CHLOE BURKE RIP

Please remember in your prayers the family and friends of Chloe Burke who was taken from us in tragic circumstances in February this year.

On Monday of this week I had the honour, priviledge and sad task of laying Chloe to rest.    May I record my thanks to the children and staff of our primary school to helped with the singing and preparing the liturgy for the funeral Mass.  I have had a number of phone calls saying how lovely they thought the Mass was and how beautifully they thought the children sang.

God bless, Chloe.  Your light shines now and forever in the glory of heaven.

PARISH PRIEST

TERENCE

By the Grace of God and Favour of the Apostolic See

Bishop of Salford

Decree of Appointment

Parish Priest

Whereas, a parish is a community of the Christian faithful stably constituted in a particular church whose pastoral care is entrusted to a pastor under the authority of the diocesan bishop (Code of Canon Law, Canon 515 §1);

Whereas, a parish priest, in the parish entrusted to him, exercises pastoral care in the community committed to him by carrying out the functions of teaching, sanctifying, and governing, with the cooperation of other clergy and with the assistance of lay members of the Christian faithful, according to the norm of law (Canon 519);

Whereas the discipline of the Church expects that a presbyter be assigned as parish priest of every parish for the well-being of the faithful;

Whereas, by Episcopal decree, Prot. No. A02/2011, the Parish of St Marie and St Joseph, Bury was formed on 4t' day of March, 2011 by the amalgamation of the parishes of St Marie, Bury, and St Joseph, Bury;

By this decree, I appoint the Reverend Francis Wadsworth to be parish priest of St Marie and St Joseph, Bury, in the Diocese of Salford. He is to exercise this ministry in the spirit and customs of the diocese.

He is to take canonical possession of the parish by presenting this decree and making the profession of faith to the Rural Dean of Saint Therese of Lisieux Deanery, Reverend Father Paul Brindle within three months of the date of this decree.

He is required to make an accurate and clear inventory of all ecclesiastical goods owned by the parish; one copy is to be sent to the diocesan curia and the other is to remain in the parish archives; eventual changes in the inventory are to be indicated on both copies (Canon 1283).

Given at Salford, this 4" day of March, in the year of our Lord, twenty hundred and eleven.

TWO INTO ONE WILL GO

Since the retirement of Fr. Morrow as parish priest of St Joseph's, Bury we have known that the parishes of St Marie and St Joseph would be amalgamated to form one new parish under the care of one parish priest. The official Decree of Amalgamaation was signed by the Bishop on the 4th March 2011.  The Decree was read out in the two churches of the parish that weekend.  Here is the text.

TERENCE

by the Grace of God and Favour of the Apostolic See

Bishop of Salford

DECREE

Since the diminution of the number of priests, and the changing needs of the people of Bury, require a different arrangement of pastoral provision to that provided by the present number of parishes, and having taken note of the consultation amongst the parishioners and priests concerned, the proposal to amalgamate the parishes of St Marie, Bury, and St Joseph, Bury to form one new Parish, was put before the Council of Priests in their consultative role as required by Canon 515 §2.

Since the laity of the area can be best served by the amalgamation of St Marie, Bury, and St Joseph, Bury this pastoral solution is hereby decreed to be in force and effective as from the date below.

After appropriate consultation, the newly formed parish established by this decree is to be named the parish of ST MARIE AND ST JOSEPH, BURY the church of St Marie being the parish church. Notwithstanding the provisions of Canon 857 §2 the people of St Marie and St Joseph, Bury shall be permitted to celebrate baptism in the church of St Joseph, Bury, as the Parish Priest deems appropriate. The Parish Priest is reminded of his ability under Canon 118 §1 to permit marriages to take place in the church of St Joseph, Bury.

Consultations regarding parish boundaries having been concluded by the Boundaries Board, the attached schedules are hereby decreed to be in force as of this date.

NOTE: in accordance with Canon 121, the newly defined parish of St Marie and St Joseph, Bury acquires the patrimomial rights, goods, and liabilities of the erstwhile parishes of St Marie, Bury and St Joseph, Bury as from the date below.

Given this 4th day of March, 2011

Prot. No. A02/2011

REST IN PEACE

Please pray for all those who have recently died

Chloe Burke

Elizabeth Violet Lyons

Bridget Cosgrove

Rosina Balsamo

Mary Walsh

Mary Helen Flynn

John Cannon

Margarita Garford

Michael Galvin

Rose Goodhall

Edith Delaney

Doreen Leyden

Avril Bradbury

Joyce Brandwood

James Rothwell

Giovanni Tucci

Francis Joseph Collier

RECENT BAPTISM

Please remember in your prayers Archie Patrick O'Connor who was baptised recently at St Marie's.  Thanks to Fr. Tomasz Seweryn who took the photos.

LOVE IS IN THE AIR

Please keep in your prayers all the couples who are currently preparing for marriage in our parish.  Here are a few photos taken at our last preparation session on Monday evening.  The couples have two more sessions to go

The couples hard at work answering a questionaire.

Michelle and Carl

Mark and Colleen

Karl and Racheal

Christopher and Tracey

FATHER GERARD HATTON

Please pray for Father Gerard Hatton, a friend of mine who was ordained to the Sacred Priesthood on 1st February by the Rt Rev Kieran Conry, Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.  He is pictured here after his ordination to the Diaconate.  Unfortunately I forgot to take my camera to the Ordination so have no photos of this wonderful event.  Hopefully I will be able to access some from another source.

 In the not to distant future I hope Fr Gerard will make a trip to the frozen north and celebrate the Holy Mass for us and impart his blessing.