• Newsletter: Twenty Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
  • Newsletter: Twenty Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time
PreviousNext

Newsletter: Twenty Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time

27th September 2026

Newsletter: Twenty Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time

27th September 2026

16.30 Confessions with visiting priest
17.30 VIGIL MASS

9.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms

10.00 Mass
10.30 Coffee Morning

10.00 Mass
18.00 Holy Communion
Meeting

10.00 Requiem Mass, Jean Rice

10.00 Requiem Mass, Leo Fawcett

16.30 Confessions
17.30 VIGIL MASS

09.00 MASS
10.30 MASS (& Coffee)
12.00 Baptisms
14.00 Confirmation, St. Bernadette’s Church, Whitefield

UNION OF CATHOLIC MOTHERS (UCM)

The Union of Catholic Mothers are hosting a Macmillan Coffee Afternoon on Wednesday 30th September 2.30pm to 4.00pm in the Atrium. Everyone is welcome to attend. Come and enjoy a cup of tea, coffee or soft drink and cakes. There will be a raffle. All monies collected will go to the Macmillan Nurses.

VOLUNTEER REMINDER

A polite reminder that all new volunteers are required to complete the appropriate volunteer form before undertaking any new role. This helps us to ensure that everyone is properly registered and that our parish safeguarding procedures are followed. Please speak to Clair Bogdany or email the parish office. Thank you to all our volunteers for your continued support, commitment and generosity. Your help is much appreciated.

CHRISTMAS FAIR

The Christmas Fair will be 5th December from 11am – 1pm. We are looking for donations of Bottles, Gifts, Fancy Goods, Chocolate and Tombola Goods. Wrapped and unwrapped items for the £1 parcels, children, ladies and gents. Also, Raffle Prizes for the ‘Bi Raffle’ and ‘Pre Loved teddies and soft toys.’ These can be left in the Parish Office.

CAFOD FAMILY FAST DAY

Friday 2nd October. Please donate to our Family Fast Day parish collection. Put your faith into action and share the Lord’s love by supporting our global neighbours experiencing shortages of food and safe water. Please take an envelope from the table in the Atrium and return with your donation. Thank you for your generosity.

SICK AND RETIRED CLERGY
APPEAL

Our diocesan Sick and Retired Clergy Fund ensures our retired priests can begin the next chapter of their vocation with confidence, knowing the Church they have served will continue to accompany them as they age. Every gift to the fund helps to provide the care, dignity and practical support our priests deserve after years of dedicated service. More information is available in the Atrium with QR Code and other ways you can make your donation.

OPEN EVENING

St. Monica’s High School are holding an Open Evening on Thursday 1st October 2026 from 4pm – 7pm.

OFFICE HOURS

Wednesday & Friday 9am – 3pm

COULD YOU BE CALLED TO SERVE THE CHURCH AS A PERMANENT DEACON?

If you are a Catholic man interested in learning more about the Permanent Diaconate in the Diocese of Salford, please come along to the next ‘Come and See’ event, which takes place on Saturday 3rd October 2026 between 10am and 2pm. The event will be held at St. John Henry Newman Parish, Urmston, M41 5AX. There will be opportunities to talk to some of our deacons and find out more about their journey and thee ministry without committing to anything further. For more information, please email >

SERVICES TO SUPPORT LOCAL PEOPLE

Caritas Salford runs a wide range of community and outreach services to the people in our diocesan communities who are experiencing poverty, homelessness, isolation and discrimination. If you, or someone you know, might benefit from the support, you can find details on their website >

HELP END CHILD POVERTY IN OUR PARISHES

Child poverty is increasing in our area, with latest statistics from the government showing almost one in three children are growing up in poverty. Our diocesan charity Caritas Salford supports local families facing crisis and is asking us to join them in taking action to help. There are lots of different ways we can get involved. Visit > to find out more.

CAR VALETING AND DETAILING

We are delighted to support a new local business in our community. Please support and spread the word among family and friends. Supporting local business helps our community to grow and thrive. See poster on noticeboard for more information.

SAFEGUARDING REMINDER

For the safety and wellbeing of all our children, we kindly ask that parents and carers accompany their child if they need to leave Mass for any reason (for example to use the toilet). Please remember that the Church doors remain open during Mass, and therefore children should not leave the building unaccompanied. Thank you.

STAY WITH US, LORD, ON OUR JOURNEY

THIS WEEK’S GOSPEL

Matthew loves to tell parables of Jesus which contrast ‘goodies’ and ‘baddies’ like these two contrasting sons.

Matthew’s parables put everything in black-and-white terms with no shades of grey (wise and foolish wedding-attendants, sheep and goats, etc.).

Luke uses a different kind of parable, in which the characters – just like ourselves – often do the right thing for the wrong reason.

The sayings of Jesus were handed down by word of mouth for some years before being written down.

Did the straightforward contrast in Matthew (it is odd that both change their minds without a reason) develop into Luke’s parable of the Prodigal Son?

Both times the ‘goodie’ son ends up bad, and the ‘baddie’ son ends up good, but in Luke’s version both changes of mind are motivated, and there is great emphasis on the son’s repentance and the father’s overwhelming joy at getting him back.

The lesson in Matthew’s story is given also by Jesus’ word in the Sermon on the Mount, ‘It is not anyone who says to me, “Lord, Lord” who will enter the kingdom of Heaven, but the person who does the will of my Father in Heaven’.

It is no use simply saying that Christ is our ‘Lord’; we have to express it in our behaviour.

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
Bernard Tonge, Jean Rice, Leo Fawcett, Billy Marshall.

Birthday Memories
Ronald Hopkins.

Anniversary
Patricia Carragher, John Finnegan, Malachy Donnellan, Mary Donnellan, Veronica Brady, Anne Clegg.

Sick
Andy Watson, Noel Moore, Paul Moore, Clive Dovey, Margaret Harkins, Sharon Doyle, Rosaline Lowe.

Other
Holy Souls (Throughout September), Special Intention for Amanda Sherman, William Sherman, Antonio Vacca.

This week, the Sanctuary Lamp burns for:

Mons. Thomas Mulheran.

This week, Our Lady’s Lamp burns for:

Jean Rice,
Leo Fawcett.

The Vatican

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Vatican Media Live.

Lourdes TV

Please click on the red ‘Play’ button to watch Lourdes TV.