St. Vincent de Paul
RC Church
Norden, Rochdale

NEWSLETTER
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Please see the Noticeboard and our News & Events page for further information.

TODAY’S MASS
Click HERE for Readings and the Order of Mass

SAFEGUARDING
Click HERE for contacts and further information and HERE for the Guidance Procedure

PRIVACY POLICY
The Diocesan privacy policy notice is available here,  

GOING ON HOLIDAYS?
Need local Mass Location and Times in England & Wales?
Need a Mass Leaflet in English?
Speak to Fr. Paul.
Click HERE for a worldwide directory of Catholic Churches

Does any of the following apply to you?
Are you New to the Parish?
Do you know someone, who is sick or in Hospital?
Would you like a visit?
Do you think the Parish may be able to help you?
Do you think you may be able to help the Parish?
If so, please speak to Fr. Brindle

Alternatively, try our Parish Groups page for information.

At all Sunday Masses we have Welcomers to greet and offer Hymn books, Newsletter or Mass Leaflet. They are also available to answer pertinent questions or help in whatever way possible

FR. PAUL’S RUBY JUBILEE
Fr. Paul would like to say a big ‘Thank You’ for all your prayers, gifts and best wishes as he celebrated  his Ruby Jubilee last Sunday. He was delighted and deeply touched on seeing so many at the 11.00am Mass and then afterwards in the Parish Centre.
Thanks to all who prepared the Parish Centre and arranged the refreshments and of course the ice cream. It truly could not have gone any better and was so much appreciated not just by Fr. Paul but by all who came along.
Mass has been offered this week in thanksgiving for your kindness. .

NEWSLETTER
There is no newsletter this week. Any notices will be placed on the notice board.

LITTLE CHURCH AT ST VINCENTS
Our new liturgy group for KS1 children will start on 15th September during the 9.00am Mass. There will be an opportunity to have a chat over a cup of tea with some of the leaders of the new group in the Parish Centre after 9.00am Mass on the previous Sunday, 8th September. You can have a look at our lovely new resources and pick up an information leaflet.

ANNUAL RETREAT AT HYNING
Our Annual Retreat at Hyning Monastery (near Carnforth) will take place from 13th to 15th September; cost £95. For further details please contact Dorothy Cannon (639960)

MOVES
As Fr. Paul announced after Mass last weekend, he will be leaving St Vincent’s in early October to take up a new appointment as Parish Priest at Our Lady of the Valley parish, which includes St. Michael’s and St John’s in Clitheroe (where he will live), St Mary’s in Sabden and St Hubert’s in Dunsop Bridge.
Fr. James Manock, who is currently Parish Priest at St. Mary’s, Radcliffe, and St Teresa’s, Little Lever, has been appointed as the new Parish Priest here at St. Vincent’s

ORDINATION
The Rev. Bob Hayes, who was on placement with us here at St. Vincent’s in January 2018, and also joined us for Holy Week 2019, was ordained to the priesthood on Saturday 20th July  in Salford Cathedral.
Let us keep Bob in our prayers.

BOAR BANK HALL

The Canonesses of St Augustine Community run study day and retreats as well as having a guest house and care home on the same grounds at Allithwaite, Grange over Sands
Boar Bank Hall website has a very comprehensive description of their community

VOLUNTEERING ABROAD : FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE FROM THE CATENIAN ASSOCIATION 
Are you (or is your child or grandchild) between 16 and 24? Are you thinking about helping at Lourdes or going abroad to help with a Charity? Did you know that each year the Catenian Association, through the Catenian Bursary Fund gives cash grants (nothing to repay) totalling over £100,000 to young Catholics to help with their expenses?
If you would like more information please pick up a leaflet at the back of church. To see the few simple criteria and the wide range of projects we support and/or download an application form from www.thecatenians.com/bursary . There are leaflets at the back of church giving information about the Catenian Association.  Local contacts are Graham Sivills  868697, Brian Lillis 658543.

CATHOLIC SINGLES
Is an organisation which helps single adult Catholics of all ages meet, either one to one or through social events.
Please tel. 0161 941 3498, visit the website http://www.catholicsingles.org.uk or
email info@catholicsingles.org.uk

YOUTH MASS AND SOCIAL
On the third Sunday of each month, a Mass is celebrated with and for young adults at the Cathedral at 5.30pm followed by some input and a social. The monthly Masses and get-togethers take place under the title of Reignite

PRAYER REQUESTS
Just a little reminder that we have a board in the narthex on which you are able to place requests for prayer. It is good for us to pray with and for each other, so please always feel free to ask for prayers by placing any needs on the prayer board.

PARISH GROUP LIST
On our Groups page we have a list of groups together with their contact details. We did think it was quite comprehensive until the Hope in the Future group examined it in detail. We need to update the list on that page and we should be grateful if all group organisers could confirm to Brian Lillis (0797 4455 305 or BTLillis@gmail.com) their permission for their phone numbers (as printed in the list issued on the First Sunday of Advent) to be shown on the Parish Website and if willing provide an email address to be shown as well. Thank you all.

HOSPITAL CHAPLAINCY
During If you are (or a relative) is in hospital, you will need to ask the ward staff to ask a priest to visit: and if you move from one ward to another, you will have to ask again! There is always a Chaplain attached to hospitals, who will visit if requested, and there is always a priest on call.

ARCHIVES
We have moved the links to the pages on the ordinations of Fr. Frank Mulgrew and Fr. Richard Howard as well as the conferring of a Papal Knighthood on Jimmy Cricket- all members of our parish here at St Vincents - to our Archives page.

GROUND MAINTENANCE
We do need volunteers and, if you have any spare time however little, please feel free to come along at any  time to suit yourself. The periphery of the car park area needs regular weeding with some clipping of bushes and general tidying. You will need only a few gardening tools.
We have just a small team to keep the ball rolling and we are looking for any skills from road sweeping to weeding and shrub pruning to keep things up to scratch. If you think you can help, please contact Brian Lillis (BTLillis@gmail.com or 07974455305). We will be very grateful.  

 OUR WEBSITE
Our principal need at the present time is for input for a youth page. If we had the suggestions, then we will do our best to implement them.
We do need suggestions for improvements to the site. Just because we have managed to produce a website, it does not make us professionals. So we would be very grateful for help and assistance from IT professionals with internet expertise; we will do what we can but guidance is what we need.
If you come across any ideas on other Parish websites please let us know and we will see what we can do. If you spot any errors, don’t leave us in blissful ignorance.
Please help!
Contact us at BTLillis@gmail.com   

FOODBANK
A HUGE THANK YOU for your amazing generosity and please do continue as the need remains .
The Foodbank is a Christian based organisation, which works from premises in Rochdale town centre. Their website www.rochdale.foodbank.org.uk is now updated regularly with lists of food products which are in short supply and those of which there is a surplus. To find this, from the home page, click on Give Help and then Donate Food. The collection box is at the back of church near the Notice board.
Please continue to help!

Now that you are here, please have a look around and why not visit the outstanding daily prayer website produced by the Society of Jesus at SACRED SPACE.