Newsletter: Thirtieth Sunday of Year A

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Thirtieth Sunday of Year A

25th October 2026

Thirtieth Sunday of Year A

25th October 2026

Saturday 24th October
5.30pm Mass at St. Osmund.

Sunday 25th October
9.30am Mass at St. Teresa. 11am Mass at St. Osmund

Monday 26th October
No Mass

Tuesday 27th October
11.30am Rosary, 12pm Mass at St. Osmund
6pm, RCIA at St. Osmund

Wednesday 28th October 10am Mass at St. Teresa.
St. Simon & St. Jude

Thursday 29th October 11.30am Rosary, 12pm Eucharistic Service at St. Teresa
10am Requiem Mass for Joseph Keegan

Friday 30th October
9.30am Mass at St. Osmund

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

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED

ANNIVERSARIES

Ken Pearson.

LATELY DEAD

Mary Regan.

OTHERS

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SICK

Jane Rose, Joanne Middleton.

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.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA)

It has begun in our Parish.

Please help us to invite all the adults who have yet to receive the three sacraments of Christian Initiation (Baptism, First Holy Communion and Confirmation).

Parish Homily

Thirtieth Sunday of Year A 2026

The sermon will be available in full from
5.30 pm on Saturday, 24th October 2026

CENACLE PRAYERS TO OUR LADY QUEEN OF ALL HEARTS – The next one will be on the 25th of October at St Teresa’s at 4pm.

CHURCH CLEANING AT ST OSMUND – The next Church cleaning at St Osmund will be on Tuesday 3rd of November at 10 am. New members are welcomed.

FLATCAPPERS GROUP – Thanks to all those who attended the Flatcappers night and all those who donated the Raffle Prizes. The total of £442.20 was raised that night for the Church.

SVP MEETING – Will be held on Thursday, 22nd October in the Parish house. It begins at 7:15 pm.

MISSIO RED BOX – We are reminding those who have the Red Box to start bringing them to the Church latest before November, so that they would be recorded and counted.

FINANCE COMMITTEE – We will be establishing the Parish Finance Committee on the 4th of November at 7pm in the Parish Hall. Anyone who is interested to join us should please identify with Fr. Emmanuel.

BOLTON HOSPICE CHARITY NIGHT – It will be held in our Parish Hall on Saturday, 21st November 2026 from 7 pm – 11pm. Doors open at 6:45 pm. £11.00 per ticket includes Supper. If anyone would like to donate a raffle prize, this would be greatly appreciated. The Artist for that night is Sheila Diamond tickets can be purchased by ringing David Lee on 01204 533118.

CRAFT FAIR – Another Craft Fair is to be held in our Parish Hall on Saturday, 14th November from 12:30 pm till 4 pm.

RAFFLE PRIZES – wanted for Christmas draw on Sunday December 6th in St Osmunds Hall at the Christmas celebration from 2-4pm. £100 for first prize, £50 for second prize, plus many more prizes. Selling of tickets begins in few Sundays to come.

Raffle Tickets will be on sale from this weekend 24th of October from both Churches.

NOVEMBER MASSES FOR THE DEAD – The brown envelopes for the Masses for the dead will be there at the porch in churches from this weekend.

CHOIR AT ST OSMUND – As we continue to commend the choir for being wonderful, they are soliciting for more members to join them. If you are interested in singing, or you have a good singing voice, please may you join the choir.

DIOCESAN INFORMATION

SALFORD YOUNG ADULT MASS – Young adults ages 18 to 35 are warmly invited to our Young Adult Mass at Salford Cathedral on Wednesday28th October 2026. Mass will start at 7:30 PM with the Rosary and Confession from 7PM. There will also be social time following the service. A great chance to pray together and meet other young Catholics across the Diocese.