January 2022

28 January: Parish newsletter
To read the parish newsletter for the Fourth Sunday of Ordinary Time, Sunday 30 January, please click here.

28 January: Could you be a deacon?
To hear about the role of a deacon and whether this may be your calling, you are invited to join Archbishop Malcolm and the diaconate team on Tuesday 22 February from 7.30 – 9 pm (refreshments from 7 pm) at St Gregory’s Parish House, Weldbank Lane, Chorley, PR7 3NW.
If interested in the diaconate but unable to attend, email diaconate@rcaol.org.uk for more information.

28 January: Lepra – World Leprosy Day
A second short film link promoting World Leprosy Day (weekend of 29 & 30 January) has been prepared by Lepra. View film.

28 January: La Salle Kitchen Garden
Learn to grow and cook your own fresh food with a 12-week course starting Monday 21 February from 11.30 am to 2.30 pm.
Contact rachel@faiths4change.org.uk or 07715 087655
City & Guilds Horticulture course on a Wednesday; Level 2 10 am to 12 noon; Level 1 1 pm to 3pm.
Contact proctorgerry@hotmail.com or 07742 804243
At La Salle Kitchen Garden, L11 4SF
For more information – 2022 What’s on Kitchen Garden.

27 January: Covid-19 Guidance for churches
The latest Guidance For Churches January 2022. Includes guidance for Eucharistic Ministers and home visits.
Further guidance is available at https://www.cbcew.org.uk/covid-guidance-collective-worship/

21 January: Parish newsletter
To read the parish newsletter for the Third Sunday of Ordinary Time, Sunday 23 January, please click here.

21 January: Lepra – World Leprosy Day
A short film link promoting World Leprosy Day (weekend of 29 & 30 January) has been prepared by Lepra. View film.

20 January: Archdiocese of Liverpool – Social Media
The Archdiocese of Liverpool has launched new social media channels on Facebook and Instagram! The links to the new channels are:
Facebook: https://facebook.com/liverpoolarchdiocese
Instagram: https://instagram.com/liverpoolarchdiocese/

14 January: Parish newsletter
To read the parish newsletter for the Second Sunday of Ordinary Time, Sunday 16th January, please click here.

13 January: Churches Together newsletter
The latest Churches Together newsletter: Ecumenical NewsBrief 2022

7 January: Parish newsletter
To read the parish newsletter for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord, Sunday 9th January, please click here.

7 January: Pax Christi and Peace Sunday
Sunday 16 January, is Peace Sunday and this year Pope Francis asks us to think about ‘Education, work and dialogue between generations: tools for building lasting peace’.
In this country we have an active Catholic peace movement in Pax Christi, which does a great deal of good work to promote peace and nonviolence through parishes, schools and social media.
Their website has the Pope’s message and suggests ways we can all become better peacemakers. https://paxchristi.org.uk/peace-sunday-2022

7 January: Universal Synod 2023
Archbishop Malcolm is calling us to take part in the listening phase of the Universal Synod on synodality 2023, which Pope Francis has invited the whole Church to join.
To participate in this worldwide listening process, you can download the discussion questions from Monday 10 January and submit your responses at https://www.liverpoolcatholicresources.com/synod2023.

Information prepared by the Archdiocese of Liverpool Pastoral Development Team:
The Vatican Synod
Synod 2023 Ten Themes

For queries: vaticansynod@rcaol.org.uk

Further information is on the Vatican website www.synod.va or the Bishop’s Conference site www.cbcew.org.uk/synodal-church/

7 January: Pastoral Development bulletin
The latest bulletin from the Archdiocese of Liverpool Pastoral Development team PD 2022Jan09

4 January: A House Blessing
For a pdf version: House blessing prayers
House_Blessing