St.

Mary's Church

40 Park Lane
Rothwell
Leeds
LS26 0ES
Clergy Father Éamon McGeough
Web site https://october18th.wixsite.com/stmarysrothwell

Registered Charity no. 249404 Telephone 0113 2824453

Mass Times
Monday 31st Dec 9.30 a.m Mass (Richard Murray)

5.00 - 6.00 p.m Exposition/Benediction

Tuesday 1st Jan 9.30 a.m Mass (Ann Murray)

Wednesday 2nd Jan 9.30 a.m Mass (Mary Coleman)

Thursday 3rd Jan 10.00 a.m Eucharistic Service

Friday 4th Jan 11.00 a.m Funeral Service (Gusti Kelly)

Saturday 5th Jan 6.00 p.m Vigil Mass (Bridie McSolely)

Sunday 6th Jan 9.30 a.m Mass (John Loftus)

11.00 a.m Mass (O’Donnell Family)

Collection £1455 Many Thanks

HALL HIRE Our hall is available for parishioners to use for their social events should you
wish. Please contact the hall manager (Steph Power) for details on 07729761340.

FOOD BANK We are still receiving much needed supplies which are delivered to the food
bank in Rothwell every Thursday. If you haven’t yet been able to donate, could you perhaps add
an extra item to your weekly shopping for those who are experiencing the great poverty of hun-
ger in our community.
WELCOME TO HENRY WILLIAM WHO WILL BE BAPTISED INTO OUR
CATHOLIC COMMUNITY THIS WEEKEND

THANK YOU for the many gifts, cards and splendid cakes which came my
way this Christmas. I am deeply grateful. May I wish all of you every bles-
sing in 2019.

TWINS Two of our parishioners will be on national T.V this New Year. The
programme is ‘The Twinstitute’, where 50 pairs of twins have scientifically
tested rival health theories. You can watch this programme on BBC2, 8.30
p.m 2nd January 2019 and the further 5 episodes in the weeks to follow.
Look out for our twins AnneMarie and Geraldine -regulars at our Sunday
11.00 a.m masses.

QUIZ NIGHT 19th January. £5 tickets on sale now. Please bring your own
alcohol. Thanks. (Only 30 tickets left!).

SVP COFFEE MORNING will be held after both masses on 6th January.

NEW YEARS EVE We will have 1 hour’s Exposition of the Blessed Sacra-
ment from 5 p.m – 6 p.m followed by Benediction. This is a wonderful op-
portunity for prayer. To give thanks for the year that’s passing and to earn-
estly seek God’s will and inspiration in 2019.
`Ni h-é an t-éadaigh an fear (clothes do not make the man).’ This old Irish saying
tells us, in no uncertain terms, that the things we possess do not and will not de-
fine us, nor bring us peace and happiness. Some may still believe abundant posses-
sions bring happiness or that they are a sign of God's favour, but most of us know
that when we are least reliant on material. things, we are happiest.
A friend of mine who could be materially very well off .made major changes in her
home recently. By keeping only what she needed on a daily, weekly and .monthly ba-
sis and giving .away everything else, she has discovered the secret of living simply.
This woman’s attitude is a very simple one:
people are more important than things. She has discovered that 'I have' is the
greatest threat to who ‘I am'

I breathe in the green grass and in

The flowers, and in the living waters ...
I permeate all things that they may
Not die, I am Life.
ST HILDEGARD OF BINGEN