• Newsletter: Seventh Sunday of Easter
  • Newsletter: Seventh Sunday of Easter

Newsletter: Seventh Sunday of Easter 2026

17th May 2026

Newsletter: Seventh Sunday of Easter

17th May 2026

10.30 First Holy Communion Mass
16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

9.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms

10.30 Coffee Morning
11.30 Mass

19.00 Mass

No Service in Church
First Holy Communion Assembly

10.00 Mass

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms

EMAILS

The old office email address is down at present, so no emails can be received or sent on that address. You can use [email protected]. We are working as fast as we can to correct the problem. If you have a query you can ring the office during the office hours. Sorry for any inconvenience.


PARISH WEBSITE

We are aware of the problem with the Parish Website. We are working to get this resolved. In the meantime there is a temporary website at www.rcradcliffe.co.uk


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 next UCM meeting on 20th May will begin with Mass at 7pm followed by a talk from Paul Halsall on Catholic Novelists. Everyone is welcome.


THANK YOU

Emma Davidson would like to thank you for sponsoring her Walk for Autism. £503 was raised. Your generosity and support will help make a real difference.


THANK YOU

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

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]


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 >


CATHOLIC FAMILY HOLIDAYS IN THE LAKE DISTRICT

Castlerigg Manor in Keswick (heart of the Lake District) is offering budget-friendly holidays for Catholic families during August and early September. Breakfast and evening meal are included and there will be Mass on site. Guests have full use of the site including the grounds, games room, chapel and lounges. Castlerigg is just a short walk from Keswick and Lake Derwentwater. Ideal for individuals, couples, families or groups.
Visit >


QUOTE OF THE WEEK

‘Let all that you do be done in love.’
1 Corinthians 16:14

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

St Marys School

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

The discourse of Jesus given by John after the Last Supper is of a special literary genre.

It was a convention that the final instructions of a great leader for his future community should be gathered together in the context of a final meal.

Jesus’ life and purpose is summed up in this great prayer.

The discourse is shot through with the warmth of the relationship of Jesus to his Father and with the fact that Jesus came to do the will of the Father.

But most striking of all is the stress on the glorification of Jesus.

The earliest kerygma about the Resurrection, as we have it in Paul’s writings, is not about the empty tomb, but is about the glory of the risen Christ, that Christ is lifted up to his full participation in the divine glory of the Father.

The hymn in Colossians puts him as first-born in creation and now first-born from the dead, so that he can be first in every way.

Philippians declares that he must receive the homage of bending the knee in the worship due only to God.

This is not blasphemy, for it is ‘to the glory of the Father’ that the Risen Christ should share in this glory.

In a way this gospel reading is a meditation on the effects of the culmination of the Ascension for the Risen Christ.

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
Alfred Smith, Kathleen Egan, Maura Jones, Tony Slade, Judith Nuttall, Anthony McGuinness, Jacqueline Bolton, John Atherton, Peter Lupton, Bill Lowry, Paul Dickinson, Kathleen Harvey.
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Birthday Memories
John Moon, Patricia Carragher.


Anniversary

Irene Rawcliffe, Anne Nally.


Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Francis Loughran, Esther Sharples, Rita Webster, Jane Rose, Madge Hardyn, Michael & Norman Lees, K. Livesey.


Other
For a Special Intention for All Holy Souls in Purgatory (Throughout May), Special Intention for Richardson Family Returning to their Faith.

This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Judith Nuttall.

This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

A Special Intention.

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