Dear Parishioner and Visitor
Sat 7th Sept 5.15pm to 5.45pm - Reconciliation/ Confession
The Sacrament of Reconciliation can also be arranged at other times. Please see Fr Kevin for more details.
Sat 7th Sept 6pm - MASS PJ Thomas RIP 4th Anniversary
Sun 8th Sept 9.30am - MASS (also on YouTube) Deborah Cannell
Sun 8th Sept 11am - MASS (also on ZOOM) James Sankson 3rd Anniversary RIP
As well as the 9.30 am Sunday Mass we hope to record a weekday Mass for viewing on YouTube. This is not always possible and is dependent on volunteer availability. Thank you for your understanding.
Mon 9th Sept 9.30am - MASS For the Holy Intentions of Fr Kevin and family
Tue 10th Sept 9.30am - MASS Holy Souls
Wed 11th Sept 9.30am - MASS Tolmino Barozzi RIP
Wed 11th Sept 6pm - Evening Prayer of the Church (only via ZOOM)
Thur 12th Sept 9.30am - Liturgy of the Word & Holy Communion
Fri 13th Sept 9.30am - MASS Dominic Butler
Sat 14th Sept 7.10am - Morning Prayer of the Church (only via ZOOM)
Sat 14th Sept 5.15pm to 5.45pm - Reconciliation/ Confession
The Sacrament of Reconciliation can also be arranged at other times. Please see Fr Kevin for more details.
Sat 14th Sept 6pm - MASS Roy Craft RIP
Sun 15th Sept 9.30am - MASS (also on Youtube) Fr Philip Gregory
Sun 15th Sept 11am - MASS (also on Zoom) Fr Jack Kennedy RIP
The Sacrament of Reconciliation can also be arranged at other times. Please see Fr Kevin for more details.
Morning Prayer: Saturday 7.10am via Zoom only
Living Christ Retreat
St John Stones and Sacred Heart parish in Ainsdale are running the Living Christ Retreat in September
on Friday 13th September evening and Saturday 14th September daytime in St John Stones Parish centre.
This is always a great opportunity to talk about, and deepen your faith alongside other parish members from around the deanery. More details nearer the date.
Anyone who is thinking about becoming a Catholic,
please contact Fr. Kevin.
We currently have three people interested!
BAPTISM at Holy Family
Baptism preparation takes place once a month by appointment. If you would like your child to be baptised at Holy Family, a Baptismal Request Form can be obtained from church, or from the Parish Office, for completion as a first step.
Please ensure one of the names you have chosen for your child is a saint's name - there are so many wonderful saints who will then have a special care for your little one.
You may choose up to two Godparents (one of whom is a practising Catholic) and up to two witnesses, for the person being baptised, if you wish.
Baptisms may be arranged for a Saturday at 11am, or a Sunday at 12noon
The next preparatory session is to be confirmed.
Altar Servers
We are currently looking for new members of our team of Altar Servers. Serving on the altar is a fantastic way of giving service to God and to the parish, and also allows you to learn more about the Mass and other liturgies. New servers are welcome on all Masses, although we are particularly keen to recruit new servers for the 9:30am Mass.
If you or a member of your family is interested, please contact the Parish Office or speak to Fr Kevin, Athena or Noel.
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
CATHOLIC YOUTH MINISTRY INTERNSHIPS
Looking for a late catholic gap year? Do you know anybody who is Catholic, aged around 18 to 22 and still not got anything lined up for the year ahead?
Castlerigg Manor (the Diocese of Lancaster retreat centre, located in the Lake District) are still looking for young people to join their youth ministry in internship scheme. The scheme provides comprehensive training and experience as well as accommodation and food for the year, and a stipend each week.
Anyone who is interested can check out Castleriggmanor.com or Email Jack Regan This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Children’s Liturgy
Our Children's Liturgy group has finished for the summer. The whole team wishes you, your children and your families a very happy and safe holiday time. We will see you all again in September.
SOME INTERESTING LOCAL EVENTS
We get to know about some local Masses and services, and we share them with you here. Not an exhaustive list by any means!! Please send any information to our Parish Office.
Mass in Spanish
Once a month, on the second Sunday of the month, Mass is celebrated in Spanish at 4pm, at St. Vincent's Church on St. James St. Liverpool, L1 5JN. Refreshments and sharing are available after Mass. All are welcome!
Southport Churches together: 2024 venues
We meet every Tuesday 7.30am to 8.30am throughout the year.
We pray for Southport churches and communities and the wider world.
We are all denominations, open to everyone, please join us, we'd love to see you...
- JAN: Shoreline Church
- FEB: Leyland Road Methodist Church
- MAR: Cherish Centre
- APR: Community Church
- MAY: Sacred Heart RC Church
- JUN: Liverpool Road Methodist Church
- JUL: St James C of E Church
- AUG: St Patrick’s RC Church
- SEP: Salvation Army
- OCT: Christ Church C of E
- NOV: Lakeside Church
- DEC: Canning Road Church
LGBTQ+ Catholics
For Masses and community support, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Masses and meetings are normally held at St Richard’s, Mayfield Street, Atherton, M46 0AQ.
LGBT+ Catholics Mass this Sunday 30th June at St Mary’s Leyland PR25 1PD at 2.30pm
Public Rosary in Southport
1st, 2nd, 4th Sunday: Outside the Atkinson on Lord Street, Southport, from 4:15 - 4:45 PM
3rd Sunday: Times are variable, please get in touch.
In addition: Monthly Rosary on Tuesday at 11:30, same place.
This is part of the UKPrays.org initiative and open to all. There are usually about 25-30 of us. Perhaps you might like to join us?
We meet every Sunday, rain or shine, on Lord Street just outside the Atkinson. Thanks Andrew Quernmore.
We would be delighted if you could join with us in any or all of our prayers.
As well as our church services we pray together as an online community, using ZOOM :
MORNING & EVENING PRAYER OF THE CHURCH
Simple Morning Prayer on Saturday morning, start at 7.10am
Evening Prayer on Wednesday evening, start at 6.00pm
NEW TO ZOOM?
We use a video conferencing program called ZOOM which is available for PCs, Macs, tablets and smart phones.
If you feel you would like to try this you will need to download and install the software. ZOOM is available as a free account, so please don't sign up to any payment version.
It all sounds rather intimidating for the novice but please, please give it a try if you would like to join in. Getting the best out of this technology just takes a bit of courage and a willingness to learn. We were all first timers once!
We'll try and help you as much as we can, and we think that after a couple of goes you'll be wondering what all the fuss was about!! It would be great to see you and have a chat...
Once installed click on 'Join a meeting' and enter the ID number and the passcode.
In order to receive the ID number and passcode please email Holy Family parish and you will be given the details required.
Please do not share these details but ask people to email for their own, due to newly increased security settings from ZOOM, and so we can keep in contact.