It has been wonderful to complete the First Holy Communions for the children at St Urbans School. Our Children at Sacred Heart School will make their first Holy Communion at Our Lady of Lourdes on Saturday the 21st of June at 10.00am . All are welcome to attend. Please keep them in your prayers.
HAS YOUR CHILD MADE THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION? If so they can become a member of our altar server team in either of our churches. It is a wonderful opportunity to draw nearer (literally) to the Lord Jesus in the Mass and to better understand what happens in the Mass and other liturgical celebrations. Training will be given.
Date/time: 28th June 2025, 6:50pm , Headingley Golf Club, LS16 8DW. Tickets, Adults £25.00, Children (5-12) £10 (Buffet included). Licenced bar available. Contact: gayleiype3@gmail.com. Payment can be made via bank transfer, details available on request.
This meets every Wednesday at 10:30am in the meeting room at St Urban’s and is supported by Catholic Care. It is a wonderful opportunity to people to mutually support each other, regardless of age. The truth is that the numbers attending are putting its viability at risk. Please do come along , you won’t regret it. The new programme of activities is at the back of the church. Father Chris
There will be this week a retiring collection to support the retired priests of the Diocese who have dedicated their lives to the service of God and his holy people.
There is no Mass in the Parish as there is the annual Mass for the Celebration of Priesthood with Bishop Marcus at Leeds Cathedral starting at 11.30. All are welcome to attend.
It has been wonderful to complete the First Holy Communions for the children at St Urbans School. Our Children at Sacred Heart School will make their first Holy Communion at Our Lady of Lourdes on Saturday the 21st of June at 10.00am . All are welcome to attend. Please keep them in your prayers.
Our SVP collect food for the hungry, can you spare a tin a week for this also some toiletries? These can be left in the boxes at the back of our churches. The Lord tells us to feed the hungry, so thank you all for your donations which are sincerely appreciated.
St Vincent’s Centre The Centre always needs supplies of non-perishable foods also toiletries. These can be left in the boxes at the back of our churches and are taken to the Centre by members of our SVP. The Lord tells us to feed the hungry, so thank you all for your donations which are sincerely appreciated. https://www.svp.org.uk/
Our next baptism preparation sessions will be on the 21st of June at 2.00, St Urbans.
Please join Catholic Care at their Head Office at Hinsley Hall on Sunday 13th July for their Summer Garden Party. Enjoy an afternoon of games, delicious refreshments, stalls and more - all in support of our charity. It’s the perfect opportunity to enjoy some sun, connect, and make a difference.
GETTING TO KNOW YOU: The next date for the Tuesday evening socials is the 1st of July . We meet at the Meanwood Tavern for a drink and some pizza. It's a great opportunity to meet new people in the parish and catch up with others. We walk up after Tuesday evening Mass, or you can meet us there at around 7.45pm. For any questions, or to join the WhatsApp group for reminders, please get in touch with Joaquim Messa on 07454 678034 or Sarah Messa on 07952723416.
A series of 15 sessions of Prayer and Life Workshops, a program where you learn to pray and you learn to live, will be held in the meeting room at St Urban’s every Thursday from 6.30pm to 8.30pm starting on the 19th of June 2025 . For more Information see www.tovpil.org or contact Vincenzo on 07367150001, Solange on 07446004352 or Francis on 07940856029.
The annual Novena to Our Lady of Unfailing Help, the Principal Patron of the Diocese, takes place from 19th to 27th June 2025 at Leeds Cathedral, Cookridge Street, Leeds LS2 6BE. Monday to Friday 6.15pm; Saturdays and Sundays 5.00pm.
Have you ever thought about the nature of God; what is God like? One answer we have is in the person of Jesus who is both fully human and fully divine. During His ministry Jesus goes on to tell us more about God. Jesus regularly refers to the Father. Particularly in John's Gospel, He tells us that He and the Father are one. He goes on to refer to the Holy Spirit. Jesus shows us that the three - Father, Son and Holy Spirit - are distinct but they are also one. One in their divinity. One being in three distinct persons. Something we call the Holy Trinity. How are we to understand this? the truth is that this side of eternity we can never fully comprehend it. We should not be surprised at this as our human minds and our language is always limited in trying to understand and describe the nature of the divine life of God, the totality of which is beyond our human understanding. However I think that Jesus helps us to understand something of the nature and the life of the Trinity. The first is the principle of unity. Jesus calls us to be one with each other, both in the church and in the world as He is one with the Father through the Holy Spirit. Second is the principle of love. Love is one of the foundation stones of the Christian life. This points us towards how the Holy Trinity exists in an eternal state of love for each other. Love that overflows out to us, particularly in this month from the pierced Sacred Heart of Jesus. Another principle is limitless self-giving. Out of nothing but love the Father gives us his Son, Jesus. Jesus and the Father give us the Holy Spirit. These things are pure gift to us, the free sharing of divinity with humanity. An amazing and beautiful thing. We cannot fully comprehend the Holy Trinity, that is why we describe it as a mystery. However if we are united, loving, and self giving we really do bring the life of the Holy Trinity into our our hearts and souls and into our bruised and damaged world. In this way we share in the life of the Holy Trinity here and now. As always, please be assured of my daily prayers for your needs and intentions. Fr Chris
Pope Francis
If peoples are to remain brothers and sisters, prayer must rise unceasingly to Heaven, and one single word constantly echo on earth: peace.