Sunday 16th April 2023
Divine Mercy Sunday (Low Sunday)
He is Risen, Alleluia!
Masses & Liturgies for the Coming Week…
Easter Saturday 15thApril
9am – 9:50am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
10am Easter Mass (In the Lady Chapel)
6pm The Holy Rosary for Peace in the World
6:30pm Vigil Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
Sunday 16thApril
9:30am The Holy Rosary for Peace in the World
10am Mass for the Second Sunday of Easter (Divine Mercy Sunday)
1:30pm Parish Easter Walk: Pendle Hill (Details Below)
Tuesday 18th April
5pm – 5:50pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
6pm Easter Weekday Mass
Wednesday 19thApril
9:15 am – 9:50am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
10am Easter Weekday Mass
Thursday 20thApril
9:15am – 9:50am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
10am Easter Weekday Mass
Friday 21stApril
5pm – 5:50pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
6pm Easter Weekday Mass
Saturday 22nd April
9am – 9:50am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
10am Easter Weekday Mass (In the Lady Chapel)
6pm The Holy Rosary for Peace in the World
6:30pm Vigil Mass for the Third Sunday of Easter
Sunday 23rd April
9:30am The Holy Rosary for Peace in the World
10am Mass for the Third Sunday of Easter
Sanctuary Lamp
This week (15th April - 22nd April), the Sanctuary Lamp is for Doug Amos RIP.
Parish Collection for the Ecclesiastical Education Fund
On the weekend of the 29th/30th April there will be a special collection for the Ecclesiastical Education Fund, which supports the formation of seminarians (trainee priests) and candidates for the permanent diaconate.
Our next Parish walk will be:
Easter Walk: Pendle Hill 16th April
Hills are always great places to rise above your worries and see the bigger picture and we are blessed to have Pendle Hill on our doorstep. I have to confess I've never walked up Pendle so my thanks to Adam (our parish seminarian) for helping to be our guide for this one.
We'll begin the walk by meeting at the Car Park on Barley Road, BB12 9JX, at 1:30pm on Divine Mercy Sunday, 16th April
Route Terrain: Hill moorland, woodland, farmland
Distance: 5 ½ miles (9 km)
Height gain: 1,560 feet (475 m)
Easter Raffle
The raffle was drawn of Friday 14th April. Please bring your ticket(s) with you to see if you have won a prize – there are a lot of eggs as you will have noticed! You will be able to see the winning ticket numbers on the narthex noticeboard by the stewards desk. Give your ticket to a steward to claim your prize. Thanks again to all those who donated prizes and those who have supported the raffle. All monies will be going to church funds.
38th Diocesan Synod
The Bishop has now formally called for the diocese to have it's 38th Diocesan Synod which will continue until the Final Synod Gathering in 2025. For more information visit www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk
Mass for Vocations to the Priesthood
The diocesan series of Masses for Vocations to the Priesthood returns in April to help inspire conversation and prayer around the call to priestly life. The next Mass will take place at 7pm on Friday 21st April at Salford Cathedral. All are very welcome to attend. To find out more about these Masses, please visit https://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk/monthly-vocations-masses/
Feast of Divine Mercy – Jesus I trust in You
On Divine Mercy Sunday, 16th April 2023, we celebrate at St. Mary's, Clayton Le Moors with 1:30pm Adoration, opportunity for confessions and a talk by Tony Hickey. 3Pm Holy Mass followed by refreshments. All Welcome.
Christian Leadership Formation Programme
This is a unique opportunity with respect to anything currently on offer in the UK. The programme offers:
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a holistic formation in the Catholic philosophy and theology underpinning key themes related to the common good (e.g. human dignity, human rights, civil law, subsidiarity, vision for a human ecology, distribution of public goods and finances, etc)
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a strong, liturgical framework of Mass, divine office, Eucharistic adoration, rosary, and a 12-hour silent retreat
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Workshops in public speaking, changing culture, statesmanship
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Team-building activities and socials
Our previous cohort were all deeply impacted by the programme, regardless of what preconceptions, views and opinions they came with. Amongst their feedback, they said it was the best thing they'd done all year; they noted how it had opened their eyes to the world of theology; how they had transformed their ideas of a synonymity between their professional and spiritual lives; etc. We have bursaries to offer those students who cannot contribute to all or part of the programme's cost. Our partners in delivering the programme include St Mary's University, Twickenham, the Catholic Union of Great Britain, and Alliance Defending Freedom UK.
We are only seeking to recruit 15 participants from amongst the applicants, but we are struggling to get the message through to potential candidates via the usual school channels. Applications close at the end of March (although we will accept forms after this date from those who have advised us of their incoming application).
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham, Saturday 20th May, 2023
The Diocese of Salford's annual pilgrimage to Walsingham will be returning on Saturday 20th May.
This year's pilgrimage has a number of places available to join the Day Pilgrimage and a very limited number of places for the overnight stay. The cost is £45 for the day trip and £134 for an overnight stay in a Standard room, and £150 for an overnight stay in an En-Suite room. For more information, email walsingham.pilgrimage@dioceseofsalford.org.uk or call 0161 817 2214.
Alongside the main pilgrimage, we will also have our Youth Pilgrimage. For more information please email youth@dioceseofsalford.org.uk
Non Diocesan Coaches to Walsingham Pilgrimage
We are aware that there are a number of parishes, who may have arranged their own transport for the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham.
Parishes should make it clear, if advertising these coaches, that they will not have undertaken the Diocesan Risk Assessment, including safeguarding and Health and Safety. These coaches will not, therefore, be covered by the diocesan public liability insurance.
As a consequence, we would ask parishes to only advertise those coaches that have been centrally organised and will be fully covered by our insurance.
Please note that in no circumstances should vehicles be described or represented as official or authorised Diocesan transport, as this would be misleading to those booking the same in good faith. Responsibility for the same will remain personally with those hiring the vehicle concerned so we would strongly discourage this option.
Mr Edward Nally
Secretary to the Diocesan Trustees
Diocese of Salford
Register for the Laudato Si' Animators' Course
The Vatican-backed Laudato Si Movement organises an online Laudato Si' Animators' Course which is set up to educate and enable people to inspire others, in parishes, schools and in the world at large, to engage in dialogue and action on the current environmental crises. The course, which starts on 19th April 2023, will educate and empower you to bring the Laudato Si' Encyclical to life. The course is from Wednesday 19th April – May 17th with weekly seminars at 2pm (or you can view the recordings afterwards). For more information and to register see: https://laudatosianimators.org/see or watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sy9YGWle8AA
Coronation of King Charles III
Following the recent meeting of the Standing Committee of the Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales, it was decided that our catholic Communities should mark the Coronation of King Charles III by praying for his intentions as he is Crowned on 6th May 2023. On Friday 5th May, the usual 6pm Mass at St. Mary's will be for the intentions of King Charles III as he assumes the fullness of his responsibility as a Christian monarch. On Sunday 7th May, the day after the Coronation, a Prayer of Intercession for the King will be included in the Prayers of the Faithful. It is hoped that prayer cards for this occasion will be printed and distributed from the Secretariat to all churches.
God Bless and keep praying.
Our Lady of Oswaldtwistle, pray for us.
Saint Joseph, pray for us.
Fr. O'Brien