The schedule for Christmas at St Winefride’s is as follows:
| December 24th: 10:00am (Vigil of Christmas) December 25th – Midnight Mass December 25th: 12:30pm |
General
Thank you
Thank you all very sincerely for your very kind and generous participation in the preparations and celebration of the important feast of Christ the King last Sunday. Many of you had helped tidying up the parish grounds one week before and all of you have contributed to the joyful and very beautiful celebration on the feast itself. I thank you wholeheartedly for your kindness you are showing toward me and for your generous gifts you gave me on the titular feast of our Institute.
I understand that by showing your affection toward your local pastor you also wish to demonstrate your love for our dear Institute which is the spiritual family of us all. Your support of our seminary in Gricigliano in Tuscany will be very helpful: the second collection on the feast of Christ the King this year brought £644.74. Also in the name of my superiors and all seminarians, I thank you for this most generous contribution and support of the priestly formation at our motherhouse.
May God bless you and your families always and especially in this very difficult time for the Church and the world.
With my prayers and my blessing for you and your families,
Canon Michael K. Wiener
Change to Weekly Schedule
Starting on 21st September 2022, the Wedneday celebration of the Most Holy Sacrifice of the Mass will take place at 7.00am rather than the previous 10.00am commencement.
This applies only to each Wednesday and does not affect any other day.
The schedule from the 21st September:
Sunday: 12:30 pm
Monday: 10:00 am
Tuesday: 6:30 pm (Adoration/Benediction 5:30 pm)
Wednesday: 7:00 am
Thursday: 6:30 pm (Adoration/Benediction 5:30 pm)
Friday: 10:00 am
Saturday: 10:00 am
Please make a note of the new time.
Canon away – Updated 12 August
Canon Wiener will be away in the second half of August, part of this time includes attendance at the General Chapter of the ICKSP at Gricigliano.
During his absence, Sunday Masses will be offered as usual at 12.30pm on August 21st and 28th.
Weekday Masses will be offered at 10.00am on 24th, 26th and 31st August and 2nd September. All other weekday Masses are cancelled.
During the time of his absence (August 15th-September 3rd incl.), Canon Wiener will continue to celebrate daily holy Mass in the intentions that are listed in the weekly Mass schedule.
Mass Time Change
Date: Monday, August 15th, 2022
Feast: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Please note
Mass Time: 12:00 pm (Noon)
Mass time – Feast of Ss Peter & Paul
The Mass time on 29th June, the feast of SS Peter & Paul, will be at 6:30 pm (instead of the usual Wednesday Mass time of 10:00 am).
St George – Protector of England
Holy Mass on Tuesday (6.30pm) is that of St. George, Protector of England.
He was martyred at Lydda (now in Israel) in about 303, during the persecution of Diocletian. Like so many saints of that period, the only fact that we can be certain of is his martyrdom. His cult spread quickly through both the East and the West, and the legend of St George and the Dragon only appeared some time afterwards. During the crusades, George was seen to personify the ideals of Christian chivalry, and he was adopted as the patron saint of several city states and countries, including England and Catalonia. King Richard I of England placed his crusading army under the protection of St George, and in 1222 his feast was proclaimed a holiday.
Sancte Georgi Ora Pro Nobis!
Amended Newsletter
If you downloaded or picked up copy of the Newsletter before Easter Sunday evening, which is quite likely, please note, some times have been amended and you ought to refer to this new version: Revised Version
Canon Gribbin’s Farewell to Shrewsbury!
Canon Gribbin, as announced here, will leave St Winefride’s for Ardee, Co. Louth to be chaplain to the Sisters Adorers of the Royal Heart of Jesus. He will celebrate a farewell Mass here on the 26th September at 12.30pm
General Chapter
Canon Wiener will be leaving Shrewsbury between August 8th and August 28th to visit Germany and to attend the chapter in Gricigliano. Please pray for the superiors of the Institute and all canons attending this year’s chapter as also for Canon Wiener’s safe return to Shrewsbury.
During Canon’s absence Father Anselm Gribbin will return to Shrewsbury to celebrate all weekday Masses between Wednesday, August 11th, and Sunday, August 22nd (incl.). The Masses on August 9th and 10th had to be cancelled.
During the chapter meeting, Father Gerard McGuiness most generously agreed on coming to St. Winefriede’s to celebrate the daily Masses between Monday, August 23rd and Saturday, August 28th (incl.). The usual Mass schedule applies. However, the Adoration and Benediction on Tuesday, August 24th and August 26th has had to be cancelled.
On Sunday, August 29th, Father Stephen Goodman of the Archdiocese of Birmingham (Wolverhampton) will come to us to celebrate the Mass at 12:30pm. We are most grateful for Father’s generous offer to assist Canon Wiener who, due to COVID travel restrictions, will not be able to celebrate publicly for several days after his return. Father Gribbin will celebrate the weekday Masses of August 30th to September 4th.