Parish Social -  Friday 28th February 7.00 pm

Do come and join us in our Brook St Club for our usual very enjoyable annual Parish Social. John lays on a super buffet, your free ticket entitles you to your first drink free (the other ten you have to pay for) and there’s the usual stupid FP quiz. Children & families very welcome. See you all there, to toast St Werburgh. 

 

Chester Uni CathSoc Welcome Keele Uni CathSoc

Super meeting last Sunday, hosting the Keele University CathSoc and their Chaplain, Neill. Tonight, it’s  Rosary and Spoons [what that? Ed] and next Sunday, our ever-popular journey into Ancient History, “Meet the Wrinklies”. Softened food available.

 

New Tax Year Weekly Offertory Envelopes

The 2025/26 envelopes are available at the back of church, starting Sunday 6th April. If you use envelopes, please collect yours as soon as possible. Thank you.

 

(Women’s) World Day of Prayer 2025 Service

Come and support this women-led, ecumenical and international service. Salvation Army, St Anne Street, 10.30 am, Friday 7th March. All welcome. Even men.

 

Reclaiming Expenses

If you make a purchase, however small, on behalf of St Werburgh’s, you should claim those expenses back using our new expenses claim form (with instructions) which you can find in a plastic folder on the sacristy window ledge. Once the claim is in, you’ll receive a cheque.

 

SVP Theatre Night at Gladstone Theatre

Port Sunlight “Pride & Prejudice”, 6th March 7.30 pm, in support of the SVP Holiday Home. If you want to book your seat please leave your details on the notice board or e-mail Marco svpchester@gmail.com or call 07802 644456.

 

Chester Retreat House – Retreat Day

Saturday 22nd February, 10.00 am for 10.30 start till 3.30 pm. St Mary’s Centre, Handbridge. In preparation for Lent, led by Nick Helm, retreat guide and spiritual director. Tea, coffee & sandwich lunch provided.

 

Starting a New Prayer Group – Interested?

Following on from our Getting Involved Invitation, we had a good number of expressions of interest in prayer groups. So, we’d like to explore a new group to be held in Church once a month. If you’re interested, email Lyn
Liturgy@stwerburghchester.co.uk. to meet up & discuss.

 

FP’s Emails Hacked: Outrageous Deep Fake

You may have received an email purporting to come from me last week containing this sentence: “I need you to discreetly manage a request from me” and asking you to contact me. You spotted it was a fake immediately: when have I ever splat an infinitive and when, dear parishioners, have I ever been “discreet”?

 

Lost Property Box To Be Emptied Next Week

Contents been there an awfully long time, including nice array of crinolines and spats. Check it out, as next week, it’s all going to be disposed of.

Open Liturgy Meeting Easter Planning 20th Feb 7.30

Everyone warmly invited to come along next Thursday for our detailed planning for Lent, Holy Week & Easter.

 

Shrewsbury Lourdes Hospitality Meeting

St Columba's, Saturday 1st March at 2.00 pm.  

Those Welcome Wednesdayers At It Again!

Another busy WW with progress made on our Easter Project and the Domino Marathon. This coming week we look forward to a talk from one of our own parishioners, Tony Proctor, an account of the way an old pocket watch can bring life to the fascinating story of a family’s history. Come and join us in the Day Chapel 10 -12 Wednesday 19th February. Everyone welcome, especially anyone who’s never been before. 

 

Anyone Handy With a Paint Brush?

Our new garage side door will have undercoat but needs a topcoat to finish it off. Can anyone wield a paintbrush Wed, Thurs or Friday this coming week?

 

Next Parish Walk: Saturday 1st March: 2.00 pm

A brisk four-miler, along the riverbank to under the A55, up through Jubilee Woods to Eaton Road, then back home along Duke’s Drive for tea. Meet at Parish House 2.00 pm. Everyone warmly welcome!

 

Diocesan Deputy Director of Schools Vacancy

Further details of which can be found via the link:
Deputy Director of Schools Advert or contact Liam Dowds, our Advising Consultant, 01737 652 043 or email ldowds@emmausleadership.me

 

Lent Stations of the Cross: All Slots Now Filled

7.00 pm Every Friday Evening

1. 7th March – Tommy Teague
2. 14th March – Geoff Taylor Zoom
3. 21st March – FP  and Thomas Burke’s POW Paintings
4. 28th March – Ana and High School’s Living Stations
5. 4th April – Liz and Lampedusa
6. 11th April – Tom and Choir

“Let Us Build a House With Lego Bricks”

Thursday 27th February, 7.30 pm, is our next 150th Planning Meeting. Everyone warmly invited to come as we discuss the proposals and make decisions together. Some of you spotted that we weren’t entirely serious about the 150,000-domino run right round church. But we kid you not, we have sourced a Lego Model church. Cynics and doubters, come along and eat your words…

 

Vacancy in the Diocesan Youth Mission Team

Details can be found on the Diocesan website Latest Vacancies - Diocese  Completed applications to be sent to recruitment@dioceseofshrewsbury.org by 21/2.

 

Advent Singers Concert – Friday 21st February

It’s a Charity Concert in aid of Parkinson’s Research UK, and is full of wonderful Popular Choral Classics, from Sixteenth Century Motets to Twentieth Century Songs from the Shows. Some very talented youngsters will also be performing, Henry with Bach unaccompanied Viola, and Adam with the Saint-Saens Clarinet Sonata. Something for all! 

 

Healing Mass: Sunday 9th February at 2.30 pm

The theme was “Come to me, all you who are overburdened, and I will give you rest”. We welcomed wonderful numbers to a very joyous Mass. Thanks to everyone who helped, an excellent SVP/Parish joint project – musicians, caterers, readers, everyone!

 

Photo of the Week: New Translation Lectionaries.

The new Lectionaries, all ready for unwrapping, First Sunday of Advent last year.