If you refer to the second page of this weeks Bulletin here you will see that there are proposals for a new combined website for the family of churches St Anne’s. Corpus Christi and St Peter’s. Consequently there will be no further posts on this website.
Thanks to everyone who has visited this website over the years.
Below is a post from this week’s Bulletin at St Peter’s Low Fell
On Saturday evening I made a surprise visit to St. Anne’s to celebrate the evening Mass. This gave
me the opportunity to speak to those who were present.
I am in the process of speaking to Bishop Stephen to gain permission to temporarily say four Sun-
day Masses to allow a period of time where discussions can be held across the four parishes in order
to look at the current timings of Mass on Sundays and where they take place. I am sure that you
will appreciate that this is not an easy task to undertake and that I am very conscious that each
parish is protective of the Mass times they currently have. This is why open dialogue is necessary.
I ask that over the next few weeks and months we can all pray for each other and for the process
that we will undertake. I will also ask that we are vigilant when it comes to thinking of our needs
and the needs of others.
Many Prayers, Paul.
Father Paul announce at mass last week that from 1st May Fr Paul Spellman based at St Peter’s in Low Fell will have pastoral responsibility for St Anne’s.
We will announce in due course what changes, if any, it will mean to mass times and parish administration.
Bishop Stephen will visit our three parishes over the weekend of 16th/17th March.
At the Vigil Mass at St Anne’s he will confirm 12 candidates from our 3 parishes.
Afterwards there will be a buffet in the Hall where there will be a chance to meet the Bishop.
This years Clergy Training Fund is being launched this Sunday. A letter from Father John Bagnell giving full details can be downloaded by following thew link here
On Saturday 16th September at St Anne’s there will be a Visitation of the Pilgrim Virgin Statue
and the Relics of Saint Jacinta and Francisco
The Programme for the day will be as follows –
1.30 Welcome
1.40 Rosary
2.15 Fatima Film
3.30 Break – Tea/Coffee
4.00 Investiture in Brown Scapular
4.15 Exposition/Reconciliation
5.00 Benediction
5.15 Procession
5.30 Mass
All are welcome to attend. For those not familiar with St Anne’s although our address is Rokeby View NE 9 7UD
the best access is off Waverley Road in Harlow Green Gateshead.
On 14th June His Holiness Pope Francis appointed Rt Rev Stephen Wright as the Fifteenth Bishop of the Diocese of Hexham and Newcastle.
Bishop Stephen has written a letter to introduce himself to the people of Hexham and Newcastle which can be downloaded by following the link bishopwrightletter
Dear Parishioners, I share with you this Reflection from the Rector of the National Shrine to Our Lady in Walsingham:-
“St Maximilian Mary Kolbe once said, “Never be afraid of loving the Blessed Virgin too much – you can never love Her more than Jesus did. Our love for Our Lady will always lead to a deeper love for Our Blessed Lord. So, let us be bold and generous in our love for Our Lady. In Her humility, She points the way to Her Son, so remember that our love for Her can never be too much – only too little.”
“Our Lady is the gateway to the Heart of Christ. She was the first tabernacle, safely carrying the Word Incarnate within Her womb. Therefore, She is the means in which we return to Jesus. Think of all the perils we encounter on a regular basis and compound them with the spiritual sufferings which assail each one of us. Could we possibly overcome them all? Of course, we rely upon God’s grace to resist temptation. But we have at our assistance the most beautiful Mother of God, who can swiftly and assuredly resolve our troubles by pleading to God on our behalf.”
During this Lenten season, beseech Our Blessed Lady’s intercession often and you will draw nearer to Heaven. When we come to Mary’s Immaculate and Sorrowful Heart, we come to love Her Son even more than we did before. Once we develop and deepen our devotion to Her, we cannot even fathom our interior life without Her presence within our souls, without Her guidance and Her Motherly gentle mercy. What a joy to remember that She is our Mother, She loves us and knows our weaknesses, we have nothing to fear under Her mantle.
“As our Mother, She is intuitive and able to discern the nuances of our hearts and souls that others may overlook. Mary our Mother is able to do this concerning our sins, weaknesses and failings. She is capable of reaching into our hearts, to those most vulnerable places in order to bring healing. She meets us where we are, with the kindness of a mother. Within Her heart, we shall find rest and refreshment.”
“I entrust all of you to the Immaculate Heart of our Most Blessed Mother, as we journey through Lent. Know that you are always in our prayers and hearts.”
“Immaculate Heart of Mary, we consecrate ourselves to You.”
Father James Mary
The Host Apostolate have leaflet issued a leaflet “Encouragement for Advent and Christmas” and is worthy of a read in preparation for Advent. Click here to download
This Sunday and for the next four weeks the Clergy Training Fund is appealing for your donations.
A letter from Fr John Bagnell, the Diocesan Director of Priestly Vocations, can be downloaded by following the link here