Welcome
To the Parish of Our Lady and St Patrick's
with St Mary & St John Southworth (Samlesbury)
in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Salford, England
Serving Walton-le-Dale,
near Preston, since 1855
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OUR CHURCHES
If you have time and would like to volunteer, please contact by text or by phone-call our Parish Safeguarding Representative: Bernadette Loffler 0788 4465424.
Please continue to make your Offertory donation to God and our Parish each week. This can be done either by putting your offering in the Collection Basket at Saturday/Sunday Mass or, you might consider setting-up a STANDING ORDER with your bank for a monthly amount.
You may view and print-off a STANDING ORDER MADATE for either
St Mary's, Samlesbury HERE
or St Patrick's, Walton-le-Dale HERE
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FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Year C
As today we hear the familiar parable of the Prodigal Son (or the Forgiving Father), the message is Reconciliation - the making new of relationships, the healing of past wrongs and the opening of ourselves to the "new creation". This is just as the Israelites opened themselves to the New Creation of the Promised Land, when under Joshua they ended their sojourn in the wilderness after forty years of hardship, and began to eat of the produce of the country. It is all God's work: it is God who calls us back, and God who welcomes us into the Promised Land of his mercy when we return. So today, let us think not so much of sin and offences, as the new creation God offers us, if we but turn back to him and embrace him as our Father.
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THE BEST WAY TO FAST
Fast from anger/irritability and be gentle and patient.
Fast from pessimism/negativity and be hopeful.
Fast from worrying and trust in God.
Fast from complaining and live a calm simple life.
Fast from pressure and be prayerful.
Fast from sadness/bitterness and have a happy heart.
Fast from selfishness and be understanding.
Fast from non-forgiveness and seek reconciliation.
Fast from talking and be silent and listen.
Every effort is made to provide a safe and comfortable environment at Our Lady & St Patrick's church, please note that face- masks/coverings are not required but you are very welcome to wear one if you wish, please also, do all you can personally to keep yourself and those around you safe.
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- Higher Walton Road
- Walton-le-Dale
- Preston
- Lancs
- PR5 4HD
01772 253709
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