th – 14th November.   To prepare for this there is a meeting here at Stonyhurst on Saturday 4th October.   We will be joined by the parishioners from St Wilfrid’s in Preston.   The meeting will be facilitated by Danny Curtin.   Please keep these dates free.

 

New Head at St Joseph’s
The Governors of St Joseph’s are pleased to announce a new headteacher for the primary school.   She is Mrs. Jane McCormack who is currently the Deputy Headteacher of Holy Souls Roman Catholic Primary School, Blackburn.  We wish Jane every success in her forthcoming role.   I am sure she can count on the support of the parish as she settles into her new school.

 

Parish Confirmations
The bishop has given a date for confirmations for candidates from the Ribble Valley churches (Clitheroe, Whalley and Stonyhurst).   Confirmations will be on Tuesday 23rd September at 7pm at St Mary’s, Langho.   We keep our candidates in our prayers.

 

Carol Leonard RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Carol Leonard, who died suddenly last Sunday.   Carol was a regular at the Coffee Stop.   May she rest in peace.

 

Blessed Carlo Acutis canonisation
This had to be postponed because of the death of Pope Francis.   It has been rescheduled and will take place on Rome on Sunday 7th September.   Blessed Carlo will be the first saint born in this century.   He is a patron saint of the internet and of youth. 

 

Mount St Mary’s College
There has been much reaction to the shock announcement of the immediate closure of Mount St Mary’s College and its prep school, Barlborough Hall.   Please keep the staff and pupils in your prayers.   Unfortunately, a substantial donation to see them through this year never materialised.   Attempts to save the school have so far proved to be unsuccessful.