Welcome to St Chad's
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
It is wonderful to see your faces - at least that part of them not covered by a mask - back in the House of God once again! We are delighted to be able to celebrate Mass publicly once again. During the week we only have Mass on Tuesdays and Thursdays at this time. These are the two most well-attended weekday Masses and we already have stewards present here on those days. It is not necessary to reserve your place in advance for weekday Masses. The Mass times are:
Tuesday - 7:30pm (face covering required)
Thursday - 9:30am (face covering required)
It would be a shame to have no silent time for private prayer at all, so we will leave the church open for a while before and after both Masses. On Tuesday the church will be open from 7pm until 8:15pm. On Thursday the church will be open from 9am until 10:15am. This will allow you to prepare your heart for Mass with silent prayer and also to spend some time in thanksgiving after having received the Eucharist.
The times for Sunday Masses are:
Saturday - 6pm (face covering required)
Sunday - 9:45am (face covering required)
For the Sunday Masses, it is still necessary to reserve your place in advance by email because of the higher numbers in attendance. You will not receive a reply unless there is a problem. Let us continue to pray for each other.
May God bless you all.
Fr. Sean
(Updated on 6th August 2020)
Contact us:
Address: St Chad's Presbytery, Stockport Road, Cheadle, SK8 2AF
Tel: 0161 428 2480
Email: cheadlestchad@outlook.com (Please email us if you would like to be included on our e-mailing list.)
St Chad's is part of the Catholic Diocese of Shrewsbury (registered charity number 234025), comprising of the adjoining villages of Cheadle and Gatley.
News:
This weeks NEWSLETTER
Letter From Cardinal Sarah - On the return to the Eucharist
Pray for Priests - September
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Live Streaming
Our weekend services - Saturdays at 6pm and Sundays at 9.45am, will be live-streamed via Church Services.
Online giving to the Parish For those Parishioners who normally give in the collection at Mass and wish to help the Parish at this time, an online donation page to allow you to donate to the Parish is now available at Invest my Community. Please be aware that a minimum donation of £5 is requested if giving in this way. You can also Gift Aid your donation to help the Parish further. If you want to Gift Aid your donation, please tick the box shown on the screen even if you have previously completed a Gift Aid Declaration form in favour of the Parish for regular giving made by Offertory Envelope or Standing Order. Thank you for your support.
Marriage Care If you are going through difficulties in your relationship, Stockport Marriage Care offers a confidential counselling service. You can contact us on 0800 3893801. We are currently providing couple counselling via a secure webcam (Zoom).
Spiritual Communion We are invited by Pope Francis to make an act of spiritual communion each day, expressing our wish and desire to receive Jesus into our hearts. This is very pleasing to the Lord and the saints assure us that it brings great grace. There was even an official Church teaching on this practice given at the Council of Trent. Here is a prayer to use:
My Jesus, I believe that You are in the Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things, and I long for You in my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come at least spiritually into my heart. I wish my Lord to receive you, with the purity, humility and devotion with which your Most Holy Mother received you, with the spirit and fervour of the saints. Amen.
