Newsletter: Fifth Sunday of Lent

22nd March 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

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

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Lourdes TV

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Walsingham TV