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Readers Rota 2012 to 2013 (167kb)

THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

SATURDAY NO MORNING CELEBRATIONS

Meeting of Diocesan Ministers of the Eucharist

   5.00 p.m. The Polish Community

 7.00 p.m. First Eucharist of Sunday – Margaret Slater - RIP 

SUNDAY EUCHARISTS  

  8.30 a.m. For those who have died in Military Action    

11.00 a.m. Private Intention (M and E.S.)

This weekend the Xaverian Fathers make an Appeal

MONDAY Easter Feria

10.00 a.m. Ken Gould – RIP

TUESDAY NO CELEBRATION TODAY

WEDNESDAY Easter Feria

10.00 a.m. Catherine and Thomas Mulryan - RIP

THURSDAY NO CELEBRATION TODAY

FRIDAY St Bede the Venerable – Priest and Doctor (Memorial)

10.00 a.m. Fr Michael Quigley – RIP (Hallam)

 1.00 p.m. Wedding – Sean Carney and Amy Hobbs

SATURDAY NO MORNING CELEBRATIONS

 1.30 p.m. Wedding  - Liam Farrell and Kate Phillips

5.00 p.m.  The Polish Community

7.00 p.m. First Eucharist of Sunday – 

Jack and Margaret Bailey - RIP

SUNDAY (27th) EUCHARISTS

  8.30 a.m. Michael Doherty - RIP 

11.00 a.m. Elizabeth Godwin-McNeill - RIP

 3.00 p.m. CELEBRATION OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION

 6.00 p.m. Buxton Churches Together Pentecost Service – 

Please do try and come along to this Service and welcome the members of other churches in Buxton.  

The choir will help us with the singing.

At 12.30 p.m. we are invited to join in with the other churches to join in Picnic in the Park.  Meet at 12.30 p.m. at the Methodist Church, on the Market Place.  Then, all move down to the Gardens, or if the weather is doubtful the picnic will be in the Methodist Church.

JUST FOR INFORMATION  Owing to a major mishap with a pipe in the boiler house (old age) we had a bill for £3,200 for replacements.  Then, our quota to the Diocese has been reduced to £700 per month.  But we manage to keep our head above water, thanks to your continued generosity.  

At the present time the Parish Accounts are being scrutinised by the Accountant in readiness for inspection by the Diocesan and Charity Inspectors.

SUGGESTION BOX TO P.P.C. – “EXPOSITION”  - My response to this will be seen Nationwide via computer.  Some Parishioners (how many, 5, 50, 500 ....?) wonder if it is possible to have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament? Would those requesting this give a commitment to be present since having previously made it possible there were times when only the Eucharistic Minister fulfilled the hour? My suggestion is that this group might consider making the church available each Saturday, by their individual presence, so that visitors could come into church for a little prayer-time.  This would benefit the community rather than merely satisfying personal requests.  Such prayers should not be viewed as inferior in any way to those uttered in view of the suggested request. The Easter account suggests, “Blessed are those who have not seen and believe”.  What do  we believe?. 

25TH AND 40TH ANNIVERSARIES  This year marks my 25 years in Buxton and my 40 years of priesthood.  The Parish Pastoral Council has come up with a date, 15th of July, to celebrate both Anniversaries.  A “Pig-Roast” is planned for after the 11.00 a.m. Eucharist that day.  It is hoped to be a family day.  Tickets will be on offer shortly at a small cost.  There will be entertainment for the children. The weather could be fine so that the patio area can be used for the adults.  Hence our hope for that day.

“100 CLUB” ANNUAL DRAW WINNERS  £250 – J A Birch; £100 – G Cunningham;  £75 – S Walker; £50 – B Mellor; £25 – B Watson; £25 – L Brocklehurst; £25 – N Scouler; £25 – J Duffy.  Draw for April  -  £15 – R Gould;  £10 – W Bulmore.

APPEAL FOR THE EAST CHESHIRE HOSPICE  Lesley Crowther is ‘doing’ the 10K Run in aid of the Hospice on 20th May.  Please do sponsor her via the Sponsor Forms at the back of the church. Many, many thanks.

READERS LIST Updated List at the back of church – in the “pigeon holes”

PROGRESSIO  Later this year Mr Nick Clegg will be participating at the Rio+20 Conference. Please do take a Card and send it to “Progressio” before 17th June, so that yours and hundreds/thousands can be presented to Mr Clegg to persuade him to talk and act.  Cardinal Cormac O’Connor says, “As its President I am very pleased to support the work of Progressio.”

Pope Benedict 16th, “We will strive for a better future for all people, taking into particular account the poorest people in the world.” 

This year as I compose my introduction to the Parish Year Book, I am looking forward to the month of October.  By then I will have been at St Anne’s for twenty-five years.

Within a couple of years there were some who wished they had never set eyes on me.  This stressed me resulting in a supposed heart attack.  I still do not believe this, however my doctor insists it is in my records.  Anyway, after three months off I came back to be greeted with, “Thank God you are back, we don’t want to go back to those days again.”  A new beginning was the result, and many things happened. 

Where to begin?

Well, for a few years now we have been blessed with a Parish Pastoral Council.  A new one was affirmed at our Annual General Meeting of the Parish.  Such a Council will be invaluable in the next few years because of the forthcoming shortage of resident priests over the diocese.  The local Council will have the responsibilities of various needs of the Parish.  Hence previous experience is vital.  We are also blessed with a Catechist Team for the celebration of Confirmation.  Their acclaim is broadcast over the diocese.  Our Children’s liturgy parents bring further blessings to our Parish.  This year Bishop Malcolm will come to celebrate Confirmation with us – to see how good we really are.

Our next blessing is by our Garden Team.  They endeavour to come each Wednesday morning to keep the garden looking tidy.  Anyone can join them.  It is lovely sitting in the sun enjoying “half-time” coffee.  Bring your own though, and biscuits.

Our Hall is a blessing in itself even for the wider community.  Rainbows, Brownies and Guides, along with the children’s choir, music examinations and pre-school children all find a base.

Then for adults there is sewing, bridge playing, bingo meetings, support groups, philatelists and even more.  The premises are self financing by and large, which in itself is a blessing.

We are also blessed with two magnificent schools.  Each is led by a dedicated Head teacher leading their teaching staff to maintain the highest standards on behalf of all pupils. 

I ask myself do our schools get the publicity they deserve.  Pupils leave eventually to go to university to become doctors, veterinary surgeons musicians, and teachers.  I know of one barrister, bank officials, police officers, nurses, excellent parents and many other needed professions.

In one way, more important than this, is the ability to understand that the life of all people is important, especially their own.  This is the essence of the catholic/Christian basis of our schools. 

Finally, we are blessed with the generosity we find towards our parish.  It does cost a lot of money - £35,000 to £40,000 annually.  Our parishioners provide all of this, as well as supporting various charities. 

Then this financial year we were donated £5,000 on behalf of a former parishioner.  This provided for the purchase of a new piano for the church.

There are lots of others who fulfil our needs.  Each and every action, little or large is a “brick” in God’s Kingdom here on earth.  It is the Spirit of God inspiring.

    In 2011, the Catholic Parish Church of Saint Anne in Buxton will celebrate its 150th anniversary. However, the parish itself dates back to medieval times. Until the Reformation the parish was centred at the Well Chapel, near to the Crescent. This was closed in 1538 by Thomas Cromwell. Until the Catholic Emancipation Act of 1829,(See note below) Catholics could not build churches for public celebrations. The few remaining Catholics in the area met in various private houses on spring Gardens, West Road and High Street.
In the twenty years between 1850 and 1870 the number of parishioners grew from sixty to over two hundred. Most of the new parishioners were Irish immigrants who came to work, first on the building of the railway, and later arrivals (mostly women) to be employed in the hotel trade. The arrival of the railway helped Buxton to grow as a tourist venue.
In 1852, as a temporary measure, a chapel was opened on Scarsdale Place. By 1860 there was felt to be a need for a more substantial church building and work began on the present day church on Terrace Road. The foundation stone was laid by Bishop Roskell, who returned on 16th July 1861,accompanied by the future Cardinal Manning, to open the building. The most prominent Catholic family in the area, the Grimshaws from Errwood Hall, helped to fund the building of the new church. The first parish priest for the new church, appointed in 1850, was Father Edward McGreevey. Before then Mass had been celebrated by visiting priests including Fr.O'Farrell from Leek, and Fr. Collins from New Mills.
Over time, due to the increasing population, it was felt that there would be sufficient demand for children to have a Catholic education. Father Hoeben, Parish Priest in 1885, rented a room in the old Town Hall where a small school was opened, with a Mr and Mrs Gordon as teachers. Saint Annes School moved to a new  building in Hardwick Square in 1887, with Mrs Elizabeth Gordon as the head  teacher. In 1891, the number of pupils averaged fifty-six and by 1903 the school had an average of one hundred and forty pupils. (Burton, Ivor, Education in Buxton Yesterday and Today page 6 unpublished paper Local studies Collection, Buxton Library)  The teaching staff included three Sisters of the Presentation Order, from the convent on Livesey Street in Manchester. (Kelly's Directory 1904) This community of religious sisters opened their convent in Hardwick Square in 1898, where they remained until 2005. In 1972  the school was relocated to Lightwood Road.  In 1959 a new  Catholic Secondary School dedicated to Saint Thomas More was opened on Palace Fields. The first headmaster was Mr Barton. Both schools have worked along with the church to help the Catholic Community to take its place in the town.
The Parish Centre in the old school on Hardwick Square hosts a variety of activities, from dog-obedience classes, to bridge, to Parish Council meetings and Social evenings. 
Saint Annes, therefore, continues to be a lively community. The Eucharist is celebrated in our church: Saturday 5.00pm (in Polish), Saturday 7.00pm, Sunday 8.30am and 11.00am.
Further details can be found from the website:
Everyone is welcome at our church. We try to live up to our motto! "To learn about God's love and share it". We look forward to welcoming you all at our 150th anniversary celebrations!

Note to History of St Anne. Comments = There is a small mistake in your history.  It was the 1791 Second Catholic Relief ASct which allowed Catholics to build public chapels, not the 1829 Emancipation Act. In 1778 the First Relief Act allowed Mass to be said in private chapels and no longer imposed an automatic life imprisonment sentence on Catholic priests ion England; in 1791 the Second Relief Act allowed public chapels to be built. 1829 allowed Catholic to enter Parliament (both houses). Just thought you would like to have it right. ( grateful thanks to Olive Barnes via email )

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Handing on Our Faith Sr Raymunda Jordan (44kb)
Handing on our Faith Bishop Malcolm (43kb)

Year Book 2011 - 2012 (2529kb)