What’s On & Features

Adult Formation
Development of Interior Life

 For Christians to fulfil their individual purpose and to benefit  the church as a whole, there is a need to deepen in the interior life. Each of us individually has to internalize the faith and deepen our understanding. If we can do that the church will grow in holiness which is what is desperately needed right now. Christ contemplated in prayer then becomes the fire to ignite apostolic zeal and a multitude of services and works .

None of us know him well enough. How can you know God completely, he is so vast? So on one level we all have need of the interior life. It benefits us all. If we are nearing the end of our life we need to get to know God more for final perseverance.

If we are parents  we need to get to know God more as we have the mission of co-redeeming our teenagers and children. You can’t do this unless you know where you are headed , how to get there and know the tools to use to pass the faith on. If we are teenagers  we especially need to learn how to internalize the faith or we will not become the saints we are called to be.

Internalizing the faith is the only way of gaining eternal life and securing the future of the Church. Internalization is brought about through the interior life.

The interior life is our life of relationship with God. It includes all the different ways of feeding the soul and relating our faith to our life in every moment. It forms the basis of what is known as the plan of life. The plan in other words of how we will actually achieve the end we say we want to achieve i.e. eternal life.
If we fail to plan, we plan to fail .

SVP at the Ark

Some of you may have noticed, a banner attached to the railing in front of the Ecumenical Centre, Skelmersdale saying SVP at the Ark. This is a Special Project set up by Our Lady & All Saints (OLAS) SVP, mainly funded by the National SVP but also by OLAS SVP.

The Ark has been operating from the Ecumenical Centre, Skelmersdale for about 22 years.
It provides assistance to needy people and
ex-veterans and see about 90 people each week. About 2/3rds of these are coming to obtain food vouchers, which the Ark issue on behalf of the Trussel Trust. 
The rest are seeking advice and help.

Help for Homeless

They often see 3 or more rough sleepers each week and will try to help them find accommodation; if they can’t they will provide them with a tent and sleeping bag. 

Signposting

They put people in touch with the health services and two NHS nurses attend once a week to offer support.

SVP Special Project

Last year Our Lady & All Saints SVP set up a Special Project to support the Ark and assist them with their work, as The Ark was about to cease functioning due to lack of funding and support. 
OLAS SVP was able to help by obtaining funding from the SVP National Office and has since assisted them with insurance, banking, their charitable status and safeguarding.

We have helped them pay their rent, assisted with their Christmas toys project, their Winter Warm Coats project (many of which were supplied by OLAS parishioners) and the purchase of tents, sleeping bags and Farmfoods Vouchers. 

Most of the Ark volunteers have now, at their own request, become SVP members. It is hoped that the Ark will eventually set up their own SVP Conference and become financially
self-sufficient.

Thank you to OLAS parishioners.

Bereavement Service Thursday 6th November

During the month of the Holy Souls, we will be holding a Service of Readings, Hymns and Reflection to remember our family members and friends who have died.

The service will take place at
7:00pm on Thursday 6th November
and you are warmly invited to attend and come together in prayer and remembrance,
entrusting our loved ones to the mercy and peace of God.

As part of the service, the names of loved ones who have died will be read aloud, and there will be an opportunity to light candles in their memory.
If you would like the name of a family member or friend to be included, please write it on the list at the back of church or send details by clicking the button below.

Grave candles can also be purchased on the night priced £1.00.

Let us come together in prayer and remembrance, entrusting our loved ones to the mercy and peace of God.

Lourdes Youth Pilgrimage 2026

Applications are now open
Early bird discount

Click the buttons below to find out more

Lent
Parish Retreat
Ampleforth Abbey

When: Mon 23rd – Thurs 26th February 2026
Cost: £295 per person full board for 3 nights

Itinerary will include planned sessions lead by a monk, and activities throughout each day, including praying the Divine Office with the Monastic Community
For queries or to let us know your interest,
click on the button below.

October Edition Catholic Pic

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Archdiocese of Liverpool Events

Safari Supper
Saturday 15th November

Do you remember the great Safari Suppers we’ve had in the past?
Well for the first time since 2015, we have another arranged!
Its a great way to get to know other people in the parish – you know, that person you’ve said hello to every week for years, but have never actually had a conversation with them!

Details of how it works and how you can take
part are below.
Pencil the date in your diary and register
your interest by either:
* printing off the RSVP below and leaving in the RSVP box in church or
* emailing the RSVP to ourladysparbold@rcaol.org.uk
Then await further instruction!

Men’s Evening

Thursday 11th December

Men’s Evening,
lead by Fr O’Shea, at 7:00pm in the church,
followed by refreshments in the Priory.

Blessing of Bambinelli

Sunday 21st December during Holy Mass (10:30am)

The Blessing of the Bambinelli (Baby Jesus) will take place during Holy Mass on Sunday 21st December.

For your Diary…
…later in the Year