Welcome to Holy Family Catholic church in Southport
Please come and pay us a visit, we'd love to see you...
Mass and service times for this coming week can be seen HERE
Car Parking
Could I appeal to everyone who attends Holy Family church for any reason to please park in the car park. If it is full, be very careful where and how you park. Last week one of our neighbours could not get out of his drive due to being blocked in by someone attending church.
This is not acceptable and certainly isn’t Christian. Please be considerate! Fr. Kevin.
Our first Holy Family Arts, Crafts and Creativity Exhibition will take place on Saturday 21st March from 2pm-6pm and Sunday 22nd March from 10.30am-1pm. This is a new venture and we hope that as many parishioners as possible will join in. You can have up to 5 pieces on display and, if you want, your pieces can be for sale with 10% of the sale price going to Holy Family. Please complete the form available at the back of Church in advance and return it to the labelled box. There are further instructions on the back of the form.
The Lent Retreat with St Matthew, weekly, one hour, meeting will take place on Thursday mornings after 09:30 Mass (or Liturgy of the Word) in the Presbytery Dining Room.
All those joining with the Lenten Retreat from the booklets or online (www.onlineprayer.net) are welcome to join in. If anyone wants to join a group but can’t manage this time - there is a possibility to join an online group arranged by the Ignatian Spirituality Centre in Glasgow (see booklet or website for details (www.iscglasgow.co.uk)
Easter Bingo will take place on Monday March 23rd. Doors open at 7.30pm with eyes down at 8pm. Pay on the door. There will be a break with tea and coffee but you are welcome to bring along your own refreshments
Chrism Mass If anybody would like to attend the Chrism Mass at the Metropolitan Cathedral, 7.30pm on Wednesday 1st April, there is a coach leaving Holy Family at 5.30pm (pick-up at Sacred Heart at 5.45pm). Please sign up at the back of Church if you would like to come.
News from CTK On April 17th 2026, Christ The King Catholic High School, Southport is raising money for Elsie Dot Stancombe, Alice Da Silva Aguiar and Bebe King. 16 pupils from CTK will take part in a running relay around the streets of Southport passing all of the primary schools that the 3 girls attended. Please visit our JustGiving page to show your support for the girls, our athletes and to help the charities continue their amazing support for families in our community.
CLICK HERE to find out more
Be a Trust Governor: Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust are looking for Governors to support leaders in providing the best Catholic education for pupils in our schools. If you are interested in using your skills to benefit our pupils, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or go to https://www.pfcmat.org/Governance/
National Heritage week Last year, Holy Family took part in National Heritage Week where the theme was 'Architecture'. We opened for one afternoon and members of the public were invited to walk around the Church to learn more about the history of our stained-glass windows. This year, we are hoping that a team of parishioners would be interested in running an event at Holy Family sometime during 11th- 20th September. You don't need to know anything about history but you do need to be interested in learning about the history of our Parish. This year's theme hasn't been announced yet but it is likely to focus on the people who have been important in a building's history. If you would like to be involved, please get in touch with the Parish Office or make enquiries after any Mass.
Exhibition Our exhibition featuring the creativity of our Parish will take place between Friday 20th March and Sunday 22nd March. There will be more details in the weeks to come but now is the time to start putting together your work.
Volunteer Drive
Our Volunteer Drive has now come to an end although anyone who missed this is always welcome to put their name forward. We have about 20 new people who have offered to help at Holy Family Parish, in a variety of roles, and we thank them all. We will try to get in touch with all of you over the next two weeks.
Missing Persons?
Perhaps you have noticed that someone who is regularly at Mass is not there. Perhaps you know that a parishioner is unwell or unable to get out. We would willingly contact or visit them either at home, in hospital, hospice or care home but cannot do so without their request. Telling us is the first step - please let the office know their name and contact details by telephone or email.
The second step is to ask them to let us know they would like contact in the same way.
Display boards We have been able to purchase two table-top display boards to go with our existing free-standing one. Our original one has already been used in the church for Heritage displays, First Holy Communions and Faith in Action. Next year, we are hoping to have an Art Exhibition in the Hall and we will be able to use all the boards for that display too. If any parishioner would like to borrow the boards, please get in contact with the Parish Office.
Have you got a couple of hours to spare after 09:30 Mass on Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday? We have a growing number of people who are housebound, sick or in care homes who really appreciate a visit for prayer or Holy Communion. We need people who would be willing to accompany one of the Eucharistic Ministers as visits are always done in pairs.
There is no requirement for you to become a Eucharistic Minister, although that possibility is open if you might want to consider it. Please email the Parish Office or come and see Karen in the IT Confessional if you might be interested.
First Holy Communion
Registration for the First Holy Communion Programme took take place on Monday 23rd February 2026 at 5.00pm in Holy Family Church. The first session was on Monday 2nd March at 5pm in church.
The date of your child’s baptism and full address of the Church where they were baptised will be required for registration.
Are you over 16 and good with IT?
We need people to help with projecting the Mass and hymns on Saturday evening and at 11:00 Mass on Sunday. It would lovely to have a rota of keen young adults who would like to help.
To find out more, come and see John & Karen in the IT confessional if you might be interested.
Holy Family Church Playgroup
on Wednesdays between 10-11.30am.
The playgroup will be open Wednesdays at 10am. It costs £2 per family. Everyone with a baby or a toddler is welcome to come along. Spread the word.
Children must be supervised by their parent/carer at all times. Baby changing facilities and toilets are available within the hall.
We can't wait to welcome you all!
Faith in Action At Holy Family - Faith in Action candidates -Years 6-13-
if you are a Bronze or Pin candidate then you are invited to your first reflection meeting at 5.30pm in the Church on Monday 2nd March. This will last for 45 minutes.
If you are a Silver candidate then your meeting will begin at 6.15pm on Monday 2nd March in the Church. This will last for one hour. Please get in touch with Kathleen Smith or the Parish Office if you are uncertain about how this applies to you.
New to the Parish?
If you are recently arrived in the parish, please complete a new parishioner form from the porch with your contact details and put it into the collection basket at the offertory.
Piety Stall
There is a wide selection of cards for all occasions in the card racks in the Narthex..
Swap Shelves
We have been given quite a few more books and jigsaws for our Swap Shelves in the Parish Hall.
It is usually open between the Masses on a Sunday morning. Come along after the 9.30am Mass or before the 11am Mass and take a book, leave a book or pick up a jigsaw.
Tea and coffee are served and it is a very sociable time for all.
STOP PRESS: Margaret Gibb has very kindly spent a few hours putting the books in alphabetical order, so thank you to her. A great job!!
Thanks to all who donate to the upkeep of our lovely church, so that everyone can enjoy its healing presence...
you can donate ONLINE to Holy Family...
Bellringers
One way of letting the local community know that the church is active, and a Mass or service is about to take place, is by the ringing of the bell. But it can also help those in earshot, and perhaps housebound, know what is happening at that moment. With the longer ringing before Mass and the two rings of three at the Consecration, it can mean that they can be involved because of this, and feel connected.
We do have some of the Masses covered, but if you would like to volunteer, particularly if you attend a Mass where the bell is not rung, for either before Mass, and/or at the Consecration, please contact the Parish Office and a short instruction, if necessary, can be given, and to help us to know who could ring for each Mass.
News from our Schools
Another fun filled week in school! Come Dine with Me yesterday, a Kurling event at Stanley High and Reception enjoyed a fun trip to Gilmoss Recycling Centre!
Lourdes 2026 Applications for the Lourdes Youth Pilgrimage with Sefton Coach 7 are live now at liverpoollourdesyouth.co.uk
Young people aged from Year 10-age of 22 are invited to be part of Coach 7 this year (22nd-31st July 2026).
The cost of the pilgrimage is £720 but fundraising will reduce this cost. For more information email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Support for the divorced and separated
The Restored Lives course is run over six weeks, one evening per week. The talks cover the key issues to help you to move on and highlight the practical steps and tools to enable you to tackle the issues that arise from separation and divorce. For more information contact Maureen 0767753371
You may not be able to give financially,
but there are other ways you can help the parish, like donating your time, or your prayers, which are more needed than ever in all sorts of ways. We want to thank all our parishioners for all the ways that they make us a community, looking after each other, and beyond...
Do you know someone in hospital, or about to go into hospital?
The chaplaincy team are here to help YOU.
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