Parish Newsletter

150th Celebrations: Open Week of Faith

Following our wonderful Holywell and Shrewsbury Pilgrimages and our fantastic Summer Fête, the next event in our exciting 150th Year is the Open Week of Faith, here in our church from Sunday 13th to Sunday 20th July. The church will be open each day, weekends 2.00 – 4.00 pm, and weekdays 1.00 – 7.00 pm, with some beautiful and thought-provoking displays and handouts. We hope as many people as possible will want to wander in off the street, spend some time here, look at the displays, pick up a leaflet… Who knows what seeds might be sown? Actually, God knows, and this week could be the start of an amazing Faith Journey for at least one wizziter. Then the five weekdays will end with a short service at 7.30 each day: 

• Monday 14th: Compline: A short, peaceful night prayer
• Tuesday 15th: Quiet time of prayer on next Sunday’s Gospel
• Wednesday 16th: A Vigil for Peace
• Thursday 17th: Welcome Mass and Adoration
• Friday 18th: An evening of Taizé music and prayer

The church will stay open till 9.00 pm each evening. Enormous thanks to the “Two Claires” (Egan and Black) for putting this wonderful week together, and to everyone who’s wolunteered to be a Steward.

 

Day Pilgrimage to Shrewsbury: Thursday 31st July

Our next Day Pilgrimage to our Cathedral is at the end of the month: 25 places, half gone! We go down by the 09.24 train, back on the 16.25 and enjoy a wonderful day in our Diocesan Cathedral and in this entrancing town. 
Sign up TODAY if you’d like to come with us! 

 

Cabaret at the Kit-Kat Club, Wednesday 13th August

25 of us are going back in time to the Berlin of the 1930’s, Sally Bowles vamping in the Kit-Kat Club while, outside, the Nazis rise to power… One of the great musicals.

 

Dates for Next Year’s Parish Diary

Just a couple of groups we’re waiting for and then… 

 

What St Werburgh’s Means to Me?

Halfway through our 150th year of celebrations: so much achieved and enjoyed, so much to look forward to. Can you share your response to the question of what St Werburgh’s means to YOU? Contributions that can form part of our record of this exciting year, plus any offers of help with collecting and collating the answers, can be made to stuart.murray103@googlemail.com

 

Hospice Fundraising: £15,000 Come and Gone!

We set ourselves the target of £15,000 as £100 for every year our present church has been open. Thanks to your amazing generosity, that figure’s already been reached – and passed! Are we stopping now? You bet your life we’re not! 31st December is the finishing line: meanwhile, another wonderful £810.18 has come in this week, largely from two extremely generous personal donations.

 

Lourdes Hospitality Pilgrimage Pre-Departure Mass

11.00 am, Sunday 20th July at St Mary's Church, Gatefield Street, Crewe, followed by light refreshments and a Hospitality Meeting. All Hospitality members welcome.

 

Ignatian Prayer Meeting: Would You Like to Join?

We plan to hold a monthly prayer meeting in our Day Chapel. Our Ignatian prayer group is well established on zoom, it is a beautiful quiet time of prayer, reflection and sharing. Please come to the Day Chapel at 11 am Friday 18th July to find out more as we prepare to start in September. All Welcome.

 

Parish Dementia Support Group?

If you or a family member are living with Dementia, we invite you to a quiet time of prayer followed by coffee and a chat. Please join us 11.00 am Thursday 24th July in Church to find out more. All welcome.

 

Church Cleaner

Can you help and join the cleaning rota? We need help  1 week in 4  for 1 - 1.5 hrs on a  Monday morning. Email Father Paul or rich_lyn@hotmail.co.uk

 

SVP and CHS Music Night, Friday 18th July 7.30 pm

A night of Music, Dance and Songs in support of the SVP Holiday Home in Talacre. Tickets £12. Please contact svpchester@gmail.com or Marco 0778392816

 

Governor Vacancy at our Primary School

Particularly welcome from those with a financial background. For an informal chat, contact Sarah: 01244 478954 or admin@lovelearnlaugh.org.uk

 

Jam Today and Tomorrow

You’ve all been incredibly kind in giving me jars of jam and marmalade over the years when making some yourselves, and I’ve really enjoyed them. But the supply has far exceeded the demand! So, please help yourselves from the table at the back of church. Can’t guarantee quality but jam doesn’t go off, does it?

 

Summer Concert Saturday 9th August 7.30 pm

Our next concert here in church is “Music for a Summer Evening – Baritone, Piano and Organ” – by our good friends Henry Snith and Marcus Coleridge.

 

150th Anniversary Thanksgiving Celebration

You are warmly invited to the Thanksgiving Celebration Meal, Friday 12th September, 7.00 pm at the Catholic High School. Please sign up at the back of the church, including the size of your party’ 

 

Welcome Wednesday – Last Wednesday and This

Welcome Wednesday enjoyed an entertaining Talk from Denise Jones about the Round of the World Journey that she and Syd won in 1986. Thank you, Denise, for sharing your memories and retrieving the photos from your attic. It was so interesting. This coming Wednesday we continue with the chat, coffee and dominos. Welcome anyone who wishes to join us!

 

Bereavement and Loss Group

Thanks to everyone who joined us and helped think about the best way of contacting families after Funerals have taken place. 

 

Diocesan Priesthood Ordinations This Summer

Welcome to Adam Bamber and Joseph Fawcett Wood, ordained this month at the Cathedral. 

 

Lourdes by Jumbulance: 14th – 23rd August

Vacancies for sick and disabled pilgrims and for nurses and helpers. Please contact Tony Murphy on 07881-656-974 or tonymurphyefc2002@yahoo.co.uk

 

Names for First Holy Communions Parish Group

Children who will be in Year 3 and above and not at Catholic Primaries. Closing date: Monday 1st September. Please email us the names if interested. 

 

Photo of the Week: Bond, James Bond…

The old War Office building in Whitehall in which Ian Fleming had an office during the war. Thanks, 007!