Parish News

We have many sayings about results being more important than promises, such as “the proof of the pudding is in the eating”. Today’s scripture readings are all about this – the ways in which our words and actions will reveal who we truly are. There is a wonderful mosaic of poetic wisdom in the readings this Sunday – images and parables and similes that can sit in our heads and hearts, and make us think about the sort of people we are, and the words we use and the fruits we produce by them. And we should pray that we will always produce good, sound fruit, so that we may keep on working at the Lord’s work always, and so share in Christ’s victory over death itself.

The Diocese of Salford is holding a series of talks this Lent that explores themes of journeying and pilgrimage through the lens of the Jubilee. Each week, the talks will focus on a different person from the Bible to help us better understand how the journey we are called to make this Holy Year is rooted in scripture.The weekly talks begin on Tuesday 4 March at 11am at Wardley Hall. Contact Sr Joan Kerley on joankfmsj@gmail.com or call 0161 971 7842 to find out more.

Former pupils and staff of St Joseph's RC Technical High School (Laindon Road, Manchester) are invited to this year's reunion with their families to celebrate the school's history. The reunion will take place on Saturday 22nd March 2025 at St Bernard's RC Church, Burnage. Mass begins at 12 noon, with opportunity for confession and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 11am. Please arrive by 11.30am to sign in. Refreshments will be available in the parish hall after Mass

This weekend, our Diocesan Synod draws to a close with the final stage of the journey. On Saturday, clergy and lay synod members gathered to vote on the 40 recommendations that will form our Pastoral Plan to guide our diocese in the years to come. To find out more about the process, the recommendations, and results, please visit https://dioceseofsalford.org.uk/ diocesan-synod-end-of-the-journey

If you are available to Minister at any of the Christmas Masses please put your name on the list on the table. Thank you . Tuesday Christmas Eve : Mass 5.30pm : Family Mass: Mass to be principally for families with (young) children Mass 7.30pm : Mass principally for families with older children and other parishioners. Wednesday 25th Christmas Day : Mass 9.30am  Mass 11am

MEGA Raffle now on sale: 1st Prize : SAMSUNG 55 INCH CRYSTAL UHD TV, Kindly donated by C. Housley’s Heywood: Worth about £550.00: £1.00 a strip. Plus some great hampers for runners up prizes.

Parish Synod Consultations : Will continue at the all the parish Masses of next weekend; the 14th/15th. On theme four: Fostering Christ-like Care . It will be a ten minutes exercise during the time for the homily at Mass.

Young adults across the diocese are invited to join our diocesan Youth Ministry Team for a special pilgrimage to Rome next year. Pilgrims will be travelling to Rome for the Jubilee of Youth, announced by Pope Francis at the 2023 World Youth Day. Our pilgrimage will take place between 28 July and 4 August . Email youth@dioceseofsalford.org.uk to find out more

Pope Francis has declared that the year 2025 will be a Holy Year of Jubilee for the Catholic Church, an event that takes place once every 25 years and offers the faithful an opportunity to renew their relationship with God, each other, and all of creation. Over the coming months, there will be plenty of opportunities for you to observe this special year of grace in our own diocese. To find out more about the Jubilee and how to get involved, please visit https://dioceseofsalford.org.uk/ news/jubilee-2025/