Parish Secretary's office hours |
Monday |
9.00 am - 1.00 pm |
Wednesday and Friday |
9.00 am - 12.00 noon |
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Parish Council Wednesday 7.00 pm |
11 September 2019 |
13 November 2019 |
22 January 2020 |
18 March 2020 |
13 May 2020 |
15 July 2020 (social) |
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Finance Committee 7.00 pm |
Monday 23 September 2019 |
Wednesday 20 November 2019 |
Wednesday 15 January 2020 |
Tuesday 17 March 2020 |
Tuesday 5 May 2020 |
Wednesday 8 July 2020 (social) |
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Safeguarding |
All groups working with children and vulnerable adults have now been cleared: First Holy Communion, Children’s Liturgy, SVP, Confirmation, Home Communions and Altar Servers
Full report to Parish at all Masses Saturday/Sunday 28/29 September 2019
Our Safeguarding Representative is Liz Aiello who can be contacted on telephone no. 01244 372016
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Health and Safety Group |
Thursday 7.00 pm Parish House (except where indicated) |
12 September 2019 |
10 October 2019 |
21 November 2019 |
Tuesday 21 January 2020 7.30 pm |
12 March 2020 |
23 April 2020 |
Tuesday 2 June 2020 |
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Second/Special collections |
28/29 September 2019 |
Clergy Education and Training Fund |
7/8 December 2019 |
SVP Elderly and Housebound Christmas Lunch |
Christmastide |
Crib Collection for Caritas (formerly the Diocesan Children's Society) |
1/2 February 2020 |
Retired Priests' Fund |
28/29 March 2020 |
Easter Flowers |
16/17 May 2020 |
SVP Elderly and Housebound Summer Lunch |
18/19 May 2020 |
SVP Holiday Home |
We are committed to only 8 second collections in any one year: 3 for SVP, 2 for seasonal flowers, 1 for church students, 1 for retired priests, and the annual misison appeal. |
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Father Paul's Annual Holiday 2020 |
17 August - |
4 September inclusive |
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Annual Parish Social |
St Werburgh's Parish Centre |
Friday 7 February 2020 7.00 pm |
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Holy Days of Obligation |
Friday 1 November 2019 |
All Saints (Mass Times 7.30 am, 12.15 pm, 7.30 pm) |
Wednesday 25 December 2019 |
The Birth of Our Lord |
Sunday 5 January 2020 |
Epiphany |
Thursday 21 May 2020 |
Ascension (Mass times 7.30 am, 12.15 pm, 7.30 pm) |
Sunday 14 June 2020 |
Corpus Christi |
Sunday 28 June 2020 |
SS Peter and Paul |
Sunday 16 August 2020 |
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary |
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Other Feast Days |
Saturday 2 November 2019 |
All Souls (Mass times: 7.30 am, 12.15 pm) |
Wednesday 26 February 2020 |
Ash Wednesday (Mass times: 7.30 am, 12.15 pm, 7.30 pm) |
Sunday 12 April 2020 |
Easter Sunday |
Sunday 31 May 2020 |
Pentecost |
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November - Month of the Holy Souls |
Wednesday |
6 November 2019 |
7.30 pm |
Mass for the Recently Bereaved |
Blessing of Graves |
Sunday |
17 November 2019 |
2.00 - 4.00 pm |
Blacon |
Sunday |
24 November 2019 |
2.00 - 3.00 pm |
Overleigh (old side) |
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3.00 - 4.00 pm |
Overleigh (new side) |
Tuesday |
26 November 2019 |
7.30 pm |
Mass of the Holy Souls (for all those whose names have been inscribed in our Holy Souls Book) |
Lent Devotions Friday 7.00-8.00 pm (Church will remain open until 9.00 pm) |
28 February 2020 |
6 March 2020 |
13 March 2020 |
20 March 2020 |
27 March 2020 |
3 April 2020 |
Penitential Services 7.00 pm |
Advent: Wednesday 18 December 2019 |
Lent: Tuesday 24 March 2020 |
Marian Devotions Sunday 3.00-4.00 pm |
13 October 2019 |
8 December 2019 |
29 March 2020 |
24 May 2020 |
Year of the Bible 2020 Chester October Bible Month Talks |
Wednesday 7.30 pm St Werburgh's Church |
2 October 2019 |
9 October 2019 |
16 October 2019 |
Ecumenical Meetings and Events |
Christleton Churches Together |
Tuesday 17 September 2019 2.30 pm St James' Christleton |
Tuesday 10 December 2019 1.30 pm St Werburgh's |
Cheshire Church Leaders |
Thursday 19 September 2019 12.00 noon Oakhanger Methodist Church, Crewe |
Cheshire Churches Together |
Sunday 19 January 2020 3.30 pm Chester Cathedral Speaker Lord Alton |
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity |
18 - 25 January 2020 |
Christleton and Waverton Churches Together |
January 2020 visits to each other's churches - watch for details |
World Day of Prayer |
Friday 6 March 2020 10.30 am St Mary's, Handbridge |
Thy Kingdom Come |
Another opportunity for our churches to come together in shared worship - watch for details |
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Chester Parishes Together |
During the course of last year, the Five Chester Parishes - officially now four - have been meeting together on an experimental basis to explore ways of working together. |
Projects so far include:
- Altar Servers Mass in Liverpool 21 September 2019
- Chester Bible Month October 2019
- Celebrating each other's Feast Days
- Ensuring all Chester Nursing Homes are covered
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Next meeting Monday 9 September 2019 7.00 pm St Francis' |
Primary School Masses and other events |
Primary School (except where indicated) |
Tuesday 10 September 2019 10.00 am Mass |
Wednesday 11 September 2019 3.30 pm Mass Planning Meeting |
Wednesday 25 September 2019 10.00 am Mass St Werburgh's |
Tuesday 8 October 2019 10.00 am Harvest Mass |
Tuesday 17 December 2019 Carol Service St Werburgh's |
Friday 20 December 2019 10.00 am Advent Mass |
Tuesday 21 January 2020 St Werburgh's All Day Retreat |
Tuesday 4 February 2020 10.00 am St Werburgh's Feast Day Mass |
Tuesday 31 March 2020 10.00 am Lent Reconciliation Service |
Friday 3 April 2020 10.00 am Lent Mass |
Monday 29 June 2020 Thanksgiving/SS Peter & Paul Mass |
Friday 17 July 2020 10.00 am End of year/leavers' Mass |
Catholic High School Masses |
Tuesday 10 September 2019 |
9.45 am, 11.00 am, 12.00 noon: Start of year Masses |
Tuesday 15 September 2019 6.30pm Year 7 Welcome Mass |
HMP Berwyn |
Mass for Prisoners and Staff |
Every Saturday 10.00 am |
Father Paul on rota every 3-4 weeks when Fr Neill will take confessions at St Werburgh's |
University of Chester |
Meetings, Events and Services |
Freshers' Arrival Day |
Sunday 22 September 2019 |
University Welcome Service |
Wednesday 25 September 2019 5.30 pm University Chapel |
Outside Organisations' Freshers' Fair |
Wednesday 25 September 2019 12.00 noon - 3.00 pm |
University Societies' Freshers' Fair |
Friday 27 September 2019 12.00 noon - 3.00 pm |
Walk around City Walls for new students |
Wednesday 9 October 2019 2.00 pm Chaplaincy House |
University Dedication Service - all welcome |
Wednesday 9 October 2019 5.30 pm University Chapel |
Catholic University Chaplains NW Group |
Thursday 14 November 2019 10.30 am - 3.00 pm St Werburgh's This year we welcome to St Werburgh's all our NW University Chaplains |
Carol Service - all welcome |
Wednesday 11 December 2019 7.00 pm St Thomas of Canterbury |
National Catholic Chaplains' Conference |
Monday 15 - Wednesday 17 June 2020 Leeds |
University Chapel Services |
Mondays 1.05 pm: Mass September 2019 - June 2020 excluding Bank Holidays (starts 9 September 2019). All welcome |
Wednesdays 5.30 pm: Ecumenical Service during Term Time |
University of Chester Catholic Society - CathSoc |
Sundays after 6.00 pm Mass - Parish House |
All students welcome |
Every Sunday after 6.00 pm Mass from 29 September to 8 December 2019 (except 20 October 2019) |
Starting again Sunday 12 January 2020 |
CathSoc Pilgrimage |
This year we will join the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes end of July, beginning of August 2020 |
Residential Nursing Homes |
Ecumenical Services |
Aiming this year to establish monthly services for all residents in the eight Nursing Homes in our Parish |
So far we have three up and running |
All 11.00 am |
Crabwall Hall - Monday |
23 September 2019 |
28 October 2019 |
25 November 2019 |
16 December 2019 |
Grosvenor Manor, Heath Lane - Wednesday |
25 September 2019 |
30 October 2019 |
20 November 2019 |
11 December 2019 |
Grosvenor Villas (formerly Crawford's Walk) - Wednesday |
18 September 2019 |
16 October 2019 |
13 November 2019 |
18 December 2019 |
Eucharistic Ministers Review Sessions |
Next programme May 2020 |
Dates and times to be confirmed |
There will be several sessions and varying times |
Every Eucharistic Minister must attend one of the sessions |
Readers Review Sessions |
Next programme May 2021 |
Holy Week Readers and Stewards Meeting |
Wednesday 1 April 2020 7.00 pm - 8.00 pm Parish House |
All Holy Week readers and stewards, including those from Rowton, must attend |
Readers Group |
Monday 7.00 - 8.00 pm Parish House |
16 September 2019 |
21 October 2019 |
18 November 2019 |
20 January 2020 |
17 February 2020 |
16 March 2020 |
20 April 2020 |
18 May 2020 |
15 June 2020 |
20 July 2020 |
Note: No meetings in August or December |
See Parish Newsletter for any other changes |
Altar Servers |
Interested in becoming an Altar Server? |
Contact Gerry Tighe for information |
Tel: 01244 319353 or email: g.tighe@btinternet.com |
Thursday 26 December 2019 10.00 am: St Stephen's Day Mass Enrolment of new Altar Servers into the Guild of St Stephen |
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Altar Servers National Mass |
Saturday 21 September 2019 2.00 pm |
Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral |
Coach leaves Chester 11.45 am |
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Liturgy Group (all welcome) 7.00 pm Parish House |
Wednesday 18 September 2019 |
Monday 4 November 2019 |
Tuesday 10 December 2019 |
Wednesday 5 February 2020 |
Wednesday 11 March 2020 |
Tuesday 12 May 2020 |
Tuesday 23 June 2020 |
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Society for the Protection of the Unborn Child (SPUC) Third Wednesday of every other month 7.30 pm St Francis Church Hall |
Commencing September 2019 |
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Catholic Women's League (Shrewsbury Diocesan Branch) |
St Francis Church Hall - 2nd Monday of the month |
January - March after Midday Mass |
April - December 7.30 pm |
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New members always welcome contact Marian Curtis on 01244 341307 |
St Vincent de Paul Society |
Parish Meetings Parish House |
Twice monthly: Usually 2nd Monday at 1.30 pm and last Wednesday at 6.30 pm |
Note: There will be notification of any changes in date/time/venue |
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Events for the Elderly and Housebound |
Autumn Mass Sunday 22 September 2019 2.30 pm Primary School |
Nursing Home Remembrance Day Service Wednesday 13 November 2019 11.00 am Grosvenor Villas (formerly Crawford's Walk) |
Advent Reconciliation Service Saturday 30 November 2019 10.30 am St Werburgh's Church |
Afternoon Tea at Catholic High School Wednesday 4 December 2019 2.30 pm |
Nursing Home Carols Thursday 12 December 2019 Grosvenor Villas am/Oaklands pm |
Christmas Lunch Saturday 11 January 2020 12.30 pm Primary School |
Afternoon Tea at Catholic High School Wednesday 11 March 2020 2.30 pm |
Lent Reconciliation Service Saturday 4 April 2020 10.30 am St Werburgh's Church |
Spring Mass Sunday 26 April 2020 2.30 pm Primary School |
Summer Lunch Wednesday 1 July 2020 12.00 noon |
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Regional Fund Raisers |
Sunday 6 October 2019 Sponsored walk |
Friday 31 January 2020 7.30 pm St Columba's Holiday home music night |
Wednesday 3 June 2020 7.30 pm Gladstone Theatre Holiday home Theatre Night |
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Mental Health Support Group |
Monday 7.00 pm Parish House |
30 September 2019 |
25 November 2019 |
27 January 2020 |
2 March 2020 |
27 April 2020 |
22 June 2020 |
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Refreshments after mid-day Mass Usually 3rd Wednesday of each month |
18 September 2019 |
16 October 2019 |
20 November 2019 |
After four wonderful years, Denise is looking to hand over |
Any volunteers welcome |
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Heritage Open Days 2019 |
Friday 13 September - Sunday 15 September 10.00 am - 4.00 pm |
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Parish Heritage Trips and Talks |
Autumn 2019 |
Visit to the Ffestiniog Railway |
Visit to Historic Liverpool City Centre |
Talk on Chester's Canals by Geoff Taylor |
Watch for details |
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Music Group Practice |
Monday 7.00 pm |
9 September 2019 |
14 October 2019 |
11 November 2019 (First Holy Communion Enrolment Mass 24 November) |
9 December 2019 |
13 January 2020 |
10 February 2020 |
9 March 2020 |
30 March 2020 (Palm Sunday 5 April) |
11 May 2020 |
8 June 2020 (First Holy Communion Celebration Mass 14 June) |
13 July 2020 |
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Choir |
Thursday 7.30-8.30 pm |
September - December 2019 Practices |
19 and 26 September; 3, 10, 17 and 24 October; 7*, 14*, 21 and 28 November; 5, 12 and 19 December |
Note: The two practices marked * are for Confirmation and will be held at St Clare's Church 7.30 pm |
Special pieces planned for: |
Friday 1 November 7.30 pm All Saints |
Sundays 1, 8, 15 and 22 December Sundays of Advent |
Tuesday 24 December 11.30 pm Carols and Midnight Mass |
January - April 2020 Practices |
9, 16, 23 and 30 January; 14, 20 and 27 February; 5, 12, 19 and 21 March; 2 and 30 April |
Special pieces planned for: |
Sunday 2 February St Werburgh's Day |
Wednesday 26 February 7.30 pm Ash Wednesday |
Sunday 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29 March Sundays of Lent |
Sunday 5 April Palm Sunday |
Thursday 9 - Saturday 11 April Easter Triduum |
May - June 2020 Practices |
7 and 14 May; 11, 18 and 25 June |
Special pieces planned for: |
Thursday 21 May 7.30 pm Ascension |
Sunday 7 June Trinity Sunday |
Sunday 14 June Corpus Christi |
Sunday 28 June SS Peter and Paul |
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Concerts, recitals and drama |
"First Fridays" 7.30 pm |
6 September 2019 |
Urszula Krukowski-Byzdra - Cello |
4 October 2019 |
Philip Chidell - Violin |
8 November 2019 |
Chester Cathedral Nave Choir (note: 2nd Friday) |
6 December 2019 |
Abbey Gate College |
1 May 2020 |
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5 June 2020 |
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3 July 2020 |
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7 August 2020 |
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4 September 2020 |
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2 October 2020 |
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6 November 2020 |
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4 December 2020 |
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Other events |
Wednesday 11 December 2019 7.30 pm |
M&S Bank Christmas Concert |
Thursday 12 December 2019 7.30 pm |
Dee Ensemble and Friends |
Saturday 23 December 2019 7.30 pm |
Chester Bach Singers Christmas Concert |
Saturday 7 March 2020 7.30 pm |
Chester Bach Singers |
Marriage preparation days |
Saturday 11.00 am - 5.00 pm Parish House |
28 September 2019 |
23 November 2019 |
14 March 2020 |
16 May 2020 |
19 September 2020 |
28 November 2020 |
Confirmation |
Tuesday 7.00 pm - 8.30 pm St Werburgh's (except where indicated) |
10 September 2019 |
Class 1 |
17 September 2019 |
Class 2 |
24 September 2019 |
Class 3 |
1 October 2019 |
Class 4 |
8 October 2019 |
Class 5 |
15 October 2019 |
Class 6 |
22 October 2019 |
Class 7 |
5 November 2019 7.00 pm |
Penitential Service |
12 November 7.00 pm |
Rehearsal at St Clare's |
Tuesday 19 November 2019 7.00 pm at St Clare's Sacrament of Confirmation with Bishop Mark |
Tuesday 28 January 2020 7.00 pm |
Celebration Pizza |
First Sacraments Programme |
The Sacrament of Forgiveness |
Thursday 3 October 2019 6.30 pm |
Parish House |
Introductory meeting just for parents whose children are not at our primary school |
Thursday 7 November 2019 6.30 pm |
Parish House |
Meeting for parents and children not at our primary school |
Monday 11 November 2019 7.00 pm |
Primary School |
Baptismal Service and introductory meeting for all parents |
Monday 18 November 2019 7.00 pm |
Primary School |
Refresher Evening for parents (discussion and information about First Forgiveness and First Holy Communion) This meeting is optional |
Sunday 24 November 2019 10.15 am |
St Werburgh's Church |
Meeting followed by Enrolment Mass for all children and their families |
Tuesday 3 December 2019 6.30 pm |
Parish House |
Meeting for parents and children not at our primary school |
Monday 13 January 2020 7.00 pm |
Primary School |
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Tuesday 21 January 2020 6.30 pm |
Parish House |
Meeting for parents and children not at our primary school |
Saturday 26 January 2020 10.00 am |
St Werburgh's Church |
Children receive the Sacrament of Forgiveness |
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The Sacrament of Holy Communion |
Tuesday 11 February 2020 6.30 pm |
Parish House |
Meeting for parents and children not at our primary school |
Tuesday 10 March 2020 6.30 pm |
Parish House |
Meeting for parents and children not at our primary school |
Monday 16 March 2020 7.00 pm |
Primary School |
Parents' meeting: First Holy Communion information |
Monday 23 March 2020 6.30 pm |
St Werburgh's Church |
Commentary Mass for children and their families |
Tuesday 28 April 2020 6.30 pm |
Parish House |
Meeting for parents and children not at our primary school |
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Families can choose their child's First Holy Communion Date from any of the Sundays in May |
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Sunday 14 June 2020 10.45 am |
St Werburgh's Church |
Parish First Holy Communion Celebration Mass |
Monday 29 June 2020 10.00 am |
Primary School |
Primary School First Holy Communion Celebration Mass |
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