• Newsletter: The Most Holy Trinity 2024

Newsletter: 26th May 2024

The Most Holy Trinity

Newsletter: 26th May

The Most Holy Trinity

10.30 FIRST COMMUNIONS
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS
12.00
BAPTISM

10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning

12.30 Requiem Mass – Irene Rawcliffe

13.30 Requiem Mass – Patricia Felix Thomas

10.00 Requiem Mass – Deirdre Murray

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

9.00 MASS
10.30 MASS
12.00 BAPTISM

ANNUAL ANNIVERSARY COLLECTION – CHURCH BUILDING FUND
Thank you for your kind donations of £456.60 towards the church.


FRAUD/CRIME PREVENTION
A speaker from Greater Manchester Police will give a presentation to the U.C.M on Fraud/Crime prevention in Radcliffe on Wednesday 29th May at 1.45p.m. All parishioners welcome


MANCHESTER AND SALFORD ECUMENICAL WHIT WALK
On Bank Holiday Monday 27th May, the walk will begin at 10am from Manchester Cathedral Gardens, and the group will process to St Peter’s Square for an Act of Worship. All parishioners welcome.


QUARANT’ORE AT SALFORD CATHEDRAL TEMPORARY CHURCH (5th – 8th June 2024)
During this Year of Prayer in preparation for the 2025 Year of Jubilee, you are invited to join us at Salford Cathedral’s temporary church for a special time of prayer – 40 Hours of Adoration of Our Lord Jesus in the Blessed Sacrament. We will pray for a special intention each day. The times of Holy Mass, Confessions and Exposition during Quarant’ore can be found at salfordcathedral.co.uk All are welcome to join us!


CARITAS PARISH REPRESENTATIVES
Caritas Salford is inviting parishes who do not currently have a Caritas Parish Rep as part of their social action/justice provision to get in touch to find out more about how they can help their community put love and faith into action. For more information, please email m.yates@caritassalford.org.uk

CONFIRMATIONS

Confirmations will be celebrated at St Bernadette’s, Church in Whitefield on Thursday 6th June 2024 at 7.00pm.


ST GABRIELS R.C. HIGH SCHOOL PLATINUM ANNIVERSARY

Unfortunately, due to insufficient ticket sales, our 70th anniversary evening event at the Village Hotel has been cancelled. We are delighted to still be celebrating Mass with Bishop John Arnold on Saturday 29th June 2024 at 11.00am at St Gabriel’s. The school will remain open thereafter until 3.00pm, and refreshments will be available. We look forward to celebrating our school community’s platinum anniversary with you then!


DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES IN OUR CENTENARY YEAR

Led by Bishop John Arnold, will take place between 26th July and 1st August. Find out more and book online > Leaflets available.


FIRST HOLY COMMUNION THANKS

Noel Moore presented a speech at the children’s First Holy Communions thanking Fr. Brady for the warm welcome and wonderful Mass celebrated for all First Holy Communicants and for his service to the Parish for the last five years. God Bless you Father on behalf of the parishioners of St Mary’s and here’s to the next 40 years!


LAST WEEK’S COLLECTION

Last week’s collection was £654.30.

May Is The Month Of Mary

Our Lady’s Altar decorated for her own month of May. You are most welcome to bring lilies to adorn Our Blessed Lady’s statue in this her own month of May.

May is the month of Mary. Our Lady’s Altar decorated for her own month of May.
May is the month of Mary. Our Lady’s Altar decorated for her own month of May.

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

On a superficial level this gospel reading seems chosen because of the trinitarian baptismal formula. It is the only time this formula comes in the scripture, and it is remarkable that the trinitarian liturgical formula was already developed while the New Testament was being written. At a deeper level this reading of the final five verses of Matthew gives a wonderful trinitarian view of the work of salvation. The words of the Risen Christ, ‘all authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me’, are reminiscent of the vision of the exalted Son of Man in Daniel, who comes to the One of Great Age, seated on his throne, and receives from him all power on earth. Only Christ receives all power in heaven too, as ‘the Son of God in power’. In this power he sends out his disciples, promising his divine presence always. The promise of Christ’s divine presence in his Church now (delivered at the end of Matthew’s gospel) balances the promise at the beginning of the gospel when the angel declares that the name of the child to be born to Mary is Emmanuel: Emmanuel means ‘God with us’. So the permanent presence of Christ is the message of the whole gospel. How is Christ present in the Church?

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 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.

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
Irene Rawcliffe, Diedre Murray, Patricia Felix Thomas, Irene Siddall.

Birthday Memory
Jack Jones, Graham Hadfield.

Sick
Veronica Jarvis.

Other
Thanksgiving for results
In memory of Helen Gilmartin

This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Peace in the World.

This week Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Jack Jones,
Graham Hadfield.

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