Sunday Bulletin 21 May 2023

Reminder: Ascension Thursday 18 May is a holy day of obligation. Every able Catholic must attend Holy Mass that day. At St Mary’s, Holy Masses at: 8am; 12:10pm; 6pm.

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 21 May-4 June 2023 (fortnightly)

Smith Street, Warrington, Cheshire, WA1 2NS, England

Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment from the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool

01925 635664 fssp.org.uk/warrington      facebook.com/fssp.england

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP malleray@fssp.org; Assistants: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP (also Choir & Organ) iverrier@fssp.org; Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP (any Mass bookings) astewart@olgseminary.org; Fr Gerard Quirke, FSSP: frquirke@outlook.com; Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly; Shrine Administrator: Mrs Jane Wright: warrington@fssp.org; Secretarial Assistant: Mrs Kelly Williams:stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

Receive this newsletter by email https://fssp.org.uk/manageprofile/index.php

Watch our daily Mass with homily on www.livemass.net/locations/warrington.html

Daily Holy Mass readings: www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/missa/missa.pl

Vespers: https://www.divinumofficium.com/cgi-bin/horas/officium.pl

OPENING TIMES

Sundays: 8:30am to 7:00pm 

3 Sunday Holy Masses 9:00am, 11:00am & 6:00pm.

Sung Vespers & Benediction 5:00pm; Confessions 8:30am-8:55am, 10:30am-10:55am & 5:30pm-5:55pm

Weekdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

Saturdays: 9:00am-6:20pm (Eucharistic Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with Confessions 10:05am-11:45am; Holy Mass 12:10pm); Sung Vespers 6:00pm

Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day

Holy Rosary Mon-Fri 11:30am; Sat 11am; Sun 4:30pm

Stations of the Cross Mon & Fri, 1:00pm

Mothers’ Prayer Group: Wed 1:00pm

Holy Souls Prayer Group: every Tuesday 1:00pm

Church & Priory Court car parks for Shrine visitors

Bookshop Unit 3 Open Sun 12:25pm-1:00pm.

Daily Holy Mass online with homily: on LiveMass.net > Warrington: Sun 11:00am; Mon-Sat 12:10pm, and the same on demand 24hrs after 3pm upload for weekday Masses, and over 7 days for latest Sunday Mass.

Eucharistic Adoration: Sun 5:30pm; Sat 10:00am-12noon; 1^st Fri 7:40pm-8:40pm; most Wed. afternoon after classes

Men’s group: Monthly 7:00pm Mass + Talk

St Mary’s Academy: Wed

All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Kindly switch OFF your mobile phone before you enter the church. Thank you in advance.

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department: m.robson@rcaol.org.uk or 0151 522 1013, or speak with Kelly Williams, St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer. Thank you for your awareness.

Mondays Toddlers’ Group replaced with Playgroup for 0-4 years olds, every Wednesday at 9:30am till 11:30am – please contact Carla Cilia for details  carlagcilia@gmail.com.

Pray for FSSP seminarians Miklos Homolya from the UK and Gideon Zoonen who served on our UK Summer camps, both ordained deacons on Sat. 20^th May. Some of our parishioners will represent St Mary’s Shrine.

Banns of marriage between Henry Walker & Lucienne Cotton (1 July); Demetri Newman-Brown & Maisie Szakaley (5 Aug); Adam Wallace & Bernadette Cunningham (26 Aug).

Juventutem Warrington youth group 18-35: monthly trek, chat, picnic, Holy Mass. Cf facebook.com/juventutem.warrington.

Contact juventutemwarrington@gmail.com.

Priory Court: please pray for the missing £0.5M to be sent us, that we may complete our Shrine facility. Pleaser ask the Venerable Elizabeth Prout for a miracle donation!

Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP unwell for a few months, is now recuperating in Warrington. He will not resume his pastoral commitments until some weeks, therefore please do not contact him for pastoral needs until further notice. Thank you for your prayers.

Fr de Malleray is in the Holy Land until Pentecost and will present the prayer intentions of St Mary’s Shrine in the Holy Places.

[Picture: Unsplash/Jonny Gios]

Converts’ class: interested in Catholicism? Contact us to meet with a priest and fellow inquirers.Formation cycle will start again in September.

We had a grace-filled pilgrimage to Walsingham Pilgrimage last 7-8 May. There is interest for having it again next year, with 2 nights on site. Thank you to those who generously sponsored pilgrims.

Men’s Group: 17 May, 21 Jun, 12 July.

Ladies’ Group: 17 Jun

Trek on Ascension Day 18 May: climb Kinder Scout in the Peak District: m.hall@talk21.com.

St Andrew’s Pilgrimage 29-31 July: annual pilgrimage from Edinburgh to St Andrews: 55 miles. Contact Michael Hall: m.hall@talk21.com.

Sacrament of CONFIRMATION by Archbishop McMahon on Sat 24^th June 2023 at 3:00pm.

Family Sunday on 25^th June with PRO-LIFE FETE & ACADEMY PRESENTATION. After the 11am High Mass, shared picnic in Presbytery Garden/new Shrine Hall. Pro-life talk and Academy presentation by the staff of St Mary’s Academy. No booking needed. Every one welcome, especially families.

Shrine Pilgrimage to Holywell on Sat 8^th July. Bus departs 10am; Holy Mass 11am; Relics 12:30pm. Book your seat on the bus now: stmaryssecretary@fssp.org.

BOOK NOW for the great Juventutem Summer Weekend 21-23 July at Ampleforth Abbey!

For any young Catholics 18-35.

Take part in a great social, doctrinal, spiritual and relaxing time with Fr de Malleray, FSSP, several FSSP seminarians and up to 60 young adults and young professionals.

Book now at: bit.ly/juventutem2023

or: juventutemldn@gmail.com.

Thank you for helping us through the Offertory collection and standing orders. Should any parishioner be in serious financial difficulty, let them contact the Shrine clergy confidentially.

Support St Mary’s Shrine: send your donation via our Donate page: https://fssp.co.uk/donate/. Ask us

for a Gift Aid form to increase your donation by 25% at no extra cost to you. Gift Aid envelopes can be obtained from our Secretariat. Standing orders are easier and quicker for us to process than cash: Lloyds

Bank; Sort Code: 30-80-27; Account number: 30993368. Account name: FSSP Warrington

Chartres Pilgrimage 2023 Pentecost Weekend 26-30 May 2023: Register asap:m.halll@talk21.com.

Now 878 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Main homilies are uploaded regularly: youtube.com/@stmaryswarringtonyoutubech6943.

Dedication of a Cathedal Homily 14 05 23

Coronation of King Charles III Homily 06 05 23

Fourth Sunday after Easter homily 07 05 23

English & Welsh Martyrs Homily 04 05 23

Blessed James Bell Martyr Homily 20 04 23

‘St Joseph the Worker’ Homily 01 05 23

Pray for: Terry Drury, Michelle Brazier-Huelsman,James H., Bill Conder, Greta Doyle, Dorothea Wallace, M. Hawley; Theresa Reynard. RIP: Rita Hall; Hilda Creagan, Ana Mary Rozo, Ann Evans, Michael Whelan; John Marechal.

by Fr AM