Our Lady of Good Counsel

& Guardian Angels Parish

54 Harvey Street,
Elton, Bury BL8 2RD
Tel: 0161 764 1630

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

Newsletter for the weekend 22nd/ 23rd November 2014

The Solemnity of Christ the King (Year of St. MatthewYear A)
PLEASE REMEMBER
IN PRAYER

THIS WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES

OUR SICK:
Fr Francis Fitzpatrick,
Bro. Nicholas Hutchinson,
David Lindley, Ann McGuigan,
Michael Dewsnap, Barbara
Kendall, Mary McSherry, Dominic
Gamble, Geraldine Short, Rita
Deegan, Eileen Cock, Angela
Rogers, Gladys Abram, Derek
Simpson, Becky Bolton, Baby
Eliza May Lyne, Margaret Reilly.
Elaine Hardman.

TODAYS READINGS
First Reading: Ezekiel 34: 1112, 15-17
The shepherd-king seeks the lost
and heals the injured.
Psalm: 23 Res: The Lord is my
shepherd: there is nothing I shall
want.
Second Reading: 1 Corinthians
15: 20-26,28 Christ our King has
conquered death.
Gospel: Matthew 25:1-46 The
Lord will come in glory to separate the virtuous from the wicked.

LATELY DECEASED
Dennis Walker
Margaret Salmon
Brendan Leyden
James Noon
ANNIVERSARIES
Hugh & Mamie Coyle
Brian Galpin
Michael Murphy

NEXT WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES (Year B)
First Reading: Isaiah 63:16-17,
64: 1. 3-8.
Psalm: 79
Second Reading: 1 Cor 1: 3-9.
Gospel: Mark 13: 33-37

Let us prayer especially for peace in

the troubled places of the world and
all members of our armed forces

'CIRCLE OF PRAYER'
St Theresa of Lisieux
Deanery

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
Please use the
White Mass Intention
envelopes for Mass
intentions which you will
find in the porches. Thank
you.
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.

For the week beginning Sunday

16th November we pray for the
the parishioners of Holy Family
Parish, Kirkholt, Rochdale and
their Parish Priest Fr Martin
Collins
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tag line newsletter and we will add
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for reminders and updates on parish
events.
Follow the Department for Evangelisation: @SalfordDFE

SERVICES THIS WEEK

Saturday 22nd November:
10.00 am: Eucharistic Adoration begins
6.30 pm: Eucharistic Adoration ends
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 23rd November: Solemnity of Our Lord
Jesus Christ, King of the Universe
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass: Annual Mass with the Bereaved.
and Celebration of the Sacrament of Baptism
2.00 pm Eucharistic Adoration begins
6.00 pm Eucharistic Adoration ends with Evening
Prayer of Christ the King and Benediction.
Monday 24th November: St Andrew Dung-Lac,
Priest & Martyr
9.15 am: Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 25th November: St Catherine of Alexandria
10.00am Funeral Service for Dennis Walker at Radcliffe
Crematorium
7.00pm: Mass
Wednesday 26th November:
9.15 am: Mass
Thursday 27th November:
9.15am: Mass
Friday 28th November: Presentation of the Blessed
Virgin Mary
9.15 am: Eucharistic Service
10.00 am: Funeral Service for Margaret Salmon at
Radcliffe Crematorium
Saturday 29th November: First Sunday of Advent
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 30th November: First Sunday of Advent
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 29th November Confessions6.00pm
Saturday 6th December Confessions6.00pm
The Rosary (for the sick and peace)
Monday 7.00 pm In Church
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. (Please note that during the season
of Advent we only have greenery on the sanctuary)

You are now able to access the parish newsletter from our
twitter feed (@olgcga)

A DAY OUT ON THE MINIBUS

Next outing: Monday 1st December, Destination: Boundary Mill Store,
Colne, Departs: Parish Centre Car Park at 10.30 am, Driver and copilot: Pat and Sue.
Suggested donation towards fuel: 5.00
CALL THE OFFICE TO CHECK ON ANY
PLACES THAT HAVE BECOME FREE

Awakening Faith and Seeking Christ

Meeting as usualThursday evening 27th November
7.30pm Parish Centre

The Clusterers
Sunday 7th December 2014Barrow BridgeModerate - Meeting at
Guardian Angels Car Park at 10.00am . Leader Jeff Smith: 0161 764
7269
WEEKLY OFFERINGS
The Offertory Collection for: 15th/16th November was:
Envelopes: 807.80 Loose: 328.48
TOTAL: 1136.28
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. It only takes a couple of seconds!

33rd Sunday of the Year

If you wish to contribute to the View from the Pew,
please contact the Parish Office.

These are anonymous comments from

parishioners.
The Feast of Christ the King is a moveable feast.
It is celebrated on the final Sunday of the liturgical year, which is
the last Sunday before Advent starts. Everything builds up to this
weekend all the messages from the Gospel throughout the year,
and it is all accumulated this Sunday when we celebrate that Jesus
Christ is KING!
The Gospel is known as the Good News, and today St Paul
tells us that our King has destroyed death Good News can be
summed up in no better way! Well done, St Paul!
All year we have listened to the Word of God if we are truly
witnesses to it, we will increase our displays of love, faith, hope,
tolerance, forgiveness, community, service. As St Francis famously said, Preach the Gospel at all times, and if you have to
use words.
Therefore, as witnesses, we will see the hungry and give them
something to eat..give cloths to needy and look after the sick., and
when we reflection on our actions, we hope to hear Christ say,
Truly I tell you, whatever you did for the least of my brothers and
sisters, you did for me.
What a magnificent way to celebrate and look forward to the
start of Advent next week when we begin to prepare for the birth
of the King.
APFMILL HILL NOVEMBER 2014
Would APF-MILL HILL Promoters please collect their books,
Calendars, etc., from the Library. The amount collected last quarter
was 1323.13. Many thanks.
If anyone has not had their Red Box opened in the last 12 months and
would like it opened, please phone 761 5195 and we will arrange to
empty it.

PARISH DIARY
Sunday 23rd NovemberChrist the King
10.30 am Mass: Annual Mass with and for the Bereaved
Tuesday 25th November
Tuesday ClubQUIZ
UCMAfter Mass
Donations for Bolton Mother and Baby Home would be
appreciated this week please!
Nostalgia Evening Please bring one item which is very
special to you (husbands excepted!)
Wednesday 26th November
7.30 pm Book Club in the Parish Centre
Thursday 27th November
5.30 pm St Gabriels H.S. Full Governors Meeting
7.30 pm Seeking Christ in the Parish Centre
Saturday 29th November
2.00 pm Advent Wreath Making and Family Cribs making
in the Parish Centre (see page 4 for full details)
Sunday 30th November1st Sunday of Advent
Welcome Sunday (see below)
Monday 1st December
Parish Minibus outing to Boundary Mill
Tuesday 2nd December
12. noon: Tuesday Clublunch/Bingo
Monday 8th December
The installation of our new Bishop, Bishop John Arnold at
Salford Cathedral. (Admission strictly by ticket only)
Wednesday 10th December
7.30 pm Book Club Christmas Party in the Parish Centre
Friday 12th December
7.30 pm: Sean Ruane in Concert (tickets now available)
Weekend of 13th/14th December
Helping Hands Sunday (full details next week)
Wednesday 17th December
7.00 pm: Advent Parish Reconciliation Service
Thursday 18th December
9.15 am: End of Term Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes School
Friday 19th December
9.15 am: End of Term Mass at Guardian Angels School
Sunday 21st December
After the 10.30 am Mass: The BIG DRAW of the Ten
Week Draw

WELCOME SUNDAY
1st Sunday of Advent30th November
An invitation for ALL Parishioners.

This is a tradition now in our Parish!!!

Please come into the Parish Centre for a simple shared
FREE breakfast after the 8:45 and the 10:30 Mass on
the 1st Sunday of Advent (next weekend!). Lets take
this opportunity to meet and eat with each other.
If you would like to help in the preparation of breakfast,
please let us know in the
Parish Office (0161 764
1630), and then meet in the
Parish Centre at 8:00 am on
Sunday 30th November.

HELPING HANDS SUNDAY

3rd SUNDAY of Advent 13th/14th December
Once again our chance to help those who are less fortunate
than ourselves.
Full information next week.

NOVEMBER
THE MONTH OF REMEMBRANCE
and the ANNUAL MASS FOR THOSE
WHO HAVE BEEN BEREAVED DURING THE LAST TWELVE MONTHS.
At the 10.30 am Mass this weekend we
offer a very special welcome to the families
of all those whose funerals took place in our
parish during the past twelve months. We hope that our
prayers together during this Mass will provide support and
comfort, and an expression of the parishs on-going support
for all those who have experienced a bereavement.
Please do join us in the Parish Centre after the Mass
for Tea and Coffee (if you are not sure how to get into the
Centre, go through the end door on the left-hand side of the
Church, take the second right turning and go straight down
the corridor into the Parish Centre).
Family Crib Relay
(A new exciting venture for the families of our Parish)
Come together as a family to re-discover the true meaning of
the first Christmas.
We did this last year, but started it a little lateonly managed a week of Advent! We want to do it throughout the whole of
advent. Come to the Parish Centre on Saturday 29th of November
at 2.00 pm (the same time as Advent wreath making), to paint the
prepared crib figures and then cribs & figures will be blessed. All
are welcome to help paint the crib figures, Vincent Van Gogh skills
are not required!!! You don't need to be involved in the painting to
be involved in the Crib Relay, just fill in the form below
The cribs will then be sent home with one family, the idea
being that they can then take a little time that night to discuss together the story of the first Christmas and the Nativity scene, and
say a prayer together (everything will be provided by us).
The crib is then packed away and the next day it is delivered
to the next family on the list, if they are not in it could, at a pinch,
be left on the doorstep as a gift, and then that family repeat the
story-telling and discussion about the crib, and then the process
continues.
Each family keeps the crib for only one night as we share
this relay amongst the families in the Parish taking part.
This continues until the final family brings the crib back to
church for one of the Masses on Christmas Eve or Christmas Day.
If you would like to join in the Family Crib Relay, just fill out this
slip and either give it Fr Paul or Sharon after Mass or post it
through the Parish Office letter-box no later than Wednesday 26th
November.
Name of Family..
Address...

GUARDIAN ANGELS
PARiSH

CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA
A Big, Big thank you to all who made last
weekends Christmas Extravaganza a huge
success. Everyone worked really hard and
we are truly grateful for all their efforts. A
big thank you to those of you would came
along and supported this annual Parish Event.
After everything was paid for we raised
1270.00 for Parish Funds. Every single
penny goes towards supporting the work that
is carried out to make our parish what it is, a
lively welcoming community, so thank you
once again to you all.
Fr. Paul.
THE TEN WEEK DRAW
WEEK FOR RESULTS 16th NOVEMBER
1st Prize:
50 No
10
Zita Froggart
Agent:
Joan Marsh
2nd Prize
25 No
370 B. Salmon
Agent:
George Ponka
Join us in the Parish Centre after the 10.30 am Mass for tea and
coffee and the draw!
THE CHILDRENS LITURGY OF THE WORD will soon
be starting the 8.45 am Mass. Please watch this space for details
of the next meeting for those who would like to be involved or
would simply like to find out more details.

Annual Weekend of Eucharistic Adoration.

Christ the King Weekend
Friday 21st NovemberSunday 23rd November
2014
As the newsletter goes to press I would like to thank all
those who have come to the weekend of Eucharistic
adoration so far. It has been wonderful to see people there
throughout Friday afternoon and evening and Saturday
morning. It has been wonderful to see that many of our
ministries and groups have taken up the invitation to come
together as a group to spend time in silent prayer.
The Eucharistic Adoration continues:
Saturday: Adoration from 10.00 am until 6.30 pm
Sunday: Adoration from 2.00 pm until 6.00 pm when we
close with Evening Prayer of the Feast of Christ the King,
and Benediction.
YOGA CLASS
Each Friday 9.0010.00 am in the Parish Centre.

E-mail.
Telephone No.

Question of the Week in the light of todays liturgy

(23rd November)
Having myself been found by divine mercy, what can I do during
Advent to seek those in need? Or could they already be right here
in front of me?

GUARDIAN ANGELS PARISH

Proudly Presents:

Sean Ruane in Concert

Sacred Art and Sacred Arias and
Popular Songs (some from the Shows)
Friday 12th December.
7.30 pm in the Church
15.00 a ticket
(includes mulled wine and mince pies in the
Parish Centre at the end of the concert)
Sean is an international, professional
opera singer. He studied at the RNCM
and at the prestigious academy for
Puccini singers in Tuscany. After
making his debut in 2001, Sean has
worked all over Europe, the United
States, Russia, Australia and New
Zealand at some of the worlds most
prestigious venues, and at many international sporting events. Sean was
heavily involved with our Diocesan
Relay of Prayer (including a Concert
here in our Church with an assembled
choir of school pupils).
The photograph shows Sean singing in
Ypres Cathedral on Remembrance
Day 2014 in front of 1600 people.

Tickets now on sale at the back of church and

from the Office.
Having your child baptised.
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. This
means that our Baptism Preparation Team have a workable number of
people each month.

GUARDIAN ANGELS PARISH

ADVENT WREATHS
SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER 2014
ORDER FORM
8.00 FOR THE FULL KIT
(STILL A GREAT PRICE!!!)
(There is a 1.00 donation for the Good Life Orphanage
included in the 8.00 price)
(please tick the items you want us to order for you)
DISH

1.50

OASIS

1.50

CANDLES

5.00

TOTAL AMOUNT INCLUDED:

..
(If you are not ordering the full kit but would like to make a
donation please indicate how much you are including here
)
NAME: .........................................................................
PLEASE RETURN THE COMPLETED ORDER FORM
AND MONEY IN AN ENVELOPE MARKED ADVENT
WREATHS TO THE PARISH OFFICE NO LATER
THAN SUNDAY 23rd NOVEMBER.
ADVENT WREATH MAKING IS IN THE
PARISH CENTRE ON SATURDAY 29th NOVEMBER:
BEGINNING AT 2.00 pm
THE BLESSING OF THE WREATHS TAKES PLACE AT
APPROXIMATELY 3.003.15 pm
ITS GREAT FUN FOR ALL THE FAMILY
COME AND JOIN US
(if you have never been before, there will be experienced
advent wreath makers present who will be delighted to help
you).
If you have some nice greenery in your garden and especially holly with berries on it, please bring some along to
put in the centre of the hall for everyone to share!
MINIBUS DRIVERS
If you cannot fulfil your rota duty, please arrange a swap
with another team. Thanks.
This weeks team: Mike Harrington & Simon Carlon
Next weeks team: Marcia & Lawrence Cook
GETTING MARRIED
AT GUARDIAN ANGEL
Now that the 2014 Wedding Season has
come to a close at Guardian Angels, we start planning and preparing for the 2015 Wedding Season!
All those who have already booked their wedding for
2015 with Fr Paul will be receiving a letter very soon with the
details of the Marriage Preparation Day.
If you are planning on getting married here in 2015,
and haven't booked the wedding in, please contact the Parish
Office (0161 764 1630) as soon as possible. It is a diocesan
regulation that 6 months notice must be given to enable all
couples to take part in preparation for celebrating the sacrament.
ITEMS FOR THE NEWSLETTER
Please submit all items for inclusion in the newsletter to the
Parish Office no later than Wednesday evening.
Either pop them through the Office letter-box or e-mail them
in. Anything received after Wednesday evening cant be guaranteed to make it into the next weekends newsletter.