Llay Parish
Wrexham, North Wales
This Sunday – Annual Diocesan
Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St
Winefride, Holywell
Procession from the Church of St
Winefride at 2.30pm, and Mass in the
Shrine Grounds at 3pm, followed by
veneration of the Relic. Bishop Peter will
be the celebrant and preacher.
See the Poster in the porch. Do come.
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 or speak to Canon after Mass. The Pope’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas – a Pastoral Kit The Dicastery has made available a pastoral proposal with resources aimed at facilitating the understanding and in- depth analysis of the Encyclical. The Pastoral Kit contains a simplified summary of Magnifica Humanitas that proposes for each chapter: a brief synthesis, some citations from the Document, questions for personal and community reflection, suggestions for a practical and experiential approach, relevant biblical texts, some review questions, and a closing prayer. In the kit are also present: a proposal for activities for young people and children. The document is available on the parish website. Download Here….St Mary’s Youth Group Meeting –
Sunday July 12th
St Mary’s Youth Group will meet on Sunday 12 July after the 10:30 Mass, finishing at 3:00. All parishioners are warmly invited to join them for refreshments. There will be food, fun, games, karaoke, dancing, badminton and table tennis. Come and join them for the last session of the term. Youth Group raffle tickets are available after all Masses at the Cathedral at £1 per number, with five great prizes to be won. Please support them. If you would like tickets, please speak to Anna, your parish secretary. See Poster in the porch. .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 July 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. The Cycle of Prayer During Ordinary Time (Summer), i.e. up to September, we are asked to pray for these intentions: A Deeper Understanding between Christians and Jews; Those who Suffer Persecution, Oppression and Denial of Human Rights; Europe; Human Life; Seafarers.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Summer Family Day – Sunday 12th July The Summer Family Day, organised by Marriage & Family Life Commission, warmly invites you to a free family gathering at the Parish 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. Please note: • Limited spaces — booking is essential • Please bring a picnic lunch • Refreshments will be provided • Crafts and activities available for all ages • 16:30 – Family Mass led by Bishop Peter Musicians and young musicians are welcome to join the music group; please contact Wioletta as soon as possible. For questions or to volunteer on the day, contact: Wioletta Trebska, Marriage and Family Life Worker; mfl@rcdwxm.org.uk 07542 268728. Everyone is welcome. See the notice in the PorchLiving Theology - Summer
School
10 -13 July It is a very good course, suitable for anyone who is keen to explore their faith and no previous theological study is required. It is ideal for catechists, those following the RCIA programme, and really for anyone interested. There are very few residential places left, but many people can attend as non- residential participants, even for part of the programme - whatever you are able to join. If anyone cannot afford the £35 daily non-residential fee (which includes lunch and refreshments), Loreto Spirituality Centre can offer a bursary. You simply need to speak to them, as they do not want anyone to stay away for financial reasons. See Notice in the porch. Download poaster here….This Weekend (27th/28th) -
“Peter’s Pence” Collection - let’s
help the Pope in His mission
On June 28 – the Sunday before the liturgical feast of Saints Peter and Paul – the traditional Peter’s Pence retiring collection takes place. This is a concrete way to support the Holy Father in his mission of service to the universal Church. Donating to Peter’s Pence is a concrete gesture of communion with the Holy Father and of solidarity with his mission to bring the Gospel throughout the world. As every year, every offering – large or small – will support the Holy Father in his ministry and in his charitable activities in response to emergencies and needs around the world. Please do the best you can. Parish Priest Retirement Canon Lordan has informed us of his imminent retirement. His retirement will be at the beginning of August with his last Parish mass being on Sunday 2 August with the his replacement starting at the parish on the 3 August. More information will be available nearer the time.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. PAC meeting Parish Advisory Council (PAC) was held on the 14 June 11.30am. The minutes of the meeting can be viewed HERE….The Jesuit Institute
The Jesuit Institute have a host of retreats and online events in the coming months; please look to their website https://www.jesuitinstitute.org/ for a full schedule and details of the events. Marriage Care Vacancy Train and Volunteer as a Relationship Counsellor with Marriage Care. Marriage Care’s next Certificate in Relationship Counselling (CRC) training course will begin in March 2027 with a deadline of 30th June for applications. For more information please visit: www.marriagecare.org.uk or email: volunteer@marriagecare.org.ukRadio Maria
Somebody has placed some Publicity leaflets for “Radio Maria” in the porch. They are there for anyone who would like to have one.
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for
July 2026
For respect for human life
Let us pray for the respect and protection
of human life in all its stages, recognizing
it as a gift from God.
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.
Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions or by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 28th June 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday in Ordinary Time
9.30am - Mass
Tue - Weekday in Ordinary Time
NO PARISH MASS - (Chapter Mass 12
Noon at the Cathedral)
Wed - Weekday in Ordinary Time
9.30am - Mass
Eucharistic Adoration 3.00 – 4.00
Thur - Weekday in Ordinary Time
7.00pm - Mass
Fri - St Thomas, Apostle (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 -
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions or by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 5th July 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
–
© 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 July
2026
For respect for human life
Let us pray for the respect and protection of human
life in all its stages, recognizing it as a gift from God.
This Weekend (27th/28th) - “Peter’s
Pence” Collection - let’s help the Pope in
His mission
On June 28 – the Sunday before the liturgical feast of Saints Peter and Paul – the traditional Peter’s Pence retiring collection takes place. This is a concrete way to support the Holy Father in his mission of service to the universal Church. Donating to Peter’s Pence is a concrete gesture of communion with the Holy Father and of solidarity with his mission to bring the Gospel throughout the world. As every year, every offering – large or small – will support the Holy Father in his ministry and in his charitable activities in response to emergencies and needs around the world. Please do the best you can. Parish Priest Retirement Canon Lordan has informed us of his imminent retirement. His retirement will be at the beginning of August with his last Parish mass being on Sunday 2 August with the his replacement starting at the parish on the 3 August. More information will be available nearer the time.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. PAC meeting Parish Advisory Council (PAC) was held on the 14 June 11.30am. The minutes of the meeting can be viewed HERE….The Jesuit Institute
The Jesuit Institute have a host of retreats and online events in the coming months; please look to their website https://www.jesuitinstitute.org/ for a full schedule and details of the events. Marriage Care Vacancy Train and Volunteer as a Relationship Counsellor with Marriage Care. Marriage Care’s next Certificate in Relationship Counselling (CRC) training course will begin in March 2027 with a deadline of 30th June for applications. For more information please visit: www.marriagecare.org.uk or email: volunteer@marriagecare.org.ukRadio Maria
Somebody has placed some Publicity leaflets for “Radio Maria” in the porch. They are there for anyone who would like to have one.
This Sunday – Annual Diocesan
Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Winefride,
Holywell
Procession from the Church of St Winefride at
2.30pm, and Mass in the Shrine Grounds at 3pm,
followed by veneration of the Relic. Bishop Peter will
be the celebrant and preacher.
See the Poster in the porch. Do come.
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 or speak to Canon after Mass. The Pope’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas – a Pastoral Kit The Dicastery has made available a pastoral proposal with resources aimed at facilitating the understanding and in-depth analysis of the Encyclical. The Pastoral Kit contains a simplified summary of Magnifica Humanitas that proposes for each chapter: a brief synthesis, some citations from the Document, questions for personal and community reflection, suggestions for a practical and experiential approach, relevant biblical texts, some review questions, and a closing prayer. In the kit are also present: a proposal for activities for young people and children. The document is available on the parish website. Download Here….St Mary’s Youth Group Meeting – Sunday
July 12th
St Mary’s Youth Group will meet on Sunday 12 July after the 10:30 Mass, finishing at 3:00. All parishioners are warmly invited to join them for refreshments. There will be food, fun, games, karaoke, dancing, badminton and table tennis. Come and join them for the last session of the term. Youth Group raffle tickets are available after all Masses at the Cathedral at £1 per number, with five great prizes to be won. Please support them. If you would like tickets, please speak to Anna, your parish secretary. See Poster in the porch. .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 July 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. The Cycle of Prayer During Ordinary Time (Summer), i.e. up to September, we are asked to pray for these intentions: A Deeper Understanding between Christians and Jews; Those who Suffer Persecution, Oppression and Denial of Human Rights; Europe; Human Life; Seafarers.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Summer Family Day – Sunday 12th July The Summer Family Day, organised by Marriage & Family Life Commission, warmly invites you to a free family gathering at the Parish 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. Please note: • Limited spaces — booking is essential • Please bring a picnic lunch • Refreshments will be provided • Crafts and activities available for all ages • 16:30 – Family Mass led by Bishop Peter Musicians and young musicians are welcome to join the music group; please contact Wioletta as soon as possible. For questions or to volunteer on the day, contact: Wioletta Trebska, Marriage and Family Life Worker; mfl@rcdwxm.org.uk 07542 268728. Everyone is welcome. See the notice in the PorchLiving Theology - Summer School
10 -13 July It is a very good course, suitable for anyone who is keen to explore their faith and no previous theological study is required. It is ideal for catechists, those following the RCIA programme, and really for anyone interested. There are very few residential places left, but many people can attend as non-residential participants, even for part of the programme - whatever you are able to join. If anyone cannot afford the £35 daily non-residential fee (which includes lunch and refreshments), Loreto Spirituality Centre can offer a bursary. You simply need to speak to them, as they do not want anyone to stay away for financial reasons. See Notice in the porch. Download poaster here….Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions or by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 28th June 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday in Ordinary Time
9.30am - Mass
Tue - Weekday in Ordinary Time
NO PARISH MASS - (Chapter Mass 12
Noon at the Cathedral)
Wed - Weekday in Ordinary Time
9.30am - Mass
Eucharistic Adoration 3.00 – 4.00
Thur - Weekday in Ordinary Time
7.00pm - Mass
Fri - St Thomas, Apostle (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.
14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions or by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 5th July 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
© 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 July 2026
For respect for human life
Let us pray for the respect and protection of human
life in all its stages, recognizing it as a gift from God.
This Weekend (27th/28th) - “Peter’s Pence”
Collection - let’s help the Pope in His mission
On June 28 – the Sunday before the liturgical feast of Saints Peter and Paul – the traditional Peter’s Pence retiring collection takes place. This is a concrete way to support the Holy Father in his mission of service to the universal Church. Donating to Peter’s Pence is a concrete gesture of communion with the Holy Father and of solidarity with his mission to bring the Gospel throughout the world. As every year, every offering – large or small – will support the Holy Father in his ministry and in his charitable activities in response to emergencies and needs around the world. Please do the best you can. Parish Priest Retirement Canon Lordan has informed us of his imminent retirement. His retirement will be at the beginning of August with his last Parish mass being on Sunday 2 August with the his replacement starting at the parish on the 3 August. More information will be available nearer the time.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. PAC meeting Parish Advisory Council (PAC) was held on the 14 June 11.30am. The minutes of the meeting can be viewed HERE….The Jesuit Institute
The Jesuit Institute have a host of retreats and online events in the coming months; please look to their website https://www.jesuitinstitute.org/ for a full schedule and details of the events. Marriage Care Vacancy Train and Volunteer as a Relationship Counsellor with Marriage Care. Marriage Care’s next Certificate in Relationship Counselling (CRC) training course will begin in March 2027 with a deadline of 30th June for applications. For more information please visit: www.marriagecare.org.uk or email: volunteer@marriagecare.org.ukRadio Maria
Somebody has placed some Publicity leaflets for “Radio Maria” in the porch. They are there for anyone who would like to have one.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 July 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. The Cycle of Prayer During Ordinary Time (Summer), i.e. up to September, we are asked to pray for these intentions: A Deeper Understanding between Christians and Jews; Those who Suffer Persecution, Oppression and Denial of Human Rights; Europe; Human Life; Seafarers.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Summer Family Day – Sunday 12th July The Summer Family Day, organised by Marriage & Family Life Commission, warmly invites you to a free family gathering at the Parish 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. Please note: • Limited spaces — booking is essential • Please bring a picnic lunch • Refreshments will be provided • Crafts and activities available for all ages • 16:30 – Family Mass led by Bishop Peter Musicians and young musicians are welcome to join the music group; please contact Wioletta as soon as possible. For questions or to volunteer on the day, contact: Wioletta Trebska, Marriage and Family Life Worker; mfl@rcdwxm.org.uk 07542 268728. Everyone is welcome. See the notice in the PorchLiving Theology - Summer School
10 -13 July It is a very good course, suitable for anyone who is keen to explore their faith and no previous theological study is required. It is ideal for catechists, those following the RCIA programme, and really for anyone interested. There are very few residential places left, but many people can attend as non-residential participants, even for part of the programme - whatever you are able to join. If anyone cannot afford the £35 daily non-residential fee (which includes lunch and refreshments), Loreto Spirituality Centre can offer a bursary. You simply need to speak to them, as they do not want anyone to stay away for financial reasons. See Notice in the porch. Download poaster here….
Ss Peter and Paul, Apostles
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions or by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 28th June 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday in Ordinary Time
9.30am - Mass
Tue - Weekday in Ordinary Time
NO PARISH MASS - (Chapter Mass 12
Noon at the Cathedral)
Wed - Weekday in Ordinary Time
9.30am - Mass
Eucharistic Adoration 3.00 – 4.00
Thur - Weekday in Ordinary Time
7.00pm - Mass
Fri - St Thomas, Apostle (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 -
After the Sunday mass there will be
Tea/Coffee served in the church hall.
This Sunday – Annual Diocesan
Pilgrimage to the Shrine of St Winefride,
Holywell
Procession from the Church of St Winefride at
2.30pm, and Mass in the Shrine Grounds at 3pm,
followed by veneration of the Relic. Bishop Peter will
be the celebrant and preacher.
See the Poster in the porch. Do come.
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 or speak to Canon after Mass. The Pope’s Encyclical Magnifica Humanitas – a Pastoral Kit The Dicastery has made available a pastoral proposal with resources aimed at facilitating the understanding and in-depth analysis of the Encyclical. The Pastoral Kit contains a simplified summary of Magnifica Humanitas that proposes for each chapter: a brief synthesis, some citations from the Document, questions for personal and community reflection, suggestions for a practical and experiential approach, relevant biblical texts, some review questions, and a closing prayer. In the kit are also present: a proposal for activities for young people and children. The document is available on the parish website. Download Here….St Mary’s Youth Group Meeting – Sunday
July 12th
St Mary’s Youth Group will meet on Sunday 12 July after the 10:30 Mass, finishing at 3:00. All parishioners are warmly invited to join them for refreshments. There will be food, fun, games, karaoke, dancing, badminton and table tennis. Come and join them for the last session of the term. Youth Group raffle tickets are available after all Masses at the Cathedral at £1 per number, with five great prizes to be won. Please support them. If you would like tickets, please speak to Anna, your parish secretary. See Poster in the porch. .14th Sunday of Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions or by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 5th July 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
