Newsletter: 8th March 2026

Newsletter: Third Sunday of Lent

8th March 2026

Third Sunday of Lent

8th March 2026

Saturday 7th March
5.30pm Mass at St. Osmund.

Sunday 8th March
9.30am Mass at St. Teresa. 11am Mass at St. Osmund
3pm Stations of the Cross/Benediction (St. Osmund)

Monday 9th March
No Mass

Tuesday 10th March
11.40pm Rosary, 12pm Mass at St. Osmund 6pm: RCIA at St. Osmund Presbytery.

Wednesday 11th March 10am Mass at St. Teresa.

Thursday 12th March 11:30am Stations of the Cross, 12pm Mass at St. Teresa

Friday 13th March 9.30am Mass at St. Osmund

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

MASS INTENTIONS

ANNIVERSARIES

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SICK

Pauline Thucker.

LATELY DEAD

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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.

LITURGY COMMITTEE

The Liturgy committee will take place on Wednesday, the 11th of March, at 7 pm at the Parish Hall.

All those who are involved in the different liturgical ministries (Music, Readers, extraordinary Eucharistic ministers, Ushers, Sacristans, and Children’s Liturgy) are to attend the meeting. Those who wish to join any of these groups are also to attend the meeting.

Parish Homily

Third Sunday of Lent 2026

The sermon will be available in full from
5.30 pm on Saturday, 7th March 2026

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.

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

FORTHCOMING EVENTS for 2026 to be decided by St. Osmund social committee. Flatcappers concert. Irish dancing display, with (maybe) an Irish dance night. Fish and chips some Friday lunch time. Coach trip which will be going to Lancaster on Friday 3rd July more details to follow.

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

FR EMMANUEL’S DAY OFF is every Monday; he is to be contacted any other days apart from Mondays except on urgent situations.

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

PAX CHRISTI – Collection raised the amount of £208.60

STATIONS OF THE CROSS This has been changed to 3pm on a Sunday due to pastoral reasons.

RETIRING COLLECTION There will be a retiring collection for Jimmy Burke starting from Sunday 8th March following his 55 years of service and dedication to the Church