The Parish of "Our Lady Of Furness"

It is with sadness that we announce that Fr Hawkins died on Tuesday, 15th July.

A much-loved priest and a true gentleman, he had served the diocese for over 45 years as a priest, most recently at St Pius X church.  He retired several years ago due to illness, but remained in Barrow and was regularly visited by members of the parish.

Please keep Fr John in your prayers, asking that the Lord will reward him for all his good work.
Pray also for his sisters, Monica and Rosaleen, and for all his family and friends.

Fr Hawkin’s funeral will take place during the week beginning 28^th July and we will announce full details when they are available.

CHAMBER PHILHARMONIA COLOGNE

Will be holding a concert in St Mary’s Church this

Wednesday, 23rd July at 7.30pm.

Music from Vivaldi, Mozart and Tchaikovsky

Tickets are available on the door or from

Fitzsimmons Newsagent in Cavendish Street

See our Pictures on our photos page

If you have any to add, please email them to the parish office: stmarys.barrow@talktalk.net

If you have photographs from the Patronal Feast Day, 7th June we would like to post them on the website so everyone home and away, can see the days celebrations. Please email your photographs to the Parish office: stmarys.barrow@talktalk.net
Thank you.

We’ve had a couple already, please see them on our photos page.

This information was originally published in the Newsletter on Sunday, 18th May

We are hoping that this Patronal Feast and the nine day Novena proceeding it will be a wonderful celebration of our newly formed parish of Our Lady of Furness. It gives us all an opportunity to come together to share and celebrate our faith and the great Catholic heritage of our town. Please enter into the occasion as fully as possible.

We need your prayers, your presence and your gifts and talents for the day to be a success.

If you can help in any way then please sign the lists at the back of church. We will need help with catering, stewarding, transport, cleaning, setting up and just general help.

For the Mass itself we would like servers and singers from all the churches to come together.   (Times for practice will be announced soon).

The Novena will begin on Wednesday 28^th May at 7.15pm at St Mary’s and will take place every evening at the same time for nine days concluding on Thursday 5^th June.

The Mass will take place at 12.10pm on the Saturday and Bishop Michael Campbell will preside and bless the nine images of Our Lady of Furness.

Afterwards there will be an afternoon of fun and activities which will include:

• football competition for the youth
• live entertainment,
• bouncy castles,
• refreshments,
• a hog roast and
• a street party.

In the evening there will be a Ceilidh for the adults with pie and peas. Further information will follow.

NOVENA

Wednesday28^th May – Thursday5^th June at 7.15pm at St Mary’s

PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE

11.00am          Gather for Processions
(starting from St Pius, St Columba, Sacred Heart and Holy Family).

12.10pm          Mass

1.30pm            Street Party, Hog Roast, and Buffet.

2.30pm.           Entertainment

3.00pm            Children’s Entertainer

3.30pm            Musical Concert

4.00pm            Conclusion

7.30pm            Ceilidh

TRANSPORT

If you need a lift to and from the Novena prayer sessions or to the Mass, please add your name to the list at the back of church.  We will try our best to help you get there.

The Parish Youth Group meet again next week,

Wednesday 7th May

Hindpool Centre, Nelson Street

7-845pm

The whole parish are having

First Holy Communion celebrations on the 22nd June.

More information nearer the time.

The Sacred Triduum will take place at St Mary’s Church.

◾The Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Maundy Thursday evening 7pm
◾Morning Prayer on Good Friday 10am
◾The Celebration of the Lord’s Passion on Good Friday afternoon 3pm
◾Stations of the Cross on Good Friday evening 7pm
◾Morning Prayer on Holy Saturday 10am
◾The Easter Vigil on Easter Saturday 8pm

The next Our Lady of Furness Youth Group meeting will be on

Wednesday the 7th May

at the Hindpool Centre, Nelson Street,

7-845pm.