MESSAGE FROM FR MAURICE
Special Parish Meeting about Journeying Together Please consider the two dates suggested for the meeting Wed or Thur 17th or 18th November and let me know which you prefer. pp.stjoseph.bishopthornton@dioceseofleeds.org.uk I will advise of the chosen date soon. Summary from the Preparatory Document, as referred to in the Bishop’s Pastoral Letter ‘From Parish to Mission’ & […]
MESSAGE FROM FR MAURICE
What needs to be said by me depends on what needs to be heard by you. The trouble is there are many of you. Last Sunday there were quite a lot of people at Mass at Bishop Thornton, very few at Pateley Bridge. I`ve no idea why this was the case, except there are many […]
MESSAGE FROM FR MAURICE
Danny Blanchflower said football is about glory, it`s not it`s about money and yesterday (Thursday) Saudi Arabia who spend in trillions not billions took over Newcastle United. Some are saying this is sports` washing, that means a country with a bad human rights record tries to look better than it is through an involvement in […]
PROPOSED MEETING ON EITHER 17TH OR 18TH NOVEMBER
Summary from the Preparatory Document, as referred to in the Bishop’s Pastoral Letter ‘From Parish to Mission’ & the Synod of Bishop’s 2023 … We recall that the purpose of the Synod, and therefore of this consultation, is not to produce documents, but “to plant dreams, draw forth prophecies and visions, allow hope to flourish, […]
BASIL HUME: IN MY OWN WORDS
Basil Hume: In my own words There comes a moment, which we can never quite locate or catch, when an acquaintance becomes a friend. In a sense, the change from one to the other has been taking place over a period of time, but there comes a point when we know that we can trust […]
MESSAGE FROM FR MAURICE FOR THE 25TH SUNDAY
Last week-end there was a Pastoral Letter from the bishop about parish meetings which are going to take place to discuss questions sent to us from the Vatican. Here are the questions: The fundamental question: A synodal Church, in announcing the Gospel “journeys together”; How is this journeying together happening today in your particular Church? […]
BOOKING FOR MASS NO LONGER REQUIRED
There is now no need to pre-book to attend Mass at St Joseph’s. You will be able to enter the church unattended after putting on your mask, using hand gel and leaving your contact details with the steward at the door.
MESSAGE FROM FATHER MAURICE FOR TWENTYTHIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
To believe the gospel we, first of all, need to hear it, and once we have if we do believe it we will want to speak it, so that others can hear it. In today`s gospel Jesus restores a man`s hearing, and cures an impediment in his speech. It must have been easy from this […]
MESSAGE FROM FATHER MAURICE FOR THE TWENTYSECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Today`s gospel is about ritual purification and not eating unclean foods etc. Jesus accuses his own people of being very meticulous about these practices while not minding having unclean hearts. It`s interesting reading about some of the ritual washings the Jews performed before eating. They washed their hands and arms up to the elbows; it […]
MESSAGE FROM FATHER MAURICE FOR TWENTYFIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
Over recent Sundays the theme of the gospels has been the eucharist (the feast of the Assumption last Sunday was the exception). The gospels have been telling us that through the eucharist, through receiving holy communion we form a very close bond with Jesus. The bond for some people in today`s gospel is too close […]