NEWS AND EVENTS ST JOSEPH’S YORK ST WILFRID’S

1 ST joseph S york ST WILFRID S SERVED BY THE FATHERS AND BROTHERS OF THE york ORATORY-IN-FORMATION SUNDAY 4 FEBRUARY 2018 FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (SEXAGESIMA) YOUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED Neville Barnett, Louise Croce, Anthony Healey, Maureen Wright, Bishop Terence Patrick, Rosalie Aquino, Jack Watt, Christopher Brown, Isabel Morris, Pamela Farr, Indira Das, Andrew McHale, Dawn Watts, Betty Keech, Anne Atkins, Rosanna Connolly, Valerie Cleary, Christopher McQuade, Chris Smith, Frances Cole, Moira Wileman, Diane Lyons, Joe Hudson, Wendy Binns, Sharon Gray, Rachel McHale, Ann Bamford, Ken Whitehead, Elaine Brighton, Imelda Dunne, Gerry Hurst, Maureen Pearson, Marilyn Johnson, Connie van Donck, Bridget & Noel Crompton, and Veronica Chadwick who are sick, those who died recently, especially Liz Boyes, and all with anniversaries this week.

2 SHROVE TUESDAY 13 FEBRUARY 11am - in the Upper Room at St Wilfrid's: Activities for families to prepare for Lent. This event is aimed at families with children aged 8-12. There are limited places so to find out more and book a place please contact Sue Whitaker 07973 321555 or ASH WEDNESDAY 14 FEBRUARY Masses will be at the usual times in St joseph s and St Wilfrid s on Ash Wednesday and there will be two additional Masses at St Wilfrid s one at 8am and another Sung Mass at 6pm in the Extraordinary Form. All Masses will have the blessing and imposition of ashes. Ash Wednesday is a Day of Fasting and Abstinence (even if it is St Valentine s Day!) SCRIPTURE EVENING There will be an evening reflecting on Scripture on Tuesday, 20 February at in the Upper Room at St Wilfrid s.

3 The evening is principally aimed at Readers in our parish, but other parishioners may attend if they wish. Please let Br Adam know if you plan on coming. CATHOLICISM AND THE ARTS SEMINAR The next meeting will be in the Upper Room on Wednesday, 21 February, from 6pm to Conflicting Identities? Catholicism, Culture and Britishness in 19th and 20th Century Prose and Practice Dr. Martin Potter (University of york ): Evelyn Waugh, Muriel Spark and David Jones: Three Twentieth-Century Writers on Catholic Identity Fr. Richard Duffield (St. Wilfrid s, york Oratory): What then does Dr. Newman mean? 20th-Century Writers Reactions to Newman YOUNG ORATORY We are looking to start a new group for young people (13-17) to meet weekly after school.

4 There will be a meeting on Wednesday, 7 February at in St Wilfrid s Rectory, to gauge interest and discuss possible times. Parents and teenagers both welcome. PARISH PILGRIMAGE After last year's successful york /Oxford pilgrimage to Fatima, we are planning another to Rome, Assisi and Loreto. The dates will be from 17-24 September and the cost between 745 and 792 per person (depending on the numbers booking). Flights for the york pilgrims will be from Manchester. Further details are available on the website and forms will shortly be available at the back of both churches. THANK YOU The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children White Flower Collection raised at St Wilfrid s and at St joseph s. SPUC is very grateful for your continuing generosity.

5 news AND EVENTS LITURGICAL CALENDAR Sunday Readings: Year B Weekday Readings: Year 2 Divine Office Week 1 Monday 5 February St Agatha Tuesday 6 February St Paul Miki and Companions Wednesday 7 February Feria Thursday 8 February Feria or St Jerome Emiliani, or St Josephine Friday 9 February Feria Saturday 10 February St Scholastica THE ORATORIAN COMMUNITY PETERGATE HOUSE, 11, HIGH PETERGATE, york , YO1 7EN 01904 624767 ORATORY CLERGY Fr Richard Duffield Parish Priest Fr Nicholas Edmonds-Smith Fr Stephen Brown Br Adam Fairbairn Br Henry O Connell Br David Chadwick MASS INTENTIONS FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING SATURDAY, 3 FEBRUARY Saturday 3 5:00pm St joseph s Liam McInerny RIP 6:30pm St Wilfrid s Donal Herlihy RIP Sunday 4 8:30am St Wilfrid s Pauline Richardson 9:30am St joseph s - 10:30am St Wilfrid s Gail Kilmartin 12:00pm St Wilfrid s Marion Field Monday 5 9:15am St joseph s - 12:10pm St Wilfrid s Holy Souls Tuesday 6 12:10pm St Wilfrid s Sr Angela Reilly Wednesday 7 9:15am St joseph s - 12:10pm St Wilfrid s Rita Robertson Thursday 8 12:10pm St Wilfrid s Holy Souls Friday 9 9:15am St joseph s - 12:10pm St Wilfrid s David Prangnell RIP Saturday 10 10:00am Shambles Holy Souls 12:10pm St Wilfrid s - OTHER MASSES (HOLY DAYS, CONVENTS ETC.)

6 Tuesday 6 St joseph s Liz Boyes RIP The Diocese of Middlesbrough is a Registered Charity number 233748 The Oxford Oratory Trust is a Registered Charity number 1018455 REGULAR MEETINGS AND GROUPS AT ST WILFRID S Evangelium/RCIA for those interested in finding out more about the Catholic Faith or becoming Catholics. Mondays at 7:30pm in the Upper Room. Life Ascending a group for older people, meets in the Upper Room at the last Wednesday each month. Legion of Mary is a worldwide group fostering spiritual formation in the spirit of Our Lady and offering practical and spiritual help to others. At the moment this group is not meeting but we hope to revive it early in 2018. Newman s Group (Young Adults) (17-30) for prayer, growth in faith, and social activities.

7 Second and fourth Tuesday each month at 7:30pm in the Upper Room. Mums & Toddlers for children under school age to allow them to get to a weekday Mass and have social and playtime after. Please contact for more information. SVP for helping those in our city with various difficulties especially loneliness or material deprivation. Please call 07933 599270. We are here to help. St Wilfrid s Bellringers ring for the main Sunday services and on special occasions. Practice is on Thursday evenings. Contact Jacqueline Ward. Women s Oratory for prayer, scriptural meditation & recreation in St Philip s tradition. Third Friday of the Month at 7:30pm starting in the rectory and moving to church. york Aquinas Reading Group to discover & discuss the teaching of St Thomas.

8 Upper Room, 7:30pm, the third Friday each month. REGULAR MEETINGS AND GROUPS AT ST joseph S Ladies Group please contact Hilary Topham Parish Hall please contact Fr Richard or Justin Lancaster SVP as above, please see Margaret Dobson or Fr Richard CONFIRMATION GROUP The next session is at 2pm on Saturday 17 February in the Upper Room. COACH FOR THE RITE OF ELECTION There will be a coach from york for the Rite of Election at the Cathedral on Sunday, 18 February. Depart from Union Terrace Coach Park at (prompt). Return from Cathedral at to arrive at Union Terrace at approximately Cost 10 per adult (accompanied children free). Payment can be made on the coach. For more information please contact Sue on 07973 321555 or FRIDAY LENT LUNCHES There is a list at the back of church for volunteers to sign up to do soup for the Friday Lent Lunches for Aid to the Church in Need.

9 SVP CONTACT St Wilfrid s Society of St Vincent de Paul has got a new mobile telephone helpline for people in need, especially for help with material deprivation. The number is 07933 599270. COLLECTIONS LAST WEEK Plate Gift Aid Total Second St Wilfrid s St joseph s Thank you very much for your continued generosity. SPIRITUAL THEME THIS WEEK This Sunday s Gospel presents to us Jesus who heals the sick: first Simon Peter s mother-in-law who was in bed with a fever and Jesus, taking her by the hand, healed her and helped her to her feet; then all the sick in Capernaum, tried in body, mind and spirit, and he healed and cast out many demons . The four Evangelists agree in testifying that this liberation from illness and infirmity of every kind was together with preaching - Jesus main activity in his public ministry.

10 Illness is in fact a sign of the action of Evil in the world and in people, whereas healing shows that the Kingdom of God, God himself, is at hand. Jesus Christ came to defeat Evil at the root and instances of healing are an anticipation of his triumph, obtained with his death and Resurrection. Jesus said one day: those who are well have no need of a physician, but those who are sick . On that occasion he was referring to sinners, whom he came to call and to save. It is nonetheless true that illness is a typically human condition in which we feel strongly that we are not self-sufficient but need others. In this regard we might say paradoxically that illness can be a salutary moment in which to experience the attention of others and to pay attention to others!