• Newsletter: Fourth Sunday of 2026
  • Newsletter: Fourth Sunday of 2026

Newsletter: Fourth Sunday of 2026

1st February 2026

Newsletter: Fourth Sunday of 2026

1st February 2026

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

9.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms

11.40am Funeral Service for Seamus Donnelly, Agecroft Crematorium

10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning
14.30 Funeral Service for Frances Gelendining, Radcliffe Crematorium

10.00 Mass
12.00 Funeral Service for Christine Williams, Wardley Chapel
18.00 Sacramental Programme Meeting

10.00 Mass with KS2

16.30 No Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)

OFFICE HOURS
Wednesday 9am-3pm
Friday 9am-3pm

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME MEETING

The next Sacramental Programme meeting will take place on Wednesday 4th February at 6pm. Both parent and child must attend all three meetings if your child is to make their First Holy Communion this year. Please remember to bring your booklet to the meeting..


UCM

The next meeting for the UCM will be on Wednesday 4th February at 2pm.


SECOND CHANCE RAFFLE

Please don’t let unwanted gifts go to waste-we would love to reuse them as prizes for our Second Chance Raffle. Donations can be brought to Church over the next 2 Sundays and left in the office, followed by 2 weeks of raffle ticket sales. The raffle will be drawn at the end of February. Thank you for supporting our parish fundraising.


MASS FOR ENGAGED COUPLES TO BE CELEBRATED BY BISHOP JOHN ARNOLD

On Saturday 14th February, Bishop John will be celebrating a Special Mass for engaged couples across the diocese. The Mass provides couples with an opportunity to seek God’s blessing to guide them during this time of preparation. Newly-married couples are also invited to receive a blessing in their first year of marriage. The Mass will take place at St. Patrick’s Church in Collyhurst at 1.30pm.


CONFIRMATION

Is your child in year 8 or above and attends St. Monica’s or St. Gabriel’s and has completed their Confirmation Catechesis with Sr. Linda. Your form needs to be handed in to Fr. Brady or the parish office as soon as possible. If you do not attend either school, and are in Year 8 or above, and have made your First Holy Communion and would like to be Confirmed please speak to Fr. Brady after Mass.


CARITAS CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS

Our diocesan charity, Caritas Salford, is looking for parish volunteers to help with a range of activities. These are flexible roles that can be tailored in line with your availability, skills or interests. If you’re able to give even a few hours to help, they would be hugely grateful. You can find out more >

LOURDES FUNDRAISER QUIZ NIGHT

The Lourdes Committee would like to invite you to a fundraising event on Saturday 7th February. All funds raised will go towards arrangements for 2026 Lourdes Pilgrimage. Tickets are £10, payable on the door, and this will include a pie and pea supper. The quiz begins at 7.30pm at St. LUKE’S Parish Hall, Swinton Par Road, Salford, M6 7WR.


EARLY CAREER TEACHERS-PRIMARY POOL APPLICATIONS

The Diocese of Salford Education Team are inviting applications from ECTs to be added to their Primary Pool for 2026.

The Primary Pool will identify and recommend high quality candidates who will gain Qualified Teacher Status in Summer 2026 for interview to Catholic schools with vacancies for September 2026.

The Application Form, Person Specification and Job Description can be found in vacancies on the Diocesan website by: following here >


LENTEN TALKS: SCHOOL OF PRAYER

During Lent, a series of talks and prayerful reflections will be taking place every Tuesday from 10.00am to 12.30pm, led by Mgr. Paul Sith, Sr. Joan Kerley and Maria Kidd. These will be held at Our Lady and Lancashire Martyrs Church, from 17th February to 24th March, and light refreshments will be served. For more information on how to book your place , please visit the diocesan website >


ADVICE AS ENERGY BILLS CONTINUE TO RISE

If you or those in your wider community are in need of support with rising energy bills, Caritas Salford has put together some helpful advice on their website. Find out more by visiting www.caritassalford.org.uk/energysupport


HOLY FATHER’S INTENTION FOR FEBRUARY

Let us pray that children suffering from incurable diseases and their families receive the necessary medical care and support, never losing strength and hope.


QUOTE OF THE WEEK

‘The Beatitudes are not a sign of weakness, but of strength. They call us to live with humility, mercy and a heart rooted in God.’
Pope Francis

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

Lenten Programme 2026

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

In Matthew’s Gospel these eight blessings stand at the head of the Sermon on the Mount, pointing out eight ways in which we can welcome God into our lives.

They are ways of living out God’s blessing.

The first and the last knit them all together with the phrase ‘theirs is the kingdom of heaven’.

In his Gospel, Luke also begins his Sermon on the Plain with four such blessings – only his blessings focus more on those who are materially poor and in need, whereas Matthew’s concentrate on the spiritual attitudes required of the Christian, ‘poor in spirit, hunger and thirst for justice’.

Jesus came to proclaim the kingship of his Father, and these are ways of living it.

For each beatitude, do you know someone who exemplifies the attitude?

Which is your own favourite?

For most of them there are gospel incidents in which Jesus illustrates how to live out the beatitude, like the entry into Jerusalem on a donkey as the gentle king, or the love he shows in his welcome to sinners, or his bringing peace to those tortured by disease or contempt, or his purity of heart in his single-minded pre-occupation with his Father’s will, or finally his acceptance of persecution for what he knew to be right.

BAPTISMS Please see Fr. Brady after Mass if you would like your child to be baptised. A baptismal certificate for one of the parents must be provided as evidence of baptism in a Roman Catholic Church before a baptism date can be given. We welcome parents and children and by attending Masses at the weekend on Saturday at 5.30pm, Sunday at 9.00am or 10.00am which fulfil the Sunday obligation. All Catholics are OBLIGED to celebrate Mass on EVERY Sunday.

BAPTISM CERTIFICATE COPIES REQUESTS For those requesting copies of baptism certificate the office can be contacted initially and the certificate can be collected at any of the weekend Masses. This is also to encourage people to come to Mass.

SICK AND HOUSEBOUND If you know of anybody who would like Fr Brady to visit, could you please give him their name and address with postcode and a contact telephone number. Thank you.

MASS INTENTIONS, OUR LADY’S LAMP AND THE SANCTUARY LAMP  The practice of requesting a Mass to be offered for loved ones, living or deceased, is a beautiful and wonderful part of our Catholic Tradition. Continuing this long-standing practice, you can remember someone who has died recently or many years ago. The Mass can also make beautiful gifts for any special occasion: birthdays, anniversaries, in thanksgiving for a prayer answered etc. You can offer an intention for anybody who is struggling with a serious illness or other difficulties of life. There are Mass Intention Envelopes provided on the table in the Atrium. (Please ensure that you have the express consent of the sick or housebound person as the bulletin is posted on the parish website, therefore making that information available to the public at large. Please provide a contact number with Mass Intentions so that any discrepancies can be resolved. Our Lady’s Lamp and Sanctuary Lamp are £5.00 and burn for seven days. Please place any intentions in an envelope with your donation and give to Father Brady or place in the Mass offering Box in the Atrium. All newsletter items must be sent in by Thursday morning.

MASSES AND PRAYERS RECEIVED THIS WEEK

Lately Dead
John Goggins, Paul Moran, Chris Jordan, Monica Littler, Seamus Donnelly, Frances Glendining, Mike Spruce,
Ann Timothy, Nellie Boyd, Kitty Lang, David Barnes, Catherine Mercer, Christine Williams, Tom McCormack, Philomena Pattrick.


Anniversary
Bernadette Strange, Tom Hornby, Sid Elston, William Bailey, Tony & Mary McGrail, Patrck Gracey, Mary Doris Fendlen
Margaret & James Gaffney, John Smith.


Birthday Memories
Joseph Jordan.


Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Mike Conlon, Maureen Flatley, Wyatt, Joseph Walker, Delia Ariff, Celia Harrison.


Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout February), Santina Family & Friends-Thank You for a Lovely Evening.

This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Helen Hyndman and Mary Doris Fendlen.

This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Helen Hyndman,
Joan Mercer
and
A Special Intention.

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