St. Mary's RC. Church Horwich

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Possibly 1958

Message from Fr Richard: Sunday Mass Attendance

It is good to see people at Sunday Mass and especially as confidence increases, more people are attending, including single people, couples and families. In fact, our average Mass attendance on Sunday morning has increased to the point where we are now struggling to seat everyone who wishes to come to that Mass.
We are fortunate at St Mary’s to have had public Masses for quite some time. This has only been possible due to the consistent support and commitment of our stewards who have been volunteering since the church re-opened for public Mass last September. They arrive thirty minutes before Mass begins and they stay for at least thirty minutes afterwards to clean the church. Their help is invaluable. Please be respectful and compliant when the stewards ask you to sit in a certain place. They ask this of you simply to maximise the available seating capacity in church, which is limited at the moment, so that they do not have to turn people away who arrive to a full church. Please trust the stewards to know what they are doing and to help them to help others in this way. Unfortunately, last Sunday the stewards had to turn some people away from church because there was no more space. This is not the situation I want for the Parish and it can be avoided by co-operating with the stewards.
Last week I re-introduced the Saturday Vigil Mass which I hope you will consider attending if you can, instead of coming on Sunday morning, thus freeing up space in church. I also appreciate that many parishioners like to come to Sunday Mass as well as Mass during the week. However, due to the growing numbers attending on Sunday morning, I must request that you only come to one Mass per week. If you are able, please attend Mass on a weekday (rather than Sunday) and do not then attend again on Sunday. This allows families and people with work commitments to attend Mass at the weekend.
In my opinion, it is preferable to keep our arrangements as open as possible so that you are free to attend Mass without further restriction. However, if we cannot adjust to the situation I have indicated, we will need to introduce a booking system, which some Parishes are already using. It will be necessary then to book before coming to any public Mass in church. This will be more limiting, but it will ensure that we do not have to turn people away.
Finally, I know that it is deeply ingrained in us that we should come to Sunday Mass and that is certainly what we should do under normal circumstances. However, you may recall the message that the Bishops gave us some time ago and which still applies: there is presently no obligation to come to Sunday Mass. While the Church gives us this dispensation, we can continue to encounter Christ in the Eucharist whatever day it is.

With prayers and good wishes,
Fr Richard.

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Rest in Peace Prince Philip.

Some great names from the parish here....

3.30 this afternoon an opportunity to listen to Father Richard and some great music, Happy Easter everyone.

Happy Easter everyone

The services for Holy Week and Easter will be as follows:

Tuesday 30th March – 12.30pm Requiem Mass for Anne Rabbitt (Invitation Only)

Wednesday 31st March – 10am Public Mass

7pm Stations of the Cross (live-streamed only: no congregation)

It will be necessary to book a place at the following services:

Holy Thursday 1st April – 7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper (also live-streamed)

Good Friday 2nd April – 11am Stations of the Cross (also live-streamed)

3pm Passion of the Lord (also live-streamed)

Easter Vigil Sat. 3rd April – 6:30pm Vigil Mass (also live-streamed)

Easter Sunday 4th April – 10:30am Public Mass (also live-streamed)

In order to book, please contact the Parish secretary either by email: [email protected] or by ‘phone: (01204) 468209. Please state which liturgy you wish to attend and the number of people in your family group/social bubble up to a maximum of six. Unless you hear otherwise, you can be assured that your booking stands.

To access Masses on YouTube, please click on the following link:

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Earth Music for Holy Week

1960 I believe, now name that Cherub.

1975 some familiar faces?

Join Catholics all over England and Wales taking part in
’s Big Walk for Water on Saturday 20 February. In [Insert name of parish] we’re walking in solidarity with people who don’t have access to clean, safe water. Walk five miles on your own, with your family, or your bubble and let’s raise money for CAFOD’s vital work around the world,
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Family Fast Day - Lent 2021 | CAFOD Come together in spirit and solidarity to mark Family Fast Day this Lent.

For your Lenten commitment this year, sign up to
’s Walk for Water. Ask your friends and parishioners here in St Mary's Horwich, to sponsor you to walk 10,000 steps a day and raise funds to help end water poverty,
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This is the updated mass timetable until further notice

Tuesdays - 10am YouTube Mass

Wednesdays - 10am Public Mass

Thursdays - 10am YouTube Mass

Fridays - 10am Public Mass

Saturdays - 11am Public Mass & Confessions

Sundays - 6:30pm Vigil YouTube Mass + 10:30am Public Mass

Can anybody name these Christmas Angel's, the photos was taken in 1955 at Our Lady of the Rosary?

This Christmas week, featuring on BOTH shows
St Mary's RC Primary School.
Merry Christmas

A feast of Christmas Goodwill

Christmas Timetable.

Tuesday 22nd December 10am Mass

Wed 23rd December 2pm Mass (For the elderly and/or vulnerable)

4pm Mass (Family orientated)

Thurs 24th December 2pm Mass (For the elderly and/or vulnerable)

4pm Mass (Family orientated)

6pm Mass

Fri 25th December 10:30am Mass

Sat 26th December 12noon Mass

Sunday 27th December 6:30pm (Vigil) Mass / 10:30am Mass

Tues 29th December 12noon Mass

Wed 30th December 12noon Mass

Thurs 31st December 12noon Mass

Friday 1st January 12noon Mass



It will be necessary to book in order to attend one of the Masses listed above. Booking can be done either by emailing the Parish Secretary on the usual email address: [email protected] or by calling: 07309 744018. The secretary will be answering this ‘phone during her normal office hours. Outside this time you may leave a message. When contacting us to make a booking, you will need to give:

-The date and time of Mass you wish to attend

-Your name

-A contact telephone number

-The number of people in your household coming to the Mass (up to a maximum of six)

When you make a booking, either by email or by leaving a ‘phone message, we will only contact you if there is a problem. Otherwise, you can be assured that you are booked in for that Mass. We will do our best to ensure that you secure a booking at the Mass of your choice, but please be understanding and flexible if this is not possible.

As we know, the government is allowing up to three households to form a special larger Christmas support bubble, but for the purposes of public worship, the ‘rule of six’ will still apply. This means that a booking can only be made for up to six people from the same household or support bubble. If another group from the same larger ‘Christmas bubble’ wishes to attend the same Mass, that’s fine, but it will have to be a separate booking of up to six people and social distancing will still apply inside the church (e.g. sitting on separate pews). We cannot take an individual booking of more than six people. The final date for bookings will be Tuesday 22nd December.

Today marks the start of Advent and the beginning of a new liturgical year. This is always an exciting time as we approach the great celebration of Christmas. This year the sense of anticipation is clouded by the spectre of prolonged social limitations which make us uncertain as to what we can do and how our lives will be affected. This coming week we are at least emerging from the recent lockdown and this means that we can return to having public Mass in church and with that, a return to our sacramental children making their first Holy Communion. We give thanks for that.

As we enter Advent, we are already preparing for Christmas and considering how best we organise our time-table of Masses. This has yet to be finalised, but it will be different to what we’re used to. The church capacity remains limited, so I will be offering more Masses and there will have to be a booking system for people to come to Mass. It must be done this way to avoid too many people arriving for the same Mass and some having to be turned away. Next weekend I will announce the Mass times and explain the simple way in which people and families can book their place. It will be important to appreciate that there is no obligation to attend Mass on Christmas Day itself – this would be practically impossible at the moment anyway, due to the limited seating capacity in church. As Bishop John explained last weekend in his Pastoral Letter, he is inviting everyone to attend one Christmas Mass during the ‘Christmas Octave’, which is the period between Christmas and New Year. In this way our church attendance can be spread over several days.



Mass this Week

Tuesday 1st December – 10am - YouTube Mass

Wednesday 2nd – 10am - YouTube Mass

Thursday 3rd – 6:30pm- Public Mass & Confessions* (St Francis Xavier)

Friday 4th – 10am - YouTube Mass

Saturday 5th – 11am- Public Mass & Confessions

Sunday 6th (2nd Sunday of Advent) – 6:30pm (Saturday Vigil) & 10:30am Sunday morning Public Masses



NB – Public Mass resumes on Thursday evening*

Once again our country is placed in a lockdown situation which has an impact on the Church. Sadly, Public Masses and other gatherings in our church are suspended until the lockdown is lifted.

Many of the Martyrs met their fate in some way because they held to the belief that Jesus is King of the Universe and King of the World. This brought them into conflict with the ruling powers of their day; kings, emperors and politicians who saw themselves as the legitimate rulers of the world (or at lest their part of it). The events of this year and the limitations that politicians have brought down on us may challenge our belief that Jesus is the King. But Jesus is first and foremost the King of our hearts, if we let him in. This is his true throne which no external pressure can undermine. Our churches were closed, then open again and now must remain closed for a short time more. But on this feast of Christ the King, we remember that we carry Jesus with us wherever we are and that he must be King of all we say and do.


Due to the ongoing refurbishments and decoration taking place in church, it will be closed this week as there is a large build-up of dust and the decorators need uninterrupted access. However, Fr Richard will be offering YouTube Masses on each day:

Tuesday 24th – 10am - YouTube Mass (St Andrew Dung-Lac & Companions)

Wednesday 25th – 10am - YouTube Mass

Thursday 26th – 6:30pm- YouTube Mass

Friday 27th – 10am - YouTube Mass

Saturday 28th – 11am YouTube Mass

Sunday 29th (1st Sunday of Advent) – 6:30pm (Saturday Vigil) & 10:30am Sunday morning YouTube Masses

To access Masses that Fr Richard is offering on YouTube, please click on the following link:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCgTKF03X0koSAZ8RMb7UjPQ/featured?view_as=subscriber

Saint Mary's RC Horwich

A show to Remember those who have gone before us, featuring some memories from LLR Hosts and Listeners.

A further message from Fr Richard, this will be the timetable from
09/11 until we return from the Government lock down.
Fr Richard states " I propose to return to the pattern we had when we first re-opened the church in September"

Tuesday - 10-11am Private Prayer

Wednesday - (church closed) 10am YouTube Mass

Thursday - 6:30-7:30pm Private Prayer

Friday - (church closed) 10am YouTube Mass

Saturday - 10-12noon Private Prayer

Sunday - (church closed) 6:30pm (Vigil) & 10:30am YouTube Masses
Fr Richard

Message from Fr Richard: Wednesday 4th November 2020

Following the governments decision to place the country under another lockdown, the Public Masses scheduled for the rest of this week are concelled. Please refer to the revised timetable below:

Thursday 5th 6:30pm YouTube Mass
Friday 6th 10am YouTube Mass
Saturday 7th 11am YouTube Bereavement Mass
Saturday 6:30pm YouTube (Vigil) Mass
Sunday 8th November10:30am YouTube Mass

On the days that live-streamed Mass is offered, this can be viewed on the Parish You Tube channel.