22/04/2022
Dear brothers and sisters,
The celebration of Frst Holy Communion is a significant moment in the life of any Parish community. For our Parish, this weekend’s celebration is particularly significant as it is the first for three years. As we pray for the children and their families, perhaps we should reflect upon the importance of the Eucharist in our own lives. Celebrating Mass at the Parish of “St. Internet” is all well and good, but it doesnt give us the opportunity to receive Holy Communion. As life begins to return to normal, perhaps this weekend’s celebration will provide a spur for those parishioners who have been absent from Sunday Mass to return.
Weekly Masses are celebrated in our Parish as follows:
In Selby:
Saturday: 6.00pm & Sunday: 9.30am
Wednesday & Thursday: 10.00am.
In Carlton:
Sunday: 11.15am
Tuesday: Funeral Mass for Richard Jackson at 11.00 am.
Friday: 1.00pm Mass at Holy Family High School. Please report to Reception on arrival at school.
EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT - on Wednesday before Mass, beginning at 9.30am.
PRIVATE PRAYER - On Wednesday, our Selby church is open for private prayer after Mass until midday.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION (Confessions) - Saturday between 9.30 & 10.30am. (Selby)
Please remember that the Rosary is prayed each week for all your intentions and candles are lit.
Details of Mass intentions, together with a list of those who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time can be found by following the link to “Newsletter” on the Parish website: www.stmarysselby.org.uk
EASTER DUTIES - The current teaching of the Church says that we should confess our sins at least once a year and receive the sacrament of the Eucharist at least during the Easter Season.
The so called "Easter Duties" can be fulfilled up to Trinity Sunday.
CAFOD Children’s Liturgy, every Sunday at 10am: with gospel stories, fun songs and craft activities for all the family to join in To register, click here https://cafod.org.uk/Education/Children-s-liturgy
Alternatively, try a new resource - Mark 10 Mission - Liturgies for under 8’s. Visit www.themark10mission.co.uk/little-liturgies
THIS WEEKEND, 36 young parishioners will receive Holy Communion for the first time. It has been a long journey for them and their families! They began their preparation in June, 2019 and made their First Confession the following month. The preparation programme was suspended in March, 2020 as we went into lockdown & resumed just before Easter after a break of two years! Let us pray they have a wonderful, and much deserved, celebration!!
WELCOME to Jayden Michael Callaghan & Nikolas Novak who were baptised recently.
WEEKLY NEWSLETTER/EPISTLE - When the first lockdown began in March 2020, I started to send a weekly newsletter (I call it “My Epistle”) by email to those Parishioners who requested one. At the same time, three Parishioners very kindly offered to hand deliver copies to friends and neighbours.
This practice continues and at the moment 104 newsletters are sent out by email, a further 49 are hand delivered & 12 are posted. This means that each week 165 parishioners receive a copy of the Parish Newsletter. I also know that some who receive a hard copy pass it on to neighbours, thus raising the total of recipients!
Before the start of the pandemic, 140 bulletins were printed each weekend to be collected at the back of church (many were subsequently thrown away).
So we are currently reaching more Parishioners than we ever did in the past!
That being the case, I can see no reason to go back to the “old system”
If you know someone who would like to receive a weekly newsletter by any of the above methods, please contact the Parish Office (703345)
Easter Monday Tombola at Carlton Towers - Margaret Kilner writes, “A huge “Thank You” to all who sent prizes, donated money, helped on the day and came along to support this fund raising event. The total banked is £370.50 a very good result. It was lovely to meet up again with people we have not seen for quite a while. Best wishes to you all.”
Members of Portholme Church are holding a fund raising evening on 7th May. to celebrate the Queen’s Jubilee as well as Portholme’s 10th Birthday and the URC’s 50th anniversary. They are having an evening of modern hymns, or at least those hymns that have been written in the last 70 years, and are inviting people across the town to submit a list of their favourites.
Votes for hymns should be sent to [email protected]
CELEBRATION OF MARRIED LIFE - Saturday 14th May, at St. Anne’s Cathedral, Leeds at 12 noon for couples and their families celebrating a significant wedding anniversary this year and for those whose anniversaries occurred during the years of the pandemic. There will be an opportunity for couples to renew their marriage vows during the liturgy.
If you would like to take part in this celebration, please fill out the application form which is available at the back of church and send it to: Miss Anne Cooke, Bishop’s House, 13 North Grange Road, Leeds, LS6 2BR
or email it to [email protected] by Tuesday, 3rd May 2022.
SINCERE THANKS to all parishioners who sent Easter cards & presents to the Presbytery. Your kindness is much appreciated!
RECENT COLLECTIONS - Palm Sunday: £527.60; Maundy Thursday (CAFOD): £100.15; Good Friday (Holy Places): £189.00; Easter Offerings: £1,076.60;
Funeral (Tom Littlewood): £505.15.
Details of monthly standing orders will be available shortly.
May the blessings of the risen Christ be with you and your loved ones this Eastertide!
Błogosławieństwo Zmartwychwstałego Chrystusa niech będzie z Wami i Waszymi rodzinami w święta Wielkanocne!
God bless,
Fr. Wilson
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