Tickets (£5) includes a beefburger or hot dog, and tea, coffee or squash. (Veggie, vegan and gluten free alternatives available. Music will be provided by the fantastic BlueJam Street Beats.

Do join us!

Mass in Skirwith with Bishop Paul followed by walk from Dufton up High Cup Nick.

Please pray for Deacon Stephen Bamber to be ordained priest on 27 June, Chris Sumner to be ordained deacon on 17 June, and three candidates to be ordained to the Permanent Diaconate on 4 July. Please also pray for the five young men from our Diocese who will begin seminary this year….

Join us at our meeting on Thurs 25 June at 5.30pm in the Quiet Room, Haydock Centre, to discuss The Screwtape Letters (C.S. Lewis).

Fr Tony Chantry, Missio Director, recently had an audience with Pope Leo in which the Pope expressed 'my gratitude to all of you and everyone who works with you ... for all of your efforts'.  He then bestowed the an Apostolic Blessing …

St Gerard is the Patron Saint of mothers, couples trying to conceive, those looking for work, and making a good confession.

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The next PPC meeting will be held on Thurs 2nd July, after Mass at 7pm at St Wulstan’s, Alston .

If you have any matters you would like to raise, please contact your local rep: Sue Chandler in Penrith, Jeanette Haslam in Alston and Tony Furlong in Appleby and Kirkby Stephen.

We offer our prayers and congratulations to the children who received our Lord for the first time in Holy Communion on Saturday. May they all continue to grow in their love for the Holy Eucharist…..

28 Sep- 1 Oct 2026

This year’s theme is ‘Mary, cause of our Joy’

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Thank you to those who prepared flowers and a crown for Our Lady last weekend on the Feast of Pentecost and for those who were able to join us, especially our young people for our little procession and crowning of Our Lady in the Rectory garden.