© Llay/Rossett Parish 2026
Llay Parish Wrexham, North Wales
Wrexham Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2026 This runs from this Tuesday (May 12th) to next Saturday (May 16th). Please keep all the pilgrims in your prayers that it may be a holy and happy experience for all.

Day of Prayer for the Victims of

Abuse

Please note that this Tuesday, 5th May, is the Day of Prayer for the Victims of Abuse at St Winefride’s Shrine & Well, Holywell. The Shrine is open throughout the day (10.00am to 4.00pm) and with short services led by Bishop Peter at 12.00 pm and again at 3 o’clock, to pray with and for those whose lives have been affected in any way by sexual abuse. 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. Eastertide Family Day Sunday 10th May Families are invites to Eastertide Family Day on Sunday 10th May, taking place at the Bridgettine Convent, St Winefride’s Guest House, Holywell from 12.30 to 4.30pm. Please bring your own picnic lunch; refreshments will be provided. There will be Eastertide crafts and activities for all ages. The afternoon includes a Children’s Mass, followed by the Station of the Resurrection on the way to St Winefride’s Well, known as Lourdes of Wales. Hot dogs provided at the end. Booking is essential via QR code or by contacting Wioletta Trebska via email –– or phone 07542268728. See notice 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 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.

May St Mary’s Youth Group

Meeting

Next Youth Group Meeting is on Sunday, May 10th, from 12:00-3:00, Cathedral Hall, Wrexham. Come join us after 10:30 Mass (11:30). ALL PARISHONERS WELCOME! Tea, coffee, refreshments, games and socialising for parishioners and families before the youth group meeting starts at 12 Noon and ends at 3:00 pm. This month we will be learning about our Youth Group Patron Saint, St. Carlo Acutis. Our guest speaker is: our dear parishioner, Theresa Bowers. See the poster in the porch. Canon Francis Doyle Please note that Canon Doyle has been moved from Glan Clwyd Hospital to Holywell Hospital. He is making good progress. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.

This Thursday 14th – “Ascension

of the Lord – Holy Day of

Obligation”

We honour and celebrate this extraordinary and wonderful event by joining together for Mass. Note the Mass times for this parish. Other Mass times are also available at neighbouring parishes. But do remember to honour Our Saviour in this way on this great feast. (P.S. There are appropriate Offertory envelopes in your boxes of offertory envelopes.). 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.

6th 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 - 10th 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 - Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity) 9.30am - Mass 7.00pm - Mass Fri - Friday after the Ascension 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 -

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 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
CLARION CLARION
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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 Thursday 14th – “Ascension of the

Lord – Holy Day of Obligation”

We honour and celebrate this extraordinary and wonderful event by joining together for Mass. Note the Mass times for this parish. Other Mass times are also available at neighbouring parishes. But do remember to honour Our Saviour in this way on this great feast. (P.S. There are appropriate Offertory envelopes in your boxes of offertory envelopes.). 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
Wrexham Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2026 This runs from this Tuesday (May 12th) to next Saturday (May 16th). Please keep all the pilgrims in your prayers that it may be a holy and happy experience for all.

Day of Prayer for the Victims of Abuse

Please note that this Tuesday, 5th May, is the Day of Prayer for the Victims of Abuse at St Winefride’s Shrine & Well, Holywell. The Shrine is open throughout the day (10.00am to 4.00pm) and with short services led by Bishop Peter at 12.00 pm and again at 3 o’clock, to pray with and for those whose lives have been affected in any way by sexual abuse. 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. Eastertide Family Day Sunday 10th May Families are invites to Eastertide Family Day on Sunday 10th May, taking place at the Bridgettine Convent, St Winefride’s Guest House, Holywell from 12.30 to 4.30pm. Please bring your own picnic lunch; refreshments will be provided. There will be Eastertide crafts and activities for all ages. The afternoon includes a Children’s Mass, followed by the Station of the Resurrection on the way to St Winefride’s Well, known as Lourdes of Wales. Hot dogs provided at the end. Booking is essential via QR code or by contacting Wioletta Trebska via email –– or phone 07542268728. See notice 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 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.

May St Mary’s Youth Group Meeting

Next Youth Group Meeting is on Sunday, May 10th, from 12:00-3:00, Cathedral Hall, Wrexham. Come join us after 10:30 Mass (11:30). ALL PARISHONERS WELCOME! Tea, coffee, refreshments, games and socialising for parishioners and families before the youth group meeting starts at 12 Noon and ends at 3:00 pm. This month we will be learning about our Youth Group Patron Saint, St. Carlo Acutis. Our guest speaker is: our dear parishioner, Theresa Bowers. See the poster in the porch. Canon Francis Doyle Please note that Canon Doyle has been moved from Glan Clwyd Hospital to Holywell Hospital. He is making good progress. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.

6th 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 - 10th 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 - Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity) 9.30am - Mass 7.00pm - Mass Fri - Friday after the Ascension 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

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 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 Thursday 14th – “Ascension of the Lord

– Holy Day of Obligation”

We honour and celebrate this extraordinary and wonderful event by joining together for Mass. Note the Mass times for this parish. Other Mass times are also available at neighbouring parishes. But do remember to honour Our Saviour in this way on this great feast. (P.S. There are appropriate Offertory envelopes in your boxes of offertory envelopes.). 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.

May St Mary’s Youth Group Meeting

Next Youth Group Meeting is on Sunday, May 10th, from 12:00-3:00, Cathedral Hall, Wrexham. Come join us after 10:30 Mass (11:30). ALL PARISHONERS WELCOME! Tea, coffee, refreshments, games and socialising for parishioners and families before the youth group meeting starts at 12 Noon and ends at 3:00 pm. This month we will be learning about our Youth Group Patron Saint, St. Carlo Acutis. Our guest speaker is: our dear parishioner, Theresa Bowers. See the poster in the porch. Canon Francis Doyle Please note that Canon Doyle has been moved from Glan Clwyd Hospital to Holywell Hospital. He is making good progress. Please continue to keep him in your prayers.

6th 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 - 10th 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 - Ascension of the Lord (Solemnity) 9.30am - Mass 7.00pm - Mass Fri - Friday after the Ascension 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.
Wrexham Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2026 This runs from this Tuesday (May 12th) to next Saturday (May 16th). Please keep all the pilgrims in your prayers that it may be a holy and happy experience for all.

Day of Prayer for the Victims of Abuse

Please note that this Tuesday, 5th May, is the Day of Prayer for the Victims of Abuse at St Winefride’s Shrine & Well, Holywell. The Shrine is open throughout the day (10.00am to 4.00pm) and with short services led by Bishop Peter at 12.00 pm and again at 3 o’clock, to pray with and for those whose lives have been affected in any way by sexual abuse. 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. Eastertide Family Day Sunday 10th May Families are invites to Eastertide Family Day on Sunday 10th May, taking place at the Bridgettine Convent, St Winefride’s Guest House, Holywell from 12.30 to 4.30pm. Please bring your own picnic lunch; refreshments will be provided. There will be Eastertide crafts and activities for all ages. The afternoon includes a Children’s Mass, followed by the Station of the Resurrection on the way to St Winefride’s Well, known as Lourdes of Wales. Hot dogs provided at the end. Booking is essential via QR code or by contacting Wioletta Trebska via email –– or phone 07542268728. See notice in the porch. .

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 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration