Sumy Visit 2010

A Visit of our Sister Parish Of The Annunciation in Sumy, Ukraine 22nd July - 2th August 2010 Download Visit Programme 2010 SUMY GROUP VISIT – PROGRAMME Thursday 22nd July Arrive 21:30 (OK646) at Manchester Airport T1, then by car to host families. Friday 23rd July 09:30 Mass, Chester visit (cathedral, walls, boat trip), light lunch, dinner with host families. Saturday 24th July 09:30 Mass, then tour Dee valley, Telford aqueduct, Panorama, picnic lunch, Llangollen, Horseshoe Pass. Then 10 pin bowling in Wrexham with some parishioners, dinner with hosts. Sunday 25th July 09:00 Mass (Rossett), then free time with host families. Afternoon: Parish Garden Party. Dinner at Durnin’s home. Monday 26th July 10:00 Mass at Holywell, visit to St.Winefride’s shrine Packed lunch & Recollections at St.Beuno’s. Dinner with hosts or at Chand Restaurant. Tuesday 27th July 09:30 Mass, changeover hosts, Morning: men visit Beeston Castle, then pub lunch. Ladies visit sick of parish, then lunch. Afternoon: Ladies’ activities with Carol Wareing. Men visit sick of parish. 7:00 p.m. dinner with host families. Wednesday 28th July 08:00 Mass (optional) Parish Day Out - 09:00 coach to North Wales, Conwy, Llandudno, Snowdonia, lunch out. Supper with host families. Thursday 29th July 09:30 Mass, Liverpool by car, visit cathedrals, Albert Dock museums and art gallery. Dinner with parishioners or host families. Friday 30th July 07:30 Mass (optional) 08:00 Excursion to Alton Towers with parishioners (packed lunch). Cost to Parishioners - Adult £27, Child £21 and Over 60’s £14 - £5 Deposit before 18th July Saturday 31st July 09:30 Mass, all day free for shopping with host families. 7:15 p.m. Parish Social in church hall with buffet meal. Sunday 1st August 11:00 Mass (Llay) Light lunch in parish hall, then visit Chirk Castle. Dinner with host families. Monday 2nd August a.m to Manchester Airport T1 by car for 07:15 flight (OK647) to Kiev. Reasons for continuing our link with Sumy parish: • We heed the Pope’s request for western parishes to form supporting links with parishes in the former Soviet Union • Our parish has taken on a responsibility towards the Sumy parish • We also have taken on a responsibility to the children of the Sumy orphanages • The Sumy parishioners feel that they depend on us for growth and support • It is a practical way of helping them to feel part of the worldwide Catholic Church • It challenges us to re-look at our Catholic faith in our own lives • It deepens our faith by exposing us to the trials and difficulties of “the early Church” • We share our faith through personal contacts and friendship, and learn how they are rebuilding the Church in Ukraine • We share our parish 'best practices' with Sumy e.g. Guided Prayer, Children's Masses • It is a focus for involvement of large numbers of our parishioners • It provides opportunities for Personal Development and growth for our parishioners • It helps us to reassess priorities in our own lives

Sumy Visit 2010

A Visit of our Sister Parish Of The Annunciation in Sumy, Ukraine 22nd July - 2th August 2010 Download Visit Programme 2010 SUMY GROUP VISIT – PROGRAMME Thursday 22nd July Arrive 21:30 (OK646) at Manchester Airport T1, then by car to host families. Friday 23rd July 09:30 Mass, Chester visit (cathedral, walls, boat trip), light lunch, dinner with host families. Saturday 24th July 09:30 Mass, then tour Dee valley, Telford aqueduct, Panorama, picnic lunch, Llangollen, Horseshoe Pass. Then 10 pin bowling in Wrexham with some parishioners, dinner with hosts. Sunday 25th July 09:00 Mass (Rossett), then free time with host families. Afternoon: Parish Garden Party. Dinner at Durnin’s home. Monday 26th July 10:00 Mass at Holywell, visit to St.Winefride’s shrine Packed lunch & Recollections at St.Beuno’s. Dinner with hosts or at Chand Restaurant. Tuesday 27th July 09:30 Mass, changeover hosts, Morning: men visit Beeston Castle, then pub lunch. Ladies visit sick of parish, then lunch. Afternoon: Ladies’ activities with Carol Wareing. Men visit sick of parish. 7:00 p.m. dinner with host families. Wednesday 28th July 08:00 Mass (optional) Parish Day Out - 09:00 coach to North Wales, Conwy, Llandudno, Snowdonia, lunch out. Supper with host families. Thursday 29th July 09:30 Mass, Liverpool by car, visit cathedrals, Albert Dock museums and art gallery. Dinner with parishioners or host families. Friday 30th July 07:30 Mass (optional) 08:00 Excursion to Alton Towers with parishioners (packed lunch). Cost to Parishioners - Adult £27, Child £21 and Over 60’s £14 - £5 Deposit before 18th July Saturday 31st July 09:30 Mass, all day free for shopping with host families. 7:15 p.m. Parish Social in church hall with buffet meal. Sunday 1st August 11:00 Mass (Llay) Light lunch in parish hall, then visit Chirk Castle. Dinner with host families. Monday 2nd August a.m to Manchester Airport T1 by car for 07:15 flight (OK647) to Kiev. Reasons for continuing our link with Sumy parish: • We heed the Pope’s request for western parishes to form supporting links with parishes in the former Soviet Union • Our parish has taken on a responsibility towards the Sumy parish • We also have taken on a responsibility to the children of the Sumy orphanages • The Sumy parishioners feel that they depend on us for growth and support • It is a practical way of helping them to feel part of the worldwide Catholic Church • It challenges us to re-look at our Catholic faith in our own lives • It deepens our faith by exposing us to the trials and difficulties of “the early Church” • We share our faith through personal contacts and friendship, and learn how they are rebuilding the Church in Ukraine • We share our parish 'best practices' with Sumy e.g. Guided Prayer, Children's Masses • It is a focus for involvement of large numbers of our parishioners • It provides opportunities for Personal Development and growth for our parishioners • It helps us to reassess priorities in our own lives