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 - 1st/2nd August 2015

Eighteenth 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,
Pamela Campbell.

TODAYS READINGS
First Reading: Exodus 16: 2-4, 12

LATELY DECEASED:
Sheila Davenport
Franchea Bradley
Johnny Walsh
Joyce Mack
ANNIVERSARIES:
Celia Marsh
Brendan Walsh
Winnie Haslam
Bob OKeefe
Josephine Quilty
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.

-15 Manna rains down from the

heavens.

Psalm 78 The Lord gave them

bread from heaven.
Second Reading: Ephesians 4:17,
20-24 Put away your old self.
Gospel: John 6: 24-35 Jesus is the
bread of life.

NEXT WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES (Year B)
First Reading: 1 K ings 19:4-8
Psalm 34
Second Reading: Ephesians 4:305:2
Gospel: John 6:41-51

'CIRCLE OF PRAYER'
St Theresa of Lisieux
Deanery
For the week beginning Sunday
2nd August 2015 we pray for our
own parish of Guardian Angels,
and Fr Paul our parish priest.

SERVICES THIS WEEK

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
Monday 3rd August:
9.15 noon: Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 4th August: St John Vianney
7.00 pm: Mass
Wednesday 5th August: Dedication of the Basilica of
St Mary Major
9.15 am: Eucharistic Service
Thursday 6th August: The Transfiguration of the
Lord
9.15 am: Mass
Friday 7th August:
9.15 am: Mass
Saturday 8th August: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 9th August: 19th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 1st August: at 6.00 pm
Saturday 8th August: 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.

You are now able to access the

weekly parish newsletter from
our twitter feed @olgcga

All ministers please remember to find a replacement

to fill in for your duties if you are going away on holidaythank you. Fr Paul.

18th Sunday of Ordinary Time

2nd August 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 response sums up all the readings; the Lord gave
them bread from heaven. Asked about Moses and the manna in the
desert, Jesus tells the crowd that the bread of God gives life to the
world. Then he goes on to say that he himself is the bread of life.
Accustomed as we are to hearing this phrase, especially in communion hymns, it is a phrase worth looking at anew. As we hear Gods
word proclaimed today, let us listen for clues about what it means for
Jesus to be the bread of life. The letter to the Ephesians reminds us that
we must put away our old, sinful selves and put on the new self created
by God for holiness.
Question for the Week: How much of my daily prayer is focussed
on obtaining food that perishes? How can I change my prayer so that
it focuses on food that endures for eternal life?
MINIBUS DRIVERS
If you cannot fulfil your rota duty, please arrange a swap with another
team. Thanks.
This weeks team: Kevin Dilgar & Simon Carlon
Next weeks team: Pat & Sue Moriarty
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 who took part in the
10 Week draw. As usual we have a little thank-you gift for our agents
a bottle of wineso if you havent collected your bottle of wine, please
collect it from the Parish Office.
WEEKLY OFFERINGS
The Offertory Collection for:
For the weekend 25th /26th July was:
Envelopes: 773.40 Loose collection: 332.85
Total: 1106.25
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!
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.

The Clusterers
Thursday 6th August
Malham Landscape Spectacular
A steep section.
Leaders: Jeff & David (Tel 0161 764 7269)
An early start9.00 am from the Parish Centre Car Park.

PARISH DIARY
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
UCM: Meeting after Mass
Friday 7th August
11.45 am Wedding of Sophie Baxter & James HarveyHamilton
Saturday 29th August
Wedding: Aine Hoy & Stephen Delaney
Monday 10th August
Minibus trip to Windermere (sign up sheet at the back of
Church)
Tuesday 11th August
Music and Dance
Monday 31st August (Bank Holiday)
Parish Outing to Cartmel Racessee page 2 for full details.
Tuesday 8th September
7.30 pm Paul Vallelys talk at St Gabriels H SHow Pope
Francis will change Catholic Social thinking. (see page 4 for
full details)
Thursday 10th September
7.30 pm Bereavement Support Group Meeting
Thursday 17th September
7.30 pm Jeremy Duffs talk at St Gabriels H SPeter s
Preaching: The Gospel of St Mark (see page 4 for full details)
Friday 25th SeptemberSaturday 3rd October
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Malta & Rome in the footsteps of St
Paul.
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

MONDAY 31st
AUGUST
2015
The trip to Cartmel is definitely on!
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, as we will be ordering the tickets on Monday. So its last chance to book a place
this weekend.
The cost per person is 20.00 (coach and admission).
If you have booked a place, please put the money in an envelope with you name on it, and Cartmel and drop it through
the letterbox of the Parish Office. Many thanks. 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).
Dont forget you can take your own food in, and you
can take your own fold up chairs etc.
Dont forget we have Tea and Coffee vin the Parish
Centre after the 10.30 am Mass each Sundaycome
and join us!

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 5 and 60 (a big thank
you to the doners!)
Therefore the running total in the fund currently is: 1590.00
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 Celia Marsh whose
anniversary occurs around this time.

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 organising a day out on the
minibus.
The results of the survey last weekend are now in and
the date has been settled upon for MONDAY 10th AUGUST
the destination, is WINDERMERE. There are still places
available, so if you would like to go, please sign up on the list
at the back of church.
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:

Laudato Si Copies of the encyclical have arrived!
Rev Dr Jeremy Duff will be speaking about:
Copies are now available to buy from the Parish Office.
The cost is 4.95 a copy.

The new Eucharistic Ministers, Readers & Welcomers Rotas ar e

now available to collect from the
Welcome & Information Centre.
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.

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.