Mass times & intentions for next week

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We honour Our Blessed Lady, especially in this month of May.

ARRANGEMENTS AT MASS: Please allow the right hand side communicants to return to their places before coming forward from the left hand side, starting from the front please. Those receiving on the tongue to come forward at the end and kneel across the bottom altar step.

THERE IS NO LONGER A SUNDAY MASS AT KIRKBY STEPHEN: John Murray can offer to help with lifts for anyone without transport to come to Mass at Appleby and you can join a WhatsApp group for Catholics in Kirkby Stephen. Enquiries via parish office.

LITURGY: Today we change to Vol.2 of the Parish Mass Book (blue) for The Most Holy Trinity, Year B. Weekday Readings Week 8, Year 2. The Divine Office (Prayer of the Church) is Psalter Week 4.

THIS WEEK:
Sat 10am Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion meeting
Tues 3pm ** No Prayer Group meeting this week **
Wed 2.30pm Catholic Women's League all ladies welcome
Thur am Fr. John’s Communion visits: Pategill, Bridge Lane, The Regent and Sand Croft
7.30pm Planning Group for the new PPC Constitution

ADVANCE DATES:
Sun 2 June Corpus Christi - 4pm First Holy Communion Mass at Our Lady of Appleby
Fri 7 June Bishop Paul to confirm Joshua 6.30pm, Penrith
Sun 9 June Monze BBQ
Tues 11 June Final AGM for St. Catherine’s and PPC meeting
Tues 18 June 12 noon Catholic Mass in the Hartley Chapel at Kirkby Stephen Parish Church
JULY
Wed 3 July 12 noon Thanksgiving Mass – Silver Jubilee of Fr. John Refreshments to follow. All parishioners welcome
Sun 7 July Summer Fair at St. Catherine’s

TEAS & COFFEES
at St Catherine’s - every week after 8.30am & 10.30am
at Our Lady of Appleby - 1st Sunday

All welcome!

** We need an extra volunteer to complete the tea and coffee rota for St Catherine’s 8.30am Mass (working in pairs). If you can help, please contact Mary Coen directly or via the Parish Office. **

Sun 2 June ~ Feast of Corpus Christi at Appleby

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We are delighted that on Sunday 2nd June, Corpus Christi, Aaryaansh will make his First Holy Communion at the 4pm Mass. Sincere thanks to Father John and Deacon David for preparing Aaryaansh for his special day and our prayers and good wishes go to him and his family, now and in the future.

There will be a celebration buffet in the meeting room after Mass to which all are most welcome. Donations towards flowers will also be welcome, thank you.

Sat 8 June ~ John Bradburne Pilgrimage Climb 2024

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Image: John Bradburne

The John Bradburne Pilgrimage Climb up Cross Fell will take place on Saturday 8 June 2024.

This is the highest mountain in England outside the Lake District. John Bradburne climbed and wrote about it many times in his poetry. The summit is just 5 miles from Skirwith where John was born and spent his early years. We start at Kirkland church, walk to Wythwaite then up Grumply Hill toWildboar Scar and on to the summit where we stop for lunch and prayers.

11 miles and 2400 feet of ascent which will take approximately 6 hours. You will need to be fairly fit and dressed for a boggy walk with possibly a cold wind, even in June. Before the walk, there will be a Mass held at St John the Evangelist Church, Skirwith, CA10 1RQ at 10am. All welcome to join the Mass. There will be refreshments, talks and an exhibition on John Bradburne and the Mutemwa Leprosy Care Centre in the Skirwith Village Hall after the walk.

To book your place and make your donation please visit: www.johnbradburne.com or call Kate on 07979187498.

This week's news from St. Catherine’s Catholic Primary School

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On Wednesday Reception and Key Stage 1 had their May procession. We normally start in school and go into the church garden; unfortunately, the weather was not kind to us so we had to change plans. We took our flowers into church and laid them on the Lady Altar. It was lovely to be joined by so many families.

We have our half term break this Friday and we hope the weather will be a little kinder for us.

Rebecca Davies, Headteacher

CAFOD Emergency Sudan Appeal

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The parish raised £745.62. On behalf of CAFOD many thanks to all who donated including anyone who donated on line. Janice Wrench

image: cafod.org.uk

CAFOD are launching an emergency appeal for the people of Sudan. At least 25 million people need immediate emergency help, the situation has gone from serious to desperate very quickly. 'This crisis threatens to become the worst in living memory.' The UN is calling it 'the world's worst displacement crisis'. When violence broke out last year between government and paramilitaries, most aid agencies evacuated. Now, humanitarian workers are struggling to get back into Sudan to help. Many borders are shut. But the Church and CAFOD's local partners are still there and already responding.

More inforamtion is available on CAFOD’s website. Donate directly to the Appeal here.

Blessing of new chalices & paten for St Catherine's

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During the morning Mass on Wednesday 15 May, Fr. John blessed two new chalices and a paten to be used at St. Catherine’s Church. Class 4 were present from St. Catherine’s School along with parishioners. 

The chalice of salvation I will raise,
and I will offer a sacrifice of praise, alleluia.

The prayer of blessing from The Roman Missal reads:

With joy, Lord God,
we place on your altar these chalices and paten
for the celebration of the sacrifice of the new covenant:
may the Body and Blood of your Son,
offered and received by means of these vessels,
make them holy.
Grant, we pray, O Lord,
that, celebrating the unblemished sacrifice,
we may be renewed by your Sacraments on earth
and endowed with your Spirit,
until with the Saints we come to delight in your banquet
in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Glory and honour to you for ever.
Blessed be God for ever.

First Holy Communion celebration at St Catherine's

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We offer our prayers and congratulations to the 15 children who received Our Lord for the first time in Holy Communion on Saturday 11 May. May they all continue to grow in their love for the Holy Eucharist – The Living Bread of Christ.

We are very grateful to Deacon David, Miss Davies and School, Sharon and Rebecca for preparing the children. Special thanks to the Flower Team for the lovely arrangements and to St. Catherine’s School for hosting the First Holy Communion breakfast. Fr. John