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 - 14th/15th February 2015

The Sixth Sunday of the Year (Year of St. MarkYear B)
PLEASE REMEMBER
IN PRAYER

THIS WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES

OUR SICK:
Bro. Nicholas Hutchinson,
David Lindley, Dominic Gamble,
Eileen Cock, Margaret Reilly,
Elaine Hardman, Ray Fitzwalter,
James Scanlon, Jody Turon, a very
sick nephew, Austin Sweeney,
Stefan Sikorski, Michael
Dewsnap, Kathleen Warburton,
Phyllis Daly, Maurice Berry,
Leslie Warburton, Delia Mithell,
Joan Grimshaw.
LATELY DECEASED
Edmund Daly
Marcella Jackson
Frank Warburton
Margaret Ingle
Frank Longley
Lucy Chan
Margaret Prendergast
Vera Gormley
ANNIVERSARIES
Lynne Havens
Manuel Samitier
John Banks

TODAYS READINGS
First Reading: L eviticus 13: 12, 44-46 The leper will live outside the camp
Psalm 32: Y ou are my refuge,
O Lord, you fill me with the joy
of salvation.
Second Reading: 1 Cor 10.3111:1 Do everything for the glory
of God
Gospel: M ark 1:40-45 Jesus
heals the leper.

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

For the week beginning Sunday

15th February 2015 we pray we
pray for the parish of Our
Ladys, Langley & St John
Fisher, Boarshaw, Middleton, for
the parishioners and Canon
Tadhg Mullins their Parish
Priest.

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.

You are now able to access the

weekly parish newsletter from
our twitter feed (@olgcga)

NEXT WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES (Year B)
First Reading: Genesis 9: 8-15
Psalm 25
Second Reading: 1 Peter 3: 1822
Gospel: Mar k 1: 12-15

'CIRCLE OF PRAYER'
St Theresa of Lisieux
Deanery

SERVICES THIS WEEK

Saturday 14th February: The Fifth Sunday of
Ordinary Time.
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 15th February: The Fifth Sunday of
Ordinary Time.
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass
12.15 pm: Celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism
Monday 16th February:
9.15am: Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 17th February: Shrove Tuesday
7.00 pm: Mass
Wednesday 18th February: Ash Wednesday
9.15 am: Mass and distribution of Ashes
7.30 pm: Mass and distribution of Ashes
Thursday 19th February:
9.15am: Eucharistic Service
Friday 20th February:
11.00 am: Funeral Mass for Marcella Jackson
Saturday 21st February: The First Sunday of Lent.
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 22nd February: The First Sunday of Lent.
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 14th FebruaryConfessions at 6.00pm
Saturday 21st FebruaryConfessions at 6.00pm
The Rosary (for the sick and peace)
7.00 pm in Church
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.
N.B. There are no flowers in Church
during the Lenten Season.
EASTER FLOWERS: If you would like
to make a donation to the Flowers in
Church for Easter, please place it in an envelope and
clearly mark it Easter Flowers and post it through the
Parish Office letter-box. Thank you.

Jesus heals
the leper

The Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time

15th February 2015
If you wish to contribute to the View from the Pew,
please contact the Parish Office.

These are anonymous comments from

parishioners.
Todays first reading and the gospel show us just how Jesus moves beyond the expected to bring about Gods reign. The
first reading established the standard procedure for dealing with
lepers and their disease.
Jesus reaches out and touches the leper, breaking the barriers established by tradition and in so doing proclaiming a new era
of grace, healing, and hope. How can we follow his example in
breaking down barriers today?

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.

The Clusterers
MINIBUS DRIVERS
If you cannot fulfil your rota duty, please arrange a swap with another
team. Thanks.
This weeks team: Marcia & Lawrence Cook
Next weeks team: George Ponka & Janet Turner

Awakening Faith and Seeking Christ

THE NEXT MEETING WILL BE
THURSDAY 26TH FEBRUARY AT 7.30PM
SUNDAY 22ND FEBRUARY
THE RITE OF ELECTION
AT SALFORD CATHEDRAL AT 2.30 PM
PLEASE MEET AT CHURCH IN ORDER TO TRAVEL
TOGETHERLEAVING AT 1.15 PM
ANYONE WHO IS ON THE SEEKING CHRIST PRGRAMME
WHO WAS NOT AT THE MEETING ON THE 12TH FEBRUARY,
PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE ASAP.
THANK YOU.

WEEKLY OFFERINGS
The Offertory Collection for:
For the weekend of 31st/1st January was:
Envelopes: 928.45 Loose collection: 344.78
Total: 1273.23
The Offertory Collection for:
For the weekend of 31st/1st January was:
Envelopes: 800.59 Loose collection: 326.74
Total: 1127.33
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!
Question for the week:

How will my Lenten observance respond to Jesus twofold

challenge: to seek healing myself, and, once healed by Gods
grace, become an instrument of healing for others?

This weekend we have a Pastoral Letter from Bishop John which will
be read out in Church there will also be copies of his Pastoral Letter
available at the back of church when you are leaving Church. Please do
take a copy so that you can read it at home.

Sunday 22nd February 2015

Longer Wayoh/Entwistle route
Moderate. Leader Jeff Smith Tel: 0161 764 7269
10.00 am start from Guardian Angels Car Park.
Thursday 5th March
Jumbles and Affetside
Some steep parts
Leader Jeff Smith Tel: 0161 764 7269
10.00 am start from Guardian Angels Car Park.

CAFOD Lent Family Fast Day

Friday 27th February
Next weekend we will be distributing the Family
Fast Day envelopes at all the Masses.
Shrove Tuesday is this coming Tuesday17th February,
please remember to bring back to Church this weekend
(14/15th Feb) the Palms that you received last Palm Sunday, or bring them to the Mass on Tuesday evening, because after the 7.00 pm Mass on Shrove Tuesday we prepare the ashes and have pancakes!
During the Pancakes (organised by the UCM) there will be
a Raffle. Any donations for the raffle will be gratefully received (please drop them off at the Parish office) . All proceeds from the pancakes and raffle will go to support the
new permanent Cancer Support Centre which has recently
moved from St James to new premises on Bolton Road.

To receive our Parish Newsletter by e-mail each

weekend, simply e-mail the Parish Office on: olgcga@btinternet.com with the tag line newsletter
and we will add you to the list. Follow us on Twitter also
@olgcga for reminders and updates on parish events.
Follow the Department for Evangelisation:
@SalfordDFE
ITEMS FOR THE NEWSLETTER
Please submit all items for inclusion in the newsletter to the
Parish Office no later than Wednesday evening.
Either pop them through the Office letter-box or e-mail
them in. Anything received after Wednesday evening cant
be guaranteed to make it into the next weekends newsletter.

WELCOME
TO WITNESS
Becoming an
evangelising parish
Copies of the book are
available for purchase from
the Parish Office.
Price 7.95 a copy
This weekend we have a supply of books for Lent
and Easter available to buy at the back of Church. Take
a look at them!
Every year we have a
special Lenten Course on Tuesday evenings. We have had all
kinds of different courses in the
past. This year we are once
more offering something different!
On Tuesday 24th February we
are beginning our Lenten Programme which is entitled:

Another Story Must Begin

A Lenten Course based on
Les Miserables
We will meet each Tuesday evening (apart from
the Tuesday in Holy Week) after the 7.00 pm Mass.
On Week One, Tuesday 24th February we will
watch the entire Film of Les Miserables (so this will be
the longest session of the Lenten series).
During the subsequent sessions we will explain
certain themes such as repentance, forgiveness, and redemption etc and explore some of the characters in the
story.
So, do come and join us on the Tuesday evenings
of Lent, in the Parish Centre, and through the sessions,
take the opportunity to deepen your faith. Everyone is
welcome to join us.
Other Lenten matters: Deanery Station Masses.
For Lent this year, as a Deanery we are having four
Deanery Lenten Station Masses. They are taking place
in each of the four pastoral areas of our deanery (which
is now quite a large geographical area). Parishioners are
welcome to attend any (or all of the Masses) The dates
and venues are as follows:
Holy Family, Rochdale
Thursday 26th February
St Marys, Littleborough
Thursday 5th March
Our Lady of Grace, Prestwich Thursday 12th March
St Josephs, Heywood
Thursday 19th March
(Bishop John will be presiding at this Station Mass)
All Station Masses are on Thursdays at 7.30pm.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to
Auschwitz-Birkenau, Krakow,
Czestochowa & Zakopane
Sunday 24th MaySunday 31st
May 2015
2015 is the year in which we commemorate the 70th
Anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz Concentration
Camp (27th January 2015) and also the liberation of many
other camps. To commemorate this we have been asked to
organise this Pilgrimage once again this year. This year we
have been able to organise the Pilgrimage to take place
entirely during the May school half-term.
After the time spent in visiting and in reflection at
Auschwitz our focus then changes to spending time walking
in the footsteps of St John Paul II.

COST PER PERSON:

820 per person
(deposit payable 150 per person)
COST INCLUDES:

Return flights Liverpool - Krakow (EasyJet)

Airport duty & passenger taxes

1 suitcase per person for the aircraft hold (20kgs)

Coach transfers in Poland & to and from LiverpoolBury

4 nights in 4* Arena Hotel & Spa in Tychy (on half

board basis)

3 nights dinner, bed & breakfast 4* Qubus Hotel in

Krakow

English speaking tour guide whilst in Auschwitz,

Krakow, Wadowice, Czestochowa, & Zakopane

Local guide at the Salt Mines (English speaking)

Tips for Guide & Driver and Entrance fee for

Auschwitz & the Salt Mines
WHAT IS EXTRA:
Single room supplement 175.00
TRAVEL INSURANCE: (with Pilgrimage Options)
35 per person aged 18 65
47 per person aged 66 - 75
60 per person aged 76 - 79
70 per person aged 80+

For a full itinerary and booking form please contact

Sharon Beech on 0161 761 0536 or 0161 764 1630
or e-mail to: sharon.beech@dioceseofsalford.org.uk
Places are limited, so early booking is recommended

PARISH DIARY

The Missionary Journeys of St Paul

Malta & Rome

8 days
Friday 25th September
Saturday 3rd October 2015
Following on from the very successful pilgrimages
in the footsteps of St Paul in Greece in 2009 and
subsequent pilgrimages to the Holy Land &
Turkey, the Department for Evangelisation is completing the journey in the footsteps of St. Paul with
his journey to Malta and his martyrdom in Rome.
During our 4 days in Malta we will
explore the sacred sites of Valletta, St.
Pauls Bay and St. Pauls Island. We will
visit Mdina, Mosta (the silent city), Rabat,
sail to Gozo and visit sites that relate to
the Order of the Knight of Malta. We will
take a short flight from Malta to Rome on the fifth day of
the pilgrimage.
Our final 4 days of the pilgrimage
will follow Pauls journey to Rome, visiting various places associated with St
Paul. We will also attend the Wednesday
morning audience with Pope Francis in
St. Peters Square (dependent on Pope
Francis being in Rome). Whilst in Rome we will also visit
the Benedictine Monastery at Subacio, where there is a
fresco of St. Francis that is reputed to have been painted
whilst he was visiting the Monastery. We will also visit
the catacombs, and hope to visit SantEgidio, an ecumenical community in Rome.

The itinerary is subject to minor change.

Price per person: 1225.00

Prices are based on two people sharing a twin
bedded room on a Half Board basis, and includes
flights and all entrance fees.
(A single room supplement of 199.00 is payable)
For a full itinerary and booking form please
contact Sharon Beech on 0161 761 0536
or e-mail to:
sharon.beech@dioceseofsalford.org.uk

Tuesday 17th FebruaryShrove Tuesday

Tuesday Club: Music and Dancing
7.00 pm: Mass followed by preparation of the Ashes &
Pancakes
Wednesday 18th FebruaryAsh Wednesday
9.15 am: Mass and distribution of Ashes
7.30 pm: Mass and distribution of Ashes
Monday 23rd March
No Toddlers Group
Tuesday 24th February
No Tuesday Club Meeting
7.45 pm: Week One Lenten Programmethe showing of
Les Miserables
Wednesday 25th February
7.30 pm; Guardian Angels School Full Governing Body
meeting
Thursday 26th February
7.30 pm: Our Lady of Lourdes Full Governing Body Meeting
7.30 pm: Seeking Christ Meeting in the Parish Centre.
Tuesday 3rd March
7.00 pm: Parish Memorial Mass for Fr John Cribben
Wednesday 4th March
PLEASE NOTE THAT FR DENIS MCBRIDES
TALK ON THIS DATE HAS BEEN RE-ARRANGED
TO THURSDAY 26TH MARCH DUE TO HIS COMMITMENTS
Thursday 5th March
Meeting with the Music Group re Easter Liturgies
Saturday 7th March
10.00 am 12.00 noon Sacramental Programme Meeting
for Parents and children in the Parish Centre.
Wednesday 11th March & Thursday 12th March
7.00 pm Sacramental Programme Reconciliation Services
Thursday 26th March
7.30 pm: Fr Denis McBride speaking about The Passion
Narratives in the Gospels. St Gabriels HS (organised by
the Salford Diocese Dept for Evangelisation) at St
Gabriels H.S.
HOLY WEEK
Sunday 29th March: Palm Sunday
Tuesday 31st March: Cluster Reconciliation Service
Thursday 2nd April: Holy Thursday
Friday 3rd April: Good Friday
Saturday 4th April: Holy Saturday
Sunday 5th April: Easter Sunday
Ash Wednesday mar ks the beginning of the Season of
Lent. It is a season of penance, reflection, and fasting
which prepares us for Christ's Resurrection on Easter
Sunday, through which we attain redemption. Our foreheads are marked with ashes to humble our hearts.
Ashes are a symbol of penance and they help us
develop a spirit of humility and sacrifice.
The distribution of ashes comes from a ceremony in
the early Church when Christians who had committed
grave faults performed public penance. On AshWednesday, the Bishop blessed the hair shirts which they were to
wear during the forty days of penance, and sprinkled over
them ashes made from the palms from the previous year.
Then the penitents were turned out of the church because
of their sins, just as Adam, the first man, was turned out of
Paradise because of his disobedience. The penitents did not
enter the church again until Maundy Thursday after having
been reconciled by forty days' of penance and confession.
Later, all Christians, whether public or secret penitents,
came to receive ashes out of devotion.