Car park System Our Welshpool Church car park is now looked after by a firm called Parking Eye, with Automated Number Plate Recognition system (ANPR). Visitors and those parishioners who have not registered please enter their correct Car Registration Number in to the display terminal in the Church porch. Parishioners who would like to register their car permanently, can get the form from the Parish office, fill the details and handover to the parish priest please. If you are not registered, you will automatically be issued with a £100 fine by Parking Eye. (But there is an option to park your car, if you are visitor for up to 2 hours using pay by phone, please see the details on the Parking Eye notices).
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World Day of the Sick – 11 February 2026: The Holy See has released
the Holy Father’s message for this year’s World Day of the Sick, which is
available at the following link: https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/
en/messages/sick/documents/20260113-messaggio-giornatamal
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First Holy Communion Classes(Welshpool)
will begin from February (Date will be announced later) starting at 4.30pm
for 5pm in the Parish Hall. Those who would like to send their children for
the Holy Communion preparations please give the name of the child, parent’s
contact details to the parish office ASAP
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Wrexham Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes, 12th to 16th May 2026:
This year’s diocesan pilgrimage will take place from Tuesday 12th to
Saturday 16th May (4 nights), flying direct from Manchester to
Carcassonne/Bordeaux, with onward transfer on arrival to accommodation in Lourdes.
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Consecrated Life Celebration, 9th February, St Joseph’s Colwyn Bay:
You are all cordially invited to the Celebration of Consecrated Life on
9th February at 11am. I will be attending the Consecrated life Celebration day at Colwyn Bay,
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Churches and Christians in Iran: Bishop Bosco has received an email
asking for prayers for Christians and the Christian Churches in Iran. Could
you please circulate this to the people of your parish for their prayers.
The text of the email is as follows: “I am writing to request that prayers
and support be offered to the underground Catholic and orthodox
churches of Iran plus all its Christian community, alongside all others
who live there. They have tried so hard for over four decades to release
themselves from the horror and tyranny of the current barbaric regime
that unfortunately took power in 1979. This was the beginning of the
end of civilized, dignified, living in Iran. I grew up during the reign of the
last Monarch and saw a different Iran and positive sets of values were
in place, where all religions were respected, honoured and dignified. I
understand now that the Christians are in danger of persecution in Iran.
It has always had a large Armenian population who could worship freely
but the Catholic community are largely small and often practice their
faith in underground churches. Please may I ask that we pray for them
and also for all people in Iran. They need support. The present government for a reason best known to themselves built a fast train station
and named it after Our Lady with images of her at the entrance and
beyond. It is named the Holy station of saint Maryam. Unfortunately,
though, they show not any mercy to the people of Iran and simply kill
them for any disagreement and or for being a practicing member of
other religions.
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Please sponsor Tim O’Brien for the Big Lent Walk! This Lent, I’ve
decided to participate in The Big Lent Walk for CAFOD, walking 200km
over 40 days in solidarity with those who walk miles each day just to
access safe water. Part of my walking will be done on the Thames Path,
where I aim to walk the first stage from the Source
of the Thames near Cirencester to the Franciscan friary in Oxford. This will be a small pilgrimage as part of my celebration of the 800th anniversary of the death of St Francis of Assisi. (I am a brother in the Secular Franciscan Order.) Any sponsorship you can
manage will help poorer and less developed communities around the world. This Lenten challenge is really important to me, and your support would mean so much. I know that
many of you have been really helpful and generous in the past and I hesitate to ask again. However, I guess it might give you a concrete way of doing almsgiving yourself with a bit of a focus. (Plus I get a free beanie hat if I get £200!!) So, please will you support my walk? The best way is
by using the link below to my Just Giving page where you can donate
online. This also allows you to Gift Aid donations increasing their worth.
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CAFOD Lent Appeal – Family Fast Day collection: This Lent, live out the
Gospel call to love your neighbour. By fasting and giving what you save, you join in Christ’s compassion and help another family put food on the table.
Your donation can help families around the world to grow food in difficult conditions – such as on flood resistant floating gardens or using solar-powered water pumps in times of drought. Collect a CAFOD
envelope to bless others with your support.
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The five-week Lenten Course: We Dare to Ask: This year’s five-week
Lenten Course, We Dare to Ask, invites parishioners to prepare to renew their Baptismal promises at Easter. The resource reflects on our vocation in God’s plan of salvation, Christ’s self-gift, and the sacramental life of the Church. It encourages us, despite the world’s distractions, to turn back
to God with contrite hearts and seek his mercy, so that we may renew our covenant
with Christ and live more deeply as his baptised sons and daughters. The full resource is available here: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/we-dare-to-ask/
Each weekly session also has its own page: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/
we-dare-to-ask-session-one/, https://www.cbcew.org.uk/we-dare-toask-session-two/, https://www.cbcew.org.uk/we-dare-to-ask-sessionthree/ https://www.cbcew.org.uk/we-dare-to-ask-session-four, https:/ /www.cbcew.org.uk/we-dare-to-ask-session-fiv
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Zoom Prayer meeting: A small group of parishioners are meeting each Tuesday at 7 p.m. by Zoom to meet one another and prayerfully reflect on the following Sunday’s Mass readings. We would welcome anyone who would like to join us. Please email Sister Helen if you are interested. hbamber6@gmail.com
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Please remember in your prayers the well being of our religious Sisters and, priests of the Diocese, and we specially pray for our parishioners who are sick, housebound, in hospitals, hospices and care homes. We pray specially for the people of Ukraine, who are affected by war and conflict, also around the world
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Gift Aid: If you are a Tax Payer Please consider making your offertory donation by using the Gift aid form or standing order. Please remember to write your name, address, sign and date. Thank you for supporting our Parishes .
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MAY THE LORD BLESS YOU AND KEEP YOU
FR JOHNSON CMI
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St Winefride's Catholic Church, Welshpool 