Sunday Bulletin 14 Feb 21

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin

14 Feb 21 (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.co.uk/warrington/  facebook.com/fssp.england

Rector: Fr Armand de Malleray, FSSP           malleray@fssp.org

Assistant: Fr Ian Verrier, FSSP (also Choir & Organ)            iverrier@fssp.org

Assistant: Fr Alex Stewart, FSSP (any Mass bookings)         astewart@olgseminary.org

Visiting Priest: Fr Andrew Jolly

Shrine Secretary: Mrs Jane Wright:    warrington@fssp.org

Opening Times:

Sundays: 10:00am-1:00pm & 5:00pm-7:00pm (Holy Masses 11:00am & 6:00pm; Sung Vespers 5:00pm; Confessions 10:30am-11:00am & 5:30pm-6:00pm)

Weekdays: 11:00am-1:30pm (Confessions 11:40am-12:05pm; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

Saturdays: 10:00am-1:30pm (Eucharistic Adoration 10:00am-12noon, with ongoing Confessions; Holy Mass 12:10pm)

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 7days for Sunday Mass.

To receive Holy Communion: one must be a Catholic, in state of grace, one-hour fasting at least. In the EF liturgy, Holy Communion is received kneeling (unless unable to) and always on the tongue. Thank you in advance.

All must dress modestly in church out of reverence for God and of respect for fellow-worshippers. Chest and limbs must be covered down to elbows and knees at least. No sportswear. Sunday best should be worn by all on Sundays and feasts: suit and tie for men and boys, dresses for women and girls. Men keep their heads uncovered within church; women are encouraged to wear a scarf, hat or mantilla. Thank you.

Switch OFF your mobile phone before you enter our church. Letting it ring inside the church gravely disturbs the quiet of the sacred place. Thank you for your consideration.

Safeguarding: If you have concerns about children or vulnerable adults, 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.

Confirmations: our Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP of Liverpool kindly agreed to confer the Sacrament of Confirmation at St Mary’s on Saturday 10^th July 2021, 3:00pm. Candidates should contact Fr Stewart: astewart@olgseminary.org. Preparation will begin soon after Easter. We are very grateful to His Grace.

Ash Wednesday 17^th February. Day of FAST (one full meal a day and up to two snacks not amounting to another full meal, for any Catholic aged 18-59 unless pregnant or sick) and ABSTINENCE (no meat for any Catholic aged 14+).

Come to holy Mass and receive the blessed ashes (not applied upon the forehead this year but spread upon the head as anti-Covid precaution): a powerful sacramental to begin our preparation for the redemptive Passion of Our Lord.

Bring by Tue 16 Feb 12noon any blessed PALMS from last year to be burnt into ashes.

Mother Elizabeth Prout declared Venerable by Pope Francis: thanks be to God! Given that her community ran St Mary’s School – now Priory Court – let us pray that she might intercede in particular for our children and our families.

Educational Project St Mary’s: Thank you for your interest in upgrading our educational offer at St Mary’s. Please email malleray@fssp.org. Despite the many restrictions, now is the time to communicate, anticipate and set up a more permanent framework to educate our children as saints. Please tell your friends. Please also visit www.rcahybrid.org.uk/.

Moving near St Mary’s? Interest was recently expressed to us again by families considering moving to Warrington. We can advise you on preferred locations and local housing market.

Congratulations to our Welsh seminarian Gwilym Evans, FSSP who was admitted to major orders and was ordained a Subdeacon at our Bavarian seminary on Sat. 13^th February. This month, 18 FSSP seminarians were ordained Subdeacons. Please God, they should become deacons this spring and priests next year. Pray for more via https://www.fssp.org/en/help-us/confraternity-of-saint-peter/.

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 20% 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

COVID: Please observe social distancing, sanitizing and one-way system as signed, and kindly cover your face with a mantilla, scarf or mask unless exempt. We thank our stewards who generously give their time to secure a safe environment for all visitors to St Mary’s. Please make sure to follow their instructions and abide by the regulations (unless exempt from some), including social distancing and one-way system.

 On Priory Court Car Park, please park on any spaces to the FRONT & RIGHT of the pedestrian wooden gate into the Presbytery garden and church, as the spaces on the LEFT of that gate are for office users.

New Baronius hand missals and Holy Bibles for sale. Public price $ 64.95/copy. St Mary’s hugely discounted price: £35.00/copy! Pay by cash only (better on Sundays), and have your item handed to you by us immediately. New Memorare prayer cards sponsored by benefactor. Holy Mass booklets, rosaries for sale. Ask us after Holy Mass. St Mary’s logo on mugs and coasters: £7/mug & £3/coaster. Profit goes to support St Mary’s Shrine.

New St Mary’s YouTube channel: to make LiveMass recordings available permanently, visit https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC_NVY7jpDIhANiwjng1gN0w. Homilies for Sundays and major feasts will be uploaded regularly. Thank you to our LiveMass/YouTube operators.

Welcome to our Fourth Year seminarian Miklos (pronounce MIK-LOSH, Hungarian for the name Nicholas) who is beginning his pastoral stage at St Mary’s until the summer. Miklos discerned his vocation to the priesthood while completing a doctorate in Computing at Imperial College London. Until two weeks ago he was based at our international seminary in Bavaria, together with two more FSSP seminarians from the UK, Gwilym and David. Miklos knows St Mary’s Shrine well as he stayed here before on retreat and apostolate, and also helped at our Summer Camps in the Peak District. We welcome him wholeheartedly and assure him of our prayer for the second half of his formation to the sacred priesthood.

Pray for our Sick: Sue Shovelton, Michael Meadows, M. Hawley, Theresa Reynard, Hilda Creagan, John Sunderland.

HOLY MASS INTENTIONS

by Fr AM