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Parish Priest: Fr T Buckley C.Ss.R. |
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SUNDAY 3RD MAY 2026
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (A)
| DAY | DATE | TIME |
MASS & SERVICE TIMES |
| Sun | 3rd | 8.30am
10.00am 6.00pm |
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER |
| Mon | 4th |
12 NOON |
FEAST OF THE ENGLISH MARTYRS |
| Tue | 5th |
12 NOON 7.30PM |
WEEK 5 OF EASTER ROSARY |
| Wed | 6th |
12 NOON 7.30pm |
WEEK 5 OF EASTER NOVENA TO OMPS |
| Thur | 7th |
12 NOON |
WEEK 5 OF EASTER |
| Fri | 8th |
12 NOON |
WEEK 5 OF EASTER |
| Sat | 9th |
12 NOON |
WEEK 5 OF EASTER |
| CONFESSIONS: Saturday 3.45pm-4.30pm | |||
LIVESTREAM NOTICE
Please note all scheduled Masses are livestreamed (unless eg for a funeral we are requested not to). Those sitting in the first two pews and those using the centre aisle for Communion are visible on screen.
If you would like to avoid the camera, please use the side aisles.
(You can find out more about livestreaming including the default view from the camera by clicking here)
PRAYER AND MASS INTENTIONS:
PLEASE NOTE: All Masses will be said privately by the confrères.
The intentions requested are published below.
INTENTIONS FOR THIS WEEK:
All parishioners, Intentions of donors, Ian Lawless RIP, John Francis O’Neill RIP, Susan L, Maria H (happy birthday), Geraldine Smith RIP, Fr Peter Sibert RIP (anniversary), Special intentions, McCartney family & friends RIP, Nichola Brady, Vincent Brian Walsh & family RIP, Success of move (CE), Patricia Craine RIP, Joan Burke RIP, Margaret (thank you), Evelyn Whitehead RIP (anniversary)
MASS INTENTIONS SAID LAST WEEK NOT PREVIOUSLY LISTED:
Intentions of donors
PLEASE NOTE:
IF YOU REQUIRE A PARTICULAR DATE EG: FOR ANNIVERSARIES, PLEASE GIVE AT LEAST 4 WEEKS NOTICE TO AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT.
WE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIED:
Paeder McGovern RIP, James Walsh RIP, Vik Southern RIP, Anthony Brandreth RIP
ALSO, THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR AROUND THIS TIME INCLUDING:
Eileen McQuillan, Fr Peter Sibert, Evelyn Whitehead,
Fr William Martlew C.Ss.R., Fr George Yeats C.Ss.R., Fr Barrie O’Toole C.Ss.R., Fr Oliver Vassall-Phillips C.Ss.R.
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We pray for all those who are housebound and sick including: Evelyn A, Anne M, Deborah P, Br Benjamin, Josie S, Margaret M, Kay W, Bertha F, Molly McT, Irene McL, Eileen G, Marion O’C, Bridie A, Pat McC, Geraldine C, Jackie G |
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SICK LIST NOTICE If you would like your name or the name of a friend or relative on the parish list of prayers for those who are sick, please contact the parish office, forms are available in the porch, at reception or by clicking here. This is necessary to make sure the church takes proper care of your information and complies with current data protection law. Names will only be included for those for whom we have consent. COMMUNION AT HOME Communion at home is offered to anyone who cannot physically get to church. A lay minister will be happy to come to you. |
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FROM FR TIM
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A MOMENTOUS WEEK
As I prepare these few thoughts on a beautiful warm Friday morning, a calm pervades Bishop Eton after all the activity surrounding the events of the past week, culminating in Fr James Casey’s funeral yesterday. In my recorded message yesterday evening I felt moved to follow in Fr Provincial’s footsteps at the funeral and use a remarkable article that Fr Jim wrote for our former parish magazine, BE Alive, in the wake of his operation for oesophageal cancer in July 2016.
If you would like to read the full article, we are putting it on the website as a special item this weekend.
Towards the end he expressed his gratitude for all the support and concluded: “We were a power to be reckoned with. As we lived through this experience, grace, normally thought of as a theological truth, became a lived reality – became words of encouragement, a warm embrace, little acts of service, a willingness to wait and watch and listen and love. We were a grace-fuelled community and we were the winners.” Firstly, I could not help but reflect that often we don’t know what is really going on inside another person’s mind and heart. Fr Jim could often be taciturn: like many men of his generation, he did not readily share at the emotional level. Yet in this article you receive an insight into someone whose life was shaped by the Gospel of hope and love and ultimate redemption.
It says everything I want to share with you as we continue to strive to build up what I would call Team BE: a community of people of faith seeking to enable each one to share his and her gifts for the good of all. This was illustrated as last Saturday’s event to honour the memory of St Gerard Majella unfolded. It was an extraordinarily grace-filled day and the feed-back has been wholly positive. What fascinated me was the way that all the different elements of the day merged to make the whole such a rewarding experience.
There was something similar about yesterday’s funeral: the Requiem Mass and the reception required a lot of careful planning and so many people worked tirelessly to ensure it would be a blessed memory for Fr Jim’s family and friends. This I believe is the call to synodality in action. That said, ‘synodality’ was not a word that captured Fr Jim’s imagination and he constantly questioned others’ ways of pronouncing it, so let him have the final say to you on how we should celebrate the past week: “As they say daftly on television these days: ‘Why don’t we all give ourselves a big round of applause?’”
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MADELEINE McCANN
I am conscious that this Sunday marks the 19th anniversary of the day Madeleine went missing. We assure her grandmother, Sue Healy, and all the family of our continuing prayerful love and support.
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SVP MONTHLY COLLECTION
SVP Monthly Collection will take place after all Masses this weekend. Thank you for your generosity.
PARISH COFFEE MORNING
The Parish Coffee Morning has now been moved to next Sunday, 10 May, after the 10.00am Mass.
PRAY IN MAY – MARY’S MEALS.
During the month of May, Mary’s Meals is inviting us all to take part in their Pray in May campaign, encouraging prayer and reflection for children around the world who rely on a daily school meal. Mary’s Meals provides nutritious school meals to children living in poverty, enabling access to education and long‑term hope.
To support participation, free Pray in May resources are available from www.marysmeals.org.uk.
NATIONAL DAY OF PRAYER FOR SURVIVORS OF ABUSE 2026 - CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE:
📅 Date: Tuesday 5 May.
We invite all parishioners to remember in their prayers those whose lives have been affected by abuse. This year’s theme is support for survivors of domestic abuse, and we hold in prayer all those who have suffered or continue to suffer as a result of this form of abuse. If you are concerned about the safety of a child or vulnerable adult and feel they are in immediate danger, please call the police.
If you wish to report any non-urgent concerns, please contact your local social services or our safeguarding team direct at Safeguarding: .
WOMEN'S GROUP MEETING
📅 Date: Monday 6th May 12.30pm
📍Location: Fisher-More Hall
The next meeting of the Women’s Group will be on Wednesday 6 May at 12.30pm in Fisher-More Hall. Susan and Helen will talk about “Finding Out About People and Places”.
Reservations can be booked and paid on the day for the trip to LLANDUDNO, stopping at Rhos on Sea on Tuesday 26 May at a non-refundable cost of £12. If you are unable to attend the above meeting and wish to have a place, please leave your money in an envelope dropped through Bishop Eton Monastery door with £12 in it addressed to the Women’s Group with your name and contact number by 12 May.
Any queries to Lydia on 07855 663472.
BBC'S SONGS OF PRAISE SING GOSPEL
📅 Date: Tuesday 19th May
📍Location: Liverpool Olympia - Doors open from 5.30pm
A free event: BBC's Songs of Praise Sing Gospel. Tuesday 19 May - recording at 7.00pm (doors open from 5.30pm). Invitation to come and join BBC Songs of Praise at Liverpool Olympia celebrating the joy and power of Gospel music with very special guests and plenty of opportunity to lift your voice and your spirits! There is no minimum age for entry, all ages are warmly welcomed but children aged 17 and under must be supervised by a responsible adult at all times. Venue: Liverpool Olympia, West Derby Road, Liverpool, L6 9BY. Tickets can be obtained at no cost at www.lostintv.com/tv-show?id=1422.
'MANY VOICES - ONE FAITH' SUNDAY 24 MAY.
The Churches of the Liverpool City Region invite you to join together as we celebrate Pentecost with a march from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral to Liverpool Anglican Cathedral. We will be gathering for this family friendly event at 3.00pm on the plaza outside the Metropolitan Cathedral before walking together along Hope Street to the Liverpool Cathedral. The theme for this year’s march is ‘Many voices, one faith’.
We will be welcoming people from many different cultures and backgrounds to participate in this symbol of Christian unity and togetherness. The march finishes at the Anglican Cathedral with family friendly activities and numerous stalls from local charities advertising their work. All are welcome.
MISSIONARIES OF CHARITY MAY PROCESSION
📅 Date: Saturday30 May:
📍Location: St Peter's Square Liverpool City Centre
Fr Peter Ross, assistant priest at St Wilfrid's parish in Widnes, will lead the procession, starting at St Peter's Square, before moving on to Bold Street, Church Street and Whitechapel, before finishing at the Blessed Sacrament Shrine on Queens Square.
A special invitation is extended to those making their first Holy Communion. If you would like to volunteer at the procession, contact Jim Ross on .
LIVESIMPLY TOGETHER
We aim to live more simply, sustainably and in solidarity with others
No meat may, no mow may, screen free week
Pope Leo has made the fight against global hunger a central pillar of his pontificate, emphasizing that access to food is a fundamental human right rather than a privilege. He has framed the eradication of hunger as a "profoundly human and moral duty" and a necessary path to achieving world peace. As we begin the month of May, let us commit to ending food waste in our own homes, and keep those living in hunger, throughout our Common Home, in our prayers.
The LiveSimply group would like to record our thanksgiving for the life, and sadness at the death, of Fr James Casey CSsR. Who was the patron of the Bishop Eton & St Mary's LiveSimply initiative. Rest in Peace Father Jim
ADDITIONAL NEWS ITEMS
For the latest CTMH bulletin (29.4.2026) click here
Parish (last updated 1.5.2026)
A memorial poem for Fr Casey C.Ss.R has been added
Archdiocese (including Nugent) (last updated 24.4.2026)
Good News - Youth Ministry review and Mission Day, plus details of the next Archdiocesan Young Adult Group meeting on 12 May
National (last updated 16.4.2026)
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Community (last updated 1.5.2026)
Information on an Art Festival at All Hallows, RADS performance of The late Mrs Early, a screening of 'People's Emergency Briefing Screening in Winsford and BBC Songs of Praise at the Liverpool Olympia
Prayer and Spirituality(last updated 1.5.26)
Papal prayer video for May added
General Interest (last updated 1.5.2026)
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