The Catholic Parishes of

St Wulstan,Wolstanton.
St John the Evangelist, Chesterton.
Part of the Archdiocese of Birmingham Reg. Charity No. 234216
Parish clergy Parish priest: Fr Dominic Chukka MA

Parish Office: c/o St Wulstan’s Presbytery, Church Lane,

Wolstanton, Newcastle ST5 0EF
Priest: 01782 626611 📧 saintwulstans1203@gmail.com
Web Site NEW https://stwulstanandstjohns.weebly.com
Church Locations:
St Wulstan’s St John the Evangelist
Church Lane Loomer Rd

ST5 0EF ST5 7LB

The Parish Newsletter for the weekend of:

Year B- 25th April 2021
FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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Access available. Loop system facilities in Wolstanton and Chesterton
Deanery Website: www.northstaffsdeanery.org.uk – Check it out!

St Wulstan’s Catholic Academy, Church Lane Wolstanton ST5 0EF Tel: -01782 973722
Head teacher Mrs Joanne Kirkham.

Secondary School:
St John Fisher Catholic College, Ashfields Rd, Newcastle ST5 2SJ Tel: 615636
Headteacher Mrs T Madden

Mission Statement: We welcome everyone & will work to develop a community of faith &
compassion where parishioner’s abilities & talents are used to encourage the young, cherish
the elderly & support each-other’s needs & bring God’s love to all.

FOR COMMUNITY CENTRE BOOKINGS/ENQUIRIES Please email

office3@stwulstansprimary.co.uk

SECOND COLLECTION THIS WEEKEND – CLERGY TRAINING FUND

Liturgy This Week: WOLSTANTON &CHESTERTON
 Day Time Intention
Kath Winter Mass with
Sat. Ch 5.30pm (successful op.) Congregation
(CD)

Sun. W 9am Paul Swinhoe R.I.P Masses with

(SVP) Congregation

W 11am Colin Hobson R.I.P Live

(SVP) Streamed (W)

Tues. W Charles Henry

Leppard ‘Pete’(L
Family)
Weds. W 10am Paul Swinhoe R.I.P Mass with
(OL) Congregation

Thurs. W Doris Owen R.I.P

(SVP)
Fri. W 10am ADORATION Live streamed

W 10.30am Catherine Walton Mass with

(MH) Congregation
Live Streamed

Sat. Ch 5.30pm Paul Swinhoe (RS) Mass with

Congregation

Sun. W 9am Rachael R.I.P, Masses with

Family & Friends Congregation
(OL) (W)
W 11am Derrick Lawton 90th Live Streamed
B/day, Audrey (W)
Lawton

Mass will be said with a congregation at St Wulstan’s on a Friday 10.30am; Sunday at

9am & 11am & at St John’s on a Saturday at 5.30pm. Guidelines still apply, restricted
numbers, signing in, wearing of face masks, hand sanitising.

All Masses for the rest of the week will be said in PRIVATE BEHIND CLOSED DOORS, Masses will
be said for the Intentions printed on the Newsletter. Except for 5.30pm Saturday, Fr. Dominic will say ALL
Masses at St Wulstan’s a copy of the Newsletter will be displayed at both Churches and will be available on
the Church Website and School face book page. Thank you for your support in this matter.
Please continue to send Mass intention requests via the email:saintwulstans1203@gmail.com
Phone: 01782 626611 or post through presbytery door
Pope’s Prayer Intention April –Fundamental Rights –We Pray for those who risk their lives
while fighting for fundamental rights under dictatorships, authoritarian regimes & even in
democracies in crisis

Parish Finance: Wolstanton: Direct Debit March £801 Collection banked £193.95
Chesterton: Direct Debit March £483
Thank you for your continued support

Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year B) GOOD SHEPHERD SUNDAY, Jesus our Good Shepherd,
invites each one of us to know & to follow Him more closely. Today is also ‘World Day of Prayer
for Vocations ‘on which we Pray especially for vocations to the priestly, religious & consecrated
life. Today’s second collection is for the Clergy Training Fund.

First Reading: Acts of the Apostles, 4:8-12 ‘This is the only name by which we can be saved’
Response: The stone which the builders rejected has become the corner stone.
Second Reading: First Letter of St John, `We shall see God as He really is`
Alleluia, Alleluia, I am the Good Shepherd says the Lord, I know my own sheep & my own know
me. Alleluia, Alleluia
Gospel: St John 10:11-18 `The Good shepherd is the one who lays down His life for His sheep’

Prayers: Please remember in your prayers all those who are sick or ill, those who are housebound
and those who care for them. Also remember those who have died recently: and all whose
anniversaries are about this time. Eternal rest, grant unto them O Lord and let perpetual light
shine upon them. May they rest in peace. Amen.
If you need a priest to visit the sick, please call Fr. Dominic.

The Royal Stoke University Hospital ring the Chaplaincy Office on 01782 676400 & leave a name &
ward number. If you, or someone you know, becomes ill & is no longer able to get to Mass PLEASE
inform Fr Dominic.

Fr Christopher Miller Please remember Fr Christopher in your prayers he is suffering from long
COVID but is hoping to say all his Masses this weekend, for the first time in a while. Let us also
remember all those who have been affected in some way by the pandemic

Supporting refugees & asylum-seekers living locally Thank-you for the ongoing supply of
food/toiletries. Donations can be left in St Wulstan’s Church porch or dropped off at 60 Sparch
Hollow Maybank ST5 9PF (leave in porch) (carmel.dennison@ntlworld.com) Items requested:
shower gel, shampoo, washing up liquid, nappies-newborn, size4, size5 only, tins of red kidney
beans, tomatoes, chickpeas, tuna, oil, cornflakes, coffee, sugar. Chesterton Parish can bring
donations to Saturday night Mass & pass to Kathy or Tony. We cannot accept, clothes, shoes or
household items.

Baptism, The next Baptism class will be Saturday 22nd May 2021 10.30am in Church If
you have any questions or queries please contact Mrs Margaret Oldham. (07751012870) or
Fr Dominic on 01782 626611
Live Streaming
Google You Tube & search St Wulstans Wolstanton, click on the Church page and the correct
date for the Mass/service Please remember the live streaming will not start until the actual time of
the Mass/Service.

NEW PARISH WEB SITE https://stwulstanandstjohns.weebly.com Please take a look at our

new website, let us know your thoughts & anything you would like to see on it.

CAFOD’S BIG WALK FOR WATER Many thanks to all the friends, families & parishioners
who supported members of St John’s & St Wulstan’s CAFOD group in walking 40,000 steps during
Lent. You have helped us raise at least £1785 for CAFOD’S water projects in places like Ethiopia.
This is a tremendous achievement & is more than the group would normally raise in a year so well
done everyone! For more information about CAFOD’S water projects go to cafod.org.uk

Thank you from CAFOD Thank you for your generous donations to CAFOD’s Family Fast Day
during Lent. We featured Marian & her son Svondo in Zimbabwe in Lent 208. The community
vegetable garden that your donations helped to provide is growing well & during the pandemic the
family has survived on the vegetables. Your support has also helped to provide soap & handwashing
stations in the garden & family homes. This is just one of many long- term development projects
that CAFOD has funded with the money from that Fast Day. Thank you for your steadfast support.

Work at our Churches We are continuing work at both our Parishes The planning permission for
the new windows at St John’s Church Hall is now with the Borough Council, we await the planning
committee meeting. All being well after April 12th people will be returning to use our Parish Halls.
We have organised a cherry picker to help the electrician when the re wiring takes place at St
Wulstans, on 12th April this could take up to two weeks, & is a complicated job. The side Chapel
has been replastered once the rewiring is done new lights will be fitted, as will new emergency
lights. The Chapel will be repainted & new floor tiles put down. St Wulstans Church window
frames will be re-puttied, & painted, PAT Testing of equipment in the Church, Presbytery &
Community Centre at St Wulstans has taken place The same testing will then be arranged for St
John’. Fascias are in the process of being replaced around St Wulstan’s Church, we hope you notice
the improvement.

Act of Spiritual Communion Please say at Communion:

My Jesus, I believe that you are present in the Most Blessed Sacrament. I love you above all things
and desire to receive you into my Soul. Since I cannot, at this moment receive you Sacramentally,
come at least Spiritually into my heart. I embrace you as if you were already there and unite myself
wholly to you. Never permit me to be separated from you.