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Letters from the church: Coronavirus
St Walburga's
*opening times subject to change
Fri and Sat Mass Times w/c 03.12.23
Sunday | 9:15am |
Monday | 9am |
Tuesday | 9am |
Wednesday | 9am |
Thursday | 9am |
Friday | 9am |
Saturday | 10am 5:45pm (Vigil Mass) |
Sunday 17.12.23 | 9:15am |
Saturday | 10:30 - 11:00am |
After morning Mass |
1hr Before weekday Masses and Saturday morning |
St Aidan's
*opening times subject to change
Fri and Sat Mass Times w/c 03.12.23
Sunday | 11am |
Monday | none |
Tuesday | 7pm |
Wednesday | none |
Thursday | none |
Friday | 12pm Service of the Word |
Saturday | none |
Sunday 17.12.23 | 11am |
Tuesday | cancelled |
Only available by appointment with a Priest |
Monday to Friday except Tuesday | cancelled |
Tuesday | 6:30pm |
Whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never thirst again; but the water that I will give him will become in him a well of water springing up to eternal life
John 4.14
Parish Priest:
Fr Keiron Walker
Parish Administrator:
Nick Connor
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Mass Times w/c Sun 03.12.23
Friday | 9am |
Saturday | 10am 5:45pm (Vigil Mass) |
Mass Times w/c Sun 03.12.23
Friday | 12pm Service of the Word |
Saturday | none |
St Walburga’s Presbytery
Kirkgate
SHIPLEY BD18 3LU
01274 583708
office.stteresabenedicta@dioceseofleeds.org.uk
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Please Note! Link to the PASTORAL LETTER FOR THE SOLEMNITY OF CHRIST THE KING ‘PRAYER AND PREPARATION FOR THE JUBILEE YEAR OF 2025’ from Bishop Marcus Letter.
Advent Calendar December 2023
Current Day 9
NB! For each day of advent in December the thumbnail image for the current day will automatically be shown enlarged along with previous days.
HAVE A MERRY, SUSTAINABLE XMAS!: The bishops of England and Wales, following the Pope’s lead, are encouraging us to change our lifestyles so as to help reverse climate change. Here are some tips for Christmas. Remember the 3 R’s – Show More...refuse, re-use, recycle. For instance, you can reduce plastic use in toiletries by buying bars of soap and bars of shampoo, instead of bottles of handwash and shampoo. You will find a wide range of green toiletries (plastic free/ethically sourced/organic/vegan) on offer online, and some high street shops sell shampoo bars, for instance Lush and Superdrug....Show Less
SIX THINGS YOU CAN DO THIS XMAS!
PRESENTS Don’t buy unnecessary presents. Each year the UK spends about £700 million on unwanted presents. Find out what people need before you buy. Offer home-baked treats. Arrange a spending limit with family and friends. Check that the items you buy are green and ethical –workers properly paid, not tested on animals, sustainably sourced. Lists of ethical companies can be found by looking online. Best of all, make reciprocal arrangements with family and friends to not buy each other presents. They may be relieved!
WRAPPING PAPER Half of the paper America consumes each year is used to wrap and decorate consumer products! In Britain every Xmas we throw away 226,800 miles of wrapping paper. There is no need to throw it away. It can be re-used many times. And you can buy wrapping paper made from hemp, or from recycled paper. How about using attractive and re-usable cloth material instead of paper? Use ribbon instead of tape for sealing, so that the paper can be more easily re-used or re-cycled. The ribbon can be re-used as well, as can the bows.
CARDS Do you need to buy cards for people you see regularly? If you decide not to, explain that you are trying to reduce consumerism. Home-made cards are a great idea – people like the thought and effort that goes into them. You can use up leftover resources – cards, calendars, things around the house etc… A much better idea is to send a Happy Xmas email. If you receive cards, recycle don’t bin them. It’s estimated that each year we bin 1 billion cards instead of recycling them.
XMAS TREES Millions of Xmas trees both real and artificial are discarded every year in the UK. To cut down on plastic dependence and to offset carbon emissions, buy a living tree, and keep it in the pot in the house or garden when not being used. They can be used year after year. Norfolk pines are suitable, as they don’t grow large. Many Local Councils will collect and compost your tree when you’ve finished with it. Or you can take it to the local recycling centre, or compost it yourself in your garden. Decorations can be home-made or home baked. Use LED lights, as they use up to 95% less energy than traditional bulbs.
MEALS You’ve probably seen headlines like “Tackling the world’s most urgent problem: meat” (United Nations Environment Programme). Growing animals for food involves destruction and pollution of the land, forests, waters and atmosphere, and takes resources from the poorest people. Include some vegan meals over the Xmas period. Vegan meal recipes can be found online – at Veganuary.com for instance - and there are plenty of vegan ready meals in the shops.
DRIVING signal your support for phasing out fossil fuels through simple, peaceful but transformative action. Adopt one or more of the following resolutions, during COP28, and maybe beyond:
SYCAMORE ADVENT COURSE:
Sycamore is an informal course about the Christian faith and its relevance for life today. It gives people space to meet others, share ideas, explore their beliefs and think about questions that really matter.
Each Sycamore session involves Show More...a short film and time for discussion. There's no pressure and no commitment. People can be themselves without any fear of being judged. There's a real sense of community, a spirit of friendship, some great conversation, and often some delicious food.
Everyone is welcome!
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The official prayer to prepare for the Synod
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We stand before You, Holy Spirit,
as we gather together in Your name.
With You alone to guide us,
make Yourself at home in our hearts;
teach us the way we must go
and how we are to pursue it.
We are weak and sinful;
do not let us promote disorder.
Do not let ignorance lead us down the wrong path
nor partiality influence our actions.
Let us find in You our unity
so that we may journey together to eternal life
and not stray from the way of truth
and what is right.
All this we ask of You,
who are at work in every place and time,
in the communion of the Father and the Son,
forever and ever.
Amen.
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St Peters Square live stream
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Mass live stream
Note*Live feed during Mass can only be viewed on the Parish YouTube Channel (link available by clicking on church picture). Shortly after the live recording is finished, the video will be embedded here on the Webpage and can be viewed until shortly before the next live video (Sunday week) . All previous videos can be accessed in the archive Past live streams section below or on the YouTube Channel