Llay Parish
Wrexham, North Wales
Invitation to the Induction of
Father Pontius Banda AJ
Parishioners are warmly invited to come
together on Wednesday 14 October at
6.00pm for a special service to celebrate
the induction of Fr Pontius Bandua AJ as
Parish Priest of Llay. Please join us in
Prayer, welcome and thanksgiving as Fr
Pontus begins his ministry among us. Let
us celebrate this joyful occasion as one
parish community and pray for God’s
blessing upon Fr Pontius and the people
entrusted to his care. Refreshments will
be served in the Parish Hall following the
Mass.
Readers Needed
Would you like to help proclaim the Word of God at Mass? We are seeking new parish readers. No experience needed - just a willing heart. Please contact the parish office. Baptism Baptism is arranged by initial contact with the Parish and then attendance on Baptism Preparation Programme. Infant/Child Baptism (normally under 7 years of age). For a Baptism to take place in the Parish at least one of the parents must be a Baptised Catholic and registered as a member of the Parish. Families must be practicing Catholic, regularly attending Sunday Mass. Children or young people over 7 year of age will need to attend a Preparation Programme accompanied by an adult. Adult Baptism is carries out and prepared for as part of the RCIA programme. Initial enquiry is via by email contact with parish office priestllay@rcdwxm.org.uk and the completion of form requesting Baptism. Attendance on a Baptism Preparation Programme is required before arranging a date.RIP
We sadly announce the death of Carol Williams. She will be sorely missed by her family and many friends. Please keep her and them in your prayers. Carol’s Funeral Mass will be on Thursday 8 October here in Llay at 1.30pm, to be followed by cremation at 3.00pm. May she rest in peace.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 Oct edition of 'The Clarion' the new Digital Diocesan Newsletter. Please click the button below to read the latest issue .Church Cleaners
We are in need of a further team to help clean our church in Llay. We are asking for volunteers, male or female, from any part of the parish to help with this task. Please contact the parish office or Canon. Into The Future 4 Bishop Peter Brignall It is now two and a half years since the third edition of Into the Future, my pastoral plan for the Diocese. As I have reflected with the clergy and people of the Diocese, and following periods of prayer, it is appropriate that this plan has evolved, adapting to changing realities and listening to voices from across the Diocese. The aim of this Pastoral Plan is to refocus the whole Diocese on the mission entrusted to us, by unleashing the gifts of all the baptised in the service of the Church and the world. Parishes and communities are to be, and are encouraged to be, evangelising communities. Download Pastoral Plan….For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Next Sunday (10th/11th) “Prisoners’ Sunday” We keep prisoners and their families in our thoughts and in our prayers.St Beuno’s Outreach Guided
Prayer Week’s
The Week’s of Guided Prayer 4 - 24 October 2026 are open to anyone of any Denomination who’d like to spend a little time with the Lord and explore how God is at work in our lives. more information and booking can be found by emailing stbeunosoutreach@beunos.com Download poster…. Grandparents Day Postponed Grandparents Day, scheduled for 14th October, has been postponed and will now take place early next year. Further details will be shared once the new date has been confirmed.Deputy Headteacher Vacancy –
Christ the Word School
Christ the Word School is currently seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher. Please see the advert in the porch for further details. Deadline 5th October. See poster….
New Parish Telephone Number
As from this week the Parish landline
Telephone number is not to be used to
contact the parish. Fr Pontius will be the
contact by Telephone on 07776991636.
The parish office will only be able to be
contacted in person or email.
October – the month of the
Rosary
It is hoped that the Rosary will be prayed this Sunday before the 10am Mass at 9.30am – and so for all the Sunday’s of October. First Holy Communion 2027 The Parish First Holy Communion programme is open to children of families who are living in and attend Mass in this parish. Parents who want their child to join the programme should see Oonagh (organist) after the 10am Sunday Mass for registration form. It is expected that children on the programme will be attending Sunday Mass regularly.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. This Weekend - CAFOD Harvest Family Fast Day Collection We surely saved a great deal by our Family Fast on this Friday past. Today in our Retiring Collection we give all we have saved (and perhaps a bit more!) to the poor, by way of CAFOD. You may wish to avail of the CAFOD envelopes (which are at the back) for your giving - and these also enable those who wish to do so, to Gift Aid their donations (if they are taxpayers). See the notice in the porch and do the best you can - for the poor and disadvantaged. And take a CAFOD Prayer Card if you have not already done so.Parish Secretary – Working
Hours & Contact
A gentle reminder that the Parish Secretary’s working hours at Llay are Mondays and Thursdays, from 3.00pm to 6.00pm. Parishioners are kindly asked to contact the Parish Secretary only during these working hours or via the official parish email address. Outside these hours, please send any parish-related enquiries by email, and they will be attended to during her next working hours. Please do not contact the Parish Secretary through her personal contact details or outside her working hours. Thank you for your understanding and for respecting the Parish Secretary’s working hours and privacy. Becoming a Catholic RCIA of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the sacramental process by which people who are searching and exploring their faith in Jesus Christ, enter full Communion with the Catholic Church. It is a journey in faith supported and encouraged by the whole Christian Community. The Cathedral parish offers the opportunity of joining an RCIA group which offers a series of meetings and normally runs from early October with the opportunity for reception into the Catholic Faith at Easter. If you would like to know more about the Catholic faith, or are seeking full Communion with the Catholic Church, please email/contact the parish office priestllay@rcdwxm.org.uk in the first instance, who will put you in touch with the RCIA coordinator.
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for
October 2026
For mental health ministry
Let us pray that mental health ministry be
established throughout the Church,
helping to overcome the stigma and
discrimination of persons with mental
illnesses.
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.
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass or Confessions 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 4th October 9.30am - Rosary 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3pm - 4pm Sacrament of Confession available during this hour. Coffee/Tea after our 10am Sunday MassBishop Peter Pastoral Letter
27 Sept 26
Bishops Peters pastoral letter that was read out at Sundays Mass Download Here….
Mon - Weekday in Ordinary Time
No Parish Mass
Tue - Weekday in Ordinary Time
9.30am - Mass
3.00pm - Rosary
Wed - Our Lady of the Rosary
(memorial)
No Parish Mass
Eucharistic Adoration 3pm - 4pm
Sacrament of Confession available
during this hour.
Thur - Weekday in Ordinary Time
1.30pm Funerl Mass Carol Williams
RIP
7.00pm - Mass
Fri - St John Henry Newman, Priest
and Doctor (feast)
9.30am - Mass
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 -
28th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass or Confessions 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 11th October 9.30am - Rosary 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3pm - 4pm
–
© Llay/Rossett Parish 2026
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 October
2026
For mental health ministry
Let us pray that mental health ministry be
established throughout the Church, helping to
overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons
with mental illnesses.
New Parish Telephone Number
As from this week the Parish landline Telephone
number is not to be used to contact the parish. Fr
Pontius will be the contact by Telephone on
07776991636. The parish office will only be able to
be contacted in person or email.
October – the month of the Rosary
It is hoped that the Rosary will be prayed this Sunday before the 10am Mass at 9.30am – and so for all the Sunday’s of October. First Holy Communion 2027 The Parish First Holy Communion programme is open to children of families who are living in and attend Mass in this parish. Parents who want their child to join the programme should see Oonagh (organist) after the 10am Sunday Mass for registration form. It is expected that children on the programme will be attending Sunday Mass regularly.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. This Weekend - CAFOD Harvest Family Fast Day Collection We surely saved a great deal by our Family Fast on this Friday past. Today in our Retiring Collection we give all we have saved (and perhaps a bit more!) to the poor, by way of CAFOD. You may wish to avail of the CAFOD envelopes (which are at the back) for your giving - and these also enable those who wish to do so, to Gift Aid their donations (if they are taxpayers). See the notice in the porch and do the best you can - for the poor and disadvantaged. And take a CAFOD Prayer Card if you have not already done so.Parish Secretary – Working Hours &
Contact
A gentle reminder that the Parish Secretary’s working hours at Llay are Mondays and Thursdays, from 3.00pm to 6.00pm. Parishioners are kindly asked to contact the Parish Secretary only during these working hours or via the official parish email address. Outside these hours, please send any parish-related enquiries by email, and they will be attended to during her next working hours. Please do not contact the Parish Secretary through her personal contact details or outside her working hours. Thank you for your understanding and for respecting the Parish Secretary’s working hours and privacy. Becoming a Catholic RCIA of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the sacramental process by which people who are searching and exploring their faith in Jesus Christ, enter full Communion with the Catholic Church. It is a journey in faith supported and encouraged by the whole Christian Community. The Cathedral parish offers the opportunity of joining an RCIA group which offers a series of meetings and normally runs from early October with the opportunity for reception into the Catholic Faith at Easter. If you would like to know more about the Catholic faith, or are seeking full Communion with the Catholic Church, please email/contact the parish office priestllay@rcdwxm.org.uk in the first instance, who will put you in touch with the RCIA coordinator.
Invitation to the Induction of Father
Pontius Banda AJ
Parishioners are warmly invited to come together on
Wednesday 14 October at 6.00pm for a special
service to celebrate the induction of Fr Pontius
Bandua AJ as Parish Priest of Llay. Please join us in
Prayer, welcome and thanksgiving as Fr Pontus
begins his ministry among us. Let us celebrate this
joyful occasion as one parish community and pray for
God’s blessing upon Fr Pontius and the people
entrusted to his care. Refreshments will be served in
the Parish Hall following the Mass.
Readers Needed
Would you like to help proclaim the Word of God at Mass? We are seeking new parish readers. No experience needed - just a willing heart. Please contact the parish office. Baptism Baptism is arranged by initial contact with the Parish and then attendance on Baptism Preparation Programme. Infant/Child Baptism (normally under 7 years of age). For a Baptism to take place in the Parish at least one of the parents must be a Baptised Catholic and registered as a member of the Parish. Families must be practicing Catholic, regularly attending Sunday Mass. Children or young people over 7 year of age will need to attend a Preparation Programme accompanied by an adult. Adult Baptism is carries out and prepared for as part of the RCIA programme. Initial enquiry is via by email contact with parish office priestllay@rcdwxm.org.uk and the completion of form requesting Baptism. Attendance on a Baptism Preparation Programme is required before arranging a date.RIP
We sadly announce the death of Carol Williams. She will be sorely missed by her family and many friends. Please keep her and them in your prayers. Carol’s Funeral Mass will be on Thursday 8 October here in Llay at 1.30pm, to be followed by cremation at 3.00pm. May she rest in peace.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 Oct edition of 'The Clarion' the new Digital Diocesan Newsletter. Please click the button below to read the latest issue .Church Cleaners
We are in need of a further team to help clean our church in Llay. We are asking for volunteers, male or female, from any part of the parish to help with this task. Please contact the parish office or Canon. Into The Future 4 Bishop Peter Brignall It is now two and a half years since the third edition of Into the Future, my pastoral plan for the Diocese. As I have reflected with the clergy and people of the Diocese, and following periods of prayer, it is appropriate that this plan has evolved, adapting to changing realities and listening to voices from across the Diocese. The aim of this Pastoral Plan is to refocus the whole Diocese on the mission entrusted to us, by unleashing the gifts of all the baptised in the service of the Church and the world. Parishes and communities are to be, and are encouraged to be, evangelising communities. Download Pastoral Plan….For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Next Sunday (10th/11th) “Prisoners’ Sunday” We keep prisoners and their families in our thoughts and in our prayers.St Beuno’s Outreach Guided Prayer
Week’s
The Week’s of Guided Prayer 4 - 24 October 2026 are open to anyone of any Denomination who’d like to spend a little time with the Lord and explore how God is at work in our lives. more information and booking can be found by emailing stbeunosoutreach@beunos.com Download poster…. Grandparents Day Postponed Grandparents Day, scheduled for 14th October, has been postponed and will now take place early next year. Further details will be shared once the new date has been confirmed.Deputy Headteacher Vacancy – Christ the
Word School
Christ the Word School is currently seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher. Please see the advert in the porch for further details. Deadline 5th October. See poster….27th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass or Confessions 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 4th October 9.30am - Rosary 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3pm - 4pm Sacrament of Confession available during this hour. Coffee/Tea after our 10am Sunday MassBishop Peter Pastoral Letter
27 Sept 26
Bishops Peters pastoral letter that was read out at Sundays Mass Download Here….
Mon - Weekday in Ordinary Time
No Parish Mass
Tue - Weekday in Ordinary Time
9.30am - Mass
3.00pm - Rosary
Wed - Our Lady of the Rosary
(memorial)
No Parish Mass
Eucharistic Adoration 3pm - 4pm
Sacrament of Confession available
during this hour.
Thur - Weekday in Ordinary Time
1.30pm Funerl Mass Carol Williams
RIP
7.00pm - Mass
Fri - St John Henry Newman, Priest
and Doctor (feast)
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.
28th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass or Confessions 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 11th October 9.30am - Rosary 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3pm - 4pm
© Llay/Rossett Parish 2026
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
October 2026
For mental health ministry
Let us pray that mental health ministry be established
throughout the Church, helping to overcome the
stigma and discrimination of persons with mental
illnesses.
New Parish Telephone Number
As from this week the Parish landline Telephone number
is not to be used to contact the parish. Fr Pontius will be
the contact by Telephone on 07776991636. The parish
office will only be able to be contacted in person or email.
October – the month of the Rosary
It is hoped that the Rosary will be prayed this Sunday before the 10am Mass at 9.30am – and so for all the Sunday’s of October. First Holy Communion 2027 The Parish First Holy Communion programme is open to children of families who are living in and attend Mass in this parish. Parents who want their child to join the programme should see Oonagh (organist) after the 10am Sunday Mass for registration form. It is expected that children on the programme will be attending Sunday Mass regularly.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. This Weekend - CAFOD Harvest Family Fast Day Collection We surely saved a great deal by our Family Fast on this Friday past. Today in our Retiring Collection we give all we have saved (and perhaps a bit more!) to the poor, by way of CAFOD. You may wish to avail of the CAFOD envelopes (which are at the back) for your giving - and these also enable those who wish to do so, to Gift Aid their donations (if they are taxpayers). See the notice in the porch and do the best you can - for the poor and disadvantaged. And take a CAFOD Prayer Card if you have not already done so.Parish Secretary – Working Hours & Contact
A gentle reminder that the Parish Secretary’s working hours at Llay are Mondays and Thursdays, from 3.00pm to 6.00pm. Parishioners are kindly asked to contact the Parish Secretary only during these working hours or via the official parish email address. Outside these hours, please send any parish-related enquiries by email, and they will be attended to during her next working hours. Please do not contact the Parish Secretary through her personal contact details or outside her working hours. Thank you for your understanding and for respecting the Parish Secretary’s working hours and privacy. Becoming a Catholic RCIA of the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults is the sacramental process by which people who are searching and exploring their faith in Jesus Christ, enter full Communion with the Catholic Church. It is a journey in faith supported and encouraged by the whole Christian Community. The Cathedral parish offers the opportunity of joining an RCIA group which offers a series of meetings and normally runs from early October with the opportunity for reception into the Catholic Faith at Easter. If you would like to know more about the Catholic faith, or are seeking full Communion with the Catholic Church, please email/contact the parish office priestllay@rcdwxm.org.uk in the first instance, who will put you in touch with the RCIA coordinator.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 Oct edition of 'The Clarion' the new Digital Diocesan Newsletter. Please click the button below to read the latest issue .Church Cleaners
We are in need of a further team to help clean our church in Llay. We are asking for volunteers, male or female, from any part of the parish to help with this task. Please contact the parish office or Canon. Into The Future 4 Bishop Peter Brignall It is now two and a half years since the third edition of Into the Future, my pastoral plan for the Diocese. As I have reflected with the clergy and people of the Diocese, and following periods of prayer, it is appropriate that this plan has evolved, adapting to changing realities and listening to voices from across the Diocese. The aim of this Pastoral Plan is to refocus the whole Diocese on the mission entrusted to us, by unleashing the gifts of all the baptised in the service of the Church and the world. Parishes and communities are to be, and are encouraged to be, evangelising communities. Download Pastoral Plan….For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Next Sunday (10th/11th) “Prisoners’ Sunday” We keep prisoners and their families in our thoughts and in our prayers.St Beuno’s Outreach Guided Prayer Week’s
The Week’s of Guided Prayer 4 - 24 October 2026 are open to anyone of any Denomination who’d like to spend a little time with the Lord and explore how God is at work in our lives. more information and booking can be found by emailing stbeunosoutreach@beunos.com Download poster…. Grandparents Day Postponed Grandparents Day, scheduled for 14th October, has been postponed and will now take place early next year. Further details will be shared once the new date has been confirmed.Deputy Headteacher Vacancy – Christ the
Word School
Christ the Word School is currently seeking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher. Please see the advert in the porch for further details. Deadline 5th October. See poster….
27th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass or Confessions 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 4th October 9.30am - Rosary 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3pm - 4pm Sacrament of Confession available during this hour. Coffee/Tea after our 10am Sunday MassBishop Peter Pastoral Letter
27 Sept 26
Bishops Peters pastoral letter that was read out at Sundays Mass Download Here….
Mon - Weekday in Ordinary Time
No Parish Mass
Tue - Weekday in Ordinary Time
9.30am - Mass
3.00pm - Rosary
Wed - Our Lady of the Rosary
(memorial)
No Parish Mass
Eucharistic Adoration 3pm - 4pm
Sacrament of Confession available
during this hour.
Thur - Weekday in Ordinary Time
1.30pm Funerl Mass Carol Williams RIP
7.00pm - Mass
Fri - St John Henry Newman, Priest and
Doctor (feast)
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.
Latest Bulletin
to Download -
Parish news insert -
Invitation to the Induction of Father
Pontius Banda AJ
Parishioners are warmly invited to come together on
Wednesday 14 October at 6.00pm for a special
service to celebrate the induction of Fr Pontius
Bandua AJ as Parish Priest of Llay. Please join us in
Prayer, welcome and thanksgiving as Fr Pontus
begins his ministry among us. Let us celebrate this
joyful occasion as one parish community and pray for
God’s blessing upon Fr Pontius and the people
entrusted to his care. Refreshments will be served in
the Parish Hall following the Mass.
Readers Needed
Would you like to help proclaim the Word of God at Mass? We are seeking new parish readers. No experience needed - just a willing heart. Please contact the parish office. Baptism Baptism is arranged by initial contact with the Parish and then attendance on Baptism Preparation Programme. Infant/Child Baptism (normally under 7 years of age). For a Baptism to take place in the Parish at least one of the parents must be a Baptised Catholic and registered as a member of the Parish. Families must be practicing Catholic, regularly attending Sunday Mass. Children or young people over 7 year of age will need to attend a Preparation Programme accompanied by an adult. Adult Baptism is carries out and prepared for as part of the RCIA programme. Initial enquiry is via by email contact with parish office priestllay@rcdwxm.org.uk and the completion of form requesting Baptism. Attendance on a Baptism Preparation Programme is required before arranging a date.RIP
We sadly announce the death of Carol Williams. She will be sorely missed by her family and many friends. Please keep her and them in your prayers. Carol’s Funeral Mass will be on Thursday 8 October here in Llay at 1.30pm, to be followed by cremation at 3.00pm. May she rest in peace.28th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass or Confessions 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 11th October 9.30am - Rosary 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3pm - 4pm
