Newsletter: Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Year A

Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Year A

27th September 2026

Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Year A

27th September 2026

Saturday 26th September
5.30pm Mass at St. Osmund.

Sunday 27th September
9.30am Mass at St. Teresa. 11am Mass at St. Osmund

Monday 28th September
No Mass

Tuesday 29th September
11.30am Rosary, 12pm Mass at St. Osmund
Requiem service for Nelson Bateman, 1pm (St. Osmund).
St Michael, Gabriel & Raphael

Wednesday 23rd September No Mass (Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Blessed Dominic Barberi)
St. Jerome

Thursday 30th September
11.30am Rosary, 12pm Mass at St. Teresa
St Teresa of the Child Jesus

Friday 1st October
9.30am Mass at St. Osmund
The Holy Guardian Angel

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

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED

ANNIVERSARIES

Patrick Bailey, Bernice Cardwell, Geoffrey Paul Hilton, Mary Teresa Mather.

LATELY DEAD

Nelson Bateman, Margaret Regan.

OTHERS

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SICK

Jane Rose, Bernice Alexander, 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-Sixth Sunday of Year A 2026

The sermon will be available in full from
5.30 pm on Saturday, 26th September 2026

PILGRIMAGE TO THE SHRINE OF BLESSED DOMINIC BARBERI – We will be going on a pilgrimage as a parish to the shrine of Blessed Dominic Barberi, which is in 40 Monastery Road, Sutton, St Helens, Liverpool WA9 3ZD on Wednesday the 30th of this month. We are meant to be there at 11 am. We are not organizing any coach trip to the place. All those who wish to go are to transport themselves to the place. But those who may like to go but may not be able to transport themselves need to identify on time so that an arrangement could be made with those who will be driving to the place.
There is a list at the back of the Church, please pen down your name if you would like to attend.

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.

CHRISTMAS PARTY: We are soliciting for Raffle prizes for the Raffle Draw during our Christmas party. The Raffle tickets will be made available from next weekend.

DIOCESAN INFORMATION: Family Fast Day will be on Friday 2nd of October 2026. As a result, the CAFOD’s envelopes will be given out in all the Masses this weekend. Simon Holleron who is the CAFOD rep for the diocese will be addressing us briefly after communion in all the masses this weekend.