PLEASE PRAY FOR:

THE SICK: Fr. Joe Finan Kieran Kneafsey Marie West Rosaline Walsh

Bernard Lister Stuart Ridley Baby Noah Calcott Rose Rothery

Stuart Harris Margaret Burke Mick Murphy Frank Fawcett

Geraldine Murphy Adrian Steele Fawzia Mohammed Bernie Holt

Baby Belle Brearley Christopher Browne

LATELY DEAD: Diane Marie Wilkinson Funeral Serv St. Columba’s Thursday 5th March 1.00 pm

ANNIVERSARIES: Franciska Krenc

Website: stcolumbascatholicchurch.com

7th Sunday of Ordinary Time - 23rd February, 2020

The Season of LENT starts this ASH WEDNESDAY; please try to undertake a special effort

with the three Lenten disciplines – prayer, fasting and acts of charity. Ash Wednesday is a

day of penance for the universal Church to be marked by fasting and abstinence from meat.

DATE

TIME ST COLUMBA’S TIME ST MALACHY’S

Saturday 22nd 10.00 am Waleria Dubaj 6.30 pm Bernard Coll

Sunday 23rd 9.00 am People of the Parishes

11.00 am Franciska Krenc

Monday 24th 8.30 am Intentions of Sr. Cephas CP

Tuesday 25th 12 noon November Dead List

ASH

WEDNESDAY

26th 12.00 noon Annie Fenton 9.30 am November Dead List

7.30 pm November Dead List

Thursday 27th 8.30 am Intentions of Catherine Bentley

Friday 28th 8.30 am November Dead List – followed by

The Stations of the Cross

7.00 pm Stations of the Cross

Saturday 29th 10.00 am Sick Person – Bernie Holt

6.30 pm Intentions of Sr. Josepha CP

Sunday March 1st 9.00 am Fritz Bergman

11.00 am People of the Parishes

Parish Priest Monsignor Michael McQuinn

(01422) 361682

Diocese of Leeds Registered Charity

No: 249404

Email: office.stcolumba@diocese

ofleeds.org.uk

LAST SUNDAYS OFFERTORY: £461.71

HUNGRY BOX: £20.84

Many thanks for your continued generosity

CHURCH CLEANING THIS WEEK:

Mrs. Kidney, Mrs. Stimpson & Ms. Luniw

READERS This Week – 23rd February Next Week – 1st March

W. Devney Amarachi Igboaungo

EUCHARISTIC This Week – 23rd February Next Week – 1st March

MINISTERS J & P McGoverin P. Luniw & M. Riordan

CONFESSIONS

Wednesday 11.30 am – 11.55 am

Saturday 10.30 am – 11.00 am

‘Walk Away the Pounds’

Every Thursday 10.30 -1130 am.

£3 per session.

Behold 2020 – The Re-dedication

Of England As The Dowry Of

Mary. On Sunday 29th March 2020 (first Sunday

after the Solemnity of the Annunciation),

the Bishops of England and Wales will

celebrate the rededication of England as

the Dowry of Mary in Walsingham, in every

Catholic Cathedral, in every parish and in as

many homes as possible. To prepare for this

they are asking all Catholics to begin a

personal 33 day consecration to Jesus

through Mary beginning on 21st February.

Copies of the Angelus Promise Prayer are to

be found in the Church porch. For further

details please visit www.behold2020.com

Open Parish Meeting. The next open parish meeting will take place this

Tuesday 25h February at 7pm in the Hall.

World Day of

Prayer. All are invited to

Halifax Minster on

Friday 6th March at

2.00pm of the annual

World Day of Prayer.

This year’s theme is

“Rise, take up you

mat and walk” with

materials prepared

by Christians from

Zimbabwe.

Lent Course.

The local Churches

Together five-week

series of Lent

Talks/Discussions

starts on Tuesday 3rd

March at 7.00pm in our

own Hall. All are

welcome to any of

these talks.

St Malachy’s School Vacancies. St Malachy’s School is seeking to recruit a

Senior Lunchtime Supervisor to work 7.5hrs

per week (11.45am -13.15pm) and three

lunchtime play leaders to work 6.25hrs per

week (11.55am – 13.10pm). Further details

are available on the school website

www.stmalachysprimary.org.uk or by

contacting the Schools Business Manager on

01422 244628.

UPCOMING EVENTS: Sunday 1st March – Family Mass followed by

Coffee Morning in the Hall

Thursday 5th March– Over 50’s Luncheon

Club held at Pellon Social Club

Monday 9th March – Staying Well – Brew &

A Chat

Sunday 15th March – Angels Corner Café

Thursday 19th March – Over 50’s Luncheon

Club held at Pellon Social Club

NEXT SUNDAY, 1ST

MARCH,

FAMILY MASS and Coffee morning ☕ in the Hall afterwards. Coffee, tea, time

for a catch up ☕ Drinks & sweets. Visit our

book stall. 200 Club Draw! Everyone

welcome - we hope you can make it!

Handel’s Messiah. Halifax Choral Society is

celebrating its bicentenary with its 201st performance of

Handel’s Messiah on Sunday March 1st at 6.30pm at the

Victoria Theatre. Tickets £12 -£12 from the Box Office.