Special Occasions
Children's Bowling
On 13th September 2009 a Junior Presidents Day was held for our young Bowlers.

A beautiful day was enjoyed by a group of young bowlers, supported by their parents
and friend.

Many prizes were won after hard competition. 

Hannah Craig was the Junior winner
Josh Forshaw won the Merit Award
Luke Roberts was the Finalist Runner Up
and
Hannah Ratcliffe was the Overall Winner

Congratulations to the winners and also the all the junior participants. We are very proud of you all
It was a very successful day and will be looked forward to in the coming years
Bowling Tutors with the trophies
The Saint Vincent de Paul Society  celebrating 70 years of service in
1939St Mary's Parish.
Display of Members, past and present, mounted by
   Mrs Monica Ormerod.
Celebrating 70 Years of Work in the Parish

This year marks the seventieth anniversary of our SVP conference.  The first meeting of the conference was on 29th March 1939 and the Conference was aggregated by the General Council later that year. 

There is no doubt that in some ways the work the Conference undertook in its early days was very different to the type of work done by conference members today.  In 1939 the country had been in severe depression for ten years, poverty was widespread and the welfare state did not exist.  Often families in desperate need had nowhere else to turn and relied on the SVP for financial assistance.

Today need still exists; we still give assistance but often in different ways.  The major problems faced by many elderly people today are illness, loneliness, isolation and depression.  Many who are housebound lack meaningful contact with others on a regular basis; they crave some ‘company’.  SVP members are committed to visiting those who would benefit from having someone to chat with.  Twice a year we help to get them together.  Just before Christmas and after our Mass for the sick and housebound in spring we have parties in the Parish Centre.  The chance to get together with old friends is much appreciated.  Those who are unable to get to church are also grateful for the opportunity to attend Mass.

As you can see from our balance sheet for 2008/9 we still offer financial assistance to those in need. We financially support two SVP Conferences in India and communicate with them regularly by letter.  Please take time to look at our display boards at the back of Church for more information on our work.

Finally, a sincere thank you for your continued support, without which our work could not continue.

Frank Waring
President

Charity Registration No. 1053992


                              VISIT OF A SEMINARIAN

GOODBYE AND THANK YOU to Ged Callacher our Seminarian who has

been with us since January.  Ged is returning home for a while and then to

Ushaw in September to continue his studies and please God he will be

       ordained to the Diaconate next year and to the Priesthood in 2012.

CELEBRATION OF THE 25TH ANNIVERSARY OF
FR. MARSDEN'S ORDINATION
  21ST JUNE  1984  -  2009

PICTURES BY SIMON ECCLES
CHORLEY PALS MEMORIAL

On Sunday 28th February 2010
Sister Francis, Daughter of a Chorley Pal and who witnessed her Father march to
war, unvailed the Memorial, with the aid of the Chorley MP Mr Lindsey Hoyle.

Fr Francis lighting the Easter Candle
Palm Sunday 2010
NORMAN JOSEPH ARROWSMITH
ORDAINED DEACON  13th JUNE 2010



First Mass as Deacon - St Mary's Chorley 14th June 2010
Photographs at the Cathedral taken by Simon Eccles
Fr Samuel Sakaba from Nigeria is with us for
2 weeks.
He is staying at the School of Music in Rome
and he is studying Moral Theology also
Fr Samuel and Dcn Norman after Mass.