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
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. 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 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. 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. Crowning the Statue: It is hoped that we will be able to crown the Statue of Our Lady this Sunday (May 3rd) after Mass.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.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. 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.This Weekend – “Bishop’s Fund
Collection”:
This will be taken up after all Masses this 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. 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. 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.ukWestminster 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.
5th 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 - 3rd May 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday
9.30am - Mass
Tue - St Asaph, Bishop
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 -
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 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 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 – “Bishop’s Fund
Collection”:
This will be taken up after all Masses this 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. 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. 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.ukWestminster 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
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
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. 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 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. 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. Crowning the Statue: It is hoped that we will be able to crown the Statue of Our Lady this Sunday (May 3rd) after Mass.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.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. 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.5th 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 - 3rd May 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday
9.30am - Mass
Tue - St Asaph, Bishop
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.
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 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 – “Bishop’s Fund Collection”:
This will be taken up after all Masses this 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. 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. 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.ukWestminster 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/LeadbeaterBillFallsQuietness (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. 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. Crowning the Statue: It is hoped that we will be able to crown the Statue of Our Lady this Sunday (May 3rd) after Mass.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.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. 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.
5th 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 - 3rd May 2026 10.00am - Mass Eucharistic Adoration 3.00pm – 4.00pm
Mon - Weekday
9.30am - Mass
Tue - St Asaph, Bishop
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.
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
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. 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 .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 3.00pm - 4.00pm Eucharistic Adoration
