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Dear Faithful,

The receptions after the Sunday Masses are very important for our community: a. Because many of you travel up to an hour or more, often with little children, to attend Mass and b.
because of the social contacts we all cherish. We wish to maintain this opportunity to meet, greet and to enjoy good food after Mass also in the future. However, at this time only four sets of volunteers are clearing up the hall after our Sunday refreshments. To help lighten the load, we need more generous members of our community to join the team. Please contact me if you think your able to help us at 07311-443323 or via email: .

Thank you very much for considering my request.
Canon Michael K. Wiener

His Lordship, Bishop Mark Davies, has approved the foundation of a Medical Healthcare Guild. Father Sean Henry, Assistant Priest at the Shrewsbury Cathedral, who worked as a nurse before entering the priesthood, will oversee this initiative.

Below the text of an announcement in the Cathedral Newsletter:

Healthcare Guild: Father Sean is hoping to establish a health care guild in our Parish. It will be open to all registered health care professionals (HCPC, GMC, NMC) and those who are retired. It’s purpose is to explore, in a supportive environment, how we live our catholic faith in health practice. Exploring ethical issues and the teaching of the church. You are invited to an initial meeting in the parish room on Friday 13th December at 6.00pm. Please email the office if you plan to attend, no later than the 6th December: Thank you.

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!

On Ash Wednesday, Holy Mass will be preceded by blessing and imposition of the ashes and will be celebrated at 12:15 pm.

The Mass at 10:00 am is cancelled that day.

With gracious permission granted by the parish leadership there will be a Sung Mass with blessing of candles and procession on Friday, February 2nd, at 6:30 pm.

The Mass at 10:00 am is cancelled that day.

Canon Wiener will be away during the week of November 5th – 11th to participate as in the years before in a silent retreat preached at Maria Engelport in Germany.

There will be no Masses in the traditional Roman Rite at St. Winefride’s during that time.

His return to Shrewsbury is scheduled for Saturday, November 11th during the day to be the celebrant of the Requiem Mass on Remembrance Day on Sunday, November 12th.
Canon will celebrate all scheduled Masses with the indicated intentions in Maria Engelport.

Thank you for your understanding.

Masses (including Adoration and Benediction) have been cancelled from Tuesday 30th May to Friday 2nd June (inclusive).

The Canons of the Institute’s UK province will spend the octave of Pentecost together in Lanherne. This fraternal time together helps the Canons to continue their pastoral work and mission, “living the truth in charity.”

Due to this absence, daily Mass will not be offered at St Winefride’s until Saturday 3rd June at 10:00 am followed by First Saturday devotions.

Adoramus te, Christe, et benedicimus tibi.
Quia per sanctam crucem tuam redemisti mundum

Each Friday in Lent at 9.00am
Stations of the Cross with veneration of the relic of the Holy Cross each Friday in Lent at 9:00 am before the 10:00 am Mass.
First Stations of the Cross on Friday, February 24th, at 9:00 am

This year, Divine Providence has placed the feast of our great patron saint, St. Francis de Sales, on a Sunday. This will allow a greater number of faithful to attend the Mass which has the rank of a first class feast in the Institute. (The 4th Sunday after Epiphany will be commemorated.)

On December 28th, 2022, the feast of the Holy Innocents, the Church remembered the fourth centenary of the death of our holy patron which occurred at the Visitandine monastery in Lyon in the year 1622. In preparation of this year’s celebration it is recommended to (re-)read the wonderful Encyclical Rerum omnium perturbationem by Pope Pius XI. (January 26th, 1923). Since next Sunday is the last Sunday of the month, we will be able to ask for St. Francis’ powerful intercession and gentle guidance while kneeling before the Exposed Blessed Sacrament.

All present for Holy Mass on this feast day in any church of the Institute are able to receive a plenary indulgence under the usual conditions (Sacramental confession; Eucharistic Communion; prayer for the intention of the Sovereign Pontiff. It is further required that all attachment to sin, even venial sin, be absent. If the latter disposition is in any way less than perfect or if the prescribed three conditions are not fulfilled, the indulgence will be partial only).