Newsletter: The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

Previous Next

Newsletter: 14th September 2025

The Exaltation of the Holy Cross

14th September 2025

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

School Celebration for Jubilee Year

10.00 Mass
18.30 Confirmation Meeting

10.00 Requiem Mass for Stephen Bendorffe

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

9.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms

Wednesday 9am – 3pm
Friday 9am – 3pm

SACRAMENTAL PROGRAMME

If your child is in year 3 and has been baptised and you would like them to join this year’s Sacramental Programme , please speak to Fr. Brady after any of the Masses this weekend.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION

All candidates preparing for the Sacrament of Confirmation are asked to attend a meeting at St. Mary’s Church, Belgrave Street, Radcliffe, M26 4DG THIS Thursday 18th September at 6.30pm. Parents/guardians and Sponsors are also warmly invited to come along. Confirmations will be celebrated at St. Bernadette’s Whitefield on Sunday 28th September at 2pm.

UCM DAY TRIP

Wednesday 17th September. We have seats available on the coach for our day trip to Oswaldwistle Mill and Haworth Art Gallery, Accrington where there is a display of the world famous Tiffany Glassware. Leaving Church at 10.30am, returning at 5pm. Please pay full amount ASAP to secure your place. Contact Iris Turner on 0161 796 0118 for more details.

CHRISTMAS FAIR MEETING

There will be a meeting this Wednesday at 7.00pm in the Atrium for anyone interested in helping at the Christmas Fair this year. We are looking for donations of Bottles, Gifts, Fancy Goods, Chocolate and Tombola Goods. These can be left in the Parish Office..

200 CLUB

A new 200 Club has now started. The first draw will be 5th October and run until the week before Christmas. The end prizes will be :1st £400, 2nd £250 and 3rd £150. The cost of a number will be £1. £10 in total. Speak to Stacy Wheildon or Jose Morris for more information.

Tickets are now on sale.

HANDYMAN HELP NEEDED

We are looking for a willing volunteer (or two) with basic handyman skill to help with small repairs and odd jobs around the Church. If you are able to offer a little of your time and practical skills, please contact the parish office. Your help would be a rea blessing to our parish community.

ST MARYS’ SCHOOL WISHLIST

St. Mary’s School are asking for help to furnish the new school Chapel. If you would like to help please visit: https://amzn.eu/aul90p8

MASS FOR THE FEAST OF OUR LADY OF WALSINGHAM

Join us in celebrating the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham with a special Mass at SS. Luke’s Church (M6B 7WR) in Salford, on Wednesday 24th September. Mass, which will be celebrated by Bishop John, will begin at 7pm.

LIFE IN THE SPIRIT SEMINARS

Discover more about what it means to live in the Holy Spirit with a series of seminars. This series of Life Seminars will be taking place at Our Lady’s Church, Moss Side from Wednesday 24th September, 7.30pm-9.30pm. To find out more, please email: ourlady@btinternet.com
or call 0161 226 1730.

THE MERCY BROTHERS

Enjoy a family-friendly night of musical entertainment with clergy band. The Mercy Brothers. The concert will raise funds for our Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage Fund, which supports our sick pilgrims and medical team. The concert takes place on Friday 3rd October at St. Michael’s RC Parish, Whitefield. Doors open at 7pm for 7.30pm start. Tickets cost £15 for adults, £10 for 16-21 year olds, and free for under 16s who must be accompanied by an adult. Food will be provided and included in the cost. Book now: Email Here > or phone the Pilgrimage Office on 0161 817 2209.

CATHEDRAL PARISH FAMILY FUN DAY

Saturday 4th October 10am –1.15pm. An invitation for families-Join us at Salford Cathedral for a joyful, vibrant celebration beginning with Holy Mass and ending with Adoration, including a fun-filled morning of activities for all ages. Please book to help with the planning. email > or call 0161 817 2210.
Parking is available at the Cathedral Centre (3, Ford Street)

MARRIAGE SUPPORT

Does your relationship need some TLC? Need help with deeper issues? Next programme starts 17th October. www.retrouvaille.org.uk or +447887296983

QUOTE OF THE WEEK

‘The measure of love is love without measure.’ St. Augustine

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

Brooklyn Museum – Nicodemus (Nicodème) – James Tissot

This week, as we celebrate the Exaltation of the Holy Cross, the Gospel reminds us of the profound mystery of God’s love revealed through the crucifixion.

Jesus tells Nicodemus, “Just as Moses lifted up the serpent in the desert, so must the Son of Man be lifted up.”

The Cross, once a symbol of shame and death, has become for us the sign of salvation and eternal life.

In lifting His Son on the Cross, God did not condemn the world, but gave us the ultimate expression of mercy and redemption.

Let us gaze upon the Cross not with sorrow alone, but with gratitude and awe, knowing that through it, we are offered healing, hope, and the promise of life everlasting.

PICTURED Brooklyn Museum – Nicodemus (Nicodème) – James Tissot

PHOTO CREDIT James Tissot, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons

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
Sylvia Murray, Audrey Sloan, John O’Hara,
Stephen Bendorffe, Eddie Noble, Bridget Stanley,
Duchess of Kent, William Sherman, Adrian Kiddle,
William Wilson.

Birthday Memories
Edith & Ronald Hopkins.

Anniversary
Lucy Severs, Veronica Brady, Michael O’ Carroll,
Austin Dunn-Obiona.

Sick
Andy Watson, Mike Page, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Delia Ariff.

Other
For a Special Intention, All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout September)
To all who live with Injustice,
Special Intention for Alan Warburton,
A Couple celebrating 40 years of Married Life
Special Intention.

This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Margaret Fawcett & Leo Fawcett.

This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns In Thanksgiving for:

The Health of Eloisa Rojas.

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

Newsletter: 14th September 2025