Leigh Pastoral Area

Thursday, September 10, 2009

Visit of the Relics of St Theresa of Lisieux

ALL NIGHT VIGIL
Thursday 24th - Friday 25th September

When the relics are at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, there will be an all night vigil for the Pastoral Area at Holy Family, Boothstown, to join the Sisters of Carmel who will be watching and praying throughout the night in the Cathedral.  The vigil will be mainly silent prayer and will include: 

10.30 pm Night Prayer
12.00 am Midnight Mass
1.30 am Reflection on the Life of St Therese
2.00 am An Hour for Young People
3.00 am Office of Readings
4.30 am Reflection on the Writings of St Therese
6.00 am Morning Prayer
7.30 am Mass (and conclusion of vigil)

Please SIGN UP if you think you could come for part of the vigil.  There are sheets at the back of each church broken down into half-hour slots.  It would be good if every parish could be represented.  The Youth SVP hope to join the vigil at 2.00 am for an hour.  Bring a sleeping bag!

There’s an excellent website giving full details of the visit:  http://www.catholicrelics.org,uk

Also, see previous posts for further details.

Dreams & Visions

Pastoral Planning to Start & Sustain Lifelong Faith Formation
Led by Bill Huebsch from the USA
Saturday 26th September 2009
10.00 am - 3.30 pm at LACE
See noticeboard for further details

Home Mission Sunday Lecture & Workshop

“Sharing Faith in Today’s Culture”
Led by Fr John McLoughlin
Sunday 20th September, 3.00 - 5.00 pm
St Teresa’s, Upholland

Home Is A Holy Place

“Home Is A Holy Place” is about seeing, knowing and responding to God’s presence at home, in our families, in the ordinary events of our daily lives, in the deep joys and sorrows we experience together, and in our relationships with one another, whether we are children, brothers and sisters, parents, spouses, friends or neighbours. The resource contains a 27 minute DVD and a series of sheets for group discussions, prayer and reflection. It provides lots of ideas for increasing awareness within our parish communities of the blessed reality of marriage and family life.

There will be a special presentation of the “Home Is A Holy Place” project in St. Joseph’s Parish Centre on Thursday October 22nd at 7.30 pm.

RECOVERING AND MOVING ON AFTER DIVORCE

The Pastoral Formation Department offers a series of six weekly meetings RECOVERING AND MOVING ON AFTER DIVORCE to support Catholics experiencing the breakdown of a marriage or long-term relationship.  Christians of other denominations, or none, are also welcome. 

The next series will start on Monday evening, 28th September 2009, in the Aigburth area, Liverpool 17.
There will also be a ONE DAY MEETING on Saturday, 26th September for those who are unable to attend the six meetings.
The groups are small, confidential and free of charge.
To book a place (essential) or for further details contact Frances Trotman on 0151 727 2195.