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

Third Sunday of Lent — 18/19 March 2017 Our Lady of Lourdes, Ashby: 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 Mon 20 9.30am Mass for Intentions of Joseph Lehel Tue 21 9.30am Mass for Lillian MacNiven (Sick) Wed 22 9.30am Mass for Special Intention (MS) 10.00am Knowing the Mass 2 Memorial/Sacrifice/Meal/Presence — Crypt Thu 23 9.30am Mass for Claus Rossel RIP Fri 24 9.30am Mass in Thanksgiving — “Deo Gratias” Sat 25 9.00am Mass in honour of the Mother of God 4.45pm Exposition & Confessions (until 5.15pm) 5.30pm Mass for the People of the Parishes Sun 26 10.00am Mass for Sheila Galvin RIP 11.30am Baptism of Riley-James Freakley St Charles Borromeo, Measham: Sat 18 6.45pm Mass for Peter Dahlhoff RIP Tue 21 2.00pm Stations of the Cross Sat 25 6.45pm Mass for Private Intention Sun 26 4.00pm Stations of the Cross & Benediction This week: Mon: St Joseph; Fri: Abstinence from Meat; Sat: Annunciation of the Lord; Next Sun: Lent 4

Rotas Readers

Sat Grania

Maureen & Terri

Sun Kevin

Jude & Andy

Collectors Sat Dennis +

Dennis +

Sun John & David

Tony & Howard

Coffee

Sun Tony & Una

Rob & Rita

Children

Sun Jo

Rita

Cleaners

Team B

Flowers

No flowers — Lent

Ashby 207

Measham 38

Loose Plate

£197.17

£40.85

Envelopes

£325.87

£93.00

Standing Orders (Jan)

£922.00

Attendance Offerings

Total

£1446.04

£133.85

£786.63

£70.00

CAFOD

Antiphon for Entrance Psalm:

Lent & Holy Week: Please take the programme from the back of Church if you have not already done so. I hope we ae all doing 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?

For when he asked the Samaritan woman for water to drink, he had already created the gift of faith within her and so ardently did he thirst for her faith, that he kindled in her the fire of divine love. From the Preface of today’s Mass

Sacramental Programme: This Sunday our children continue their preparation after the 10am Mass. Please move down to the crypt for refreshments immediately after Mass. Please pray for our children 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). 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. 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] Regional Health Groups within the NHS are currently sharing plans to reshape how healthcare and social care might be delivered in the future. The Leicestershire and Rutland partnership has released a draft plan called the Sustainability Transformation Plan which lays out proposals for better integration of both aspects of care and the saving of some £300 million by 2020. Many of the proposals will focus on the delivery of care and treatment in the community, preferably in patients’ homes. A meeting to explore these proposals will take place on Thursday 30 March at the Lyric Rooms at 6pm. Places are free, but need to be booked at http://www.westleicestershireccg.nhs.uk/STPevents Measham 100 Club March draw:1. No 38 H Kav anagh £9.50; 2. No 44 J Auty£3.80; 3. No 21 M Harris £1.90 Mothers’ Prayers: Our next meeting will be held this Thursday 23rd March in the Church after the 9.30a.m. Mass. We are a small group who gather together to pray for our children, grandchildren and all children throughout the world. All ladies are most welcome to join us. The Financial Year is drawing to a close. We are seeking someone to audit our parish accounts. We need somebody who is or who has been an accountant, auditor, solicitor, bank manager, or who has similar financial qualifications. If you might be able to help please see Fr Colin or Tony Holt a.s.a.p. British Summer Time starts in the early hours of next Sunday morning. Please remember to put your clocks forward an hour on Saturday night, or you will be very late for Mass on Sunday!

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.