Weekly Diary

26th October - 2nd November 2025	Week Thirty
Thirtieth Sunday 26^th October Eccl 35:15-17,20-22 2 Tm 4:6-8,16-18 Lk 18:9-14 9.00 Sr Therese, Sr Ursula S.P & Sr Anita 11.00am People of the parish also Anthony Feeney 6.00pm Mass Mary Fallon RIP Exit Collection Church Organ Fund	Dear Brothers & Sisters, Saints Simon & Jude-Apostles (Tuesday) are two of the not-so-famous apostles. But Simon was known as one of the Zealots, a 1^st century guerrilla group, while Jude has a devoted following today as patron saint of hopeless cases. All Saints day (next Sunday) is the day we honour all the many Saints in heaven who are our role models and our intercessors for us. This is a Holy Day with Sunday mass times. Halloween traditions Friday night are not an official part of Christian tradition but they seem to have taken on a life of their own, especially since ‘trick or treat’ games were imported from USA. All Souls day (next Monday) its younger brother has more emotional pull than All Saints because it concerns those we have loved who’ve gone before us. Our Tradition of blessing the graves of our loved ones begins on Saturday and continues over a whole month. + November Blessing of Graves + * Oscott Cemetery: 1 November, 3pm * Erdington Abbey: 2 November, 2pm * Brandwood End: 2 November 2pm * New Hall Cemetery: 2 November 2pm * Lodge Hill 9 Nov 2 pm * Widney Manor: 9 Nov 2pm Lawn nos. 001-673; 674-1411; 2353-3433 & children's graves (car park to roundabout by children's area, including 2353-3433 * Quinton: 9 November 2pm * Rectory Rd Sutton : 9 Nov, 2pm * Witton Cemetery: 9 Nov, 2pm * Kings Norton 16 Nov 2pm * Widney Manor: 16 Nov 2pm-3450-3525; 3530-ongoing i.e. roundabout to railway line * Wythall, 23 Nov 2pm * Robin Hood 23 Nov 2pm * St Nicholas: 23 Nov 2pm
Monday - 27^th October Rm 8:12-17 Lk 13:10-17 7.00 Mass James Fay & Stella Sivier 10.15 Mass Fr.Austin SCJ also Rafal Kobic RIP
Tuesday - 28^th October Saints Simon & Jude (apostles) Eph 2:19-22 Lk 6:12-19 7.00am Mass Brigit Kelly 10.15 Mass Gill & Andrew Butts also Kathleen Mc Hale RIP 7.00pm Prayer before Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday - 29^th October Rm 8:26-30 Lk 13:22-30 7.00 Mass Eddie Walsh 10.15 Mass Pat & Esther Murphy RIP also Mr & Mrs F Boland & Boland family 11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel)
Thursday - 30^th October Rm 8:31-39 Lk 13:31-35 7.00 Mass John Coffey RIP 10.15 Mass Tim Desmond RIP 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament
Friday - 31^st October Rm 9:1-5 Lk 14:1-6 7.00 Mass Holy Souls 10.15 Mass Holy Love Ministries Saving Mary’s babies
Saturday 1^st November Rm 11:1-2,11-12,25-29 Lk 14:1,7-11 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Desmond Linehan RIP also Sue & Chris Render
All Saints Day 2^nd November Rv 7:2-4,9-14 1Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12 9.00 Pat Doyle RIP 11.00am Carol Roberts RIP 6.00pm Mass People of the Parish also Elena Walsh Exit Collection Johnson Association for Retired & Infirm Diocesan Clergy

26th October - 2nd November 2025

Week Thirty

Thirtieth Sunday 26^th October

Eccl 35:15-17,20-22 2 Tm 4:6-8,16-18 Lk 18:9-14

9.00 Sr Therese, Sr Ursula S.P & Sr Anita

11.00am People of the parish

also Anthony Feeney

6.00pm Mass Mary Fallon RIP

Exit Collection Church Organ Fund

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

Saints Simon & Jude-Apostles (Tuesday) are two of the not-so-famous apostles. But Simon was known as one of the Zealots, a 1^st century guerrilla group, while Jude has a devoted following today as patron saint of hopeless cases.

All Saints day (next Sunday) is the day we honour all the many Saints in heaven who are our role models and our intercessors for us. This is a Holy Day with Sunday mass times. Halloween traditions Friday night are not an official part of Christian tradition but they seem to have taken on a life of their own, especially since ‘trick or treat’ games were imported from USA.

All Souls day (next Monday) its younger brother has more emotional pull than All Saints because it concerns those we have loved who’ve gone before us.

Our Tradition of blessing the graves of our loved ones begins on Saturday and continues over a whole month.

+ November Blessing of Graves +

* Oscott Cemetery: 1 November, 3pm

* Erdington Abbey: 2 November, 2pm

* Brandwood End: 2 November 2pm

* New Hall Cemetery: 2 November 2pm

* Lodge Hill 9 Nov 2 pm

* Widney Manor: 9 Nov 2pm Lawn nos. 001-673; 674-1411; 2353-3433 & children's graves (car park to roundabout by children's area, including 2353-3433

* Quinton: 9 November 2pm

* Rectory Rd Sutton : 9 Nov, 2pm

* Witton Cemetery: 9 Nov, 2pm

* Kings Norton 16 Nov 2pm

* Widney Manor: 16 Nov 2pm-3450-3525; 3530-ongoing i.e. roundabout to railway line

* Wythall, 23 Nov 2pm

* Robin Hood 23 Nov 2pm

* St Nicholas: 23 Nov 2pm

Monday - 27^th October

Rm 8:12-17 Lk 13:10-17

7.00 Mass James Fay & Stella Sivier

10.15 Mass Fr.Austin SCJ also Rafal Kobic RIP

Tuesday - 28^th October

Saints Simon & Jude (apostles)

Eph 2:19-22 Lk 6:12-19

7.00am Mass Brigit Kelly

10.15 Mass Gill & Andrew Butts

also Kathleen Mc Hale RIP

7.00pm Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday - 29^th October

Rm 8:26-30 Lk 13:22-30

7.00 Mass Eddie Walsh

10.15 Mass Pat & Esther Murphy RIP

also Mr & Mrs F Boland & Boland family

11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel)

Thursday - 30^th October

Rm 8:31-39 Lk 13:31-35

7.00 Mass John Coffey RIP

10.15 Mass Tim Desmond RIP

11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

Friday - 31^st October

Rm 9:1-5 Lk 14:1-6

7.00 Mass Holy Souls

10.15 Mass Holy Love Ministries Saving Mary’s babies

Saturday 1^st November

Rm 11:1-2,11-12,25-29 Lk 14:1,7-11

9.30 Confessions

10.15 Mass Desmond Linehan RIP

also Sue & Chris Render

All Saints Day 2^nd November

Rv 7:2-4,9-14 1Jn 3:1-3 Mt 5:1-12

9.00 Pat Doyle RIP

11.00am Carol Roberts RIP

6.00pm Mass People of the Parish

also Elena Walsh

Exit Collection Johnson Association for

Retired & Infirm Diocesan Clergy