Parish Priest:Father Nigel Barr, 1 Buttfield Road, Howden, DN14 7DW. Tel: 01430 430245
There are two churches in our parish: Sacred Heart, Howden, and St. Joseph and St. Thomas, Goole. Please click on the links above to find out about each one.
With my prayers and every blessing in Christ. Fr Nigel.
As the presbytery had no internet connection for a while, here are all the Mass intentions that were not published, plus the intentions up to the end of May.
| DATE | SERVICE/EVENT | INTENTIONS |
|---|---|---|
| Sun 3rd May | Mass | People of the parish |
| Mon 4th May | Mass | Intentions of Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) |
| Tues 5TH May | Mass | Private Intention (EAP) |
| Wed 6th May | Mass | Private Intention (JGG) |
| Thurs 7 thMay | Mass at 7pm | Covid19 Corona virus sufferers, all frontline NHS workers, and assistants in hospitals and are homes, those suffering hardships of isolation |
| Fri 8th May | Mass | The Fallen of the Wars |
| Sat 9th May | Mass | RIP Eva Hill (4th Anniversary on 14th April) |
| Sun 10th May | Mass | People of the Parish |
| Mon 11th May | Mass | All living and deceased Members and Benefactors of the Yorkshire Brethren Society |
| Tues 12th May | Mass | RIP Nellie Martin andSue Kelly (YBS) |
| Wed 13th May | Mass | Private Intention (CDB & DR) |
| Thurs 14th May | Mass at 7pm | Covid19 Corona virus sufferers, all frontline NHS workers, and assistants in hospitals and are homes, those suffering hardships of isolation |
| Fri 15th May | Mass | RIP Henry Smithson (anniversary) |
| Sat 16th May | Mass | RIP Mgr Anthony B Boyles (Leeds)(YBS) |
| Sun 17 rdMay | Mass | People of the parish |
| Mon 18th May | Mass | RIP Mgr John Dunne (Leeds) (YBS) |
| Tues 19th May | Mass | All living and deceased Members and Benefactors of the Yorkshire Brethren Society |
| Wed 20th May | Mass | RIP Fr Canise McGinn (1st anniversary on 22nd May) |
Thurs 21st May The Ascension of the Lord |
Mass at 7pm | Covid19 Corona virus sufferers, all frontline NHS workers, and assistants in hospitals and are homes, those suffering hardships of isolation |
| Fri 22th May | Mass | RIP Bill (William Bithell) Corcoram (2nd anniversary) |
| Sat 23th May | Mass | RIP Fr Colman Ryan (Middlesbrough)(YBS) |
| Sun 24th May | Mass | People of the Parish |
| Mon 25th May | Mass | RIP Fr J J )'Mahoney (5th anniversary on 2nd May) |
| Tues 26th May | Mass | Private Intention (PT & MT) |
| Wed 27th May | Mass | All living and deceased Members and Benefactors of the Yorkshire Brethren Society |
| Thurs 28thMay | Mass at 7pm | Covid19 Corona virus sufferers, all frontline NHS workers, and assistants in hospitals and are homes, those suffering hardships of isolation |
| Fri 29th May | Mass | Private intention (Holme on Spalding Moor) |
| Sat 30th May | Mass | Intentions of Rev Henry Longbottom |
In your homes please join us in prayer for sufferers of the Covid-19-Corona virus, and for those who care for them.
Each day of Holy Week the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass
will be offered for them and for you, and for all your intentions, and for all the people of the parish.
(From Rev Canon Christopher Thomas , General Secretary, Catholic Bishops' Conference of England & Wales)
The Catholic Bishops of England and Wales recognise that this time of the COVID-19 pandemic is affecting every person in our countries. Those who are sick, and their families,
are suffering many hardships of isolation from contact with those they love. Our front-line workers in hospitals and in care homes all over our lands
are giving exceptional service to those who are vulnerable at this time.
In order to show a spiritual solidarity with all those who are involved in the ways described above, each week from this Thursday, a Catholic Bishop will celebrate Mass in their Cathedral
which will be live-streamed for people to join. This will take place EVERY THURSDAY AT 7.00pm.
Father Nigel will be offering Mass at Sacred Heart Church at the same time (7.00pm) on those Thursdays, so while we may be watching the live streamed Bishop's Mass, Mass for the same intention would be being offered at the same time in our parish.
| 23rd April | Cardinal Vincent Nichols | Westminster Cathedral |
| 30th April | Bishop Richard Moth | Arundel Cathedral |
| 7th May | Bishop Marcus Stock | Leeds Cathedral |
| 14th May | Bishop Robert Byrne CO | Newcastle Cathedral |
| 21st May | Bishop Mark Davies | Shrewsbury Cathedral |
| 28th May | Bishop Terence Drainey | Middlesbrough Cathedral |
By visiting the Cathedral webpage, or the Bishops' Conference Webpagelinks for the live- streaming of these Masses can be found
You might like to visit The Diocesan Website to see if new information is available over the next few weeks.
For more coronavirus related material, including special prayers and links to live-streamed services look at our our COVID-19 page
Father Nigel suggested we start a WhatsApp group for the whole parish so we can keep in contact with one another. Barbara has kindly agreed to set this up. She is contacting everyone she can. If you have not been invited and you don't know her number please let me know by emailing me(Aileen) and I will forward your mobile number to her. (I do not like to advertise her number on the web, and the email address I am giving you is not my family/friends one).