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The First Sunday of Advent



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Walking Together in Advent: Women Reconciliation and the Synod
Saturday 16 December, following 12.15 Mass – 4.00 p.m, in the Ogilvie Centre
Mary the Mother of Jesus and voices from the Synod
Recently a small group from St Aloysius, Alison Fletcher, Anne Walker and Fr Gerard Mitchell, attended a gathering of representatives from all the Jesuit parishes in the Province at Stonyhurst.
The purpose of the gathering was to share our experiences of the Synod so far- to discuss how we came together as individual parishes, to pray, to discern, and to listen.
The Synod which met in Rome in October invites us to deepen our appreciation of the role and mission of women. The great central Christian attitude of listening to the Word of God and doing it – attentiveness and practicality -is exemplified by Mary the Mother of Jesus.
Having considered the journey so far, and as we enter the next phase of the Synod, we invite you to a Synod gathering here in St Aloysius on 16 December in the Ogilvie Centre.
Women, Reconciliation and the Synod is an invitation to all in our community to contemplate some of the Women of the New Testament, Mary the Mother of Jesus, Elizabeth, Mary of Bethany and Mary Magdalen. Their attitude as women, their immediacy, their practicality, their joy in the presence of the Lord and in their response to his words are seen as central to all reconciliation, to all community involvement and to all practical action in favour of the poor and the marginalised.
All are welcome. A light lunch will be provided. Please do join us.

Mass Timetable
Saturday Vigil Mass
5.00 pm
Sunday Mass
10.00 am
12 Noon
9.00 pm
Exposition
We have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Sunday afternoon, beginning after the midday Mass and ending just before the 9.00 pm Mass. This is an rich and precious time to come into St Aloysius to pray in beauty and silence.
(Church open all day, confessions 30 minutes before each Mass)
Daily Mass Monday to Friday
8.00 am
12.15 pm
(Church open all day, confessions from 11.45 am)
Daily Mass Saturday
12.15 pm
(Church open all day, confessions from 11.45 am)
