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Newsletter: The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

9th November 2025

Newsletter: The Dedication of the Lateran Basilica

9th November 2025

14.00 Blessing of Graves
16.30 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 on Holiday
Happy Birthday Fr. Brady!

Fr Brady on Holiday

Fr Brady on Holiday

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms

Wednesday 9am – 3pm
Friday 9am – 3pm

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY

This morning at 11am, His Majesty the King will lay a wreath of poppies at the cenotaph on our behalf and on behalf of the Commonwealth. We join the nation in remembering those who gave their lives in pursuit of freedom. We will remember them.


NOVEMBER DEAD

Throughout the month of November, we remember our beloved relatives and friends who have died throughout our lives and who we wish to pray for during the month of the Holy Souls. Envelopes are now available in the Atrium for the names (or list of names) of those we have loved. For Example: parents, relatives, priests etc. Please hand envelopes to Fr. Brady or place it in box by Fr Brady’s office.


FR BRADY ON HOLIDAY

Fr Brady will be taking his second week of his Summer holiday Monday to Friday next week.


UCM

The next UCM meeting will take place on Wednesday 12th November at 7.30pm.


GLITTER AND GLOW SOCIAL

What a wonderful evening we shared at our parish ‘Glitter and Glow Social!’ It was fantastic to see so many people come together to enjoy friendship, laughter, and a touch of sparkle. A huge thank you to everyone who helped organise the event and to all who came along to make it such a joyful occasion.


CHRISTMAS FAIR

The Christmas Fair will be taking place on Saturday 29th November from 11.00am – 1.00pm.

We are looking for donations of Bottles, Gifts, Fancy Goods, Chocolate and Tombola Goods. Wrapped and Unwrapped items for the £1.00 parcels, children, ladies and gents.

Also, Raffle Prizes for the ‘Big Raffle’ and ‘Pre loved teddies and soft toys.’ These can be left in the Parish Office.


CAN YOU SPARE A LITTLE TIME?

We’re looking for a few helping hands to put up the Christmas Tree for the parish fair and take it down afterwards. If you can spare a bit of time to help, please let Fr Brady know-many hands make light work, and your help would be appreciated.

200 CLUB

The 6th draw for £20 will take place this Sunday after the 10.30am Mass. The Big Draw will take place on 7th December. There is a folder in the Atrium with all names, numbers and winners.


ST DUNSTANS AODS PRESENTS ‘HEROES AND VILLAINS’

Celebrating some of the best Heroes and Villains of Musical Theatre. But are you Team Hero or Team Villain? 25th-28th November 2025 from 7.30pm. Adults £18, Children £15 St. Dunstan’s Parish Hall, Kenyon Lane, Moston M40 9JP. For tickets > or 0161 327 2781.


UCM DAY OUT TO THE CHRISTMAS MARKET IN KNARESBOROUGH SATURDAY 6TH DECEMBER

The UCM are having a coach trip to the Christmas Market in Knaresborough on Saturday 6th December and would be pleased if parishioners and friends join us. £25.00 to secure a seat on the coach. Please contact Iris Turner on 07463 497753 or any member of the UCM if you would like to come. The coach will leave St. Mary’s Church at 10am and return for 5pm.


NEWSLETTER FROM DIOCESAN VOCATIONS TEAM

The Diocese of Salford’s vocations team is delighted to share its latest newsletter exploring updates on vocations to diocesan ministry, which includes the priesthood and permanent diaconate. For the latest on ordinations, inspiring vocation stories, and the latest update by numbers:
please visit: >


JOIN BISHOP JOHN & CAFOD

12pm Saturday 15th November to pray for the success of the UN COP30 climate talks. The event will be held at St. Augustine’s Church, Grosvenor Square, Manchester M15 6BW, and there will be a message from CAFOD’s partners in Brazil about the impact of climate crisis on their communities. or contact
For more details see > or contact sholleron@cafod.org.uk (07710 094454). Parking is available at
Manchester Aquatics Centre.


QUOTE OF THE WEEK

‘Greater love has no one than this: to lay down one’s life for one’s friends’ John 15:13

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

The Temple at Jerusalem was an amazing complex of buildings, covering the area of 20 football pitches.

At the end of the 46 years of construction, 38,000 workers were made redundant.

And Jesus says he will re-build ‘this Temple’ in three days!

In the Gospel of John Jesus often plays with misunderstanding (‘living water’, ‘born again’, ‘true bread’) to reach a deeper meaning.

So the Temple was only the symbol of Jesus himself, the meeting-place between God and human beings, the channel of divine life.

The really important Temple is the Risen Christ, filled with the Spirit which also gives the same life to the Church.

The Feast of the Lateran Basilica is the feast of the one life of the whole Church, in which the Risen Christ promised that he would always be present, strengthening the whole.

Of that presence and that corner-stone, and the unity which it provides to the Church, the Bishop of Rome is the symbol.

The symbolic ‘rubbishing’ of the Jerusalem Temple by Jesus reminds us that it is a Church of sinners, always in need of purification, of throwing out the rubbish and letting the fresh air in through the windows.

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
Hilary McGlynn, Geoffrey Beck, Denis Delaney, Ann King, Jennifer Hannah, Elizabeth Fisher.


Anniversary

Margaret Ellen Sharrock, John Bernard Woods, Syl Skelly, Michael Brady, Bert Boote.


Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Wesley Dunn, Rita Webster, Walter Bryce, Delia Arif.


Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout November)
Hill Family, Mulligan Family,
Members of the Barrett & Isherwood Families,
Shevaun & Ste Waterhouse on a Successful House Move,
Deceased Members of the Union of Catholic Mothers.

This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

All those who gave their lives in war, and for peace in our world.

This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Margaret Ellen Sharrock,
Carlos Alberto,
Syl Skelly,
Peter Dempsey.

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