Staffordshire Neighbours Appeal

Paul Boston is trying to get a regular Tradiitonal Mass in a village near Stafford. He is seeking support to present to his parish priest (do not have to be villagers), and has set up a contact email address: staffordsummorumpontificum@protonmail.com. He would welcome any interest, and for the establishment of Latin masses in mid- and south Staffs.

MASS at OULTON ABBEY CHAPEL Feast of ALL SOULS

There will be a Traditinal Rite Mass for the Feast of the Holy Souls Oulton Abbey chapel on 2 Nov. at mid-day, 12 noon. Our thanks to Fr. Regan, OSB, priest-in-residence.

Sunday's Mass: Swynnerton

This Sunday's Mass(6pm)at Our Lady's, Swynnerton, will be celebrated by Fr. Goodman or Fr. Stefak (who celebrates the Traditional Latin Mass Augustine's, Meir, Stoke on Mass at St. Augustine's, Meir, Stoke each Wednesday evening at 7 pm). The good news is that Fr. Chavasse will be back the following Sunday, 18 Oct.

Trad. Mass at Oulton Abbey 14 Sept.

There will be a Trad. Rite Mass for the Feast of the Holy Cross and the Anniversary of Summorum Pontificum at the Chapel at 7 pm (church opens at 6.30pm; distancing regulations), celebrated by Fr. Thomas Regan OSB. Fr. Regan also intends to celebrate a Trad. Rite Requiem Mass for Holy Souls Day. Please pass on the information to those interested, especially those not on-line. Fr. Stefak has returned from Poland and the Trad. Rite Latin Masses at 7 pm Wednesday at St. Augustine’s, Meir, Stoke, have resumed.

Fr Kazimierz Stefek's Order

In the LMS Mass of Ages magazine just out, the Report for N. Staffs refers to Fr. K., the parish priest of St. Augustine's, Meir, newly celebrating a weekly Old Rite Mass, as belonging to the Order of St. Paul the Hermit, the OPSEE, which should in fact be the OSPPE. Apologies, and looking forward to Fr. K. next celebrating in his church at 7pm 26 Aug. when he returns from visiting family in Poland (The OSPPE run the National Marian shrine of Jasna Gora there).

Masses at Meir in August

There is a traditional rite Mass this Wednesday at 7pm, but there will not be Wednesday evening Masses at St. Augustine’s Meir on the 12 and 19 Aug., as Fr. Kazimierz is away.  They will resume the following Wednesday, 26 Aug. at 7 pm.

Fr. Tynan Has Died

Some sad news: Fr. Joseph Tynan whom most will remember well and fondly, has died (Sat. 25 July) at the nursing home by Oulton Abbey.  He served lovers of the Traditional Rite well for years, introducing a regular Sunday Mass to his parish church (The Good Shepherd) in Blurton, though the church has since closed.  He lived to the age of 88, having been a priest since 1962, ordained on St. Patrick’s Day.  There will be only a limited number of mourners allowed when the funeral in the Abbey chapel takes place (Aug 5).  A later archdiocese organised funeral is intended.  Dates unknown as yet, and a helpful contact might be his housekeeper Sally Buckley (07740-760906), whose mother was previously his housekeeper for thirty years.

 

Mass Returns to Swynnerton: New Mass at Meir

Our beloved Traditional Rite Latin Mass resumes on Sunday, 6pm 12 July at Our Lady’s Swynnerton.  There will be some restrictions, to be expected.  People will need to bring a mask (though Father Chavasse has some available), but Holy Communion will be received as normal during (not after) the Mass.  Further good news is that Fr. Kazimierz Stefek OSPPE, p.p. of St. Augustine’s in Meir, Stoke will be celebrating the traditional Mass each Wednesday at 7 pm, having said his first public Mass yesterday evening.

Masses Resuming at Swynnerton

Happy to inform you that the traditional Latin Mass at Our Lady’s, Swynnerton, will resume at 6pm on Sunday, 12 July.  Although Father does remind us that “for obvious reasons, things will not return to exactly what they were before all this began. For example, everyone is required to wear some form of face covering or mask while they are in church and there cannot be any singing. The congregation must use the  hand sanitiser provided on entering and leaving the church.  Because of social distancing not all the pews in church will be in use. We are required to have at least one steward who will indicate where people are to sit, depending on whether they are a family group, a couple or an individual. Also, the church has to be cleaned after each Mass. It goes without saying that it is impossible for me to do this all by myself. If our Mass is to be feasible, I will need some volunteers to help with stewarding and cleaning.”

Anyone interested in helping out should contact Father directly: email - Paul cpfc141@hotmail.com; ‘phone 01782-7996677, mobile 07786-883674.

Please pass on this information to anyone interested not on-line.

Mass Cancellations

I’ve just received this sad message and request from Fr. Paul, though I suppose in the light of all the examples of other countries, it was inevitable:

You may have heard that earlier today the Bishops announced the suspension of all public Masses until further notice.  This news will doubtless upset many.  Would you be kind enough to let people know that there is no Mass this coming Saturday or Sunday, and nothing until we hear more.

Best wishes, and keep well,

Please relay this message to anyone you know not on the internet.  However, for those who do not know, there is access to a LIVE MASS via the internet.  Just google ‘Live Mass at Warrington’ and click on the section of the page that says ‘Live Mass’. At 12.10 pm.  Traditional Rite Latin Masses from Monday will be held behind closed doors at St. Mary’s Shrine, but will be screened live: as will others around the world , details on the website.

Here’s hoping, God bless

 

March 29 Our Lady's, Swynnerton

This being an exceptional day for the Catholic Church in England, instead of the Lenten Stations preceding the 6 pm Latin Mass, at 5.15 pm there will be special prayers and Benediction offered for the rededication of England as Our Lady's Dowry. 

On the matter of the spread of the Coronavirus, in case this should involve directives concerning reception of the Sacred Host, the Chairman of the Latin Mass Society has written to priests who regularly or occasionally celebrate the Traditional Rite.

The LMS can be contacted via www.lms.org.uk

Sat. AM Mass 7 March / Aquinas

The usual fortnightly Saturday 10 am Masses at Our Lady's, Swynnerton, resume this Saturday, which happens to be the important Feast of St. Thomas Aquinas, the great Dominican theologian and Doctor of the Church.  Masses thereafter are 21 March, 4 April, 18 April, 2 May, etc.

Bridget R.I.P.

Some sad news to report.  Some of you will remember Henk and Bridget de Witt as regulars at the N. Staffs Latin Masses.  Henk, who in his eighties sometimes served Fr. Tynan’s Masses, died a while ago.  Now Bridget, who the last I heard was living in Cornwall, has gone to her rest.  They were a lovely and holy couple.   May she rest in peace.

 

Forthcoming Masses

Type	Date	Time
Low Mass	19/01/20	6:00pm
Low Mass	25/01/20	10:00am
Low Mass	26/01/20	6:00pm
Low Mass	02/02/20	6:00pm
Low Mass	08/02/20	10:00am
Low Mass	09/02/20	6:00pm
Low Mass	16/02/20	6:00pm
Low Mass	22/02/20	10:00am