Llay Parish
Wrexham, North Wales
Celebration for the World Day for
Consecrated Life
In this diocese this will take place on
Monday 9th February starting with
Solemn Mass at 11am at St Joseph’s
Colwyn Bay. This invitation is extended to
all Religious Men and Women in the
Diocese, Priests and Deacons. If you are
attending, please RSVP to the curial office
at pa@rcdwxm.org.uk by mid-January as
this will help St Joseph’s parish greatly
with the organisation of the Mass and
refreshments afterwards. Thank you.
Crib Offerings
The following two charities will be the recipients of the Crib Offerings: - ‘Depaul UK’ whose work is grounded in the teachings of St Vincent de Paul. His vision – rooted in compassion, dignity, and putting words into action – inspires them to help young people move out of homelessness and towards a brighter, more secure future. https://www.depaul.org.uk/winterappeal Registered Charity Number 802384, - And, with an awareness of the ever increased suffering piled upon the people of the Palestinian West Bank, the Bethlehem Care and Hospice Trust's Hospice at Home, a unique Sheffield- based licensed palliative care provider in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Registered Charity Number 1158406 www.bethlehemcareandhospicetrust.orgQuietness (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 January edition of 'The Clarion' the new Digital Diocesan Newsletter. Please click the button below to read the latest issue .The Catholic Herald
There are some copies of the double issue (Dec. 2025/Jan. 2026) in the Porch, at £5 each Old copies of “The Tablet” Some old copies of “The Tablet” will be placed in the porch from time to time – to be taken away and read by anyone who would like to do so.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Retrouvaille Retrouvaille is a programme dedicated to healing and renewing marriages. The word Retrouvaille means “rediscovery,” and the programme offers couples the opportunity to rediscover themselves, their spouse, and the loving relationship within their marriage. The next Virtual Programme will be held online via Zoom from 12th – 15th February 2026. This option is ideal for couples who cannot travel or who may have childcare commitments. To find out more, visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk or call 07887 296983.Santo Niño Blessing
18th January, Sunday, at 10:30am Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral will be the blessing of the Statue of Sr Sto Niño de Cebu to be permanently placed at St Mary’s Cathedral in honour of the Pilipino Community in Wrexham. The blessing will be done during the time of the regular Mass at the Cathedral and at the same time celebrating the Filipino Sinulog Festival.Many, many, thanks
Many thanks for your very generous Christmas Offerings to your priest. We do not yet have the final amount, but it will be shared with the parish in due course. Warm Welcome A warm welcome to Fr Hugh Davoren CSSp who is celebrating our two masses this Weekend whilst Canon is on his parish break returning Thursday night.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. Bishop Edwin’s 90th Birthday As mentioned at last Sunday’s Masses, Bishop Edwin has had a fall and broke his arm. He is in Glan Clwyd Hospital and seems to be making a good recovery. He was there for Christmas and for his 90th Birthday. Please keep him in your prayers.Year Book 2026
There are still a few copies available for sale at £5 each, in the porch – a very useful book to have for the New Year. “Holywell Shrine” leaflets A new edition has been produced – available from the porch.Annual Mass in Celebration of
Marriages and Married Life
Saturday 7 February 2026, 12 noon at the Wrexham Cathedral. You are invited to join Bishop Peter for this Marriage, commitment and family life. Married couples are invited to take part in the annual renewal of vows with Bishop Peter. Engaged couples will receive a special Blessing. A buffet lunch will follow, including a very special anniversary cake. Please contact Wioletta Trebska at mfl@rcdwxm.org.uk for more information or to inform of any special wedding anniversar this year, by 28 January. Next Weekend The society for the Protection of Unborn Children is holding it’s annual appeal next weekend. The society works to promote a culture that protects human life from conception to natural death through its work in courts, education and public life. Please be as generous as you can to help SPUC at this critical time .
Our Holy Father’s Prayer Intention for
January 2026
For prayer with the Word of God
Let us pray that praying with the Word of
God be nourishment for our lives and a
source of hope in our communities,
helping us to build more fraternal and
missionary Church.
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.
The Baptism of the Lord Yr. A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 11th January 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Wed - Weekday in Ordinary Time
No Mass
3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic
Adoration
The Parish Priest is away from the
parish Monday 5th January 2026 until
Thursday 15th January 2026 inclusive.
There will be no weekday Masses in
the parish during that time.
In the meanwhile should you have an
URGENT need for a priest please
contact:
-
the Cathedral on 01978 263943
-
St Anne’s on 01978 265879
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 -
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time Yr. A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm Mass Sunday - 18th January 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
© Llay/Rossett Parish 2025
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 January
2026
For prayer with the Word of God
Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be
nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our
communities, helping us to build more fraternal and
missionary Church.
Many, many, thanks
Many thanks for your very generous Christmas Offerings to your priest. We do not yet have the final amount, but it will be shared with the parish in due course. Warm Welcome A warm welcome to Fr Hugh Davoren CSSp who is celebrating our two masses this Weekend whilst Canon is on his parish break returning Thursday night.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. Bishop Edwin’s 90th Birthday As mentioned at last Sunday’s Masses, Bishop Edwin has had a fall and broke his arm. He is in Glan Clwyd Hospital and seems to be making a good recovery. He was there for Christmas and for his 90th Birthday. Please keep him in your prayers.Year Book 2026
There are still a few copies available for sale at £5 each, in the porch – a very useful book to have for the New Year. “Holywell Shrine” leaflets A new edition has been produced – available from the porch.Annual Mass in Celebration of Marriages
and Married Life
Saturday 7 February 2026, 12 noon at the Wrexham Cathedral. You are invited to join Bishop Peter for this Marriage, commitment and family life. Married couples are invited to take part in the annual renewal of vows with Bishop Peter. Engaged couples will receive a special Blessing. A buffet lunch will follow, including a very special anniversary cake. Please contact Wioletta Trebska at mfl@rcdwxm.org.uk for more information or to inform of any special wedding anniversar this year, by 28 January. Next Weekend The society for the Protection of Unborn Children is holding it’s annual appeal next weekend. The society works to promote a culture that protects human life from conception to natural death through its work in courts, education and public life. Please be as generous as you can to help SPUC at this critical time .
Celebration for the World Day for
Consecrated Life
In this diocese this will take place on Monday 9th
February starting with Solemn Mass at 11am at St
Joseph’s Colwyn Bay. This invitation is extended to all
Religious Men and Women in the Diocese, Priests and
Deacons. If you are attending, please RSVP to the
curial office at pa@rcdwxm.org.uk by mid-January as
this will help St Joseph’s parish greatly with the
organisation of the Mass and refreshments
afterwards. Thank you.
Crib Offerings
The following two charities will be the recipients of the Crib Offerings: - ‘Depaul UK’ whose work is grounded in the teachings of St Vincent de Paul. His vision – rooted in compassion, dignity, and putting words into action – inspires them to help young people move out of homelessness and towards a brighter, more secure future. https://www.depaul.org.uk/winterappeal Registered Charity Number 802384, - And, with an awareness of the ever increased suffering piled upon the people of the Palestinian West Bank, the Bethlehem Care and Hospice Trust's Hospice at Home, a unique Sheffield-based licensed palliative care provider in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Registered Charity Number 1158406 www.bethlehemcareandhospicetrust.orgQuietness (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 January edition of 'The Clarion' the new Digital Diocesan Newsletter. Please click the button below to read the latest issue .The Catholic Herald
There are some copies of the double issue (Dec. 2025/Jan. 2026) in the Porch, at £5 each Old copies of “The Tablet” Some old copies of “The Tablet” will be placed in the porch from time to time – to be taken away and read by anyone who would like to do so.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Retrouvaille Retrouvaille is a programme dedicated to healing and renewing marriages. The word Retrouvaille means “rediscovery,” and the programme offers couples the opportunity to rediscover themselves, their spouse, and the loving relationship within their marriage. The next Virtual Programme will be held online via Zoom from 12th – 15th February 2026. This option is ideal for couples who cannot travel or who may have childcare commitments. To find out more, visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk or call 07887 296983.Santo Niño Blessing
18th January, Sunday, at 10:30am Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral will be the blessing of the Statue of Sr Sto Niño de Cebu to be permanently placed at St Mary’s Cathedral in honour of the Pilipino Community in Wrexham. The blessing will be done during the time of the regular Mass at the Cathedral and at the same time celebrating the Filipino Sinulog Festival.The Baptism of the Lord Yr.
A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 11th January 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Wed - Weekday in Ordinary Time
No Mass
3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic
Adoration
The Parish Priest is away from the
parish Monday 5th January 2026
until Thursday 15th January 2026
inclusive.
There will be no weekday Masses in
the parish during that time.
In the meanwhile should you have an
URGENT need for a priest please
contact:
-
the Cathedral on 01978 263943
-
St Anne’s on 01978 265879
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.
2nd Sunday in Ordinary
Time Yr. A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm Mass Sunday - 18th January 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
© Llay/Rossett Parish 2025
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 January
2026
For prayer with the Word of God
Let us pray that praying with the Word of God be
nourishment for our lives and a source of hope in our
communities, helping us to build more fraternal and
missionary Church.
Many, many, thanks
Many thanks for your very generous Christmas Offerings to your priest. We do not yet have the final amount, but it will be shared with the parish in due course. Warm Welcome A warm welcome to Fr Hugh Davoren CSSp who is celebrating our two masses this Weekend whilst Canon is on his parish break returning Thursday night.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. Bishop Edwin’s 90th Birthday As mentioned at last Sunday’s Masses, Bishop Edwin has had a fall and broke his arm. He is in Glan Clwyd Hospital and seems to be making a good recovery. He was there for Christmas and for his 90th Birthday. Please keep him in your prayers.Year Book 2026
There are still a few copies available for sale at £5 each, in the porch – a very useful book to have for the New Year. “Holywell Shrine” leaflets A new edition has been produced – available from the porch.Annual Mass in Celebration of Marriages and
Married Life
Saturday 7 February 2026, 12 noon at the Wrexham Cathedral. You are invited to join Bishop Peter for this Marriage, commitment and family life. Married couples are invited to take part in the annual renewal of vows with Bishop Peter. Engaged couples will receive a special Blessing. A buffet lunch will follow, including a very special anniversary cake. Please contact Wioletta Trebska at mfl@rcdwxm.org.uk for more information or to inform of any special wedding anniversar this year, by 28 January. Next Weekend The society for the Protection of Unborn Children is holding it’s annual appeal next weekend. The society works to promote a culture that protects human life from conception to natural death through its work in courts, education and public life. Please be as generous as you can to help SPUC at this critical time .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 January edition of 'The Clarion' the new Digital Diocesan Newsletter. Please click the button below to read the latest issue .The Catholic Herald
There are some copies of the double issue (Dec. 2025/Jan. 2026) in the Porch, at £5 each Old copies of “The Tablet” Some old copies of “The Tablet” will be placed in the porch from time to time – to be taken away and read by anyone who would like to do so.For the hard-of-hearing
Do remember that the “loop system” operates here. Retrouvaille Retrouvaille is a programme dedicated to healing and renewing marriages. The word Retrouvaille means “rediscovery,” and the programme offers couples the opportunity to rediscover themselves, their spouse, and the loving relationship within their marriage. The next Virtual Programme will be held online via Zoom from 12th – 15th February 2026. This option is ideal for couples who cannot travel or who may have childcare commitments. To find out more, visit www.retrouvaille.org.uk or call 07887 296983.Santo Niño Blessing
18th January, Sunday, at 10:30am Mass at St Mary’s Cathedral will be the blessing of the Statue of Sr Sto Niño de Cebu to be permanently placed at St Mary’s Cathedral in honour of the Pilipino Community in Wrexham. The blessing will be done during the time of the regular Mass at the Cathedral and at the same time celebrating the Filipino Sinulog Festival.
The Baptism of the Lord Yr.
A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm - Mass Sunday - 11th January 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
Wed - Weekday in Ordinary Time
No Mass
3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic
Adoration
The Parish Priest is away from the
parish Monday 5th January 2026 until
Thursday 15th January 2026
inclusive.
There will be no weekday Masses in
the parish during that time.
In the meanwhile should you have an
URGENT need for a priest please
contact:
-
the Cathedral on 01978 263943
-
St Anne’s on 01978 265879
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.
Celebration for the World Day for
Consecrated Life
In this diocese this will take place on Monday 9th
February starting with Solemn Mass at 11am at St
Joseph’s Colwyn Bay. This invitation is extended to all
Religious Men and Women in the Diocese, Priests and
Deacons. If you are attending, please RSVP to the
curial office at pa@rcdwxm.org.uk by mid-January as
this will help St Joseph’s parish greatly with the
organisation of the Mass and refreshments
afterwards. Thank you.
Crib Offerings
The following two charities will be the recipients of the Crib Offerings: - ‘Depaul UK’ whose work is grounded in the teachings of St Vincent de Paul. His vision – rooted in compassion, dignity, and putting words into action – inspires them to help young people move out of homelessness and towards a brighter, more secure future. https://www.depaul.org.uk/winterappeal Registered Charity Number 802384, - And, with an awareness of the ever increased suffering piled upon the people of the Palestinian West Bank, the Bethlehem Care and Hospice Trust's Hospice at Home, a unique Sheffield-based licensed palliative care provider in the Occupied Palestinian Territories (OPT). Registered Charity Number 1158406 www.bethlehemcareandhospicetrust.org2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time
Yr. A
Saturday - No Morning Mass 10.00 - 10.30 Confessions this week and by request or appointment 6.00pm Mass Sunday - 18th January 2026 10.00am - Mass 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
