29th Sunday of the Year
You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind.
25th October 2026
First Reading Exodus 22:20-26
Psalm Psalms 18:2-4, 47, 51
Second Reading 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10
Gospel Matthew 22:34-40
Into the Future 2026 – Diocese of Wrexham
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Please read this if you can as there will be meetings around it in the next few weeks
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please ring 01745 353395 or email priestrhyl@rcdwxm.org.uk
Contact address is: St Mary’s Church, 119 Wellington Road, Rhyl, LL18 1LE
Mass Times: Saturday : 5.00 pm
Sunday : 10.00 am
A message from Fr Anthony
Welcome ( Croeso)
to our parish website here at Our Lady of Assumption (St. Mary’s) Church Rhyl. A parish in the Catholic Diocese of Wrexham, North Wales. We hope that you will find it useful and enjoy these pages giving a snapshot of a vibrant and active Catholic parish in North Wales. The Parishioners of this Parish come from 43 diverse nationalities all over the world. You are most welcome to visit and be part of the worshipping community.
God bless you.
Father Anthony, MSP.
Contacting us:
Fr. Anthony Nnamah, MSP
Our Lady of Assumption Catholic Church,
119 Wellington Road,
Rhyl – Denbighshire.
LL18 1LE
Email: priestrhyl@rcdwxm.org.uk
Phone:01745 353 395.
Below are some photographs from Fr Anthony’s Induction ceremony. Click on a photo to show a larger image
Fr. Anthony with Mayor of Rhyl
Christ the Word Catholic School at the Induction of Fr. Anthony
Some of the Priests at Induction of Fr. Anthony
Sanctuary
Sanctuary Side View
North Wales African Catholics
Knights of St. Columba
Induction of Fr. Anthony as Parish Priest
Fr. Anthony
Fr. Anthony with some of the dignitaries at the Induction
Watch Our Young Ones Nurture Nature in the Heart of Our Church
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ST MARY’S on FACEBOOK
Connect, communicate, and help build an even stronger St Mary’s community!
Facebook Page: St Marys Parish Community Rhyl
Instruction and help on accessing the Facebook page can be found in the Parish Bulletin for
7th February 2021
Our Facebook page is now offering a series of group meetings, on prayer, faith sharing, cooking and recipes and purely social — i.e. to meet up and chat.
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The very latest news items are listed here. They appear in date occurence order. For all news items, visit our NEWS PAGE. To add an item to the News page, please send us a message containing all the relevant details. Please also contact us as soon as possible if any of the details are incorrect, or feel free to leave a comment below the item.
Assisted Suicide
Cardinal Vincent Nichols, President of the Bishops’ Conference has issued a pastoral letter on assisted suicide, explaining why it's so important to inform ourselves about assisted suicide, to be fully engaged in the debate and to write to our MPs to oppose assisted suicide being rushed into law....
Mass Count:
The annual Mass Count for parish and diocesan statistics continues for the next two weekends.
Headteacher Vacancy
The Governing Body of Christ the Word Catholic School, Rhyl, invites applications for the post of Headteacher, commencing January 2025. Closing Date is 23rd October 2024 while Interview dates are 20th and 21st November 2024. Interested applicants should please email workforus@denbighshire.gov.uk
Ministers of the Word:
Study days have been organised in the diocese for Ministers of the word ahead of the new Lectionary being used from first Sunday of Advent. Can the Ministers of the word sign the form at the back of the Church please.
Prayer Group
Life in the Spirit prayer meeting will be on Wednesday 9th October 2024 at 7.00 pm in the Social Area. All welcome.
Warm Welcome Resumes
The Warm welcome starts again this Monday 9th September, 2024 9.30 a.m. - 2.30 p.m. Lunch is served at 12.15 p.m.
Summer Break for Father Anthony
Father Anthony will be away for two weeks. Fathers Bob and Frank will be here to celebrate the Holy Masses while he is away. Bishop Edwin will celebrate the Weekday Masses on Thursdays only.
CATHOLIC CHAPLAINCIES AT UK UNIVERSTIES
It is that time of the year when many young people leave their families to go to the Universities. The link below gives details of the Catholic Chaplaincies at universities in England, Scotland and Wales. Many of the young people will find chaplaincy communities both stimulating, companionable and...
Marian Voyage
A group of young people will be travelling through many Towns in the UK with the Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary and a continuous 24 hours Rosary prayer. They will arrive here in our Parish on Sunday, 27th October 2024.