Christmas and New Year

Advent and Christmas Masses:

Sunday 30th November 1st Sunday of Advent

Masses 9am, 11am and 6pm Children’s Christmas Crafts – after 9am in Hall

Thursday 4th December

Mass 7am, 10.15am Day Chapel.

Getting to Know Pope Leo 7.30pm in Day Chapel

Saturday 6th December

Mass at 10.15am in Church Confessions 9.30 – 10.15am

Sunday 7th December 2nd Sunday of Advent

Masses 9am, 11am and 6pm

Monday 8th December Our Patronal Feast.

Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

Mass 7.00am, 10.15am & 7.30pm – in Church

Wednesday 10th December

Mass 10.15am in Day Chapel

Welcoming the New-born King -7.30pm in various homes

Thursday 11th December

Mass 7am, 10.15am Day Chapel.

Getting to Know Pope Leo 7.30pm in Day Chapel

Saturday 13th December

Mass at 10.15am in Church Confessions 9.30 – 10.15am

Parish Carol Service at 6.00pm

Sunday 14th December 3rd Sunday of Advent Gaudete Sunday Bambinelli

Sunday Masses 9am, 11am, 6pm.

Monday 15th December

Mass 10.15am in Day Chapel

Thursday 18th December

Mass 7am, 10.15am Day Chapel.

Getting to Know Pope Leo 7.30pm in Day Chapel

Saturday 20th December

Mass at 10.15am in Church Confessions 9.30 – 10.15am

Sunday 21st December 4th Sunday of Advent Day of Prayer for Expectant Mothers

Masses 9am, 11am and 6pm.

Monday 22nd December

Mass 7am, 10.15am in Day Chapel. Confessions after Mass to 11.30am

Tuesday 23rd December

Mass 7am, 10.15am in Day Chapel. Confessions after Mass to 11.30am

Wednesday 24th December Christmas Eve

Carols at 5.00pm followed by First Mass of Christmas at 5.30pm in Church

Carols at 7.30pm followed by Mass at 8pm in Church

Thursday 25th December Christmas Day Solemnity of the Nativity of the Lord

Masses 9am and 11am

Friday 26th December Feast of St Stephen, the first Martyr

Mass 10.15am in Church St Stephen’s Guild Mass

Saturday 27th December Feast of St John, Apostle, Evangelist

Mass 10.15am in Church

Sunday 28th December Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary & Joseph

Masses 9am Blessing for Infants and Children, 11am Celebration of Jubilee Wedding Anniversaries and 6pm

Monday 29th December Feast of St Thomas Becket, Bishop, Martyr

Mass 10.15am in Church

Tuesday 30th December Sixth Day within the Octave of Christmas

Mass 10.15am in Church

Wednesday 31st December Seventh Day within the Octave of Christmas

Mass 10.15am in Church

New Year’s Eve Candlelit Prayer service before the Blessed Sacrament 9.00pm

Followed by Mass at 10.00pm

Thursday 1st January 2026 Solemnity of Mary, The Holy Mother of God

Mass 10.15am in Church

Sunday 4th January 2026 Second Sunday After The Nativity

Masses 9am, 11am and 6pm

Tuesday 6th January 2026 Solemnity of The Epiphany of The Lord

Masses 7am, 10.15am, 7pm

Sunday 11th January 2026 Feast of the Baptism of the Lord

Masses 9am, 11am and at 6pm

Sunday 25th January 2026 Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Masses 9am Mass for Engaged Couples, 11am and 6pm

Monday 2nd February 2026 Feast of The Presentation of the Lord

Mass 7am, 10.15am in Day Chapel.

Friday 6th February 2026

Confirmation 7pm

Please check website & parish What’s App for any changes to Mass times Masses will be livestreamed – https://www.oltonfriary.org.uk (Church) and https://www.youtube.com/@oltonfriary (Day Chapel) https://www.facebook.com/share/1Joa9K1yzb/?mibextid=wwXIfr

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