St.

Mary's Church
40 Park Lane
Rothwell
Leeds
LS26 0ES Telephone 0113 2824453
Clergy Father Éamon McGeough
Web site https://october18th.wixsite.com/stmarysrothwell

Registered Charity no. 249404

MASS TIMES

Monday 30th September No Service

Tuesday 1st October 10.00a.m Mass

7.00 p.m Induction Fr P. Kravos (Pudsey)

Wednesday 2nd October 10.00 a.m Mass (Agnes Kilgallon)

Thursday 3rd October 11.00 a.m Eucharistic Service

Friday 4th October 10.00 a.m Mass

12.00 Noon Wedding Service

(Christopher & Sarah)

Saturday 5th October 6.00 p.m Vigil Mass (Pro Pop)

Sunday 6th October 9.30 a.m Mass (Pro Pop)

11.00 a.m Mass (Lisa Firth)

Last week’s Collection Total £862. Many Thanks!
Pews - Please try to leave the pews tidy after Mass - Thank you

HALL HIRE Our hall is available for parishioners to use for their social events should you wish. Please contact the
hall manager (Steph Power) for details on 07729761340.

CONFIRMATION PREP DATE (For external students) Mass of enrolment – Sunday 29th September 2019.
Saturdays 5th/19th October. 2nd /16th November (To include short service of reconciliation) All @ St Mary’s
Church @ 10.00 a.m.

QUIZ NIGHT Saturday 26th October 7.15 p.m Church Hall. Tickets £5.
NOVEMBER DEAD LIST Demand for masses was very high last year.
Please therefore present your intentions ASAP and I will endeavour to say mass on the day requested or the
nearest available date thereafter.

1ST HOLY COMMUNION Will any young person – who does not attend Rothwell St Mary’s Primary School –
and who wishes to make their 1st Holy Communion in May 2020, please make contact. Thank you.

CAR TREASURE HUNT Sunday 6th October – As advised, this is free to enter but if you would like us to provide
refreshments, please put your name on the list at the back of church.

DEFIBRILATION TRAINING There will be a refresher course on Saturday 9th November for anyone interested
in familiarising themselves with this potentially lifesaving equipment. 10.00 a.m Church hall.

NOTRE DAME 6th FORM COLLEGE Is holding its annual open morning on Saturday 12th October 2019. In
addition to this, they will be holding an open evening on Thursday 21 st November 2019, from 4.30 – 7.30
p.m. The college is keen to encourage the parents of all Catholic Children in years 10 or 11 to attend one of
these events.

WE PUBLISH THIS WEEK a lovely poem by FOOD BANK Thank you to everyone who
Anna Marie John. contributed to the food bank, helping
(Year 6 @ Rothwell St Mary’s Primary). the many in our community who suffer
from food poverty. If you don’t, as yet –
Tuesday 10th September 2019 perhaps one extra item in your weekly
LO: To know that God has given us gifts to use shop could be of such help.
in service of Him.
COME & SING: DREAM OF GERONTIUS
God gave me a voice, 20th October; 1:30 pm – 5:00 pm. As
A voice to preach the bible, part of the Leeds Newman Festival there
A voice to teach others about Him and His Son. will be a vocal workshop, led by Tom
A voice to speak good, Leech, Corpus Christi Church, Neville
So I thank Him. Road, Halton Moor. Tel 0113 2645260
BEFORE 11 OCTOBER To book a place. £5
God gave me hands, to participants – but FREE to under 18s.
Hands to do good,
Hands to help others, DOWRY TOUR From Thursday 7th
Hands to assist others, November, 4pm, until Saturday 9th
So I thank Him. November, 1pm. The statue of Our Lady
of Walsingham will be at Leeds
God gave me ears, Cathedral. There will be a range of
Ears to listen to others, liturgical devotions to coincide with this
Ears to hear sounds, visit.
Ears to concentrate when others are talking,
So I thank Him.

God gave me eyes,

Eyes to pay attention to others,
Eyes to guide others on the right path,
Eyes to view the world that God made and tell others about it,
So I thank Him.

God gave me a nose,

A nose to smell scents,
A nose to tell others what something smells like,
A nose to smell what my God made,
So I thank Him.