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.
2-3-2020: St David’s Day Welsh Mass
Bishop Edwin will be celebrating a St David’s Day Mass in Welsh on Monday 2nd March at 12 noon in the Cathedral
UK Settled Status
Government are asking churches and community groups to alert people to the need to apply for Settled Status in the UK , which will give them a status in UK law once we leave the EU. There is plenty of time to apply. There are an estimated 1 million EU Citizens still to apply. These may include...
Food Bank News
The Foryd Centre, who we supply with food, tell us they’re short of Tinned meat or Veg, biscuits, Cereals, Pasta Sauces, Frozen meals and UHT milk. Thanks to Parishioner Paul, who is acting as link person with the Foryd Centre at the moment and is also currently writing to food producing firms to...
Simple Meal
Thirteen people enjoyed the Fortnightly Simple Friday Meal last Friday. Thanks to the different teams hosting this, in the parish house.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES, 24-29 JULY 2020
Bishop Peter will be leading the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes which this year will be taking place from 24th to 29th July 2020, flying direct from Liverpool. Organised by Joe Walsh Tours, there are two hotel options: Hotel Paradis, £699 or Hotel La Solitude, £749 per person in a shared room. £10...
Welcoming.
A number of parishioners have made points about welcoming people into Mass. Thanks for these ideas. The parish team are putting them into action. We need three teams of two, each of whom will do welcoming every three weeks. We’re looking at children or youth teams for this as well. If you can...
FLAME 2021 – ADVANCE NOTICE
Flame 2021, the biggest Catholic youth event in the UK, will take place on Saturday 6 March 2021 at The SSE Arena, Wembley. Flame gathers over 8000 young Catholics from across England and Wales for a day of prayer, adoration, catechesis and praise. Details to follow in due course.
Lenten Alms
Bishop Peter has dedicated this year's Lenten Alms to the two following charities: The Medaille Trust which provides refuge and freedom to victims of modern slavery https://www.medaille-trust.org.uk (registered charity no 1117830) and Welcome me as I am which promotes mental health awarenessin...
Racial Justice Sunday
Next weekend, Sunday 9th February, the Catholic Church in England and Wales will celebrate Racial Justice. The theme is “You are at the heart of the Church”. It will celebrate the contribution Travelling Communities make to the Church in England and Wales. It is an opportunity for all Catholics to...