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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Peter’s Pence Collection – 28th June 2026:
Support the work of the Holy Father through the Peter’s Pence Mandatory Collection this weekend, 27th/ 28th June. Collection taken up in your local parish to assist the Holy Father in support of his mission and relief efforts worldwide.
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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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Diocesan Pilgrimage to St Winefride’s Shrine & Well: A reminder that this will take place on Sunday 28th June starting at 2.30pm with a Procession from the parish church to the Shrine and followed by Mass at 3 p m.
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Summer Family Day – Llandudno, 12th July: The Summer Family Day, organised by Marriage & Family Life Coordinator, will take place at theParish Centre, Stella Maris, 2 Saint Mary’s Road, LL30 2UB, Llandudno(Hall for Our Lady Star of the Sea Church) from 1.30pm to 5.30pm
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Stella Maris (formerly called Apostleship of the Sea):
Stella Maris (formerly called Apostleship of the Sea) is seeking one volunteer from this
parish please to help with Sea Sunday (which falls on 11/12 July this
year) in this parish. This is the day when the Church comes together to
pray for seafarers, fishers and their families, and takes a second collection to support the work of Stella Maris. If you can kindly do this, please contact roland.hayes@stellamarismail.org
Related to that, all parishioners are warmly invited to an online webinar
being run by Stella Maris on Wednesday 17th June from 7:30pm to
9pm. You will hear about the work that Stella Maris has been doing
with seafarers and fishers over the past year or so, including the use of
the funds kindly donated on Sea Sunday last year. To attend this webinar,
please sign up at: http://www.stellamaris.org.uk/thankyou
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Living Theology Summer School: This will take place in July 2026. If you
would like any further information or a few hard copies of flyers, please
contact Sr. Ewa CJ on 01492 878031.
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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 