Author: Matthew Standing

We have been informed by TalkTalk that, unfortunately, it is not possible to restore the old parish telephone number, despite their assurance back in February that this would be possible. The new number is 0161 222 9518, which you may wish to note and add to your address book. I would also like to apologise […]

I am delighted to say that Kevin has now been given a date for his priestly Ordination, which will take place at Shrewsbury Cathedral on Saturday 4th July at 12 noon. I am also pleased to say that he will celebrate his First Mass here in the parish on Sunday 5th July at 11.00am, followed […]

The Ladies Guild meeting on Thursday May 14th at 7.30pm welcomes a seasoned speaker / musician, Mr Barry Daykin. Barry’s talk is called “From food rationing to ‘Les Mis’ – My life in music”  A professional musician whose career includes Brass Bands, Band of HM Scots Guards ( including the state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill […]

St Joseph’s Church, Tatton Street, Stockport, is hosting the relics of St Gerard Majella on Friday 29th May at 7.00pm, on their tour of England and Wales. This is to mark St Gerard’s 300th anniversary. He was a Redemptorist lay-brother from Southern Italy who died at 29. St Gerard is popularly invoked as the patron […]

Every year the Ladies’ Guild at Our Lady’s and St Christopher’s Romiley Stockport hold soup lunches, a cake stall and raffle each Friday during Lent for charity. This year they raised an incredible £2100 for the Red Box! Many thanks to all the helpers, bakers, and those who supported such an amazing fundraising effort. You’re […]

Join us on a profound Pilgrimage of Catholic faith to the heart of the Catholic Church in Italy. We will travel to Rome, Monte Cassino and Pompeii absorbing our Catholic history, 14th – 21st September 2026 from Manchester. Cost £1845 single room.  £1550 per person for two sharing. Extra cost Rome Tax approx. £6 per […]

One of the top prizes in our Christmas Raffle is a £50 voucher from Experience Days ( https://www.experiencedays.co.uk/ ) Experience Days has been bringing you the best in UK experience gifts ever since our launch in 2006. We are dedicated to bringing you a wide selection of the very best experiences and activity days that the […]

Masses and other services may be viewed by clicking on the ‘Live Stream’ button on the home page of our Parish Website, or directly through http://www.churchservices.tv/romiley  Weekend Masses will be recorded each week, and will remain available online for 7 days. Recordings of other services can be arranged by contacting the Parish.

For those Parishioners who normally give in the collection (envelopes & cash) at Mass and wish to help the Parish at this time, an online donation page to allow you to donate to the Parish has been made available. Please click here to go to the webpage which allows you to do this.    Please be aware that a minimum donation of £5 is requested if giving in this […]

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