General

Summer Schedule

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Dear faithful,

Please note carefully that there will be a slight reduction in services during the summer months, since only one priest will be present.

On Sunday evenings throughout the summer, there will be no Vespers or Compline. Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament will begin at 4.30 followed by rosary and benediction.
On Saturday morning, there will be no adoration. Confession will be offered from 9.20am – 9.50am prior to the Mass.

Beginning the week of 8th June, there will be no adoration, confession or Mass on Monday and Thursday at the Dome. As always, the church will be open during the day for private prayer.

The full liturgical schedule of services will be resumed in September, following the General Chapter of the ICKSP.

Craft Group

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Knitting, patchwork, dressmaking, lace making and embroidery. Beginners welcome. Contact: Dorothy McCarthy (see newsletter for contact details). Next meeting, Saturday, 6th June

Marriage Preparation Classes

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For those who may have been inspired by our young couples tying the knot, please note that marriage in the church requires a preparation of six months. Please contact the clergy of the Dome well in advance to plan your wedding.

Ash Wednesday

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Ash Wednesday: Lent begins this year on Wednesday, 18th February. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence. The blessing and imposition of ashes will be at 6.30pm, followed by the Mass.

Message of +Mark, Bishop of Shrewsbury

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The Diocese of Shrewsbury welcomes our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV as the Successor of the Apostle Peter, we promise him all our prayers in his service of the Universal Church.

+Mark, Bishop of Shrewsbury

Via Crucis

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5.30pm every Friday of Lent

Walk with our blessed Lord and retrace the steps of His sorrowful Passion in reparation for our sins, for which He was crucified.

“If anyone will come after me, let him deny himself, and take up his cross, and follow me.” (Matthew 16. 24)

Christmas Mass and Liturgy Schedule

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Tuesday 24th December: Vigil of Christmas
8:30am Vigil Mass of the Nativity
9:15am Solemn Office of Prime
10:30-11:30am Confession
2:00-5:00pm Confession
6:30pm First Solemn Vespers & Compline
10:30pm Christmas Carols
11pm Mass of Midnight

Wednesday, 25th December: Christmas Day
8:30am Low Mass of Christmas Dawn
10:30am High Mass of Christmas Day
5:30pm Exposition, Rosary
& Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Feast of Ss Peter and Paul

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The Feast of Ss Peter and Paul is not only the patronal feast of this Shrine church but in England and Wales a Holy Day of Obligation.

There will be a Sung Mass at Ss Peter & Paul and St Philomena at 10am on Saturday next.

Good Shepherd Sunday Seminary Collection

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On Sunday 14th April 2024,  the annual Good Shepherd Sunday Seminary Collection will take place.

Please help our vocations by supporting the Institute’s seminary in Gricigliano! Your priests of tomorrow!

Thank you very much for helping us in the formation of good and generous shepherds of souls!