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Mass Intentions

Sunday 8th	9.30 am Sheila McGarry 6.30 pm Geoff Rigby
Monday 9th	9.15 am Margaret Berry
Tuesday 10th	9.15 am Family of Leah Davis
Wed 11th	9.15 am Harold Haigh
Maundy Thursday	Chrism Mass at Liverpool Cathedral Mass of the Lord's Supper 7.30 pm The Hopkins Family Watching until 11 pm
Good Friday	10.00 am Stations of the Cross 3.00 pm Celebration of the Lord's Passion
Saturday	No Sacrament of Reconciliation Easter Vigil 7.30 pm Canavan & McHugh Families
Easter Sunday	9.00 amParishioners 11.00 pm Tom McGuire 6.30 pm Margaret Berry

Fr Fallon's Mass Intentions:
Maria Goldthorpe,  Elizabeth Case, Jim and Betty Wilson,
Alan Jackson.

Lenten Devotions & Meetings :
Morning Prayer Monday - Wednesday 9 am

Services of Reconciliation :
Monday 9th April          7.30 pm    St Ambrose Barlow, Astley
                                                  Twelve Apostles, Westleigh
Tuesday 10th April       7.30 pm    St Gabriel's, Higher Folds
                                                  St Joseph's, Leigh
Wednesday 11th April  7.30 pm    Holy Family, Boothstown

Mass of the Lord's Supper
On Thursday as we celebrate the night when Jesus instituted the Eucharist, or celebrated the First Mass, this year, Casey Harrison will receive her First Holy Communion.

Reception into the Church
Regularly on Friday evenings since November we have had the Emmaus Group who meet to look at our faith and the teachings of the Church. Phillip and Noeline Warburton have been a part of these talks and have expressed a wish to become full members of the Catholic Church. At the Easter Vigil they will be formally welcomed into the family of St Richard and Sacred Heart.

Easter Sunday
At the 9.00 am, 11.00 am and 6.30 pm Masses on Easter Sunday small groups of children will be receiving their First Holy Communion.

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Notices

Maundy Thursday Chrism Mass
This is at the Cathedral in Liverpool. During the Mass, the Oils of Chrism, Catchumens and Infirmaria, used in parishes throughout the year, are blessed, and the priests attending also renew their priestly vows. Maundy Thursday is traditionally held as the day Christ instituted the priesthood and the Sacrament of the Eucharist.

SVP Easter Raffle
SVP are running a raffle to raise funds for the Senior Parishioners Christmas Party. Chocolate & other prizes, kindly donated by SVP members and Waterfield's. Tickets available after masses and in the Parish Centre.

JOB VACANCY CLEANERS
Wanted St Richard's Parish Centre 2 hrs per morning, occasional weekends as required. Apply to Mrs Wyche Parish Centre.

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Forthcoming Events

St Richard's Parish Centre Grand Dance
Friday 27th April 7.30 pm St Richard's Parish Centre.
Modern, sequence, line, old-time fun.
£3 incl Refreshments proceeds to St Richard's SVP Snr Parishioners Christmas Party.

A Passion Play
That we Might Live by Hilary Brunyee in Atherton Parish Church Wednesday 11th April at 8.00 pm.

Information

Welcome to the World of the Web!
Check it out, innit!
                             www.strichardsparish.uklinux.net

Cath Gildart has conjured up a few web pages that our parish can be proud of. Check it out! There is plenty to look up, including this newsletter each week, or rotas to see if it's your turn for something, dates and information. If there is something you know and would like others to know about St Richard's, get in touch with Cath at cathgildart@yahoo.co.uk
Remember to let me know too for the newsletter.

Catholic pictorial is going up to 60p a copy.

Tesco Computers for schools vouchers
These vouchers are due in now! If you have been collecting them, please place them on the offertory plate.

Just a Minute . . .
If you can attend a church meeting without fear of harassment, arrest, torture or death . . . . . . you are more blessed than three billion people in the world.

500 Club Winners April
£70 016 W Connor
£40 275 I Toole
£25 217 T Quinn
£15 017 M Hodge
£15 201 J McGrath
£15 391 J Dainty

Altar Servers                :     Thomas Harrison    Vincent Ward

Church Cleaners          :      Please will all teams come to church on
                                Wednesday to prepare for the Easter Celebrations.

Eucharistic Ministers    :                9.30                    6.30
                                              Jim Canavan           Jim Nester
                                           Bernard Brundrett     Carol Nester
                                           Cecelia Hopkins         Neil Hurley

Collection 01.04.01       :      £504.00 Thank you