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19^th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 9 August 2026

Mass Times and Intentions

Sun 9th	09 :00	19^th Sunday in Ordinary Time	Mike Walker	R- Hugo McCorkell, Peter Swift M- John Gibbons, Jan Armstrong, Nick Johnson
Sun 9th	11:00		Our Parish Family	R- Gerard McCreesh, Tim Storrie M – Hilary Heap, Ann Long, Eve Nichols
Mon 10th	09:30	St Lawrence	S.S.C.F	R = Readers M = Eucharistic Minister
Tue 11^th	19:00	St Clare	MASS IN LYMM	R = Readers M = Eucharistic Minister
Wed 12^th	09:30		Special Intention (Gail)
Thurs 13th	09:30		MASS IN LYMM
Fri 14^th	09:30	St Maximilian Mary Kolbe	Priest’s Own Intention
Sat 15th	NOON		Josephine Prescott
Sun 16th	09.00	The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary	Our Parish Family	R- Hugo McCorkell, Peter Swift M- John Gibbons, Jan Armstrong, Nick Johnson
Sun 16th	11:00		Mary Broadfoot	R- Gerard McCreesh, Tim Storrie M- Hilary Heap, Ann Long, Eve Nichols

Please Remember In Your Prayers:

All those who are sick or housebound.

Josephine Prescott who has died and all those whose anniversaries occur around this time, Alan Wilkinson, Bernadette Agnes Sykes, James Foy, Theresa Carey, Hugh Harkin, Bernard Brown, Martin Kerr, Tom Regan and Irene Sumner, may they Rest in Peace and may the Lord bring comfort to their families and friends.

News And Information

PIETY STALL: Following the replacement of our Piety Stall there is a table containing religious books and various cards and trinkets etc which are available to take from the Porch (any donations would be appreciated).

ADVANCE NOTICE: SVP Members will be selling Raffle Tickets after 9am and 11am Masses on Sunday 23rd August. PLEASE NOTE CASH PAYMENTS ONLY

Courage, It Is I: A Reflection by Christel Casse (Lay Pastoral Assistant)

Elijah, worn out and afraid, waits at the mouth of the cave. God is not in the wind, nor in the earthquake, nor in the fire, but in the sound of a gentle whisper. Centuries later, on a lake in the darkness, the disciples are battling a storm when Jesus comes towards them across the water: “Courage! It is I! Do not be afraid.”

Peter dares to step out, and for a few paces he walks. Then he notices the wind, fear takes hold, and he begins to sink. Yet the moment he cries out, Jesus reaches out his hand and holds him. Our faith, like Peter’s, is so often a mixture of courage and doubt. What matters is not that we never falter, but that we know whose hand to reach for when we do. So whatever storm we are facing this week, let us not wait until we feel strong enough or sure enough to call Him. He is never further away than a single cry for help, and his hand is already reaching towards ours.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Saturdays from 11:30am to 12 Noon.

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is available during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and after weekday Mass.

18^th Sunday in Ordinary Time – 2 August 2026

Mass Times And Intentions

Sun 2nd	09:00	18^th Sunday in Ordinary Time	Our Parish Family	R- Lisa Senior, Mike Regan M- Virginia Williamson, Steve Graham, Stewart Gardiner
Sun 2nd	11:00		Greg Burgess	R- Angela Caudwell, Angela Perls M- Ann Long, Eve Nichols, Andrea Ross
Mon 3rd	09:30	St Oswald	Noreen & John O’Sullivan	R = Readers M = Eucharistic Minister
Tue 4^th	19:00	St John Vianney	MASS IN LYMM	R = Readers M = Eucharistic Minister
Wed 5^th	09:30		Jim Rafferty
Thurs 6th	09:30	The Transfiguration of the Lord	MASS IN LYMM
Fri 7^th	09:30		Pete Neilson
Sat 8th	NOON	St Dominic	Andrea Ross & Family
Sun 9th	09.00	19th Sunday in Ordinary Time	Mike Walker	R- Hugo McCorkell, Peter Swift M- John Gibbons, Jan Armstrong, Nick Johnson
Sun 9th	11:00		Our Parish Family	R- Gerard McCreesh, Tim Storrie M – Hilary Heap, Ann Long, Eve Nichols

Please Remember in Your Prayers:

All those who are sick or housebound.

Josephine Prescott who has died and all those whose anniversaries occur around this time, Ted Kelly, Bernard Bairsto, Joan Anthistle, John Foskin, Raymond Neville, Judith Moore and Sandra Quin, may they Rest in Peace and may the Lord bring comfort to their families and friends.

News and Information

PIETY STALL: Following the replacement of our Piety Stall there is a basket containing religious books and various cards and trinkets etc which are available to take from the Porch (any donations would be appreciated).

Reflection by Christel Casse (Lay Pastoral Assistant)

Twelve Baskets Left Over

Faced with a hungry crowd, the disciples saw only scarcity: five loaves, two fish, thousands of mouths. “Send them away,” they said. How human that instinct is to measure the need, measure our resources, and decide there isn’t enough.

But Jesus sends no one away. He takes the little that is offered, gives thanks, and shares it and twelve baskets remain.

God does not deal in just enough. He gives until there is more than we can hold. So, whatever you are carrying this week: a tired heart, a small faith, a little love that feels far too stretched, do not be afraid to place it in His hands. He asks only for five loaves and two fish, and He will tend the rest. With God there is always more than enough and always left over.