The Parish of "Our Lady Of Furness"

Sunday LENT 3 2021.pdf

Cartoon sketch by Cath Machar

Sunday LENT 2 2021.pdf

Lancaster Diocese is looking for a part-time Faith and Justice worker and co-ordinator with the Commission Team to work throughout the Diocese to engage with parishes,

schools and other institutions in order to advance the understanding of, and active engagement in Catholic Social Teaching and issues arising from it.

I have attached the advert and further details can be obtained from Margaret McSherry

Administrator Lancaster Diocesan Faith & Justice Commission at:

Email: lfjcmm Tel:07864012385

or downloaded fromhttp://www.lancasterfaithandjustice.co.uk/newsletter/Job%20Description%20and%20Person%20Specification%20FJ%20February%202021.docx

Peace & best wishes

Margaret McSherry

Administrator Lancaster Diocesan Faith & Justice Commission

Email: lfjcmm M:07864012385

St Columba’s Catholic Primary School are looking to recruit

Teaching Assistant & Senior Teaching Assistant

2 Positions available- 15 hours
Required to start April 19th 2021

Mornings only, Monday to Friday 15 hours per week. Term time only for 1 year.

Teaching Assistant PCD 5 £18562-£18,933

Senior Teaching Assistant PCD 7 £22,183-£23,080

1. Position 1 -(Mornings: Working with a child 1:1)

2. Position 2 -(Mornings: Working with a child 1:1)

It would be desirable if applicants are trained in areas such as ‘Reading Intervention’ and ‘Maths Recovery’

The Governors of St Columba’s Catholic Primary School are looking to appoint dedicated and highly motivated Senior Teaching Assistants to work within the school. Under the supervision of teaching/senior staff, undertake a range of varied tasks to support teaching, learning and care of pupils with special educational needs by working with individuals or small groups either in or outside the classroom

We are looking for TA’s & STA’s who:

·Are Supportive of Catholic education with a clear understanding of the distinctive nature or a Catholic School, and who are willing to take a full and active role in all aspects of school life.

·Are inspirational and a good role model.

·Have creativity and passion.

·Can influence and motivate children, parents and colleagues in achieving high standards.

·Have the ability to nurture and guide little children with warmth and care.

·St Columba’s are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of young people. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidates and safer recruitment procedures will be used in the process.

We are committed to putting Christ at the centre of all we do and ensuring our children have life and have it to the full. (Jn 10:10)

We aim to make our children feel valued and loved so that they feel Christ’s presence in their lives.

School application packs are available on request from Mrs Davies by email at: office. Due to COVID-19 restrictions we ask that you email only for application packs and queries, we will not be able to offer visits to the school at this time

An application form and information pack can also be downloaded from the school website: www.stcolumbas.cumbria.sch.uk.

Closing date for applications is noon on March 22nd, 2021

Interviews will take place on March 29th, 2021 via Zoom or Teams.

The Diocese of Lancaster has an equal opportunities policy. St Columba’s Catholic Primary School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and expect all staff to share this commitment. An enhanced DBS check is required for the successful candidates’ ad safer recruitment procedures will be used in the process.

If you missed the live stream of the service on Thursday afternoon, you can watch it by clicking HERE

For those of you who need some help to set up the page for viewing the funeral service, the notes that follow will hopefully help you to do this.

1. Clicking on the link above will take you to the Vimeo website and you will see this ‘waiting room’ message.

This lasts for just under 11 minutes, after which the recording proper begins.

2. To move to the start of the mass, drag your cursor to the bottom of the screen and the ‘timeline’ appears.

At the left hand end, there is a white rectangle which displays the ‘elapsed time’ of the recording.
Click on the white box and drag it to the right until it displays about 10:40. Release the mouse button and the recording will run.

You will see the elapsed time counter increase. The service starts soon after 10 minutes 45 seconds.
Release the cursor and soon you will see the following picture on the screen.

3. To switch to a full screen picture:

Click on the last symbol on the right hand end of the time line (the X-shaped four arrows) and this will switch the picture to ‘Full Screen’ mode and you will see only the picture itself.

The information for the live stream link posted the other day is incorrect.  The Saint’s Peter and Paul’s parish website You Tube channel is not being used to live stream Sr Pierre’s requiem mass. Another service, “Merseyside Steaming LIVE”, is being used

The correct link to use is: https://vimeo.com/515153067/aba2cde757

Please note you do not need to download any software or apps to use the link. No password is required either. All you need to do is just click on the link shortly before 2pm.

My apologies for any inconvenience.

Sr Pierre’s Requiem Mass will take place at Saints Peter and Paul’s Church at Crosby in Liverpool at 2pm on Thursday next, 25th February.

The service will be live streamed. This link will take you to the home page at: http://stpeterandpaulscrosby.co.uk

On the home page, scroll down until you find a blue button “click here to watch live streaming”. It is just below the table of Mass Times. Click on this button and it will take you to their live stream page on You Tube.

It’s a good idea to try out the link before Thursday, to make sure that you can connect

Please remember Sr Pierre in your prayers and all the Sisters in the communities where she lived and worked here and overseas. Remember too, the many friends she made in parish communities and in the Extended Family

Sunday LENT 1 2021.pdf

To

Our Lady of Furness Church

1st February 2021

Dear Friends

A heartfelt thank you for your precious donation to the sum of £4500.00.

Your generous support will help to transform the lives of more than 43,000 children living in Bong County, Liberia.

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Mary’s Meals serves nutritious meals to children at school, giving them the energy to learn and the opportunity to gain an education that can one day be their ladder out of poverty.

Amid the Covid-19 pandemic, we are determined that our work won’t stop. We are continuing to safely distribute meals to children at school where possible, or at home for those who are not yet able to return to the classroom.

Your gift will be used to help change more young lives, like eight-year-old Massa from Liberia. The promise of a daily meal at Vorkor Public School gives her a chance to enjoy her childhood and hope for a better future.

She said: “The food I eat at school makes me feel good and happy and helps me to concentrate in class. It also helps my mother as she finds it hard to find food for us all to eat.”

Together, we are bringing the hope of a brighter future to so many children. I thank you, with all my heart, on behalf of the children who eat Mary’s Meals.

Yours sincerely,

Daniel Adams

UK Executive Director, Mary’s Meals