St Peterrsquos and St Philiprsquos Newsletter 16 Green Lane Hazel Grove SK7 4EA Phone 0161 483 3476 Fax 419 9592

wwwstpeterscatholicchurch wwwchurchservicestvstockport Email adminstpetershazelgroveorguk

Fr Peter Sharrocks petersharrocksstpetershazelgroveorguk

YOU ARE ALL WELCOME TO OUR PARISH COMMUNITIES

During the present emergency the churches have to remain

closed All Masses Rosaries and Exposition from St Peters are

being streamed live

The Sacrament of Reconciliation is available by appointment and

is subject to social distancing

FIRST READING Deuteronomy 82-314-16

PSALM 147

O praise the Lord Jerusalem

SECOND READING 1 Corinthians 1016-17 GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia Alleluia I am the living bread

which has come down from heaven says the Lord

Anyone who eats this bread will live forever

Alleluia

GOSPEL READING John 651-58

BODY AND BLOOD OF THE LORD - Year A Divine Office Psalter Week 2 ORDINARY TIME WEEK X

ALL SERVICES WILL ONLY BE AVAILABLE ON THE LIVE STREAM Each evening the Rosary will be said at 7 00 pm except Sunday then at 5 00 pm

join in on line wwwchurchservicestvstockport

Sunday 14th June 2020 THE BODY AND BLOOD OF THE LORD 1000 am People of the Parish Readings Deuteronomy 82-314-16 Psalm 147 1 Corinthians 1016-17 John 651-58

ROSARY AT 5 00 pm Monday 15thJune 2020 12 Noon Fr Pat Munroe in Thanksgiving Readings 1 Kings 211-16 Psalm 5 Matthew 538-42

Tuesday 16th June 2020 12 Noon Frank Boote Readings 1 Kings 2117-29 Psalm 50 Matthew 543-48

A Private Funeral Service for Stella Brennan

Wednesday 17th June 2020 12 Noon Harry Knox Readings 2 Kings 216-14 Psalm 30 Matthew 61-616-18

Thursday 18th June 2020 12 Noon John Kelly Readings Ecclesiasticus 481-15 Psalm 96 Matthew 67-15

Friday 19th June 2020 SACRED HEART OF JESUS 12 noon In Thanksgiving Readings Deteronomy 76-11 Psalm 102 1 John 47-16

Matthew 11 25-30

Saturday 20th June 2020 Immaculate Heart of Mary 11 00-11 45 am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament 12 noon Liz Gonzalez Int Readings Isaiah 619-11 Psalm 1 Samuel 2 Luke 241-51

Sunday 21stJune 2020 TWELFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME 1000 am People of the Parish Readings Jeremiah 2010-13 Psalm 68 Romans 512-15 Matthew 1026-33

Church open for private prayer 2 30mdash4 00 pm ROSARY AT 5 00 pm

NO ACCESS TO INTERNET If you know of anyone who does NOT have access to the internet but would like to listen to Mass or the Rosary then look on page 3 of this newsletter for instructions of how to access our services on the phone

CORONAVIRUS There is a group of volunteers from the parish who will be happy to help those who are unable to get out to shop or just want a chat over the phone If you need such help then get in touch via our parish phone 0161 483 3476 or email and leave a message and we shall get back to you

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

will be celebrated by appointment and subject

to social distancing

THE WORD OF GOD

POPErsquoS INTENTIONS FOR JUNE

That all those who suffer

may find their way in life

allowing themselves o be

touched by the heart of

Jesus

Mother of God

Local Missionary

Area in Stockport

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Your prayers are asked for

The sick - remembering all the sick in the parish in our hospitals and nursing homes We also remember those who are housebound and are unable to come to Mass We remember especially young people who are sick Let us also keep in our prayers all those who have care of the sick and the dying at this time often putting their own lives at risk in the process Lately Dead Teresa Coonan (mother of Canon Stephen Coonan and Stella Brennan Anniversaries that occur around this time Bridget Engledow Nicholas Royle Bernard Heneberry Brenda Medina Mark Blackwell Sarah Fennell Alec Levak Peter Doherty Minnie Edwards Valentine Banfield Phyllis Pomeroy Harry Westhead John Edwards Alice Holmes Catherine Cartwright Anne Bell John Cunliffe Kathleen Ridgeway Peter Bugarski and Samuel Aspinall Prayer Intentions - We have a team of rsquoprayer warriorsrsquo who will pray for your intentions at this time send your intentions to the parish office and they will be forwarded You can also light a lsquovirtualrsquo candle on the parish website

The Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord (Year A)

John 651-58

Jesus said to the Jews

I am the living bread which has come down from heaven Anyone who eats this bread will live for

ever and the bread that I shall give is my flesh for the life of the world

Then the Jews started arguing with one another How can this man give us his flesh to eat they

said

Jesus replied

I tell you most solemnly if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you will

not have life in you Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life and I shall

raise him up on the last day For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink He who eats my

flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in him As I who am sent by the living Father myself

draw life from the Father so whoever eats me will draw life from me This is the bread come down

from heaven not like the bread our ancestors ate they are dead but anyone who eats this bread

will live for ever Copyright 1966 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd and Doubleday and Co Inc and used by permission

1 Take time to read and reread this Gospel noticing which words phrases

draw your attention

2 What new insights does the passage give you about Jesus

Allow yourself to hear Jesus speaking these words to you today Take time to

respond to Jesus in prayer

For Conversation

How receiving the Eucharist nourishes your community

to share Christrsquos love with others

How much do you miss not being able to receive Holy Communion

ONLINE GIVING TO THE PARISH

For those Parishioners who normally give in the collection at Mass and wish to help the Parish at this time an online

donation page to allow you to donate to the Parish has been added to the Parish website Please be aware that a mini-

mum donation of pound5 is requested if giving in this way The link for each of our two parishes is shown below

The page can also be used to set up a regular monthly donation and you can also Gift Aid your donation to help the

Parish further If you want to Gift Aid your donation please tick the box shown on the screen even if you have previ-

ously completed a Gift Aid Declaration form in favour of the Parish for regular giving made by Offertory Envelope or

Standing Order

For St Peters httpsinvestmycommunitycomnot-logged-donatorpagestpeterdioceseofshrewsbury2122

For St Philiprsquos use httpsinvestmycommunitycomnot-logged-donatorpageStPhilipOffertonDioceseofShrewsbury2161

Thank you to those of you who have taken advantage of this scheme which brought in over pound1000 during May

2

For Conversation

The enormity of Godrsquos love for each one of us

Your prayers are asked for

The sick - remembering all the sick in the parish in our hospitals and nursing homes We also remember those who are housebound and are unable to come to Mass We remember especially young people who are sick Let us also keep in our prayers all those who have care of the sick and the dying at this time often putting their own lives at risk in the process Lately Dead Teresa Coonan (mother of Canon Stephen Coonan and Stella Brennan Anniversaries that occur around this time Bridget Engledow Nicholas Royle Bernard Heneberry Brenda Medina Mark Blackwell Sarah Fennell Alec Levak Peter Doherty Minnie Edwards Valentine Banfield Phyllis Pomeroy Harry Westhead John Edwards Alice Holmes Catherine Cartwright Anne Bell John Cunliffe Kathleen Ridgeway Peter Bugarski and Samuel Aspinall Prayer Intentions - We have a team of rsquoprayer warriorsrsquo who will pray for your intentions at this time send your intentions to the parish office and they will be forwarded You can also light a lsquovirtualrsquo candle on the parish website

The Most Holy Body and Blood of the Lord (Year A)

John 651-58

Jesus said to the Jews

I am the living bread which has come down from heaven Anyone who eats this bread will live for

ever and the bread that I shall give is my flesh for the life of the world

Then the Jews started arguing with one another How can this man give us his flesh to eat they

said

Jesus replied

I tell you most solemnly if you do not eat the flesh of the Son of Man and drink his blood you will

not have life in you Anyone who does eat my flesh and drink my blood has eternal life and I shall

raise him up on the last day For my flesh is real food and my blood is real drink He who eats my

flesh and drinks my blood lives in me and I live in him As I who am sent by the living Father myself

draw life from the Father so whoever eats me will draw life from me This is the bread come down

from heaven not like the bread our ancestors ate they are dead but anyone who eats this bread

will live for ever Copyright 1966 1967 and 1968 by Darton Longman and Todd and Doubleday and Co Inc and used by permission

1 Take time to read and reread this Gospel noticing which words phrases

draw your attention

2 What new insights does the passage give you about Jesus

Allow yourself to hear Jesus speaking these words to you today Take time to

respond to Jesus in prayer

For Conversation

How receiving the Eucharist nourishes your community

to share Christrsquos love with others

How much do you miss not being able to receive Holy Communion

ONLINE GIVING TO THE PARISH

For those Parishioners who normally give in the collection at Mass and wish to help the Parish at this time an online

donation page to allow you to donate to the Parish has been added to the Parish website Please be aware that a mini-

mum donation of pound5 is requested if giving in this way The link for each of our two parishes is shown below

The page can also be used to set up a regular monthly donation and you can also Gift Aid your donation to help the

Parish further If you want to Gift Aid your donation please tick the box shown on the screen even if you have previ-

ously completed a Gift Aid Declaration form in favour of the Parish for regular giving made by Offertory Envelope or

Standing Order

For St Peters httpsinvestmycommunitycomnot-logged-donatorpagestpeterdioceseofshrewsbury2122

For St Philiprsquos use httpsinvestmycommunitycomnot-logged-donatorpageStPhilipOffertonDioceseofShrewsbury2161

Thank you to those of you who have taken advantage of this scheme which brought in over pound1000 during May

2

For Conversation

The enormity of Godrsquos love for each one of us

3

MARRIAGE CARE If you are going through difficulties in your relationship Stockport Marriage Care offers a confiden-

tial counselling service You can contact us on 0800 389 3801 We are currently providing couple counselling via a secure

webcam (Zoom)

VIRTUAL TEAS AND COFFEES SUNDAY AT 11 AM

If you would like to receive the link to join the Zoom Sunday Morning Virtual Teas and Coffees and havenrsquot

already registered your email address on the stpetershelpers website then please click on the link below and

register your email address

Register here- httpsformsgle9oRc4QRs3JJnJ9Yu9

RUNNING 200 Kms IN JUNE Tom Burke our altar server in St Philipprsquos is taking up a challenge to run 200 kilometres in the month of June to raise

some funds for the Neo natal ward at Stepping Hill Tom was born very prematurely and if it wasnrsquot for the efforts of the

neo natal ward and staff at Stepping Hill he would not have survived so he wants to raise some funds for them to give

something back If you go to justgivingcom and then search for tomburkejunejog you will get to his page and be able

to send a message and donate His target is pound200 but I am sure we will get well past that amount Many thanks Up to

Wednesday evening he had done 80K but ldquoI will have done 100K by Sunday morning Mass Irsquove reached pound2200 now

but including the Gift Aid and offline donations Irsquove got like pound2700

CATHOLIC PAPERS A Message from the Universe

TO OUR CATHOLIC UNIVERSE AND CATHOLIC TIMES READERS IN THE PARISH at the moment you are unable to collect your paper at Mass but you can get it delivered to your home every week POST FREE Please call them on 0161 820 5722 or go to wwwthecatholic universecom and they will arrange for you

ST PETERS HAZEL GROVE REFUGEE PROJECT We are delighted to announce that our application has been sent off and we have a whopping pound16830 in our bank account Thank you so much for all your support - as soon as we hear any more we will let you know Our next task is to start going through the application form to prepare a To Do list so we can actually do all the things that we have promised the Home Office we will do Please watch this space because this might be when we may call on your talents BEREAVEMENT GROUP ZOOM MEETING We plan to have a Zoom session for the Bereavement Group on Tuesday 23rd June at 200 pm If you would like to take part please let us know and we will send you the link Access to Zoom can now be done via your mobile or landline phone so you could listen and join in the conversations If this is an option for you please get in touch and we can make sure that we can give you the information and help you get connected If you know of anyone who comes to the Group and may not be able to see a copy of the newsletter or those who attend from other parishes please could you spread the word The Bereavement Group is open to anyone who has lost a loved one recently or in the past if you have not been before and would like to join us on Zoom please do you will be very welcome Contact Helen on 07854928072 email helenlyons1957hotmailcouk or Rachel on 07724749217 email rachelemckayicloudcom

DO YOU KNOW OF ANYONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE ACCESS TO THE INTERNET AND WANTS

TO LISTEN TO MASS -HERE ARE THE INSTRUCTIONS To join our Mass via telephone please follow the below steps

Call 0131 460 1196

An automated voice will say ldquoWelcome to Zoom Enter your meeting ID followed by hashrdquo

Without hanging up dial the following number into your keypad 848 5356 7011

Then dial this key -

The automated voice will ask for a Participant ID but you can just hold the line after a few seconds you will be connected

You telephone will be muted so while you can hear Mass nobody else will be able to hear what you say

Suggested time for ringing in is 5 minutes before Mass starts

Please Note - Call charges may apply depending on the plan you have with your provider

ST PETERS BOOK CLUB As lockdown continues the Book Club are busy catching up with reading and can recommend the following books The Woman in the Window by A J Finn The Parisian by Isabella Hammad A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles The Cellist of Sarajevo by Steven Galloway An Equal Music by Vikram Seth Star of the Sea by Joseph OConnor Gilead by Marilynne Robinson The Break by Marian Keyes Stay by Catherine Ryan Hyde Bloody Brilliant Women by Cathy New-man The Secretary by Renee Knight The First Lady by James Patterson

Offertory Gifts Thank you for your generous donations last week which amounted to pound326 plus pound700 by Standing Orders Thank you to those who are putting their Offertory envelopes through the door and who have done the on line giving THE NEW SET OF OFFERTORY ENVELPOPES FOR THJE BEGINNING OF THE NEW FINANCIAL YEAR IN APRIL ARE AVAILABLE IN THE PORCH THEY ARE CLEARLY MARKED WITH YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AND THEY WILL STILL BE THERE WHEN WE GET BACK TO lsquoNORMALrsquo DURING THE PRESENT EMERGENCY WE STILL HAVE BILLS TO PAY Please continue to put your offerings in an envelope and save them until we are lsquoback to normalrsquo or you can post them through the presbytery door If

you wish you can send an offering by cheque payable to St Peters Hazel Grove or do a direct transfer to

St Peters Hazel Grove at Lloyds Bank 30 15 52 54607668 or set up a Standing Order or for St Philiprsquos go to St Philips Offerton 30 15 52 54674660

If your bank asks for the name of the account it is Shrewsbury Roman Catholic Diocese Trustees with the above account numbers See also the note on page 2 about on line giving via a new website

GIFT AID DONORSndash will any donors who no longer pay Income Tax please notify the Parish office to ensure the accuracy of this years claim Date of last payment will assist Anyone who wishes to join the scheme please contact Hughie 07977414884 or email k13reyskycom

From Fr Peter

So we got the green light to open our churches for

private prayer and on the next page of the newslet-

ter you will see some of the conditions and restric-

tions that accompany this permission lsquoTheyrsquo donrsquot

make these things easy We shall do our best and

hope that we will be open next Sunday afternoon

and then a couple of more sessions during the fol-

lowing week You can read more about it on page 5

of this newsletter The Youth Mission Teamrsquos

Clergy Cafe on You Tube continues on Wednesday

afternoon at 4 00 pm This last week featured Fr

Tom Cunnah who is based in Shropshire but also

works in the Curial Offices in the Chancery and

Marriage Tribunal This coming Wednesday for

some reason they have asked me to appear along

with Fr Peter Wright who was assistant priest here

some years ago This weekrsquos Mass for the NHS

helpers will be celebrated in another of our neighbouring dioceses when our Metropolitan Archbishop Ber-

nard Longley of Birmingham will celebrate the Mass and it can be found on httpswwwmcnmediatvcamerast-

chads-cathedral-birmingham The Mass begins at 7 00 pm Meanwhile if you havenrsquot booked for the lsquolife in the

spiritrsquo seminar here are the details

STOCKPORT GIN VIRTUAL TASTING NIGHT FOR ST PETERS FRIDAY 26th JUNE

Live on Zoom beginning at 8 00 pm and talking attendees through each of our gins and making the perfect

serve for each We will also talk about the history of gin about us (Paul and Cheryl) and who we are as well as

all about Stockport Gin It should last 15-2 hours

Packs will be pound20 each and include the following

3 x 50ml Stockport Gins 3 x 150ml Tonics for pairing Garnish

Tickets can be purchased from 12 noon on Sunday June 7th using the link below

httpswwwstockport-gincomproductsst-peters-parish-evening-26th-june

The packs will be delivered to St Peters for you to pick up

Have a good week and perhaps I shall see some of you next Sunday afternoon

Stay well stay alert keep safe wash your hands (in water donrsquot

waste the gin) Fr Peter

4

FOODBANK DONATIONS

IF YOU HAVE DONATIONS FOR THE FOOD BANK PLEASE WOULD YOU TAKE THEM DI-

RECTLY TO HAZEL GROVE BAPTIST CHURCH OPEN ON MONDAYS 12 30-14 30 WEDNESDAYS

10 30mdash12 30 AND FRIDAYS 11 30mdash14 30 PLEASE DO NOT BRING THEM TO ST PETERS AT THE

MOMENT

COVID-19 and Medical Ethics A dialogue session for Catholics in healthcare On 25 June 2020 from 7 - 830pm the Anscombe Bioethics Centre is hosting a conversation about how the coronavirus pandemic has changed the landscape of medical ethics -- whether by introducing new challenges or bringing old problems to the fore Topics for discussion include but are not limited to mental health epidemiology and public health strategies and caring for the elderly and the most vulnerable Were inviting Catholics in healthcare -- doctors nurses chaplains students etc -- to join us for this online dialogue session which will take place via Zoom Participants will be able share their thoughts and questions with our expert panel and there will be ample time for discussion We are honoured to have Dr Adrian Treloar (Consultant in Old Age Psychiatry) Dr Pia Matthews (Senior Lecturer in Bio-ethics St Marys University Twickenham) and Dr Andrew Papanikitas (GP and Senior Clinical Re-searcher University of Oxford) confirmed as our panellists for the evening and the session will be chaired by our director Prof David Albert Jones Registration is free and can be done on wwwbioethicsorguk Spaces are limited and early registration is encouraged

PROPOSALS FOR OPENING ST PETERrsquoS CHURCH FOR PRIVATE PRAYER

As you will be aware the government has now allowed us to open our churches for private prayer They

have placed quite a number of conditions and restrictions on this which we have to follow These are

1 The church as to be staffed by stewards all the time it is open

2 There should be no more than 10 visitors to church at any one time

3 Social distancing is to be strictly observed

4 The suggested time for each visit is a maximum of 15 minutes

5 There will be NO toilet facilities available

6 The Confessional will not be available because there is insufficient scope for social distancing

7 There will be a clearly marked one way system for entry and exit (You will be asked to enter the

church by the usual main door and then go up the right hand side of the churchmdashthe Lady Chapel

side and then exit by the other aisle using then the side door of the porch)

8 Hand sanitizer will be available and must be used on entry and exit

9 You must not touch any statues

10 There are numerous other regulations about cleaning to observe

If you do wish to come then please follow the directions of the stewards We will be cordoning off a sig-

nificant area of the church which will not be available to use this is to save on the cleaning and we will

be leaving doors and windows open to enable the flow of fresh air If you have any symptoms of the virus

then you should not come to visit the church

We hope to open the church NEXT Sunday afternoon for an hour and a half and then for two sessions

during the week depending on the availability of stewards A further announcement about this will be

made next weekend

Thank you to those who have volunteered to be stewards and we will be pleased to receive applications

from others who would like to offer their services However we are advised not to accept applications

from anyone who is 70 or over pregnant or has underlying health problems

RECORDINGS AVAILABLE ON CHURCH SERVICES

The recording of the Footsteps talk given by Owen Le Blanc on 19 May has now been recovered in full

and is available to view on our website Go to the webcam page httpsstpeterscatholicchurchwebcam-2

and scroll down to Recordings The tab next to that is Featured Videos and yoursquoll see it there Next to it

yoursquoll also find the Mass of Pentecost on 31 May