Mass Times.
St Bede’s Clayton Green
Saturday, Vigil 6pm
Sunday, 11 am
Weekdays, Tuesday and Friday 9.15. (Please see Newsletter, from link below, for any changes.
St Chads Whittle le Woods
Sunday 9.15 Weekdays, Monday and Thursday 9.15 (Please see Newsletter, from link below, for any changes.)
Christmas Mass Times
Wednesday 24th December Christmas Eve.
St Bede’s 5pm. St Chad’s 7pm.
Thursday 25tg December Christmas Day.
St Chad’s 9.15 am. St Bede’s 11am.
Advent
Advent is a time of waiting, conversion and of hope:
• waiting-memory of the first, humble coming of the Lord in our mortal flesh; waiting-supplication for his final, glorious coming as Lord of History and universal Judge;
• conversion, to which the Liturgy at this time often refers quoting the prophets, especially John the Baptist, “Repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand” (Mt 3:2);
• joyful hope that the salvation already accomplished by Christ (cf. Rm 8:24–25) and the reality of grace in the world, will mature and reach their fulness, thereby granting us what is promised by faith, and “we shall become like him for we shall see him as he really is” (John 3:2).
This page and the Topics page will be updated each week and whenever new information is forthcoming. Additional new information and topical news is also on the Events or Topics
Scripture
Third Sunday of Advent, Year A
Newsletter
Newsletter 14th December 2025
Christmas Events
On the 9th December at 6.30 the Irenaeus centre is holding two events. A Carol Service on the 10th December at 2.00pm and a ‘Frank Sinatra’ afternoon which is Dementia friendly. The Irenaeus Project is a retreat centre, place of welcome, hospitality and prayer, and the Archdiocese of Liverpool’s Centre for Spirituality and https://www.irenaeus.co.uk/
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On December 13th Preston Orpheus choir presents, A Cosy Christmas.
The Orpheus is a mixed choir of about 40 people of all ages. They share a love of singing in a group and each year perform 3 concerts as well as a ‘Come and Sing‘. The choir was founded in 1929, playing a significant role in the musical life of Preston.
https://www.prestonorpheuschoir.org/
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Streamed masses
Masses from St Gregorys https://www.stgregoryschorley.org.uk/church-livestream and St Joseph’s https://www.churchservices.tv/chorleystjosephs along with other churches via https://www.churchservices.tv/ The availability of Mass will continue to be said at St Mary’s Chorley.
Donations.
If you would like to make a donation in support of St Bede’s parish please click on any of these links for a Text donation, a single donation https://donate.liverpoolcatholic.org.uk/st-bede-clayton-green or this link for a regular standing order
Funerals and weddings.If you have any concerns or questions please telephone Fr Mark. 01257 460154.
25th May 2020 An important letter from Pope Francis and two prayers to Our Lady Click here
Our Lady’s Shrine, Walsingham All Masses, Services, Benediction, Exposition etc are available by 24 /7 live streaming. Three Masses every day and Exposition throughout the night. www.walsingham.org.uk/livestream/
Mass Intentions: Fr Mark invites anyone who would like a Mass to be said for a particular intention to get in touch with him on Tel. No 01257 460154 or by email.
Isolated Parishioners If you know any parishioner who might be feeling a bit isolated Fr Mark would be very happy to ring them if you think that would help. Please ring Father or send an e-mail. Thanks.
Important: Holy Communion whilst in hospital.
Please contact St. Joseph’s Presbytery if any of your family is admitted to Chorley Hospital 01257 262713.
If any family member is admitted to Preston Hospital, please inform the chaplain on 01772 522435.
If any family member is admitted to Wigan Infirmary, please inform the chaplain on 01942 822324.
This request comes from the respective hospital chaplains.
The Elderly, Sick and Housebound. Please could we remember the elderly, sick and housebound. Give them a telephone call, a few minutes of your time will mean an awful lot. Please continue to support each other and let us keep each other in our prayers.You might like to write a list of the people you are particularly holding in your prayers at this difficult time and keep it with you. Read through it slowly at different times of the day.
There is a nice time of prayer to follow on the website of the Salesians which has been produced for this time. http://www.salesians.org.uk/news-articles/featured-news/when-i-can-t-get-to-church.html
St Bede’s is a Catholic church within the Chorley Deanery belonging to the Archdiocese of Liverpool. We are a medium sized parish set on the A6 between Chorley and Preston. Please do not hesitate to contact us if we can be of any assistance.
Parish Priest Father Mark Beattie
598 Preston Road, Clayton Green, Chorley.
PR6 7EB.
Tel: 01772 335209 If there is no answer on this number and you need to talk to Fr Mark please call 01257 460154