Latest Newsletter: 21st June 2020
Fr Brian’s Sermon: Sermon 12th Ord A
Sunday Prayer Service: LDAH_Ordinary_12A

Work continues in the rain!

Just a few churches in our diocese re-opening for private prayer this week.

https://www.dioceseofsalford.org.uk/churches-opening-for-private-prayer/

Preparations are underway for when Churches re-open. All measures will be announced once we receive the full guidance and instruction from the government and then the Church authorities.

Social distancing benches at St Joseph’s: 32 singe bays or 64 doubles for 2 people from the same household.

St Edward’s: 34 singles or 68 doubles for 2 people from the same household.

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Bishop John’s letter received 12/06/2020 to be distributed in June.Pastoral Letter 18 June 2020[5851]

Latest Newsletter: 14th June 2020
Fr Brian’s Sermon: Sermon Corpus Christi A 2020
Sunday Prayer Service: LDAH Corpus Christi A

ST JOSEPH’S & ST EDWARD’S CHURCHES ARE NOT RE-OPENING YET. While the law allows churches to reopen on Monday for private prayer, not all churches will be opening as it is too soon. Strict measures have to be put in place and we are preparing to implement these. We await further guidance …

NO WORDS! They’ve been in isolation too long!!

St Edward’s really is a bird haven this spring. A fledgling crow was ‘crawling’ round the back garden while Fr Brian was cutting the grass. The parents kept on returning to feed and encourage the chick to fly.

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Feathers all preened, 1 final practice before flying away into the trees to parents and siblings!

Empty nest at St Edwards – 5 fledging blackbirds & both parents now happily flying in & out of the back garden and surrounding trees.