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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
20thSEPTEMBER 2026
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME YEAR A
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SUMMER MASS SCHEDULE IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY 30 OCTOBER |
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| Day | Date | Times are for Masses unless stated otherwise | Time | Location |
| Sat | 19th |
Twenty-Fifth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A Home Missions |
5.15pm | Holy Family |
| Sun | 20th | 9.15am | St Mark's | |
| 11.00am | St Mary's | |||
| Mon | 21st | St Matthew | ||
| Tue | 22nd |
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Requiem 12 noon |
St Mary's |
| Wed | 23rd |
St Pius of Pietrelcina |
9.15am | Holy Family |
| Thur | 24th |
Our Lady of Walsingham |
6.30pm | St Mark's |
| Fri | 25th | St Cosmos & St Damian | ||
| Sat | 26th | Morning Prayer | 9.30am | St Mary's |
| The Way of creation | 11.30am | St Mary's | ||
| Angelus and then the Church closes | 12 noon | St Mary's | ||
Twenty-Sixth Sunday of Ordinary Time Year A Harvest Prayer Day |
5.15pm | Holy Family | ||
| Sun | 27th | 9.15am | St Mark's | |
| 11.00am | St Mary's | |||
Confessions: Sunday10:40am (20 minutes before Mass).
Requiem: Tuesday 22 September 12noon: Joan Loftus (RIP)
Funeral Service: Wednesday 23 September 1:00pm: Edward Joseph Stevens (RIP)
PLEASE BE AWARE!!
A major project is taking place in St Mary’s grounds from Sunday 13 September to Monday 21 September, however, Mass on Sunday 20 September will still take place.
Thank you for your co-operation.
HOME MISSION SUNDAY 20 SEPTEMBER:
On Home Mission Sunday, previously known as Evangelii Gaudium, we are invited to pray for the work of evangelisation and to support the Mission Directorate of the Bishops’ Conference. For further information, visit: cbcew.org.uk/home-mission-sunday There will be a retiring collection this Sunday 20 September.
SEASON OF CREATION 2026:
📅 Date: Saturday 26 September
📍 Location: St Mary’s Church
On Saturday 26 September St Mary’s Church will be open for a ‘Time of Prayer and Stations of Creation’
- 9:30am: Morning Prayer
- 11:30am: The Way of Creation
- 12 Noon: Angelus and then the church closes.
ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL:
The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which sought to legalise assisted suicide in England and Wales, was rejected at Second Reading in the House of Commons. Archbishop John has offered his gratitude and thanks to those who wrote to their MPs to stop the Bill progressing through parliament.
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 .
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
PRAYER & MASS INTENTIONS
Mass Intentions this week
Ged Mason (A); Sheila Rylands (A); Gilhoran Family
We pray for those who have recently died:
Fr Tom Molloy CSsR
Also those whose anniversaries occur around this time including:
Ged Mason and Sheila Rylands
We pray for all those who are housebound and sick including:
John M, Tony M, Sara L, Faye, Gill O, Margaret M, Colin E, Linda R, Jenny D, Patrick P, John M, John C, Mary K, Paul W, Ann W, 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.
PARISH INSTAGRAM ACCOUNT:
You can now follow our newly created Instagram account by clicking the link https://www.instagram.com/stmaryswoolton/
LOVE TO MOVE-AGE AND DEMENTIA FRIENDLY SEATED MOVEMENT PROGRAMME:
📅 Date: Tuesday 29 September
📍 Location: Parish Hall
PLEASE NOTE: The next session will be Tuesday 29 September 2026 from 1:00pm-3:00pm.
For the dates of the sessions from now to the end of the year click below
UCM MEETING:
📅 Date: Wednesday 23 September at 12:30pm
📍 Location: Parish Hall
Looking forward to seeing UCM Members and any other ladies who would like to attend will be made very welcome.
MACMILLIAN COFFEE MORNING:
On Friday 25 September at 11:00am Denise King will be hosting a Coffee Morning, at her house. All welcome!
AGE AND DEMENTIA FRIENDLY AFTERNOON TEA AND SINGALONG:
📅 Date: Friday 25 September 2:00pm- 4:00pm
📍 Location: Parish Hall
All welcome but especially those with Dementia and their Carers!
SEASON OF CREATION - DISPLAY IN CHURCH:
To assist with our ‘Season of Creation’ display in church, we are appealing for scarves in all shades of blue. Green scarves would also be welcome. There will be a green box at the back of church over the next two weekends, for you to put your unwanted scarves in. Thank you in advance.
SEASON OF CREATION WALK
📅 Date:Saturday 3 October
📍Meet: Holy Family Church 11 am
SATURDAY 3 OCTOBER: We will meet at Holy Family Church at 11:00am. Our reflective walk will take us through the Halewood Triangle stopping at the Ducky Pond, which will allow us time to consider this year’s theme of water. We aim to arrive at St Marks by 12 noon, where we will have a short prayer service, including a blessing of the newly established Parish garden. The morning will finish with tea in the hall. All are welcome. (For those not able to walk there is the opportunity to join us at either end).
LIVESIMPLY
We aim to live more simply, sustainably and in solidarity with others.
Season of Creation ‘1 September to 4 October’
The Season of Creation is underway - an annual ecumenical period of prayer and action to care for the natural world.
This year has a theme of living water, drawn from Ezekiel 47: 1-12, which portrays Gods life-giving water flowing from the temple of God.
Water is precious and in England we're using water faster than nature can replace. The small, everyday choices made in homes and workplaces can make a big difference.
Take a look at https://letssavewater.com to see what you can do to make a change.
FASHION SHOW:
📅 Date: Sunday 11 October from 2:00-4:00pm
📍 Location: Parish Hall
Our nearly new fashion show in aid of CAFOD and the South Liverpool food bank will be on Sunday 11 October from 2:00-4:00pm in the parish hall. We are looking forward to an afternoon of fun, fizz, fashion and some fantastic cakes! Tickets are £6 and will be on sale after Sunday Mass from 20 September or please see Mary Monkhouse. All welcome.
If you are ready to donate some of your own nearly new items, you can drop them at the presbytery during working hours or in the hall after Sunday Mass from Sunday 20 September
SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION:
📅 Date: Thursday 22 October at 6.00pm
📍Meet: The parish hall
Parents and Carers of children in Year 4 and above are invited to join us at 6:00pm on Thursday 22 October in St Mary’s parish hall to register for this year’s Preparations for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation and First Holy Communion. This is a meeting for Parents/Carers only (no children) to register, meet our team and to outline the programme. Please contact for more information.
KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA – SPONSORED WALK:
This year's walk will take place on Sunday 27 September and the proceeds will be in aid of St Joseph's Hospice. Last year, we raised £4000.00 and in the present circumstances we realise it is so important to assist hospices as much as we can and hope we can even improve on last year's effort. Our walk around the whole perimeter of Sefton Park will commence at the entrance to the park opposite Lark Lane at 2:00pm.
LOURDES YOUTH PILGRIMAGE: 21-30 JULY 2027
Aged 15 (or in Year 10) to 22? Join the Archdiocesan Youth Pilgrimage, deposit £100. Total price is £730. Apply before 9:00am on 19th October? Qualify for a £50 reduction.
Completed Faith in Action Gold Award this year? Qualify for a further £100 reduction. Apply now at: https://www.liverpoollourdesyouth.co.uk/
Coach One is Liverpool. Coach Two is Knowsley.
SVP:
We continue to support the foodbanks and would be grateful for your donations of pasta, tinned meat, spaghetti, small packs of tea, small jars of coffee, cordial, laundry washing capsules and shampoo. Please drop your donations into the boxes in the porch. Thank you!
LIVE SIMPLY - FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT WINE TASTING:
📅 Date: 19 September 2026: 10:00-4:00pm
📍 St Mary's Parish Hall
Have you ever tried Fairtrade wines? During Fairtrade Fortnight, come and sample some Fairtrade wines, both red and white, in St Mary’s parish hall on Saturday 26 September 2026 at 7:30pm and learn more about the importance of Fairtrade products. Tickets are £10 and on sale after Mass at Holy Family, St Mark’s and St Mary’s on Saturday 12 and Sunday 13 September (if there are any left).
Light nibbles are included - but please eat first!
ALIVE WORSHIP CELEBRATION:
📅 Date: Sunday 27 September, 4:00pm -5:00pm NOT 20 September.
📍Location: Our Lady of the Assumption Church, L25 2RW.
All are welcome to come and experience worship and prayer led by One Hope Project, a Catholic collective bringing impactful music, fresh creativity and building community. ALIVE celebrates God’s active presence in our lives. There will be prayer, adoration, friendship and hospitality to follow.
TIME TO ACT CAMPAIGN - WALK OF WITNESS:
📅 Date: Sunday 27th September
📍Meet: 3pm at the Metropolitan Cathedral
Church leaders in Liverpool are inviting people to join them for a Walk of Witness as part of the recently launched Time to Act campaign. On Sunday 27 September, as the Labour Party conference opens, the walk will begin from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral, led by Bishops Ruth Worsley and Tom Neylon. The walk finishes at Liverpool Cathedral where there will be a panel discussion.
Programme:
3:00pm Choral evening prayer at Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral (Mount Pleasant, L3 5TQ)
4:00pm (post-evening prayer) Walk of Witness along Hope Street led by Bishops Ruth Worsley and Bishop Tom Neylon
4:45pm Panel presentation on Time to Act in the Lady Chapel of Liverpool Cathedral (St James' Mount, L1 7AZ)
5:30pm Close
For more information and to register your interest visit https://cafod.org.uk/news/events/time-to-act-liverpool
YOUNG ADULTS MASS WITH ARCHBISHOP JOHN SHERRINGTON
📅 Date: Saturday 3 October 2026 at 5pm
📍Meet: St Philip Neri Church, Liverpool L8 7NL
Archbishop John Sherrington invites young people aged 18-35 to celebrate Mass with him on Saturday 3 October, 5:00pm at St Philip Neri Church, Liverpool L8 7NL. The meal following Mass is now fully booked, but all are still very welcome to the Mass.
For enquiries, please contact Moses at
ST FRANCIS: CELEBRATING 800 YEARS
📅 Date: Sunday 4 October 2026 at 6pm
📍Meet: St Francis of Assisi Church Garston
Pilkington Choir will be performing a special concert, followed by tea and coffee and a raffle, to mark the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. The event will be held at St Francis of Assisi, Garston L19 1RT and all are welcome to attend. Tickets are £5 and can be bought from Fr David Potter or bought with cash at the door.
ANNUAL MASS COUNT FOR PASTORAL STATISTICS:
Will take place over the next four Sundays.
SVP COLLECTION:
There will be a retiring collection on Sunday 27 September. Thank you for your continuing generosity.
CAFOD HARVEST FAST DAY:
There will be a retiring collection on Sunday 4 October. Gift Aid envelopes and Prayer Cards will be available.
