London to Brighton Bike Ride for Caritas Diocese of Salford
This summer, Rick, Keren and Archie Henderson from St Gerard’s are taking on a huge challenge, the legendary London to Brighton Bike Ride. On 21st June they will be joining thousands of riders as we pedal from the capital to coast – in support of the Caritas Diocese of Salford. Caritas provide a practical response […]
Weekly News 19/04/26 Third Sunday of Easter – Year A
Third Sunday of Easter Often people forget that Easter is not just a day, but a season – the longest in the Church’s year, in fact! We are given fifty glorious days of Spring and Summer to prolong our baptismal joy, fifty glorious days of basking in the light of the risen Saviour. It seems […]
Weekly News 12/04/26 Divine Mercy Sunday – Year A
DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY Often people forget that Easter is not just a day, but a season – the longest in the Church’s year, in fact! We are given fifty glorious days of Spring and Summer to prolong our baptismal joy, fifty glorious days of basking in the light of the risen Saviour. It seems a […]
News and Views April 2026
News & Views April 2026 Easter morning breaks with a promise that changes everything. The stone is rolled away, the tomb stands empty, and the Church proclaims with joy: Christ is risen, alleluia! The darkness of Good Friday has given way to the light of new life, reminding us that God’s love is stronger than […]
Weekly News 05/04/26 Easter Sunday – Year A
EASTER SUNDAY The Paschal Mystery; the suffering, death and resurrection of Jesus, is the single most important event in the history of human existence. And yet it is not merely an event in history; it transcends time and space to be a real and true event in our present time and in our locality. Our […]
Weekly News 29/03/26 Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord – Year A
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord On Palm Sunday the long reading of the Passion dominates the celebration, and in a sense its meaning is obvious. Do not allow this, however, to detract from the other readings, which give the vital context necessary for understanding the Passion as more than just a long […]
Weekly News 22/03/26 The Fifth Sunday of Lent – Year A
The Fifth Sunday of Lent – Year A The Gospel of the Fifth Sunday is perhaps the deepest meditation on the mystery of Baptism and membership of the Church. It is a prelude to the events of Easter Sunday, when we celebrate the triumph of life over death. To be plunged into the waters of […]
Weekly News 15/03/26 The Fourth Sunday of Lent – Year A
The Fourth Sunday of Lent – Year A (Laetare Sunday) When we get to Easter, there are two symbols of the resurrection that we use in Church: fire and light (the Easter Candle) and water (the Font). Last week we reflected on water, and this week there are passages all about light – true light, […]
Weekly News 08/03/26 The Third Sunday of Lent – Year B
The Third Sunday of Lent – Year A The Gospel of the third Sunday is the remarkable conversation between Jesus and the Samaritan woman by the well, the theme is water – which gives life, which cleanses, which is so necessary. This reading forms part of the catechesis given before Baptism at Easter: the candidates […]
News and Views March 2026
News & Views March 2026 We are still in Lent until the end of March but towards the end of the month we prepare not only for Easter itself but the Clocks going forward to mark the end of the long Winter months. The times of the Easter Services will be in the Weekly Bulletin […]