Newsletter: 27th August 2023

Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time

16.30 Confession
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS

Father Brady’s Day Off

10.00 Mass
10.35 Coffee Morning
18.00 Reception into Church of Eileen Watmough

12.00 Requiem Mass: Eileen Watmough
19.30 UCM Meeting

10.00 Mass

10.00 Funeral: John O’Shaughnessy, Bury Cemetery Chapel
12.00 Mass

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS

PARISH OFFICE OPEN ON TUESDAY, WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY & FRIDAY – 9.00AM to 12.00PM

A GENTLE APPEAL
Could we please make every effort to be on time for Mass. Arriving late can be very distracting for others, once Mass has begun. The Lord deserves our very best. Let’s make a promise to Him to try our best to be on time for Him. Thank you. Father Brady.

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READERS, EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS & MUSIC
Please could you make yourself known to Father Brady before every Mass in order to clarify the liturgy. Thank you

REFRESHMENTS IN THE ATRIUM STARTING IN SEPTEMBER
We are proposing to bring back tea & coffee after weekend Mass on a very relaxed basis. Thank you to those volunteers who have signed up already. If you would like to make a hot drink after Masses for others you are very welcome to do so. Please sign the list in the Atrium. Hopefully this shouldn’t interrupt with any other Masses or Baptisms as it is intended as a quick refreshment after Mass.

VOLUNTEERS FOR CHURCH CLEANING
Please see Fr Brady if you can help. We presently (and for some time now) only have four people who do their best to keep everything clean for us all.

CATHOLIC FAMILY CARE
Subscriptions are now due please give to Ann Barrett or any member of the Union of Catholic Mothers. No garments are now collected and the charity relies on monetary donations instead. There will be a church retiring collection on the 9th and 10th September for families experiencing poverty and hardship.

PIETY STALL REFRESH
In September the Piety Stall will be refurbished and new stock available . If anybody is willing assist in selling items to Parishioners purchasing goods after Mass please see Father Brady.

WEEKLY FOOD DONATIONS
Please continue to support this worthy cause by placing any items of food in the basket under the table in the atrium. Food donations are taken weekly by the U.C.M to the Trinity Food Bank.

OUR FAITH, OUR PLANET, OUR COMMITMENTS
Thursday 14th September 2023, 6.30pm – 9.30pm Manchester Museum. An annual conference on climate change is set to take place next month to discuss ways people can work together to reduce our carbon footprint. Our Faith, Our Planet, Our Commitment takes place on Thursday 14th September and will include a series of workshops and networking opportunities to help communities work together for the good of our common home. Find out more and register>

CELEBRATION OF HUMAN DIGNITY EVENT AND MASS – CARITAS DIOCESE OF SALFORD
Saturday 16th September, 10.30am Sacred Heart RC Church and Parish Centre, Gorton, M18 7JW. Caritas Diocese of Salford is inviting people across the diocese to join them in a celebration of human life and dignity next month. The day will involve hearing from people who have experienced barriers to inclusion, sharing practical examples of how parishes and communities can support people facing such barriers, and will end with a Mass for the intention of “The Preservation of Human Dignity” celebrated by Bishop John.

DIOCESAN YOUNG ADULTS MASS
Sunday 10th September, 5.30pm. Augustine’s Church in Manchester Grosvenor Square, Manchester, M15 6BW. Canon Michael Cooke, will lead this month’s celebration of Mass at 5.30pm on Sunday 10th September. Join us after Mass as we catch up over pizza and enjoy a talk from this month’s inspiring guest speaker. As always, the Sacrament of Reconciliation is available before Mass. All are welcome!

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STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

In this week’s Gospel Peter recognizes that Jesus is the Messiah, the Christ. At last, he realises that in Jesus he can see the action of God made visible. The disciples followed Jesus as soon as he called, but for a long time they were puzzled about what to make of him, of his wonderful teaching and his godlike personality. Now comes a shaft of light and understanding. We too often take some time to appreciate the true worth of someone we know well: a little gesture can sometimes reveal just how generous and thoughtful they are. Peter suddenly grasps that here is the Son of God, acting among them, a daunting or even terrifying thought. Jesus replies to Peter’s recognition with his own generosity, giving him a new name, ‘Rock’, for this is what ‘Peter’ means. If you name something, you make it your own, take it to yourself. This is just what Jesus does with Simon who becomes his own Peter, his own ‘Rock’. That is the importance of the naming of a child at Baptism: Jesus takes us to himself and we become his. The early Christians called themselves ‘Those over whom the name of Jesus has been called’. We may have been named Mary or John, but the name of Jesus has been called over us and we have become his. What are the implications for us of Jesus’ promise to Peter?

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.

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 AND NEWSLETTER INCLUSIONS 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. Please hand in any Mass Intentions and items for the bulletin before Thursday as the newsletter is printed on Friday Morning. There are Mass Intention Envelopes provided on the table in the Atrium. Please provide a contact number with Mass Intentions so that any discrepancies can be resolved. Thank you.

WELCOMERS NEEDED: If you would be interested in joining the welcome team, who greet people coming into Mass at the weekend, please speak to Fr. Brady. “Make hospitality your special gift” (Romans 12:13)

OUR LADY’S LAMP AND THE SANCTUARY LAMP: These burn for seven days. Please place any intentions in an envelope with £5 in the Mass Offerings Box in the Atrium.

MASSES AND PRAYERS RECEIVED THIS WEEK

Lately Dead
Eileen Watmough, Sheila Hadcroft, Peter Moore, Ann Joyce Johnston, Brian Sandiford, John O’Shaughnessy

Anniversary
Eileen Brady, Patricia Edward, Agnes Winstanley, John Keane

Birthday Memorial
John Bernard Woods, Wilfred Cooney, Albert Ashton, Marjorie Brady

Sick
Jane Stokes

Birthday Intention
Joseph Pelosi, Geraldine Kay

Other
Austin Coote, The intentions of the Anigbo Family
In Perpetual Remembrance of Harold Bannister,
Anne & John Mc Cormick, William, Mary, Elizabeth and Margaret Mc Cormick

This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Marjorie Brady.

This week Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Matthew Newton.