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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Preparation for the Sacraments of Confirmation:
Classes will begin in the month of October 2026 so, please give names to the parish priest, or send the detais to parish email(priestwelshpool@rcdwxm.org.uk) of those who would like to join the Confirmation class.( It may be possible to include others who, although confirmed, are interested in refreshing their Catholic knowledge.)Thank you
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Education Sunday – 13th September:
Education Sunday is marked this year on 13 September – just after the new academic year starts. The
theme for 2026 is drawn from its Gospel reading of Matthew 18:21- 35: “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy times seven”.
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Certificate in Altar Server Studies:
You may be aware that the Guild of St Stephen, in partnership with the Maryvale Institute for Religious
Studies, last year launched a first of its kind
course for adult Altar Servers, ‘Certificate in Altar Server Studies’. The course has received the
backing of Cardinal Nichols, Archbishop Longley
and Archbishop Moth and has been positively
received by those who have been involved in
delivering the course and the students on the initial intake. It is, in summary, a 6-month, distance learning course exploring the history of liturgy, the sacraments, scripture, communication, leadership and people
skills and the theology of service. There are no pre-requisite education
requirements, and it is delivered in monthly 1-hour evening sessions
online with an optional one day in-person session at Oscott College,
Birmingham at the end of the course. All students must be aged 18 or
over, assessment is by a final short essay. The cost is £500 per student,
and we hope that parishes and diocese formation teams may consider
assisting anybody who may be interested with the cost. Full details are
on their website at guildofststephen.org/certificate and any additional
queries can be directed to the Guild of St Stephen’s representative for
the course, Deacon Paul Briers, certificate@guildofststephen.org The
deadline for registration for the next cohort is 15th September
2026.Bishop Peter says that parish and/or diocesan financial support
is available, please contact Bishop’s House before you apply for the
cour
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Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to volunteer at the Tour de France:
Would you like to volunteer at one of the world’s biggest sporting events? Applications are
open until 1 September to apply to become a JOY Maker for the 2027 Tour de
France. Stage 3 of the Tour de France, on 4 July 2027, will be racing through
Powys. Starting in Welshpool, riders will travel through Newtown, Llandrindod
Wells, Builth Wells and Brecon before finishing in Cardiff. Up to 9,000 volunteers
will be needed to deliver an event of this scale, across all six stages of the event.
Volunteering at the Tour de France is a fantastic opportunity for everybody, but
the team are particularly looking for under 25s and people with disabilities to
get involved. Please share the opportunity with people you know and encourage them to apply before 1 September 2026. The minimum age for volunteers is
16. Young volunteers who turn 16 on or after 1 April 2027 can still apply. JOY
Makers who are aged 18-25 will also be offered free mentoring and employability support through the https://www.letourgb.com/readiness-to-work/. More
information and how to apply: https://www.letourgb.com/volunteer/. More
information on the Tour de France’s visit to Powys is available through the
council’s website: https://en.powys.gov.uk/countdowntotourdefrance2027
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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.
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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 