© Llay/Rossett Parish 2026
Llay Parish Wrexham, North Wales
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, Wednesday 13th May It was very moving to have the Rosary prayed on the hour from 12 Noon here in Llay last Wednesday. And many thanks to Geraldine and Don Downing who organised it and led on the day.

Thank you – Derek Hannaby R.I.P

Charlotte and Mark wish to thank everyone for your prayers over recent years of illness endured by Derek; also for the Masses, sympathy and support in their recent bereavement. Your generosity and kindness will be remembered with great affection and gratitude. Donations for Nightingale House Hospice and Motor Neuron Disease received at Derek's funeral amounted to £650; thank you most sincerely. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be offered for the parish on a date to be announced in the bulletin later. Youth Days this Year Two forthcoming Diocesan Youth Days – Saturday 6th June in St. David’s, Mold, and Saturday 21st November in Colwyn Bay, 10.30am to 3pm. Save the dates

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. CAFOD: Stand with Sudan. Give monthly On the third anniversary of the war in Sudan, Kayode Akintola, CAFOD’s Head of Region for Africa, asks for your help: “So many of our sisters and brothers in Sudan are facing increasing violence, hunger, and disease. That is why today, I’m asking you to consider setting up a monthly gift to support families who are fleeing the violence – with food, safe water and other vital support. Monthly gifts are an act of steady love for our neighbours, a way of saying: we will not abandon you, we will stand with you until peace is restored.” Donate at cafod.org.uk/StandWithSudan .

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 May 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. Job Advert – Mission Secretary, Catholic Churches, Anglesey A part‑time Mission Secretary position (20–25 hours) is available within the Catholic Churches on Anglesey. The role is based at Ty Mair, Holyhead. Closing date for Applications: 22nd May 2026. Full details and application information are available on the notice board in the porch.

For the hard-of-hearing

Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Opening of Holywell Shrine Season and the SVP The SVP Conference at Holywell has for many years hosted the Mass held to celebrate the opening of the season at the National Shrine of St. Winefride, on Pentecost Sunday. We invite everyone to join us, on 24th May. Fr. Matthew Bond (PP of Saint Winefride’s) will celebrate the Mass. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to venerate the relic of St. Winefride, and then there will be the blessing of the water. All this is followed by afternoon tea, to which all are invited. Please let Eileen Evans know on 07989 616872 if you would like a lift or if you plan to attend under your own steam, so that we can give the organisers an idea of numbers.

The Parish of Our Lady of th

Rosary, Buckley

Buckley Parish invite you to join with them at Mass to be celebrated by Bishop Peter to mark both the Silver Jubilee of the Ordination of Canon Francis Doyle and the Silver Jubilee of the Consecration of their Church at 6pm on Friday, 6th June 2026. This will be followed by a reception in the Church Hall. Please let Anna on the office or Canon know if you will be attending by May 24th. See the Notice in the porch. Missio Red Boxes Red Box Holders are kindly asked to bring in their boxes for emptying during May. They can be left in and collected from the porch. Thank you. Oonagh Thompson.

This Weekend – “World

Communications Day”

This Sunday (17th) we are asked to pray for all who work in the media. We are asked to make a retiring collection to fund the work of the CCN (Catholic Communications Network) - the media office for the Catholic Church in England and Wales, which plays a key role in developing the public profile of the Church. Please do the best you can. May Rosary During the month of May, the Rosary will be prayed here in Llay church each Sunday before the 10am Mass - led by Geraldine Downing. It will begin at about 9:30am - starting on next Sunday, May 3rd. Do come and join in.

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. Bishops’ Conference Statement on Peace See the printout of this Statement on one of the Notice Boards in the porch.

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. Next Weekend (16th/17th May) – “World Communications Day” On this day we are asked to pray for all who work in the media. We are asked to make a retiring collection to fund the work of the Catholic Communications Network (CCN) - the media office for the Catholic Church in England and Wales, which plays a key role in developing the public profile of the Church. Please do the best you can.

Radio Maria

Somebody has placed some Publicity leaflets for “Radio Maria” in the porch. They are there for anyone who would like to have one. 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.uk

Westminster assisted suicide Bill

has fallen

The assisted suicide Bill has failed to pass all stages in the House of Lords. This means that Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill has fallen and will not become law! This is a major milestone, but the battle is not over. Assisted suicide campaigners have said they are going to try to bring the Bill back in the next parliamentary session and use the Parliament Acts to bypass the Lords. To find out more about this significant milestone and what comes next, visit: https://righttolife.org.uk/LeadbeaterBillFa lls
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for May 2026 That everyone might have food Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food.

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.

7th Sunday of Eastertide, Yr. A

Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 17th May 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday 9.30am - Mass Tue - Weekday 9.30am - Mass Wed - Weekday 9.30am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration Thur - Weekday 7.00pm - Mass Fri - Weekday 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 -

Pentecost Sunday, Yr. A

Saturday - No morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 24th May 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
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© 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 May 2026 That everyone might have food Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food.

This Weekend – “World Communications

Day”

This Sunday (17th) we are asked to pray for all who work in the media. We are asked to make a retiring collection to fund the work of the CCN (Catholic Communications Network) - the media office for the Catholic Church in England and Wales, which plays a key role in developing the public profile of the Church. Please do the best you can. May Rosary During the month of May, the Rosary will be prayed here in Llay church each Sunday before the 10am Mass - led by Geraldine Downing. It will begin at about 9:30am - starting on next Sunday, May 3rd. Do come and join in.

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. Bishops’ Conference Statement on Peace See the printout of this Statement on one of the Notice Boards in the porch.

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. Next Weekend (16th/17th May) – “World Communications Day” On this day we are asked to pray for all who work in the media. We are asked to make a retiring collection to fund the work of the Catholic Communications Network (CCN) - the media office for the Catholic Church in England and Wales, which plays a key role in developing the public profile of the Church. Please do the best you can.

Radio Maria

Somebody has placed some Publicity leaflets for “Radio Maria” in the porch. They are there for anyone who would like to have one. 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.uk

Westminster assisted suicide Bill has

fallen

The assisted suicide Bill has failed to pass all stages in the House of Lords. This means that Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill has fallen and will not become law! This is a major milestone, but the battle is not over. Assisted suicide campaigners have said they are going to try to bring the Bill back in the next parliamentary session and use the Parliament Acts to bypass the Lords. To find out more about this significant milestone and what comes next, visit: https://righttolife.org.uk/LeadbeaterBillFalls
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, Wednesday 13th May It was very moving to have the Rosary prayed on the hour from 12 Noon here in Llay last Wednesday. And many thanks to Geraldine and Don Downing who organised it and led on the day.

Thank you – Derek Hannaby R.I.P

Charlotte and Mark wish to thank everyone for your prayers over recent years of illness endured by Derek; also for the Masses, sympathy and support in their recent bereavement. Your generosity and kindness will be remembered with great affection and gratitude. Donations for Nightingale House Hospice and Motor Neuron Disease received at Derek's funeral amounted to £650; thank you most sincerely. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be offered for the parish on a date to be announced in the bulletin later. Youth Days this Year Two forthcoming Diocesan Youth Days – Saturday 6th June in St. David’s, Mold, and Saturday 21st November in Colwyn Bay, 10.30am to 3pm. Save the dates

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. CAFOD: Stand with Sudan. Give monthly On the third anniversary of the war in Sudan, Kayode Akintola, CAFOD’s Head of Region for Africa, asks for your help: “So many of our sisters and brothers in Sudan are facing increasing violence, hunger, and disease. That is why today, I’m asking you to consider setting up a monthly gift to support families who are fleeing the violence – with food, safe water and other vital support. Monthly gifts are an act of steady love for our neighbours, a way of saying: we will not abandon you, we will stand with you until peace is restored.” Donate at cafod.org.uk/StandWithSudan .

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 May 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. Job Advert – Mission Secretary, Catholic Churches, Anglesey A part‑time Mission Secretary position (20–25 hours) is available within the Catholic Churches on Anglesey. The role is based at Ty Mair, Holyhead. Closing date for Applications: 22nd May 2026. Full details and application information are available on the notice board in the porch.

For the hard-of-hearing

Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Opening of Holywell Shrine Season and the SVP The SVP Conference at Holywell has for many years hosted the Mass held to celebrate the opening of the season at the National Shrine of St. Winefride, on Pentecost Sunday. We invite everyone to join us, on 24th May. Fr. Matthew Bond (PP of Saint Winefride’s) will celebrate the Mass. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to venerate the relic of St. Winefride, and then there will be the blessing of the water. All this is followed by afternoon tea, to which all are invited. Please let Eileen Evans know on 07989 616872 if you would like a lift or if you plan to attend under your own steam, so that we can give the organisers an idea of numbers.

The Parish of Our Lady of th Rosary,

Buckley

Buckley Parish invite you to join with them at Mass to be celebrated by Bishop Peter to mark both the Silver Jubilee of the Ordination of Canon Francis Doyle and the Silver Jubilee of the Consecration of their Church at 6pm on Friday, 6th June 2026. This will be followed by a reception in the Church Hall. Please let Anna on the office or Canon know if you will be attending by May 24th. See the Notice in the porch. Missio Red Boxes Red Box Holders are kindly asked to bring in their boxes for emptying during May. They can be left in and collected from the porch. Thank you. Oonagh Thompson.

7th Sunday of Eastertide, Yr. A

Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 17th May 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday 9.30am - Mass Tue - Weekday 9.30am - Mass Wed - Weekday 9.30am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration Thur - Weekday 7.00pm - Mass Fri - Weekday 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.
CLARION CLARION

Pentecost Sunday, Yr. A

Saturday - No morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 24th May 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 May 2026 That everyone might have food Let us pray that everyone, from large producers to small consumers, be committed to avoid wasting food and to ensure that everyone has access to quality food.

This Weekend – “World Communications

Day”

This Sunday (17th) we are asked to pray for all who work in the media. We are asked to make a retiring collection to fund the work of the CCN (Catholic Communications Network) - the media office for the Catholic Church in England and Wales, which plays a key role in developing the public profile of the Church. Please do the best you can. May Rosary During the month of May, the Rosary will be prayed here in Llay church each Sunday before the 10am Mass - led by Geraldine Downing. It will begin at about 9:30am - starting on next Sunday, May 3rd. Do come and join in.

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. Bishops’ Conference Statement on Peace See the printout of this Statement on one of the Notice Boards in the porch.

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. Next Weekend (16th/17th May) – “World Communications Day” On this day we are asked to pray for all who work in the media. We are asked to make a retiring collection to fund the work of the Catholic Communications Network (CCN) - the media office for the Catholic Church in England and Wales, which plays a key role in developing the public profile of the Church. Please do the best you can.

Radio Maria

Somebody has placed some Publicity leaflets for “Radio Maria” in the porch. They are there for anyone who would like to have one. 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.uk

Westminster assisted suicide Bill has fallen

The assisted suicide Bill has failed to pass all stages in the House of Lords. This means that Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill has fallen and will not become law! This is a major milestone, but the battle is not over. Assisted suicide campaigners have said they are going to try to bring the Bill back in the next parliamentary session and use the Parliament Acts to bypass the Lords. To find out more about this significant milestone and what comes next, visit: https://righttolife.org.uk/LeadbeaterBillFalls

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 May 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. Job Advert – Mission Secretary, Catholic Churches, Anglesey A part‑time Mission Secretary position (20–25 hours) is available within the Catholic Churches on Anglesey. The role is based at Ty Mair, Holyhead. Closing date for Applications: 22nd May 2026. Full details and application information are available on the notice board in the porch.

For the hard-of-hearing

Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Opening of Holywell Shrine Season and the SVP The SVP Conference at Holywell has for many years hosted the Mass held to celebrate the opening of the season at the National Shrine of St. Winefride, on Pentecost Sunday. We invite everyone to join us, on 24th May. Fr. Matthew Bond (PP of Saint Winefride’s) will celebrate the Mass. Afterwards, there will be an opportunity to venerate the relic of St. Winefride, and then there will be the blessing of the water. All this is followed by afternoon tea, to which all are invited. Please let Eileen Evans know on 07989 616872 if you would like a lift or if you plan to attend under your own steam, so that we can give the organisers an idea of numbers.

The Parish of Our Lady of th Rosary,

Buckley

Buckley Parish invite you to join with them at Mass to be celebrated by Bishop Peter to mark both the Silver Jubilee of the Ordination of Canon Francis Doyle and the Silver Jubilee of the Consecration of their Church at 6pm on Friday, 6th June 2026. This will be followed by a reception in the Church Hall. Please let Anna on the office or Canon know if you will be attending by May 24th. See the Notice in the porch. Missio Red Boxes Red Box Holders are kindly asked to bring in their boxes for emptying during May. They can be left in and collected from the porch. Thank you. Oonagh Thompson.

7th Sunday of Eastertide, Yr. A

Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 17th May 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday 9.30am - Mass Tue - Weekday 9.30am - Mass Wed - Weekday 9.30am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration Thur - Weekday 7.00pm - Mass Fri - Weekday 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.
Feast of Our Lady of Fatima, Wednesday 13th May It was very moving to have the Rosary prayed on the hour from 12 Noon here in Llay last Wednesday. And many thanks to Geraldine and Don Downing who organised it and led on the day.

Thank you – Derek Hannaby R.I.P

Charlotte and Mark wish to thank everyone for your prayers over recent years of illness endured by Derek; also for the Masses, sympathy and support in their recent bereavement. Your generosity and kindness will be remembered with great affection and gratitude. Donations for Nightingale House Hospice and Motor Neuron Disease received at Derek's funeral amounted to £650; thank you most sincerely. A Mass of Thanksgiving will be offered for the parish on a date to be announced in the bulletin later. Youth Days this Year Two forthcoming Diocesan Youth Days – Saturday 6th June in St. David’s, Mold, and Saturday 21st November in Colwyn Bay, 10.30am to 3pm. Save the dates

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. CAFOD: Stand with Sudan. Give monthly On the third anniversary of the war in Sudan, Kayode Akintola, CAFOD’s Head of Region for Africa, asks for your help: “So many of our sisters and brothers in Sudan are facing increasing violence, hunger, and disease. That is why today, I’m asking you to consider setting up a monthly gift to support families who are fleeing the violence – with food, safe water and other vital support. Monthly gifts are an act of steady love for our neighbours, a way of saying: we will not abandon you, we will stand with you until peace is restored.” Donate at cafod.org.uk/StandWithSudan .

Pentecost Sunday, Yr. A

Saturday - No morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 24th May 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration