Oratory Church of St Chad Cheetham Hill Road Manchester, M8 8GG 0161 834 4104 TIMETABLE Sunday 8am Mass (Confessions before Mass) 11.30am Solemn Mass (Confessions before Mass) 4pm Vespers and Benediction 4.45pm Mass in the Latin Extraordinary Form (Confessions after Mass) Monday - Friday 7am Mass 4.45pm-5.15pm Confessions 5pm Rosary 5.30pm Mass after evening Mass for 30 minutes On Mondays - Devotions to St Philip and silent prayer with the Community. after evening Mass for 30 minutes On Weekdays - The Community meet for silent prayer and devotions, which you are welcome to attend. On Feast Days this is replaced by Sung Vespers Saturday 11am Mass 11.30am-12.30pm Confessions 7pm-8pm Eucharistic Adoration and Benediction 7pm-8pm Confessions Of Your Charity Pray for the Repose of the Soul of Fr Keith Brigham who died Friday 4th April Fr Keith came to the 11.30am Mass on Sunday week by week and was a great friend and benefactor to our Community and Church His body will be received into the church of St Vincent in Altrincham with a Vigil Mass of Requiem Wednesday 23rd April at 7pm His Requiem Mass will be at St Vincent's Thursday 24th April at 12 noon Spring and Early Summer Diary Holy Week Palm Sunday Blessing of Palms and Procession - 11.30am Maundy Thursday Mass of the Lord's Supper - 6pm Solemn Watching at the Altar of Repose until Midnight Good Friday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer - 10.30am Stations of the Cross - 12noon Solemn Liturgy of the Passion - 3pm Holy Saturday Office of Readings and Morning Prayer - 10.30am Confessions - 11.30am until 12.30pm & 7pm until 8pm Easter Vigil - 9pm Easter Sunday Mass - 8am Solemn Mass - 11.30am Solemn Vespers and Benediction - 4pm Mass (Latin Extraordinary Form) - 4.45pm *** *** *** Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood Br Richard will be ordained to the Priesthood on Saturday 26th April at 11am. Everyone is invited to celebrate this joyful day at the Oratory Church of St Chad. Please keep Br Richard in your daily prayers at this time *** *** *** May Devotions Sunday 11th May Procession of the Image of Our Lady at the 11.30am Solemn Mass *** *** *** Forty Hours Solemn Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Friday 18th July - Sunday 20th July The Children of our School will be Confirmed on Sunday 15th June They will make their First Holy Communion during the Quarant'Ore on Saturday 19th July Please pray for them *** *** *** Our Congratulations and Prayers for Fr Robert Byrne of the Oxford Oratory who has been nominated to the Titular Episcopal See of Chester-le-Street and will be an Auxiliary Bishop in the Archdiocese of Birmingham His Episcopal Ordination is to be on Tuesday 13th May Here is an interview with Fr Robert on his appointment Bishop Robert will celebrate a Pontifical Solemn Mass at St Chad's on the first Sunday after his Ordination Sunday 18th May at 11.30am *** *** *** |
