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5th April 2026

Newsletter: Easter Sunday


5th April 2026


19.00 EASTER VIGIL 




9.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms






10.00  Mass
10.30  Coffee Morning




19.00 Mass




10.00  Requiem Mass, Cecilia Lewis




10.00  Mass




16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS




09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms


FIFTY DAYS OF REJOICING!

May Easter Light upon you shine, and fill your heart with joy divine. Happy Easter, Father Brady!

EASTER BREAK

We would like to wish all our staff, children and families a very happy and holy Easter. We hope you find time to rest, have fun and spend special moments with your families. Remember the true meaning of Easter-a time of hope, new life and joy.

UCM

The next UCM meeting will take place on Wednesday 8th April at 7.30pm after Mass.

COFFEE MORNING

Please note there will be NO COFFEE MORNING on Easter Sunday. We will resume as normal on Sunday 12th April.

UCM ANNUAL SOCIAL

The UCM are holding a social evening in St. Mary’s Club, Pine Street, on Wednesday 22nd April at 7.30pm. All ladies are invited; bring your friends and meet up with ladies from other local Churches as well as our own. Pay at the door. Tickets £6 includes entertainment by Eddie Matrix and refreshments.

EASTER OFFERING ENVELOPES

Are still available in the Atrium. Please take one and return it with your offering during the Easter period.

GIFT AID ENVELOPES

The new envelopes are ready for collection. The new envelope start 12th April.

WALK FOR AUTISM

Emma Davidson and her family has completed the walk and all Sponsor Money is now due. Thank you.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

We are looking for Eucharistic Ministers who would be willing to visit care homes and parishioners who are housebound, as Fr. Brady’s workload continues to increase. If you feel called to support this important ministry, please speak to Fr. Brady or contact the parish office.

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

On 12th April at 3pm at St Marie’s Church Mass will here will be Divine Mercy Devotions will take place at St Marie’s Church .Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction, For an introduction to this devotion, visit >

OFFICE HOURS

Wednesday 9am – 3pm
Friday 9am – 3pm

FRIENDS OF THE HOLYLAND CHARITY

This is an international charity working in the Holy Land and is registered as a charity with the Palestinian Authority, maintaining two offices in Bethlehem and Ramallah, staffed by local Christians, who enable the charity to direct funds speedily especially hardship grants to individual Christians and their families suffering intense deprivation due to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. To support our work please visit >

Fr. Brady is the Diocesan Representative to the charity on behalf of the Bishop.

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. Confirmation will take place at St. Bernadette’s, Whitefield on Sunday 4th
October at 2pm.

ST. DUNSTANS AODS PRESENTS THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

A hilarious musical packed with big songs, brilliant characters and plenty of laughs. Our talented cast cannot wait to perform for you! Grab your tickets now before they are gone. Wednesday 13th May– Saturday 16th May. St. Dunstan’s Parish Centre, Kenyon Lane, Moston M40 9JP. Adults £18.50, Children £15.00. Visit >  or telephone 03336 663 366 Mon-Fr 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm

DEAF AWARENESS AND CONVERSATIONAL BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE

Caritas Salford has developed a brand new 12 week course for parishioners, to equip them with the basic British Sign Language Skills and greater awareness of accessibility and inclusion in parish life. The course will commence on 14th April and sessions will be held weekly on Tuesday evenings at St. Patrick’s Church, Livesey Street, M4 5HF (with parking available in the Caritas Salford Car Park adjacent to the Church). Places for the course are strictly limited. To find out more and book a place visit >

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

There are several accounts in the various gospels of the discovery of the empty tomb.

The slight variations between them show all the marks of oral tradition, for in genuine oral tradition each ‘performance’ is different.

Different people tell the story slightly differently, stressing different aspects. This story in John’s Gospel stresses the proof that the tomb really was empty, for the apostles examine the evidence carefully.

Other accounts concentrate less on the evidence and more on the message, that the disciples will meet the Risen Lord in Galilee.

It was important to establish that the tomb was empty, to prevent the charge that the meetings with the Risen Christ were simply ghost-appearance accounts.

Apart from the proof that this was a real, living and bodily person, these encounters stress two factors, the power of the Risen Christ and the commission given to the disciples.

The disciples are to go out into the whole world and spread the message, always accompanied by and strengthened by Christ himself.

In this account Simon Peter is clearly the senior, the authority figure, to whom the Beloved Disciple defers.

But it is the love of the Beloved Disciple which immediately brings Peter to faith.

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
Cecilia Lewis, Rose Norman, Betty Browne, Joan Mustafa.

Birthday Memories
Tristan Campbell

Anniversary
Geoff Hunt.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Raymond Gracey, K. Livesey, Felicity Hesford-Jones, Anthony O’Malley.

Easter Masses
Teresa & Francis Burton, Souls in Purgatory

Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout April), Special Intentions for Margaret Sherman.


This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Pat & Maureen Tower.




This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Anthony O’Malley, Amanda Sheran, William Henry Sherman.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.

Walsingham TV

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29th March 2026


17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




9.00 MASS
Confession after Mass
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass
 12.00 Baptisms






08.00 Fr. Brady on Call, Fairfield Hospital
09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning
14.30 Funeral Service – John Whelan, Radcliffe Crematorium




08.00 Fr. Brady off Call – Fairfield Hospital
11.00 Mass of the Sacred Chrism, (St. Patrick’s, Livesey Street)




18.30 Mass of the Lord’s Supper followed by watching at the Altar of Repose until 20.30




15.00 Celebration of the Lord’s Passion




19.00 EASTER VIGIL




09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms


UCM

The next UCM meeting will take place on Wednesday 8th April at 7.30pm after Mass.

UCM ANNUAL SOCIAL

The Annual UCM Parish Social will take place this year on Wednesday 22nd April at 7.30pm at St. Mary’s Club. Pine Street, Radcliffe M26 2WQ. Entertainment from Eddie Matrix. £6 per ticket. Please see a member of the UCM.

EASTER OFFERING ENVELOPES

Will be available from this weekend in the Atrium. Please take one and return it with your offering during the Easter period.

Thank you for your continued generosity and support of the parish.

WALK FOR AUTISM

Emma Davidson and her family would like to thank everyone for their kind donations. Please could all monies be handed in this weekend, so Emma can upload the amount to her ‘Walk for Autism’ page.

THANK YOU

A heartfelt thank you for the incredibly generous anonymous donation of £1000.

THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who supports the coffee morning. £200 has been donated to the parish funds. Your support is greatly appreciated.

CHILDREN’S CHURCH

Children’s Church at the 10.30am Mass will be closed until Sunday 12th April. We wish all our families a joyful and blessed Easter, and we look forward to welcoming the children back after the break.

EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS

We are looking for Eucharistic Ministers who would be willing to visit care homes and parishioners who are housebound, as Fr. Brady’s workload continues to increase. If you feel called to support this important ministry, please speak to Fr. Brady or contact the parish office.

SAFEGUARDING REMINDER

For the safety and wellbeing of all our children, we kindly ask that parents and carers accompany their child if they need to leave Mass for any reason (for example, to use the toilet). Please remember that the Church doors remain open during Mass, and therefore children should not leave the building unaccompanied. Thank you.

OFFICE HOURS

Wednesday 9am – 3pm
Friday 9am – 1pm

FRIENDS OF THE HOLYLAND CHARITY

This is an international charity working in the Holy Land and is registered as a charity with the Palestinian Authority, maintaining two offices in Bethlehem and Ramallah, staffed by local Christians, who enable the charity to direct funds speedily especially hardship grants to individual Christians and their families suffering intense deprivation due to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank. To support our work please visit >

Fr. Brady is the Diocesan Representative to the charity on behalf of the Bishop.

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. Confirmation will take place at St. Bernadette’s, Whitefield on Sunday 4th
October at 2pm.

ST. DUNSTANS AODS PRESENTS THE DROWSY CHAPERONE

A hilarious musical packed with big songs, brilliant characters and plenty of laughs. Our talented cast cannot wait to perform for you! Grab your tickets now before they are gone. Wednesday 13th May– Saturday 16th May. St. Dunstan’s Parish Centre, Kenyon Lane, Moston M40 9JP. Adults £18.50, Children £15.00. Visit >  or telephone 03336 663 366 Mon-Fr 9am-7pm, Sat 9am-5pm

DEAF AWARENESS AND CONVERSATIONAL BRITISH SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE

Caritas Salford has developed a brand new 12 week course for parishioners, to equip them with the basic British Sign Language Skills and greater awareness of accessibility and inclusion in parish life. The course will commence on 14th April and sessions will be held weekly on Tuesday evenings at St. Patrick’s Church, Livesey Street, M4 5HF (with parking available in the Caritas Salford Car Park adjacent to the Church). Places for the course are strictly limited. To find out more and book a place visit >

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

Lenten Programme 2026

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

When they were near Jerusalem and had come in sight of Bethphage on the Mount of Olives, Jesus sent two disciples, saying to them, “Go to the village facing you, and you will immediately find a tethered donkey and a colt with her.

Untie them and bring them to me. If anyone says anything to you, you are to say, ‘The Master needs them and will send them back directly.’”

This took place to fulfill the prophecy: “Say to the daughter of Zion: look, your king comes to you: he is humble, he rides on a donkey and on a colt, the foal of a beast of burden.”

So the disciples went out and did as Jesus had told them.

They brought the donkey and the colt, then they laid their cloaks on their backs and he sat on them.

Great crowds of people spread their cloaks on the road, while others were cutting branches from the trees and spreading them in his path.

The crowds who went in front of him and those who followed were all shouting: “Hosanna to the Son of David! Blessings on him who comes in the name of the Lord! Hosanna in the highest heavens!”

And when he entered Jerusalem, the whole city was in turmoil.

“Who is this?” people asked, and the crowds answered, “This is the prophet Jesus from Nazareth in Galilee.

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
Peter Bleasdale, Frances Lowe, Catherine Fox, William Casey, Kathleen Bury, Rose Bluett, Vincent White, Damian Hegarty, William Sherman, Rose Norman.

Anniversary
Anthony Malone.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Raymond Gracey, K. Livesey, Felicity Hesford-Jones.

Lenten Masses
Masses for the repose of the soul of Elizabeth Livesey, Albert Livesey, John Mc Glynn, Anne McGlynn, Barbara McCann, Holy Souls in Purgatory

Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout March), Special Intention for Amanda Sherman, Mrs Margaret Sherman, Having Surgery, For Peace in the World, In Thanksgiving for Returning to their Faith, Easter Intentions for Angela Cushnahan.


This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Pat & Maureen Tower.




This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

A Special Intention,
Veronica Eagleton.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.

Walsingham TV

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5th April 2026

Newsletter: Fifth Sunday of Lent


22nd March 2026


17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




9.00 MASS
Confession after Mass
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass
 12.00 Baptisms




15:00  Funeral Service: Ann Doyle, Overdale Crematorium




09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning
13.15 Funeral Service: Patricia Guare, Wardley Cemetery




10.00 Mass
13.30 Funeral Service: Frances Lowe – Radcliffe Crematorium
19.00 Stations of the Cross and Benediction




10.00 Mass
14.30 Funeral Service: Catherine Fox, Radcliffe Crematorium
19.00 Lenten Station Mass, St. Vincent’s OL12 7QL




08.00 Early Mass
13.00 Funeral Service: John Jones, Wardley Cemetery




17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




09.00 MASS
Confession after Mass

10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass

12.00 Baptisms


WITHHELD NUMBERS

After 2 scam calls this week, we will no longer be answering any withheld number calls.

UCM

The next UCM meeting will take place on Wednesday 25th March at 7.30pm.

EASTER ENVELOPES

Will be available from this weekend in the Atrium. Please take one and return it with your offering during the Easter period.

Thank you for your continued generosity and support of the parish.

ST. PATRICK’S NIGHT DANCE

All paid tickets are in the box on the table in the Atrium ready for collection.

Admission is TICKET ONLY!

WALK FOR AUTISM

Emma Davidson and her family, who are always with us on a Sunday morning. (her son Caleb made the INRI sign for our cross in Church) is doing a sponsored walk.

Please sponsor her if you can. Sponsor Form can be found in the Atrium.

DISCOVER THE TREASURE
MEETING

Have you ever found it difficult to talk about your Catholic faith? Or ever wondered if you know enough about it? This Lent our Deanery is offering an invitation to ‘Discover the Treasure’ there will be a session of discussion and input led by Fr. Brian Murphy and Anne Bardell, authors of ‘A Message for its Own Time’ on Tuesday 24th March in the Atrium at St. Mary & St. Philip Neri. 6.30pm-8.30pm.

Light refreshments served 6.30pm –7pm. This introductory session will be followed by three more in Eastertide, for those who wish to delve deeper!

Everyone is very welcome!

REQUEST FOR EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND READERS

We are looking for volunteers to serve as Readers and Eucharistic Ministers, especially at the 10.30am Mass on Sundays. If you feel you could support the Liturgy in this special way, we would be delighted to hear from you.

A DBS is required for Eucharistic Ministers and a Safer Recruitment is needed for a Reader. Please speak to Fr. Brady if you are interested.

OFFICE HOURS

Wednesday 9am-3pm
Friday 9am-3pm

LENTEN STATION MASSES

Everyone is very welcome!

Thursday 26th March – Saint Vincent, Norden OL12 7QL

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. Confirmation will take place at St. Bernadette’s, Whitefield on Sunday 4th October at 2pm.

MANCHESTER CHINESE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY (MCCC)

MCCC would like to invite you to their monthly Mass. This takes place on the second Sunday of the month at 2pm and is held in Salford’s temporary Cathedral on Great George Street, M3 6EH.

SAFEGUARDING REMINDER

For the safety and wellbeing of all our children, we kindly ask that parents and carers accompany their child if they need to leave Mass for any reason( for example , to use the toilet). Please remember that the Church doors remain open during Mass, and therefore children should not leave the building unaccompanied. Thank you.

STATIONS OF THE CROSS

A moving, ecological journey through the Stations of the Cross at the Laudato Si’ Centre, Woodland. Experience a reflective journey through the Stations, contemplating the Passion of Christ in the midst of nature. Each Station will have an ecological link and quotes from Pope Francis’ Laudato Si’ encyclical. This event takes place on Friday 27th March from 10am to 11am. For more information email here >

THANK YOU FROM CARITAS

Thank you to everyone who has supported our diocesan charity Caritas Salford in recent months and that is doing so during Lent as we pray, fast and give. The demand for their services has continued to increase and all of your prayers, kindness and generosity make a huge difference to the lives of people in our parish communities. Find out how your support has helped, and see some special thank you messages at: click here

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

‘Even now, says the Lord, return to me with all your heart… for I am gracious and merciful.’
Joel2: 12-12

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

Lenten Programme 2026

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

This is the third of the great Johannine gospel readings on the Sundays of Lent which lead up to and prepare us for the baptisms of the new members of Christ at the Easter Vigil; today’s gospel grips us with the story of Jesus’ gift of life to his friend Lazarus.

This is not the same thing as the gift of life to us by Jesus in the resurrection, for Lazarus returns to ordinary human life, and will die again, whereas the Christian resurrection transforms us into a new way of life, giving us a life which is a participation in the divine life for ever.

Rather, the resurrection of Lazarus is the last and greatest of Jesus’ signs, his marvellous works which point towards and hint at this final gift of divine life.

The first of the signs was the transformation of the water of the Law into the wine of the messianic wedding banquet at Cana.

These signs show who Jesus really is. As well as showing the divine power of Jesus – for only God can give life – they also show the real, human love of Jesus for his friends.

He is upset by Lazarus’ death and weeps for him, sharing the human sorrow of his family as he shares our sorrows too.

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
Peter Bleasdale, Ann Doyle, Patricia Guare, Frances Lowe, Catherine Fox, John Jones, William Casey.

Birthday Memories
Michael O’Carroll, Joseph Malone, Kazimierz Pabian, Andrzej Krzyworaczka, Mary Doris Fendlen, Margaret Rogers.

Anniversary
John and Lillian McGrail.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Kathy Spencer, Cara Heather, Raymond Gracey,
Bernard Cox, Rita Webster, Anthony O’Malley.

Lenten Masses
Masses for the repose of the soul of Elizabeth Livesey, Albert Livesey, John Mc Glynn, Anne McGlynn, Barbara McCann, Maureen Stewart, Holy Souls in Purgatory.

Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout March), Special Intention.


This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Cyril Higginson and Molly Patricia Higginson and William Casey.




This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Michala May Sewel and Wayne Anthony Kinley.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.

Walsingham TV

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Newsletter: Fourth Sunday of Lent


15th March 2026


17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




9.00 MASS
Confession after Mass
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass
 12.00 Baptisms






08.00 Fr. Brady on Call, Fairfield Hospital
09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning




08.00 Fr. Brady off Call
08.40 Mass at St. Gabriel’s School
10.00 Mass
12.30 Funeral Service: Neville Cottam – Radcliffe Crematorium
18.00 Sacramental Programme Meeting
19.00 Stations of the Cross and Benediction




09.30 Public Rosary
10.00 Mass with Year 3 & 4
19.00 Lenten Station Mass, Sacred Heart, OL16 5BX.




08.00 Early Mass




17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




09.00 MASS
Confession after Mass

10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass

12.00 Baptisms




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


WELCOME

We are pleased to welcome two visiting priests this week. On Friday at the early Mass, we welcome Fr. Dermot Heakin, and on Saturday at the 5.30pm Mass we are delighted to welcome Canon Anthony McBride. We thank them for joining us in celebrating the Eucharist with us. Please keep them in your prayers and give them a warm parish welcome.

HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY

On Mother’s Day we give thanks for all mothers, grandmothers and those who care for us with a mother’s love. We are grateful for their kindness, sacrifice and faith. We also remember with love the mothers who have died. May God reward them for the love they shared and grant them eternal rest.

WITHHELD NUMBERS

After 2 scam calls this week, we will no longer be answering any withheld number calls.

UCM

The next UCM meeting will take place on Wednesday 18th March at 2pm including a talk by Blood Bikers. All are welcome.

ST. PATRICK’S NIGHT DANCE

Any outstanding ticket money needs to be paid this weekend, so we can return tickets the following weekend. All paid tickets are in the box on the table in the Atrium ready for collection.

Admission is TICKET ONLY!

DISCOVER THE TREASURE
MEETING

Have you ever found it difficult to talk about your Catholic faith? Or ever wondered if you know enough about it? This Lent our Deanery is offering an invitation to ‘Discover the Treasure’ there will be a session of discussion and input led by Fr. Brian Murphy and Anne Bardell, authors of ‘A Message for its Own Time’ on Tuesday 24th March in the Atrium at St. Mary & St. Philip Neri. 6.30pm-8.30pm. Light refreshments served 6.30pm –7pm. This introductory session will be followed by three more in Eastertide, for those who wish to delve deeper! Everyone is very welcome!

LENTEN STATION MASSES

Everyone is very welcome!

Thursday 19th March – Sacred Heart, Rochdale OL16 5BX
Thursday 26th March – Saint Vincent, Norden OL12 7QL

SECOND CHANCE RAFFLE

Please check your raffle tickets and bring them to Church to claim any prizes, the prizes will be available until Sunday 22nd March. If not claimed by that date they will be removed and recycled.

WALK FOR AUTISM

Emma Davidson and her family, who are always with us on a Sunday morning. (her son Caleb made the INRI sign for our cross in Church) is doing a sponsored walk . Please sponsor her if you can. Sponsor Form can be found in the Atrium.

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. Confirmation will take place at St. Bernadette’s, Whitefield on Sunday 4th
October at 2pm.

MANCHESTER CHINESE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY (MCCC)

MCCC would like to invite you to their monthly Mass. This takes place on the second Sunday of the month at 2pm and is held in
Salford’s temporary Cathedral on Great George Street, M3 6EH.

SAFEGUARDING REMINDER

For the safety and wellbeing of all our children, we kindly ask that parents and carers accompany their child if they need to leave Mass for any reason( for example , to use the toilet). Please remember that the Church doors remain open during Mass, and therefore children should not leave the building unaccompanied. Thank you.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

‘Her children arise and call her blessed.’
Proverbs 31:28

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

Lenten Programme 2026

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

The second of the three great Johannine readings about water, light and life (which point to the baptisms of Easter) gives us the splendid account of Jesus bringing light to the blind man in the Temple.

It is full of Johannine contrasts and irony.

The ‘Jews’ or the Pharisees think they have the light and knowledge, but the more they abuse the man born blind, the clearer their own darkness and ignorance become.

The more they try to thrust the blind man away from Jesus, the more they push him into seeking refuge in him.

Much of the colouring of the scene comes from the controversies towards the end of the first century, when the Pharisees were the only branch of Judaism to survive after the destruction of Jerusalem by the Romans.

The New Testament shows that there was bitter opposition between those Jews who accepted the divine claims for Jesus, and those who rejected them.

This is especially clear in the fear of the blind man’s parents (recounted in the longer version of Sunday’s Gospel) that they would be excluded from the synagogue if they accepted that Jesus’ grant of sight was a sign of his divine mission.

The doughty and pugnacious man born blind has no such hesitation!

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
Bernard Heys, Joyce Creagh, Neville Cottam, Ann Doyle, Catherine Fox, Stella Schofield, Frances Lowe, Antonio Barreto Lara, Patricia Guare, Vernon Jones.

Birthday Memories
Adrian Moran.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Kathy Spencer, Cara Heather, Raymond Gracey, Bernard Cox, Rita Webster, Anthony O’Malley.

Lenten Masses
Masses for the repose of the soul of Elizabeth Livesey, Albert Livesey, John Mc Glynn, Anne McGlynn, Barbara McCann, Holy Souls in Purgatory,
Jane & John Jolley, Veronica & Raymond Jarvis, Gloria & Stanley Moore.

Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout March), Special Intention for Amanda Sherman and Mrs Margaret Sherman.


This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns:

In Honour of St. Joseph and St. Theresa
and for The Chiodo Family.




This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Jack & Vera Eagleton, and for Favours Received, and for The Chiodo Family, William Henry Sherman.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.

Walsingham TV

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Newsletter: Third Sunday of Lent


8th March 2026


17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




9.00 MASS
Confession after Mass
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass
 12.00 Baptisms






09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning




12.30 Funeral Service: Peter Gaskell, Radcliffe Crematorium
18.00 Stations of the Cross and Benediction
19.00 Mass




09.30 Public Rosary
10.00 Mass
19.00 Lenten Station Mass, St. Michael’s, M45 8NN




08.00 Early Mass
13.00 Funeral Service: Koloman Suha, Agecroft Crematorium




17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




09.00 MASS
Confession after Mass

10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass

 




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


CHANGE OF TIME

Please note a change of time to Stations of the Cross and Benediction this week.

UCM

The next UCM meeting will take place on Wednesday 12th March at 7pm, including the AGM.

THANK YOU

Thank you to all who donated Gifts for the Second Chance Raffle. Thanks to Steph and Chris Watson for their help in wrapping and displaying the gifts. Your generosity raised £276 for Church Funds. The Raffle has now been drawn. Please check your tickets and collect your prize. Ticket numbers are displayed on the noticeboard in the Atrium.

ST. PATRICK’S EVENING

St. Patrick’s evening, Friday 27th March, to be held at St. Mary’s Social Club Pine Street, from 7.30pm.Tickets will be £5 per person, to include a pasty supper, and live music. If you would like to attend, please add your name to the list on the table in the Atrium.

Please can we have all ticket money by 15th March, so that tickets can be distributed the following weekend. Entrance is by ticket only!

SAFEGUARDING REMINDER

For the safety and wellbeing of all our children, we kindly ask that parents and carers accompany their child if they need to leave Mass for any reason (for example, to use the toilet). Please remember that the Church doors remain open during Mass, and therefore children should not leave the building unaccompanied. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in helping us keep everyone safe.

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.

LENTEN STATION MASSES

Lent is a journey, from Ashes to the Font at Easter. Along the way an ancient tradition of the Church is to stop at “stations” : in our Deanery we will be calling at five different “stations”-four Churches and a Sixth Form College-to celebrate Mass together as we journey through Lent. Everyone is very welcome!

Thursday 12th March – Saint Michael, Whitefield, M45 8NN
Thursday 19th March – Sacred Heart, Rochdale OL16 5BX
Thursday 26th March – Saint Vincent, Norden OL12 7QL

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: click here >

LOURDES DIOCESAN YOUTH GROUP

Are you a young person looking to take part in a pilgrimage this year? Do you want to make new friends, build community and grow in your faith? Why not join the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. It’s simple to sign up and you can join a new ‘group’ led by the Diocesan Youth Department. The pilgrimage and travel dates are 29th July to 6th August. The cost is £695 and this includes coach travel and full board hotel accommodation (Astoria Hotel). You can join in 3 age groups 13-15(aspiring volunteers), 16-17 and 18+. If you are interested, please email: click here > for details of how to register.

DISCOVER THE TREASURE MEETING

Tuesday 24th March in the Atrium.
6.30pm – 8.30pm.
Light refreshments served
6.30pm – 7pm.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

‘Return to me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping and mourning.’
Joel 2:12

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

Lenten Programme 2026

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

In this lively dialogue Jesus almost seems to be teasing the Samaritan woman, deliberately leading her into misunderstanding about what he means by living water or about the conditions of worship.

Nothing daunted, she gives as good as she gets, replying with a cheeky series of sarcastic questions, gradually edging nearer to the truth: an open-minded Jew – greater than our father Jacob – a prophet – and finally acknowledging him as the Messiah.

With its serious message it is a lovely example of Jesus’ willingness to engage with people as they are, and of his openness with women.

On these last three Sundays of Lent before Palm Sunday in Cycle A, the Church lays before us the three great symbols of the baptisms which will be celebrated at Easter.

This concerns not only those who will be baptised at the Easter Vigil, but all those who are invited to renew our baptismal promise and commitment at Easter.

By so doing we enter afresh into the living and nourishing water of God’s love which surpasses any food or drink (the teaching given to the Samaritan woman), into the light which enlightens the blind (the Cure of the Man Born Blind) and true life (the Raising of Lazarus).

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
Bernard Heys, Mike Conlon, Joyce Creagh, Peter Gaskell, Koloman Suha, Neville Cottam.

Anniversary
Helen Munro, Teresa Molyneux, Larry Dilger.

Birthday Memories
Patrick Gracey, Michael Lowe, Kathleen Fulton, Marcella Currier, William Henry Sherman.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Brian Hay, Kathy Spencer, Cara Heather, Raymond Gracey, Bernard Cox.

Lenten Masses
Masses for the repose of the soul of Elizabeth Livesey,
Albert Livesey, John Mc Glynn, Anne McGlynn,
Barbara McCann, Holy Souls in Purgatory.

Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory
(Throughout March), Thanksgiving Intentions,
Special Intention for Nuala Keane, Special Intention for Amanda Sherman, Baby Mark Kavanagh R.I.P.


This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Prayers Answered.




This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Mike Conlon.

The Vatican

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1st March 2026


17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




9.00 MASS
Confession after Mass
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass
 12.00 Baptisms






09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning




10.00 Mass
19.00 Stations of the Cross and Benediction




12.00 Requiem Mass: Michael Conlon
19.00 Lenten Station Mass, Holy Cross, BL9 9BB




08.00 Early Mass




17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




09.00 MASS
Confession after Mass

10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass

 




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


UCM

The next UCM meeting will take place on Wednesday 5th March at 2pm.

SECOND CHANCE RAFFLE

Raffle Tickets will be on sale after ALL Masses for the next two weekends. The raffle will be drawn at the end of February. Thank you for supporting our parish fundraising.

ST. PATRICK’S EVENING

At the recent social event, it was discussed and agreed to have a St. Patrick’s evening on Friday 27th March, to be held at St. Mary’s Social Club Pine Street, from 7.30pm.Tickets will be £5 per person, to include a pasty supper, and live music. If you would like to attend, please add your name to the list on the table in the Atrium.

Please can we have all ticket money by 15th March, so that tickets can be distributed the following weekend. Entrance is by ticket only!

SAFEGUARDING REMINDER

For the safety and wellbeing of all our children, we kindly ask that parents and carers accompany their child if they need to leave Mass for any reason (for example, to use the toilet). Please remember that the Church doors remain open during Mass, and therefore children should not leave the building unaccompanied. Thank you for your understanding and cooperation in helping us keep everyone safe.

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.

ONLINE GOSPEL READINGS DURING LENT

During the Lenten period, there will be a series of gospel readings taking place every Tuesday and delivered online by various speakers including Fr. Michael Deas, with the final reading to be given by Bishop John Arnold ahead of Palm Sunday. For more information:
visit >

LENTEN STATION MASSES

Lent is a journey, from Ashes to the Font at Easter. Along the way an ancient tradition of the Church is to stop at “stations” : in our Deanery we will be calling at five different “stations”-four Churches and a Sixth Form College-to celebrate Mass together as we journey through Lent. Everyone is very welcome!

Thursday 5th March – Holy Cross Sixth Form College, Bury BL9 9BB
Thursday 12th March – Saint Michael, Whitefield, M45 8NN
Thursday 19th March – Sacred Heart, Rochdale OL16 5BX
Thursday 26th March – Saint Vincent, Norden OL12 7QL

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE

Friday 6th March 2026 2pm at the Bridge Methodist Church, Milltown Street, Radcliffe (behind the library). All are welcome.

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 >

LOURDES DIOCESAN YOUTH GROUP

Are you a young person looking to take part in a pilgrimage this year? Do you want to make new friends, build community and grow in your faith? Why not join the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes. It’s simple to sign up and you can join a new ‘group’ led by the Diocesan Youth Department. The pilgrimage and travel dates are 29th July to 6th August. The cost is £695 and this includes coach travel and full board hotel accommodation (Astoria Hotel). You can join in 3 age groups 13-15(aspiring volunteers), 16-17 and 18+. If you are interested, please email: youth@dioceseofsalford.org.uk for details of how to register.

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

‘This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased, listen to Him.’
Matthew 17: 5

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

Lenten Programme 2026

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

Each year on this second Sunday of Lent we read the account of the Transfiguration.

It was the moment when the disciples were shown the divinity of Jesus on the Holy Mountain.

The scene is reminiscent of Moses’ encounter with God on Sinai, when his face, too, shone like the sun.

Moses and Elijah are present because they are the two Old Testament figures who experienced the presence of God on the Holy Mountain.

With his usual impetuous generosity Peter attempts to ‘freeze’ the moment.

The public declaration of Jesus as God’s Son at the Baptism is repeated, but with the addition that Jesus is the authorized divine teacher; Matthew is alert to the implications for the Church of the presence of Christ as Teacher.

The cloud is also a symbol of God’s presence, to which the human response can only be to fall to the ground in fear and reverence.

The awesome moment of revelation cannot, however, last, and Jesus brings his disciples back to the dire realities before them with the reminder that his death must precede the revelation of his glory at the Resurrection.

Until they have experienced the limitless generosity of his death, and the vindication by God of this love, they are not ready to spread the message of Jesus.

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
Marjorie Rice, Mike Conlon, Maureen Flatley, Pat Renolds, Frances Hunt, Ray Collier, Mark Kent.

Anniversary
Ted Sealy, Antanas Budrys, Patrick Moran.

Birthday Memories
Edith Higgens, Irene Jordan.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Brian Hay, Kathy Spencer, Cara Heather, Raymond Gracey, Bernard Cox.

Lenten Masses
Masses for the repose of the soul of Elizabeth Livesey,
Albert Livesey, John Mc Glynn, Anne McGlynn,
Barbara McCann, Holy Souls in Purgatory

Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory
(Throughout February), Special Intention for the People of Ukraine.
.


This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Prayers Answered.




This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Mike Conlon.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.

Walsingham TV

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Newsletter: First Sunday of Lent


22nd February 2026


17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




9.00 MASS
Confession after Mass
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass
 12.00 Baptisms






09.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning




10.00 Mass with School
17.00 Stations of the Cross and Benediction




12.00 Requiem Mass: Maureen Flatley
19.00 Lenten Station Mass




08.00 Early Mass
13.00 Funeral Service for Marjorie Rice, Agecroft Crematorium




17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass




09.00 MASS
Confession after Mass

10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass

 




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


STATIONS & BENEDICTION

Please note change of time to 5pm from 7pm on Wednesday.

CONGRATULATIONS TO FR. BRADY

We are delighted to share the wonderful news that Fr. Brady has won a NODA Award (National Association for Dramatic Arts) for his role as Monsignor O’Hara in the musical Sistre Act!

UCM

The next UCM meeting will take place on Wednesday 25th February at 2pm.

SECOND CHANCE RAFFLE

Raffle Tickets will be on sale after ALL Masses for the next two weekends. The raffle will be drawn at the end of February. Thank you for supporting our parish fundraising.

ST. PATRICK’S EVENING

At the recent social event, it was discussed and agreed to have a St. Patrick’s evening on Friday 27th March, to be held at St. Mary’s Social Club Pine Street, from 7.30pm.Tickets will be £5 per person, to include a pasty supper, and live music. If you would like to attend, please add your name to the list on the table in the Atrium. Place your money in an envelope with your name on the front. Once we receive your money, tickets will be available to collect from the table up to the weekend of 22nd March.

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.

ONLINE GOSPEL READINGS DURING LENT

During the Lenten period, there will be a series of gospel readings taking place every Tuesday and delivered online by various speakers including Fr. Michael Deas, with the final reading to be given by Bishop John Arnold ahead of Palm Sunday. For more information:
visit >

LENTEN STATION MASSES

Lent is a journey, from Ashes to the Font at Easter. Along the way an ancient tradition of the Church is to stop at “stations” : in our Deanery we will be calling at five different “stations”-four Churches and a Sixth Form College-to celebrate Mass together as we journey through Lent. Everyone is very welcome!

Thursday 26th February – Saint Mary, Radcliffe M26 4DG
Thursday 5th March – Holy Cross Sixth Form College, Bury BL9 9BB
Thursday 12th March – Saint Michael, Whitefield, M45 8NN
Thursday 19th March – Sacred Heart, Rochdale OL16 5BX
Thursday 26th March – Saint Vincent, Norden OL12 7QL

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE

Friday 6th March 2026 2pm at the Bridge Methodist Church, Milltown Street, Radcliffe (behind the library). All are welcome.

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 >

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

‘In the wilderness of temptation, Christ shows us the strength that comes from trusting the Father.’

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

Lenten Programme 2026

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

By putting this scene at the beginning of Lent, the Church shows that it sees Lent as a period of testing.

Matthew sees this period in the wilderness as the testing of God’s Son, just as the People of God (Israel – God’s son, whom he brought out of Egypt) was tested for forty years in the desert.

We may also see it as the time when Jesus reflected on the mode of his mission.

His mission was to bring the Kingship of God to a new realisation: how should he do this?

The Tempter suggests false ways, which Jesus rejects one after another, each time using a word from scripture, the Word of God.

He rejects the idea of the Messiah merely producing the luxury of the plenteous messianic banquet (stones into food).

He rejects the idea of a startling personal miracle which none could gainsay (the leap from the Temple).

He rejects the suggestion of entering into league with the Tempter’s own values of pride and dominion (rule over the world).

At the same time Jesus shows himself to be the Second Moses, the founder of a new People of God: like Moses, he spends forty days and forty nights fasting; like Moses he is taken up onto a high mountain, from where he can see not merely all the territory of the Holy Land, but all the kingdoms of the earth.

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
Marjorie Rice, William Sherman, Brian Rushton, Mike Conlon, Maureen Flatley, Mike Page, Fr. Robert Morrow.

Anniversary
Mary Harlick, Joe Jordan, Patricia Boles.

Birthday Memories
Delia Conneely, Anne Nally, Gabrielle Barrett.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Brian Hay, Kathy Spencer, Cara Heather, Raymond Gracey.

Lenten Masses
Masses for the repose of the soul of Elizabeth Livesey,
Albert Livesey, John Mc Glynn, Anne McGlynn,
Barbara McCann, Holy Souls in Purgatory

Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory
(Throughout February), Special Intention.


This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Ann Timothy
and
The Barrett Family.




This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

William Henry Sherman
and
Jim & Linda Cosgrove.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.

Walsingham TV

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15th February 2026


16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS




9.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms






10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning




Ash Wednesday is not a Holy Day of Obligation

19.00 Mass with the distribution of Ashes




09.30 Public Rosary
10.00 Mass




08.00 Early Mass




17.30 VIGIL MASS
Confession after Mass

 




09.00 MASS
Confession after Mass

10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
Confession after Mass

 




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


HALF TERM

As we reach half term, we give thanks for all that has taken place in our School community. We pray this break brings rest, peace and renewed energy to our children, families and staff. Wishing everyone a happy and restful half term.

UCM

Wednesday 18th February with Mass at 7.00pm for Ash Wednesday, followed by the UCM meeting.

SECOND CHANCE RAFFLE

Raffle Tickets will be on sale after ALL Masses for the next two weekends. The raffle will be drawn at the end of February. Thank you for supporting our parish fundraising.

ST. PATRICK’S EVENING

At the recent social event, it was discussed and agreed to have a St. Patrick’s evening on Friday 27th March, to be held at St. Mary’s Social Club Pine Street, from 7.30pm.Tickets will be £5 per person, to include a pasty supper, and live music. If you would like to attend, please add your name to the list on the table in the Atrium. Place your money in an envelope with your name on the front. Once we receive your money, tickets will be available to collect from the table up to the weekend of 22nd March.

CONNFIRMATION

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.

PERMANENT DIACONATE ‘COME AND SEE’ EVENT

Could you be called to serve the Church as a permanent Deacon! If you are a Catholic man interested in learning more about the Permanent Diaconate in the Diocese of Salford, please come along to our ‘Come and See’ event. This is a chance to discuss and learn more about the ministry. This event takes place from 10am to 2pm on Saturday 7th March at St. Mary’s Church Hall, Burnley BB10 4AU. For more information about the Diaconate, please email >

ONLINE GOSPEL READINGS DURING LENT

During the Lenten period, there will be a series of gospel readings taking place every Tuesday and delivered online by various speakers including Fr. Michael Deas, with the final reading to be given by Bishop John Arnold ahead of Palm Sunday. The first reading will be Tuesday 17th February: First Sunday of Lent (Feb 22nd) Matthew 4: 1-11 (The Temptation of Jesus). For more information visit >

EARLY CAREER TEACHERS-PRIMARY POOL APPLICATIONS

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

CARITAS CALLS FOR VOLUNTEERS

Our diocesan charity, Caritas Salford, is looking for parish volunteers to help with a range of activities. You can find out more here >

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.

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

Lenten Programme 2026

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

Jesus is the completion of the Law of God, given to Israel through Moses. He has come not to sweep it away but to perfect it.

In this part of the Sermon on the Mount, Matthew has gathered together six instances (four this week, two in next Sunday’s Gospel) of the ways in which Jesus brings the Law to perfection.

The first factor to notice, however, is that Jesus does not hesitate to adjust the divine Law on his own authority, for he too has divine authority.

Each amendment begins with a statement of the Old Law and boldly goes on, ‘But I say this to you…’.

Each of the alterations has its own character.

The first is about enmity, the sixth about love.

About enmity, it is not enough merely to forego violent injury; we must even expel enmity from our hearts, positively seeking reconciliation, whether the offence is our fault or not.

About lust, it is similarly not enough to forego acts of lust; we must not even harbour such thoughts in our hearts.

About truth, it is not enough to keep a legal oath; we must be people whose every word can be relied upon.

These are Jesus’ demanding standards.

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
Marjorie Rice, William Sherman, Brian Rushton, Mike Conlon, Maureen Flatley.

Anniversary
Benito D’Amore, Wilf Mallalieu, Patrick Barrett.

Birthday Memories
Gabrielle Barrett, Catherine Bailey, Lucy Severs, Paul John Bourne.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Brian Hay.

Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout February).


This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Gabrielle Barrett.




This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

William Henry Sherman
And
John Ida Rushton.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.

Walsingham TV

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8th February 2026


16.30 No Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS




9.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms






10.00 Word and Communion
10.30 Coffee Morning




Fr. Brady in Lourdes Representing the Pilgrimage Director




Fr. Brady in Lourdes Representing the Pilgrimage Director




Fr. Brady in Lourdes Representing the Pilgrimage Director




16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS




09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)




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


WELCOME

We warmly welcome Fr. Maurice Ndje who will be celebrating all Masses this weekend. We thank him for his
ministry and pray he feels very welcome in our parish.

THANK YOU

Our sincere thanks to the Coffee Morning Team for their generous donation of £200. We are very grateful for all the time, effort and dedication you give to the parish.

UCM

The next meeting for the UCM will be on Wednesday 11th February at 7.30pm.

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 >

ONLINE GOSPEL READINGS DURING LENT

During the Lenten period, there will be a series of gospel readings taking place every Tuesday and delivered online by various speakers including Fr. Michael Deas, with the final reading to be given by Bishop John Arnold ahead of Palm Sunday. The first reading will be Tuesday 17th February: First Sunday of Lent (Feb 22nd) Matthew 4: 1-11 (The Temptation of Jesus). For more information visit >

EARLY CAREER TEACHERS-PRIMARY POOL APPLICATIONS

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

‘You are the light of the world. Let your light shine before others, so that they may see your good works and give glory to your Father in heaven.’
Matthew 5: 13-16

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

Lenten Programme 2026

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

Matthew here takes two piquant images from the words of Jesus which he found in Mark’s Gospel and builds on them.

This text follows immediately after the Beatitudes, with which he began the Sermon on the Mount; now he shows that these Christian attitudes are not just for our own benefit but are to change the world.

The first teaching is a warning, the second a promise. Christians are to be salt for the whole world.

Imagine a perpetual diet of food without any tang or taste, soggy and insipid!

This would be the world if Christians did not spread the good news of Christ, did not impart to the world the flavour brought by Christ’s message.

What would the world be without that message and without the challenge of the generosity and salvation of Christ which we profess?

Yes, of course much of the same message may come to the world through other great world-faiths, but the full challenge and the full promise is in Christ.

The same is true for the second image, that of light.

Imagine a world of darkness, where we had to feel our way and are never quite sure of shapes and purposes!

And then what a difference occurs when the sun rises over the horizon or the light is switched on.

Such is the difference which Christianity – and our Christianity – must make to the world.

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
Catherine Mercer, William Henry Sherman, Sheila O’Lenski.

Anniversary
Derek Rawcliffe, Patrick Gracey, Marcella Currier.

Birthday Memories
Eileen Malone.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Mike Conlon.

Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory(Throughout February), In Thanksgiving of Successful Surgery for Brian Hay, The Sick of the Parish.


This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

The Sick of the Parish.




This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

William Henry Sherman.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.

Walsingham TV

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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.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.

Walsingham TV

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