Welcome to the Catholic Parish Communities of Ashby & Measham ololstcharles.blogspot.co.uk Our Lady of Lourdes Station Road Ashby-de-la-Zouch LE65 2GL

Father Colin Patey St Charles Borromeo 01530 412237 Bosworth Road [email protected] Measham @FatherColin1 DE12 7LQ Rev Deacon Andrew Martin Secondary School Blessed Robert Sutton, Burton on Trent Mr M Cain 01283 749450

Primary School St Charles Borromeo Measham Mrs R Elmore 01530 270572

Second Sunday of Lent — 11/12 March 2017 Our Lady of Lourdes, Ashby: Sat 11 4.45pm Exposition & Confessions (until 5.15pm) 5.30pm Mass for Reginald John Palmer RIP Sun 12 10.00am Mass for the People of the Parishes Mon 13 9.30am Mass for Annie Redfern & Mary Cullen RIP Tue 14 9.30am Mass for Ints of Sr Maria Rosa O'Sullivan Wed 15 9.30am Mass for Ints of Sr Pauline Fenton Thu 16 9.30am Mass for Ints of Sr Elizabeth Walsh Fri 17 9.30am Mass for Ints of Sr Kathleen Duhig Sat 18 4.45pm Exposition & Confessions (until 5.15pm) 5.30pm Mass for John Francis Brown RIP Sun 19 10.00am Mass for the People of the Parishes 4.00pm Stations of the Cross & Benediction

Rotas Readers

Sat Sheena & Vince

Grania

Sun Rita & Rob

Kevin

Collectors Sat Dennis + Sun Charlie & Rob

John & David

Coffee

Sun Rachel & Lewis

Tony & Una

Children

Sun Charlotte

Jo

Cleaners

Team B

Flowers

No flowers — Lent

St Charles Borromeo, Measham: Sat 11 6.45pm Mass for Margaret Smyth RIP Sun 12 4.00pm Stations of the Cross & Benediction Tue 14 2.00pm Stations of the Cross Sat 18 6.45pm Mass for Peter Dahlhoff RIP

Attendance

This week: Fri: St Patrick & Abstinence from Meat; Next Sun: 3rd of Lent Antiphon for Entrance Psalm:

Dennis +

Ashby 245

Measham 42

Loose Plate

£294.64

£62.20

Envelopes

£371.50

£33.00

Total

£666.14

£95.20

Retired Priests

£282.73

£45.00

Offerings

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John Foley, SJ ’Tis good, Lord, to be here, thy glory fills the night; thy face and garments, like the sun, shine with unborrowed light. ’Tis good, Lord, to be here, thy beauty to behold where Moses and Elijah stand, thy messengers of old.

Fulfiller of the past! Promise of things to be, we hail thy body glorified and our redemption see. ’Tis good, Lord, to be here. yet we may not remain; but since thou bid’st us leave the mount, come with us to the plain.

Sacramental Programme: Next weekend our children continue their preparation. Please pray for them Congratulations to our school for their wonderful participation at Mass last Sunday. CAFOD Lent Fast Day was Friday, 10th March. Your offerings will be collected this weekend at Mass. Please be generous, and please use the special envelopes if you are a taxpayer. Ashby Christian Aid Quiz: See the sheets at the back of OLOL. Do take one and enter. Full details on sheet. Deanery Lenten Reconciliation Service and Mass: There will be a Deanery Lenten Reconciliation Service followed by Mass at Sacred Heart, Loughborough on Thursday, 30th March, beginning at 6pm with opportunity for Confession, including Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, and followed by Mass at 7.00pm. Please do put the date in your diary and make every effort to come along, joining with our wider family in the Church as part of Loughborough Deanery this Lent. A Retreat with a Difference: A Foyer de Charité Retreat will be held at the new Retreat Centre in Walsingham, from Sunday 30 April (6pm) – Saturday 6 May (2pm). The theme is God’s Plan for the Fullness of Time, and the preacher will be Mgr. Keith Barltrop, with help from Foyer members and past retreatants. Foyer retreats are held mainly in silence, with three talks a day, and offer a holistic way of deepening our faith in the Church’s teaching and our life in Christ. The Foyers are communities of consecrated lay people living with a priest in order to help others grow closer to Christ and live the Catholic faith more fully. For further information or to book a place, contact Mgr. Barltrop: [email protected]; 07879 953953 Planned giving Envelopes: The weekly planned giv ing envelopes commencing on 2nd April are now available in alphabetical order on the table at the back of OLOL. If you are a taxpayer and have not yet signed up for Gift Aid, there are some blue forms at the back of Church to request a Gift Aid Declaration form together with a Standing Order form or envelopes. Thanks to all who contribute in this way. Conversely, if you have previously signed a Gift Aid Declaration and no longer pay tax you need to let us know: you can use the same form for this. If in doubt, please see Fr Colin or Marie Allen. Rosmini Centre: Saturday, 18th March — DoCat with Fr. Ted Mullen IC: “The Foundation of the Society: the Family” — 10.30/11.00 – 1.30 pm followed by a shared table. Tea/coffee provided. (Mass is at 10.00) All are welcome. Please phone or email: 01509 813078; [email protected] Visit to Coughton Court near Alcester Warwickshire. A v isit is being organised for Thursday May 25th 2017, to this Tudor House which has been the home of the staunchly Catholic Throckmorton family for over 600 years. The total cost of the outing, if we fill a 34 seater coach will be : National Trust Members: £10; Non Members: house and grounds, £19.60, grounds only, £16.40. For further information, please contact Dennis Heath, on 01530 414778 or email [email protected] Lent & Holy Week: Please take the programme from the back of Church if you have not already done so. I hope we have all made plans to do something extra for Lent. Possibilities include: Extra Weekday Mass(es) More time in prayer/Study/Reflection Stations of the Cross The Wednesday Study Sessions Rosary Group What are you doing for Lent? Refreshments: Coffee and tea are available in the crypt after the 10am Sunday Mass and the 9.30am Mass on Wednesdays at Ashby, and after the Saturday evening Mass at Measham on the first Saturday of each month. Please stay for a chat and an opportunity to meet fellow parishioners and visitors alike. New parishioners: If you have recently moved into our parish or your address/contact details have changed, please complete a pale blue forms on the stand (near the newsletters at the back of Church) and pop it through the presbytery letterbox. The Ashby Foodbank: Donations of dried/canned items can be put in the foodbank box at the back of the church. They are dropped off at the foodbank depot on a regular basis. If you would like to know more or get involved please visit ashbyfoodbank.org.uk, contact The Ashby Food Bank at the Holy Trinity Parish Office, or speak to Jane Desjardins at Church. Invitation to pray the Rosary: On Tuesday after the 9.30am Mass (about 10am) we pray the Rosary for priests and on Friday after the 9.30am Mass we pray the Rosary for peace. Please join us. St Charles Catholic Pre-School: Please text SCNB17£10 to 70070 to donate £10.00 towards the completion of our pre-school building. Missio and Faith in Families boxes: These can be returned to church to be collected at any time. Please remember to look for your box at the back of Church once it has been emptied. Vacancies in Catholic Schools: Please see ololstcharles.blogspot.co.uk Gift Aid: Thank you to all who have made a Gift Aid Declaration. This greatly increases the value of your giving at no cost to you. If you pay Income Tax and haven’t yet signed one, please ask for a form. If you have signed a declaration and no longer pay Income Tax it is vital that you tell us. There is a form at the back of the Churches for you to let us know if you would like to Gift Aid, or if you need to stop because you no longer pay tax. You can also use the form to ask us for more information. Mass Envelopes are at the back of church or sacristy to fill in the details. Please always use one of these envelopes to request a Mass as it ensures Fr Colin has the necessary details. The Diocesan recommended offering is £10 a Mass or whatever is affordable. Please put completed envelopes through presbytery letter box. Drop in to St Charles: On Tuesday afternoons during term time, St Charles’ Church is open and light refreshments available from 2.30pm until it’s time to meet children from school. We hope that this will help to strengthen the links between our school and parish communities. Please spread the word. Parents/grandparents/others meeting children and parishioners all welcome. CAFOD: Janet Murphy is our CAFOD parish contact. If you want to be more involved with CAFOD please contact Janet on 07801 278030 or [email protected]. Keep in touch: As well as this newsletter you can always keep up to date with our parish life at ololstcharles.blogspot.co.uk. You will never miss anything if you submit your email address via the “Follow us by email” box. The site also gives links to the parish on Facebook and Twitter.