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 weekends - 25th/26th July 2015

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

THIS WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES

OUR SICK:
Bro. Nicholas Hutchinson,
David Lindley, Elaine Hardman,
Michael Dewsnap, Phyllis Daly,
Maurice Berry, Margaret Reilly,
Sean Reilly, John Cullen, Joan
Hearle, Phillip Bailey, Alan
Radcliffe, Mary Hanson, Maddie
Clayton, Paddy Harrison, Larry
Hindes, Lilian Graves, Alex Riley,
Michael Naughton, Sean, Diana,
Phil Bailey, Ted Whiley, Bill
McPhee, Joe Barrett, Patsy Frazer,
Irenia Tluczek, Steven McGuiness

TODAYS READINGS
First Reading: 2 Kings 4: 42-44:

LATELY DECEASED:
Ann Barnfield
Joyce Lees
ANNIVERSARIES:
Alan John Mercer
Celia Marsh
Brendan Walsh
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
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.

Dont forget we have Tea

and Coffee in the Parish
Centre after the 10.30 am
Mass each Sunday
come and join us!

When they had eaten, there was some

left over.
Psalm 145 You open wide your
hand, O Lord, you grant our desires.
Second Reading: Eph 4: 1-6:
Live in a manner worthy of the calling you have received.
Gospel: John 6: 1-15: Jesus feeds
the multitude with five barley loaves
and a few fish

NEXT WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES (Year B)
First Reading: Exodus 16: 2-4, 1215
Psalm 78
Second Reading: Ephesians 4:17,
20-24
Gospel: John 6: 24-35

'CIRCLE OF PRAYER'
St Theresa of Lisieux
Deanery
For the week beginning Sunday
26th July 2015 we pray for the
people of the Parish of Our Lady
of Dolours, Kersal and the
Servite community that serves
the parish.

You are now able to access the

weekly parish newsletter from
our twitter feed @olgcga

SERVICES THIS WEEK

Saturday 25th July: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 26th June: 17th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass
Monday 27th July:
9.15 noon: Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 28th July:
10.00 am: Funeral Mass for Ann Barnfield
Wednesday 29th July: St Martha
9.15 am: Eucharistic Service
Thursday 30th July: St Peter Chrysologus
9.15 am: Mass
Friday 31st July: St Ignatius of Loyola
9.15 am: Mass
Saturday 1st August: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 2nd August: 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 25th July: No Confessions
Saturday 25th July: at 6.00 pm
The Rosary (for the sick and peace)
7.00 pm every Monday

Preparing the Way Consultation 2015

As promised in the recent Pastoral Letter from
Bishop John, the diocesan consultation is now ready and
will remain open for several weeks. It can be accessed at
https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/Salford2015 where
responses can be entered directly onto the electronic
form. This is the best way to complete the questionnaire,
since the system will also do the analysis of responses.
For those of you who do not have access to the
internet, paper copies of the questionnaire can be collected from the tablet at the back of church.
You can bring back your completed forms back
to the Parish if you wish and we will send them off
together. The deadline for responses is Friday 7th
August 2015. Please take part in the consultation.
All ministers please remember to find a replacement
to fill in for your duties if you are going away on holidaythank you. Fr Paul.

17th Sunday of Ordinary Time

19th July 2015
If you wish to contribute to the View from the Pew,
please contact the Parish Office. These are anonymous
comments from parishioners.
Todays psalm refrain is a good summary of the word of God
that we will hear proclaimed today: you open wide your hand, O Lord,
you grant our desires. As we listen now, let us be mindful of all the
ways that the Lord feeds us, especially through our brothers and sisters
around us, not just in our gathering today but in our daily lives.
Question for the Week: W hat are my loaves and fishes? what are
the humble gifts I could place in Jesus hands this week to satisfy the
hunger of my own family and friends, of others who until I share are
strangers to me?
WEEKLY OFFERINGS
The Offertory Collection for:
For the weekend 18th /19th July was:
Envelopes: 784.37 Loose collection: 311.25
Total: 1095.62
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!
MINIBUS DRIVERS
If you cannot fulfil your rota duty, please arrange a swap with another
team. Thanks.
This weeks team: Gareth Davies & Barbara Ashton
Next weeks team: Kevin Dilgar & Simon Carlon
Spaces on the Minibus: We cur r ently have some spaces on the minibus for the 10.30 am Mass minibus run. If you or someone you know
would benefit from this fantastic service please call the Office.
Having got some new volunteer drivers, we are now in need of a few
more non-drivers who would like to team up with drivers in helping
the people we collect to get into the minibus. If you would be interested
in doing this please contact the Parish Office.
Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to volunteer or for
more information.

A big thank you to all our agents, and to everyone taking part in the 10
Week draw. The final draw will take place this Sunday in Parish Centre
Tea and Coffee after the 10.30. Come and join us.
Results from Week Ten (19th July)
1000.00
No 493
Rachel Ponka
Agent:
George Ponka
100
No: 341
Alf Bevan
Agent:
Mick McGrane
50.00
No: 324
Sebastian Tombs
Agent:
Bernard Chew
25.00
No: 81
Bernadette Clough
Agent:
Maureen ONeill
This concludes the current series of the Ten Week Draw. A very
big thank you to all the agents and all the people who supported the 10
Week Drawis brought in just over 2000.00 for the Parishthank
you. Look out for details of the Autumn-Winter Ten Week Draw after
the summer.
Thank you also to everyone who both helped out and supported
the Parish Bar-b-que. Its not a fund-raising event, just a great excuse
to get people together and socialiseand it certainly did that!
Congratulations to all the winners in this current series, commiserations to those of us who didnt wintheres always next time!

PARISH DIARY
Tuesday 28th July
Tuesday Club: Quiz
Thursday 30th July
7.30 pm Parish Management & resources group meeting
Sunday 2nd August
10.30 am Mass: Welcome & Presentation for Baptism
After Mass: Baptism Preparation Meeting (No 1)
Tuesday 4th August
Tuesday Club: Lunch/bingo
Friday 7th August
Wedding of Sophie Baxter & James Harvey-Hamilton
Saturday 29th August
Wedding: Aine Hoy & Stephen Delaney
Monday 31st August (Bank Holiday)
Parish Outing to Cartmel Racessee page 2 for full details.
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
The new Eucharistic Ministers, Readers & Welcomers
Rotas ar e now available to collect fr om the
Welcome & Information Centre.

The Clusterers
26th July 2015
Ribble Valley Hurst Green 3 rivers
Easy
Leader Jeff Smith 0161 764 7269
N.B. 9.30 am start.

MONDAY 31st
AUGUST
2015
The response to the proposed day out to Cartmel and the races has been very goodso we will be able to run with it.
We now need definite names and numbersif you put
your name on the list in church but are now not able to go,
please put a line through itotherwise we will presume you
are still going.
If you havent put you name down already but want to
go, please put it on the list this weekend, and then we can
bulk order the tickets.
We estimate that it will be around the 20.00 per person mark (including admission & coach), but obviously this
might go up or down a little bit according to the numbers
interested. Children under the age of 16 get into the racecourse for free (as long as they are accompanied by an adult
of course! - so they would only have to pay for the coach).
Please sign up this weekend (we are booking everything this week) and watch this space for the full details.
Congratulations to Damien McKenna & Car oline Edgington who celebrated their wedding here on Friday 23rd
July.
Are you coeliac?
Ive been meaning to put this on the newsletter for
ages! You may not know that we have special hosts for those
who are coeliac. If you need a special host, please come to the
sacristy before Mass and ask the sacristan to put a coeliac
host out for you. Please also let Fr Paul know that you will be
coming up for a coeliac host. We consecrate them on a different paten to the other hosts.

Awaken Your
Catholic Faith
Sometimes important
things get away from us
things like faith.
Is this you? Too busy?
Not been to church in a while? Children asking questions
about faith that youre not sure how to answer? Looking for
an opportunity to explore your faith? Were you baptized and
then not confirmed or didn't make your first communion? Do
you know people who are in this position?
Awakening Faith will be just right for you. This is a
six week programme which includes topics such as
Spirituality Can I Accept Gods Mercy? Can the Mass
Make My Life Meaningful? and The Church and Me. You
can learn and ask questionsall in a friendly and confidential
setting with other parishioners.
Please tell other people about this six week
programmethey will all be made most welcome.
If you would be interested in attending or would like
more information about it, please call the Parish Office on
0161 764 1630 or e-mail us on: olgcga@btinternet.com.
If you would like to join us, please complete the form below and return to the Parish Office, and we will be in
touch with you.

Thinking of
becoming a
Catholic?
Seeking Christ is a programme aimed at people who want to look at the Catholic
church, who have either been baptised in another Christian
tradition or never been baptised.
Initially there are eight sessions in the programme to
help welcome and engage those who are thinking of possibly
becoming a Catholic. There is of course no obligation after
completing the eight week programme, but if people decide
they would then like to move forward to becoming a catholic
we can then help them to move forward.
If you know of people who might be interested in this
programme please let them know about it. If they want any
further information they can contact the Parish Office on
0161 764 1630 or by e-mail on olgcga@btinternet.com
If you would like to join us, please complete the form below and return to the Parish Office, and we will be in
touch with you.
I am interested in attending Awakening Faith or
Seeking Christ

Planning on getting married in 2016

at Guardian Angels?
Please remember that all couples are required to
give at least 6 months notice (by Diocesan Law) in order to
marry in the Church. So, if you are planning on getting married in 2016
and have not yet made contact with us and booked in your wedding,
please do so as soon as possible.
Please telephone the office (0161 764 1630) to make an appointment for an initial meeting with Fr Paul, so that the availability of the
Church can be checked and details can be put in the Parish Diary.

Jesus: A Pilgrimage
Fr James Martin, SJ brings the Gospels to life
in Jesus: A Pilgrimage, providing an experience of
Jesus through Scripture, prayer and travel. Combining insights of historical Jesus studies with profound
spiritual insights about the Christ of faith, he recreates the world of first-century Galilee and Judea to
usher us into Jesus's life and times and show readers how Jesus speaks
to us today.
Fr Martin brings together the most up-to-date Scripture scholarship, wise spiritual reflections, and light-hearted stories about travelling
through the Holy Land with a fellow Jesuit, visiting important sites in
the life of Jesus of Nazareth.
This is an excellent book by Fr James Martin SJ. After the summer holidays we are planning to set up a scripture study group, using
this book as the text, because it covers the whole of Jesus life and ministry.
The book is a little expensive (we can get copies at 18.99 a copy
(its only available in hardback at the moment) - but you might be able
to pick it up cheaper on internet book sites, and you can certainly get it
for a kindle or ipad or tablet a lot cheaper (I think I paid less than 5.00
for it for my ipad).
We will set up the group in Septemberthis is just to give you a
little notice about itand we will be exploring the content of each chapter and looking at the different scriptural passages.
To help us to plan and prepare for the sessions, if you are planning on coming along, please let us know by completing the form below.
If you would like us to order a copy of the book for you, then you
can indicate that also on the form below. Please return to the Parish Office as soon as possible. Many thanks. Fr Paul. (we currently have a
couple of copies in stock)

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JESUS. A PILGRIMAGE SESSIONS

I am intending taking part in the Jesus. A Pilgrimage
Meetings after the summer holidays.

Please order a copy of the book: Jesus. A pilgrimage for
me

Name: ..

NAME: .

Address: ..

TEL NO:

..

E-MAIL:

E-mail: ....
Tel: No: ...
PLEASE RETURN TO THE PARISH OFFICE
(or e-mail the office on olgcga@btinternet.com)

Please return to the Parish Office as soon as possible to

enable us to plan the evenings (or e-mail us)
Many thanks, Fr Paul.

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.
Launch of a special fundThe Parish Minibus
At the recent quiz night we launched a special fund. Aware of the
age of our parish minibus, and of how much it is used in the parish, we
felt that it would now be a good time to start building up a fund in order
to have some money set aside for when we will have to replace the minibus. The minibus is a great asset, bringing some of our older parishioners to Mass (who wouldnt get here without it), enabling our two schools
to take the pupils on trips that would be too expensive because of the
cost of coach hire, different parish groups using it, and of course being a
very visible sign of the presence of the parish in our area.
This week we have received donations of 100 and 200 (a big
thank you to the doners!)
Therefore the running total in the fund currently is: 1525.00
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.
Two new DVDs available from the Dept for Evangelisation (please
ask at the Office for a copy): 10.99 each
Fr Denis McBride: The Passion Narrative in the Gospels
David Wells: Evangelii Gaudium and the vision of Pope Francis for the
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, or you can simply put all the details on an envelope,
and put the donation in the envelope and pop it through the office
letterbox.
The flowers this weekend are in memory of Alan John Mercer
whose anniversary occurs around this time.
Laudato Si Copies of the encyclical have arrived!
Copies are now available to buy from the table at the
back of church this weekend. Please leave the money
on the table for them. Hopefully everyone who ordered
a copy received their copy in the post this week. (If you
ordered it, please return the payment with the invoice to
the parish office).
Many thanks
The cost is 4.95 a copy.
THE SUMMER HOLIDAYS
All our schools are now closed for the summer holidays on Friday. I hope that everyone has a good summer
break, whether you are at school or not!
As usual, in order to give us a chance to tidy up,
plan for after the summer and catch our breathe, the Parish
Office will now be closed on Wednesdays from this week until Wednesday 2nd September. The telephone answering machine will be monitored, so please do leave a message.

During these weeks after the

conference could you please say
the following prayer each day.
Loving Father,
you so loved the world that you sent us your only Son,
that we might believe in him and have eternal life.
May we encounter Jesus Christ anew this day
and live the Good News with joy.
Through the power of your Holy Spirit,
help us to go out to the whole world and proclaim
our faith with confidence.
Give us the courage to witness to the Joy of the Gospel
by our words and actions.
Help our parish to become more welcoming and missionary,
so that you may be known and loved by all people.
We make this prayer through Our Lord Jesus Christ Your
Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God for ever and ever,
Amen.
Our Lady, Star of the New Evangelisation, Pray for us.
Blessed John Henry Newman, Pray for us.
St Thrse of Lisieux, Pray for us.
MINIBUS PARISH OUTING
Once again Pat & Sue are willing to take the minibus
on a day out.
There is a sign up sheet at the back of church. They
would like those signing up to show their preference for the
destination, either Morecambe or Windermere, also to show
their preference for the date, either Monday 3rd August or
Monday 10th August. Depending on which boxes are ticked
then we can go with majority rule, plus it gives some flexibility hopefully for most people.
Please sign up this weekend if you wish to go.
Fr Paul.
Advance notice of two talks organised by the Department
for Evangelisation in September.
Tuesday 8th September:
Paul Vallely (author of Pope Francis: Untying the knots)
will be speaking about:
How Pope Francis will change Catholic Social thinking.

Thursday 17th September:

Rev Dr Jeremy Duff will be speaking about:
Peters Preaching: The Gospel of St Mark
(this is also the title of Jeremys new book, published in June
2015)
Both talks will be at:
St Gabriels R.C. High School, Bridge Road, Bury,
BL9 0TZ
7.30 pm9.30 pm.
5.00 per person
(includes tea & coffee on arrival and at the interval)
The bookshop with both of the speakers new books will be
available (and they will sign them for you also!)
More details and booking forms to follow.