FIFTH, SIXTH & SEVENTH SUNDAYS OF EASTER
18th & 25th May &1st June 2025
When he had gone out, Jesus said, “Now is the Son of Man glorified, and God is glorified in him. If God is glorified in him, God will also glorify him in himself, and glorify him at once. Little children, yet a little while I am with you. You will seek me, and just as I said to the Jews, so now I also say to you, ‘Where I am going you cannot come.’ A new commandment I give to you, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, you also are to love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another.”
The above picture is a scene from the Apocalypse ch 21 - A vision of the heavenly Jerusalem, the bride of the Lamb (Hans Memling 1433-94)
Sat 17th
17.00
Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Chorley
Sun 18th
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
09.30
Mass at St Mary’s
11.00
Mass – Fr Bernard Pilling (A)
Mon 19th
St Dunstan of Glastonbury / Canterbury
Tues 20th
St Bernardine of Siena
10.00
Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion
Wed 21st
St Christopher Magellanes and Companions, Mexican martyrs
Thurs 22nd
St Rita of Cascia
Fri 23rd
10.00
Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion
Sat 24th 
17.00
Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Chorley
Sun 25th
SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
09.30
Mass at St Mary’s
11.00
Mass – Pam Edwards (80th birthday)
Mon 26th
St Philip Neri
Tues 27th
St Augustine of Canterbury
10.00
Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion
12.00
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral – Installation Mass for
Archbishop John Sherrington
Wed 28th
Thurs 29th
ASCENSION OF THE LORD
10.00
Mass – Parishioners
12.00
Mass at St Mary’s Chorley
Holy Day Masses at Sacred Heart, Chorley are typically celebrated at 09.30 and 18.30 but please check in advance.
Fri 30th
Blessed Laurence Richardson of Crosby and Park Hall
10.00
Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion
Sat 31st
Visitation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
17.00
Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Chorley
Sun 1st June
SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
09.30
Mass at St Mary’s
11.00
Mass –Dennis Woodruff 90th birthday
Mon 2nd 
Ss Peter and Marcellinus
Tues 3rd
St Charles Lwanga and Companions, Ugandan martyrs
10.00
Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion
Wed 4th
St Rita of Cascia
Thurs 5th
St Boniface
Fri 6th
St Norbert of Magdeburg
10.00
Liturgy of the Word and Holy Communion
Sat 7th
17.00
Vigil Mass at St Mary’s Chorley
Sun 8th
PENTECOST SUNDAY
09.30
Mass at St Mary’s
11.00
Mass – Kathryn Salmon (A)
RETIRING COLLECTIONS: SVP collection on 25th May and Church Restoration Fund collection on 1st June
BAPTISM BOOKINGS DATES AVAILABLE: 29th June, 27th July, 31st Aug., 28th Sept. Baptisms will take place at 12.00 or 12.15.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND THE HOUSEBOUND: Joan Bailey, Francis Brennan,
Anne Byrne, Mary Patricia Case, Gerard Clarke, baby Henry Curtis, Leo Duffy, John Fearnhead, Pat Font, Tom Fraser, William Freeman, Bob Goulding, Rosemary Hough, Cathy Hull,
Mary Johnston, Abp Emeritus Patrick Kelly, John Kerfoot, Bill King, Emma King, Val McGlade, Janet McGowan, Fintan McPeake, Teresa Martin, Fr Laurence Mayne, Ellen Morris, Irene O'Neill, Heidi O’Neill, Lauren O'Neill, Barrie Swift, Josette Walsh, Lorraine Waugh, Jean White,
all at Grove House & Marley Court.
A WARM WELCOME TO FR PATSY FOLEY, who will be celebrating our Sunday 11.00 Mass on 25th May and 1st June. Fr Patsy is a Kiltegan Father who worked out in Kenya and Uganda for many years as a missionary. He has supplied in many parishes around the Archdiocese in recent years, including St Gregory’s Weld Bank, St Chad’s and St Bede’s, in the Chorley deanery. I am very pleased that he is able to come to us during this part of my summer break. FM.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS FOR YEAR 4 CHILDREN take place on Saturday 21st June, the Vigil of Corpus Christi. Please keep the children and their families in your prayers at this important point in their spiritual development.
RELICS FROM FATIMA including the relics of Saints Francisco and Jacinta, and the Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, will visit Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral on Monday, June 2nd, 2025. The visit is part of a national pilgrimage marking the Centenary Year of the Pontevedra Apparition and the Jubilee of Hope. For more information, you can contact the World Apostolate of Fatima at 07788 473210.
ORDINATION: Daniel Howarth will be ordained Deacon on 18th June in the Basilica of St Paul’s outside the Walls in Rome on 18th June. Dan was here during his parish secondment and is completing his seminary studies in Rome. Please God, he will be ordained a Priest next year. We look forward to seeing him again soon.
MAY IS THE MONTH OF MARY. Please remember to offer your rosaries for world peace. We also pray for our priest and parishioners, especially remembering the sick and housebound. Welcome to Fr Patsy Foley who will supply during Fr Marsden’s annual leave, for the weekend Masses, and Fr Peter Crowther for the weekday Masses.
WOULD YOU LIKE TO BECOME A CATHOLIC? We are running a summer course for people who wish to come into full communion with the Catholic Church. People who have been validly baptised can be prepared to receive the Sacraments and become Catholics. If unbaptised it takes a bit longer because we have to use the full Rite for the Christian Initiation of Adults.. Please email the parish office. stmaryschorley@yahoo.co.uk
YOUTH 2000 SUMMER FESTIVAL 2025
Taking place in the grounds of Ampleforth College from Friday 22nd - Monday 25th August, the Youth 2000 Summer Festival provides young adults (aged 16-35) from across the UK the opportunity to come together and explore faith, build relationships and find hope. This four-day festival includes great speakers, social time, break-out sessions, Daily Mass, 24/7 Adoration and much more! Register your place at: youth2000.org/events/summerfestival2025.
MARRIAGE PREPARATION COURSES FOR ENGAGED COUPLES
The Archdiocese of Liverpool is offering marriage preparation courses for couples planning to marry in the Catholic Church. Each course includes four evening sessions led by trained lay facilitators, providing time for couples to reflect on their relationship, develop communication skills, and explore the meaning of love within the context of Catholic faith.Two course options are available:
Course A Venue: Christ the King Church, Queens Drive, Childwall, Liverpool L15 6YQ
Dates: Mondays – 16 June, 23 June, 30 June, 7 July Time: 18.30 – 20.30
Course B Venue: St Helen’s Church, Alexandra Road, Crosby, Liverpool L23 7TQ
Dates: Mondays – 29 September, 6 October, 13 October, 20 October Time: 18.30 – 20.30 Cost for either course:: £50 per couple (to cover materials and expenses)
Booking: https://forms.office.com/e/1dcczNSQqX
Enquiries: Moses Mui, Training Coordinator – m.mui@rcaol.org.uk.
ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY was a Christian monk who became in 597 the "Apostle to the English". He was the prior of a monastery in Rome when Pope Gregory the Great chose him in 595 to lead a mission to Christianize King Æthelberht and his Kingdom of Kent from Anglo-Saxon paganism. Æthelberht commanded influence over neighbouring Anglo-Saxon kingdoms, and was married ro Bertha, a Catholic Frankish princess. Before reaching Kent, the missionaries considered turning back, but Gregory urged them on, and in 597, Augustine landed on the Isle of Thanet and proceeded to Æthelberht's main town of Canterbury. The following Easter
King Æthelberht converted to Christianity and allowed the missionaries to preach freely, giving them land to found a monastery outside the city walls. Augustine was consecrated as a bishop and converted many of the king's subjects. Pope Gregory sent more missionaries in 601, along with encouraging letters and gifts for the churches, although attempts to persuade the native Celtic British bishops to submit to Augustine's authority failed. Roman bishops were established at London, and Rochester in 604, and a school was founded to train Anglo-Saxon priests and missionaries. Augustine died 26 May 604, being succeeded by Laurence.
THE ANNUAL CLOSURE of the access between church grounds and Rothwell Road will be from 9 pm on Sunday 25th May until 9 pm on Monday 26th May (Bank Holiday).
CHORLEY AND PRESTON HOSPITALS: Please contact St Joseph's Chorley (262713) if any member of your family is admitted into Chorley Hospital and needs a visit. In urgent cases or emergency please ask the ward staff to call the duty Chaplain on his bleep/phone. For the chaplaincy service at Royal Preston Hospital Tel: 01772 522435. For the chaplaincy service at Wigan Infirmary Tel: 01942 822324.
Parish Priest: Fr Francis Marsden
Secretary: Mr Frank Webster
Parish Office: St Joseph’s Presbytery, 28 Bolton Road, Adlington, PR6 9NA
Wednesdays 10.00-13.00
Tel: all calls now to 01257- 262537 (St Mary’s Chorley)
E-mail: stjosephs.anderton@tiscali.co.uk
Parish Website: www.stjosephsanderton.com
ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL Registered Charity No. 1199714