Open to adults, young adults and children who have made their First Holy Communion. If you are interest please contact Mgr. Philip Gregory.
The Grounds of the Church and Cemetery are maintained by Midstream Ltd, who are a charitable organisation. The Church buildings are inspected regularly. If you believe an area is in need of inspection please use the contact Mgr. Phil Gregory
To catechise means to teach: more specifically, to teach by word of mouth. Within our parish our catechists are involved in assisting parents in leading their own children in the ways of the Faith. The catechists work closely with Mgr. Philip Gregory.
The Parish follows the safeguarding requirements of the Archdiocese of Liverpool in ensuring that children and vulnerable adults are kept safe. All Volunteers who work with children and Eucharistic Ministers have been subject to an enhanced DBS (Disclosure Barring Service) check. Safeguarding involves having responsibility for keeping our children, young people or vulnerable adults safe from harm. When all our parishioners, especially volunteers, are aware of safeguarding issues and report any concerns, we can make a real difference to the safety and well being of the vulnerable members of our community.
Our Parish Safeguarding Co-ordinator at St. Josephs, Wrightington are Mr Conor Davis – Tel. 01257 424 470 and Mrs Karen Ainscough or email the Parish office stjwrightington@rcaol.org.uk
The Safeguarding Administrator for the Archdiocese of Liverpool is Mr Mark Robson
Anyone with knowledge, suspicion or worry about such abuse should contact the
Safeguarding Department – Email to safeguarding@rcaol.org.uk Tel- 0151 522 1000
Our Parish welcomes the full participation of children in the celebration of Mass.
Special provision in the form of Children’s Liturgy is made at the 9:30 Sunday Mass for children aged 3 – 13.
Shortly after the start of Mass, the children leave for their own Liturgy. They return to join the Mass just before the Offertory. The children are split into 3 groups so that they can celebrate the Liturgy of the Word in a manner that is appropriate to their level of understanding.
“Children’s Liturgy” is actually the Liturgy of the Word for children. We hear the Gospel of the day at a level the children can understand and enjoy. This is reinforced with discussion, prayers, songs, drama and craft. We try to raise awareness of God’s love, the humanity of Jesus, the seasons of the Church and the understanding of symbols in Mass. Our aim is to make the children’s experience of Church meaningful, whilst helping them to grow in the faith of the Catholic Church and develop as full and active members of our Parish community. All Liturgy leaders have been DBS checked, a requirement by the Catholic Church for all those who work with children and vulnerable adults. We are always looking for new helpers to enable us to offer children’s liturgy. If anyone would like to help, please come and see what we do and chat to one of our team. If you would like more information or would like to help in any way please contact our liturgy co-ordinators.
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Cleaning is a very important area of service particularly when we consider that the purpose of any ministry is to bring glory and honour to God, we give Him our best. We want our beautiful Church building to be a blessing to God and to all who worship in it. Serving on this ministry team is an opportunity for fellowship with others as well as with the Lord. There are 6 groups on a rota who clean the Church on different days thus trying to fit in with busy schedules. Currently the rota days are Thursday, Friday and Saturday. If you would like further information or would like to help in cleaning our church please use the contact Mgr. Phil Gregory 01257 676 027
The Parish Secretary provides the secretarial and administrative services for the parish.
We have an upgraded sound system in the Church with a loop system for the hearing impaired.
Items for the Parish Bulletin should be put in writing and marked for the attention of the Parish Administrator; these can be placed in the box in the Sacristy or posted through the Presbytery door.
Contact: Parish Administrator Stephanie Allen – Tel. 01257 676027 or email to
stjwrightington@rcaol.org.uk
In common with most Parishes we have a number of men and women who serve as extraordinary ministers of the Eucharist by assisting in the distribution of Holy Communion during Mass and bringing it to the housebound.
The Archdiocese has registered charity status.
The Parish is dependent on the generosity of the Parishioners. The main source of income is the weekly collections at all Masses, Parishioners who are tax payers can maximise their donation, at no cost to themselves, by joining the Gift Aid Scheme. Gift Aid donations are regarded as having basic rate tax deducted by the donor. Charities take your donation – which is money you’ve already paid tax on – and reclaim the basic rate tax on its ‘gross’ equivalent – the amount before basic rate tax was deducted. Basic rate tax is 20 per cent, so this means that if you give £10 using Gift Aid, it’s worth £12.50.
Claiming back higher rate tax. If you pay higher rate tax, you can claim the difference between the higher rate of tax and the basic rate of tax on the total (gross) value of your donation. You can make this claim on your Self Assessment tax return (if you were sent one).
We urge all Parishioners, who are tax payers, to consider joining the Gift Aid Scheme; please use the contact details below to request a declaration and standing order form.
Parishioners are involved in the collection, counting, banking and accounting of all monies. The accounts are audited annually by the Archdiocese of Liverpool who also manages the reclamation of tax on our behalf.
Contact: Mr Peter Rogers 07739 296 503
More details of the facilities offered by the Parish Centre can be obtained by contacting the Parish office.