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Seventh Sunday of Easter – 17 May 2026
Mass Times and Intentions
| Sun 17th | 09:00 | Seventh Sunday of Easter | Priest’s Own Intention | R-Sheila Flynn, Jane McKenna M-Nick Johnson, Stuart Jones, V Williamson |
| Sun 17th | 11:00 | Our Parish Family | R-School Children, M-Andrea Ross, Ann Long, Louise Culshaw. | |
| Mon 18th | NO MASS TODAY | R = Readers M = Eucharistic Minister | ||
| Tue 19th | 11:00 | REQUIEM: Helen Gowrie | ||
| Tue 19th | 19:00 | St Milburga | MASS IN LYMM | |
| Wed 20th | NO MASS TODAY | |||
| Thurs 21st | 9:30 | The Dedication of the Cathedral | MASS IN LYMM | |
| Fri 22nd | NO MASS TODAY | |||
| Sat 23rd | NO MASS TODAY | |||
| Sun 24th | 09.00 | Pentecost Sunday | James Holehouse (Anniv) | R- Lisa Senior, Mary McCorkell M- John Gibbons, Jan Armstrong, Stuart Jones |
| Sun 24th | 11:00 | Our Parish Family | R- Angela Perls, Gerard McCreesh M- Sue Reeves, Eve Nichols, Ann Long |
Please Remember in Your Prayers:
Congratulations and welcome to Cecelia Mae Vesty who was baptised last Sunday.
All those who are sick or housebound.
All those whose anniversaries occur around this time, Paul Nulty, Florence Moody, Fred Birch, Bernard Hennessey, Josephine Mitchell, Alexander Hunt, Catherine Poole and Jack McCormick, may they Rest in Peace and may the Lord bring comfort to their families and friends.
News and Information
CONTACTLESS DONATIONS: We now have two contactless donation terminals with easy-to-follow instructions. This will make donating easier for those who wish to donate by card or phone. Just tap and follow the instructions. If you are a taxpayer, you can indicate you wish to Gift Aid your offering.
MISSION APPEAL: This Sunday Sr Teresa will make an appeal at all Masses on behalf of the Franciscan Missionaries of St Joseph to support their work in the missions and there will be a retiring collection after Mass.
DIOCESAN MASS FOR MARRIAGE 2026: Parishioners celebrating a significant wedding anniversary in 2026 are invited to attend the Diocesan Mass for Marriage, which will be held at 12 noon on Saturday 13 June at Saint Columba’s, Chester. The Mass be followed by a buffet lunch for invited guests. To receive an invitation from the Bishop’s Office, parishioners should contact their Parish Priest or Parish Secretary with the following information: names, address and which significant anniversary is being celebrated. Invitations will only be issued through parishes. The closing date to receive an invitation is Friday 22May.
THANK YOU: The May Ladies Coffee Morning raised £150 from cake sales which will be donated to our Joint Parish Cambodia Link. Many thanks for your support and generosity.
THE WELCOME CENTRE: The SVP have received a request from The Welcome Centre for a needy family. They have asked for the following items: curtains, rugs, coffee table, wardrobe, bedside tables, lamps, a T.V. If you can help, please contact The Welcome directly or any member of the SVP.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PARENTS MEETING is on Wednesday 20th May at 7pm in the Parish Hall.
Reflection by Christel Casse (Lay Pastoral Assistant). Held Together in Love In our Gospel, Jesus prays that his followers may remain united in love and close to the Father. It is a gentle reminder that faith is never meant to be lived alone. We all carry struggles, worries, and moments of weakness, yet Christ continues to hold us together through prayer, compassion, and hope. In a world that can often feel divided or hurried, perhaps we are called to become people who bring peace, patience, and kindness to one another. Sometimes the greatest witness of faith is found in small acts of love, understanding, and encouragement. Even in difficult moments, we are reminded that we belong to God, and we remain held within the care of Christ.
Sixth Sunday of Easter – 10 May 2026
Mass Times Aad Intentions
| Sun 10th | 09:00 | Sixth Sunday of Easter | Our Parish Family | R-Mary McCorkell, Peter Swift M-Jan Armstrong, Stewart Gardiner, B Groarke |
| Sun 10th | 11:00 | Lucy O’Brien | R-G McCreesh, A Caudwell, M-Eve Nichols, Hilary Heap, Ann Long | |
| Mon 11th | NO MASS TODAY | R = Readers M = Eucharistic Minister | ||
| Tue 12th | 19:00 | MASS IN LYMM | ||
| Wed 13th | 19.00 | Vigil Mass of Ascension | Our Parish Family | |
| Thurs 14th | Noon | Ascension of the Lord | Priest’s own Intention | |
| Fri 15th | NO MASS TODAY | |||
| Sat 16th | NO MASS TODAY | |||
| Sun 17th | 09.00 | Seventh Sunday of Easter | Priest’s own Intention | R-Sheila Flynn, Jane McKenna M-Nick Johnson, Stuart Jones, V Williamson |
| Sun 17th | 11:00 | Our Parish Family | R-School Children, M-Andrea Ross, Ann Long, Louise Culshaw. |
Please Remember in Your Prayers:
Congratulations and welcome to Wendy Hurst who was received into full communion with the Catholic church this week and to Amelia Carla & Sienna Charlotte Almond and Annabel Florence Bethell who were baptised last Sunday.
All those who are sick or housebound.
All those whose anniversaries occur around this time, Merl Orton, Sr Mary Conception, Austin Chapman, Gerald Corrigan, Elsie Hennessey, Lucy O’Brien, Kath Bucklley, Margaret Mary Sheridan, Pat Edgecombe, John Philbin, Mary Brereton, Kevin Ford, Kathleen Harris may they Rest in Peace and may the Lord bring comfort to their families and friends.
News and Information
FEAST OF THE ASCENSION this Thursday, 14 May, Is a Holy Day of Obligation. There will be a Vigil Mass on Wednesday evening at 7pm, Mass in school on Thursday at 10.30am and back in church at Noon. There is also a Mass on Thursday in Lymm at 9.30am.
CONTACTLESS DONATIONS: We now have two contactless donation terminals with easy-to-follow instructions. This will make donating easier for those who wish to donate by card or phone. Just tap and follow the instructions. If you are a taxpayer, you can indicate you wish to Gift Aid you’re offering.
MISSION APPEAL: Next Sunday Sr Teresa will make an appeal at all Masses on behalf of the Franciscan Missionaries of St Joseph to support their work in the missions
DIOCESAN MASS FOR MARRIAGE 2026: Parishioners celebrating a significant wedding anniversary in 2026 are invited to attend the Diocesan Mass for Marriage, which will be held at 12 noon on Saturday 13 June at Saint Columba’s, Chester. The Mass be followed by a buffet lunch for invited guests. To receive an invitation from the Bishop’s Office, parishioners should contact their Parish Priest or Parish Secretary with the following information: names, address and which significant anniversary is being celebrated. Invitations will only be issued through parishes. The closing date to receive an invitation is Friday 22May.
REFLECTION by Christel Casse (Lay Pastoral Assistant) sixth Sunday of Easter. A Home Within Us: Jesus does not promise to visit, or to watch over from a distance. He promises that he and the Father will come and make their home with us. Not a fleeting presence, but a dwelling. The Advocate: the Holy Spirit will be sent in his name, to teach us and remind us of all he has said. We are not left to hold the memory of him alone. And then, quietly: Peace I leave with you. Not the world’s peace, but a peace that holds even in uncertainty, even in grief. Do not let your hearts be troubled, and do not be afraid. An invitation not to feel differently, but to trust more deeply, that even now, we are his dwelling place.
Fifth Sunday of Easter – 3 May 2026
Mass Times And Intentions
| Sun 3rd | 09:00 | Fifth Sunday of Easter | Our Parish Family | R- Jane McKenna, Lisa Senior M- Stuart Jones, John Gibbons, V Williamson |
| Sun 3rd | 11:00 | Dorothy Hillier | R- John Armstrong, Tim Storrie M- Andrea Ross, Ann Long, Sue Reeves | |
| Mon 4th | 09:30 | The English Martyrs | Mgr Peter Walton | R = Readers M = Eucharistic Minister |
| Tue 5th | 19:00 | MASS IN LYMM | ||
| Wed 6th | 09:30 | Rev Alban Greenwood | ||
| Thurs 7th | 09:30 | MASS IN LYMM | ||
| Fri 8th | 09:30 | Geraldine Lomas | ||
| Sat 9th | NOON | 1st Holy Communion LYMM | ||
| Sun 10th | 09.00 | Sixth Sunday of Easter | Lucy O’Brien | R-Mary McCorkell, Peter Swift M-Jan Armstrong, Stewart Gardiner, B Groarke |
| Sun 3rd | 11:00 | Our Parish Family | R-G McCreesh, A Caudwell, M-Eve Nichols, Hilary Heap, Ann Long |
Please Remember in Your Prayers:
All those who are sick or housebound.
Irene Sloan who has recently died and those whose anniversaries occur around this time, Ethel Curran, Ruth Smethurst, Connie Boyle, Mary Thorpe, Peggy Lawson may they Rest in Peace and may the Lord bring comfort to their families and friends.
News and Information
CONTACTLESS DONATIONS: We now have two contactless donation terminals with easy-to-follow instructions. This will make donating easier for those who wish to donate by card or phone. Just tap and follow the instructions. If you are a taxpayer, you can indicate you wish to Gift Aid you’re offering.
DIOCESAN MASS FOR MARRIAGE 2026: Parishioners celebrating a significant wedding anniversary in 2026 are invited to attend the Diocesan Mass for Marriage, which will be held at 12 noon on Saturday 13 June at Saint Columba’s, Chester. The Mass be followed by a buffet lunch for invited guests. To receive an invitation from the Bishop’s Office, parishioners should contact their Parish Priest or Parish Secretary with the following information: names, address and which significant anniversary is being celebrated. Invitations will only be issued through parishes. The closing date to receive an invitation is Friday 22May.
CONFIRMATION TRAINING DAY: Next Saturday, 9 May from 10am in the Hall.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is available after weekday
Mass.
REFLECTION (by Christel Casse Lay Pastoral Assistant)
The Way That Leads Us Home
Fifth Sunday of Easter
In a world full of paths competing for our attention, Jesus speaks with quiet certainty: I am the way, the truth, and the life. Not one way among many, but the way, the living road that leads us home to the Father.
Thomas voices are what so many of us feel. We do not always know where we are going. But Jesus meets the question with tenderness, and with a remarkable answer: you already know the way, because you know me.
To know Jesus, in prayer, in Scripture, in the Eucharist is itself the journey. We do not need everything mapped out but only stay close to the one who is the map.