Welcome to the Catholic parish of March and Chatteris.
The Parish of Our Lady of Good Counsel & St Peter
8 St Johns Road, March, PE15 8RJ
Diocese of East Anglia. Registered Charity Number 278742
Serving the communities of March, Chatteris, Manea, Wimblington & Doddington
Please remember that the obligation for the faithful to attend Holy Mass on a Sunday or Holyday of Obligation is removed until further notice.
Mass times this week:
Lectionary: Sundays Yr B Weekdays Yr 1 Week 3
Sunday 24th January 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sunday of the Word of God
Sat 23rd Feria.
5 pm First Mass of Sunday (Evening Vigil)
Sunday 24th January 3rd Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sunday of the Word of God
11 am Sunday Mass March – (People of the Parish)
Mon 25th The conversion of St Paul. No Service
Tue 26th St Timothy & St Titus. No Service
Wed 27th Feria. 10 am
Thurs 28th St Thomas Aquinas. No Service
Fri 29th Feria. 10 am
Sat 30th Feria.
5 pm First Mass of Sunday (Evening Vigil)
Sunday 31st January 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time. Racial Justice Day
11 am Sunday Mass March – (People of the Parish)
Please note the Mass times above.
Churches are allowed to remain open for communal worship during the current lockdown. However, due to the increasing number of Covid infections it has been decided to restrict the number of Masses taking place each week.
To protect the clergy and congregation, weekday Masses will be 10 am on Wednesday and Friday only. Weekend Masses are 5 pm on Saturday evening and 11 am on Sunday.
This will be reviewed again in March.
This will also affect live streaming of our Masses, but you are still able to take part in online Masses from Walsingham, St Luke’s in Peterborough and churchservices.tv.
An Act of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus, I believe that You are present in the Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar.
I love You above all things, and I desire to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot at this moment receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there and unite myself wholly to You.
Never permit me to be separated from You. Amen.
Mary, mother of health and hope, pray for us!
Please remember in your prayers all those who are sick or housebound in our March & Chatteris parish especially: Gerard Bourne, Jack Pettingill, Claire Reynolds, Susanna Roberts, Mary Fabriz, Margaret Griffiths, Beryl Dow, Rita Porter, Anna Sullivan and all those who are known to us.
We also remember those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Kay Edgoose, Elaine Stewart, Lynn Tallon, Virginija Jurkeine, Marjorie Morris, Bridget Aldworth, Patrick Moore, Patrick Yarrow, Bridget Stevenson and Jonathan Roper.
Please pray for our diocese
Bishop Alan Hopes expects to retire this year. Prayer cards are available to pray for a worthy successor.
submitted by rebecca bretherton
News and Events
Wednesday Evening Prayer: You are warmly invited to join us for Evening Prayer on Zoom, Wednesday, 27th January, at 5.15 pm. I hope to open the “Zoom doors” at 5.00pm. If you would like to join us or know of anyone who would like to share in our Evening Prayer, please feel free to pass on this email to request a zoom link: maryfitzpatrick1623@gmail.com
I look forward to seeing you if you are able to join us. God bless you. Mary
FRANCISCAN MISSIONARIES OF MARY
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Churches Together In March
January 18-25th 2021
Sunday 24th: Final Joint Service
5 for 5.15 pm
Due to Covid restrictions all Services this year will be on-line using ZOOM.
For details of how to access the ZOOM services please contact Revd Jenny Webb:
revdjennywebb@btinternet.com
01354 650866
Or using the following codes
Meeting ID: 822 1500 5716
Passcode: 313680
Vacancy: The Fenland Christians Against Poverty Debt Centre is now re-advertising the post of Manager/Debt Coach (voluntary position) to replace Sue Bradshaw who will be retiring during this year after many years of fantastic service to CAP.
if you are interested in finding out more, click HERE to download a copy of the poster.
Thank you for the offerings for 10th and 17th January. £181.53 and £166.66 in standing orders.
Although we are still carrying a large debt on our hall (funded by a Diocese loan) we are reasonably healthy with our local bank balance. Whilst our outgoings are relatively light at the moment our main source of income is the weekly offertory which is obviously well down.
The offertory is to support your Priest, the church and the poor.
Many will be struggling or have lost work at this time, so no one should feel under any pressure or obligation. However, if you can please consider setting up a Standing Order monthly into our Bank Account – you can cancel at any time needed. Or you can send one-off donations direct if you bank online:
The Parish’s bank details are:
Bank; Barclays Bank Plc
Account Name: Our Lady’s RC Church
Sort Code 20 – 46 – 65
Account Number 1395 0476
Please add your name in the reference box
Please make cheques payable to ‘Our Lady’s RC Church’
When possible Mass will be live streamed to the March Catholic Parish Facebook page.
CATHOLIC CHURCH
ENGLAND AND WALES
Click Live Catholic Mass online to visit https://www.cbcew.org.uk/ for an online directory of churches in England and Wales streaming Catholic Mass live online. You may enter a post code to see Masses in your area.
Daily Masses will be live streamed from St John’s Cathedral every day at 10am. You can watch all of these Masses at: www.sjbcathedral.org.uk
St. Luke’s https://twitter.com/saintlukesbull
Link from parish website saintlukesparish.org.uk
https://www.facebook.com/105785057750972/live/
Walsingham https://www.walsingham.org.uk/live-stream/
And also churchservices.tv has Masses from all over Britain and Ireland.
Children’s Liturgy Websites (They can be accessed via google search engine)
Children’s Liturgy-Cathedral-St Marie’s Cathedral
Sermons4Kids
Cafod – Children’s Liturgy
Diocese of Westminster Children’s Liturgy
Catholicmom.com
For craft orientated sites, see Catholic Inspired and Catholic Icing
Sunday Liturgy for Children
Also some hymns –
You have called us (with lyrics) – You Tube By Bernadette Farrell
Shepherd Me, O God – You Tube By Marty Haugen:
Here I am Lord (with lyrics) – YouTube: by Eric Tom
One Bread, One Body with lyrics.wmv You tube
Dial A Mass opportunity: Telephone Sunday Mass from St Mary’s cathedral, Middlesborough is being offered by Middleborough diocese.
The Mass is recorded at 12noon on Sunday and is available once it’s been uploaded so after 1pm is best. It is then available all week.
The number to call is 01642 130120. Calls are charged at local rate and free if in your included minutes.
Rebecca tried it and you can hear it hands free with your speaker volume up so a couple can listen together.
Foodbank: As we can’t do our usual monthly collection for the Foodbank in church, if you are able to do so please consider adding an item if you are shopping in Tesco, Sainsburys, Iceland, Badgeney Road Co-op and direct to the Foodbank on Monday mornings (10:30-11:30). Both stores have collection boxes which are emptied weekly. The Foodbank continue to distribute supplies to about 25 families a week in March and the surrounding areas. All donations gratefully received but they are short of uht milk, coffee, peas, carrots, mashed potato, and even baked beans at the moment. Also household items and toiletries; bleach, washing up liquid, shampoo, toothpaste, and shower gel.
CCORRN have supplied more craft and activity boxes and Cambs CC provided 50 craft bags. These are so valuable to families with limited resources.
Eastern Spice are offering free meals to several clients each week with a voucher from the Foodbank.
Chat-tea are providing free take away hot meals on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays from St. John’s church hall.
If you or someone you know is in difficulties at this time, it may help to know that March Foodbank is open 1pm – 2.30pm on Tuesdays at Centenary Baptist Church in the High St in March. Just turn up to speak to someone.
Fenland District Council’s local COVID-19 response hub is coordinating help and support throughout the district to ensure the most vulnerable members of community can access critical support as soon as they need it.
The hub took over 300 calls in its first three days of its launch with callers being signposted to more than 50 known support services.
The Customer Services and Community Hubs has been re-opened on an appointment only basis. To book an appointment, please complete the webform. For further information on attending appointments, please refer to the Appointment Booking Guidance [409kb].
A community hub service has been setup that brings together volunteers, support groups and partners across Fenland to help those most at risk during the coronavirus pandemic. If you’re a resident and need help with food shopping or collecting medicines, they can provide details of a local voluntary service who can help you. Call on 01354 654321 or email covid19@fenland.gov.uk. If you’re a resident and are able to offer help to people in need, please email covid19@fenland.gov.uk.
Some of the committee meetings have been postponed. Others will be available to view online via our YouTube channel.
Further details can also be found at https://www.fenland.gov.uk/coronavirus, where there is also advice and information for local businesses.
Parish Contacts
• Parish Priest: Fr Nicholas Kearney 01354 650788 email: marchcatholicpriest@gmail.com
• Deacon: Rev Martin Wells 01354 741488 email: mwells42@btinternet.com
• Franciscan Missionaries of Mary (fmm) 01354 652266
• Newsletter: Please submit items for consideration to: marchrcnewsletter@gmail.com
• All Saints Inter-Church Academy Primary, County Road March 01354 659000
• Please visit the Parish website for the latest updates: https://www.catholicchurchmarch.co.uk/
May God bless you and keep you safe this week