Summer Camp photo albums
For Flickr albums of this years’ Summer Camp, see here (Boys’ Camp, 6-11 Aug) and here (Girls’ Camp, 13-18 Aug).
Warrington
Summer Camp St Peter underway in the Peak District!
The 2018 Summer Camp for boys, under the patronage of St Peter, got underway on Monday. We are at a new location this year, in Bollington on the edge of the Peak District. The theme for the camp is the True Devotion to Mary of St Louis Marie Grignon de Montfort.
You can see photos of the camp at the Flickr page.
Please pray for the success of this camp and for all the participants.
Pilgrimage to Walsingham, 23-27 August
For the conversion of England
Pilgrimage from Ely to Walsingham
23rd – 27th August
Register here with the Latin Mass Society
An FSSP priest and seminarians will be taking part again this year
The Rise of the Drone Riders
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5 August 2018 WEEKLY BULLETIN of ST MARY’S SHRINE
www.fssp.co.uk/warrington • 01925 635664
St Mary’s Shrine, Buttermarket Street, Warrington WA1 2NS
Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment of the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool
Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP: malleray@fssp.org
Assistant: Fr Konrad Loewenstein, FSSP: padrek@libero.it
Assistant: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP: iverrier@fssp.org
Assistant: Fr Seth Phipps, FSSP: sphipps@fssp.org
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Below: Priory Campaign Target aerial view – thanks to talented drone riders Tony & Fin!  Discover St Mary’s from on high with these great video and pictures! |
WELCOME TO ST MARY’S SHRINE!
Holy Masses: Sunday 11am & 6pm; Mon-Sat 12:10pm daily.
Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day
– including from 5:30pm before 6pm Sunday Mass
and on Saturdays 10am-11:45am during Eucharistic Adoration.
Daily Rosary 11:30am Mon-Fri, 11am Sat. Followed by the Angelus.
SUPPORT—Bank details: Account name: FSSP Warrington. Account number: 30993368. Sort Code 30-80-27
Lloyds Bank, Palmerston Road Branch. Ask us for Gift Aid forms and envelopes: warrington@fssp.org. Registered Charity number 1129964
Safeguarding: Children, teenagers and vulnerable adults must be accompanied or supervised at all times within the Shrine. If you have concerns, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department on 0151 522 1043 or e-mail safeguarding@rcaol.co.uk, or speak with Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer. Thank you for your awareness.
Pro-life: Every last Saturday, 10:15am. Coordinator: Peter Boyle: p.boyle400@btinternet.com
This Week’s Mass Intentions:
| Sun 5 | 11th Sunday after Pentecost | 11:00am
6:00pm |
Our Lady’s Holy Souls
Our Lady’s Holy Souls |
| Mon 6 | Transfiguration of Our Lord (2nd Class)
Begin Novena in preparation for the Assumption: 6-14 August. Special intention: Priory Campaign Stations of the Cross for Priests 1pm |
12:10pm
6:00pm
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Crookall family intentions
Celebrant’s intention
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| Tue 7 | St Cajetan, Confessor | 12:10pm | Faithful of St Mary’s |
| Wed 8 | St John Marie Vianney, Confessor
Mothers’ Prayer Group 1pm |
12:10pm | Denice & Johnathan Mallmay |
| Thur 9 | Vigil of St Lawrence, Martyr | 12:10pm | Tenence Keenan |
| Fri 10 | St Lawrence, Martyr (2nd Class)
Stations of the Cross for Priests 1pm |
12:10pm
6:00pm |
Bernadette Keenan
Celebrant’s intention |
| Sat 11 | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
St Oswald, King Martyr |
10:00am
12:10pm |
Vocations
Elizabeth & Madeleine & Imelda Berans |
| Sun 12 | 12th Sunday after Pentecost | 11:00am
6:00pm |
Eileen Corcoran RIP
Eileen Corcoran RIP |
PRIORY CAMPAIGN hits national news:
Full page article in the Catholic Herald’s printed issue this weekend! Click on title to read online article How will faithful Catholics thrive under secularism? Try the ‘Village Option’.
Prominent Catholics have lent their support to our project: Jacob Rees-Mogg MP; Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP; Viscountess Ashbrook, of nearby Arley Hall; SPUC Chairman Robin Haig; Robert Colquhoun of 40 Days for Life; Dr Joseph Shaw, Chairman of the Latin Mass Society, and Maria Haynes whose message we publish below:
“As the North West Coordinator of the National Association of Catholic Families I have seen first-hand that the clergy at St Mary’s Warrington cares for families. Despite their limited facilities currently, the Rector of St Mary’s Shrine and his fellow priests have welcomed our association to hold our Family Days at St Mary’s so that we can help and support Catholic families as they strive to remain faithful to the teachings of the Church on marriage and the family. During these Family Days, one of the priests has been very happy to give catechetical instruction to our teenage children and join us in the social element of our day, making themselves available to speak to and offer spiritual advice to parents.
The priests also offer catechism days, activities for young adults and spiritual advice for all parents generally. The church is large and beautiful, but a shrine hall and classrooms are needed for more families to come and benefit from their talks and conferences. Families coming with vans will appreciate the improved parking facilities if, as I hope, their Priory Campaign is successful. Those buildings next door look very fitting and there would be space for children to play. But there is little time. Please pledge whatever you can, and in any case, pray for success. We Catholic families in England urgently need such havens of orthodoxy and piety.”
Dear Friends, we have three months to raise £1.5m and buy back the former Priory and St Mary’s School next door (total Net Internal Area of 1,383.19 Sq m or 14,891 Sq ft.) This is a unique opportunity to endow St Mary’s with the space we urgently need: parish hall, music room, clergy offices, and classrooms. In addition, a pro-life office, a publishing company, a vestments-sewing workshop and accommodation for retreatants could be added.
We have already £300,000.00 pledged. Just as we expect this project to benefit souls even at a distance from Warrington, we seek support from far and wide, not only among our local congregation. In our times of growing adversity, the Priory Campaign aims at building a strongly Catholic community. Please speak to your friends about this historic opportunity, and pray for generous benefactors.
At this stage, we request pledges rather than actual donations. Kindly specify amount, currency and confirm bank transfer by 15 September. Our Campaign bank account details will be advertised by early September.
Please pray for the success of our summer camps this week (40 boys) and next (30 girls) in Macclesfield.
Please note 2 extra 6pm Masses this week on Mon 6th and Fri 10th August.
ASSUMPTION of OUR LADY – Wed 15 August
A HOLYDAY of OBLIGATION.
Every able Catholic must attend Holy Mass on that day under penalty of grave sin.
Masses at St Mary’s: 6.45am; 12:10pm; 7:00pm
If you plan to travel that day, check online in advance where you will fulfil the obligation. Let us celebrate the glorious entering of our Mother in heaven!
Novena in preparation for the Assumption
From 6th to 14th Aug. included we will pray after Mass the Collect of the Assumption. Our special intention is the success of the Priory Campaign (raising £1.5m by 18 October 2018):
Almighty and Eternal God, who hast assumed the body and soul of the Immaculate Virgin Mary, Mother of Thy Son, to celestial glory: grant, we beseech Thee, that always minded toward heavenly things, we may be sharers in the same glory. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, Thy Son, Who livest and reignest with Thee, in the unity of the Holy Ghost, one God, world without end. Amen.
Congratulations to Clare Fraser who has completed her training as new Safeguarding Officer at St Mary’s Shrine. Clare is part of the Bl. James Bell Parish Safeguarding Team.
Would you like to lead a decade of the Rosary, or more, as part of our daily Shrine devotion? Please speak to Fr Phipps or email him: sphipps@fssp.org
Catechetical Fundamentals by Fr Loewenstein FSSP
THIS WEEK: 6 evening talks: Mon 6-Sat 11 Aug, 7:00pm (also on LiveMass)
- Introduction, The Creed, God;
- The Creation;
- The Economy of Salvation: The Church;
- The Seven Sacraments;
- The Moral Life;
- The Four Last Things and the 10 Commandments.
Evangelium Weekend Conference for young adults near Reading on 17-19 Aug, with Fr de Malleray, FSSP: info & bookings on www.evangelium.co.uk
CALL THE DRONE!
Great aerial pictures and video of targetted Priory and former School in Warrington:
(thanks to expert team Tony & Fin!)
Help us buy back the former Benedictine Priory in Warrington (the two attached Georgian houses along Buttermarket Street aligned with church on the left of this picture) and Priory Court at the rear (the detached longer building at the bottom of this picture, where former St Mary’s School used to stand).
As you can see, both buildings are part of the same triangular compound as St Mary’s Church and current Priory (the modern looking smaller rectangular building surrounded by garden) – both legally owned by our charity. Unless we gather GBP1.5m by mid October 2018, the owner will turn the two other buildings into one-bedroom flats.
Instead, we have a great opportunity to buy them back and create a dynamic Catholic hub around our beautiful Pugin church! Please email Fr Rector if you can pledge money: malleray@fssp.org.
For further explanation, see our article in the latest issue of the Catholic Herald: How will faithful Catholics thrive under secularism? Try the ‘Village Option’
Please forward this news, and may God bless you!
Warrington Sunday Bulletin 22 July 2018
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(This year the Sunday takes precedence over the feast of St Mary Magdalene, the apostle of the apostles – 22nd July.)
22 July 2018 WEEKLY BULLETIN of ST MARY’S SHRINE
www.fssp.co.uk/warrington • 01925 635664
St Mary’s Shrine, Buttermarket Street, Warrington WA1 2NS
Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment of the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool
Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP: malleray@fssp.org
Assistant: Fr Konrad Loewenstein, FSSP: padrek@libero.it
Assistant: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP: iverrier@fssp.org
Assistant: Fr Seth Phipps, FSSP: sphipps@olgseminary.org
WELCOME TO ST MARY’S SHRINE!
Holy Masses: Sunday 11am & 6pm; Mon-Sat 12:10pm daily.
Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day
– including from 5:30pm before 6pm Sunday Mass
and on Saturdays 10am-11:45am during Eucharistic Adoration.
Daily Rosary 11:30am Mon-Fri, 11am Sat. Followed by the Angelus.
SUPPORT—Bank details: Account name: FSSP Warrington. Account number: 30993368. Sort Code 30-80-27
Lloyds Bank, Palmerston Road Branch. Ask us for Gift Aid forms and envelopes: warrington@fssp.org. Registered Charity number 1129964
Safeguarding: Children, teenagers and vulnerable adults must be accompanied or supervised at all times within the Shrine. If you have concerns, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department on 0151 522 1043 or e-mail safeguarding@rcaol.co.uk. Thank you for your awareness.
Pro-life: Every last Saturday, 10:15am. Coordinator: Peter Boyle: p.boyle400@btinternet.com
This Week’s Mass Intentions:
| Sun 22 | 9th Sunday after Pentecost | 11:00am
6:00pm |
Thomas Corcoran RIP
Sr Veronica RIP |
| Mon 23 | St Apollinaris, Bishop Martyr
Stations of the Cross for Priests 1pm |
12:10pm | Marie-Claire intention |
| Tue 24 | Feria: Votive Mass of the Miraculous Medal p.1775 | 12:10pm | Riley Michael Jones |
| Wed 25 | St James, Apostle (2nd Class)
Mothers’ Prayer Group 1pm |
12:10pm
6:00pm |
Private intention
Daniel Fitzgerald RIP (anniv.) |
| Thur 26 | St Anne Mother of the Blessed Virgin Mary (2nd Class) | 12:10pm | Michael & Anjali Fletcher |
| Fri 27 | Feria: Votive Mass for Vocations
Stations of the Cross for Priests 1pm |
12:10pm
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Alan Frederik Lloyd
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| Sat 28 | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Sts Nazarius & Celsus, Martyrs & Victor I, Pope Pro-Life Group meets in cloister at 10:15am |
10:00am
12:10pm
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Pro-Life
Material needs of St Mary’s
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| Sun 29 | 10th Sunday after Pentecost | 11:00am
6:00pm |
Our Lady’s Holy Souls
Our Lady’s Holy Souls |
PRIORY CAMPAIGN:
Official support from our Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP of Liverpool: “In July 2015, I invited the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter to come to the archdiocese of Liverpool and to have responsibility for St Mary’s Church, Warrington. It has now become a centre for the celebration of the extraordinary form of Mass and the sacraments. I am very pleased that such a beautiful church remained open for divine worship and provides a spiritual home for many. As the local Ordinary, I have ordained four priests at St Mary’s Church over the past three years, and I have twice conferred the sacrament of Confirmation. I eagerly support the Priory Campaign which will secure for St Mary’s Shrine the space needed for their increasing pastoral activities.”
Dear Friends, we have three months to raise £1.5m and buy back the former Priory and St Mary’s School next door (total Net Internal Area of 1,383.19 Sq m or 14,891 Sq ft.) This is a unique opportunity to endow St Mary’s with the space we urgently need: parish hall, music room, clergy offices, and classrooms. In addition, a pro-life office, a publishing company, a vestments-sewing workshop and accommodation for retreatants could be added.
We have already £300.000 pledged. Just as we expect this project to benefit souls even at a distance from Warrington, we seek support from far and wide, not only among our local congregation. In our times of growing adversity, the Priory Campaign aims at building a strongly Catholic community. Please speak to your friends about this historic opportunity, and pray for generous benefactors.
At this stage, we request pledges rather than actual donations.
Thank you for your prayers for our General Chapter which ended last 18th July. Pray for the new Superior General and his Council. Changes in clergy assignments may still occur next month, as meeting the needs of everyone around our 125 houses spread in 129 dioceses on 4 continents is a complex affair.
| Music for this Sunday:
Byrd’s Mass in Four Parts; Lotti Laudate Dominum; Victoria O Jesu Memoriam Today is the last Sunday when our Choir sings before their summer recess. On behalf of our congregation (including our fellow worshippers online), may I thank them all wholeheartedly for yet another year of musical excellence for the greater glory of God. With our music director on sick leave (please pray for his prompt recovery), our gratitude goes in particular to Kathy Jones and Fr Ian Verrier FSSP, who coordinated superbly the Ordination ceremony and the subsequent Sundays. We wish all our singers a well-earned rest and look forward to hearing them again in September. Meanwhile, anyone interested in singing at St Mary’s is welcome to contact us. Fr Rector |
Legion of Mary mission week: time was lacking, it was felt, to be ready by September. We are looking at further dates later next year and will keep everyone informed.
Watch Holy Mass at St Mary’s daily on www.livemass.org. The Mass of the day can be watched for 24hrs and that of the Sunday for the entire week.
☞ Did you know? St Mary’s Shrine costs £1,444 a week to run and maintain. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Reminder: To receive Holy Communion: to be a Catholic, in state of grace, one-hour fasting.
In the EF liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance.
9 Doctrinal Talks 
A) Wed. 25 July, 7:00pm: Talk on Modesty in Dress by Fr de Malleray, FSSP.
What we wear tells about who we are. However, common sense suggests that our dress should reflect the time and place of the occasion. But to what extent? This is a sensitive but important topic. For us Catholics, it goes deeper than a mere dress code as is in force for instance at the Royal Ascot (see their very detailed description of which items are permitted and which would bar access…). According to Christian tradition, wearing the appropriate clothes goes all the way back to God clothing our first parents after the fall; and it anticipates on the wedding garments described in the Apocalypse. Q & A’s will follow.
Arrive at 6:00pm that evening if you wish to attend an extra Low Mass.
B) Wed 1st Aug, 7:00pm Talk on What is Holy Mass? – by Fr Seth Phipps, FSSP. Arrive at 6:00pm that evening if you wish to attend an extra Low Mass.
C) Sat 4 August 5-6pm: Talk on The Two Ends of Marriage by Fr Konrad Loewenstein.
D) Mon 6-Sat 11 Aug, 7:00pm: Catechetical Fundamentals by Fr Loewenstein: 1. Introduction, The Creed, God; 2. The Creation; 3. The Economy of Salvation: The Church; 4. The Seven Sacraments; 5. The Moral Life; 6. The Four Last Things and the 10 Commandments.
3 Talks
WED, 25 JUL AT 7:00pm, St Mary’s Warrington
What we wear tells about who we are. However, common sense suggests that our dress should reflect the time and place of the occasion. But to what extent? This is a sensitive but important topic. For us Catholics, it goes deeper than a mere dress code as is in force for instance at the Royal Ascot (see their very detailed description of which items are permitted and which would bar access…).
According to Christian tradition, wearing the appropriate clothes goes all the way back to God clothing our first parents after the fall; and it anticipates on the wedding garments described in the Apocalypse.
Fr de Malleray will talk on this spiritual topic, followed with Q & A’s.
Arrive at 6:00pm that evening if you wish to attend an extra Low Mass.
Wed 1st AUG, 7:00pm Warrington
Holy Mass is understood by some chiefly as a fraternal meal; by others mainly as Christ’s Sacrifice of the Cross. How are these two aspects articulated? Which takes precedence and why?
Fr Seth Phipps, FSSP will talk on this spiritual topic, followed with Q & A’s.
Arrive at 6:00pm that evening if you wish to attend an extra Low Mass.
Talk on The Two Ends of Marriage Sat 4 August 5pm-6pm, St Mary’s Warrington
The two ends of marriage are fecundity and mutual support. This talk by Fr Konrad Loewenstein FSSP will examine the shift in precedence from one end to the other in the recent magisterium and its implications.
NAZARETH IN LANCASHIRE
LAUNCHING the PRIORY CAMPAIGN:
[updated] Nazareth in Lancashire…
Dear Friends, we have three months to raise £1.5m and buy back the former Priory and St Mary’s School next door to St Mary’s Shrine in Warrington (total Net Internal Area of 1,383.19 Sq m or 14,891 Sq ft.)
This is a unique opportunity to endow St Mary’s with the space we urgently need: parish hall, music room, clergy offices, and classrooms. In addition, a pro-life office, a publishing company, a vestments-sewing workshop and accommodation for retreatants could be added.
THEY SUPPORT THE PRIORY CAMPAIGN
Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP, Jacob Rees-Mogg MP, SPUC Chairman and 40 Days for Life Director, and more:
“I am glad to support the Priory Project in Warrington. At a time when many sacred buildings are converted to secular use, St Mary’s retained its original purpose when the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter saved that beautiful Pugin church from closure. A sure indicator of a strong Catholic identity: four young priests were ordained at St Mary’s over the past three years. More space is now needed around St Mary’s Church for pastoral activities. Acquiring the former Priory buildings next to the church would answer that urgent need. I am honoured to support the Priory Campaign of fundraising.
Signed: Jacob Rees-Mogg, MP – on 3rd July 2018”
“In July 2015, I invited the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter to come to the archdiocese of Liverpool and to have responsibility for St Mary’s Church, Warrington. It has now become a centre for the celebration of the extraordinary form of Mass and the sacraments. I am very pleased that such a beautiful church remained open for divine worship and provides a spiritual home for many. As the local Ordinary, I have ordained four priests at St Mary’s Church over the past three years, and I have twice conferred the sacrament of Confirmation. I eagerly support the Priory Campaign which will secure for St Mary’s Shrine the space needed for their increasing pastoral activities.
Signed: Malcolm McMahon OP, Archbishop of Liverpool – 12 July 2018”
‘The Priestly Fraternity of St Peter in this country and especially in Warrington has demonstrated a strong commitment to the protection of vulnerable human beings. The Priory Project at St Mary’s Warrington includes a dedicated pro-life space with pro-life literature, counselling and prayer. To help rebuild a culture of life in our country, I very much hope that the Priory Campaign will be successful.
Signed: Robin Haig – SPUC Chairman; Robert Colquhoun, 40 Days for Life’s international campaigns director’
‘The priests of the Fraternity of St Peter successfully reintroduced the Church’s ancient Latin liturgy to St Mary’s, Warrington, when they were entrusted with this church by the Archdiocese of Liverpool in 2015. The existing congregation has received this liturgy with great interest and devotion, and it has attracted others from far and wide. The FSSP are able to hear confessions, to offer all the sacraments, to give spiritual direction to all who desire it, to instruction and receive converts, to foster vocations, and to publish a magazine devoted to their apostolate. This great and growing work now requires larger premises, and it seems providential that former parish buildings have become available for purchase. I support their Priory Campaign of fundraising to provide their apostolic zeal with the ambitious setting needed for many more English Catholics, lapsed and converts, to discover the riches of tradition.
Signed: Dr Joseph Shaw, Chairman of the Latin Mass Society’
“As the North West Coordinator of the National Association of Catholic Families I have seen first-hand that the clergy at St Mary’s Warrington cares for families. Despite their limited facilities currently, the Rector of St Mary’s Shrine and his fellow priests have welcomed our association to hold our Family Days at St Mary’s so that we can help and support Catholic families as they strive to remain faithful to the teachings of the Church on marriage and the family. During these Family Days, one of the priests has been very happy to give catechetical instruction to our teenage children and join us in the social element of our day, making themselves available to speak to and offer spiritual advice to parents.
The priests also offer catechism days, activities for young adults and spiritual advice for all parents generally. The church is large and beautiful, but a shrine hall and classrooms are needed for more families to come and benefit from their talks and conferences. Families coming with vans will appreciate the improved parking facilities if, as I hope, their Priory Campaign is successful. Those buildings next door look very fitting and there would be space for children to play. But there is little time. Please pledge whatever you can, and in any case, pray for success. We Catholic families in England urgently need such havens of orthodoxy and piety.
Signed: Maria Haynes, 17th July 2018″
“Renowned for its sacred music and architecture, St Mary’s Church in Warrington is a place of beauty and contemplation for all, in the centre of a busy Cheshire town. I believe that such cultural oases are much needed in our day and age. Not far from Warrington, we at Arley Hall & Gardens also offer a most special place to visit, with 500 years of family history and an exceptional garden. Well aware that significant resources are needed to maintain and develop such patrimony for the benefit of all, I happily recommend St. Mary’s Church Priory Campaign to provide extended facilities for worshippers and visitors alike, and hopefully an added benefit for the town.
Signed: Viscountess Ashbrook, of Arley Hall”
WHY YOU MATTER
Christianity is in peril worldwide, and ‘almost vanquished’ in the UK and Ireland, to quote the late Head of the Catholic Church in Great Britain, Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O’Connor ten years ago. What would he say nowadays? Against such odds, our priestly Fraternity does its little best to help restore the reign of Christ. The Priory Campaign is not essentially about money and buildings. Important as those are, they are means to an end. The Priory Campaign is about souls. The Priory Campaign is about rolling up our sleeves to foster the reign of Christ. The Priory Campaign is about being creative, daring and proactive to implant a multifaceted Catholic hub, here in the North West of England. The Priory Campaign is about bringing together the skills and talents of many, to inspire, to enthuse, to empower.
This is why we appeal not only to those in our pews, but also to those watching us daily through our LiveMass channel, and to anyone interested in a Catholic shift from ‘manage decline’ to ‘love the village’ (and ultimately ‘Rebuild the Kingdom’). The St Mary’s compound in Warrington could literally become the core of such a village, as described in The Village Option article (cf Dowry Magazine #36, Winter 2017 (https://fssp.co.uk/category/dowry/).
A village is neither a fortress nor a ghetto. It is a place a convivial dwelling on a human scale. Whereas taking as our model the New Jerusalem might be slightly too ambitious (!), we modestly aim for ‘A Nazareth in Lancashire’ – a place where families and individuals will like to live, growing in sanctity around a beautiful church with daily Mass, confessions, homilies, catechism and direction.
OUR ASSETS
The Priory Campaign is not a dream. It is an aspiration based on objective assets. Which are they?
• As you know, we have a beautiful Pugin church in good structural repair.
• We have talented musician and dedicated parishioners.
• We have a growing network of supporters via LiveMass (http://www.livemass.org/): they pray with us every day and they value the recollection and beauty of the liturgy, as well as the daily homilies.
• We have dedicated and well trained priests serving here, currently four of us: Fr Armand de Malleray, Fr Konrad Loewenstein, Fr Ian Verrier and Fr Seth Phipps.
• We have a very supportive Archbishop: Archbishop McMahon of Liverpool came three times over the past three years to ordain four priests: Fr Matthew Jolly (4 July 2015, for the archdiocese); Fr Krzysztof Sanetra; Fr Alex Stewart and last month Fr Seth Phipps (all of them for the FSSP).
• We have legal ownership of this building, which confers utmost stability to our ministry and justifies a long term project such as the Priory Campaign.
• We are growing: While sadly seminaries, monasteries and convents are closing down all across the country, our little Fraternity is growing. On 18th July we will celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of our foundation. From 12 founders on 18 July 1988, we are now 437 clerics serving in 129 diocese on 4 continents. Last week our fourth superior general was elected, Fr Andrzej Komorowski, and his council, securing stability for the next six years. In addition, our Fraternity in England ordained one priest per year. Mainstream Catholic media now affirm that what we offer is part of the solution for the future of the Church over here.
ASK IKEA
Why did the giant Swedish flatpack furniture firm choose Warrington to open their very first store in the UK, 30 years ago? Not because of our Fraternity, since we didn’t exist yet… ‘Let’s move to Warrington, Cheshire: ‘It’s where the canny live’ – says The Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/…/lets-move-to-warrington-chesh….
With 2.5 million working age people living within a 30 minute drive, Warrington has the largest catchment of any city outside the M25. As a result Warrington ranked third in terms of highest business growth, bettered only by London and Aberdeen. Warrington was acknowledged as the number one “city” in the UK for high growth small businesses, housing the highest proportion of high growth firms at 15.8% compared to the national average of 11.8%.
House prices are still less than half than in the South East.
Warrington, with a resident population of 210,000 is a large town (Unitary Authority) located some 20 miles west of Manchester and approximately 15 miles east of Liverpool. The town has excellent communication links by road, rail and air. St Mary’s (Church and Priory WA1 2NS) are located ½ mile east of Warrington Town Centre in the commercial hinterland of the main business district.
AND NOW
We already have £300.000 pledged. It is one fifth of the £1.5 million needed. Just as we expect this project to benefit souls even at a distance from Warrington, we seek support from far and wide, not only among our local congregation. Admittedly, £1.5 million is a lot of money. But in London one would just get a studio or a very small flat for that amount. It is worth investing here.
Unlike other Church institutions though, we are poor. This is mostly due to the fact that we are merely eighteen years old in England, having only been established canonically in the UK in 2000. We have not yet had a generation of benefactors leaving their estate to us. The only one who did provided lasting financial stability for our first apostolate in the South. God bless her soul.
But we have…
• Time-proven tools of sanctification.
• Families and individuals increasingly eager to benefit from our ministry.
• One priest from the UK ordained every year.
Please help us. Speak to your friends about this historic opportunity, and pray for generous benefactors. Please help us build a strong Catholic community around St Mary’s, to secure a confident future for every soul and to provide inspiration for all who seek the kingdom of God and His justice. May Our Blessed Lady guide and protect this initiative.
At this stage, we are looking for pledges rather than donations.
Please contact Fr Rector: malleray@fssp.org.
God bless you!
Launch homily: https://vimeo.com/livemass/priorycampaign
and YouTube: https://youtu.be/PWuc96zOGs4
Launching the PRIORY CAMPAIGN
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15 July 2018 WEEKLY BULLETIN of ST MARY’S SHRINE
www.fssp.co.uk/warrington • 01925 635664
St Mary’s Shrine, Buttermarket Street, Warrington WA1 2NS
Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment of the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool
Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP: malleray@fssp.org
Assistant: Fr Konrad Loewenstein, FSSP: padrek@libero.it
Assistant: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP: iverrier@fssp.org
Assistant: Fr Seth Phipps, FSSP: sphipps@olgseminary.org
WELCOME TO ST MARY’S SHRINE!
Holy Masses: Sunday 11am & 6pm; Mon-Sat 12:10pm daily.
Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day
– including from 5:30pm before 6pm Sunday Mass
and on Saturdays 10am-11:45am during Eucharistic Adoration.
Daily Rosary 11:30am Mon-Fri, 11am Sat. Followed by the Angelus.
SUPPORT—Bank details: Account name: FSSP Warrington. Account number: 30993368. Sort Code 30-80-27
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Sun 15 |
8th Sunday after Pentecost |
11:00am 6:00pm |
Thomas Corcoran RIP Thomas Corcoran RIP |
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Mon 16 |
Feria: Mass of Our Lady of Mount Carmel Stations of the Cross for Priests 1pm |
12:10pm |
Fr John Harris |
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Tue 17 |
Feria: Mass of St Alexis |
12:10pm |
Thomas Corcoran RIP |
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Wed 18 |
St Camillus de Lellis, Confessor Mothers’ Prayer Group 1pm Thirtieth Anniversary of the Foundation of the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter |
12:10pm |
Thomas Corcoran RIP |
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Thur 19 |
St Vincent de Paul, Confessor |
12:10pm |
Thomas Corcoran RIP |
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Fri 20 |
St Jerome Emiliani, Confessor Stations of the Cross for Priests 1pm |
12:10pm |
Thomas Corcoran RIP |
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Sat 21 |
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament St Lawrence of Brindisi, Confessor Doctor |
10:00am 12:10pm |
FSSP Thomas Corcoran RIP |
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Sun 22 |
9th Sunday after Pentecost |
11:00am 6:00pm |
Thomas Corcoran RIP Sr Veronica RIP |
New Superior General: Congratulations to Very Rev Andrzej Komorowski, FSSP on his election as new Superior General of the FSSP for six years.
Please pray for him and his new Council in their important mission at the helm of our growing Fraternity, which will turn 30 next 18th July.
Please keep the FSSP in your prayers as delegates gather for its six-yearly General Chapter which will meet at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Nebraska, USA, from 3 to 18 July.
Legion of Mary to lead a PPC or Peregrinatio Pro Christo around St Mary’s on
1st – 8th September?
A team of Legionaries (8-14 people as a guide) would come into the parish for a week. They come Saturday to Saturday and usually stay at people’s homes within the parish (for this service of bed & breakfast the Legionary pays their host £60-£80). Please contact us as soon as possible if you can provide accommodation.
The team attend the Sunday Mass, greeting people and distributing Miraculous Medals. From Sunday through to Friday the day is centred on the parish where the legionaries gather each day for a Legion meeting, attend Mass (if there is one) and then set out in pairs to visit every home in the parish. The local school can also be visited and children given a Miraculous Medal. Legionaries visit with the people, inviting non-Catholics to consider the Catholic Church and inviting non-practicing Catholics to return to the sacraments. They leave literature and church bulletins, especially at locations where no one is home.
The approach to people is to be given gently and humbly, with Legionaries very much, ‘cap in hand’; it goes without saying that the Legionary isn’t there to criticise or judge. A great number of discussions take place and many barriers are broken down. Home to home visitation usually takes place between 10.30am-1pm, 2.30pm-5pm, 6.30pm-8.30pm.
LAUNCHING the PRIORY CAMPAIGN:
Dear Friends, we have three months to raise £1.5m and buy back the former Priory and St Mary’s School next door (total Net Internal Area of 1,383.19 Sq m or 14,891 Sq ft.)
This is a unique opportunity to endow St Mary’s with the space we urgently need: parish hall, music room, clergy offices, and classrooms. In addition, a pro-life office, a publishing company, a vestments-sewing workshop and accommodation for retreatants could be added.
We have already £300.000 pledged. Just as we expect this project to benefit souls even at a distance from Warrington, we seek support from far and wide, not only among our local congregation. In our times of growing adversity, the Priory Campaign aims at building a strongly Catholic community.
Please speak to your friends about this historic opportunity, and pray for generous benefactors.
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Music for this Sunday: Mass by Casciolini; Sicut Cervus by Palestrina; Ave Verum by Byrd. |
☞ Did you know? St Mary’s Shrine costs £1,444 a week to run and maintain. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Reminder: To receive Holy Communion: to be a Catholic, in state of grace, one-hour fasting.
In the EF liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance.
Dowry Magazine online: fssp.co.uk/warrington
Youth Group: 11 attended yesterday, fo rour traditonal pizzafollowed by a talk by Fr Konrad Loewenstein, FSSP on “How to pray.”
Wednesday 25th July, 7pm: Conference on Dressing with Modesty: Q & A’s – following an extra 6pm Holy Mass.
Next Family Catechim Day: Thursday 19 July 1pm-3:30pm with classes by Frs Loewenstein and Phipps.
Sunday Bulletin 8 July 2018
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8 July 2018 WEEKLY BULLETIN of ST MARY’S SHRINE
www.fssp.co.uk/warrington • 01925 635664
St Mary’s Shrine, Buttermarket Street, Warrington WA1 2NS
Served by the Priestly Fraternity of St Peter by appointment of the RC Archdiocese of Liverpool
Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP: malleray@fssp.org
Assistant: Fr Konrad Loewenstein, FSSP: padrek@libero.it
Assistant: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP: iverrier@fssp.org
Assistant: Fr Seth Phipps, FSSP: sphipps@olgseminary.org
WELCOME TO ST MARY’S SHRINE!
Holy Masses: Sunday 11am & 6pm; Mon-Sat 12:10pm daily.
Confessions 30mins before every Mass every day – including from 5:30pm before 6pm Sunday Mass and on Saturdays 10am-11:45am during Eucharistic Adoration.
Daily Rosary 11:30am Mon-Fri, 11am Sat. Followed by the Angelus. SUPPORT—Bank details: Account name: FSSP Warrington. Account number: 30993368. Sort Code 30-80-27
Lloyds Bank, Palmerston Road Branch. Ask us for Gift Aid forms and envelopes: warrington@fssp.org. Registered Charity number 1129964
Safeguarding: Children, teenagers and vulnerable adults must be accompanied or supervised at all times within the Shrine. If you have concerns, please contact the Archdiocesan Safeguarding Department on 0151 522 1043 or e-mail safeguarding@rcaol.co.uk. Thank you for your awareness.
Pro-life: Every last Saturday, 10:15am. Coordinator: Peter Boyle: p.boyle400@btinternet.com
This Week’s Mass Intentions:
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8 |
7th Sunday after Pentecost | 11:00am
6:00pm |
Dave Daley
Ruth McKiernan & family RIP |
| Mon 9 | Sts John Fisher & Thomas Moore, Martyrs (1st Cl.)
Stations of the Cross for Priests 1pm |
6:45am
12:10pm |
Dr Gordon Bryden RIP, Anniv.
David Ron Parsons |
| Tue 10 | 7 Holy Brothers & Sts Rufina & Second, Martyrs | 12:10pm | John Porter |
| Wed 11 | Feria: Votive Mass of St Pius 1st, Pope & Martyr
Mothers’ Prayer Group 1pm |
12:10pm | Tan Duffy |
| Thur 12 | St John Gualbert, Abbot | 12:10pm | Joe Malden RIP |
| Fri
14 |
Feria: Votive Mass for Vocations
Stations of the Cross for Priests 1pm |
12:10pm | Priests in Purgatory |
| Sat
15 |
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
St Bonaventure, Bishop Confessor Doctor |
10:00am
12:10pm |
Vocations
Sean Keenan RIP |
| Sun 16 | 8th Sunday after Pentecost | 11:00am
6:00pm |
Thomas Corcoran RIP
Thomas Corcoran RIP |
We welcome Fr Phipps, FSSP as he begins his 1st assignment as a priest here in St Mary’s Warrington. From yesterday on, there are 8 FSSP priests in the UK.
FSSP GENERAL CHAPTER: Please keep the FSSP in your prayers as delegates gather for its six-yearly General Chapter which will meet at Our Lady of Guadalupe Seminary in Nebraska, USA, from 3 to 18 July.
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Music for this Sunday: Mass 8 Missa de Angelis Exultate Justi by Viadana Ave Verum by Mozart Music for next Sunday: Mass by Casciolini Sicut Cervus by Palestrina Ave Verum by Byrd |
See the great pictures of Fr Seth Phipps’ ordination and First Mass on our Flickr albums: www.flickr.com/photos/138056205@N08/albums
Moving near St Mary’s Shrine? With at least 3 priests full time, daily Mass, confessions and devotions; with easy access by rail and road; and with the active support of our Archbishop and Parish Priest, St Mary’s Shrine Church is a very attractive place to live by. Contact Fr Rector (malleray@fssp.org) if you would like to move (very) near us, as plans are afoot for potential accommodation and the decision to be made shortly will depend on the interest expressed. Count £100,000.00 as a minimum cost for a 850 sq ft flat.
Watch Holy Mass at St Mary’s daily on www.livemass.org. The Mass of the day can be watched for 24hrs and that of the Sunday for the entire week.
There are ten places remaining for girls aged 10 – 17 years-old on Summer Camp St Petronilla this August 13-18. The venue is the Salesian Savio House in the Peak District. If you would like to know more about the camp or to request a booking form, please email us here. (The Boys’ Camp is full.)
FLICKR albums from previous years’ camps can be viewed here: Girls 2017; Boys 2017; Girls 2016; Boys 2016.
Dowry Magazine online: fssp.co.uk/warrington
☞ Did you know?
St Mary’s Shrine costs £1,444 a week to run and maintain. Your generosity is greatly appreciated.
Our Eucharistic Conferences last week in preparation for the Eucharistic Congress next September were advertised by the Liverpool Archdiocese. Thank you for your interest for this important topic of our faith. You can watch the 4 conferences on Transubstantiation; Concomitance; Fragments; Presence on https://vimeo.com/livemass.
Reminder: To receive Holy Communion: to be a Catholic, in state of grace, one-hour fasting.
In the EF liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance.
Dowry Magazine online: fssp.co.uk/warrington
Next Youth Group: at St Mary’s on Sat. 14th July 1pm-4pm. Talk by Fr Konrad Loewenstein, FSSP on “How to pray.” All 18-35 welcome.
Next Family Catechim Day: Thursday 19 July 1pm-3:30pm with classes by Frs Loewenstein and Phipps.
Welcome to Fr Pierre-Henri Gouy, FSSP, visiting from France. He is one of the chaplains at the National Shrine in Lourdes. Make sure to contact him on your next pilgrimage: www.tarbes-lourdes.fssp.fr
About 35 attended a talk on “Personhood” by Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP at the SPUC branch in St Helen’s parish centre, Crosby, last Thursday.
Diocesan Ordinations: like in the past two years, the Shrine clergy attended the diocesan ordinations yesterday, this time at the Metropolitan Cathedral. Let us pray for the three new priests. Fr Phipps, ordained one month earlier, gave First Blessings to a number of diocesan confreres.
Legion of Mary? Dennis Croughan, President of the Warrington Curia of the Legion of Mary would be happy to pay a visit and answer any questions that you may have regarding the Legion and assist in any way you require if we wanted to start a group. Please email warrington@fssp.org.
Modesty posters on church doors: this is a sensitive but important topic. It goes deeper than a mere dress code as is in force for instance at the Royal Ascot (see their very detailed description of which items are permitted and which would bar access…).
For us Catholics, wearing the appropriate clothes goes all the way back to God clothing our first parents after the fall; and it anticipates on the wedding garments described in the Apocalypse. A poster by definition must be succinct, but we plan a conference on this spiritual topic in the coming weeks, with Q & A’s.