News from the Vineyard

It is a traditional practice and an act of piety to have your home blessed between Epiphany and before the feast of the Presentation, the true end of the Christmastide period. Chalk previously blessed is used to inscribe the formula: 20 + C + M + B + 19 The 20 and 19 …

We need a team of people who can welcome amd engage visitors in the rich heritage of the Dome of Home. During January 2019, there will be two sessions of training we would be delighted to welcome you to one of those sessions. The sessions will be on Tuesday 15th January 2019 10am-12noon …

24th December: Vigil of Christmas 5.30pm: First Vespers of the Nativity 7pm: Matins of the Nativity (Gregorian chant) 10.30pm: Traditional Christmas Carols (Organ & Trumpet) 11pm: Procession to the Crib and ‘Midnight’ High Mass 25th December: The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ 8.30am: ‘Dawn’ Low Mass 10.30am: Sung ‘Mass of the Day’ …

The Novena in preparation for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception will begin at 6pm on Friday 30th November and will continue each evening at 6pm through to Saturday 8th December. Daily there will be a decade of the Rosary, followed by a sermon, Benediction,  the Novena Prayer and Tota pulchra es.  

Help us win new, substantial new Heritage Lottery Funding (HLF) funding in a Heritage Grant to restore the Dome and main Sanctuary of Ss Peter & Paul and St Philomena Church by completing our new survey to prove to HLF that we have local support. Chasing funding to restore Wirral’s landmark buildings and …

In September 2018, we won HLF funding for Development to prepare a second round Application by November/December 2019 This second round pass is highly competitive, but funding would restore the Dome, drum and Sanctuary roofs, to improve New Brighton. Local councils and museums have large teams of people working on Heritage Grant applications. …