Welcome to the home page of the Parish of St Mary and St Catherine Labouré in the

Lancashire Deanery of the Archdiocese of Liverpool

Parish Priest: Fr Simon Henry

St Mary's, Wigan Road, Euxton, PR7 6JW 01257 262665

St Catherine’s, Stanifield Lane, Farington. PR25 4QG. 01772 421174.

The parish of St Mary and St Catherine Labouré in Lancashire was formed in 2024, in essence amalgamating the two previously separate Parishes. The new Parish continued to operate with two churches until September 2025 when St Catherine's church was closed - consequently the Parish church is now St Mary's in Euxton, serving all Parishioners. At the moment our Parish Priest (Fr Simon Henry) remains resident at St Catherine's Presbytery whilst essential renovations are carried out at the St Mary's Presbytery.

ST PATRICK’S NIGHT CÉILIDH Saturday 21st March 2026.

A traditional Irish celebration with Irish Stew and live music to dance to.

Suitable for all the family.

Bring your own drinks but the ticket includes the price of the Irish stew.
£10 per person. Children £3.

Please sign up on the list at the back of church. "Dia dhuit"

FR SIMON'S THOUGHTS FOR PARISH PILGRIMAGES:
I had a busy but lovely time the other week helping to lead a Pilgrimage to Rome. Knowledge of that has prompted some parishioners here to ask if we might make a similar parish pilgrimage. St Catherine’s people will remember we went in 2019.

With that in mind over the next weeks we will ascertain whether there might be enough interest to arrange two possible trips:

This year, in early August or early September 2026 a 5 day Pilgrimage holiday to Saint Pierre de Maillé in France, where St Catherine’s parishioners have visited several times over the years. The dates can be flexible until we see which would suit people best. An historic area in the heart of France, exploring history and Catholicism, staying in the Villa St Pierre. Suitable for families as well, with particular activities like canoeing possible to be built in to the timetable. Cost to be around £600 per person. Including transport, flights and most meals (with wine for the meals) and en-suite accommodation & daily Mass.

Pilgrimage next year 2027 in Rome, again, in the late summer/Autumn. Staying in a 3* hotel in the heart of the Centro Storico, the ancient heart of Rome, visiting the famous sites but also some less well-known ones, giving a fascinating glimpse into La Bella Roma!

Please note that both of these involve walking the routes, which requires anyone with mobility issues to think carefully about their ability to take part.

A MEETING TO GAUGE THE LEVEL OF INTEREST IN THE FRANCE TRIP WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE SOCIAL CENTRE ON FRIDAY 20th FEBRUARY

A SIMILAR MEETING FOR ROME NEXT YEAR WILL BE HELD IN DUE COURSE

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Contacting Fr Simon

As you are probably aware, Fr Simon will not be resident at Euxton until essential renovations of the Presbytery are completed, and therefore at the moment will only be at Euxton to celebrate Mass (and other Services) and for arranged meetings.

We don't have an office staff, so it isn't advisable to rely on messages left on the answerphone..... consequently the best method of contact is via the parish email stmary.euxton@rcaol.org.uk

Obviously you can see Fr Simon after Mass if you wish to do so.

Given the recent major changes quite a few of the parish contact points mentioned on the website are now out of date, If you need to contact the parish and are unsure of who you need, please send an email to the Parish email address.

Communicating with you

We circulate the Parish Newsletter on a weekly basis to our email subscribers in addition to ad-hoc Parish news as required. If you want to subscribe to the Parish mailing list please enter your contact details by following THIS LINK.