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St Mary’s, Church Road, Woolton, Liverpool L25 5JF Parish Priest: Fr Peter McGrail Assistant: Fr Peter Murphy Deacon: Peter Renwick Parish Administrators: Ann O’Neill & Karen Beardwood |
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Archdiocese of Liverpool Charitable Incorporated Organisation (CIO) Charity Number 1199714
Archdiocesan Website: www.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk
6th & 7thJUNE 2026
FEAST OF CORPUS CHRISTI, YEAR A
| Day | Date | Time | Times are for Masses unless stated otherwise |
| Sat | 6th | 5.30pm |
Feast of Corpus Christi, Year A |
| Sun | 7th | 11.00am | |
| Mon |
8th |
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| Tue | 9th |
12 noon |
St Columba |
| Wed | 10th |
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| Thus | 11th |
12 noon |
St Barnabas |
| Fri | 12th |
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Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| Sat | 13th | 5.30pm |
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time year A |
| Sun | 14th |
11.00am |
Confessions: Saturday 4:45pm-5:20pm
Funerals: None
CHANGES TO MASS TIMES:
As Fr Peter McGrail is on Retreat 14-19 June, Mass that week will be celebrated at the following times:
- Tuesday 16 June 9:15- Holy Family
- Thursday 18 June 12:00- St Mary’s
- Friday 19 June 10:00- St Mark’s
AN INTERNATIONAL CELEBRATION OF CULTURAL DIVERSITY:
📅 Date: Saturday 13th June
📍Location: St Mary's Church 5.30pm Mass
On 13 June at 5:30pm Mass at St Mary’s we will celebrate the cultural diversity of our parish families with a simple mass followed by a shared meal in the parish hall. If you have any ideas of traditions or hymns you would like to include within the Mass.
If you would be happy to bring along a traditional dish to share or can help in any way to make this a special celebration contact our live simply group at or speak to one of our team after Mass.
DIOCESAN LOURDES PILGRIMAGE:
At Archbishop John’s request, from next weekend there will be a petition box on the altar for parishioners to leave a written intention which will be taken to the Diocesan Lourdes Mass on Sunday 19 July at 3:00pm at the Cathedral. Petitions will then be taken to Lourdes on 23 July and will be remembered at each Mass and placed at the Grotto at the end of the pilgrimage. We will also light a Diocesan Candle to continue that prayer as we journey homeward.
NOVENA - DAY FOR LIFE:
Archbishop John Sherrington is inviting all parishes and parishioners across the archdiocese to join together in praying a Novena in preparation for the forthcoming Day for Life on Sunday 21 June. If you have missed the advertised times to pray the Novena, you still have time to pray it before 21 June. The Novena is available on the Bishops’ Conference website: https://cbcew.org.uk/novena-for-life, as well as at https://prayforlife.ie
A joint message from the lead Bishops for Life of the three conferences can be found on the Archdiocesan website Message for Day for Life 2026 | News
PILGRIMAGE TO ASSISI 26-30 OCTOBER 2026:
The Parishes of St Mary’s Woolton and St John Vianney invite you to join us on this wonderful Pilgrimage to Assisi Monday 26 - Friday 30 October 2026, led by Fr Peter McGrail and provided by Joe Walsh Tours.
- The cost is £1165.00 per person to include:
- Direct return flights from Manchester to Rome
- 10kg bags included (optional 20kg at extra cost)
- all transfers and tours by private coach
- 4 nights in Hotel Frate Sole – Assisi on a half board basis (drinks excluded),
- full religious programme led by Fr Peter McGrail,
- fully guided with tours and visits as per itinerary.
Travel Insurance required at the time of booking.
Please note that online bookings are now closed and you will need to contact Joe Walsh Tours directly to book, UK Freephone:0808 1890468, email
Pilgrimage Itinerary can be found here:
2026_-_ASSISI_Itinerary_-St_Marys_Woolton__St_John_Vianney.pdf
MASS INTENTIONS:
If you would like a Mass intention for a specific date, please provide as much notice as possible when you submit your request and we will do our best to accommodate you.
PRAYER & MASS INTENTIONS
Mass Intentions this week
Baby Noah; Andy Rylands (A &B/A); Veronica Redford (LD); Matthew Edvarston (LD)
We pray for those who have recently died:
Also those whose anniversaries occur around this time including:
Andy Rylands
We pray for all those who are housebound and sick including:
Faye, Gill O, Sr Ursula R, Margaret M, Colin E, Linda R, Jenny D, Patrick P, John M, John C, Mary K, Paul W, Ann W, Fr Tom CSsR, Anne M, Jane R, Nick Y, Hugh W, Dilys P, Maura B, Doreen R, Frank M, Carol W, Shelagh B, Karen O’H, Margaret M, Maureen O, Christopher T, Imelda McV, John T, Jennifer G, Catherine S, Joan G.
LOVE TO MOVE-AGE AND DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SEATED MOVEMENT PROGRAMME:
📅 Date: Tuesday 9 June
📍 Location: Parish Hall
The next session will be this Tuesday 9 June 2026 1:00pm-3:00pm
For the dates of the sessions from January to July 2026 click below
LIVESIMPLY
We aim to live more simply, sustainably and in solidarity with others.
Bike Week 2026: 8-14 June -
“Remember that bodily exercise, when it is well ordered, as I have said, is also prayer by means of which you can please God our Lord." St. Ignatius of Loyola
Run by Cycling UK for more than 100 years, Bike Week is the UK’s biggest celebration of cycling - highlighting how cycling can make everyday life better for people and communities, the aim is to create happier, healthier and greener lives. https://www.cyclinguk.org/bikeweek
Merseyside has a vast network of cycle routes and many cycling groups offering free activities. Did you know:
- Commuting by bike is up to 9x cheaper than driving?
- Regular cycling can help reduce the risk of Type2 Diabetes?
- Cycling to school is proven to help young people’s concentration at school?
- Regular cycling can help reduce the risk of serious mental illness by 20%? (Data supplied from Merseytravel)
Whether you cycle every day, ride occasionally or have not been on a bike in years, Bike Week is for you!
https://www.merseytravel.gov.uk/active-travel/cycling/
SUMMER RETREATS AT THE CHRISTIAN HERITAGE CENTRE:
HEART TO HEART – WOMEN’S RETREAT:
📅 Date: 19 - 22 June 2026:
An opportunity for Catholic women: three days of guided prayer, discernment and silence in beautiful surroundings, led by Fr Bernard Murphy, CFR and the Franciscan Sisters of the Renewal. The retreat will offer space for attentiveness to the Lord based on principles of Ignatian spirituality. https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/heart-to-heart-retreat/ Download the JPG flier here
FREE WILL AND GRACE – A THOMISTIC APPROACH:
📅 Date: 28-31 August 2026:
Led by Rev Dr Simon Gaine OP. More information at:
Free Will & Grace [residential course]
NUGENT – VOLUNTEERS NEEDED:
If you have a few hours to spare there are volunteer roles in our pantry, shop and care homes. Please email for more information on how you can make a difference through volunteering.
JUSTICE AND PEACE YOUTH GROUP:
Are you aged between 10 and 17? Then come and join our Justice and Peace Youth Group! Then come along on Sunday 14 June - Bishop Eton 2:00pm-5:00pm ‘Garden Party’ in ‘Aid of Project Zimbabwe’.
Contact Sarah McGeehan for more details or 07415 099048
UCM Meeting:
📅 Date: Wednesday 10 June at 12:30pm
📍 Location: Parish Hall
Looking forward to seeing UCM Members and any other ladies who would like to join us will be made very welcome.
Please bring your lunch.
SVP:
We continue to support the foodbanks and would be grateful for your donations of tinned goods (soup, spaghetti, beans and fruit), tomato pasta sauce, washing up liquid, milk UHT or powdered, toilet rolls and deodorant.
Please drop your donations into the boxes in the porch. Thank you!
JOB VACANCY:
An exciting opportunity to join Christ the King School In Southport as Chaplain. If you are interested or know someone then please go to
https://www.christtheking-school.com/Vacancies/or contact school.
ONLINE RETREAT - BELOVED BY GOD:
📅 Date: Saturday 27 June 2026 12noon-4:00pm,
📍 Location: Online
The School for Synodality is pleased to announce a unique retreat day on Saturday 27 June 2026 12noon-4:00pm, held online and open to all those who wish to explore knowing ourselves ‘beloved by God’. We invite you to rediscover the joy of your baptism with inspirational Catholic speaker David Wells, and a mixture of personal reflection and the opportunity to share prayerfully with others. Register your attendance here: www.tickettailor.com/events/schoolforsynodality/2179967
SUMMER GARDEN PARTY AT IRENAEUS:
📅 Date: Sunday 28 June at 3:00pm
📍 Location: Irenaeus Centre, L22 1RD.
MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER WEEKEND:
📅 Date: Saturday 27 and Sunday 28 June
📍 Location: St Margaret Clitherow Centre.
The experience will with be led by Fr Andrew Burns CSsR with Laity Couple Presenters and offers precious quality time to support lifelong marriage, personal growth and spiritual growth in the Catholic faith context.
Details can be found on the website https://wwme.org.uk
MUCH WOOLTON – EASYFUNDRAISING:
If you become a supporter on easyfundraising, you'll raise free funds for Much Woolton simply by shopping online. The retailer pays a percentage of what you spend as a donation to the school. If you join by Sunday 24 May, you can help Much Woolton win
a £5,000 donation prize. Much Woolton will get a FREE entry each time a new supporter signs up, it only takes a moment and is completely free.
To sign up, just scan the QR code or click the link Support a Good Cause | Easyfundraising and search for Much Woolton Catholic Primary School.
THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LIVERPOOL IS NOW ON WHATSAPP:
Stay connected with the latest news, updates, and events from across the archdiocese and beyond by following our new channel. Simply scan the QR code or click the link to join
https://whatsapp.com/channel/0029Vb8B5Hu2f3EJJwDzn72z
SVP COLLECTION:
There will be a retiring collection after all the Masses next weekend 13th/14th June Thank you!