All Saints Day

Sunday 2nd November

All Saints Day.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments in the Social Centre after each Mass

               

To celebrate this great feast, children are invited to come to Mass dressed as a Saint! Around this time the remnants of the Christian celebration have degenerated into “Trick or Treat” with a focus on children dressing up as ghouls and ghosts, whilst people decorate their homes with fake cobwebs and witches. All rather ridiculous and certainly no longer much to do with our Christian festivals. Focusing on the saints is a bit of an antidote to this. 

Children, please gather in the Social Centre before teh 10.30am Mass.

The children will join us in the procession to bless the cemetery at the end of Mass and then join everyone in the Social Centre, where each child that has taken part will receive one of St Catherine’s Miraculous Medals.

Members of St Mary's School Choir will be joining us to serve the liturgy and our parish community as they assist with the singing at Mass.

               

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday  9.30am Mass

Wednesday 9.30am Mass

Thursday  9.30am Mass

Friday  2pm Funeral Service 

                    for Susan Beamish

             7pm Novena & Benediction

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday -- No public Mass today

             

Sunday 9th November

Remembrance Sunday.

32nd Sunday. Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass 

This Mass followed by a brief procession to our War memorial to pray for those from our parish who gave their lives for their country.

3pm Service at the Euxton Civic War Memorial, followed by refreshments in our Social Centre.

               

This Sunday: 30th Sunday of the Year

 

This week's Gospel: the Pharisee and teh tax collector.

ALL SAINTS DAY. NEXT SUNDAY 

2nd November. 10.30am Mass. 

To celebrate this great feast, children are invited to come to Mass dressed as a Saint! Around this time the remnants of the Christian celebration have degenerated into “Trick or Treat” with a focus on children dressing up as ghouls and ghosts, whilst people decorate their homes with fake cobwebs and witches. All rather ridiculous and certainly no longer much to do with our Christian festivals. Focusing on the saints is a bit of an antidote to this. 

The children will join us in the procession to bless the cemetery at the end of Mass and then join everyone in the Social Centre, where each child that has taken part will receive one of St Catherine’s Miraculous Medals.

Members of St Mary's School Choir will be joining us to serve the liturgy and our parish community as they assist with the singing at Mass.

Sunday 26th October

Thirtieth Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

               

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday  9.30am Mass

Wednesday 9.30am Mass

Thursday  9.30am Mass

Friday  7pm Novena & Benediction

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday -- No public Mass today

             

Sunday 2nd November

All Saints Day.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

Twenty Eighth Sunday of the Year

 

Sunday 12th October

Twenty Eighth Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

Refreshments after both Masses 

in the Social Centre.

We will have Fr Edson Paguntalan MHM with us, 

to speak about the work of Missio and the Association for the Propagation of the Faith

and how we can support their work through the Red Box collections.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday  9.30am Mass

Wednesday 11.15am Requiem Mass 

                                  for Abina Cottingham

Thursday  9.30am Mass

Friday  7pm Novena & Benediction

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday -- No public Mass today

             

Sunday 19th October

Twenty Ninth Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

27th Sunday of the Year

 

Our Lady of the Rosary

Pray for us.

Sunday 5th October

Twenty Seventh Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday  9.30am Mass

Wednesday 9.30am Mass

Thursday  9.30am Mass

Friday  7pm Novena & Benediction

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday -- No public Mass today

             

Sunday 12th October

Twenty Eighth Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

26th Sunday of the Year

 

Dives and Lazarus

Luca Giordano (1634–1705)

Sunday 28th September

Twenty Sixth Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday  9.30am Mass

Wednesday 9.30am Mass

Thursday  9.30am Mass

Friday  7pm Novena & Benediction

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday -- No public Mass today

             

Sunday 5th October

Twenty Seventh Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

25th Sunday of the Year

 

Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham on Wednesday

Sunday 21st September

Twenty fifth Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  -- No public Mass today

Tuesday  -- No public Mass today

Wednesday -- No public Mass today

Thursday  -- No public Mass today

Friday  -- No public Mass today

Saturday -- No public Mass today

             

Sunday 28th September

Twenty Sixth Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

Exultation of the Holy Cross

 

Sunday 14th September

Feast of the 

Exultation of the Holy Cross

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

We are fortunate to hold a relic of the True Cross.

Veneration of the relic will be available at the end of both Masses this Sunday on this great feast.

There are refreshments in the Social Centre after both Sunday Masses. Do come in and say hello.

Do make a note 

that there is no longer a Saturday evening Vigil Mass.

Any families with children in Year 4 of primary school: we are enrolling now for First Confession & First Holy Communion next year. You will receive an invitation from Fr Simon through meetings in our two parish schools but if your child is not in a Catholic school, then please collect an application form after one of the Sunday Masses. If you child missed this preparation in a previous year (we are still catching up after COVID) then do speak to Fr Simon after Mass.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday No Mass in church today.

Fr Simon is offering the start of year Mass in Holy Cross High School

             

Tuesday Mass 9.30am

Wednesday -- No public Mass today

Thursday  -- No public Mass today

Friday 7pm NOVENA & BENEDICTION

Saturday -- No public Mass today

             

Sunday 21st September

Twenty fifth Sunday Year C.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

PARISH OF ST MARY & ST CATHERINE AT EUXTON. MASS TIMES

 

Twenty Third Sunday of Year C.

Sunday 7th September

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass 

               

This Sunday 7th September, there will be a special celebration at Masses at St Mary’s to inaugurate a new era with St Mary’s as our one parish church for the people of Euxton & Farington. We will honour St Catherine by welcoming her statue into church. Children (wearing school uniform) from both our schools are invited to join us in the Procession at the start of the 10.30 Mass at St Mary's to present flowers at St Catherine's Statue on Sunday 7th September.

Please come into the Social Centre after both Masses 

for tea, coffee and cakes.

Do make a note 

that there is no longer a Saturday evening Vigil Mass.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday 9.30am Mass

             

Tuesday Mass 9.30am

Wednesday 9.30am Mass

Thursday 9.30am Mass

Friday - No public Mass today

              Novena & Benediction will resume next week

Saturday - No public Mass today

             

Sunday 14th September

Feast of the Exultation of the Holy Cross

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

               

Twenty Second Sunday & Final Mass

 

St Catherine's Church pictured in the Spring

with Forget-me-Nots is flower.

Twenty First Sunday of Year C.

Twenty Second Sunday of Year C.

Saturday 30th August

5pm Mass at St Catherine's Church

This will be the last "Sunday Mass" at St Catherine's

        

Sunday 31st August

8.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

10.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

               

FINAL MASS OF 

CELEBRATION AND THANKSGIVING  

Offered by Archbishop John Sherrington

ST CATHERINE’S 5th SEPTEMBER AT 7pm.

Marquee Drinks Reception 

with light bites to follow.

Tickets to assure the original St Catherine’s parishioners have seats have now all been taken, but there will be room for others to attend, so please just come along. 

Mass this Saturday evening Mass at 5pm (30th August) will be the final “Sunday” Mass at St Catherine’s, so a reflective time for us before the final Mass with Archbishop John this week on 5th September. The following Sunday 7th September, there will be a special celebration at Masses at St Mary’s to inaugurate a new era with St Mary’s as our one parish church for the people of Euxton & Farington. We will honour St Catherine by welcoming her statue into church. Children (wearing school uniform) from both our schools are invited to join us in the Procession at the start of the 10.30 Mass at St Mary's to present flowers at St Catherine's Statue on Sunday 7th September.

Please note that it is not envisaged to transfer the Saturday evening Mass to St Mary’s. Our numbers attending each weekend show that there is plenty of space for everyone to fit in to the two Sunday morning Masses.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday SC 9.30am Mass

             

Tuesday SM Mass 9.30am

Wednesday SC 9.30am Mass

Thursday SM 9.30am Mass

Friday SC 7pm Final Mass of Thanksgiving

             

Twenty Third Sunday of Year C.

Sunday 7th September

8.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

10.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

               

Twenty First Sunday Mass times

“Strive to enter through the narrow gate, 

for many will seek to enter and will not be able.”

  

Twenty First Sunday of Year C.

Saturday 23rd August

5pm Mass at St Catherine's Church

        Confessions following

Sunday 24th August

8.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

10.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

               

FINAL MASS OF 

CELEBRATION AND THANKSGIVING  

Offered by Archbishop John Sherrington

ST CATHERINE’S 5th SEPTEMBER AT 7pm.

Marquee Drinks Reception 

with light bites to follow.

Tickets to assure the original St Catherine’s parishioners have seats have now all been taken, but there will be room for others to attend, so please just come along. 

A reminder that this coming Saturday evening Mass at 5pm (30th August) will be the final “Sunday” Mass at St Catherine’s, so a reflective time for us before the final Mass with Archbishop John on 5th September. The following Sunday 7th September, there will be a special celebration at Masses at St Mary’s to inaugurate a new era with St Mary’s as our one parish church for the people of Euxton & Farington. We will honour St Catherine by welcoming her statue into church. 

Please note that it is not envisaged to transfer the Saturday evening Mass to St Mary’s. Our numbers attending each weekend show that there is plenty of space for everyone to fit in to the two Sunday morning Masses.

A little refection from elsewhere on the process of two parishes becoming one: 

Church mergers are very much like marriages. For one to be successful, both congregations need to form new traditions together and be able to let go of long-time practices and old ways of ‘doing church.’ Things like worship styles, governance, staff, how the congregation deals with money, stewardship, budgeting, plus the role of the priest, all have to be discussed and compromised on before a merger can be successful. 

The biggest mistake merging churches make is in not fully accepting that two churches coming together are truly making something new. A merged church is not a continuation of the old congregations. It is an opportunity for the Holy Spirit to start afresh. Whether stated or unstated, the goal of a church merger should never be ‘to help us hang on a little longer and pay some bills.’ That sort of merger is unlikely to be God-inspired. Successful church mergers don’t move a patient from critical to regular care. Instead, they move two congregations back to the birthing wing of the hospital.

The most successful mergers see themselves as a new church; a new work of God with a new mission. A Spirit-led merged congregation has the opportunity to begin anew, free of hindering traditions, programs, and buildings. 

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday SC 9.30am Mass

             

Tuesday SM Mass 9.30am

Wednesday SC 9.30am Mass

Thursday SM 9.30am Mass

Friday SC 7pm NOVENA & BENEDICTION

             

Twenty Second Sunday of Year C.

Saturday 30th August

5pm Mass at St Catherine's Church

        Confessions following

Sunday31st August

8.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

10.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

               

20th Sunday of the Year

 

Pope St Pius X. Feast on Thursday.

Twentieth Sunday of the Year

Saturday 16th August

5pm Mass at St Catherine's Church

        Confessions following

Sunday 17th August

8.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

10.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

               

Final Mass of Thanksgiving at St Catherine's on Friday 5th September at 7pm with Archbishop John Sherrington. Regular parishioners from St Catherine's who wish to attend now all have tickets, so anyone who wishes can come along on the evening. There is a Reception to follow in a marquee in the grounds. All welcome.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday SM 9.30am Mass

             

Tuesday SC Mass 9.30am

Wednesday SM 11am Requiem Mass for Frances Pearson

Thursday SM 9.30am Mass

Friday SC 11am Requiem Mass for Linda Durkin

                  7pm NOVENA & BENEDICTION

             

Twenty First Sunday of Year C.

Saturday 23rd August

5pm Mass at St Catherine's Church

        Confessions following

Sunday 24th August

8.30am Mass at St Mary's Church

10.30am Mass at St Mary's Church