Church of St. Anne,
Westby Mills,
Westby,
Lancashire, PR4 3PL
Email: holyfamilystanne@gmail.com
Tel. 01772 962776
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Church of St. Anne
Westby Mills
BULLETINS / NEWS
Dates for the Diary
January 18th-25th - Octave of Prayer for Christian Unity.
This important annual week of prayer begins on January 18th and always concludes with the feast of the Conversion of the Apostle Paul on January 25. This year our local service to make the Week of prayer is hosted and lead by us at Holy Family Church Warton. Monday 20th January at 7pm. A service of the Word and of prayer (lasting about 45/50 minutes) to help cement the already covenanted church relationships in Freckleton/Warton. Please make every effort to attend and support this great venture.
Appeal for Lepra charity January 25-26.
Lepra is a charity which helps treat and support the poorest of the poor who live with the disease Leprosy. Over 3 million people across the globe are living with undiagnosed leprosy. Leprosy is not a disease of the past, it still exists and it is still destroying lives. This charity helps to alleviate the effects of this crippling disease in India, Bangladesh and Ethiopia. Please support the work of this charity who are assisting some of the poorest and most socially isolated people across humanity. A retiring collection will be taken at our Sunday Masses over this weekend.
What is the SVP? The St. Vincent de Paul Society, also known as the SVP, is a voluntary Christian organisation founded in Paris in 1833 by Blessed Frederic Ozanam and a group of young Christian lay people. It aims to provide support and help to disadvantaged and marginalised people through person to person contact. The SVP offers help to anyone in need regardless of creed, age, gender or ethnic and social background. The Society is active in 137 countries around the world and has over 700,000 volunteer members, both men and women, young & old.
The SVP Society of England and Wales has its headquarters in London and there are Central Councils, District Councils and Conferences. Full details can be found on the SVP website, www.svp.org.uk or click on the SVP logo.
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CAFOD - the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development, are looking for people to give some time and join them in their mission. Could you help in our parish, bringing people together to help build a better world or by visiting local schools? Or raise a voice and campaign for justice or perhaps speak for CAFOD throughout the diocese? Could you support local volunteers or share your office skills to help CAFOD keep costs low? Training and support is provided. See cafod.org.uk/Volunteer for more information or get in touch with Emma and Patrick at lancaster@cafod.org.uk
Fylde Foodbank- Thank you to our regular donors. To our many other parishioners, please donate to the foodbank which helps people in need. We need non-perishable food suitable for single people, couples and families, e.g. tinned meat, tinned fish, tinned vegetables and tinned fruit. We also urgently need coffee, tea, long-life skimmed milk. We have enough pasta for the moment.
Altar Servers: It is a great privilege to be able to serve the Lord at the altar during Mass. If any children would like to serve please speak to Fr Pearson.
Bulletins - if you have any items for inclusion or would like to receive the weekly bulletin by email, please email Father Steve - holyfamilystanne@gmail.com
When in Hospital - the Catholic Chaplaincy team of any hospital needs to be informed if you or a relative wish to be seen by chaplaincy. Either inform a member of the ward staff that you wish to have a chaplaincy or let us know and we will pass on details to the Catholic Chaplain's office.
Gift Aid - Any questions or problems regarding Gift Aid, should be addressed to Carmel Dawson, the new Parish Gift Aid Administrator, either after mass or email stannewestby@gmail.com.
Stamps -We are collecting used stamps at the back of the Church. This is in aid of the Kidney Dialysis Charity, so please try and save yours for us.