LMS News - Summer School and November Confirmations

Yesterday the LMS issued a press release announcing the success of the sixth Catholic Summer School (www.stcatherinestrust.org) recently. It is available for viewing and as one who has taught on two of the Schools I readily endorse the value and importance of such opportunities for the Catholic young in this day and age.

There has also been a reminder from HQ about children and adults wishing to be confirmed in the traditional rite at St. James', Spanish Place, London, in November. Pictures of last year's confirmandi with the Bishop are available on the LMS website.

No Masses at CHeadle Aug. 29 and Sept. 19

There were tentative suggestions for Masses on these dates but in fact there will not be a Mass at Cheadle on either 29 Aug. or 19 Sept. The latter date of course is when Pope Benedict celebrates Mass in Birmingham and Cardinal Newman will be beatified.

Masses in September

These are the Masses for September.

1st - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

2nd - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

3rd - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

- St. Wulstan's, Wolstanton 7.00pm Low Mass

5th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 6pm Low Mass

6th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

7th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

8th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

9th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

10th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

12th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 6pm Low Mass

13th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

14th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

15th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

16th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

17th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

19th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 6pm Low Mass

20th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

21st - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

22nd - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

23rd - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

24th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

26th - St. Giles', Cheadle 3pm Sung Mass

- St. Joseph's, Burslem 6pm Low Mass

27th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

28th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

29th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

30th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

Masses in August

Sorry this is so late, I've been away and, in spite of my best intentions to the contrary, failed to put it up until now. It should still serve to show the Masses for August for the next week and a bit, and I'll put up September today and October as soon as possible. The possible Mass at Cheadle on the last Sunday now won't be going ahead.

1st - St. Joseph's, Burslem 6pm Low Mass

2nd - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

3rd - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

4th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

5th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

6th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

- St. Wulstan's, Wolstanton 7pm Low Mass

8th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 6pm Low Mass

9th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

10th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

11th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

12th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

13th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

- St. Wulstan's, Wolstanton 7pm Low Mass

15th - Oulton Abbey 3pm Sung Mass

- St. Joseph's, Burslem 6pm Low Mass

16th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

17th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

18th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

19th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

20th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

- St. Wulstan's, Wolstanton 7pm Low Mass

22nd - St. Joseph's, Burslem 6pm Low Mass

23rd - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

24th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

25th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

26th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

27th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

29th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 6pm Low Mass

30th - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

31st - St. Joseph's, Burslem 7.30am Low Mass

Masses in August, Sept. & October

There will be Masses (Low, and perhaps the introduction of occasional Missa Cantata) every Sunday at 6 p.m. at St. Joseph's, Burslem near Stoke-on-Trent. There is also weekday Mass (Low) from Monday to Friday at St. Joseph's at 7 . 30 a.m. On Thursday evenings there is a Holy Hour with Benediction at 7 p.m.

The next Missa Cantata at Oulton Abbey near Stone is provisionally on Sept. 26. Provisionally there is a 3 p.m. Mass at St. Giles, Cheadle on 29 August, but please check beforehand unless confirmed later. Also at St. Giles, very provisionally, at 9 a.m. on Sept. 19 (as the Holy Father's Mass in Birmingham is at 10 a.m. and will be televised live, at least on EWTN, #SKY Channel 589).

Low Mass 7 pm - Aug 20 Wolstanton

There will be a Low Mass on Friday evening, Aug. 20, at 7 pm., at St. Wulstan's Church, Wolstanton. Our thanks to Fr. Dykes.

I would like to mention that I was at Downside Abbey during the week attending the Priests' Training Conference, the sixth such organised by the LMS. There, I was privileged to meet Bishop Athanasius Schneider of Kazakhstan, author of the important little book Dominus Est - It Is The Lord. He is a fine, humble priest and a truly remarkable bishop.

New Masses 13 & 15 August

The Missa Cantata proposed for 8th. August will now be celebrated at 3 p.m. at Oulton Abbey on 15 Aug., the Feast of the Assumption. Unfortunately our regular young server Josephmarie Dulston will not be assisting Fr. Howell as his family are moving to Reading where his father will take up a post at the Oratory School. It has been great to have their support over several years and we echo the thanks and blessings given by Fr. Dykes at the First Friday Mass at Wolstanton.

In response to an appeal by the LMS nationwide a (Low) Mass Offered for the Success of the Holy Father's Visit will be celebrated at 7 pm, Friday August 13th., at St. Wulstan's, Wolstanton.

Following on from the Message of July 12th., please check before venturing out for any Sunday Mass not at St. Joseph's, Burslem over the next three months. Incidentally an article on the Friars and their Order is in the current (Aug.) issue of the monthly Catholic Life.

New LMS WALSINGHAM WALK. Please check the national website for details of a forthcoming 2-day walking Traditional Pilgrimage to Walsingham. Alternatively details can be obtained from the organiser Paul Smeaton at paul.smeaton@hotmail.co.uk