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Lourdes Pilgrimage 2025

Lourdes again, visiting Our lady. Lovely weather, meeting old friends, lots of prayers and lighting of candles at the grotto. Over one thousand people from Liverpool with Archbishop John Sherrington and Emeritus Archbishop Malcolm Mc Mahon. It was a great week of celebration.

On the right Alice Kelly is in front of St.Bernadette’s baptismal font.

This shows shows some of the group before mass in the church of St.Bernadette.

Beryl Pemberton is doing a reading at St Bernadettes Church . She also provided the text and photos for this description of the Lourdes PIlgrimage 2025.

On the right there are three churches on top of each other built on the rock ofthe Grotto. Facing the Main Plaza which is huge.

The water from Bernadette’s spring is available from lots of taps built into the rock free all the time. The baths, where you can be immersed or partake of the "Water Gesture", which is a short private service at which you pray as you wash your hands,face and drink of the water. Very emotional moments.

We all look forward to next year.

This shows a celebration for Mary’s birthday (lady in white) next to Alice.

The church of the Immaculate Conception.

Heartiest congratulations to Angela Pender and Helen McKeown for receiving awards for their many years of service in Lourdes.

Archbishop Sherrington with Samantha. Behind him are Mary. Helen and Angela

Angela, Helen and Mary with Fr Grant Maddox (Pilgrimage Director) . SAmantha is in front of them.

Many Jack Traynor Medals in Lourdes this year.

Medal awarded to helpers who do 5 years service

The Rite of Election 2025

The Rite of Election is to welcome adults from parishes throughout the Archdiocese who have been preparing to be Baptised and Confirmed during the Easter Vigil this year, as well as those from other Christian churches who wish to become members of the Catholic Church.

This took place on the 1st Sunday of Lent, March 9th 2025. Please pray for our RCIA candidates as they continue their Journey in Faith.In this year’s group we have 4 candidates for first communion/confirmation and several people from the parish who have come along to enhance their understanding our faith.

Trip to Walsingham November 2024

Church of the Annunciation in the village

We visited Wells Next the Sea. They were celebrating Christmas Tidings

Our annual pilgrimage took place to Walsingham last weekend. The sun shone on the 27 of us as some of us carried the statue through the fields. We celebrated Mass each day with Fr.John Meehan, and offered our prayers for our families and friends. A lovely afternoon trip to Wells-Next-the-Sea sharing their Christmas Tidings weekend . We all had a super and prayerful time.

Outdoor Mass for Season of Creation 2024

We had over 100 present for our outdoor Mass on Saturday 21st September 2024. The Beavers and junior choir came and, as a result, there were more parents present. The singing from the Junior Choir was beautiful, readers were really good and Deacon Andy gave a lovely homily. The Beavers presented a loaf, grapes, apples, sheaf of wheat, a plant, veggies - also the bread and wine. Then down comes the rain! Wonderful cooperation as we adjourned to church. It was amazing how all the chairs & altar equipment were brought into church with no hassle. We continued the Mass led by Fr John S. Cath Glover had some sample products of Fair trade available. Tea, juice, cakes and biscuits were supplied afterwards. Great spirit present . Thanks to all (especially the Laudato Si Circle) who gave such generous help.

pAX cHRISTI bANNER IN uSE

In 2013, three of our Sewing group made a lovely banner for Pax Christi. The member of Pax Christi, who asked for the banner, sent photos recently to show that it is still used on marches etc. It looks as good as new and the three who made it must be very proud of their work which will be used for many years to come.

Pax Christi banner being used on a March for Gaza

Another banner used on same march. The banner has the words Peace and Reconciliation

CAFOD Live Simply Presentation of the LiveSimply Award to our Parishes

By Archbishop Malcolm McMahon on Tuesday, 30th May 2024

Showing people heavily involved in Laudato So and some younger uniformed group with the Archbishop, Local MP and Cafod representatives

The special Service was at St Paul’s. Archbishop Malcolm McMahon led us in prayer and presented our parishes with the CAFOD LiveSimply Award. Also present were the two CAFOD assessors Susan O’Halloran and Justine Simcock, the local CAFOD co-ordinator Colette Byre and the MP for West Derby Ian Byrne who is a strong supporter of CAFOD and associated charities including food banks. The Award was to both our parishes and plaques were presented to representatives from each community for display in each Church.

Thank you to those who organised the event in particular the parish Laudato Si group who enabled the parish to achieve the award and has made us so aware of many ecological issues which endanger our planet.

For those who want to be reminded of what this award is and how it was won, see the web page LiveSimply CAFOD Campaign. The Laudato Si Circle did most of the work on the campaign and are always looking for new members. Have a look at the Laudato Si Circle page. The award is being granted to EVERYONE in St Paul’s and St Timothy’s not just to the few who worked hard to persuade us all to live simply by providing some tips