ST PETER APOSTLE CHURCH, RUSHDEN
Parish Priest: Rev Dariusz Bialowas
Tel: 01933 353649
Deacon: Rev Peter Remmington
Parish Secretary: Charmaine: Tue to Thu: 10am – 2pm Parish Safeguarding Representative: Stuart Pearce
Email: parish.stpeterrushden@northamptondiocese.org
Website: https://rushdencatholicchurch.co.uk/
Twitter: www.twitter.com/rushdencatholic
Facebook: www.facebook.com/StPeterApostle
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FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR C
9th March 2025
PREFACE: The Temptation of the Lord
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Number 1
MYSTERY OF FAITH: When we eat this bread and drink …
Sat: 6:30pm – Mary Miller RIP
Sun: 10:00am – Maura Kissane RIP
Tue: 10:00am – Foundation Mass
Wed: 7:00pm – Foundation Mass
Thu: 10:00am – Special Intention
Fri: 12 noon – Christopher Coram RIP
Sat: 6:30pm – People of St Peter’s living & deceased
Sun: 10:00am – Maura Kissane RIP
Rosary: Wednesday 6:30pm
Holy Hour, Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and
Confession: Friday 11am
Please pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Rebecca Brader, Archibold Scott, Catherine Nicholson, Tim Martin, Tadeusz Kluczynoki, Sarah Rowe, Peter Fett, Victor Sidorowski, Thomas Moss, Douglas Gilbert, Olive Maher, James McMahon, John Malone, Onorino Dipilla, Gerry MacGregor, John Vinter, Faye Samples, Janis Poole, Antoni Drozd, Bridget O’Rourke, Daniel Melton and William Fisher.
Please Remember in Prayer
Vanessa, Ida, Patsy, Gregory, Georgina (Gina), Timothy, Teresa Cawley & family, Sue O’Neil, Livia Di Oreo, Joshi, Christine & John, Joost & Marie-José, Caroline, Amanda, Nora, Emma, Eva, Olivia, Roy, Rej, Lita, Flora, Geoff Goodman, the Cudone family, Ansa, Andrew, Ann, Eileen Bishop, Nick, Alan, Ray, Vanessa, Margery, Jessica, Susan Allen, Sam, Sophie, Lewis, Nathan, Yvonne, Kele, Carlisle, the Collett family, Pat Boothby family, Bill, Clare and Pat.
OFFERTORY: Last week’s collection amounted to £469.36. Thank you very much.
SECOND COLLECTION: Next weekend is for CAFOD Family Fast Day. Please take an envelope home with you.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY: Is available to all children age 5-11 years old at the 10am Mass. We invite the children to come out to the hall/lounge after the entrance hymn and we return them at the Offertory.
CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES 2025: There will be a meeting for Confirmation candidates and parents today, Sunday March 9th after Mass in Church. Thank you.
THE BANNS OF MARRIAGE: For Rafał Marek Łojek (Stalowa Wola) and Monika Cudziło (Stalowa Wola) who will be getting married in May 2025 in Poland (Poręby Dymarskie). This will be for the second time of asking. We pray for the couple during this time in preparation for their wedding.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS: Are at 7pm on Friday throughout Lent.
CAFOD FAMILY FAST DAY: Please donate to our Family Fast Day parish collection and be a pilgrim of hope with CAFOD this Jubilee Year. You’ll be supporting communities suffering the impacts of war, poverty and climate change to find solutions and hope. Use the QR code, CAFOD envelope in church, call us on 0303 303 3030 or donate online at https://cafod.org.uk/fundraise/parishes/virtual-envelope. You can also text CAFODLENT to 70085 to donate £10. You can also look at our Lent prayer video at https://youtu.be/BRhixfRAQEs. Due to the recently announced cuts to spending on overseas aid by the US and European governments, this has never been more vital.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: You should by now have received the next rota. If you have not, please let Mike know.
TOGETHER IN PRAYER: Is at 7pm today, Sunday March 9th at Park Road Baptist Church. See poster.
JANET GIBBONS MEMORIAL QUIZ NIGHT: At the time of Janet’s funeral we raised over £700 for The British Lung Foundation. We, the family, would like to push this up to £1000, with your help. We thought a quiz night would be a fun way to do this, so please come and join us on Saturday March 29th 7:45pm in the Parish Hall. Bring a team or come on your own and we will find you one! Prizes to be won! Tea coffee and possibly cakes! Also a raffle!
PRE-VISITATION MEETING: Bishop David will be visiting all the parishes in our pastoral area and in preparation for these visits there is an open meeting with him in Corby. You are all warmly invited to attend this meeting with Bishop David on Tuesday March 18th at 7pm at St Brendan’s and St Patrick’s Church, 151 Beanfield Avenue, Corby, Northants, NN18 0AZ.
FOODBANK DONATIONS: There is a comprehensive list of requested items at the back of Church (including tinned foods & household goods). Please keep the donations coming, as stocks are running low and demand is increasing more and more. Thanks to everyone for all the donations, both of goods and money!
GIFT AID ENVELOPES: For the next financial year will be available soon. Please let the Parish Office know if you no longer wish to donate this way so that we do not over order envelopes. New donors are always welcome.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM: This year our diocesan pilgrimage to Walsingham takes place on Saturday June 14th. The pilgrimage will begin with Mass at the Basilica in the Catholic Shrine at midday followed by lunch and at 3pm pilgrims process from the Shrine, on the holy mile to the Abbey Grounds for the final service. Parish groups are welcome to attend and encouraged to bring parish banners with them for the procession.
VACANCY: The Church has a vacancy for a handyman/woman to help with the maintenance of the Church and Presbytery utilities plus Health & Safety. Please contact the Parish Office if you can help. Training will be available.
THE POPE’S INTENTION FOR MARCH: Let us pray that, through forgiveness, broken families may find healing for their wounds, and rediscover each other’s gifts, despite their differences.