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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Quotes from Laudato Si for the Season of Creation week 29th/30th of
August: Pope Francis reminded us that ‘we ourselves are dust of the
earth…made up of her elements, breathing her air and receiving life
and refreshment from her waters’ n2.
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Education Sunday – 13th September:
Education Sunday takes place each year on the second Sunday of September, and
this year is observed on the 13th. Established by the Bishops in 1848, it
is one of the oldest Days of Special Prayer in the liturgical calendar of
England and Wales. The CES has produced some resources for schools
to use ahead of this year’s Education Sunday, and
the Rt Rev Marcus Stock, Bishop of Leeds and
Chair of the CES, has written a letter to all those
within Catholic education to mark the occasion.
Letter and resources can be accessed via this link:
https://www.catholiceducation.org.uk/news/
education-sunday-2026
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ASSISTED SUICIDE BILL: Ahead of the Second Reading and vote in the
House of Commons for the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday
11 September, the Communications Directorate of the Bishops’
Conference has produced a poster to encourage Catholics to write to
their MPs. The poster, available via the diocesan intranet, has a
scannable QR code linked to the Oppose Assisted Suicide section on the
Bishops’ Conference website. That page can also be found at: https://
www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assisted-suicide/ It includes various
resources, copies of statements, and guidance on writing to your MP.
You may have seen the disturbing news that the Assisted Suicide Bill
will return to the House of Commons. Archbishop John Sherrington has
provided a statement on behalf of the Bishops’ Conference of England
and Wales, which is also available via the diocesan intranet. Once again,
please urge your Member of Parliament, and any local members of the
House of Lords, not to support this Bill, which opposes the God-given
dignity of every human person and worryingly fails to protect the most
vulnerable in society. It remains a terrible piece of proposed legislation
that should never become law
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ADOREMUS 2026: This will be held on Saturday, 10 October 2026
Starting with Presentations on Eucharistic Art and Life at 10.30am at St
George’s Cathedral, Southwark followed by Eucharistic Procession to
Westminster Cathedral at 3pm.
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Magnifica Humanitas: The Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human
Development has prepared resources to facilitate understanding and
in-depth study of the Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas. These resources
are available at: https://www.humandevelopment.va/en/magnificahumanitas/risorse/kit-pastorale.html
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SEASON OF CREATION 1ST SEPTEMBER TO 4TH OCTOBER 2026: LIVING WATER:
The Season of Creation takes place annually from 1 September
to 4 October, uniting Christians across the world in prayer and action to
care for our common home. This year’s theme, “Living Water”, invites
us to reflect on God’s life-giving presence in creation and our
responsibility to protect and nurture the gift of the natural world. A
particular opportunity this year is the celebration of the Mass for the
Care of Creation, following the recent introduction of the Votive Mass
for the Care of Creation and the approval of the current texts for useS
within the Archdiocese. Where possible, parishes are also encouraged
to work with their local Catholic schools during the season. Joint liturgies,
environmental initiatives, and educational activities can help strengthen
parish-school links while offering a visible witness to our shared
commitment to caring for creation. A wide range of resources is available
on the diocesan website, including liturgical materials, prayers, the
official Season of Creation Celebration Guide, resources for the Mass
for the Care of Creation, and practical ideas for parish and school
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Bishop Peter writes: The Instruction Redemptionis Sacramentum recalls
how the Diocesan Bishop is “the first steward of the mysteries of God in the
particular Church entrusted to him, is the moderator, promoter and guardian
of her whole liturgical life.” (RS, N.19) and quotes from the Code of Canon
Law, which directs that it pertains to the Diocesan Bishop (CIC, no. 838 §4)
“within the limits of his competence, to set forth liturgical norms in his Diocese, by which all are bound.” (RS, N.21, citing CIC, 838 §4). With this in
mind I refer you for your own formation and benefit to Pope Leo XIV’s recent
Letter to H.E. Card. Arthur Roche on liturgical formation https://
www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/letters/2026/
documents/20260629-lettera-card-roche.html in
which he also refers back to his recent Wednesday
Audience catechesis https://www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/audiences/2026.index.html on the
Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy, Sacrosanctum
Concilium,. Also, you have here ready-made resources for ongoing formation sessions with your
liturgical ministers and wider parish study groups
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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 