• Newsletter: Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Year A
  • Newsletter: Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Year A

Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Year A

4th October 2026

Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Year A

4th October 2026

Saturday 3rd October
5.30pm Mass at St. Osmund.

Sunday 4th October
9.30am Mass at St. Teresa. 11am Mass at St. Osmund

Monday 5th October
No Mass

Tuesday 6th October
11.30am Rosary, 12pm Eucharistic Service at St. Osmund
Day of Clergy wellbeing

Wednesday 7th October 10am Mass at St. Teresa.
Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary

Thursday 8th October11.30am Rosary, 12pm Mass at St. Teresa

Friday 9th October
9.30am Mass at St. Osmund
St. John Henry Newman (Feast)

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

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED

ANNIVERSARIES

Terry O’Regan, Bridie McAleavey.

LATELY DEAD

Nelson Bateman, Margaret Regan.

OTHERS

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SICK

Jane Rose, Barrie Southern, Mary Sweeney.

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.

FR EMMANUEL’S BIRTHDAY

Fr. Emmanuel will be celebrating his 40th birthday at St. Teresa’s school hall on the 4th of October at 12:30pm.

The invitation is open to all the Parishioners who may like to attend.

Parish Homily

Twenty-Seventh Sunday of Year A 2026

The sermon will be available in full from
5.30 pm on Saturday, 3rd 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.

PILGRIMAGE TO THE SHRINE OF BLESSED DOMINIC BARBERI – We wish to thank all those who were able to make it to the shrine of Blessed Dominic Barberi at St Helen’s on Wednesday. It was a beautiful place to be. We prayed for our Parish and for all the Parishioners.

CHURCH CLEANING AT ST OSMUND: The next Church cleaning at St Osmund will be on Tuesday 6th of October at 10 am. New members are needed.

RITE OF CHRISTIAN INITIATION OF ADULTS (RCIA) – We are about to begin RCIA in our parish. It will be taking place every 2nd and last Tuesdays of the month at 5:30 pm in the Presbytery. Please help us to invite all the adults are yet to receive the three sacraments of Christian Initiation (Baptism, First Holy Communion and Confirmation).

FLATCAPPERS GROUP – has been booked for a social evening event in the Parish Hall, to be held on Saturday, 17th October 2026 doors open 7:00pm – 11:00pm, tickets will be at a cost of £11.00 per person including supper, tickets will be going on sale this weekend from St Osmunds Church.

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.

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.

Father Emmanuel Chukwujekwu

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