Christ The King Catholic Church Newton Heath Manchester

08/09/2026

07/09/2026

This week we pray for the parish of St Gabriel and the Angels and St. John the Baptist, Castleton and Rochdale, and for Father Michael Johonnett, their parish priest. We pray for their parish primary schools and for the Franciscan Missionaries of St. Joseph.

06/09/2026

CONGRATULATIONS TO FRANCESCA MAY WHO WAS BAPTISED TODAY, TO HER FAMILY, HER GODPARENTS AND TO ALL WHO CAME TO SUPPORT HER

06/09/2026

PRAYER IN UNION WITH CREATION IN THIS SEASON OF CREATION

God of love, show us our place in this world as channels of your love for all the creatures of this earth, for not one of them is forgotten in your sight.

Enlighten those who have power and money that they may avoid the sin of indifference, that they may love the common good, advance the weak and care for the world in which we live.

The poor and the earth are crying out. O Lord, seize us with your power and light, help us to protect all life, to prepare for a better future, for the coming of your kingdom of justice, peace, love and beauty.

Praise be to you! Amen.

(Pope Francis)

06/09/2026

THIS WEEK'S NEWSLETTER SUNDAY 6TH SEPTEMBER 2026

05/09/2026

GOOD NIGHT AND GOD BLESS ALL

05/09/2026

THE CHURCH P.A. SYSTEM WAS REWIRED THIS WEEK SO NO MORE NOISE FROM BROKEN OLD WIRES. THERE IS STILL A LITTLE MORE WORK TO BE DONE ON IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF SOUND FOR ONLINE STREAMING - THANKS TO PAS SOUND ENGINEERING FOR THEIR GOOD WORK

05/09/2026

CONGRATULATIONS TO ARLO-JUDE WHO WAS BAPTISED TODAY, TO HIS FAMILY, HIS GODPARENTS AND TO ALL WHO CAME TO SUPPORT HIM

05/09/2026

In 1994, Mother Teresa stood before America's political leaders and said something many people did not want to hear. ⤵️

On February 3, 1994, Mother Teresa stood before President Bill Clinton, Vice President Al Gore, members of Congress, and other leaders at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C.

She spoke about peace.

But instead of giving the audience only comfortable words, she connected peace with the way society treats its most vulnerable.

She spoke directly about the unborn and said:

«“Any country that accepts abortion is not teaching its people to love, but to use any violence to get what they want.”»

Her point went beyond simply condemning abortion.

Mother Teresa believed that Christians were called to stand beside both mother and child.

She urged society to support women facing difficult pregnancies rather than leaving them feeling that abortion was their only option. She also spoke about adoption and offered a practical alternative: if a mother could not care for her child, she and her congregation would help take the child and find a loving home.

For Mother Teresa, the question was not simply:

“What should we say about abortion?”

It was:

“What are we willing to do for the mother who feels she has no choice—and for the child whose life is at stake?”

That is what made her message so challenging.

She believed a culture of peace cannot be built by protecting some human lives while declaring others disposable.

And whether you agree with every aspect of her approach or not, her challenge remains difficult to ignore:

If we want a world where human life is treated with dignity, where does that commitment begin?

For Mother Teresa, it began with the most vulnerable.

And it also meant refusing to abandon the women who were struggling.

✝️ “I feel the greatest destroyer of peace today is abortion.”
— St. Teresa of Calcutta

💬 Do you think Mother Teresa's message about protecting both mother and child is even more relevant today than it was in 1994?