• Newsletter: 6th August 2023

Newsletter: 6th August 2023

Newsletter: 6th August 2023

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

16.30 No Confession
17.30
VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS

Father Brady’s Day Off

10.00 Mass
10.35 Coffee Morning

19.00 Mass
19.30 U.C.M. Meeting

10.00 Mass

12.00 Requiem Mass: Michael Joseph Crook

16.30 No Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS

SURVIVE MIVA
Thank you for your kind donations. A cheque for £318.00 was sent to this worthy cause.

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.

UCM MEETING
Meeting this week on Wednesday at 7.30p.m

STANDING ORDERS AND GIFT AID FORMS
If you would prefer to set up a regular donation to the Parish there are Standing Order Forms available in the porch and gift aid forms so that we can reclaim back 25p for every £1 donated for those who pay tax.

THANK YOU
Thank you for the kind donation from parishioners attending the Tuesday Coffee Morning for the kind donation of £100 towards Church Funds.

THE UNIVERSE IS BACK IN PRINT!
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CARITAS DIOCESE OF SALFORD NEWSLETTER
Did you know that our diocesan charity, Caritas Diocese of Salford, now has a monthly e-newsletter providing update, news and event details? To join the mailing list, please email Rachel Tayor >

EUCHARISTIC HEALING SERVICE
At Mother of God and St James Church, Heywood Way, Salford, M6 5UJ. Tuesday 8th August, 7.30pm A priest with an internationally-renowned healing ministry is returning to our diocese for an upcoming Eucharistic Healing Service.

Fr John Baptist Bashobora will be travelling from Uganda to St James and All Souls.

DIOCESAN YOUNG ADULTS MASS
Sunday 10th September, 5.30pm (confessions between 4.45 – 5.15pm). St Augustine’s Church, Grosvenor Square, Manchester. Please note, there will be no Diocesan Young Adults Mass in August.

Our next Young Adults Mass will take place on Sunday 10th September at St Augustine’s Church, Manchester, when we will be delighted to welcome Daniella Stephens as our speaker after Mass. We look forward to seeing you then!

WORLD YOUTH DAY – PRAY AT HOME Online 31st July – 7th August
This week, young adults from the Diocese of Salford will be travelling to Lisbon to celebrate World Youth Day 2023. Bringing together people from all countries and backgrounds, World Youth Day is a joyful celebration of faith, connecting people from all over the world.

Inspired by this spirit of connectivity, the Diocese of Salford has created a special Pray at Home series, inviting people from our diocese to join our young pilgrims in prayer this World Youth Day. Find out more here >

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

Lourdes TV

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

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

Do you see the glory of God in your life?  Oftentimes this is a real struggle.  We can easily become aware of all the problems we face and can focus in on them.  As a result, it is often easy for us to miss seeing the glory of God in our lives.  So do you see God’s glory in your life? The feast we celebrate today is a commemoration of the fact that Jesus literally revealed His glory to three of the Apostles.  He took them up a high mountain and was transfigured before them.  He became dazzling white and radiant with glory.  This was an important image for them to have in the very real image of the suffering and death Jesus was about to undergo. Being a follower of Jesus is about living with meaning, purpose and hope. The transfiguration not only offers us a glimpse of Jesus in all his glory, it also offers each of us a foretaste of what God promises each of us in the fullness of the Kingdom. We may never experience anything as powerful as the Transfiguration.

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
Margaret Casey, Michael Crook

Anniversary
Francis Grimshaw, Rev Anthony Grimshaw

Birthday Memorial

Sick
Eileen Watmough, Valentine Cleary

Other
The Intentions of the Anigbo Family
Prayers In Thankgiving For Finding A New Job

This week burns:

This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for those who suffer persecution, oppression and denial of human rights.

This week burns:

This week Our Lady’s Lamp burns for Jack and Molly Jones.