The
diocesan monthly newsletter can be downloaded (pdf.) here
Salford Cathedral Mass times
SUNDAY 11am (Solemn Sung Mass); 5.30pm MONDAY TO SATURDAY 12.10pm FIRST WEDNESDAY OF THE MONTH 12.10pm Mass celebrated by the Provost and Chapter of the Cathedral
St. Mary's (The Hidden Gem) Mulberry Street Manchester
Weekdays: 12.30pm
Saturdays: 12noon and 5.15pm (First Mass of Sunday)
Sunday 10.15am and 12noon.
Confessions:Saturdays: 10.45am to 11.45am and 2pm to 3pm.
Prayer for the Pope
Oremus pro beatissimo Papa nostro Benedicto.
Dominus conservet eum, et vivificet eum, et beatum faciat
eum in terra, et non tradat eum in animam inimicorum eius.
Let us pray for our Sovereign Pontiff Benedict XVI. The Lord preserve him and
give him life, and make him blessed upon the earth, and deliver him not to the
will of his enemies. Amen (Diocesan Website)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in St. Patrick's Church Oldham from
10.30am. - 11.45am. on the last Saturday of each month
Roman Missal
The translation of the Roman Missal is now complete and from September 2011 the Order of the Mass in the new translation will be used in parishes in England and Wales. Also from September in parishes, there will be catechesis on the new translation and the Mass itself, prior to the publication of the new Missal which may be as early as Advent 2011.
Catholics are being encouraged to take seriously the practice of weekly penance. Bishop Brain recently attended a meeting of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales, in which it was confirmed that we once again abstain from meat on Fridays so as to be more closely united with Christ and each other. Details: http://www.salforddiocese.org.uk/diocesan-news/70-latest-news/2145-friday-penance-is-back
A RELAY OF PRAYER
In the countdown to the London Games in 2012, school children in the diocese are taking part in a "Relay of Prayer" which will travel over 300 miles, visit 208 schools, and finish at a special service in Salford Cathedral on July 6th 2012.
Each school will focus on and research one of the countries taking part. The event on Thursday 15th September 2011 involving six pupils from each school and various celebrities. The organisers would like to hear from any past or present Olympians or Paralympians. If you are one please contact the Department for Evangelisation ( 0161 761 0536 or email to:
A new diocesan bookshop, Cathedral Centre Books, has opened its doors. The bookshop is on the ground floor of the Cathedral Centre, just inside the reception area. It is hoped the bookshop will be a great resource for all our parishes and schools across the diocese. Why not pay a visit and have a look around? It has a wide range of books, pamphlets and gifts. Open Monday – Saturday, 9.00am – 5.00pm. Cathedral Centre Books, 3 Ford St., Salford M3 6DP. Tel: 0161 817 2208. Parking is available at the Cathedral Centre (or you can save the bus fare or petrol and support your own piety shop!).
Maryvale Certificate in RCIA Catechesis - commences 10 September
This one-year, distance learning programme, leads to the Maryvale Certificate in RCIA catechesis. It is intended for catechists involved, or intending to be involved, in RCIA in their parishes.
The Salford diocesan archives have relocated to the Upper Hall at St Augustine's in Manchester.
Each academic term, drop-in sessions are arranged on selected dates when the archives will be accessible without the need of a prior appointment. The archives will be open for drop-in sessions every Tuesday between 3pm and 8pm until December 14th.
If you would like to visit the archives, please contact the diocesan archivist, Fr David Lannon , either by email or by telephone (0161 236 6762).
Marriage Preparation
The diocesan Office for Marriage and Family has announced the dates and
venues of courses:- Marriage
Preparation Courses
Chadderton section of the Catholic
Women’s League (ST. HERBERT’S CWL)
If you would like to join the League which meets on the third Thursday
of the month, contact Elsie on 0161 652 3930.
Prayer Group You are warmly
invited to Prayer Group which meets at Werneth Convent, Grange Ave., Oldham,
every Saturday evening 7.30 - 9.00pm. to praise God, meditate on Holy
Scripture and Prayers of Intercession, followed by refreshments. Everyone
welcome. For further information contact Cath Taylor on 682 8660.
.Hospital Chaplaincies
Hospital patients desiring visit/s from the chaplain need to register
their request with the hospital's chaplaincy. Full contact details now
available on the website. Click
Here
Human Fertilisation and Embryology
Bill
MPs have now voted on the upper time limit for abortion, retaining the
need for a father, mixing human and animals to create hybrid embryos for
experimentation and creating saviour (or spare part) siblings. All the
votes went against the wishes of the majority of people in the country,
and the objectives of the Passion for Life campaign.
See links at Passion
for Life for how your MP voted, and write to them to let them know
if you didn't agree. Remember to consider this information when you come
to vote at the next general election.
The Mental Capacity Act and 'Living
Wills'
The new Mental Capacity Act has a number of far reaching implications
and will affect anyone unable to make decisions for themselves.
A Practical Guide for Catholics
The Bishops' Conference has produced a short guide:
MCA Guide (pdf,
308kbytes)
PUBLICATION OF THE APOSTOLIC LETTER "MOTU PROPRIO DATA"
SUMMORUM PONTIFICUM ON THE USE OF THE ROMAN LITURGY PRIOR TO THE REFORM
OF 1970
Holy Days of Obligation which are Solemnities of the Lord (other
than Christmas Day) are to be moved to Sundays. This means that
the Epiphany, the Ascension of the Lord and Corpus Christi will
now be celebrated on Sunday. The Bishops of England and Wales have
decided to transfer these Holy Days of Obligation to Sunday in response
to requests from theDiocesan Council of Priests and many others.
The Holy See approved these changes to the calendar on 13 July
2006 and they take effect on 3 December 2006, the
First Sunday of Advent.
Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies
RE Centre
Plymouth Grove
Longsight
Manchester M13 0AS
The CCRS is important to anyone intending to enter Catholic Education.
In the majority of Catholic Schools the CCRS is a requirement of employment
and/or promotion. A course is currently running and comprises a number
of stand-alone modules which may be commenced at any time.
Further details:
Bernard Stuart, 0161 256 6207, RE Centre.
Listen to the Family-
The website "Everybody's
Welcome" is a response to needs expressed during the Listening
2004 initiative
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PARISH
& DEANERY RE-ORGANISATION - Development Framework
Proposals
affecting St. Mary's Deanery are:
St.
Patrick's Oldham has been identified as a "Gem Church".
That is, a building which will be developed as a focus for prayer and
devotion within the deanery.
Parishes to be amalgamated:
St. Patrick's Oldham and St. Mary's Oldham
Our Lady's Moorside and Sacred Heart Derker
Holy Family
Limeside and Holy Rosary Fitton Hill (1 priest to serve 2 churches)
Parishes to be "clustered". That is, parishes,
including some newly amalgamated units, that should seek to work together
e.g. coordinating Mass times, covering for each other, having joint activities.
Sts. Aiden & Oswald Royton and St. Joseph's Shaw
St. Herbert's Chadderton and Corpus Christi Hollinwood
Our Lady's Moorside with Sacred Heart Derker, St. Anne's Greenacres,
St. Edward's Lees with St. Michael's Abbeyhills
SAFE
IN OUR CARE In January 2002 Bishop Brain set up the Salford
Diocese Child Protection Commission. Fr. Barry O'Sullivan has been appointed
as Child Protection Coordinator and Patricia Gilligan, a social worker,
has been appointed as the Child Protection Advisor.
The Commission has the responsibility
to help parishes implement child protection guidelines (Safe in Our Care
guidelines) Each parish has been asked to appoint a Child Protection Representative
to act as a link between parish and commission. St. Edward's Parish
Child Protection Representative is Eileen O'Toole and her role will be
to help our parish volunteers, who are working with children, to implement
the "Safe in our Care" guidelines. The Diocesan Child
Protection Commission are refining their delivery of training to parish
based representatives in 2006. Training will focus at deanery level groupings
so that constituent parish reps may meet and form mutual and collective
support for the deanery. See website
for further details
Jan 2012 
