ANNUAL MISSION APPEAL FOR THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY OF ST PAUL (MSP)

Early Notice

Fr. Kingsley Onyekwere MSP, of the Missionary Society of St. Paul (MSP), will make the mission appeal on the weekend of 1st & 2nd August, in Mossley & Uppermill. The MSP is a religious congregation working in different parts of the world, committed to spreading the Good News of Jesus Christ and the salvific work of God the Father in the Holy Spirit. The MSP warmly invites you to support their mission appeal. There will be a second collection at all Masses.

Children’s Liturgy

We are now providing a specialist children’s liturgy, during the Saturday 12:15pm Mass.  I would like to ask parents and grandparents to encourage their children to take part in this liturgy.  It opens the scriptures to them at a level they can understand and enjoy.

Travelling to Lourdes?

THIS THURSDAY

Pick up times

Sacred Heart Uppermill 10.00am

St Joseph’s Mossley 10.15am

Carpark opposite the doctors

Please be in good time!!

Lourdes at Home
The 92nd Salford Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, led by Bishop John, will take place from Thursday 30 July - Wednesday 5 August. If you are not able to join us in Lourdes, please be assured of our prayers for all in the diocese during our time on pilgrimage.

You can still participate in our celebrations of Mass via 'Lourdes at Home'. This year we will be live-streaming extra Masses in the programme so that those not with us in person can still join in our Masses and processions.
All live streaming links, liturgy sheets and the programme for the week can be found on the 'Lourdes at Home' page of our website - www.salfordlourdes.co.uk. We hope you can join us.

St. Joseph’s Primary School

Prayer Garden Project.

Saint Joseph's knit and crochet group would like to thank everyone who have helped to raise funds towards the creation of a prayer garden over in school. So far, we have raised £207.00 towards this project, as well as £690 given earlier in the year.

The two winning raffles

The winning doll's name was “Alice” this was won by Irene Giles.

The “golden goal” was won by Mary Jones who chose 0 which meant no goals scored at the end of 90 minutes of the final World Cup match.

Thanks once again!

THIS COMING WEEKEND - A Night of Music and Fun
The African Priests and Religious of the Diocese of Salford are inviting you to a concert in celebration of African Liturgical and folk music. This is to be held at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Failsworth, M35 0NN on 31 July 2026 at 7PM. This promises to be a night of good music (by the invited choir) and laughter (by the priests and religious who also try to sing!). Any priest(s) interested in also giving a solo (or band) performance on the night should email Michael.job@dioceseofsalford.org.uk before 30 July 2026. Above all else, let us come with our parishioners to have a fun evening.

100 Club – Mossley

Past two weeks

11/12th July

1 st Stella Bennett - 49

2nd Josh Marshall - 60

3rd Toni Davis - 30

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18/19th July

1st  Paul Ratchford - 74

2nd Anne Porter - 50

3rd  Kath Schofield - 95

St Mary's RC Cemetery Bank Holiday Mass

This annual Mass will take place on Monday 31 August at 11AM at St Mary's Cemetery, Wardley. It will be held outside the Chapel and there will be limited seating. If you would like a poster for your parish display board please contact Fr

Luke Bradbury on luke.bradbury@dioceseofsalford.org.uk.

Love knitting, crocheting, sewing or making?
Our diocesan charity, Caritas Salford, is looking for creative parishioners who might be able to help them raise funds to help support people in our parish communities who are experiencing poverty and homelessness.  They're looking for people who can either make items to sell in aid of the charity, or groups of people from our parishes who can be paired with local schools to help knit hats and scarves for pupils to wear in their Big Sleep Out fundraisers.  If you can help, please get in touch with the team at fundraising@caritassalford.org.uk or call 0161 817 2250.

Charity Clothes box

Thank you for all the contributions to the charity clothes box, it has already needed to be emptied.  Please keep up the great work and support this great charitable work

Please continue to pray for peace.

During the two rather “rocky” weeks through Eastertime, there were some horrific images once again come from the Middle East.  With major threats to not just that area but could have swelled into something much more catastrophic worldwide.  As these images continue to make headline news around the world, please continue in your prayers for a halt to this senseless violence, and that God, through the power of the Holy Spirit, will foster love into the lives of those in conflict with one another.

Never underestimate the power of prayer.

 Weekday Mass

I would like to encourage you, if you are able, to join us for weekday masses on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Frday at St Joseph’s, Mossley.  I always think that beginning the day with holy Mass is a great way to begin any day.  Why not think about it and come along to join us?

Uppermill Charity Shop.– We are looking for more stock for the shop.  If you have anything you might like to donate, please either leave them at te back of the church or, deliver them to the shop on Tuesday and Wednesday between 9am and 12 noon, using the back door of the hall, next to the front door of the presbytery.  Many thanks, as always.