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Newsletter: Palm Sunday

29th March 2026

Palm Sunday

29th March 2026

Saturday 28th March
5.30pm Mass at St. Osmund.

Sunday 29th March
9.30am Mass at St. Teresa. 11am Mass at St. Osmund
3pm Stations of the Cross/Benediction (St. Osmund)

Monday 30th March
No Mass

Tuesday 31st March
11.40pm Rosary, 12pm Mass at St. Osmund
6pm: RCIA at St. Osmund Presbytery.

Wednesday 25th March Chrism Mass at St Patrick, Collyhurst.

Maundy Thursday 7.00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper at St. Teresa

Good Friday11.00am Stations of the Cross at St. Osmund
3.00pm Service of the Lord’s Passion at St. Osmund

Holy Saturday5.30pm Easter Vigil at St. Osmund

Easter Sunday9.30am Mass at St. Teresa
11.00am Mass at St. Osmund

ConfessionsSt. Osmund – after 5.30pm Mass on Saturday
St. Teresa – after Thursday Mass at 12pm,

MASS INTENTIONS

ANNIVERSARIES

Robert Mcmanus, Patricia Brandwood.

SICK

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LATELY DEAD

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CHURCH CLEANING

Church Cleaning at St. Osmund, Tuesday 31st March at 10am, ready for Easter.

Any helpers would be greatly welcome, cleaning usually takes just over an hour, with a warm drink provided.

BAPTISMS

Please speak first to Father Emmanuel after Sunday Mass, who will give you a form to fill in and submit back to him.

Parents must attend Mass before a date can be agreed for baptism. Baptism preparation meetings take place once a month on a Wednesday at 7pm.

Parish Homily

Palm Sunday 2026

The sermon will be available in full from
5.30 pm on Saturday, 28th March 2026

MORE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED More volunteers are needed for Church Cleaning, Sacristy work and money counting. Anyone who is interested should identify with Fr. Emmanuel.

Fish and Chips Lunch will be held in the Parish Hall on Friday, 24th April 2026. Olympus Restaurant will supply and deliver our orders. There will be a list at the entrance hall of both Churches giving details and if you would like to join us please add your name contact number and payment of £9.00 into an envelope with your details on the front and hand completed envelopes to Father.

Coach trip to Lancaster is to be held on Friday, 3rd July 2026. A 30 seater coach has been booked with Atlantic Travel. On return journey back to Bolton, the Coach will make a stop off at Barton Grange Garden Centre, in Preston. Cost per person £16.00. More details to follow.

Ukulele Group (Proposed event yet to be confirmed) will once more play in the Parish Hall on the afternoon on Sunday, 17th May 2026. All donations gratefully received, will be for “Sam’s Gift” a local Teenage Cancer Charity.

Flatcappers Group will be booked for a social evening event in the Parish Hall, to be held on Saturday, 17th October 2026.

HALL is available for hire (as long as you don’t make too much noise and make the neighbours complain! ! )

CAFOD/CARITAS ENVELOPE – There are Cafod and Caritas envelopes at the back of the Church, please pick them and return them next week on

TUESDAY 30th MARCH is the death anniversary of Fr. Michael Corry who was the Former Parish Priest of St. Teresa’s Parish Little Lever.

Father Emmanuel Chukwujekwu

Howarth’s Funeral Service sponsor this newsletter. Address: Peel House, 638 Blackburn Rd, Astley Bridge. BL17AL.

Phone: 01204 309609

Email: staff@1hs.co.uk Website: www.howarthsfunerals.co.uk

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