The Archdiocese of Liverpool
Online Masses
Masses continue to be available online and the links are shown below:
- Every Sunday at 11am from the Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
- Every Saturday at 5pm from St Mary of the Isle
- Daily at 10am from SS Anne and Bernard
Please click on the image above to get to the 'Latest News' page of the Archdiocese website.
As well as news being available on the Catholic Pic website, there is a version of the current Pic available in reading format so you can see it as if it were printed, on your computer. It has all of the news and information items that are found in the News and Contributors sections of the website. If you prefer to read the Pic in this way, then you can see a copy of it, or download it using the link below:
The recent SYNOD process, which included our own input, has resulted in the preparation and presentation of the Pastoral Plan. Check out our Pastoral Plan page. It includes links to the plan, to read or to download the plan for reading later. There is a lot of new information on this page and links to some MUST READ documentation for all parishioners.
Pastoral Development Bulletin
Every few weeks, the Archdiocese communications team sends out a Pastoral Development Bulletin with information and links to events within the Archdiocese and beyond.
Please find the link to the current version of the PD Bulletin on our Pastoral Plan Page here.
Scam emails about Ukraine
We have been alerted to an email entitled ‘FINANCIAL REQUEST FOR THE EMERGENCY MASS STIPENDS FOR PRIEST FOR THE EXARCHATE OF DONETSK UKRAINE’ being sent to people in our archdiocese. We have checked this with Bishop Gregory in Ukraine and he confirmed that this correspondence is a scam email so please do not respond to the email or send any funds.
Please do be vigilant if you receive any emails on this subject matter.
If you would like to make any donations to Ukraine, please do so via our #Liverpool4Ukraine appeal as this is a safe and secure way to get your funds directly to the people of Ukraine.
The Archdiocese Lourdes 100 trip will be celebrated with a concert as detailed in the FB message alongside. Event details are included in the picture however if you are interested then please purchase your ticket and let us know. Hopefully if there is sufficient interest, we will be able to arrange transport to and from the event itself.
Keep an eye out for the details of ticket availability. We will let people know when tickets are available. We will also put a list in the porch for those who have tickets so we can try and organise transport if there are sufficient folk going.
A couple of the events which are taking place in the Archdiocese over the next month or so. Click on the image to enlarge.
Walking Groups
For those of us with a walking passion, there are a couple of walking events which may interest you.
Please find details for the next Cathedral walking group walk.
DATE: Saturday 13 May 2023
TIME: 10.30am
PLACE: Ormskirk Walk and Gorse Hill Nature Reserve
TRAIN STATION: Aughton Park
CONTACT: Mike Kostrzewski, mobile 0796 954 3983.
All meet at 10.30am at Aughton Park train station. Lovely views of parkland and over Liverpool and Mersey estuary. Walking through Coronation Park and finishing in Ormskirk. On Saturdays they have the market day and for those wishing a bite to eat can be arranged between those participants. Walk is estimated to be a little over 2 hours.
All welcome.
Sponsored Walk for Life at Stonyhurst
Starting at 2 pm on Monday 8 May at Theodore House, Stonyhurst, walkers will head along a shortened route of the scenic Tolkien Trail, offering the chance to take part in an afternoon of prayer and witness in aid of Right to Life.
There will be Eucharistic Adoration in St Peter’s Church throughout the afternoon for those wishing to accompany the event in prayer, with Benediction at 5:15 pm, after which refreshments will be served at Theodore House.
Visit https://christianheritagecentre.com/events/walk-for-life/ to register and for more information.
…. provides the local church with an opportunity to work together in welcoming thousands of visitors to the city and to proclaim the love of God. To facilitate activities several events are to take place and an updated list of activities and events will be available soon.
The following Ecumenical events have been agreed and we look forward to seeing you at these events.
Daily Prayer walks - Tuesday 9th until Friday 12th at 9am meeting at the Pier Head (near the Beatles Statue) - a prayer guide will allow you to explore iconic Liverpool areas to pray for peace and hand out peace postcards promoting the prayer vigils.
Daily Prayer Vigils - Tuesday 9th until Friday 12th 12 noon until 1pm at iconic Liverpool venues.
- Tuesday and Friday at Liverpool Anglican Cathedral
- Wednesday at Strawberry Field, Beaconsfield Road and
- Thursday at Liverpool Parish Church "Our Lady and St Nicholas".
Wednesday 10th May - 7pm - An Ecumenical Act of Worship at the Metropolitan Cathedralwith contributions from the Salvation Army Brass Band, New Song Wirral Band, and the Joint Choir of Liverpool Cathedral and Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral. This event will be live streamed across the world.
Various Activities at Strawberry Field, Beaconsfield Road, Liverpool L25 6EJ
Volunteering
Are you interested in being part of the team welcoming and stewarding some of the events happening on behalf of Churches Together in the Merseyside Region? Please use the link below to register and a briefing meeting (zoom) will take place mid-April. You can help facilitate prayer walks, prayer vigils, steward at the Metropolitan Cathedral and be present greeting visitors at Strawberry Field.
For all interested in Volunteering please use this following link to register your interest - https://r1.dotdigital-pages.com/p/BVI-13Y4/volunteer-with-us-at-festivals-and-events?pfredir=1
For any other information please contact the Rev Jackie Bellfield, Liverpool Methodist District Mission and Evangelism Facilitator - revjackiebellfield@gmail.com
A link to a central webpage where events will be published as details become available will follow soon.
Please visit the CTMR website homepage to find it.
Recruitment for boy and girl choristers 2023
Do you know a child who would like to be a chorister at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King here in Liverpool?
The search is now on for our next generation of Boy and Girl choristers.
All choristers are educated at
· Runnymede St Edward's Catholic Primary School
· St Edward's College
meaning that a first class Catholic chorister education for boys and girls in Liverpool is available at no cost.
If you know of a Catholic family who might be interested in this wonderful opportunity, please share this information with them.
Full details of choristerships at the Metropolitan Cathedral, scan the QR code, or go to: https://www.liverpoolmetrocathedral.org.uk/music/joining-the-choirs/
Choral courses
This summer the Rodofus Foundation will be running choral courses in Liverpool for those aged between 14-21. More information can be found on the poster below or on their website: https://www.therodolfusfoundation.org.uk/choral-course-3
Warm and Cozy Update 8th November 2022
Thank you to everyone who has supported the warm and cosy hubs and well done to all parishes who have set up their own initiatives- they have been a huge success across the archdiocese.
They are a great opportunity for local people to keep warm and create new friendships in a safe environment.
Above is a snapshot of the first warm and cosy gathering at St Mary's parish centre in Billinge last week.
Parishes can also upload their details to this national website to raise further awareness of their hub: Register your Space — Warm Spaces
A generic volunteer role description will be circulated, together with associated risk assessments, to assist parishes who are setting up warm spaces. The role description will be assessed by Safeguarding colleagues to confirm that DBS will not be required for this activity.
Warm and Cozy Centres
At the beginning of October, the trustees approved for our parish centres across the archdiocese to be used as warm and cosy centres during the winter months.
The centres will welcome people with free tea and coffee, and use of TV and WiFi in a safe and friendly space.
Opening days will vary between parishes and a full list is available from the archdiocese website. However, the centres available in the Warrington and Widnes deanery are shown in the graphic alongside. Please be advise that times may change to reflect local timetables and issues.
The idea has already received press attention and was featured on the BBC website this weekend:
Suzanne Garswood, manager of St Jude’s, Wigan spoke to the Wigan Post about warm and cosy, you can watch the video here.