Llay Parish
Wrexham, North Wales
Wrexham Diocesan Pilgrimage to
Lourdes 2026
Led by our Bishop, Peter. 12-16 May 2026
(4 Nights) from £849 per person sharing.
See the Notices in the porch. All bookings
should be made through Joe Walsh Tours
at 46-48 Long Street, Middleton,
Manchester, M24 6UQ. Booking are also
accepted online Joe Walsh Tours and
over the telephone 0808 1890468. No
booking is definite until a non-refundable
deposit payment of £350 per person
(plus insurance premium if applicable)
has been receipted by Joe Walsh Tours
Pilgrimage to Assisi
Eddie Gilmore is leading a walking pilgrimage to Assisi from May 1st- 9th 2026. The group will spend a night in Florence, then travel to Città di Castello and walk for six days along the beautiful ‘Way of Francis,’ arriving in Assisi during the famous Calendimaggio, May festival. Contact Eddie for more information: gileag@gmail.com Offertory Envelopes starting 11/12 April There are still a few of these boxes of Offertory Envelopes in the porch waiting to be picked up.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. 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 .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 April 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. 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 the first Sunday of May, May 3rd. Do come and join in.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Guide to the 2026 Senedd Election (May 7th): Helping Voters Navigate Wales’ New System Caritas Cardiff-Menevia has produced a guide – The Senedd Election 2026: Every Vote Counts https://rcadc.org/the-senedd-election- is-on-7-may-2026-and-your-vote- matters/?mc_cid=a8a641b5ea&mc_ei d=f2d75afe63 – to help explain the new electoral system, who can vote, and how to make an informed choice.Forming Catholic Student
Leaders
Two summer courses exploring faith, ethics and leadership for sixth form students, offered by the Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst. Join us for 6 days in the beautiful Ribble Valley to explore themes linked to The Common Good (Year 12) and to The Human Ecology (Year 13). Meet new friends, discuss and share with peers, tutors and academics, learn new skills, develop your relationship with Christ, build your character. Request further information and an application form (apply by 30th April 2026) at the following link: www.christianleadershipformation.comThis Sunday is “Good Shepherd
Sunday”, World Day of Prayer for
Vocations
On this occasion we also have our annual collection for our Church Student Fund, which will be taken up after all Masses next weekend. Those with boxes of offertory envelopes will find an appropriate envelope there. Please use it. And there are also small manila envelopes available in the porch for those who would like to use them. Any cheques must be made payable to “Llay Catholic Church”. 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. International Mass Next Saturday (May 2nd) at 12Noon in the Cathedral, Wrexham. All welcome.Next Weekend (May 2nd/3rd) -
Bishop’s Fund Collection
This will be taken up after all Masses next weekend. This is the fund which finances the administration of the diocese i.e., Bishop’s House, offices, and staff. Please do the best you can. Those with boxes of offertory envelopes will find an appropriate envelope there. Please use it. There are also some little manila envelopes available from the porch for those who would like to use them. Any cheques should be made payable to Llay Catholic Church. The Eucharistic Fast Just to remind us all: 1. Water (and medicine) may be taken at any time. 2. Solid food and drink may be taken up to one hour before Holy Communion. So no food for one hour before Holy Communion. 3. Those who are advanced in age or who suffer from any infirmity, as well as those who take care of them, can receive Holy Communion even if they have taken something during the previous hourRadio 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
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for
April 2026
For priests in crisis
Let us pray for priests going through
moments of crisis in their vocation, that
they may find the accompaniment they
need and that communities may support
them with understanding and prayer.
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.
4th Sunday of Eastertide, Yr. A
Good Shepherd Sunday Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 26th April 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday
9.30am - Mass
Tue - Weekday
9.30am - Mass
Wed - St Catherine of Siena, Patron of
Europe (feast)
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 -
5th 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 - 3rd 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 9am - 5pm
Latest Bulletin
to Download -
Parish news insert -
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for April
2026
For priests in crisis
Let us pray for priests going through moments of
crisis in their vocation, that they may find the
accompaniment they need and that communities may
support them with understanding and prayer.
This Sunday is “Good Shepherd Sunday”,
World Day of Prayer for Vocations
On this occasion we also have our annual collection for our Church Student Fund, which will be taken up after all Masses next weekend. Those with boxes of offertory envelopes will find an appropriate envelope there. Please use it. And there are also small manila envelopes available in the porch for those who would like to use them. Any cheques must be made payable to “Llay Catholic Church”. 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. International Mass Next Saturday (May 2nd) at 12Noon in the Cathedral, Wrexham. All welcome.Next Weekend (May 2nd/3rd) - Bishop’s
Fund Collection
This will be taken up after all Masses next weekend. This is the fund which finances the administration of the diocese i.e., Bishop’s House, offices, and staff. Please do the best you can. Those with boxes of offertory envelopes will find an appropriate envelope there. Please use it. There are also some little manila envelopes available from the porch for those who would like to use them. Any cheques should be made payable to Llay Catholic Church. The Eucharistic Fast Just to remind us all: 1. Water (and medicine) may be taken at any time. 2. Solid food and drink may be taken up to one hour before Holy Communion. So no food for one hour before Holy Communion. 3. Those who are advanced in age or who suffer from any infirmity, as well as those who take care of them, can receive Holy Communion even if they have taken something during the previous hourRadio 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
Wrexham Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
2026
Led by our Bishop, Peter. 12-16 May 2026 (4 Nights)
from £849 per person sharing. See the Notices in the
porch. All bookings should be made through Joe
Walsh Tours at 46-48 Long Street, Middleton,
Manchester, M24 6UQ. Booking are also accepted
online Joe Walsh Tours and over the telephone
0808 1890468. No booking is definite until a non-
refundable deposit payment of £350 per person (plus
insurance premium if applicable) has been receipted
by Joe Walsh Tours
Pilgrimage to Assisi
Eddie Gilmore is leading a walking pilgrimage to Assisi from May 1st- 9th 2026. The group will spend a night in Florence, then travel to Città di Castello and walk for six days along the beautiful ‘Way of Francis,’ arriving in Assisi during the famous Calendimaggio, May festival. Contact Eddie for more information: gileag@gmail.com Offertory Envelopes starting 11/12 April There are still a few of these boxes of Offertory Envelopes in the porch waiting to be picked up.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. 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 .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 April 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. 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 the first Sunday of May, May 3rd. Do come and join in.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Guide to the 2026 Senedd Election (May 7th): Helping Voters Navigate Wales’ New System Caritas Cardiff-Menevia has produced a guide – The Senedd Election 2026: Every Vote Counts https://rcadc.org/the-senedd-election-is-on-7-may- 2026-and-your-vote- matters/?mc_cid=a8a641b5ea&mc_eid=f2d75afe63 – to help explain the new electoral system, who can vote, and how to make an informed choice.Forming Catholic Student Leaders
Two summer courses exploring faith, ethics and leadership for sixth form students, offered by the Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst. Join us for 6 days in the beautiful Ribble Valley to explore themes linked to The Common Good (Year 12) and to The Human Ecology (Year 13). Meet new friends, discuss and share with peers, tutors and academics, learn new skills, develop your relationship with Christ, build your character. Request further information and an application form (apply by 30th April 2026) at the following link: www.christianleadershipformation.com4th Sunday of Eastertide,
Yr. A
Good Shepherd Sunday Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 26th April 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday
9.30am - Mass
Tue - Weekday
9.30am - Mass
Wed - St Catherine of Siena, Patron
of
Europe (feast)
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.
5th 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 - 3rd 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 April
––2026
For priests in crisis
Let us pray for priests going through moments of crisis
in their vocation, that they may find the
accompaniment they need and that communities may
support them with understanding and prayer.
This Sunday is “Good Shepherd Sunday”,
World Day of Prayer for Vocations
On this occasion we also have our annual collection for our Church Student Fund, which will be taken up after all Masses next weekend. Those with boxes of offertory envelopes will find an appropriate envelope there. Please use it. And there are also small manila envelopes available in the porch for those who would like to use them. Any cheques must be made payable to “Llay Catholic Church”. 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. International Mass Next Saturday (May 2nd) at 12Noon in the Cathedral, Wrexham. All welcome.Next Weekend (May 2nd/3rd) - Bishop’s
Fund Collection
This will be taken up after all Masses next weekend. This is the fund which finances the administration of the diocese i.e., Bishop’s House, offices, and staff. Please do the best you can. Those with boxes of offertory envelopes will find an appropriate envelope there. Please use it. There are also some little manila envelopes available from the porch for those who would like to use them. Any cheques should be made payable to Llay Catholic Church. The Eucharistic Fast Just to remind us all: 1. Water (and medicine) may be taken at any time. 2. Solid food and drink may be taken up to one hour before Holy Communion. So no food for one hour before Holy Communion. 3. Those who are advanced in age or who suffer from any infirmity, as well as those who take care of them, can receive Holy Communion even if they have taken something during the previous hourRadio 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.ukQuietness (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 April 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. 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 the first Sunday of May, May 3rd. Do come and join in.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Guide to the 2026 Senedd Election (May 7th): Helping Voters Navigate Wales’ New System Caritas Cardiff-Menevia has produced a guide – The Senedd Election 2026: Every Vote Counts https://rcadc.org/the-senedd-election-is-on-7-may- 2026-and-your-vote- matters/?mc_cid=a8a641b5ea&mc_eid=f2d75afe63 – to help explain the new electoral system, who can vote, and how to make an informed choice.Forming Catholic Student Leaders
Two summer courses exploring faith, ethics and leadership for sixth form students, offered by the Christian Heritage Centre at Stonyhurst. Join us for 6 days in the beautiful Ribble Valley to explore themes linked to The Common Good (Year 12) and to The Human Ecology (Year 13). Meet new friends, discuss and share with peers, tutors and academics, learn new skills, develop your relationship with Christ, build your character. Request further information and an application form (apply by 30th April 2026) at the following link: www.christianleadershipformation.com
4th Sunday of Eastertide,
Yr. A
Good Shepherd Sunday Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 26th April 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday
9.30am - Mass
Tue - Weekday
9.30am - Mass
Wed - St Catherine of Siena, Patron of
Europe (feast)
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.
Wrexham Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
2026
Led by our Bishop, Peter. 12-16 May 2026 (4 Nights)
from £849 per person sharing. See the Notices in the
porch. All bookings should be made through Joe
Walsh Tours at 46-48 Long Street, Middleton,
Manchester, M24 6UQ. Booking are also accepted
online Joe Walsh Tours and over the telephone
0808 1890468. No booking is definite until a non-
refundable deposit payment of £350 per person (plus
insurance premium if applicable) has been receipted
by Joe Walsh Tours
Pilgrimage to Assisi
Eddie Gilmore is leading a walking pilgrimage to Assisi from May 1st- 9th 2026. The group will spend a night in Florence, then travel to Città di Castello and walk for six days along the beautiful ‘Way of Francis,’ arriving in Assisi during the famous Calendimaggio, May festival. Contact Eddie for more information: gileag@gmail.com Offertory Envelopes starting 11/12 April There are still a few of these boxes of Offertory Envelopes in the porch waiting to be picked up.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. 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 .5th 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 - 3rd May 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
