Events

The Parish of
Sacred Heart & Saint Alban
Warrington

Archdiocese of Liverpool

Summer Viewing

The Book of Eli (Film Release)

"Eli (Denzel Washington) has been on a journey for 30 years, walking west across America after a cataclysmic war that turned the earth into a total wasteland. The world has become a lawless civilization where people must kill or be killed. The barren roads belong to gangs of cutthroats who rob and kill for water, a pair of shoes, a lighter, or just for fun. Eli is a peaceful man who only acts in self defence, and becomes a warrior with unbelievable killing skills when he is challenged. After the war and the "Big Flash", Eli was guided by a higher power to a hidden book and given the task of protecting the book and taking it to its final destination. Eli guards the book with his life, because he knows that the book is the only hope that humanity has for its future."
It's Hollywood of course, so it's everything you might guess.... overstated, sensationalist, brash, violent ... but it does have something to say about religion – specifically Christianity – so if you like American action movies, this might make a good 'conversation starter'.

Calling all Knitters

Help knit 3000 blankets by the end of 2010!

It is estimated that there are 11.6 million orphans in sub-saharan Africa. 1.4 million live in South Africa. Many of these children are AIDS orphans or have been abandoned. Many live in great poverty in shack settlements. Some head up families of their siblings together with other children and some live alone, without shelter, in hills and dumps around the cities.

While other children's charities work hard to provide food and shelter, 'Kas Care' has decided to provide warmth, and you can help. If you love crocheting and knitting for charity, you can contribute by making and sending 8"/20cm squares to help keep a cold orphan warm. The goal for 2010 is 105,000 squares (.... that's 3000 blankets!)
Send your completed squares to Knit-a-Square, Soweto Comfort Club, Private Bag X900, Bryanston 2021, South Africa
For more detailed packaging and postal instructions visit www.knit-a-square.com

Ushaw College Vocations Podcast

The Ushaw Podcast is an exciting new project from the students of Ushaw College Seminary, for those discerning ordained ministry in the Roman Catholic Church. The Podcast will be a professional 30 minute broadcast every month. This will include interviews, vocation stories, music, news and much more. It will be available on www.ushaw.ac.uk and iTunes. We aim to provide a dynamic and interactive resource. Initially, for those in discernment, but also for anyone else who is interested in seminary life and those in formation for ordained ministry. This Podcast is not just for those diocese whose students enter Ushaw College. The focus of the Podcast is vocation and formation, and therefore should be accessible for those from all round the UK.

The Sacred Heart Gardening Team will meet on Saturday at 9.30 am.
All help gratefully received.
Breakfast provided

Saturday, 9 October is International Jospice Day and hospices around the world will be celebrating the work that is done within the hospice movement on every level of palliative care.

Jospice in Thornton is organising a walk along the Tolkien Trail – a six mile scenic walk in the Ribble Valley skirting the walls of Stonyhurst College.

· A coach will be laid on from Jospice to the area and the walk will start with a cup of coffee and finish with afternoon tea.

· It is hoped that a tour of Stonyhurst College will be taken after the walk.

· Starting at 10.00 am and returning at around 5.30 pm.

· People taking part will be able to raise sponsorship monies from family, friends and parishioners.

· Names required by Friday, 27 August. Sponsorship forms and further details will be sent out once names have been received.

Interested – sign the list at the back of Church.

Warrington West Parishes

SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (Year C)

Mass intentions for week commencing 25 July 2010

Sacred Heart St Alban St Joseph St Anselm

Saturday

(24 July) 5.30 pm

Dennis Harper 6.45 pm

Margaret Slattery

Sunday

(25 July)

11.30 am

People of the Parishes

9.30 am

Edwin Dawe

10.30 am

Margaret Molyneux

4.00 pm

Thomas Burke

8.30 am

Forgotten Souls

Monday

(26 July) 9.30 am

Requiem Mass

Elizabeth (Betty) Wilson

Tuesday

(27 July) 9.30 am

Anne Sherlock

No Mass

Wednesday

(28 July) 9.30 am

Gladys & Albert Boyer

Thursday

(29 July) 9.30 am

Ralph Machin

Friday

(30 July) 9.30 am

Ivy Barton 11.00 am

Requiem Mass

Jean Leamey

Saturday

(31 July) 5.30 pm

Jean Graham 6.45 pm

Malcolm Hackwell 11.00 am (Hospital)

John Butler (Sick)

Sunday

(1 August)

11.30 am

People of the Parishes

9.30 am

Tim Guy

10.30 am

Esther & Jim Sweeney

[Golden Wedding Anniversary]

4.00 pm

Marion Bennett

8.30 am

David Mather

Confessions on Saturdays

St Alban – 9.30 am

Sacred Heart - 4.45m to 5.10 pm

St Mary - 10.00 am to 12 noon

St Joseph - 6.00 to 6.30 pm

Confession is available at other times (if requested) Please remember in your prayers the following who have died recently :

Anne Laverty, Terence Clancy, Tim Guy, Betty Wilson, Jean Leamey, Jim Royle, Rose Bailey, Joe Callaghan & Fr Denis Cunningham. Requiescant in pace.

Your prayers are also asked for those who are sick Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament takes place each Wednesday and Friday at St Joseph’s (8.30 am to 12 noon). Please come and use this period of reflection and devotion to pray for an increase in vocations to the Priesthood and Religious life.