Sunday 7th May 2017  — Fourth Sunday of Easter

World Day of Prayer for Vocations     

Monday  8th May	9.00am	Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 9th May	8.30am 9.00am	Rosary Eucharistic Service
Wednesday 10th May	8.30am 9.00am	Rosary Mass
Thursday 11th May	8.30am 9.00am	Rosary Mass
Friday  12th May	8.30am 9.00am 1.30pm	Rosary Eucharistic service Funeral Service; Angela Brunskill
Saturday 13th May	9.00am 10.00am 12.00pm 5.00pm 6.00pm	Eucharistic service First Holy Communion Mass First Holy Communion Mass Confessions Mass
Sunday 14th May	10.00am 12.00pm 6.00pm	Mass Baptisms (by appointment only) Mass

The 54th World Day of Prayer for Vocations will be observed this Sunday, May 7th, also known as “Good Shepherd Sunday.”  The purpose of this day is to publically fulfill the Lord’s instruction to, “Pray the Lord of the harvest to send laborers into his harvest”

(Mt 9:38; Lk 10:2).  Please pray that young men and women hear and respond generously to the Lord’s call to the priesthood, diaconate, religious life, societies of apostolic life or secular institutes

Our Changing Church  –  Open Meeting and Survey

There have been many changes in our local church over the last 150 years. In our Pastoral Area we now have fewer priests and less than 2,000 people attending Mass in five churches and there are many people who don’t attend Mass but still want their children baptised and their loved ones buried as Catholics. Archbishop Malcolm is  asking the priests, deacons and people of every pastoral area to reflect on these changes and to consider how we can best use the resources we have to carry out our mission of sharing the Good News in our current situation.

Our Pastoral Area meeting will be at St Philomena’s at 7.00pm on Tuesday 23rd May. In the meantime, please fill in one of the survey forms each time you come to a Sunday (or Saturday evening) Mass in one of our churches for the next two weeks, so that we can get an accurate picture  of who is attending Mass, where and when, to help us plan the way forward.

SCRIPTURE WEEKEND LED BY FR CHRIS THOMAS AT IRENAEUS 32 GREAT GEORGES ROAD L22 1RD

It’s only a couple of weeks away,  Friday 19th – Sunday 21st May Good food, pleasant surroundings, near to the beach!! ‘I will not leave you or desert you’ A journey through the Book of Joshua. You can come residential or non-residential Email us on jenny@irenaeus.co.uk  or give us a ring on 0151 949 1199 for further details.

WINNING NUMBERS for draw on 3rd May 2017

1; 7; 8; 16

NO WINNERS of the Jackpot of £264

(subject to re scrutiny)

Estimated Jackpot for the next draw on

10th May 2017 is £471

Two consolation prizes of £25 each:

35325; 35074

Many thanks to all who support our Parish Lottery and to the Team who run it for us.

Your support is really appreciated!

“Don’t forget to buy your ticket! You’ve got to be it to win it!!”

Liverpool Health and Wellbeing Board is consulting on the pharmacy needs of the local population.

The Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment is a statutory document that assesses the pharmacy needs of the local population and will be used as the framework to inform commissioning pharmacy services for the next three years.  This includes dispensing chemist services as well as public health and other services that pharmacies may provide.

You can have your say by filling in our short survey by May 31st 2017 using the following link: https://www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/pnapatient2017

For a paper copy of the survey please call 0151 233 5407 any time on Monday to Friday between 9:00am and 4:30pm and give us your name and postal address.  If you have any questions about this survey please email richard.jones@liverpool.gov.uk and further information on the Pharmacy Needs Assessment can be found here https://liverpool.gov.uk/council/strategies-plans-and-policies/adult-services-and-health/pharmacy-needs-assessment/

Saturday 6 June  – ‘Responding to the Call.’ 

A Day of Recollection to support those exploring vocations to the Priesthood.

Discover more about diocesan priesthood; talk with and hear from priests of the archdiocese and spend time in prayer and discussion. 10.00 am at St Charles’ Presbytery, 224 Aigburth Road, Liverpool, L17 9PG.

Further information from Father James Preston  Tel: 0151 727 2493 or email: frjamespreston@gmail.com.  Also on Facebook at /liverpoolvocations and on Twitter @LVocations

WELCOME   We are delighted to welcome Darcey Michelle Fanning, Haleigh May Cox, Cameron Cox, Isabella Parry, Nel Nancy McNally,

Reuben Jaxon Lee, Skylar Rubi Lee & Mary Carol Cook who were Baptised into our faith community last weekend.

THANK-YOU “The family of Teresa O’Reilly would like to pass on their thanks and appreciation for the love and support shown to them all following their mum’s passing.”