• Newsletter: Pentecost Sunday
  • Newsletter: Pentecost Sunday

Newsletter: Pentecost Sunday

24th May 2026

Newsletter: Pentecost Sunday

24th May 2026

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

9.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms

Fr. Brady on Diocesan Safeguarding Training
10.30 Coffee Morning
11.30 Mass

10.00 Mass
13.00 Graveside Service – John Atherton, Wardley

10.00 Mass

10.00 Requiem Mass – Judith Nuttall
13.15 Funeral Service – Adele Burns, Wardley

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms

NEW EMAIL ADDRESS

The new email address is: [email protected]


NEW PARISH WEBSITE ADDRESS

The new website is www.rcradcliffe.co.uk


HAPPY HALF TERM

As schools finish for half term this week, we thank everyone for their hard work, kindness and commitment over the past few weeks. We hope this holiday brings an opportunity to rest, recharge and spend time with family and friends. May this break be filled with joy, peace and many blessings.


DISCOVERING THE TREASURE

‘Discovering the Treasures of our Faith’ The third session is here at St. Mary and St. Philip Neri on Tuesday 26th May Tea/coffee will be available from 6.30pm. The sessions will last from 7.00pm-8.30pm. We are exploring the treasures of faith together. If you have not been already, do feel free to come. It is very informal and no one is expected to be an expert. All are welcome.


UCM

The UCM meeting on 27th May will be at 7.30pm in the Atrium.


PARISH SOCIAL MEETING

There will be a meeting to discuss further parish social events on Thursday 4th June at 7pm in the Atrium. If you are unable to attend, please leave any ideas in the suggestion box. Thank you. All welcome.


THANK YOU

A sincere thank you to everyone who supports the Tuesday Coffee Morning. £200 has been donated to the Church. Your generosity, kindness and continued support are greatly appreciated.


CONFIRMATION

Thank you for the kind donation of £50 given in memory of Alfred Smith. Your generosity and thoughtfulness are greatly appreciated, and we keep Alfred and his loved ones in our prayers.


CONFIRMATION

Confirmation will take place at St. Bernadette’s, Whitefield on Sunday 4th October at 2pm. Please see Fr. Brady for more information.


SALFORD DIOCESAN MISSION MASS

Saturday 30th May at 2pm. The Mass will take place at Salford Temporary Cathedral and will be joined by Bishop John Arnold and representatives of the Mill Hill Missionaries. Light refreshments will be served afterwards, to RSVP, please email: [email protected] or call 02078219755. All Clergy and parishioners are welcome.


OFFICE HOURS

Wednesday 9am – 3pm
Friday 9am – 3pm

MADONNA DEL ROSARIO PROCESSION

Sunday 5th July at 1.15pm, departing from St. Michael’s, George Leigh Street, Ancoats, M4 5DG. See poster on noticeboard for contact details.


CARITAS VOLUNTEER WEEK

From 1st-7th June it is national Volunteer week, with various celebrations and activities taking place across the UK. Our diocesan charity, Caritas Salford, has a wide range of volunteering opportunities available to help support heir work with people in Greater Manchester and Lancashire who are experiencing homelessness, poverty and discrimination. If you have a passion or Skillset you’d like to share with others, you can find out more about the volunteering opportunities available on their website > or contact Matt Yates at [email protected]


QUARANT’ORE

The Manchester Oratory are holding a Quarant’ore devotion from Thursday 5th June to Saturday 7th June. All are warmly welcome to spend time in prayer and adoration before the Blessed Sacrament during these special days of devotion. Please see poster on the noticeboard.


FREE ENERGY BILL ADVICE FOR CARITAS

If you are worried about rising energy costs, our diocesan charity Caritas Salford runs a range of free drop-in sessions to help with everything from energy debt to making your home more energy efficient. You can find out more about these and other ways the team can help people across Greater Manchester and Lancashire on the Caritas website at: click here >


MANCHESTER CHINESE CATHOLIC COMMUNITY (MCCC)

MCCC would like to invite you to their monthly Mass. This takes place on the second Sunday of the month at 2pm and is held in Salford’s Temporary Cathedral on Great George Street, M3 6EH.


NATIONAL DEAF AWARENESS-FREE RESOURCES

Did you know that Caritas Salford, our diocesan charity , has a range of resources and tips on its website. To access these and a range of other free resources, prayers and other documents visit the Caritas website >

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

St Marys School

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

At first sight this is a surprising gospel reading for Pentecost, but of course the event of Pentecost came too late to be a subject for the gospels, and we read the account of another incident where the Risen Christ gave the Spirit to his disciples.

There are two emphases in the account.

The first is peace.

Christ brings peace to his disciples with the double greeting of peace, and peace is a Christian watchword.

Peace was the song of the angels at Jesus’ birth.

Each of Paul’s letters opens with a greeting of peace. The letter to the Ephesians proclaims that Christ is our peace, the removal of all worry, strife, envy, jealousy, self-seeking ambition.

‘Go in peace’ is Jesus’ dismissal of those he cures, and also the dismissal at the end of Mass.

Peace was Jesus’ bequest to his disciples after the Last Supper.

The second watchword is forgiveness, for God was always known as a God of mercy and forgiveness, as Jesus came to show by his constant approach to sinners.

But the Lord’s Prayer shows that if we do not ourselves forgive, we block God’s forgiveness of ourselves too.

BAPTISMS Please see Fr. Brady after Mass if you would like to have your child baptised, where all enquiries will be dealt with in person. Fr Brady much prefers this rather than an email. Thank you. A baptismal certificate for one of the parents must be provided as evidence of baptism in a Roman Catholic Church. Fr. Brady is available after weekend Mass on Saturday at 5.30pm, Sunday at 9.00am or 10.30am, all of which fulfil the Sunday obligation. All Catholics are OBLIGED to celebrate Mass 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
Judith Nuttall, John Atherton, Adele Burns, Frank Bond, Tony Brearley, Mike Gamble, Chris Hilton, Pauline Curran, Dan O’Sullivan, Peter Lupton, Mike Taylor, Shirley Byrne, Isobel Babbit, John O’Reilly.


Birthday Memories
James and Michael Clegg, Barbara McCann, Anne McGlynn.


Anniversary
John Serridge, Maureen Serridge, John Gribbin, Irene Rawsthorne, Adrian Moran.


Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Esther Sharples, Rita Webster, K. Livesey.


Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout May), Birthday Thanksgiving for Brian, Kyrian and Jayden Onyeneke.

This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Judith Nuttall.

This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Betty Forrest,
Amanda Sherman,
William Sherman.

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