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THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT – 8 MARCH 2026
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
| Sun 8th | 09:00 | Third Sunday of Lent | Our Parish Family | R- Mary McCorkell, James Rowley M- Bernadette Groarke, Alison Jones, Virginia Williamson |
| Sun 8th | 11:00 | Eamon Slowey | R – Maura Welch, Tim Storrie M – Andrea Ross, Ann Long, Louise Culshaw | |
| Mon 9th | 09:30 | Ann Sayers | R = Readers M = Eucharistic Minister | |
| Tue 10th | 19:00 | MASS IN LYMM | ||
| Wed 11th | 09:30 | Lorraine Heraty | ||
| Wed 11th | 10:00 | STATIONS OF THE CROSS | ||
| Thurs 12th | 09:30 | MASS IN LYMM | ||
| Fri 13th | 09:30 | Alex Anderson | ||
| Sat 14th | Noon | Brenda Dickinson | ||
| Sun 15th | 09.00 | Fourth Sunday of Lent | Our Parish Family | R- Peter Swift, Gerard McCreesh M- Jan Armstrong, Stewart Gardiner, Marie Prescott |
| Sun 15th | 11:00 | Charlie Bolton | R- Peter Daly, Angela Perls M- Sue Reeves, Eve Nichols, Hilary heap |
Please Remember in Your Prayers:
All those who are sick or housebound.
Those whose anniversaries occur around this time, Charles Dakin, Catherine Savage, Ann Sayers, George Lane, Maureen Crowley, Catherine Bowden, Pat Walley, Frances Healey and Robert Marsh, may they Rest in Peace and may the Lord bring comfort to their families and friends.
News and Information
CONFIRMATION: Bishop Mark will celebrate Confirmation at St Vincent’s on 17th June. The programme of preparation will begin with a meeting for parents and candidates at 7pm on Thursday 30 April and then an all-day session for candidates on Saturday, 9 May beginning at 10am in St Vincent’s Parish Hall. Anyone in Year 8 or upwards (who is a baptised Catholic) is welcome to join the group. Registration forms can be obtained from Father David.
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF ST NICHOLAS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL – JUBILEE AFTERNOON TEA ON THURSDAY, 26 MARCH AT 4.30PM: Past pupils, former staff, governors and friends of the school are all warmly invited and are encouraged to write or email their memories of St Nicholas’ over the years. Please book a place in advance and/or send your memories to alumni@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk
ST VINCENTS PRE-SCHOOL: Due to increased numbers, if you have a child due to start pre-school before September 2027, please contact the Setting for an Expression of Interest form.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Saturdays from 11.30am to 12 Noon.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is available after weekday Mass and during Adoration on Saturdays
Second Sunday of Lent – 1 March 2026
Mass Times And Intentions
| Sun 1st | 09:00 | Second Sunday of Lent | Our Parish Family | R- Stewart Gardiner, John Gibbons M- Virginia Williamson, Jan Armstrong, Nick Johnson |
| Sun 1st | 11:00 | Brian Hurtley (Anniv) | R- John Armstrong, Ann Long M – Sue Reeves, Eve Nichols, Hilary Heap | |
| Mon 2nd | 09:30 | Keith & Robert Hewitt | R = Readers M = Eucharistic Minister | |
| Tue 3rd | 09:15 | Mass in School | Shrewsbury S C F | |
| Tue 3rd | 19:00 | MASS IN LYMM | ||
| Wed 4th | 09:30 | Raymond Boyes (Anniv) | ||
| Wed 4th | 10:00 | Stations of the Cross | ||
| Thurs 5th | 09:30 | MASS IN LYMM | ||
| Fri 6th | 09:30 | Brian Magee | ||
| Sat 7th | Noon | Adrian Prescott | ||
| Sun 8th | 09.00 | Third Sunday of Lent | Our Parish Family | R- Mary McCorkell, James Rowley M- Bernadette Groarke, Alison Jones, Virginia Williamson |
| Sun 8th | 11:00 | Eamon Slowey | R – Maura Welch, Tim Storrie M – Andrea Ross, Ann Long, Louise Culshaw |
Please Remember in Your Prayers:
All those who are sick or housebound.
Those whose anniversaries occur around this time, Brian Hurtley, Ted Lowe, Bridget McCormick, Ann Hammond, Raymond Boyes, Joan Bebbington, Wesley Thorpe, Bernard Gough, Mary Ann Smith, Mona Cavanagh, Joan Bernadette Floyd, Francis Regan and Jack Poynor, may they Rest in Peace and may the Lord bring comfort to their families and friends.
Congratulations and welcome to Etta Jane Copsey who was baptised last Sunday.
News and Information
MASS IN SCHOOL is on Tuesday 3rd March at 9.15am. All are welcome.
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER: The annual ecumenical service, prepared by a group of Christian women from Nigeria, is being held at 1.30pm on Friday, 6th March, at Brook Street Chapel, Adams Hill, WA16 8DY. As we take part in this service, we join a great wave of prayer across the world.
LADIES COFFEE MORNING: The next coffee morning and cake sale will be held on Friday 6th March after 9.30 Mass until 11.30. Proceeds to CAFOD. We welcome your support.
FAMILY FAST DAY: Envelopes are available in the porch and will be collected this weekend.
CONFIRMATION: Bishop Mark will celebrate Confirmation at St Vincent’s on 17th June. The programme of preparation will begin with a meeting for parents and candidates at 7pm on Thursday 30 April and then an all-day session for candidates on Saturday, 9 May beginning at 10am in St Vincent’s Parish Hall. Anyone in Year 8 or upwards (who is a baptised Catholic) is welcome to join the group. Registration forms can be obtained from Father David.
THANK YOU for the very generous response to the SVP request for donations to support the homeless (note the donation window is now closed). The Homeless Centre Manager was immensely grateful for all items donated and will ensure they benefit the homeless and disadvantaged that they serve.
CELEBRATING 60 YEARS OF ST NICHOLAS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL – JUBILEE AFTERNOON TEA ON THURSDAY, 26 MARCH AT 4.30PM: Past pupils, former staff, governors and friends of the school are all warmly invited and are encouraged to write or email their memories of St Nicholas’ over the years. Please book a place in advance and/or send your memories to alumni@st-nicholas.cheshire.sch.uk
ST VINCENTS PRE-SCHOOL: Due to increased numbers, if you have a child due to start pre-school before September 2027, please contact the Setting for an Expression of Interest form.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Saturdays from 11.30am to 12 Noon.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is available after weekday Mass and during Adoration on Saturdays