Parish of St John Boste

Welcome to the Roman Catholic Parish of St John Boste in Westmorland and Furness, Cumbria. We faithfully serve the towns of Penrith, Alston, Appleby and Kirkby Stephen.

Mass Times

SATURDAY 27 Jun
No Mass at St Catherine’s this morning
6pm Vigil Mass at St Wulstan’s Alston

SUNDAY 28 Jun
ST PETER & ST PAUL
8:30am & 10:30am at St Catherine’s
4pm at Our Lady of Appleby
SPECIAL COLLECTION: PETER’S PENCE: This is a practical way to support the Holy Father in his mission of service to the universal Church. Donating to Peter’s Pence is a concrete gesture of communion with the Holy Father and of solidarity with his mission to bring the Gospel throughout the world.

MONDAY 29 Jun
No Mass

TUESDAY 30 Jun
11am Churches Together in Appleby meeting
12 noon at Our Lady of Appleby

WEDNESDAY 1 July
9.15am at St Catherine’s

THURSDAY 2 July
7pm at St Wulstan’s Alston

FRIDAY 3 July
12 noon at St Catherine’s

SATURDAY 4 July
No Mass at St Catherine’s this morning
6pm Vigil Mass at St Wulstan’s Alston

SUNDAY 5 July
14th Sunday in Ordinary Time
8:30am & 10:30am at St Catherine’s
4pm at Our Lady of Appleby

Confessions

WEEKDAYS
6-6.50pm Thursday at St Catherine’s (NOT 2 July)
11.15-11.50am Friday at St Catherine’s
SATURDAY
9:30-10am at St Catherine’s (NOT 4 July)
5:30pm at St Wulstan’s
SUNDAY
3:15pm with Benediction at Our Lady of Appleby

Also, anytime on request.

Devotions

HOLY ROSARY
6:40pm Thursday (NOT 2 July)
7.30pm every Monday, Wednesday and Friday via Zoom (contact Parish Office for details)

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT
(* Confessions also available on Thursday, Friday & Saturday)
11.15-11.50am Tuesday at Our Lady of Appleby (NOT 30 Jun)
8.45-9.10am Wednesday at St Catherine’s
6-6.50pm Thursday at St Catherine’s * (NOT 2 July)
11.15-11.50am Friday at St Catherine’s *
9.30-10am Saturday at St Catherine’s * (NOT 4 July)

PRAYER GROUP
Fridays 12.30pm in the Haydock Centre Quiet Room. You are most welcome to join us.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD
@ 10.30 Sunday Mass at St Catherine’s

Tea & Coffee after Sunday Mass

After 8.30am & 10.30am every week at St Catherine’s
Appleby 1st Sunday of month

Parish Newsletter / Year A

News

THE LATEST NEWS FROM AROUND OUR PARISH, DIOCESE AND AFAR
Thurs 2 July ~ PPC meeting
Thurs 2 July ~ PPC meeting

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.

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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

Beginning Tuesday 30th June before each weekday Mass we will have a period of Eucharistic Adoration and additional times for confession. Read more for detail … These times of prayer before the Lord are a wonderful opportunity for us to bring all our needs and intentions to His Eucharistic Heart.

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Churches Together in Appleby
Churches Together in Appleby

Please join our fellow churches, St Lawrence’s and Sands Methodist church in our own church, for fellowship and prayer.

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Mass intentions
Mass intentions

There is no greater prayer than the Mass, because it is the perfect offering of Jesus, the Son of God, to His heavenly Father. If you would like Mass offered for your intentions read more …

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Catholic Women's League (CWL)
Catholic Women's League (CWL)

The CWL meets on Friday 3rd July, 10am-12 noon in the Quiet Room, all ladies from across the parish welcome.

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Wed 8 July ~ SPUC Campaign meeting
Wed 8 July ~ SPUC Campaign meeting

Meeting at 7pm, at Blessed Christopher Robinson House, Lismore Place, Carlisle to explore establishing a local branch of SPUC. This is an open meeting for all who are interested in the pro-life cause and would like to find out more.

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Ordination to the Diaconate
Ordination to the Diaconate

Please pray for three 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….

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Monze BBQ
Monze BBQ

A huge thank you from the Monze group to all who bought tickets, donated raffle prizes, baked cakes, or in any way contributed to making our BBQ last Sunday a great success. Thank you also to BlueJam Street Beats for the fantastic music. £787.70 was raised which will go towards buying much needed equipment for the Monze Mission hospital’s neo-natal unit.

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Old website link
Old website link

From the end of the month www.stcatherinepenrith.org.uk will no longer exist as a web domain and you will only able to access the website via www.stjohnboste.org.uk. Make sure you type in the new link and don’t just rely on the old links!

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Letter from Fr Stuart
Letter from Fr Stuart

Read the letter to all parishioners here.

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Missio
Missio

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 …

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Catholic Voice available
Catholic Voice available

Catholic Voice for June 2026 is available now - see button at the bottom of this page.

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The Haydock Community Centre

The Haydock Community Centre stands out as the perfect venue for parish events and gatherings, offering a versatile environment that caters not only to parish activities but also to various local groups and individuals in the broader community.

For more information about the Haydock Community Centre and to book:

Haydock Centre

Supporting Monze Mission Hospital

The parish supports the Holy Spirit Sisters in their work in the Monze Mission Hospital in Southern Zambia. In particular we have funded the building and equipping a vital two-ward Neo Natal unit. For more information and to donate:

Support Monze Mission Hospital

How to find our Churches:

St Catherine’s Church*
Drover’s Lane, Penrith

 

St Wulstan’s Church
King’s Arms Lane, Alston

 

Our Lady of Appleby Church
Garth Heads Road, Appleby

 

* PARKING OUTSIDE SCHOOL HOURS – Playground behind neighbouring school or over the road from the school. Disk parking for two hours only in neighbouring streets.

The Sacraments

The Sacraments are our living experience with Christ throughout our lives. They are at the heart of our Catholic life. Fr Stuart is the primary contact for Confirmation, Baptism, Marriage, the ministry to the sick or the priesthood and consecrated life.

Contact Fr Stuart about the sacraments

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