Sunday Bulletin 23 April 2023

St Mary’s Shrine Church Bulletin 23 April-7 May 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.

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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 Clare Fraser, St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer. Thank you for your awareness.

Confirmation Class begins Sun 23 April 9:45am-10.45am.

Pray for His Majesty King Charles III and for the realm in anticipation of the Coronation on Saturday 6 May 2023 at Westminster Abbey.

Learn basics of chant on Wed 26 April with Sam Barry: s.a.e.barry@hotmail.com.

Ask the Ven. Elizabeth Prout for miracles! She founded the female branch of the Passionists, who ran St Mary’s school for decades. Address report to Sr Dominic Savio, Cross & Passion Convent, Convent Lodge, 19 East Beach, Lytham, FY8 5EU.  

St Mary’s playgroup – toys, crafts, games, singing and prayers – for 0-4 year olds. Every Monday and Wednesday 9:30 till 11:30 during term time.

Please contact for details Rebecca Bowen – rebeccamarybowen@outlook.com or Carla Cilia – carlagcilia@gmail.com.

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

Contact juventutemwarrington@gmail.com.

Bookbinding and book repair by parishioner

mark.chatwood@gmail.com; Mob: 07493 292 039

Christian Leadership Programme for sixth-form students: https://christianheritagecentre.com/clf/.

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.

Converts’ class Saturdays 5pm. Catholics willing to improve their faith are welcome as well.

Contact Fr Quirke: frquirke@outlook.com.

Walsingham Pilgrimage 7-8 May: fully booked.

Men’s Group: 17 May, 21 Jun, 12 July.

Ladies’: 22 Apr, 13 May, 17 Jun

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 by guest speaker Isabel Vaughan-Spruce. Come and meet the courageous woman who got arrested merely for praying silently outside an abortuary.

Shrine Pilgrimage to Holywell on Sat 8^th July. Save the date. Similar schedule to our successful first last July, when 100 attended. Details to be communicated soon.

BOOK NOW for the great Juventutem Summer Weekend 21-23 July at Ampleforth Abbey! For any young Catholics 18-35. With Fr de Malleray, FSSP. 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

PRIORY CAMPAIGN

PHASE 1: Middle Floor conversion into large hall sitting 218, incl. choir loft, lift, kitchen, toilets

PHASE 2: Ground Floor conversion to office space, library, bookshop, catechism class, toilets

PHASE 3: Top Floor conversion into 12 bedrooms for Shrine pilgrims + external safety staircases

The overall contract cost of Phase 1 is just over £400k, but VAT, contingencies and fees add a further £130-135k depending on input required. Thankfully we have already secured £485k, but we urgently need to raise circa £50k to cover the deficit and complete this current phase. Any surplus raised would be carried over into Phases 2 and 3 which combined are currently costed an additional £490k  (including VAT) but recent scheme changes give us hope that these costs can be brought down so are not yet fixed. Updated figures will be available for the next edition of Dowry. Should funds raised exceed final completion costs, they would be used to support the running costs of the new facility and adjacent Shrine.                                

I want to support your PRIORY CAMPAIGN in Warrington.

Therefore I donate:

£25 □         £50 □         £100 □       £500 □        £1,000 □       £2,000 □       Other £………..

To donate,

1. please use bank transfer (specifying Priory Campaign); or a cheque payable to ‘FSSP ENGLAND’
2. Are you a taxpayer? Help us maximise your donation through Gift Aid

(ask us for a form: warrington@fssp.org). 

FSSP ENGLAND is a registered charity: number 1129964

Bank Name: Lloyds Bank
Account name: FSSP England

Sort Code: 30-93-04

Account number: 02027225

I send my cheque and any correspondence using the pre-printed envelope to:

FSSP, St Mary’s Priory, Smith Street, Warrington

WA1 2NS, Cheshire, England

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

Now 840 subscribers to St Mary’s YouTube channel: Main homilies are uploaded regularly: youtube.com/@stmaryswarringtonyoutubech6943.

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.

Masses are offered in private for Lynne Burgess, Teresa & Thomas Wakefield (50^th Wedding Anniv), Anne Drury, Jimmy Walkers RIP, Michael Hall, Margaret Bruce RIP, Gemma Mary, Conor Jones, Fr Peter Haverty RIP, Gabrielle O’Malley RIP, Frank Doyle RIP, Tess Doyle RIP.  Kindly ask Fr Stewart.

by Fr AM