Llay Parish
Wrexham, North Wales
Celebration for the World Day for
Consecrated Life
In this diocese this will take place on
Monday 9th February starting with
Solemn Mass at 11am at St Joseph’s
Colwyn Bay. This invitation is extended to
all Religious Men and Women in the
Diocese, Priests and Deacons. If you are
attending, please RSVP to the curial office
at pa@rcdwxm.org.uk by mid-January as
this will help St Joseph’s parish greatly
with the organisation of the Mass and
refreshments afterwards. Thank you.
Crib Offerings
The following two charities will be the recipients of the Crib Offerings: - ‘Depaul UK’ whose work is grounded in the teachings of St Vincent de Paul. His vision – rooted in compassion, dignity, and putting words into action – inspires them to help young people move out of homelessness and towards a brighter, more secure future. https://www.depaul.org.uk/winterappeal Registered Charity Number 802384, - And, with an awareness of the ever increased suffering piled upon the people of the Palestinian West Bank, the Bethlehem Care and Hospice Trust's Hospice at Home, a unique Sheffield- based licensed palliative care provider in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Registered Charity Number 1158406 www.bethlehemcareandhospicetrust.orgQuietness (Reverence) in
Church
Be silent, be thoughtful, and be reverent, for this is the house of the Lord. Before Mass speak to God. During Mass let God speak to you. After Mass speak to one another, but quietly, without disturbing those who are at prayer – ideally in the porch. 'Wrecsam Clarion' The New Digital Diocesan Newsletter Welcome to the December edition of 'The Clarion' the new Digital Diocesan Newsletter. Please click the button below to read the latest issue .The Catholic Herald
There are some copies of the double issue (Dec. 2025/Jan. 2026) in the Porch, at £5 each Old copies of “The Tablet” Some old copies of “The Tablet” will be placed in the porch from time to time – to be taken away and read by anyone who would like to do so.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Parish Christmas Carol Service You are invited to the Parish Christmas Carol Service on Saturday, 27th December at 2.30pm here in Llay. Come and celebrate the joy of the season with beautiful carols and festive cheer, followed by light refreshments. All are welcome.Our Outdoor Crib, Llay
Many thanks to Don Downing and his helpers who have put our outdoor Christmas Crib in place at Llay again this year. It truly and beautifully publicises the true meaning of this festive season. The crib is lit from 3.30pm to 10.00pm each day and we pray to St. Michael the Archangel to protect it from harm. We hope that it will remind many of the true Joy of Christmas and be a sign of our faith to all who pass by our church. “Missio” Red Boxes Many thanks to those who returned their boxes for emptying and who collected them again afterwards. In December, a total of £276.20 was sent to Missio. There are also plenty more Boxes available, if anybody else would like to have one – for this very important charity; just ask Oonagh Thompson. Also if you are sending donations directly to Missio, kindly include or quote the reference WRX044. This ensures that your donation is attributed to Llay parish in the end-of-year total. Thank you.Christmas Masses
Wednesday 24th December Christmas Vigil Mass at 6pm (“Early Midnight” Mass) Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Mass at 10am Saturday 27th December Christmas Carols Service 2.30pm This is “Expectant Mothers’ Sunday” When we pray especially for those going into labour now and in the next months, for the safety and wellbeing of both mother and baby.Food Bank
The“Food Bank” Collection this weekend. Please put your dry food donations in the appropriate boxes/containers which you will find in the porch, put there by the SVP. Bishop Edwin’s 90th Birthday Bishop Edwin will be turning 90 on New Year’s Eve. At the suggestion of Bishop Peter, this parish will offer Mass on that day for his intentions. Those who wish to make a donation on this occasion may send it to the Curial Office, and it will be forwarded in due course. Please note that this is entirely optional. Greeting cards can also be sent to the Curial Office, clearly marked for the attention of Bishop Edwin. Alternatively, if anyone prefers to send greetings or donations directly, Bishop Edwin’s address can be found in the Year Book.Alan Darby
Alan’s daughter in-law, Salome, informs us that Alan is now living in Lexham Green Rest Home in Buckley, and would love to be visited. Christmas Cards There are still some religious Christmas Cards available for sale in the porch. Do avail of them.Christmas Offerings
All the offerings at the two Christmas Masses will be your Christmas Offerings to your priest. Those with boxes of offertory envelopes should use the appropriately dated envelopes. Please use your numbered envelops. If you do not, the parish cannot claim back the tax you have paid on your offering. There are also some loose Christmas offering envelopes in the porch for those who may wish to use them. Advent Penitential Service Will be held in the Cathedral, on Friday 19th December at 6pm, with a number of priests, including your own priest, available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation (“Confession”)
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for
December 2025
For Christians in areas of conflict.
LLet us pray that Christians living in areas
of war or conflict, especially in the Middle
East, might be seeds of peace,
reconciliation and hope.
Let Us Pray For The Sick of the Parish
Dear Jesus, divine physician and healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. Oh dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. Amen.
4th Sunday of Advent Yr A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 21st December 2025 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Mon - 4th Week of Advent
9.30am - Mass
Tues - 4th Week of Advent
9.30am - Mass
Wed - Christmas Eve
6.00pm Early Midnight Mass (“Mass at
Dawn”)
Christmas Tide
Thur - Christmas Day 10.00am (“Mass During the Day”) Fri - St Stephen, the First Martyr 9.30am - MassMass Times
St Francis of Assisi is open for SATURDAY, SUNDAY and Weekday MASS and During week for private prayer 9am - 5pm
Latest Bulletin
to Download -
Parish news insert -
The Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary and Joseph Yr A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment Christmas Carols Service 2.30pm 6.00pm Mass Sunday - 28th December 2025 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
© Llay/Rossett Parish 2025
Llay Parish
Wrexham, North Wales
Mass Times
St Francis of Assisi is open for SATURDAY, SUNDAY and Weekday MASS and During week for private prayer 9am - 5pm
Latest Bulletin
to Download -
Parish news insert -
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for
December 2025
For Christians in areas of conflict.
LLet us pray that Christians living in areas of war or
conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds
of peace, reconciliation and hope.
Christmas Masses
Wednesday 24th December Christmas Vigil Mass at 6pm (“Early Midnight” Mass) Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Mass at 10am Saturday 27th December Christmas Carols Service 2.30pm This is “Expectant Mothers’ Sunday” When we pray especially for those going into labour now and in the next months, for the safety and wellbeing of both mother and baby.Food Bank
The“Food Bank” Collection this weekend. Please put your dry food donations in the appropriate boxes/containers which you will find in the porch, put there by the SVP. Bishop Edwin’s 90th Birthday Bishop Edwin will be turning 90 on New Year’s Eve. At the suggestion of Bishop Peter, this parish will offer Mass on that day for his intentions. Those who wish to make a donation on this occasion may send it to the Curial Office, and it will be forwarded in due course. Please note that this is entirely optional. Greeting cards can also be sent to the Curial Office, clearly marked for the attention of Bishop Edwin. Alternatively, if anyone prefers to send greetings or donations directly, Bishop Edwin’s address can be found in the Year Book.Alan Darby
Alan’s daughter in-law, Salome, informs us that Alan is now living in Lexham Green Rest Home in Buckley, and would love to be visited. Christmas Cards There are still some religious Christmas Cards available for sale in the porch. Do avail of them.Christmas Offerings
All the offerings at the two Christmas Masses will be your Christmas Offerings to your priest. Those with boxes of offertory envelopes should use the appropriately dated envelopes. Please use your numbered envelops. If you do not, the parish cannot claim back the tax you have paid on your offering. There are also some loose Christmas offering envelopes in the porch for those who may wish to use them. Advent Penitential Service Will be held in the Cathedral, on Friday 19th December at 6pm, with a number of priests, including your own priest, available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation (“Confession”)
Celebration for the World Day for
Consecrated Life
In this diocese this will take place on Monday 9th
February starting with Solemn Mass at 11am at St
Joseph’s Colwyn Bay. This invitation is extended to all
Religious Men and Women in the Diocese, Priests and
Deacons. If you are attending, please RSVP to the
curial office at pa@rcdwxm.org.uk by mid-January as
this will help St Joseph’s parish greatly with the
organisation of the Mass and refreshments
afterwards. Thank you.
Crib Offerings
The following two charities will be the recipients of the Crib Offerings: - ‘Depaul UK’ whose work is grounded in the teachings of St Vincent de Paul. His vision – rooted in compassion, dignity, and putting words into action – inspires them to help young people move out of homelessness and towards a brighter, more secure future. https://www.depaul.org.uk/winterappeal Registered Charity Number 802384, - And, with an awareness of the ever increased suffering piled upon the people of the Palestinian West Bank, the Bethlehem Care and Hospice Trust's Hospice at Home, a unique Sheffield-based licensed palliative care provider in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Registered Charity Number 1158406 www.bethlehemcareandhospicetrust.orgQuietness (Reverence) in Church
Be silent, be thoughtful, and be reverent, for this is the house of the Lord. Before Mass speak to God. During Mass let God speak to you. After Mass speak to one another, but quietly, without disturbing those who are at prayer – ideally in the porch. 'Wrecsam Clarion' The New Digital Diocesan Newsletter Welcome to the December edition of 'The Clarion' the new Digital Diocesan Newsletter. Please click the button below to read the latest issue .The Catholic Herald
There are some copies of the double issue (Dec. 2025/Jan. 2026) in the Porch, at £5 each Old copies of “The Tablet” Some old copies of “The Tablet” will be placed in the porch from time to time – to be taken away and read by anyone who would like to do so.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Parish Christmas Carol Service You are invited to the Parish Christmas Carol Service on Saturday, 27th December at 2.30pm here in Llay. Come and celebrate the joy of the season with beautiful carols and festive cheer, followed by light refreshments. All are welcome.Our Outdoor Crib, Llay
Many thanks to Don Downing and his helpers who have put our outdoor Christmas Crib in place at Llay again this year. It truly and beautifully publicises the true meaning of this festive season. The crib is lit from 3.30pm to 10.00pm each day and we pray to St. Michael the Archangel to protect it from harm. We hope that it will remind many of the true Joy of Christmas and be a sign of our faith to all who pass by our church. “Missio” Red Boxes Many thanks to those who returned their boxes for emptying and who collected them again afterwards. In December, a total of £276.20 was sent to Missio. There are also plenty more Boxes available, if anybody else would like to have one – for this very important charity; just ask Oonagh Thompson. Also if you are sending donations directly to Missio, kindly include or quote the reference WRX044. This ensures that your donation is attributed to Llay parish in the end-of-year total. Thank you.4th Sunday of Advent Yr A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 21st December 2025 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Mon - 4th Week of Advent
9.30am - Mass
Tues - 4th Week of Advent
9.30am - Mass
Wed - Christmas Eve
6.00pm Early Midnight Mass (“Mass
at Dawn”)
Christmas Tide
Thur - Christmas Day 10.00am (“Mass During the Day”) Fri - St Stephen, the First Martyr 9.30am - Mass
Let Us Pray For The Sick of the Parish
Dear Jesus, divine physician and healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. Oh dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. Amen.
The Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary and Joseph Yr A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment Christmas Carols Service 2.30pm 6.00pm Mass Sunday - 28th December 2025 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
© Llay/Rossett Parish 2025
Llay Parish
Wrexham, North Wales
Mass Times
St Francis of Assisi is open for SATURDAY, SUNDAY and Weekday MASS and During week for private prayer 9 - 5
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for December
2025
For Christians in areas of conflict.
LLet us pray that Christians living in areas of war or
conflict, especially in the Middle East, might be seeds
of peace, reconciliation and hope.
Christmas Masses
Wednesday 24th December Christmas Vigil Mass at 6pm (“Early Midnight” Mass) Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Mass at 10am Saturday 27th December Christmas Carols Service 2.30pm This is “Expectant Mothers’ Sunday” When we pray especially for those going into labour now and in the next months, for the safety and wellbeing of both mother and baby.Food Bank
The“Food Bank” Collection this weekend. Please put your dry food donations in the appropriate boxes/containers which you will find in the porch, put there by the SVP. Bishop Edwin’s 90th Birthday Bishop Edwin will be turning 90 on New Year’s Eve. At the suggestion of Bishop Peter, this parish will offer Mass on that day for his intentions. Those who wish to make a donation on this occasion may send it to the Curial Office, and it will be forwarded in due course. Please note that this is entirely optional. Greeting cards can also be sent to the Curial Office, clearly marked for the attention of Bishop Edwin. Alternatively, if anyone prefers to send greetings or donations directly, Bishop Edwin’s address can be found in the Year Book.Alan Darby
Alan’s daughter in-law, Salome, informs us that Alan is now living in Lexham Green Rest Home in Buckley, and would love to be visited. Christmas Cards There are still some religious Christmas Cards available for sale in the porch. Do avail of them.Christmas Offerings
All the offerings at the two Christmas Masses will be your Christmas Offerings to your priest. Those with boxes of offertory envelopes should use the appropriately dated envelopes. Please use your numbered envelops. If you do not, the parish cannot claim back the tax you have paid on your offering. There are also some loose Christmas offering envelopes in the porch for those who may wish to use them. Advent Penitential Service Will be held in the Cathedral, on Friday 19th December at 6pm, with a number of priests, including your own priest, available for the Sacrament of Reconciliation (“Confession”)Quietness (Reverence) in Church
Be silent, be thoughtful, and be reverent, for this is the house of the Lord. Before Mass speak to God. During Mass let God speak to you. After Mass speak to one another, but quietly, without disturbing those who are at prayer – ideally in the porch. 'Wrecsam Clarion' The New Digital Diocesan Newsletter Welcome to the December edition of 'The Clarion' the new Digital Diocesan Newsletter. Please click the button below to read the latest issue .The Catholic Herald
There are some copies of the double issue (Dec. 2025/Jan. 2026) in the Porch, at £5 each Old copies of “The Tablet” Some old copies of “The Tablet” will be placed in the porch from time to time – to be taken away and read by anyone who would like to do so.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Parish Christmas Carol Service You are invited to the Parish Christmas Carol Service on Saturday, 27th December at 2.30pm here in Llay. Come and celebrate the joy of the season with beautiful carols and festive cheer, followed by light refreshments. All are welcome.Our Outdoor Crib, Llay
Many thanks to Don Downing and his helpers who have put our outdoor Christmas Crib in place at Llay again this year. It truly and beautifully publicises the true meaning of this festive season. The crib is lit from 3.30pm to 10.00pm each day and we pray to St. Michael the Archangel to protect it from harm. We hope that it will remind many of the true Joy of Christmas and be a sign of our faith to all who pass by our church. “Missio” Red Boxes Many thanks to those who returned their boxes for emptying and who collected them again afterwards. In December, a total of £276.20 was sent to Missio. There are also plenty more Boxes available, if anybody else would like to have one – for this very important charity; just ask Oonagh Thompson. Also if you are sending donations directly to Missio, kindly include or quote the reference WRX044. This ensures that your donation is attributed to Llay parish in the end-of-year total. Thank you.
4th Sunday of Advent Yr A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 21st December 2025 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Mon - 4th Week of Advent
9.30am - Mass
Tues - 4th Week of Advent
9.30am - Mass
Wed - Christmas Eve
6.00pm Early Midnight Mass (“Mass
at Dawn”)
Christmas Tide
Thur - Christmas Day 10.00am (“Mass During the Day”) Fri - St Stephen, the First Martyr 9.30am - MassLet Us Pray For The Sick of the Parish
Dear Jesus, divine physician and healer of the sick, we turn to you in this time of illness. Oh dearest comforter of the troubled, alleviate our worry and sorrow with your gentle love, and grant us the grace and strength to accept this burden. Dear God, we place our worries in your hands. Amen.
Latest Bulletin
to Download -
Parish news insert -
After the Sunday mass there will be
Tea/Coffee served in the church hall.
Celebration for the World Day for
Consecrated Life
In this diocese this will take place on Monday 9th
February starting with Solemn Mass at 11am at St
Joseph’s Colwyn Bay. This invitation is extended to all
Religious Men and Women in the Diocese, Priests and
Deacons. If you are attending, please RSVP to the
curial office at pa@rcdwxm.org.uk by mid-January as
this will help St Joseph’s parish greatly with the
organisation of the Mass and refreshments
afterwards. Thank you.
Crib Offerings
The following two charities will be the recipients of the Crib Offerings: - ‘Depaul UK’ whose work is grounded in the teachings of St Vincent de Paul. His vision – rooted in compassion, dignity, and putting words into action – inspires them to help young people move out of homelessness and towards a brighter, more secure future. https://www.depaul.org.uk/winterappeal Registered Charity Number 802384, - And, with an awareness of the ever increased suffering piled upon the people of the Palestinian West Bank, the Bethlehem Care and Hospice Trust's Hospice at Home, a unique Sheffield-based licensed palliative care provider in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Registered Charity Number 1158406 www.bethlehemcareandhospicetrust.orgThe Holy Family of Jesus,
Mary and Joseph Yr A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment Christmas Carols Service 2.30pm 6.00pm Mass Sunday - 28th December 2025 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
