Fr Joe Kochanski our Asst Curate will Celebrate his First Mass on Tuesday, July 1st , The Feast of the American Franciscan Priest St Junipero Serra.
Following his Ordination at Hoy Trinity Tarleton at 4pm on The Feast of St Peter & Paul (June 29th) he will presider over his first Eucharist service at St Mary’s Church, Rufford at 7pm on July 1st.
Like Fr Joe he fulfilled his ministry in a different country to that of his birth. Join us at St Mary’s , Rufford on Tuesday at 7pm.
St. Junipero Serra was born on the Spanish island of Mallorca, and became a Franciscan. He taught at the university for a number of years before finally giving in to his vocation to be a missionary and sailing to America. After spending some years in Mexico, he became a missionary in California, then being newly taken over by the Spaniards. Over a period of fifteen years he founded nine missions with about six thousand converts. He frequently came into conflict with the authorities over their treatment of the native population, but nevertheless, when he died, he was buried with full military honours. He was beatified in 1988, and canonised by Pope Francis in Washington, D.C. on 23 September 2015.
Young people from the Parish will read the lessons at the service: Exodus 3:1-12 &Romans 8:14-17,26-27
Music during the Administration of Communion will be played by the Church’s Music Group:’Take Me, Lord’ (Francesca Leftley).
The Rector, Fr Mark Soady will read the Gospel (John 20:19-23) and Preach.
