Welcome!
Welcome to the St. Peter and St. Michael parish website. We are a Roman Catholic parish belonging to the Archdiocese of Liverpool and a part of the Warrington and Widnes Deanery. SS Peter and Michael is an open, friendly and generous catholic community in Woolston on the outskirts of Warrington.
In the spirit of Pope Francis, Bishop of Rome, our parish is welcoming to all, so whether you are young, old, married, single or divorced, and whatever your gender or sexuality,
there is a place for you in our parish
So, come on in, there's a seat waiting for you, and welcome to our home!
This Week
Fred Marsh
More sad news as we come to the end of another week with the news that one of our older parishioners, Fred Marsh has sadly passed away. Fred was very involved with both the parish and the school over the years. He spent many years greeting people at the start of Mass, handing out bulletins and collecting pennies for the parish coffers.
Fred's funeral is currently slated for Thursday 13th April. More details will be published when they become available.
RIP Fred.
Frank Bradshaw
Similarly we are in receipt of news that we have also lost Frank Bradshaw this week. Again, more news will be published when it is available.
RIP Frank.
Frank Hawley
On behalf of all on the parish council, we would like to express our deepest sadness at the loss of Frank Hawley. He gave his heart and soul to St Peter and St. Michael's for many many years working to help keep our Parish alive. He gave a lot of his time and he was always hands-on working behind the scenes to help achieve the smooth running of the Parish, alongside many others who we have lost over the years. I personally enjoyed working alongside him on the First Holy Communion programme and learnt a lot from his knowledge. Like the other members who have also passed away, we can never fill their shoes but we must try to carry on the work that they undertook because they loved their church so much. They are the reason why it is still a vibrant Parish.
We pray also for Rita, Tony, Pauline and all of Frank's family. May god give them strength in their time of grief. God Bless them and thank you Frank for all you have done for St. Peter and St. Michael's parish.
John Glynn (Parish Council - Chair)
Your next set of offertory envelopes have arrived. Please pick yours up from the front bench in church.
Lent has begun!
Lent is a time of spiritual renewal and we can receive Lenten grace and blessings by taking something up or by giving something up. Whatever we choose to do we can make a fresh start with God.
This weeks gospel brings us Lazarus rising from the dead. Deacon Jim's discussion on this story can be read in our Homily section. Please click on the link to the right to read it. 👉 👉 👉 👉 👉
Every Wednesday evening during Lent, Stations of the Cross will be said followed by our normal Wednesday evening Mass. Services will start at the earlier time of 19.00.
Holy Week Penance Service - This year's Service of Reconciliation in preparation for Easter will take place in St. Oswald's on Tuesday 4th April at 7.30 p.m.
Lourdes Pilgrimage 2023
St Peter and Michael’s Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place from July 21st to July 28th 2023 and is affiliated to the Liverpool Archdiocesan Pilgrimage. A list of the major events have been received from Liverpool and sent to those participating. We have 12 pilgrims travelling with the parish, anyone wishing to join us, it’s not too late, please add your name to the list at the back of church. Links can be found on the News page and in the column to the right . 👉 👉 👉 👉 👉 👉 👉
The weekly Pastoral Development document has been received from the Archdiocese and can be viewed on the Pastoral Plan page .... links alongside. 👉 👉 👉 👉 👉 👉 👉
Please be vigilant - we have received a note from our gardener that someone has dumped bamboo and hedges behind the garage on the far side of the car park. He has cleared it away for us, but it's not part of his job. If you see anyone "fly-tipping" in our grounds, please let us know either directly to Deacon Jim, or via email to the parish address.
Don't forget to check Latest News, it also has links to items of note for the week / month ahead.