Welcome to the Catholic Church in Biddulph, Goldenhill, Kidsgrove and Packmoor

Welcome to the website of our parish partnership. Our partnership includes three parishes, four churches, three schools, and covers quite a wide area. If you want to know what is happening at the moment in our parishes, have a look at this week’s bulletin, or look at the events that are coming up. If you want to know how to make contact with us or want to know how to arrange a baptism, wedding or funeral then you’ll find information on the relevant pages. If you are a parishioner, please let us know what information you would like to see on our pages. If you are a visitor, please leave us feedback, and please come and visit us in person soon.

Biddulph

Church Road, Biddulph
Staffordshire, ST8 6JG
Tel: 01782 782121

Mass: Sunday 9:00am

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goldenhill

High Street, Goldenhill
Stoke-on-Trent, ST6 5RD
Tel: 01782 782121

Mass: Sunday 11:00am

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kidsgrove

The Avenue, Kidsgrove
Staffordshire, ST7 1AE
Tel: 01782 782121

 

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stpatrick

Mellor Street, Packmoor
Stoke-on-Trent, ST7 4SN
Tel: 01782 782121

Mass: Saturday 5:30pm

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5th Sunday of Easter

The New Creation

Jesus said to his disciples: “I give you a new commandment: love one another; as I have loved you, you also must love one another”. It is said that familiarity breeds contempt. Maybe contempt is too strong a word when we apply this statement to the command of Jesus; it is more likely to be indifference. We hear it and leave it. But this commandment, if it were to be lived out by us, would revolutionise the world. The most obvious place for living it is in marriage and family life. There continues to be far too much mediocrity in marriage and family relationships and this spills over rather than the passionate love of Christ. This power of love is to be lived in our faith community. But again mediocrity is more the flavour of our community than joy and gladness. And the love of Christ, lived by us his followers, knows no bounds but is destined to reach the ends of the earth to heal the divisions of humanity.                                            

Fr. Johnny Doherty, C.Ss.R.

 

Morning Prayer, when together

God our Father, look upon us with love.

You redeem us and make us your children in Christ.

Give us true freedom

and bring us to the inheritance you promised.

We ask this through Christ our Lord.

 During the day, when apart

Lord God, by our sacrament of marriage

you share with us your divine life.

Grant that everything we do

may be directed by the knowledge of your truth.

We ask this through Christ Our Lord.

Evening/Night Prayer together

Merciful Father may your love for us

give us new purpose in our love for one another

and bring us to a new life in you.

We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.

Questions for Action for the week

 For your marriage: How could you bring greater freedom to your love making this week?

 For others: How could you bring hope and confidence to someone this week?