Welcome to Holy Family Catholic church in Southport
Please come and pay us a visit, we'd love to see you...
Mass and service times for this coming week can be seen HERE
Ukraine’s National day of Prayer 24th February
after Mass on the Tuesday 24th we keep the church open till 6pm for people to pray. We need two volunteers at all times between 10am and 6pm. Please sign up on the list at the back of Church.
Car Parking
Could I appeal to everyone who attends Holy Family church for any reason to please park in the car park. If it is full, be very careful where and how you park. Last week one of our neighbours could not get out of his drive due to being blocked in by someone attending church.
This is not acceptable and certainly isn’t Christian. Please be considerate! Fr. Kevin.
Archbishop John will be here on Sunday afternoon 3.00pm delivering a short lecture to the ‘Southport Interfaith Group’ followed by tea/coffee. The lecture is open to all and you would be most welcome.
'Through Lent with St. Matthew' - A retreat for Lent based on the Gospel of Matthew and produced by the Ignatian Spirituality Centre
With readings and prayer suggestions for every day of Lent.
Available free of charge from the ‘IT Confessional’ - speak to John or Karen. As last year there will be a weekly meeting to prayerfully discuss the week’s readings. Dates to be confirmed.
Advance notice for your diary:
John Sullivan, Veronica Curtis and Father Paul Seddon warmly invite you to join them for an afternoon of live music at St John Stone parish club (7 Sandbrook Way, Woodvale, Southport, PR8 3RN) on Friday 6th March, from 2-4pm
Relax and enjoy an assortment of popular songs across the decades, and join in the choruses of those that are familiar to you.
Mr Derek Newton.
Following many years of volunteer service behind the scenes working on parish finances and our accounts, Derek has now retired.
In his career, Derek was a senior accounts manager for many years, and we have been incredibly blessed by his invaluable experience, skill and dedication for which I, and on behalf of all our parish community, are sincerely grateful.
Thank You Derek! And may the Lord bless and reward you for your many years of dedicated commitment and service to Holy Family. Fr. Kevin.
Be a Trust Governor: Pope Francis Catholic Multi Academy Trust are looking for Governors to support leaders in providing the best Catholic education for pupils in our schools. If you are interested in using your skills to benefit our pupils, please contact: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or go to https://www.pfcmat.org/Governance/
National Heritage week Last year, Holy Family took part in National Heritage Week where the theme was 'Architecture'. We opened for one afternoon and members of the public were invited to walk around the Church to learn more about the history of our stained-glass windows. This year, we are hoping that a team of parishioners would be interested in running an event at Holy Family sometime during 11th- 20th September. You don't need to know anything about history but you do need to be interested in learning about the history of our Parish. This year's theme hasn't been announced yet but it is likely to focus on the people who have been important in a building's history. If you would like to be involved, please get in touch with the Parish Office or make enquiries after any Mass.
Exhibition Our exhibition featuring the creativity of our Parish will take place between Friday 20th March and Sunday 22nd March. There will be more details in the weeks to come but now is the time to start putting together your work.
Volunteers are hugely important to the running and development of Holy Family Parish. Without all the people who work so hard in our Parish, we would not be able to flourish. Every few years, we run a 'Volunteer Drive' and this year we will begin on Saturday 21st February for three consecutive weekends during Lent. Could you help with anything in the Parish? You don't need to commit to doing something every week. Everyone is valuable. Please consider responding positively to the 'Volunteer Drive' when it comes around. We particularly need people who are willing to learn how to operate the projectors during Mass.
Missing Persons?
Perhaps you have noticed that someone who is regularly at Mass is not there. Perhaps you know that a parishioner is unwell or unable to get out. We would willingly contact or visit them either at home, in hospital, hospice or care home but cannot do so without their request. Telling us is the first step - please let the office know their name and contact details by telephone or email.
The second step is to ask them to let us know they would like contact in the same way.
Warm Coat Appeal Do you have a warm coat in your wardrobe you haven’t worn for years? Please consider donating it to our WARM COAT RAIL this will help to keep a vulnerable person warm this winter.
Ask your family and friends as they might be able to help us. Please drop them off at the Irenaeus Centre 32 Great Georges Road L22 1RD, your help and support is so valuable and much appreciated.
Also, if you need a warm coat please don’t hesitate to come and visit us.
Display boards We have been able to purchase two table-top display boards to go with our existing free-standing one. Our original one has already been used in the church for Heritage displays, First Holy Communions and Faith in Action. Next year, we are hoping to have an Art Exhibition in the Hall and we will be able to use all the boards for that display too. If any parishioner would like to borrow the boards, please get in contact with the Parish Office.
Have you got a couple of hours to spare after 09:30 Mass on Tuesday, Thursday or Sunday? We have a growing number of people who are housebound, sick or in care homes who really appreciate a visit for prayer or Holy Communion. We need people who would be willing to accompany one of the Eucharistic Ministers as visits are always done in pairs.
There is no requirement for you to become a Eucharistic Minister, although that possibility is open if you might want to consider it. Please email the Parish Office or come and see Karen in the IT Confessional if you might be interested.
First Holy Communion
Registration for the First Holy Communion Programme will take place on Monday 23rd February 2026 at 5.00pm in Holy Family Church.
The date of your child’s baptism and full address of the Church where they were baptised will be required for registration.
Are you over 16 and good with IT?
We need people to help with projecting the Mass and hymns on Saturday evening and at 11:00 Mass on Sunday. It would lovely to have a rota of keen young adults who would like to help.
To find out more, come and see John & Karen in the IT confessional if you might be interested.
Holy Family Church Playgroup
on Wednesdays between 10-11.30am.
The playgroup will be open Wednesdays at 10am. It costs £2 per family. Everyone with a baby or a toddler is welcome to come along. Spread the word.
Children must be supervised by their parent/carer at all times. Baby changing facilities and toilets are available within the hall.
We can't wait to welcome you all!
Faith in Action At Holy Family
This year, for the first time, we have been running the Faith in Action programme for young people aged 11-18. Most entries are submitted through schools.
However, Holy Family is one of only four parish groups participating this year.
Fifteen of our younger parishioners have been successful in obtaining their awards and we would like to congratulate each of them and thank them for all their hard work.
Are you aged 11-18 (Year 6-13)? If you would like to take part in our next Faith in Action programme, and haven't already given in your name,
please contact the Parish Office or speak to Kathleen Smith.
New to the Parish?
If you are recently arrived in the parish, please complete a new parishioner form from the porch with your contact details and put it into the collection basket at the offertory.
Piety Stall
There is a wide selection of cards for all occasions in the card racks in the Narthex..
Swap Shelves
We have been given quite a few more books and jigsaws for our Swap Shelves in the Parish Hall.
It is usually open between the Masses on a Sunday morning. Come along after the 9.30am Mass or before the 11am Mass and take a book, leave a book or pick up a jigsaw.
Tea and coffee are served and it is a very sociable time for all.
STOP PRESS: Margaret Gibb has very kindly spent a few hours putting the books in alphabetical order, so thank you to her. A great job!!
Thanks to all who donate to the upkeep of our lovely church, so that everyone can enjoy its healing presence...
you can donate ONLINE to Holy Family...
Bellringers
One way of letting the local community know that the church is active, and a Mass or service is about to take place, is by the ringing of the bell. But it can also help those in earshot, and perhaps housebound, know what is happening at that moment. With the longer ringing before Mass and the two rings of three at the Consecration, it can mean that they can be involved because of this, and feel connected.
We do have some of the Masses covered, but if you would like to volunteer, particularly if you attend a Mass where the bell is not rung, for either before Mass, and/or at the Consecration, please contact the Parish Office and a short instruction, if necessary, can be given, and to help us to know who could ring for each Mass.
News from our Schools
Have a lovely half-term holiday! We will see you back on Monday 23rd February
Volunteers always needed...
Would you able to join our Parish health and safety team? We need a small group to help carry out regular health
and safety checks in the parish. Would you be interested in taking on a role in Catechesis? We need people to help with our Baptism and First Holy Communion preparation.
Do you have a skill, or knowledge, you would like to share at a Meet up Monday?
Lourdes 2026 Applications for the Lourdes Youth Pilgrimage with Sefton Coach 7 are live now at liverpoollourdesyouth.co.uk
Young people aged from Year 10-age of 22 are invited to be part of Coach 7 this year (22nd-31st July 2026).
The cost of the pilgrimage is £720 but fundraising will reduce this cost. For more information email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
Support for the divorced and separated
The Restored Lives course is run over six weeks, one evening per week. The talks cover the key issues to help you to move on and highlight the practical steps and tools to enable you to tackle the issues that arise from separation and divorce. For more information contact Maureen 0767753371
You may not be able to give financially,
but there are other ways you can help the parish, like donating your time, or your prayers, which are more needed than ever in all sorts of ways. We want to thank all our parishioners for all the ways that they make us a community, looking after each other, and beyond...
Do you know someone in hospital, or about to go into hospital?
The chaplaincy team are here to help YOU.
CLICK HERE for more information