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SUNDAY 23rd OCTOBER   –   30th SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)    
MASS TIMES
           Monday                    10.00am      Weekday Mass
           Tuesday                    10.00am      Weekday Mass   Requiem Mass for Michael Aspinall
           Wednesday              10.00am      Weekday Mass   
           Thursday                  10.00am       Weekday Mass  
           Friday                        10.00am       Weekday Mass  St Simon & Jude Apostles
           Saturday                   10.00am       Weekday Mass  
                                                                     & 5.30pm vigil of Sunday Mass                                     
           Sunday                      10.30am       30th Sunday in Ordinary Time
 
CONFESSIONS IMMEDIATELY AFTER 10.00AM MASS ON SATURDAY
Readers: Saturday Vigil Mass – Joan S.    Sunday Mass – Ronnie    Weekdays – John & Mary.
Eucharistic:  Saturday Vigil Mass – Catherine K & Peter.   Sunday Mass – Kay & Catherine L.
Masses and Prayer Intentions This Week
Lately Dead:      Michael Aspinall.
Anniversaries:   Bridget Smith, James P O’Neil.
Others:               Sayers & Riley Families and Paul White,
                            Our Lady & St Peregrines Care. Prayers to St. Blaise,

Bidding Prayers:             Reader:              We pray like the tax collector.                        
                                          Response:          God be merciful to me, a sinner.
 
Readings:  Fr. Wilson’s comments on today’s Bible Readings:
 
From the book of Ecclesiasticus:
 God listens to the most in need.
 
From the second letter of St Paul to Timothy:
 The young Bishop looks forward to his life – he recognises that he has been blessed and saved from many evils in his life but the Lord will, he is sure, save him.
 
Gospel according to Luke:
Luke recounts the parable of the Tax collector and the Pharisee – The pharisee is self-righteous and pride causes him to look down on others.
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The war in Ukraine and the disruption of our more local politics continues to cause
confusion in our troubled world. We pray for healing and peace at home and abroad.
 
TODAY IS WORLD MISSION SUNDAY, and is being celebrated in every Catholic parish around the world. It supports missionaries who work alongside communities that are poor or in need, regardless of their background or belief. By supporting Missio, the Pope’s charity, you will help missionaries like Maria a lay missionary, give witness to their faith and offer vulnerable women in Ethiopia hope for a better future. Please place your donation in one of the Missio Special collection envelopes. This week or next.

HOLY QUOTE of POPE FRANCIS
“It is up to us, todays humanity, especially believers, to turn
instruments of hatred into instruments of peace.”

LAST WEEK we asked for help in finding a Wheelchair! And Many Thanks – one was donated to our need during the week – A practical answer to prayer!                        
 
We pray for our Country and for all Nations that healing may be shared by all.
As we face difficult choices in our lives because of raging inflation we ask that we might always acknowledge the discomforts we face are part of the suffering endured by the whole world because of selfishness and sin. The search for peace must rely on a fair sharing of the world’s resources – not greed.

Memorial Book: The following names are included for OCTOBER:
Christina Saunders, Cliff Roche, Dominic Cheshire, James Hayden, Jane Kemmer, Joan Roscoe, John Greenwood, John Smith, Keith Kilbourne, Maria Bay Nguyen,
Maria Smith (Maguire), Mary Owen (Collins), Matthew (snr) Riley, Monica Szal,
Norman Martin, Raymond Matthews (b/day), Richard Dalton, Robert Craig (B/day), Samuel Taylor, Steven John Pennington, Teresa Tierney, William Jeffries.  
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed through the
                                             mercy of God Rest in Peace, Amen.                                                                
NOTICES
 
PIETY STALL
We now have our CHRISTMAS items on display along with FIRST HOLY COMMUNION gifts and cards. Our display area is full of quality items at really low prices, something to suit every occasion. Please give it a look over before you leave.  If nobody is serving at the stall, you are welcome to leave the money in the HONESTY BOX which is located under the Mass Card table. All items are individually priced. Thank you.
 
DROYLSDEN FOOD BANK
Food banks throughout the country are in emergency situations and in desperate need of food donations.  Our Droylsden branch are asking, if possible, for Tinned Fruit, Rice Pudding, Tinned or Packet Soup, Tinned Meat, Long Life Milk, Tea Bags, Small jars of Coffee, Fruit Juice, Cordial, Pasta Sauce, Sponge Pudding and anything else you may have spare. Please try to bring something in to help our less fortunate neighbour’s. Thankyou.
 
Caritas Parish Representatives
If you have an hour or two to spare, would you please consider further supporting your parish in its local social action mission by becoming part of a team of Caritas Parish Reps? The Caritas Salford team is working closely with people from parishes across our diocese to redevelop the role of parish representatives, giving support and opportunities for individuals to help parishes in their local social action mission. If you're interested in finding out more about what the role involves, or would like to become a Caritas Parish Representative, please contact parishreps@caritassalford.org.uk
 
CHRISTMAS FAIR AND RAFFLE 2022
The Makers market/Christmas Fair will take place on Sunday 20th November 2022, 11am to 3pm in the school. The school PTA and the parish are combining their efforts so the parents and parishioners are not
overwhelmed by requested for help – many thanks for your support. We are delighted to be involved and would like to thank the PTA and the school.
      Christmas raffle tickets will be on sale after Mass each weekend and if you would like to assist with selling tickets, please speak to one of the organisers.
      We are also asking for donations of bottles of spirits, wine, beer etc. and chocolates for the fair, these
donations can be left in the collection boxes at the back of church. Please be generous, thank you.
 
Next Week:
Readers:  Saturday 29th October – Martin.   Sunday 30th October – Paul.    Weekdays – John & Mary
Eucharistic Ministers: Saturday 29th October – Mary & Linda.  Sunday 30th October – Anthonia & David.

Introduction
Pope Francis has launched a worldwide ‘synodal’ process. Synod simply means ‘journeying together’. The Holy Father is inviting us to listen deeply to one another; to discern what God is saying to the Church, and to enter into a dialogue about how we can journey together into the future. We will have our own synodal pathway, within our parishes and communities in the Diocese of Salford, united with every diocese across the world. Then, after national and continental gatherings, the Synod of Bishops will gather in Rome in 2023 to reflect on what has been heard.
We invite you to reflect on the following questions in a spirit of prayer and discernment. A prayer to the Holy Spirit, and a piece of scripture taken from the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35), can be found on the back page of this booklet.
Reflection Questions
1. Your experience during the Covid-19 Pandemic
What has been your experience of your parish/community during the Pandemic?
2. Listening
How can we best listen to each other, in the Church and in the wider world?
3. Speaking Out
How we do we communicate with each other in our groups, parishes, diocese? Do we have the freedom to speak openly in a loving way?
4. Celebrating
In what ways does prayer and the celebration of Mass enable us to encounter Jesus more deeply and empower us in our daily lives?
5. Listening to the Holy Spirit
What do you sense the Holy Spirit asking of the Church?
6. The Journeying Companions
Who walks with us on our journey of faith? What persons or groups are marginalised?

7. Sharing in the Mission
How can we best share the Good News of Jesus with others? What difference are we currently making?
8. Dialogue in Church and Society
In what ways do our parishes/communities speak to each other and the wider society? How could we do this better?
9. With the other Christian Denominations and other faiths
How are we as a community listening to, and enriched by, other Christian denominations and other faiths?
10. Authority and Participation
In what ways do we take collective responsibility (priest and lay faithful collaboration) for our community? What are the fruits of this collaboration, and what are the obstacles and challenges?
11. Discerning and Deciding
How do we discern together the direction in which the Holy Spirit is leading us? How can we develop this shared responsibility together?
12. Growing and Journeying Together
What support do we need to help us grow as a Church journeying together, listening to each other and the Spirt?
13. Additional Comments
Is there anything else you would like to share with us?
Join the Conversation
You can make a response collectively as a parish community or individually via the online form or using the paper form. For more information, please contact us:
Online: Post: Email: Tel:
www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk
Synod, Cathedral Centre, 3 Ford Street, Salford, M3 6DP synod@dioceseofsalford.org.uk
0161 817 2214
Please send in your response before  Rev. B. Wilson. MA. PP.


Rev. B. Wilson. MA. PP.