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Newsletter for the weekend 1st/2nd November 2014
All Saints (Year of St. MatthewYear A)
SERVICES THIS WEEK
PLEASE REMEMBER
IN PRAYER
Saturday 1st November: All Saints
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 2nd November: All Saints
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass
Monday 3rd November: Commemoration of all the
Faithful Departed
9.15 am: Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 4th November: St Charles Borromeo
7.00 pm: Mass
Wednesday 5th November
9.15am: Eucharistic Service
Thursday 6th November
9.15am: Eucharistic Service
Friday 7th November
9.15am: Mass
Saturday 8th November: The Dedication of the
Lateran Basilica
7.00 pm: Mass
Sunday 9th November: The Dedication of the
Lateran Basilica (Remembrance Sunday)
8.45 am: Mass
10.30 am: Mass

Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday 1st November: Confessions6.00pm
Saturday 8th November: Confessions6.00pm

The Rosary (for the sick and peace)
Monday 7.00 pm In Church
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, Molly Davison, Gladys
Abram, Derek Simpson, Becky
Bolton.

LATELY DECEASED
Patricia Walton
Mary Duffy
Terry Ingham

ANNIVERSARIES
Lily Lever
Michael Regan
Emma Bolton

Let us prayer especially for peace in
the troubled places of the world and
all members of our armed forces

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.
NEXT WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES (Year A)
THIS WEEKENDS
SCRIPTURES
'CIRCLE OF PRAYER'
St Theresa of Lisieux
Deanery
For the weeks beginning Sunday
2nd November we pray for the
parish of St Thomas More,
Al k r i n g t on , a n d t h e i r
parishioners and their parish
Priest, Fr Peter McGiveron.
To receive our Parish Newslet-
ter by e-mail each weekend,
simply e-mail the Parish Office
on: olgcga@btinternet.com
with the tag line newsletter and
we will add you to the list.

Follow us on Twitter also
@olgcga for reminders and up-
dates on parish events.
Follow the Department for
Evangelisation: @SalfordDFE
First Reading: Ezekiel 47: 1-2,
8-9, 12
Psalm 45
Second Reading: 1 Cor 3; 9-11,
16-17
Gospel: John 2:13-22
First Reading: Revelation 7:2-4,
9-14 Dressed in white, bearing
palms, the saints rejoice before
Gods throne.
Psalm: 24 Such are the men
who seek your face, O Lord.
Second Reading: 1 John 3:1-3.
We shall be like God.
Gospel: Matthew 5: 1-12 Rejoice
and be glad, for your reward will
be great.
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.
Question of the Week in the light of todays liturgy
(2nd November)

When I think of the word Saint, who, apart from those
formally canonized, comes to mind as someone whose
sanctity touched my life? How did she/he do that?
You are now able to access the parish newsletter from our twitter
feed (@olgcga).
This involves the use of a new programme for us, so please bear
with us if we have some teething problems!!!!
We would like to acknowledge our gratitude to the
family of the late Stephen Wild, whose funeral took
place here a few weeks ago, for the donation of 250 for
the good works of the parish.
Sunday 2nd November
10.30 am Mass: Welcome and Presentation for Baptism
(for those who have been through the baptism programme)
After 10.30 Mass: Baptism Preparation Meeting (1)
Tuesday 4th November
11.00 am Tuesday Club Committee meeting
Tuesday Club: Music & Dance
7.45 pm Guardian Angels Full Governors Meeting
Wednesday 5th November
7.30 pm Our Lady of Lourdes Full Governors Meeting
Sunday 9th NovemberRemembrance Sunday
Tuesday 11th November
12.00 noon: Service for Deceased Members of the Tuesday
Club.
Wednesday 12th November
7.30 pm Bereavement Support Group Meeting
Saturday 15th November
1.00 pm Setting up the Parish Centre for the Christmas
Extravaganza - volunteers needed.
Sunday 16th November
9.00 am1.00 pm: Our Christmas Extravaganza
Please support this event.
Friday 21stSunday 23rd November
Annual Weekend of Eucharistic Adoration (full details to
follow soon)
Sunday 23rd November
10.30 am Mass: Annual Mass with and for the Bereaved
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
Saturday 29th November
2.00 pm Advent Wreath Making in the Parish Centre
Sunday 30th November1st Sunday of Advent
Welcome Sunday (more details to follow)
Monday 1st December
Parish Minibus outing to Boundary Mill (sign up sheet at
the back of church)
Monday 8th December
The installation of our new Bishop, Bishop John Arnold at
Salford Cathedral. (Admission by ticket only)
Friday 12th December
7.30 pm Sean Ruane in Concert (tickets available from next
weekend)
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
PARISH DIARY
WEEKLY OFFERI!S"
The Offertory Collection for: 25th/26th October was:
Envelopes: 966.64 Loose: 256.77
TOTAL: 1223.41

CAFOD Fast Day Offerings to date: 400.01
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!
The Clusterers
Sunday 2nd November
Ashworth Valley for autumn colour (Moderate with some steep parts)
Leader Jeff 764 0127. 10.00am Start from Guardian Angels car
park
Thursday 20th November
Holcombe & Stubbins (Moderate) Leader: David Willis (764 0127)
10.00am Start from Guardian Angels car park
Awakening Faith is for people who have been
away from the church for a while and now want to
make a fresh start.
Seeking Christ is for those who want to look at
the Catholic Church, who have either been bap-
tised in another Christian tradition or never been
baptised.
MEETING THIS WEEK on Thursday
6th November at 7.30 pm in the Parish Centre
Lounge.
THE NEW YORK MARATHON
& THE GOOD LIFE ORPHANAGE

This weekend (2nd November), Sinead
Hayes (Mary & Kevins daughter) will be taking part in
the New York Marathon raising funds for the Good Life Orphanage.
There are two ways in which you can sponsor Sinead:
1. There is a sponsor sheet at the back of Church.
2. You can go to her Just-giving page at www.justgiving.com/
Sinead-Maguire0/ and pledge your sponsorship there (and you
are able to gift-aid your sponsorship money by doing it this way)

Thank you to all those who have already sponsored Sinead, and GOOD
LUCK Sinead. Many thanks Fr Paul.
Bury Samaritans
Have you ever considered becoming a volunteer for the Samari-
tans? Or have you thought that the Samarians do a wonderful job but
this is something that I could not do? However if you have the ability to
listen and be with people at difficult times in their lives then you could
be just the right person. The overarching aim of the Samaritans is to
reduce the suicide rate amongst people of all ages in the United King-
dom and Ireland.
If you would like to know more about the work of the Samaritans
that might help you to consider joining them as a volunteer then please
think about coming along to our next Information Evening.
This Information Session will be held at Bridge House, 13
Knowsley Street (opposite the clock tower) on Wednesday 18
th

November at 7.30pm. All are welcome.
Maintenance Daylast Saturday
Can I say a very big thank you to everyone
who turned up for the Maintenance Day. I
know that there would have been more peo-
ple, but it was half-term, but it was difficult
finding another suitable weekend.
A great deal of work was don, and a very pleasant chippy
lunch was had! Many thanks once more. Fr Paul.
The TEN WEEK DRAW
WEEK TWO RESULTS 26th OCTOBER
1st Prize: 50 No 585 Jed McLoughlin
Agent: George Ponka
2nd Prize 25 No 360 Chris McGrane
Agent: Mick McGrane
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.
I would like to help out at the Christmas Extravaganza!

Name .. .

Telephone No...

E-mail address: ..
Anyone who would like to volunteer to
help organize this very busy event either be-
forehand or helping out on the day, please con-
tact Sharon in the Parish Office0161 764
1630 or fill out the form below and drop it
through the letter box of the Parish Office.
All donations of bottles, chocolates and
cakes etc would be greatly appreciated. Just
hand them in at the Parish Office before
Wednesday 12th November (except the
cakes!)
Very successful last year was the idea
of filling a Jam Jar with whatever you like,
coins, crayons, sweets, or just a jar of jam)
and bring them along to Church or to the
Parish Office no later that 12th November
we will use them at the extravaganza
FREE ADMISSION
And lots, lots more !!!
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CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA
Bacon Butties
and Hot dogs
Wrapping paper
Win Fruit or
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Jam Jars
NOVEMBER
THE MONTH OF REMEMBRANCE
and the ANNUAL MASS FOR THOSE WHO HAVE
BEEN BEREAVED DURING THE LAST TWELVE
MONTHS.

Our Annual Mass with the Bereaved will take place on
Sunday 23rd November at the 10.30am Mass. During the
Mass we will remember by name all those whose funerals
have taken place here since last November. We have written
to all the families that have had a funeral here at Guardian
Angels since November last year.

We are also always conscious that
members of our parish suffer bereave-
ment, but perhaps their parent or family
member lived away from here so, if you
would like us to pray for a member of your
family who has died in the past 12 months
at our Annual Mass for the Bereaved,
please complete the tear off slip below and
return it to the Parish Office no later than
Wednesday 19th November (so that lists
can be typed up etc).
Also, throughout the Month of November we will
have our customary Book of Remembrance at the front of
Church, where you can write in the names of your loved
ones who have died, and we are all able to pray for each
others loved ones.

- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -

ANNUAL MASS FOR THE BEREAVED.

Please include:

.............
(deceased)

who died on (date)..

in the Prayers on Sunday 23rd November at the 10.30 am
Mass

Parishioners Name:

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The Deceaseds Relationship to you:

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Please return this slip
to the Parish Office no later than
Wednesday 19th November.
The Weekend of Eucharistic Adoration (21st-23rd November).
Each year I suggest that it would be a good thing for all of
our different ministries and parish groups to arrange a specific time
over the weekend when they come together to the time of adoration
for a time of silent prayer together. A couple of our ministries and
groups have begun to do this.
With a couple of weeks to go before the weekend of Adora-
tion, now would be a good time to start organising it and letting
everyone know the details about it in your group or ministry.
All Saints Year A
If you wish to contribute to the View from the
Pew, please contact the Parish Office.
These are anonymous comments from
parishioners.

Our psalm refrain today sums up what
this day is all about: such are the people who seek your
face, 0o Lord. The saints we celebrate today all longed
to see the Lords face. They are among the white-robed
throng in the reading from Revelation, and they are the
ones who lived the Beatitudes from todays Gospel. We
can join them if we too long to see the Lords face.
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 con-
tact 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.
MINIBUS DRIVERS
If you cannot fulfil your rota duty, please arrange a swap with
another team. Thanks.
This weeks team: Pat & Sue Moriarty
Next weeks team: George Ponka and Janet Turner
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.
YOGA CLASS
Each Friday 9.0010.00 am in the Parish Centre.
Sean Ruane in Concert (professional, international Op-
era Singer) - 7.30 pm on Friday 12th December.
Tickets on sale from next weekend.
Fr Denis McBrides latest
book:

PRAYING THE ROSARY
A journey through scripture
and art.

Copies of this new book only
arrived in the Parish Office a
week ago, so it is still hot off the
press! We have had time to look
through it and feel that it would
be a real support in praying the
rosary, individually, or as a group. We would highly recom-
mend this book to you.
The format of the book is simple:
1. First there is a reading from the New Testament
2. This is followed by a meditation on the scripture
passage
3. A painting is then included which offers its own take
on the subject
4. There is a brief reflection on the painting
5. Finally there is a prayer on some aspect of the
mystery.
There are copies of Fr Denis new book on sale on the table at
the back of Church this weekend, and available from the Par-
ish Office during the week.
12.95 a copy (136 pages)

OTHER BOOKS AT THE BACK OF CHURCH
For one more weekend there is an opportunity to
browse and buy some of the books we have for sale. There
are books on various topics.
Have a look at them, and if you havent got money
with you today, the person on the bookstall will gladly fill in
your details and we will invoice you for anything you take
away.
Enjoy browsing and get yourself a good book!
GETTING MARRIED AT GUARDIAN ANGEL

Now that the 2014 Wedding Season has come to
a close at Guardian Angels, we start planning and pre-
paring 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.
SETTING UP FOR
THE CHRISTMAS EXTRAVAGANZA
If you are able to give us a hand in the setting up of the
Parish Centre for the Christmas Extravaganza (which happens in a
couple of weeks time - Sunday 16th Nov) - please come along to
the Parish Centre at 1.00 pm on Saturday 15th November. We
are having a Social Events Meeting to finalise the arrangements
on Tuesday 28th October at 7.45 pm in the Parish House Meeting
Room.
Please dont just leave it someone elsecome along and
lend a hand!
AND SUPPORTING THE EVENT
Please support the Christmas Extravaganza Its a parish social
event which raises some extra money for the parishwhich of
course benefits us all!!! On page three you will find details of how
you can support the Extravaganza.
Tickets for the Raffle at the Extravaganza are on sale after all
the Masses this weekend.
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 co-pilot: Pat and Sue.
Suggested donation towards fuel: 5.00

To sign up: put your name on the list at the back of
Church (first come, first served)
ALL WELCOME!!!
The Divine Mercy Devotions take place at St Maries Church,
Bury at 3.00 pm on the 1st Sunday of the Month (September
June). All are welcome to attend.