what’s on April

Saturday 1 April

‘Come and See’ Day.

10.00 am to 4.00 pm at the Irenaeus Centre, 32 Great Georges Road, Waterloo, Liverpool, L22 1RD. ‘Called to be a prophetic Church.’ Speaker: Archie Cameron. Bring a packed lunch – tea and coffee provided. Suggested donation £10. Details - email: jenny@irenaeus. co.uk Tel: 0151 949 1199.

Walk of Witness and Carrying of the Cross with the Missionaries of Charity. Meet at 2.00 pm at the junction of Church Street and Lord Street in Liverpool City Centre walking to St Luke’s church at the top of Bold Street.

‘Give and Take Concert with the Early Music Youth Orchestra.

7.00 pm at St Vincent de Paul church, 13 Hardy Street, Liverpool, L1 5JN. Admission free with a retiring collection for St Vincent de Paul church. The EMYO will play music by Handel and Telemann under the direction of Alberto Sanna, with oboist Fabio Bagnoli performing with the orchestra. Free ticket reservations at Eventbrite (search Early Music Youth Orchestra).

Monday 3 April

Service of Reconciliation.

7.00 pm in St Bede’s church, Appleton Village, Widnes, WA8 6EL.

Tuesday 4 April

Holy Week Celebration of Reconciliation.

7.00 pm in Holy Family Church, Lily Lane, Platt Bridge, Wigan, WN2 5LL.

Easter Sunday 9 April

Mass celebrated in Cantonese by Father Vince To (visiting from Hong Kong).

12.30 pm at St Anne’s Church, 7 Overbury Street, L7 3HJ (for parking, please enter from Harbord Street.) Confessions from 11.45 am. Details: Flora Tel: 074034 89931. All are welcome to invite friends from the Chinese community to join in the Mass and for light refreshments afterwards.

Monday 10 April

Easter Monday 5K Bunny Run.

Start: 11.00 am at St Gregory’s, Lydiate, L31 2NA walking and running to Our Lady’s, Lydiate and back. Entry fee: £7 per person or £20 per family (up to 5 members). Money raised will go towards the 2023 Archdiocesan Centenary Lourdes Pilgrimage. Entry fee includes bunny ears, a bottle of water and an Easter egg.

Sunday 16 April Day of Divine Mercy.

Thursday 20 April

North Merseyside Newman Circle Talk

– Spirituality: Art and Poetry.’

Speaker: Lawrence Quigley. There is no charge and ample free parking. Tea and coffee will be available before the talk, which begins at 7.30 pm in St Helen’s Parish Centre, Crosby, L23 7TQ Details: helen.flynn8@googlemail.com

Praying with St John of the Cross led by Father Matthew Blake OCD. Details: https://christianheritagecentre.com/ events/praying-with-the-saints/

Saturday 22 April

‘Come apart and be still.’

Quiet Saturdays at the Cenacle from 10.30 am to 4.00 pm. Suggested offering for the day - £10, bring your own lunch; tea/coffee provided. No booking required.

Details: Sister Winifred Morley, Cenacle, Tithebarn Grove, Lance Lane, Liverpool L15 6TW. Tel: 0151 722 2271 Email: morleywinifred6@gmail.com

Sunday 23 April

Liverpool Bach Collective.

Johann Sebastian Bach Easter Oratorio ‘Kommt, eilet und laufet’. (‘Come, hasten and show us the way to the tomb’)

6.30 pm at St Monica’s church, Fernhill Road, Bootle, L20 9GA. Singers and Players directed by Philip Duffy. www. liverpoolbach.com Email: liverpoolbach@ icloud.com

Saturday 29 April

Welcoming people with autism in our parishes - Susan Hartley will lead a Zoom session for the archdiocese between 10.00 am-12.00 noon. Details email: pd@ rcaol.org.uk

Sunday 30 April

World Day of Prayer for Vocations

Looking ahead:

May 2023

Friday 5 May

Mass to Commemorate the Coronation of King Charles III. 5.00 pm in the Metropolitan cathedral of Christ the King.

Tuesday 9 May

Day of Prayer for survivors of sexual abuse

‘Time out on Tuesday’ The Cenacle from 10.30 am to 4.00 pm. Suggested offering for the day - £10, bring your own lunch; tea/coffee provided. No booking required. Take a break from your daily routine and have some space to reflect and be still and be refreshed.

Details: Sister Winifred Morley, Cenacle, Tithebarn Grove, Lance Lane, Liverpool L15 6TW. Tel: 0151 722 2271 Email: morleywinifred6@gmail.com

Saturday 13 May

56th anniversary of the Dedication of the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King.

Wednesday 17 May

Faiths and Dementia – an ecumenical conference during National Dementia Action Week. 10.00 am to 4.00 pm at St Margaret Clitherow Centre, Croxteth Drive, Liverpool, L17 1AA. Admission £15.00, free to people with dementia and family carers. Registration via Eventbrite.

Thursday 18 May

Solemnity of the Ascension of the Lord – Holyday of Obligation

Sunday 21 May

World Communications Day

Saturday 27 May

‘Come apart and be still.’ Quiet Saturdays at the Cenacle from 10.30 am to 4.00 pm. Suggested offering for the day - £10, bring your own lunch; tea/ coffee provided. No booking required.

Details: Sister Winifred Morley, Cenacle, Tithebarn Grove, Lance Lane, Liverpool L15 6TW. Tel: 0151 722 2271 Email: morleywinifred6@gmail.com

Sunday 28 May

Pentecost Sunday Ecumenical Celebration Two Cathedrals Walk. 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm.

Holy Week and Easter at the Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 2 April

9.00 am Mass (Cathedral)

10.00 am Family Mass (Crypt)

11.00 am Procession of Palms and Solemn Mass

Celebrant: Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP

7.00 pm Mass (Crypt)

Monday 24 April

Solemnity of St George – Patron of England (transferred from Sunday 23 April)

Tuesday 25 April

Cursillo Ultreya at St Michael and All Angels

Sydney Powell Avenue, Kirkby, L32 0TP. 7.30 pm Mass followed by social. Details www.liverpool-cursillo.co.uk Tel: 07947 271037.

Friday 28 April to Monday 1 May

7.30 pm Tenebrae (Cathedral)

Monday of Holy Week 3 April

7.45 am Morning Prayer (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

8.00 am Mass (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

12.15 pm Mass (Crypt)

5.00 pm Mass (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

Tuesday of Holy Week 4 April

7.45 am Morning Prayer (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

8.00 am Mass (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

12.15 pm Mass (Crypt)

5.00 pm Mass (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

Wednesday of Holy Week 5 April

7.45 am Morning Prayer (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

Saturday 8 April

Holy Saturday Ecumenical Walk of Witness. 2.00 pm from Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral through the city centre to Liverpool Parish Church.

Friday 21 April to Sunday 23 April

Praying with the Saints weekend retreat at the Christian Heritage Centre, at Stonyhurst.

Cursillo 3 day weekend at Theodore House Stonyhurst, Clitheroe, BB7 9PZ. Cursillo is a Catholic residential short course in Christianity. Details www.liverpoolcursillo.co.uk Tel: 07947 271037.

8.00 am Mass (Blessed Sacrament Chapel)

12.15 pm Mass (Crypt)

7.30 pm Mass of Chrism

Celebrant: Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP

The Easter Triduum

Maundy Thursday of the Lord’s Supper 6 April

10.00 am Sung Office of Readings and Morning Prayer

7.30 pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Celebrant: Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP followed by Watching concluding with Night Prayer at 10.00 pm

Good Friday of the Lord’s Passion 7 April

10.00 am Sung Office of Readings and Morning Prayer

11.30 am Stations of the Cross (Cathedral) Led by Bishop Tom Williams

3.00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP presides

Holy Saturday 8 April

10.00 am Sung Office of Readings and Morning Prayer

9.00 pm The Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter

Celebrant: Archbishop Malcolm McMahon OP

Easter Sunday of the Lord’s Resurrection 9 April

9.30 am Mass (Cathedral)

10.00 am Family Mass (Crypt)

11.00 am Solemn Mass of Easter Day

3.00 pm Choral Evening Prayer (Cathedral)

7.00 pm Mass (Crypt)