Sacred Heart & St William

31 High Street

Uppermill OL3 6HS

Web:www,sacredheartparish.org.uk

20th Sunday in Ordinary Time August 19th 2018 (Mark’s Gospel)

Times of Masses & Intentions

Saturday Vigil 6.00pm People of the Parish

Sunday 8.30am David Simmonds

10.00am Special Intention (Recovery)

Refreshments after Mass

Monday 9.30am Cistercian Community at Mt St Bernard’s

Tuesday 9.30am Sr Anne Waugh

Wednesday 12.00 noon Helen Scarcliffe (Recovery)

Thursday 9.30am Special Intention (A.O’N)

Friday 9.30am O’Malley & Donnelly Families

Saturday 10.00am Fr Patrick Grant (Middlesbrough Diocese)

Saturday Vigil 6.00pm James Lewis

Sunday 8.30am People of the Parish

10.00am Fr Joe Smith (80th Birthday)

Confessions: After the 10.00am Mass on Saturday and on request

Exposition: 40 minutes before Mass each weekday

When there is a Service of the Word & Holy Communion there is no exposition

Telephone Contact Details:

Parish Priest: Fr Bernard Bickers Tel: 01457 872603

Permanent Deacon: Revd Peter Rudd Tel: 01457 876559

Safeguarding Officers: Mrs Tessa Spalding Tel: 01457 873515

Mrs Michelle Moore Tel: 01457 829895

From Sunday’s Gospel

Jesus said, “I am the living bread which has come down from heaven. Those who

eat this bread will live for ever. Those who eat this bread have eternal life now.

They live in me and I live in them, and I will raise them up on the last day. The

bread that I give is my life, which I give to be the life of the world. As I, who am

sent by the living Father, myself draw life from the Father, so whoever eats me

will draw life from me. The bread that I give is the bread that has come down

from heaven. It is not like the bread our ancestors ate in the desert—they died;

but those who eat this bread will live for ever.”

Pope Francis writes:

“Holy Communion is a gift of Christ, who

makes himself present and gathers us

around him, to nourish us with his Word

and with his life.” Today’s words are Holy Communion. When we celebrate

Mass we take part in the Last Supper. Jesus is always with us but he is

especially present in the Sacrament of Holy Communion. Receiving Holy

Communion strengthens us and draws us nearer to Jesus who invites us to

deepen our faith in his true presence under the forms of bread and wine.

Ministers August 19th

Liturgy of the Word Liturgy of the Eucharist

6.00pm M.Jefferis S.Dyson/T.Spalding

8.30am M.Crewdson S.Crewdson/M.Booth

10.00am C.Hall C.Ward/K.McKune August 26th 6.00pm K.Stokes S.Dyson/T.Spalding

8.30am M.Jefferis S.Crewdson/M.Booth

10.00am S.Gibson M.Kehoe/M.Farmer

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS

First: £349.80 Second: £165.84 Shop £218.64 Thank You

Donation in memory of Barry Quinn £160.00 Thank you

Cheques please to DIOCESE OF LEEDS— SACRED HEART

People are like stained glass windows. They sparkle and shine when

the sun is out, but when the darkness sets in, their true beauty is

revealed only if there is light from within. (Elizabeth.Kubler-Ross)

Sea Sunday Appeal

Dear Father,

We are very grateful indeed for your support of

the work of The Apostleship of the Sea, and, in

particular for holding our Sea Sunday Appeal. As ever you and your parishioners

and been very generous, both financially and in prayer. We very much

appreciate this, so please accept our thanks to your parishioners.

Knowing that a stranger is thinking and praying for them gives seafarers great

solace in what can be hard and lonely lives. Seafarers keep us in their prayers

and often express to port chaplains and ship visitors their gratitude to the

parishioners of Great Britain. It is your parish support that allows our port

chaplains to care pastorally for the seafarers who come to our shores.

The stories of some of those at sea can really be heart breaking, but this news is

hardly ever brought to the public’s knowledge. Loneliness is a very big factor as

they miss out on family life and children miss seeing their parents for months at a

time. Many seafarers are from Catholic countries such as the Philippines, and

they, in particular, miss the sacraments such as Mass and Confession.

May God continue to bless your parish abundantly for giving from the heart.

Yours sincerely, Roland Hayes.

YANKS’ WEEKEND Thank You

A HUGE Thank you to everyone who helped with the

extremely busy Naffi Café last weekend, and to those who

donated cakes etc for sale. At the time of going to print no

total has been forthcoming but as all the sandwiches and

most of the cakes were sold, it promises to be another extremely successful

money raising event for next year’s Whit Friday. Thank You

From the Diocese

Caritas Leeds Day of Reflection 6th October 2018. Notre Dame 6th Form College, St Mark’s Avenue, Leeds LS2 9BL

10.00am-3.00pm All those throughout the diocese who are

involved in charitable activities/social action are invited to this event. After an opening

liturgy led by Bishop Marcus, there will be an introduction to Pope Francis’ Apostolic

Exhortation Gaudete et Exsultate (On the call to holiness in the modern world) followed by

a short period of reflection and discussion.

There will then be the opportunity to explore some topics in more detail in small group work with a facilitator. Topics include:

Families and young people; homelessness; ex-offenders and prisoners; disabled people; older people and asylum seekers and refugees.

After Lunch the Diocesan Youth Service will show case the ‘Faith in Action’ pro-

gramme which has recently been introduced into the diocese.

Finally, the diocese of Leeds is aiming to become a ‘Dementia Friendly Diocese’. An Action Plan has been developed and approved by Bishop Marcus and it will be

formally launched during this Reflection Day. Part of this action plan is to produce some helpful guidance on Dementia and the Eucharist.

All are welcome to attend. Please bring a packed lunch.

To book a place either e-mail the Caritas Leeds Coordinator Revd Dr Cortis on:joseph.cortis@dioceseofleeds.org.uk or reserve a place using our Eventbrite

page. Thank you. Revd Dr Joseph Cortis

Red Boxes

Julia would be very grateful if those who have not brought their

APF/Missio Red Boxes for emptying would do so asap. Julia would

like to send the money to Missio before the appeal in September. Thank You.

Well-Dressing

Well dressing is a summer custom practised in rural England in

which wells, springs or other water sources are decorated with

designs created from flower petals. Brenda invites anyone interested in helping

on September 12th-14th to contact her on 01457 874686 or 07849186990