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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SEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR C
23rd February 2025
PREFACE: Number 2
EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: Number 2
MYSTERY OF FAITH: When we eat this bread …
Sat: 6:30pm – People of St Peter’s living & deceased
Sun: 10:00am – Lucia Iandola RIP
Tue: 10:00am – Elzbieta Pirog intention
Wed: 7:00pm – Michele Campanaro RIP
Thu: 10:00am – People of St Peter’s living & deceased
Fri: 12 noon – Andrew Olivares RIP
Sat: 6:30pm – Jadwiga Dominiak RIP
Sun: 10:00am – Bernadette O’Donnell 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: Andrew Davidson, Charles Hoppen, George Cowley, Richardson, Mirono Komarneski, Ann McNicholas, baby Emily Woodruff, Ellen Thompson, Mark Murphy, Michael Conway, George Smith, Kathleen Baker, Alice Geoghegan, Evelyn Harding, Antonina Gudz, Michele Campanaro, Elizabeth Butler, Daniel Byrne, Ann Sloan, Bernadette O’Donnell, Andrew McGhee, Peverell and Patrick Murray. May they rest in peace.
Please Remember in Prayer
Nick, Allen, Raymond & Jacqueline, Tich & Nakisai, Elizabeth, Christina, Ansa, the Collett family, Pat, Sam, Frances, Diana, Riva, Sebi, Ponnamma, Peter, Nikhil, Sherin, Steve, Cecilia, Cynthia, Saju, Magdelena Daw, Harry, Myla Suarez Tadjaman, Daisy, Vanessa, Susan Allen, Ida, Patsy, Gregory, Georgina (Gina), Timothy, Teresa Cawley & family, Sue O’Neil, Eileen Bishop, Livia Di Oreo, Joshi, Christine & John, the Cudone family, Sam, Sophie, Lewis, Nathan, Yvonne, Kele, Carlisle, Joost & Marie-José, Caroline, Amanda, Nora, Emma, Eva, Olivia, Roy, Rej, Lita, Flora and Geoff Goodman.
OFFERTORY: Last week’s collection amounted to £410.56. Thank you very much.
SECOND COLLECTION: Last weekend raised £186.30 for Racial Justice Sunday. Thank you very much.
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 on March 9th after Mass in Church. Thank you.
CHILDREN’S ROSARY PRAYER GROUP: Will meet on Saturday March 1st at 10:30am in Church. All welcome.
EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS: The next rota will start on March 9th (1st Sunday of Lent) and run until June 1st (7th Sunday of Easter). Please let Mike know if you are not available for any Sunday in that Period.
COFFEE MORNING: On Saturday March 1st from 10am to 12 noon there will be a Coffee Morning in the Parish Hall for Church funds so please support this. There will be a raffle. If you can give a prize or prizes for the raffle that will be much appreciated. Please bring raffle items on the day, thank you.
YOUR SYMPATHY: Is requested for the family and friends of Irena Solujan who died recently: Her funeral service will be held at Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Great Billing on March 3rd at 11am following on to Nene Valley Crematorium at 1pm and refreshments at The Stags Head, Great Doddington.
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!
TOGETHER IN PRAYER: Is at 7pm on Sunday, March 9th at Park Road Baptist Church. See poster.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER 2025: Once again the annual service of the World Day of Prayer will be held on Friday March 7th. The service will be held at the Salvation Army Headquarters at 1.30pm in the hope that many more will be able to attend. Tea/Coffee will be served after the service which has been prepared by Christian Women of the Cook Islands with the theme “I made you wonderful”. This theme crops up throughout the service as well as in the hymns that have been chosen for the day with one having been especially composed for this service. Once again it promises to be an interesting service with an insight into the lives of the people of the Cook Islands. As the service lasts for only about an hour, it would be nice for as many as possible to attend in view of the fact that the WWP Committee work very hard to ensure that the proceedings are successful.
BLAZE 2025: Bookings are now open for Blaze, held on Saturday March 1st at Thomas Becket RC High School, Northampton 11am – 4pm. For more information see https://nymo.org/blaze-2025/. The cost for the day per person (catechists and confirmandi) will be £13; please bring a packed lunch. Refreshments available. Please speak to one of the catechist team members if you are interested in attending.
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.
CAFOD’S BIG LENT WALK: You are invited to join CAFOD’s Big Lent Walk and journey together with Catholics in England, Wales and Scotland as Pilgrims of Hope in this Jubilee Year – walking 200km over 40 days during Lent. Journey to one of the churches or shrines designated as places of pilgrimage in our diocese as part of your Big Lent Walk. Every £1 you raise will support communities like Lokho’s in Kenya, experiencing the worst impact of the climate crisis, to rebuild their lives in hope. Sign up here: https://walk.cafod.org.uk/