Email: olgcga@btinternet.

com
Parish website:
www.guardianangels-parish.org/
Parish Twitter: @olgcga
Diocesan website:
www.salforddiocese.org.uk

3rd Sunday of Lent (Year C)

SERVICES THIS WEEK
Saturday 27th February: 3rd Sunday of Lent
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 28th February: 3rd Sunday of Lent
8.45 am: Mass
10.30am: Mass
Monday 29th February: Lent Weekday
9.15 am: Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 1st March: St David, Patron of Wales
7.00 pm: Mass
Wednesday 2nd March: Lent Weekday
9.15 am: Eucharistic Service
11.30 am: Funeral Service for David Clark (in Church)
Thursday 3rd March: Lent Weekday
9.15 am: Mass
Friday 4th March: Lent Weekday
9.15 am: Mass
2.00 pm Womens World Day of Prayer
Saturday 5th March: 4th Sunday in Lent
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 6th March: 4th Sunday in Lent (Mothers Day)
8.45 am: Mass
10.30am: Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 27th February: Confessions at 6.00 pm
Saturday 5th March: Confessions at 6.00 pm
The Stations of the Cross (for the sick and peace)
7.00 pm in Church. All are Welcome

Tweet of the week:

Gods mercy triumphs over sin and injustice
Pope Francis 26th February 2016

Question for the week:

How abundant is the growth of mercys fruit in my
life?

PLEASE PRAY FOR..

OUR SICK: Bro. Nicholas Hutchinson, David Lindley, Elaine
Hardman, Joan Hearle, Bill McPhee, Joe Barrett, Steven Rogers,
Ann Corrigan, Fred Allen, Denis Haydock, Mavis Walsh, Colette
Stabler, Michael Dewsnap, Laurence Hayes, Cecilia & John Hickie, Bill Brewer, Ruby Thompson, John Dalecki, Jane Dalecki, Margaret Reilly, Terri Hemmert., John Ingle, Mary James. Dr. Stephanie Clarke, Helen Jeffers, John King, Malcolm Platt, Philomena
Robinson, Ray Farrell.

LATELY DECEASED: Gordon Bland, Phil Floody, Joe

Speirs.

ANNIVERSARIES: Sean McManus, Elieen Malone, John

McNerney, Christine Wolstenholme.

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. 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.
Please use the White Mass Intention envelopes for
Mass intentions which you will find in the porches. Thank
you.
'CIRCLE OF PRAYER'
St Theresa of Lisieux Deanery
For the week beginning Sunday 27th February 2016 we pray
for the people of St Bernadettes & St Michaels Parish,
Whitefield, and their Parish Priest Fr Christopher Lough.
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.
During Lent we dont have flowers in Church.

Our Lady of Good Counsel and Guardian Angels Parish, 54 Harvey St, Elton, Bury, BL8 2RD
Tel: 0161 764 1630 E-mail: olgcga@btinternet.com Twitter: @olgcga
Parish Website: www.guardianangels-parish.org/

THIS WEEK AT GUARDIAN ANGELS

Tuesday 1st March
Assembly at St. Pauls C of E Primary School, Bury. (Fr Paul only)
Tuesday Club: Lunch/Bingo
7.45 pm: Lenten Programme. Parish Centre (see page 4)
Thursday 3rd March
8.00 pm Parish Management & Resources Group (Parish House)
Friday 4th March
2.00 pm: Service for Womans World Day of Prayer at Guardian
Angels Church (All are welcome)

COMING SOON AT
GUARDIAN ANGELS.......
Tuesday 8th March
Tuesday Club: Annual General Meeting
7.45 pm: Lenten Programme. Parish Centre (see page 4)
Wednesday 9th March
7.30 pm: GA Full Governors Meeting
Thursday 10th March
7.30 pm: OLOL Full Governors Meeting
Saturday 12th March
10.00 am12.00 noon Sacramental Programme Meeting for parents
and children in the Parish Centre
Sunday 13th March
Presentation of the Children on the Sacramental Programme at the
8.45 am Mass and 10.30 am Masses
Helping Hands Sunday (more details to follow)
Tuesday 15th March
7.45 pm: Lenten Programme. Parish Centre (see page 4)
Thursday 17th March
5.00 pm: St. Gabriels Full Governing Body Meeting.
Sunday 20th MarchPalm Sunday
Tuesday 22nd March
7.00 pm: Cluster Reconciliation Service at Guardian Angels

Weekly Offerings
The Offertory Collection for the weekend
20th/21st February was
Envelopes: 922.48 Loose collection: 338.20
Total 1260.68
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 or contact the
Parish Office.

Saturday 9th April - Posh Race Night (Grand National

Day)
From next weekend you will be able to become the proud
owner of a horse for our Race Night.you could also even
sponsor a Race.
Horses will be 5.00 each (and you can name your horse)
To sponsor a Race will be 25.00
Tickets for the night will also be on sale from next weekend.

24 Hours with the Lord.

In this year of mercy, Pope Francis has asked that Friday 4th March
until Saturday 5th March 2016 be set aside as 24 hours for the
Lord.
In response to this invitation, there will be an opportunity to visit the
Lord and celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation in Salford Cathedral from 9.00 am9.00 pm on Friday 4th March and on Saturday
5th March. Please see poster in the porches for full details

DID YOU KNOW?

GENERAL INFORMATION
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, & a link to the newsletter each weekend.
Baby changing facilitieswe have baby changing facilities
in the toilet for the disabled in the foyer of the Parish Centre.
we have Tea and Coffee in the Parish Centre after
the 10.30 am Mass each Sundaycome and join
us!
We have the Liturgy of the Word with Children at all three
weekend Masses. On Saturday evening they gather in the
Welcome and Information Centre, and on Sundays they gather
in the Parish Centre.
We have a library (opposite the Welcome and Information
Centre) with hundreds of books on the Church, saints, prayer,
spirituality, the scriptures, childrens religious books, and
many more categories. All parishioners are welcome to borrow books from the library

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.

Planning on getting married in 2016 or even

2017 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.

AWAKENING FAITH AND SEEKING CHRIST

We continue on TUESDAY 1st MARCH by attending the
Lenten Programme in the Parish Centre, after the 7.00 pm
Mass.
READERS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND
WELCOMERS ROTAScopies of all the rotas can be
found in the Welcome and Information Room.
We have a Parent and Toddlers Group which meets each
Monday afternoon (during term time) in the Parish Centre.
For further details please call the Parish Office.

NEWS FROM OUR SCHOOLS.

DIARY OF SOCIAL EVENTS 2016

Our Lady of Lourdes R C Primary School, Bury.

The Social Events group met recently to put together the Calendar of Events for the forthcoming year. These events help
fundraise for the Parish but are not just about raising money! They are more about bringing the Parish community
together and helping continue building community.
Saturday 9th April - Posh Race Night (Grand National
Day)

Required for 1st September 2016

KEY STAGE ONE CLASS TEACHER (MPS)
Informal visits to school are warmly welcomed and strongly encouraged. Please contact the school office to make an appointment.
All Applicants must complete the latest CES application form.
Closing date for applications: Midday on Fr iday 4th March
Shortlisting: Tuesday 8th March
Interviews: Fr iday 18th March 2016
For Full details please see the poster in the porch

Saturday May 21st MayDay trip to Guys Hamlet,

Garstang. Great Family Day out (Details to follow)
Friday 17th JuneTottington Band, Beer & Brass
Sunday 3rd JulyFamily Olympics Sport Day and Hog
Roast.

Our Lady of Lourdes R C Primary School, Bury.

Monday 29th August Cartmel Races.
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Required for 1 September 2016

ASSISTANT HEADTEACHER POST (Key Stage Two)
Salary L2 L5 (Leadership scale) NOR:187
Visits to our school are strongly encouraged. Please contact the school
office.
All Applicants must complete the latest CES application form.
Closing date for applications: Midday on Fr iday 4th March 2016
Shortlisting: Tuesday 8th March 2016
Interviews: Thur sday 17th March 2016
For Full details please see the poster in the porch

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME 2016

The full programme for 2016 has now been arranged and will
shortly be in the post to all the parents of the children in Year 3 in our
two primary schools. However, If your child is currently in Y ear 3, and
is in a school other than Our Lady of Lourdes or Guardian Angels,
please let us know that you wish to have your child on the next Sacramental Programme please contact the Parish Office, either by handingin the form below or send the details by e-mail. Please note that children need to be registered by 1st March 2016.
The first parents and childrens meeting is on Saturday 12th March at
10.00 pm in the Parish Centre.

--------------------------------SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME 2016.

I would like to register my child for next years
Sacramental Programme.
Childs name: ..
School they attend: .

Saturday 17th SeptemberWine Tasting Quiz

October- Date TBAQuiz Night
Sunday 4th DecemberChristmas Extravaganza
2017Date to be confirmedParish Celebration of 60
years since the opening of our Church.
We hope as many people as possible will be able to support
them and of course if anyone is available to help organize
some of the events please let Fr. Paul or Sharon know.

The Parish Minibus Fund

Many people have been very generous over these past
few months with individual donationsthank you so much.
In the past week we received a donation of 20.00 therefore the running total in the fund currently is: 11,428. 05
Great news!!! W e have a replacement minibus! We
collected the new minibus on Monday afternoon. Thanks to
the generosity of so many people as well as buying the minibus we have been able to make some adaptations and fit a
couple of things to the minibus that will be of benefit to people, so it is still in the workshop this weekend, but hopefully
it will be fully in service next weekend.
MINIBUS DRIVERS
If you cannot fulfil your rota duty, please arrange a swap
with another team. Thanks.
This weeks team: Pat & Sue Moriarty
Next weeks team: Steve & Mary Sawley
We currently 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.
Please contact the Parish Office if you would like to volunteer or for more information.

School Year they are currently in: ...

Deanery Lenten Station Masses.
Address: ....
Tel No: ....
E-mail address: .
PLEASE RETURN THIS FORM TO THE
PARISH OFFICE ASAPAND NO LATER THAN
1st March 2016. Thank you.

We have three Station Masses this Lent. The dates and venues of the remaining ones are:
3rd March: at St Thomas Mor e, Alkr ington, Middleton.
Bishop John is the principal celebrant at this Mass.
10th March: Sacr ed Hear t, Rochdale.
The Mass begins at 7.30 pm at each of the Church.

LENT
AND THE YEAR OF MERCY
Walking to Jerusalem
This year during Lent the children in our primary schools are going to walk to Jerusalem! They are
not physically going to walk there of course, but
through acts of kindness etc they will add up miles and hopefully
we will reach Jerusalem by the end of Lent (if we all get involved in
it, we might even make it back home as well!). Of course many of
the acts of kindness could also be done by adultsso parishioners
we would love it if you can join in as well and help the children.
The distance from Bury to Jerusalem is 2303 miles. If
anyone does any of the activities listed below, you can fill in the
form and each Sunday you can put the return mileage slip into the
offertory and then we will collate the miles here in the Parish Office
and have an update on the newsletter each Sunday in Lent.
MILES W ALK ED BY PARISHIONERS LAST WEEK:
199 MILES

WALKING TO JERUSALEM WEEK THREE

You do one mile for each of the following
Participate fully in classroom prayers each day
Play nicely with others at playtime
Pray at least one decade of the Rosary
Pray the Stations of the Cross
Eat a family meal together
Visit an older neighbour or a grandparent
Saying encouraging words to someone
Do a random act of kindness for someone
Say thank you to the person serving your lunch
Attend Mass
Donate food for the homeless and poor
Donate some money to charity
Help tidy up your classroom
Do a chore at home that you dont normally do (eg washing
up!)
Participate in family sharing time
Say your Morning and Evening prayers with your family
Say your grace before meals
Do the Stations of the Cross
Attend the Parish Lenten Programme (Tuesday evenings in
the Parish Centre)

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THIRD WEEK OF LENT

WALKING TO JERUSALEM
I HAVE WALKED . MILES THIS PAST WEEK.
(just put your weekly total in the space provided)
Please put this mileage slip into the offertory basket
next Sunday.

OUR LENTEN PROGRAMME

As usual, we are having a special Lenten programme
each Tuesday evening in Lent (after the 7.00 pm Mass) in
the Parish Centre. The sessions began two weeks agobut
its not too late to join us!
This year we are using as
the basis for our Lenten Course a
little publication entitled Lift up
your hearts. We will be using other things as well during the Tuesday evening sessions, so, do join us
and fight the temptation just to use
the booklet at home. We will all get
so much more out of it by listening
to one another during the Tuesday
evening sessions.
This booklet has been written and published by Dr Mark Nash who works in the Archdiocese of Southwark, and is someone myself and Sharon
have worked very closely with over the past few years. It is
a booklet produced for the Archdiocese of Westminster,
and the materials in it are excellent, and so should lead to
some good discussion and faith sharing. Lift up your
hearts looks at certain scripture passages that are particularly relevant for the Season of Lent and also for the Year
of Mercy.
We had another great session together last
Tuesdayits not too late to join useach week is a stand
alone session - we still have a few copies of the Lift up
your hearts booklet also. Come and join us! You will
enjoy the evening.
CAFOD Lenten Fast Day
Friday 19th February was the Lenten Fast Day. The
CAFOD envelopes were attached to the newsletters two
weeks ago. If you didnt get one then there are still some
envelopes at the back of Church. Please return the envelopes by placing them in the Offertory collection baskets
this weekend.
Many thanks for your generosity. Fr Paul.
GUARDIAN ANGELS OWN BRAND PUDDINGS
These proved very popular at Christmas, so we are now
taking orders for Puddings for Easter. The company we use
do a Luscious Lemon Pudding especially for Easter. So if
you would like to order some of our own brand puddings,
please fill out the order form below. Please order this weekend so that we can get them in time for Easter.

--------------------------------------GUARDIAN ANGELS OWN BRAND PUDDINGS
Please order me:
(quantity)
.
Luscious Lemon Pudding at 5.00 each
.
Golden Syrup Pudding at 5.00 each
.
Triple Ginger Pudding at 5.00 each
.
Triple Chocolate at 5.00 each
.
Sticky Toffee Pudding at 5.00 each
TOTAL PRICE: ...
Name: ..
Telephone No:
Please pay for the Puddings when you collect them.
Please return this order form to the Parish Office no later
than Monday 29th Februaryor you can e-mail your
order to: paul.cannon@dioceseofsalford.org.uk (again no
later than Monday 29th February).