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Saturday, 14 June
5.15pm, People of the Parish
Sunday, 15 June
9.15am, Maureen Cummins,
Paddy Buckley
11am, Matt Talbot
Tuesday, 17 June
9am, Lucy & Joel, Agnes Grant
Thursday, 19 June
6.30pm, Jim Scanlon, Sheila Gloves,
Pat & John Sammonds,
Robert Carden & Family
Friday, 20 June
9.15am Mass at St Andrew's School followed by Mini Pilgrimage to Holy Family Church
Katherine Merril, Chrissy Rowan, Nora Mailey
Photographs from the Mass of Installation on Tuesday can be found on the below links:
Mass of Installation Of John Sherrington As Tenth Archbishop of Liverpool | Flickr
Archbishop John Sherrington Mass of Installation | Flickr
Archbishop John’s homily can be found on the Archdiocesan website: 683594a23495ceb72fa3f27b_250527 Mass of Installation FINAL.docx
You can also rewatch the Mass on the Cathedral’s YouTube channel: Tuesday 27 May 2025, Feast of St Augustine of Canterbury.
Parish Retreat
A Parish Retreat has been organised for Saturday, 12 July at The Irenaeus Project in Waterloo. As this date falls shortly after Pentecost our theme will be the Holy Spirit. The retreat will start at 10am, end at 3pm and the cost will be in the region of £30pp to include lunch.
A retreat provides a unique opportunity to deepen your faith and personal well-being. This retreat will enable us as a parish family to step outside of our daily routine and reconnect with God and experience spiritual renewal.
A retreat is a chance to spend dedicated time in prayer, reflection, and connection with God, away from the distractions of daily life. A retreat encourages a sense of community within the parish, providing a chance to connect with fellow parishioners and share in a meaningful spiritual experience.
If you are interested, please sign up at the back of the church.
Sunday 15 June is this year’s Day for Life and Archbishop John Sherrington is encouraging everyone from across the archdiocese to participate. The theme for this year is ‘Hope does not disappoint: Finding meaning in suffering.’ An assisted suicide bill has recently been approved in the Isle of Man (the first place within the British Isles to do so) and the Terminally Ill Adults Bill is scheduled to return to parliament on 13 June. This Day for Life is more important than ever. Here's how you can get involved:
Action:
Ahead of the Third Reading in parliament, contact your MP about the Assisted Dying Bill: Write to MP to stop assisted suicide Bill - Easy tool
Watch:
Watch the full video of Archbishop Sherrington talking about Day for Life here: Archbishop reflects on the message for Day for Life 2025 - Catholic Bishops' Conference
Pray:
A prayer booklet has been created so you can pray on or around Day for Life: Bishops' Message and Prayer Booklet for Day for Life 2025 - Catholic Bishops' Conference
Donate:
To donate to the Day for Life fund, visit: Donate - Day for Life - Catholic Bishops' Conference
Baptismal Information
If you would like the Sacrament of Baptism for your child you must first register your interest at one of our Baptism Registration meetings. These meetings take place at 6pm in St Mark’s annexe on Penmann Crescent. For all baptism enquiries please ring Chris Myles on 07443 018 816. Dates fill very quickly so it is recommended you register well in advance of the date you are hoping to secure. Please note, we do not offer dates for baptism during August.
Upcoming registration meetings: 7 July, no meeting in August, 1 September, 6 October, 3 November, 1 December.
Please note, children due to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion in 2025/26 require to have first received the Sacrament of Baptism.
Starting School September 2026 or Starting First Holy Communion Preparation 2025/26?
If the above applies to you, please be aware that all children are required to produce a Baptism Certificate in order to be eligible. Dates fill quickly so if you wish your child to receive the Sacrament of Baptism please attend a Baptism Registration meeting as soon as possible. There are just a few dates left available in 2025.
Sacrament of Confirmation
If you know of a young person in Year 8 or above who is considering this sacrament, it’s still not too late to apply. Please complete the form accessed by either this link https://forms.gle/K8ntJsh3HtMWCv1v5.
Preparation session dates:
Thursday, 12 June, 6.30pm-8.30pm.
Thursday, 19 June, 6.30pm-8.30pm.
Thursday, 26 June, 6.30pm-8.30pm.
Thursday, 3 July, 6.30pm-8.30pm.
Saturday, 12 July, 10.30am-12.30pm.
Venue: St Anthony of Padua Parish Centre, Queens Drive, L18 8BG.
Walking the Synodal Path Together
The Synod on Synodality concluded last October echoing Pope Francis’ words that synodality ‘is the path that God expects from the Church of the third millennium.’ The Final Synod Document lays out an expectation of how we walk this path at every level within the life of the Church.
To help unpack the Final Synod Document the School for Synodality has brought together several speakers who were all participants in the Synod on Synodality for a webinar series on YouTube which started on 21 May. Over 6 weeks Dr Jos Moons SJ, Professor Anna Rowlands, Dr Estela Padilla, Professor Cathy Clifford, Fr David McCallum SJ, Sandra Chaoul and Archbishop Jason Gordon, Archbishop of Port of Spain, will take us through a section of the document with time for questions afterwards.
For more information and to register: https://www.schoolforsynodality.org.uk/our-resources/final-document-book-club-2025
LiveSimply St Mark's Prayer Garden Project - more photos to follow
Halewood CultureFest 2025
We’ll Care Community Tea Dance
In partnership with Halewood Town Council, We’ll Care will be hosting a Tea Dance for all Halewood residents, in particular, residents who are isolated or lonely and would like to socially engage with others.
The Tea Dance will be held on the last Thursday of every month, 12noon-3pm. Entrance is free and tea, coffee and soft drinks will be provided. Venue: Hollies Hall, Hollies Road, Halewood, L26 0TH. Limited parking is available. For further info or to confirm your attendance please contact Ria on 07707 620 544 (9am-4pm).
Looking for a Late Catholic Gap Year?
Do you know anybody who is Catholic, aged around 18 to 22 and still not got anything lined up for the year ahead? Castlerigg Manor (the Diocese of Lancaster Retreat Centre, located in the Lake District) are still looking for young people to join their youth ministry internship scheme. The scheme provides comprehensive training and experience as well as accommodation and food for the year, and a stipend each week. Interested? Please visit: castleriggmanor.com or email Jack Regan – director@castleriggmanor.co.uk
RCIA Meetings
The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the process given to us by the Church to initiate adults and older children into Christianity as it is lived within the Roman Catholic tradition. Do you know anyone who wants to become a Catholic? Whatever your starting point you are very welcome to come along. All enquiries to Reverend Peter Renwick on 07707 917 554.
Looking for something to help you to pray? Why not try out Pray As You Go - daily meditations and many others reflections and inspirations for prayer.
