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TRINITY SUNDAY
SUNDAY, 7th June 10.00 a.m. Live Streamed Mass – Marie Morrell – RIP
11.30 a.m. Zoom Parish Coffee Morning
ID 727 8529 0870 Password 011438
THURSDAY, 11th June - Feast of St Barnabas, Cathedral Patron
11.00 a.m. Praying the Scriptures – ZOOM Meeting
Meeting ID 835 5553 8359 Password 965770
7.00 p.m. Bishop Patrick celebrates Mass at the Cathedral for the Sick, their Families and Caregivers.
FRIDAY 12th June 4.30 p.m. Music Group – ZOOM Meeting
ID 826 72996917 Password 011960
SUNDAY, 14th June 10.00 a.m. Live Streamed Mass – Thelma Roya - RIP
PLEASE PRAY FOR all those who are housebound, those in our nursing homes, and those in hospital.
CHILDREN, THANK YOU! You sent us cut-outs of your hands with tongues of fire on them which we’re displaying around our figure of the risen Jesus in Church. Thanks to Ollie for making a picture of the dove, and for his picture of the Trinity which you will see today hanging on the pulpit.
100 CLUB WINNERS FOR MAY £100, No7, Julie Howe, Margaret Brown’s daughter; £30, No 70, Chris Moore, Rosemary Woods brother; £20, No 39, Tony King. Congratulations to you all. I’ll be sending you a cheque.
UNITE AGAINST CORONA VIRUS
CAFOD is already working in local communities throughout the Global South helping those in need, preventing the spread of the virus and protecting lives. They now ask us to sign a petition to our Prime Minister to work with other world leaders to:-
Ensure any vaccine developed with UK public money is available to everyone in the world
Provide urgent financial and technical support to help developing countries in this crisis
Cancel all debt payments due in 2020 so that it can be spent on healthcare.
To sign the petition visit www.cafod.org.uk/coronaviruscampaign
THANK YOU to our Livestream Team of Margaret and Ken Swift and to our creative team of Lesley Crowther and Iwana Lusakik. It’s really supportive that so many of you thank them by name after each Mass on Facebook.
Our 18 supporters of St Anne’s RC Church, Buxton, Development Fund (STAND) have raised over £236 so far at no cost to themselves by doing their normal online shopping via easyfundraising. There are 4,000+ online retailers in the scheme e.g. John Lewis, M&S, eBay, Argos, power companies, car insurers etc. They will donate to STAND if you shop with them via easyfundraising instead of going directly to their online sites. It cost you nothing to join easyfundraising and nothing extra when you buy this way: easyfundraising is just a ‘doorway’ to retailers’ usual web sites. Click easyfundraising to sign up and start getting free donations for STAND. Also, please try using easysearch instead of Google as STAND gets 0.5p for every Internet search you make with easysearch; no joining needed and no cost. We received a cheque last week for £18.07. Thanks to our supporters.
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JOB VACANCY – DIOCESAN DIRECTOR OF COMMUNICATIONS
To lead the development and implementation of an effective communications network across the diocese promoting the diocesan Vision and Mission. This would suit an experienced Catholic media professional or journalist who has experience of working in a dispersed organisation. For more information email office@dioceseofnottingham.uk. Closing date June 22nd.
CAFOD EMERGENCY APPEAL CAFOD launched its Coronavirus Emergency Appeal on 30 April. The effects of Coronavirus on developing countries where CAFOD works are likely to be devastating. Families without enough to eat and without access to clean water and healthcare are particularly vulnerable to Coronavirus. The poorest and most marginalised communities will be pushed further into poverty. Your prayers and gifts are needed now more than ever to help protect the lives of those in poor communities. While we are not able to hold physical collections in our church you can donate as individuals at cafod.org.uk/coronavirusappeal or as a parish – send a cheque to Fr Gerry made out to “Cafod Coronavirus Appeal”. Thanks to those who have posted donations to the parish address. I will forward them to CAFOD.
EASYFUNDRAISING & EASYSEARCH
Our 18 supporters of St Anne’s RC Church, Buxton, Development Fund (STAND) have raised over £236 so far at no cost to themselves by doing their normal online shopping via easyfundraising. There are 4,000+ online retailers in the scheme e.g. John Lewis, M&S, eBay, Argos, power companies, car insurers etc. They will donate to STAND if you shop with them via easyfundraising instead of going directly to their online sites. It costs you nothing to join easyfundraising and nothing extra when you buy this way: easyfundraising is just a ‘doorway’ to retailers’ usual web sites. Click easyfundraising to sign up and start getting free donations for STAND.
Also, please try using easysearch instead of Google as STAND gets 0.5p for every Internet search you make with easysearch; no joining needed and no cost. Many thanks.
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PARISH WEEKLY COLLECTIONS Thanks to those who used to donate by envelopes and who have recently taken out Standing Orders (printable from our website). Thanks to those who have sent me cheques – payable to Buxton R C Parish and thanks to those who are putting cash in their piggy banks!
STREET BY STREET - LOCAL INITIATIVES
There’s a very active local Facebook Group, Buxton Street by Street COVID-19 support group. See https/buxtonstreetbystreet.co.uk for information about takeaways, local supermarkets and grocery deliveries.
DIOCESAN NEWS FROM ADULT FORMATION, JUSTICE AND PEACE AND CARITAS
Click on “Grapevine 1 1 News from Adult Formation, Justice and Peace and Caritas” on the Diocese of Nottingham Website.
BLYTHE HOUSE IS HERE FOR YOU If you, or someone you know, is feeling isolated or alone during these ongoing uncertain times, Blythe House is here for you. Whether it’s for shopping, prescription collection or a listening ear to chat through worries on the phone, please call 01298 816990.
PARISH WEEKLY COLLECTIONS Thanks to those who used to donate by envelopes and who have recently taken out Standing Orders (printable from our website). Thanks to those who have sent me cheques – payable to Buxton R C Parish and thanks to those who are putting cash in their piggy banks!
FOR THE LOVE OF SCRUBS BUXTON This is a local group set up to co-ordinate the creation of scrub bags, headbands and other items to help local healthcare providers stay safe at this difficult time.
If you can help, please contact https://www.facebook.com/groups/3117655624945842
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WOULD YOU LIKE TO SHARE A PRAYER AT MASS?
I’d like to invite anyone who wants to email me a prayer before next Saturday and we’ll try to include it in the Sunday Bidding Prayers.
Joining Zoom: Some people have already used Zoom if you have please make sure that you have the latest version of the software. If it is new to you, don’t worry. It is actually quite simple. If you haven’t used it on your device before, you will need to download and install the Zoom software beforehand. Go to www.zoom.us/download to find the software or app for your device, or get it from your device’s store. You might find that once you’ve installed Zoom it asks if you’d like to test it. That’s definitely worth doing. You will need a webcam to join by video, and a microphone to join by audio – if you have these built into your device, they should be fine, but please switch them on and test that they work. If you want to use a pair of earphones, please see if they will plug into the ‘speaker’ socket in your computer or phone. Joining the Coffee Morning on the day. Make sure the volume on your computer is turned up. There are two ways you can join the meeting. The first is simply to click on the link at 11.30: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/72785290870?pwd=Z1c4UkU2Mm8wRWFCa3FiQnhmWVpCQT09
The second is to open Zoom and click on Join. When prompted enter the Meeting ID:727 8529 0870 and the Password 011438. You will have to enable access to your device’s microphone and camera, depending on your device this should be at the bottom of the page. You also might have to type in your name before you join everyone in the coffee morning. Bring your own refreshments!
ZOOM St Anne’s Community Choir: We are continuing to meet through these challenging times. It’s very sociable and you won’t be singing on your own! Why not come along and meet us? We meet via Zoom on Fridays at 16:30: The joining details are: Topic: St Anne’s Community Church Choir Time: Fridays 04:30 PM London
Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83080608896?pwd=YXpDa293VyswWnJBTDEyYStNTXBodz09
Meeting ID: 830 8060 8896 Password: 023163
IMPORTANT: if the connection closes while the meeting is still in progress then please log in again and you will be returned to the meeting immediately.
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LIVE STREAMING
Thank you to those who encouraged us to try it and thank you to those who have expressed their appreciation afterwards. A special thank you to Magaret and Ken Swift for making it practically possible. We are on a sharp learning curve as a team and hopefully will improve with practice! The experience brings home to me our attachment and love for St Anne’s Church and the parish community. It reminds me, too, of my importance as your parish priest and of your attentiveness to my words and actions. It’s quite a challenge but one that I carry strengthened by the Holy Spirit reminding me that all together we are God’s people here in the High Peak.
PARISH WEEKLY COLLECTIONS
Several parishioners have asked me what they should do with their weekly planned giving envelopes or cash donations. Some have told me they will send me a cheque payable to “Buxton R.C.P.” Others have said they will change to giving by Standing Orders forms (printable from our website). Thanks to all those who already give through Standing Orders. You give about 35% of our weekly collection. Thank you all for whatever way you contribute! The new planned giving boxes are due to start this weekend April 11th and 12th. Obviously I can save them until we return to church. In the meanwhile, most of our regular maintenance and expense costs continue as normal. This might be the right time to change to Standing Orders or you can send me a cheque now or later or you can put some cash for the parish in your piggy bank at home. Thank you all for thinking of our financial needs in this period without Sunday collections.
A special thank you to those who have already taken out Standing Orders and sent cheques since my appeal last week.
LOCAL INITIATIVES There’s a very active local Facebook Group, Buxton Street by Street COVID-19 support group. See https/buxtonstreetbystreet.co.uk for information about takeaways, local supermarkets and grocery deliveries.
HOLY WEEK 2020 Surely it’s not just a coincidence that we’re celebrating Holy Week and Easter during our third week of lockdown and social isolation. We are given the Church’s greatest treasure just at this time when we most need it. We are always encouraged to especially follow the Holy Three Days of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and Holy Saturday. Please join in with the live-streamed ceremonies here at St Anne’s or elsewhere. Have you made a prayer corner/table at home yet? Maybe you could use a candle, a crucifix, a bible, a piece of evergreen to accompany you during this week. Maybe you could find some music, a favourite website – personally I find the Redemptorist Publications inspiring – and above all some personal time. Do something every day. Do it alone. Do it together as a family. Do it with the children. Allow some silence with all the words. Keep the people of our parish, the people of the church throughout the world and all people in your prayer.
PARISH WEEKLY COLLECTIONS
Several parishioners have asked me what they should do with their weekly planned giving envelopes or cash donations. Some have told me they will send me a cheque payable to “Buxton R.C.P.” Others have said they will change to giving by Standing Orders forms (printable from our website). Thanks to all those who already give through Standing Orders. You give about 35% of our weekly collection. Thank you all for whatever way you contribute! The new planned giving boxes are due to start next weekend April 11th and 12th. Obviously I can save them until we return to church. In the meanwhile, most of our regular maintenance and expense costs continue as normal. This might be the right time to change to Standing Orders or you can send me a cheque now or later or you can put some cash for the parish in your piggy bank at home. Thank you all for thinking of our financial needs in this period without Sunday collections.
PLEASE REMEMBER these babies (Madeline, Freya and Francis) and their families whose Baptisms were arranged for these Sundays. Remember too those who are regularly on our list of the sick and the housebound. The whole country is praying for all those who work for the N.H.S. and the Caring Services. Remember the staff and pupils of St Thomas More School and St Anne’s School as they continue their education work in new ways.
FR GERRY IS AVAILABLE On the phone 01298 23777 or by email stannesbuxton@gmail.com. You are welcome to contact him as well to celebrate the Sacrament of the Sick for someone who is seriously ill. Thanks to those who came to light a candle and pray in St Anne’s Church over last weekend and on Monday.
FUNERALS Sadly, the church is closed for Funeral Services which will now have to take place either at the graveside or in the Crematorium.
GOOD NEWS STORIES
Lots of people are phoning, skyping, shopping, even getting their lawns cut by their neighbours. Don’t forget the High Peak Foodbank when you visit the supermarket.
ALL CHURCH GROUPS CANCELLED
We have cancelled the Churches Together Monday Exploring Christianity Group, the Lenten Lunches on Tuesdays, the Uniformed Groups and all other church meetings until further notice. FIRST RECONCILIATION POSTPONED We shall make a new date for this when it’s possible.
GOOD NEWS STORIES I’ve heard loads about people shopping for neighbours, getting prescriptions sending cards, supporting the Foodbank on Hardwick Square etc, etc......
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RITE OF ELECTION
A small group of us accompanied John and Lisa Cooper to St Barnabas Cathedral, Nottingham, to the Rite of Election. Bishop Patrick met them, blessed them and prayed for them, along with 120 other people becoming Catholics this Easter. Link to videos & photos from St Barnabas cathedral Sunday 1st March 2020
We are invited to remember the contribution TRAVELLING COMMUNITIES make to the Church in England and Wales. We are asked to pray about and respond to the open and hidden forms of racism experienced by the Travelling Communities. See travellermovement.org.uk and www.gypsy-traveller.org
There are Racial Justice Sunday Pledge Cards available today. They include such pledges as “As a Catholic, I will challenge hate speech and discrimination against Gypsy, Roma and Traveller Communities”. Please take one from the back of the church.
PARISH ANGELS – A BIG THANK YOU to all who supported the parish angels Christmas Cards. The donations came to £115.25. Together with the donations of £157 from the Carol Singalong, a total of £272.25 has been given to Charis House, Hardwick Square East.
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YEAR OF THE WORD “THE GOD WHO SPEAKS”
Our Bishops are launching this on 1st Dec. It marks the 1600th anniversary of the birth of St Jerome who was the first translator of the Bible into Latin. We shall mark it here in the New Year.
CONGRATULATIONS to Ann Woollacott, Paul Featherstone, Fred Kadzeuski, Thomas Langer and Paul Ripley, who were commissioned as Eucharistic Ministers by our Bishop this weekend.
WELCOME TO JOHN AND LISA COOPER Who have been members of St John’s and the Church of England and are exploring whether God is calling them to be Catholics.
THE PRESENTATION ASSOCIATES wish to wholeheartedly thank everyone that enabled them to raise £1,019.15p for the KAOMA Children’s Orphanage and £200 for the Buxton Riding for the Disabled at their Charity Concert by buying concert tickets, supporting the raffle or helping in many ways in its overall production. The winners of the hamper were Jackie and Peter Oliver.
PARISH FINANCES
Thank you once again for your regular financial giving. The statement for 2018-2019 is now on our parish website. Link to Finance Page.
Our thanks to Margaret Swift for presenting it to us last week. Standing orders, boxes of planned giving envelopes are available today, also gift-aid forms for anyone wanting to gift-aid
CONGRATULATIONS TO JULIA WIGGINS who was appointed permanent Headteacher of St Anne’s School last Monday. Julia has been “Acting Headteacher” and “Head of School” over the past 18 months and has been responsible for significant improvements especially in SATS results, Staff morale, and parent relationships. I have invited her to come and talk to us at Mass in the near future and she has already planned a Christingle Service for the school here on Sunday, December 22nd at 3 pm.
HARVEST FESTIVAL - “Let all the Trees of the Wood Sing for Joy”
A big thank you to the children and staff at St Anne’s School and to all who planned and took part last weekend. I think the Children’s Liturgy Group, led by Clare O’Neil, Marion McCabe, Nicky Barnes, and Leslie Crowther stole the show and we enjoyed the new hymns from the Music Group too. Our thanks to Ivana Lukasik and those who decorated the church. Thanks to all for your food donations which will be taken to the Food Bank and for the Cafod Harvest Donations.
OUR GARDENS
Lots of people have been telling me how beautiful they’ve found our church gardens over the Summer. Our thanks to Mary Rooney, Sue Hardman, Cathy Short, Karen King, Lucinda Barratt, Elizabeth Bouchier and Pam Mason who have been looking after them. To Peter Skrobot who has cared for the lawns and Viv Robinson who has nurtured the door planters so caringly.
WELCOME TO CHRIS FITZGERALD who began as our first lay chaplain at St Thomas More and St Anne’s Schools at the start of this term. Chris comes from Rotherham, has been a member of the Briars team and the Diocese of Hallam Youth Service. He will be meeting children, young people and staff at our Buxton Schools and also at St Mary’s schools in New Mills and Marple Bridge.
HARDYAL DHINDSA The Police and Crime Commissioner for Derbyshire came to our Sunday Mass last weekend and told us a little about his work which includes supporting the victims of crime as well as all the things we take for granted. He was especially grateful for all the ways High Peak people co-operated with the police during the recent crisis at Whaley Bridge with the Toddbrook Reservoir. He spoke about NICE (Neighbourhoods Investing in Criminal Earnings) and how it makes some £300,000 in awards to local groups from the proceeds of crime. Thank you all for making Hardyal and Palmjit, his wife, so welcome along with Linda Grooby, the ex-Mayor of Buxton. Special thanks to Bruce Thomson and Margaret Swift for their work in applying for and administering the £25,000 grant from NICE. Special thanks to the large group of parishioners who prepared the Centre last Saturday morning and to the McCabe family who hosted the refreshments. Click for videos WELCOME TO HARDYAL DHINDSA The Police Commissioner for Derbyshire
ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL RESULTS
Mr Brendan Hickey, the Headteacher, writes “Our Year 11 students are celebrating another fantastic year of success with their GCSE results. 86% of students achieved the required Pass Grade in English and 72% in Maths. Overall the progress the students made appears to be the Schools’ best. I’m so pleased not just about these results but especially with these students’ attitudes. They are determined, dedicated and committed. Almost a third of them got top grades in English and a quarter in Maths, which is incredible when you consider these exams increased in difficulty this year. Congratulations to all students who worked so hard and to our staff, parents, governors, and friends who have supported them through the last 11 years of their education”.
GDP REGULATIONS Thanks to all who have completed their permission forms for sharing emails with parish groups. If you haven’t please email a sentence saying you consent to this to stannesbuxton@gmail.com
FAITH IN FAMILIES Adoption Information evening every First Thursday of the Month at 7 Colwick Road, West Bridgeford, Nottingham NG25FR. See Poster and www.faithinfamilies.org
CONFIRMATION Congratulations to Molly, Araminta, Sophia, Josh, Joey, Leah, Julia, Mia, Sara, Caitlin, Abi, Casey, Catherine, Sean, Isabella and James who made their confirmation last Tuesday. Many of them will be leading us in the prayers at Mass this Sunday. Our thanks to all their Catechists, to the music group and to the refreshments group who looked after us so well in the Parish Centre. Bishop Patrick told us all how much he had enjoyed the celebration.
NEW PRAYER CARD
This will replace the Live Simply Prayer Card we have been using for 15 months. It will connect with CAFOD’s present campaign of “Celebrating Creation” as part of their “our common home” project. Please take a moment to look at the photos on the card. The market stall overflowing with varied fruits; the parched, cracked earth dried out by drought; the pathway through the forest and the polar bear standing on the last yard of ice in a sea of plastic. Let’s take our time to say the prayer. It will feed us and grow on us. Please leave the prayer cards in the hymn books. Can you remember the Live Simply Challenge? Reduce; Re-use; Recycle; Rebuild.
CHURCH RESTORATION
The builders have finished so have a good look at both the outside and the inside of the church. Please forgive the temporary Holy Water bowl in the entrance. You will notice the internal door has had a facelift; the rose window is now safe and resplendent and the ceiling in the main body of the church and the aisle is completely repainted. There are still some problems with the damp left-hand Sanctuary wall which will be addressed when it dries out. What do you notice about the outside of the building?
RECEIVING HOLY COMMUNION FROM THE CHALICE
Thanks to all who came to the Eucharistic Ministers meeting recently.
We thought reception from the chalice was going well and we want to encourage parishioners who haven’t had a try yet to do so.
The minister will say “The Blood of Christ” to you and you reply “Amen” and take the chalice from them. We know that people are rightly concerned about infection and ask that if you have a cold or sore throat you don’t take the chalice.
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Flower Festival Auction of Promises
Grand Total raised for the Flower Festival £1,812.37Many thanks to everyone who helped, particularly to Mike who acted as Auctioneer with great humour and skill and some wonderful individual bids undoubtedly came as a result of his gentle cajoling. Thanks also to Bruce who dealt with the bids, to Angela and Aileen for doing the refreshments, to Rob for all the printing and to Fr Dennis for all the advance publicity. Last but not least, thanks to everyone who kindly donated an item to auction or who bid for one or more of the lots.
We shall have a truly wonderful Flower Festival. We shall display a full list of the lots, donors & money raised at the back of the church from this evening.
Best wishes, Margaret Robinson
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