Advent Penitential Service
Prepare for the Christmas Season by
celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation at the
Advent Penitential Service
Thursday 19th December at 7.30pm
Christmas Mass Times
CHRISTMAS MASS TIMES in our Parishes in Communion for Mission are:
Tuesday, 24th December
*3.30pm Carols & (4pm)Vigil Mass here at Our Lady of Lourdes, Kingswood.
*6pm Vigil at St Augustine’s, Downend and at St Paul’s, Yate
*9pm Carols & (9.30) Night Mass at St Augustine’s, Downend
*Midnight Mass at St Paul’s, Yate
Wednesday, 25th December
*10.30am Mass of Christmas Day here at Our Lady of Lourdes
*9am Mass of Christmas Day at St Augustine’s, Downend
and at St Lawrence, Chipping Sodbury
*11am Mass of Christmas Day at St Paul’s, Yate
MISSIO Red Box Appeal on 3rd November
Once every five years the Mill Hill Missionaries visit every parish in England and Wales to say Thank You to all those people who have a Red Box or give directly to care for our Church family around the world.
Pilgrimage to Rome in the Jubilee Year 2025
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Sat 27th Sept - 2nd Oct 2025
£1050pp Room with ensuite (Limited)
£965pp Room with shared bathroom
Deposit payment of £400 to secure place on link below:
https://www.jcjourneys.com/clifton-diocese-room
For more information contact:
Email:
enquiries@jcjourneys.com
www.jcjourneys.com
01886 812862
World Mission Sunday - 20th October 2024
CAFOD Harvest Family Fast Day Appeal
On Sunday 6th October there will be retiring collection for CAFOD. Daniel, a young man in Democratic Republic of the Congo, is carving a better future for his family with carpentry skills he learned in a CAFOD-funded training centre. Give to CAFOD today and you’ll fund training, tools, equipment and safe spaces so more people like Daniel can learn new skills and fulfil their God-given potential. Give in church (gift aid envelopes available) or online at cafod.org.uk/envelope
A Short Prayer
First Holy Communion 2025 - CLOSING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 4th November 2024
Applications are now open for
First Holy Communion 2025
for children who have been baptised
in the Catholic Church
and who are in Year 3 or above.
If you wish your child to receive
First Holy Communion next year
please download the following:
Letter to Parents (important dates) and the
Monday 4th November 2024.
Application forms are also available from the Parish Office, OLOL School Office
and in Church on Sunday.
For more information please contact the Parish Office
Tel: 0117 9498743
Email: bristol.ourladyoflourdes@cliftondiocese.com
Rota for September - December 2024
The latest Rota is available below
Rota for September - December 2024
Sea Sunday 2024 - 14th July
Sunday 14th July is Sea Sunday, when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. Seafarers and fishers play a vital role in all of our lives, but they often work in difficult, hazardous conditions.
The number of crews abandoned by their employers is still at a record high. Conflicts around the world are compromising their safety, and many are experiencing stress and poorer mental health.
The special collection today is for Stella Maris (Apostleship of the Sea), the Catholic Church's official maritime agency. It supports seafarers both practically and spiritually. Stella Maris is dependent on voluntary donations, so please give generously. To donate, please visit www.stellamaris.org.uk/donate or text 'SEA' to 70460 to donate £5. Thank you.
Confirmation 2024
Glastonbury Pilgrimage 2024
Full details of this year’s pilgrimage can be found here: https://cliftondiocese.com/pilgrimage/glastonbury-pilgrimage/
and here: https://www.glastonburyshrine.co.uk/pilgrimage.
The Glastonbury Event Car Park, 'Herbie's Field,' has been secured for use by pilgrims at this
year's pilgrimage. This is a large car park that can accommodate up to 400
cars, including minibuses. The car park is only a short 12-minute walk from the
Shrine and the Abbey gate. Please see the attached (updated) Map.
Drivers may wish to drop off pilgrims outside the
Shrine before parking. The car park is located on Northload Bridge on the B3151
close to the Northload Bridge roundabout on the A39, opposite the Glastonbury
Reclamation Centre. Set your sat-nav to BA6 9LE. The what3words location is:
///target.loafing.sticky.
There is a pedestrian crossing on the A39 right by
the roundabout. The car park will open at 9:30am on the morning of 14th
July and the gates will be closed and locked at 6:00pm. If you wish to stay
in Glastonbury for the evening, the municipal car parks are free after 6:00pm.
We kindly request a donation of £5 per car and £10
for minibuses. Please bring cash and, if possible, the correct change, as we do
not have card payment facilities at the car park. (There are 3 cash machines
outside Morrison's Supermarket, which is right behind the Shrine.)
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Living the Common Ground - Discerning Challenges & Responses
Living the Common Good: Discerning Challenges and
Responses will take place 18 May 2024 from 10am to 4pm at St Brendan’s Sixth
Form College, Brislington, Bristol. It will be a day of formation and
community, bringing people together in prayer to discern the practical ways to
live the common good. There is no cost to attend. Please register at cliftonlivingthecommongood.eventbrite.co.uk
Parishes in Communion Holy Week Mass/Service Times
Maundy Thursday 28th March
6.30pm at OLOL, 7.30pm at St Augustine’s, 8pm at St Paul’s
Good Friday 29th March
11am Children’s Stations of the Cross at St Augustine’s,
(NO children’s service at OLOL),
3pm Passion Service at OLOL, St Augustine’s, St Paul’s
Easter Vigil, Holy Saturday 30th March - 8pm at St Augustine’s
Easter Sunday, 31st March - 9am at OLOL, 9.30am at St Augustine’s, 11am at St Paul’s
A Message from Clifton Diocese
We thank Bishop Declan for his 23 years of Episcopal Ministry as we announce that today, the Holy Father, Pope Francis, has accepted the resignation of the Right Reverend Declan Lang as Bishop of Clifton. Bishop Declan was ordained the ninth Bishop of Clifton on 28th March 2001 and has served the Diocese for 23 years as its bishop.
The Holy Father has appointed Rev. Canon Bosco MacDonald, a priest of the Diocese of Clifton, until now Dean of the Cathedral Church of St Peter and St Paul, Bristol, as the tenth Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton.
Bishop-Elect Bosco MacDonald said, on hearing the news of his appointment:
I am humbled that His Holiness Pope Francis has called me to become the 10th Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton, following the retirement of Bishop Declan Lang who has served us so lovingly and faithfully for 23 years, giving his life completely to the joys and hopes as well as the challenges of our Catholic communities here in the West of England.
As I embark on this new journey, I am filled with gratitude for the prayers and affection of so many wonderful priests and people, family and friends far and wide.
I am eager to renew my profession of faith and deepen my communion with the Successor of Peter and my brother Bishops. And just as Pope Francis encourages Bishops to be close to their people in a spirit of service, I accept this new role in obedience to my priestly call with a commitment to serve the priests and people of Clifton to the best of my ability, with care, tenderness, and compassion.
May the love of Christ and the intercession of Our Blessed Lady, Conceived Without Sin guide every step I take as the 10th Bishop of this lovely Diocese of Clifton.
Bishop Declan Lang said:
I would like to congratulate Canon Bosco MacDonald and accompany him with my prayers on his appointment as the Bishop of the Diocese of Clifton. He has many years of pastoral experience having worked in a number of parishes both as an assistant priest, parish priest and Dean of Clifton Cathedral. He brings much experience to his new ministry within the diocese which he will carry out with dedication and faithfulness.
I am sure he will also be a valuable member to the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales as we discern the way forward in a changing society.
Please remember Canon Bosco in your prayers as he prepares for this new ministry.
The Episcopal Ordination of Bishop-Elect MacDonald will take place in the Cathedral Church of Saints Peter and Paul in Clifton, Bristol. The date will be announced in due course.
Holy Week Services & Mass Times 2024
HOLY WEEK 2024
28th March - Holy (Maundy) Thursday
Mass of the Lord's Supper
6.30pm at Our Lady of Lourdes
7.30pm at St Augustine's, Downend
8.00pm at St Paul's, Yate
29th March - Good Friday
Children's Stations of the Cross
11.00am at St Augustine's, Downend
The Passion of the Lord
at 3pm at Our Lady of Lourdes, St Augustine's & St Paul's
30th March - Holy Saturday
Easter Vigil
8.00pm at St Augustine's, Downend
31st March - Easter Sunday
Mass of the Resurrection
9.00am at Our Lady of Lourdes
9.30am at St Augustine's, Downend
11.00am at St Paul's, Yate
Lenten Service of Reconciliation 2024
Prepare for Easter by celebrating the Sacrament of Reconciliation at one of the following
Reconciliation Services
at 7.30pm
on
Thursday, 21st March
Words of Faith - Short Online Course
Words of Faith: finding the best words to witness to our Faith and
answer tough questions. To sign up click on the Zoom Link below:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZcsde2gpj8pHdy_rbP7SUuDUr2YMMN4yRVn#/registration
CAFOD LENT APPEAL - 25th February
CAFOD's Lent Appeal 2024 | CAFOD from CAFOD TV on Vimeo.
This Lent, your donations to CAFOD’s Family Fast Day appeal will help hardworking people like James the fisherman in Liberia with resources, tools and training to feed their families for good. Give today using the envelope or online at cafod.org.uk and please join us in praying with James that our sisters and brothers around the world have what they need to feed their families.Mass Times for Ash Wednesday, 14th February 2024
Mass Times for our Parishes in Communion
9.30am at St Augustines, Downend
9.30am at St Lawrence, Chipping Sodbury
7.30pm at St Paul's, Yate
7.30pm Liturgy & Imposition of Ashes at St Augustines, Downend
Lent: Prayer, Fasting, Almsgiving
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Lent begins next Wednesday, 14 February, and is a time when we’re all called to make a special effort to nourish our spiritual lives.
The traditional pillars of Lent are prayer, fasting, and almsgiving, and these three paths work together to help us ground ourselves in the love of Christ and share that love with our neighbour.
The Department of Adult Education & Evangelisation has produced a poster, which you are free to put up in your Church, to help parishioners consider how they might use these pillars to grow closer to Jesus Christ this Lent.
The Department will also be sharing
reminders and ideas on our social media pages, all of which you can find
through our LinkTree page https://linktr.ee/cliftonevangelist,
through Lent to accompany our parishioners during this liturgical season.
Lenten Retreat: 'Transformed by Love'
20
February, 27 February, 5 March, 12 March, 19 March, 26 March. To sign up for the series, just click on the Zoom link: Meeting Registration or go to the diocesan
website.
Other courses run by ‘Light of Truth’ here: Join now | Light of Truth. A suggested donation of £5 per person per session is recommended for any of the ‘Light of Truth’ courses, their details can be found here: Contact | Light of Truth.
Listening with the Heart - An Introduction to Small Group Facilitation
As part of the commitment to growing as a Synodal Church, the department of Adult Education and Evangelisation are offering an opportunity for parishioners to develop the skills of small group facilitation in the context of Parish Pastoral Councils, RCIA, Prayer Groups, Lenten Groups, Confirmation Preparation, and any other parish groups.
These short sessions will help us to develop an attitude of listening with the heart and sharing with generosity. It will provide participants with a model for rooting decision making in prayer and discernment and the tools necessary for effective facilitation.
Dates and venues (including Eventbrite link to register):
Sat 27 January: St John, Bath (9.30-11.30am)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-with-the-heart-tickets-779973330227
Mon 12 February: Holy Family, Patchway (7-9pm)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-with-the-heart-tickets-779975336227
Mon 19 February: St Joseph, Portishead (7-9pm)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-with-the-heart-tickets-779977121567
Sat 24 February: English Martyrs, Chard (9.30-11.30am)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-with-the-heart-tickets-779979448527
Mon 26 February: St Peter, Cirencester (7-9pm)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-with-the-heart-tickets-779980140597
Mon 4 March: St Peter, Gloucester (7-9pm)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-with-the-heart-tickets-779982788517
Tues 5 March: St George, Taunton (7-9pm)
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/listening-with-the-heart-tickets-779981193747
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