The Diocese of Salford's Pilgrimage Office has organised a day pilgrimage to Ladyewell Shrine in Lancashire to encourage all to take up the Jubilee call to pilgrimage this Holy Year. The pilgrimage takes place on Saturday 28 June and costs £26pp, including coach pick up from St Bernadette's, Whitefield at 10.30am. Call 0161 817 2209 or email pilgrimage@dioceseofsalford.org.uk to find out more and register
If you would like to join it is only £5 a month which needs to be paid at the beginning of every month. The more members we have, the bigger the prize and more money going back into our church. Winners are on the Notice Boards
The Eucharist is not an invention of the Church: it is a part of God’s plan of salvation from the very beginning: it is prefigured in the Old Testament, seen today in the food offerings of Melchizedek, priest king of Jerusalem associated with Abraham, choose bread and wine as the offerings. It is also revealed by the prophetic action of Jesus, in feeding the multitude, before he feeds the Church with the gift that is transmitted through the centuries. The Eucharist, the Body and Blood of Christ, is our communication with the Father, in the Spirit: it is the real presence in the Church’s ‘here and now’ of the eternal God; it is Covenant, Memorial and Promise, Meal and Sacrifice, the heartbeat of the Family of Believers.
The annual Madonna Del Rosario procession, organised by the Manchester Italian Association, will take place on Sunday 6 July . The procession will begin at 1.15pm from The Halle St Michael’s, George Leigh Street, in Ancoats. It will continue through Manchester City Centre to St Peter’s Square, where Mgr Anthony Kay will lead a short service. All are welcome to join this wonderful celebration.
Are you celebrating a special anniversary this year? Join us on Tuesday 3 June at 7pm at St Bernadette's in Whitefield. Couples celebrating a Jubilee Wedding Anniversary during this Holy Year of Jubilee are invited to join us for this special celebration and to acknowledge this wonderful Sacrament. Friends and family are welcome and everyone is invited to join for refreshments after Mass. For more information please email: formation@dioceseofsalford.org.uk
You are cordially invited to a Thanksgiving Mass in Celebration of the 5oth Birthday of Fr Augustine Franklin, MSP, on Friday 11th July 2025 at 6.00 PM at Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Church Heywood. Reception follows Immediately after Mass at St Joseph Pre Nursery.
Compulsory catechism sessions for all candidates: Tuesdays 24th, from 4pm –5pm in the parish meeting room. AND Service of Reconciliation with Confessions on Saturday 28th at 10.30 am, in the church.
Appointment Type : Part- time/Permanent Working Hours : 10 hours per week (Work pattern to be agreed with Parish Priest) Location : : St. Joseph’s Presbytery, Mary Street, Heywood, Lancashire OL10 1EG Salary : £13.23 per hour, 25 holidays, plus statutory bank holidays and 5 Diocesan closure days (Pro-rata for part-time) Find out more and apply at https://dioceseofsalford.org.uk/news/vacancies
The Diocese of Salford's Pilgrimage Office has organised a day pilgrimage to Ladyewell Shrine in Lancashire to encourage all to take up the Jubilee call to pilgrimage this Holy Year. The pilgrimage takes place on Saturday 28 June and costs £26pp, including coach pick up from St Bernadette's, Whitefield at 10.30am. Call 0161 817 2209 or email pilgrimage@dioceseofsalford.org.uk to find out more and register
You are cordially invited to a Thanksgiving Mass in Celebration of the 5oth Birthday of Fr Augustine Franklin, MSP, on Friday 11th July 2025 at 6.00 PM at Our Lady and St Joseph Catholic Church Heywood. Reception follows Immediately after Mass at St Joseph Pre Nursery.
On Tuesday 15th July 2025 , we are holding a Summer Fair. We want to invite all our families, friends, parishioners and community to come and have some fun and raise some money for our school fund. We are currently fundraising to develop a school library and a school prayer garden, as well as many other amazing things for our wonderful children. We are asking for your support to ensure our event is a success. We are collecting raffle prizes. If anyone has anything to donate, please can you bring them into school by Friday 4th July.
1.30pm –2.30pm Wednesday 2nd July at Our Lady & St Joseph’s. As we are hosting this Summer’s Coffee and Cakes, we appeal for your attendance. We are also asking for support with cakes. Please contact Margaret Schofield, if you would like bake some cakes for the day.
Being an Altar Server is an honour and a privilege. It is a wonderful opportunity to draw closer to God and grow in faith. Your service at the Altar is a gift to the Church. If have done your First Communion Please the Registration and return to the parish.
Compulsory catechism sessions for all candidates: Tuesdays 24th, from 4pm –5pm in the parish meeting room. AND Service of Reconciliation with Confessions on Saturday 28th at 10.30 am, in the church.
Thinking about becoming Catholic? OR Are you Catholic but want to learn more about our faith? Do you want to learn more about our faith? RCIA is the process, and specific ceremonies, which leads adults to Christian baptism and into full Communion with the Catholic Church. ALSO, if you are already Catholic but would like to learn more about our beautiful Catholic Faith you are MORE than welcome to join us.
Pope Francis
If peoples are to remain brothers and sisters, prayer must rise unceasingly to Heaven, and one single word constantly echo on earth: peace.