St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> 2nd sun Ord Time (Cyc B) – 17th Jan 2021
• Bishop’s letter -> Feast of the Baptism of the Lord
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word . Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am: Due to the increased level of Covid-19 infections locally this Mass will be available on Facebook Live only -> Facebook Live  
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details.

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[15 Jan 21]

St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> The Baptism of The Lord (Cyc B) – 10th Jan 2021
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word . Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am:
  • Under the revised UK Government regulations, from Sunday 6th December the church is open for attendance at this 10am Mass on Sunday. The usual telephone booking arrangements are in place if you wish to attend, and the Mass will also be available on Facebook -> Facebook Live 
  • To book to attend Mass in person for Sundays: Ring 07729 283 978 Line open: Mon – Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply) -> Booking a seat and other arrangements; please note this mobile number is the only way to reserve your seat bookings for Mass & calls to this number are solely for this purpose. FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN CHURCHES & MUST BE WORN OVER YOUR MOUTH & NOSE Thank you for your co-operation & understanding.
  • Please wrap up warmly – the church windows and doors are ajar to satisfy our risk assessment in order to be allowed to remain open. So please layer up if you’re attending!
  • You can also plan to join us on -> Facebook Live. 
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details. St. Paul’s Church is displaying Posters with the “QR code” should you wish to ‘check in’ when you join us in Church. The parish office will continue to retain copies of church attendance registers for 21 days for any needed tracing purposes.
• Volunteer help needed: Thank you for your messages of support expressing how much you’ve enjoyed sharing our Masses and thanks to the volunteers who are enabling us to open. WE DO NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS (under 70), could you help? If so, contact the parish office or email.

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[8 Jan 21]

St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> Newsletter – 2nd Sun (Cyc B) – 3rd Jan 2021
• Pope Francis message: Path To Peace letter -> A Culture of Care as a Path to Peace
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word . Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.
• Advent Carol Service -> Carol service video

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am:
  • Under the revised UK Government regulations, from Sunday 6th December the church is open for attendance at this 10am Mass on Sunday. The usual telephone booking arrangements are in place if you wish to attend, and the Mass will also be available on Facebook -> Facebook Live 
  • To book to attend Mass in person for Sundays: Ring 07729 283 978 Line open: Mon – Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply) -> Booking a seat and other arrangements; please note this mobile number is the only way to reserve your seat bookings for Mass & calls to this number are solely for this purpose. FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN CHURCHES & MUST BE WORN OVER YOUR MOUTH & NOSE Thank you for your co-operation & understanding.
  • Please wrap up warmly – the church windows and doors are ajar to satisfy our risk assessment in order to be allowed to remain open. So please layer up if you’re attending!
  • You can also plan to join us on -> Facebook Live. 
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details. St. Paul’s Church is displaying Posters with the “QR code” should you wish to ‘check in’ when you join us in Church. The parish office will continue to retain copies of church attendance registers for 21 days for any needed tracing purposes.
• Volunteer help needed: Thank you for your messages of support expressing how much you’ve enjoyed sharing our Masses and thanks to the volunteers who are enabling us to open. WE DO NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS (under 70), could you help? If so, contact the parish office or email.

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[3 Jan 21]

St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> None this week.  
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word . Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am:
  • Under the revised UK Government regulations, from Sunday 6th December the church is open for attendance at this 10am Mass on Sunday. The usual telephone booking arrangements are in place if you wish to attend, and the Mass will also be available on Facebook -> Facebook Live 
  • To book to attend Mass in person for Sundays: Ring 07729 283 978 Line open: Mon – Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply) -> Booking a seat and other arrangements; please note this mobile number is the only way to reserve your seat bookings for Mass & calls to this number are solely for this purpose. FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN CHURCHES & MUST BE WORN OVER YOUR MOUTH & NOSE Thank you for your co-operation & understanding.
  • Please wrap up warmly – the church windows and doors are ajar to satisfy our risk assessment in order to be allowed to remain open. So please layer up if you’re attending!
  • You can also plan to join us on -> Facebook Live. 
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details. St. Paul’s Church is displaying Posters with the “QR code” should you wish to ‘check in’ when you join us in Church. The parish office will continue to retain copies of church attendance registers for 21 days for any needed tracing purposes.
• Volunteer help needed: Thank you for your messages of support expressing how much you’ve enjoyed sharing our Masses and thanks to the volunteers who are enabling us to open. WE DO NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS (under 70), could you help? If so, contact the parish office or email.

Christmas Mass: Provisional Arrangements are:- Christmas Eve, THURS 24th Dec at 5pm and Christmas Day FRI 25th at 10am. Both Masses WILL NEED TO BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE. We envisage demand will be greater than seats available, so the liturgy group agreed for the parish office to take names / telephone numbers of those requesting seats and to draw names (to make this as fair as possible). The office will contact parishioners who are allocated seats. The bookings number is taking expressions of interest for the two Christmas Masses Ring 07729 283 978 line open Mon–Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply).

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[2 Jan 21]

St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> Advent Wk 4 – NEWSLETTER 20th Dec 2020 & Christmas (cyc B)
• Bishop Mark’s pastoral letter -> Bishop Mark Pastoral Letter 3rd Sun in Advent
• Pope Francis’ Apostolic Letter – > On the 150th anniversary of the proclamation of St Joseph as patron of the Universal Church
• Diocese Reflection sheet -> 4th Sunday of Advent 
• Faith map for Advent, made available by Redemptorist Publication -> Advent Faithmap (more details -> Redemptorist Publications).
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.
• Join our JOURNEY of ADVENT: the last Advent activity this week with an Advent Carol Service. More details -> St Paul’s – Advent 2020 activities. If you would like to attend this event PLEASE email stpaulspoynton@gmail.com. It would be great to see members of our parish family joining in.
• Christmas Masses: a few seats are available at our Christmas Masses (Thurs 24^th Dec, 5pm & Fri 25^th Dec, 10am).  These will be allocated on a first come basis.  To book please ring: 07729283978 ASAP on Tues/Weds between 10-12.

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

Summary details -> Poynton Post

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am:
  • Under the revised UK Government regulations, from Sunday 6th December the church is open for attendance at this 10am Mass on Sunday. The usual telephone booking arrangements are in place if you wish to attend, and the Mass will also be available on Facebook -> Facebook Live 
  • To book to attend Mass in person for Sundays: Ring 07729 283 978 Line open: Mon – Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply) -> Booking a seat and other arrangements; please note this mobile number is the only way to reserve your seat bookings for Mass & calls to this number are solely for this purpose. FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN CHURCHES & MUST BE WORN OVER YOUR MOUTH & NOSE Thank you for your co-operation & understanding.
  • Please wrap up warmly – the church windows and doors are ajar to satisfy our risk assessment in order to be allowed to remain open. So please layer up if you’re attending!
  • You can also plan to join us on -> Facebook Live. 
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details. St. Paul’s Church is displaying Posters with the “QR code” should you wish to ‘check in’ when you join us in Church. The parish office will continue to retain copies of church attendance registers for 21 days for any needed tracing purposes.
• Volunteer help needed: Thank you for your messages of support expressing how much you’ve enjoyed sharing our Masses and thanks to the volunteers who are enabling us to open. WE DO NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS (under 70), could you help? If so, contact the parish office or email.

Christmas Mass: Provisional Arrangements are:- Christmas Eve, THURS 24th Dec at 5pm and Christmas Day FRI 25th at 10am. Both Masses WILL NEED TO BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE. We envisage demand will be greater than seats available, so the liturgy group agreed for the parish office to take names / telephone numbers of those requesting seats and to draw names (to make this as fair as possible). The office will contact parishioners who are allocated seats. The bookings number is taking expressions of interest for the two Christmas Masses Ring 07729 283 978 line open Mon–Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply).

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

THE BIG GIVE 2020: On Christmas Eve the Cre8 team plan to distribute gifts and food to households on the Moss Estate and wider across Macclesfield. They will welcome anybody willing to volunteer some of their time on Christmas Eve to help with sorting and distributing food and gifts. See -> Cre8 Appeal Poster

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[21 Dec 20]

St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> Advent Wk 3 – 13th Dec 2020 (cyc B)
• Labels For Parishioners to Sign For Parish Cards -> Labels (Word), Labels (PDF)
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.
• Join our JOURNEY of ADVENT: four special events held online on Tuesdays in Advent over December at 7pm. More details -> St Paul’s – Advent 2020 activities. If you would like to attend the above events PLEASE email stpaulspoynton@gmail.com. It would be great to see members of our parish family joining in and sharing these evenings.
• Advent Christingle: St. Paul’s Sun 13th Dec 2020 during 10am Mass. More details -> St Paul’s – Advent 2020 activities. Fr. Peter has invited the younger children to attend. If your child in interested in attending/being part of this please email Ailish on: ailishfountain@sky.com.
  Seats need to be allocated ASAP & we need to know how many children / parents will be attending (we have a maximum capacity).

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

Summary details -> Poynton Post

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am:
  • Under the revised UK Government regulations, from Sunday 6th December the church is open for attendance at this 10am Mass on Sunday. The usual telephone booking arrangements are in place if you wish to attend, and the Mass will also be available on Facebook -> Facebook Live 
  • To book to attend Mass in person for Sundays: Ring 07729 283 978 Line open: Mon – Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply) -> Booking a seat and other arrangements; please note this mobile number is the only way to reserve your seat bookings for Mass & calls to this number are solely for this purpose. FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN CHURCHES & MUST BE WORN OVER YOUR MOUTH & NOSE Thank you for your co-operation & understanding.
  • Please wrap up warmly – the church windows and doors are ajar to satisfy our risk assessment in order to be allowed to remain open. So please layer up if you’re attending!
  • You can also plan to join us on -> Facebook Live. 
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details. St. Paul’s Church is displaying Posters with the “QR code” should you wish to ‘check in’ when you join us in Church. The parish office will continue to retain copies of church attendance registers for 21 days for any needed tracing purposes.
• Volunteer help needed: Thank you for your messages of support expressing how much you’ve enjoyed sharing our Masses and thanks to the volunteers who are enabling us to open. WE DO NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS (under 70), could you help? If so, contact the parish office or email.

Christmas Mass: Provisional Arrangements are:- Christmas Eve, THURS 24th Dec at 5pm and Christmas Day FRI 25th at 10am. Both Masses WILL NEED TO BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE. We envisage demand will be greater than seats available, so the liturgy group agreed for the parish office to take names / telephone numbers of those requesting seats and to draw names (to make this as fair as possible). The office will contact parishioners who are allocated seats. The bookings number is taking expressions of interest for the two Christmas Masses Ring 07729 283 978 line open Mon–Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply).

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

THE BIG GIVE 2020: On Christmas Eve the Cre8 team plan to distribute gifts and food to households on the Moss Estate and wider across Macclesfield. They will welcome anybody willing to volunteer some of their time on Christmas Eve to help with sorting and distributing food and gifts. See -> Cre8 Appeal Poster

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[4 Dec 20]

St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> Advent Wk 2 – 6th Dec 2020 (cyc B)
• Labels For Parishioners to Sign For Parish Cards -> Labels (Word), Labels (PDF)
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.
• Join our JOURNEY of ADVENT: four special events held online on Tuesdays in Advent over December at 7pm. More details -> St Paul’s – Advent 2020 activities. If you would like to attend the above events PLEASE email stpaulspoynton@gmail.com. It would be great to see members of our parish family joining in and sharing these evenings.
• Advent Christingle: St. Paul’s Sun 13th Dec 2020 during 10am Mass. More details -> St Paul’s – Advent 2020 activities. Fr. Peter has invited the younger children to attend. If your child in interested in attending/being part of this please email Ailish on: ailishfountain@sky.com.
  Seats need to be allocated ASAP & we need to know how many children / parents will be attending (we have a maximum capacity).
• Making a Place for Christ, Crib Devotion Leaflet: a publication distributed by the Diocese of Shrewsbury -> Advent wk 2 – Diocese Doc – Making a Place for Christ Crib Devotion Leaflet 
• A Visit to the Blessed Sacrament: A Second Sunday of Advent Reflection Resource publication distributed by the Diocese of Shrewsbury -> Diocese Reflection-2nd Sunday-of-Advent
• SYMT Advent resources: The Shrewsbury Youth Mission Team (SYMT), it is our vision to encourage, engage and equip the young people, and youth leaders of the Diocese of Shrewsbury has distributed some Advent resources -> SYMT Advent booklet and -> Advent Give list. These are other resources are available on their web site at -> SYMT
• God’s Gift of Forgiveness: published and copyright of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops -> God’s Gift of Forgiveness: A Pastoral Exhortation on the Sacrament of Penance & Reconciliation
• The Power in the Bible: -> Advent wk2, laciviltacattolica.com-Power in the Bible-article for parishioners. The publication “La Civilita Cattolica” is published in several languages. The English language version with many articles and podcasts is available on their website -> La Civilta Cattolica (English)

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

Summary details -> Poynton Post

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am:
  • Under the revised UK Government regulations, from Sunday 6th December the church is open for attendance at this 10am Mass on Sunday. The usual telephone booking arrangements are in place if you wish to attend, and the Mass will also be available on Facebook -> Facebook Live 
  • To book to attend Mass in person for Sundays: Ring 07729 283 978 Line open: Mon – Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply) -> Booking a seat and other arrangements; please note this mobile number is the only way to reserve your seat bookings for Mass & calls to this number are solely for this purpose. FACE COVERINGS ARE MANDATORY IN CHURCHES & MUST BE WORN OVER YOUR MOUTH & NOSE Thank you for your co-operation & understanding.
  • Please wrap up warmly – the church windows and doors are ajar to satisfy our risk assessment in order to be allowed to remain open. So please layer up if you’re attending!
  • You can also plan to join us on -> Facebook Live. 
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details. St. Paul’s Church is displaying Posters with the “QR code” should you wish to ‘check in’ when you join us in Church. The parish office will continue to retain copies of church attendance registers for 21 days for any needed tracing purposes.
• Volunteer help needed: Thank you for your messages of support expressing how much you’ve enjoyed sharing our Masses and thanks to the volunteers who are enabling us to open. WE DO NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS (under 70), could you help? If so, contact the parish office or email.

Christmas Mass: Provisional Arrangements are:- Christmas Eve, THURS 24th Dec at 5pm and Christmas Day FRI 25th at 10am. Both Masses WILL NEED TO BE BOOKED IN ADVANCE. We envisage demand will be greater than seats available, so the liturgy group agreed for the parish office to take names / telephone numbers of those requesting seats and to draw names (to make this as fair as possible). The office will contact parishioners who are allocated seats. The bookings number is taking expressions of interest for the two Christmas Masses Ring 07729 283 978 line open Mon–Thurs 10am to 12 Noon & Fri 10am to 11am (Mobile charges apply).

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

THE BIG GIVE 2020: On Christmas Eve the Cre8 team plan to distribute gifts and food to households on the Moss Estate and wider across Macclesfield. They will welcome anybody willing to volunteer some of their time on Christmas Eve to help with sorting and distributing food and gifts. See -> Cre8 Appeal Poster

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[4 Dec 20]

St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> Newsletter Advent Wk 1 – 29th Nov 2020 (cyc B)
• Labels For Parishioners to Sign For Parish Cards -> Labels (Word), Labels (PDF)
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.
• Join our JOURNEY of ADVENT: four special events held online on Tuesdays in Advent over December at 7pm. More details -> St Paul’s – Advent 2020 activities
• Advent Christingle: St. Paul’s Sun 13th Dec 2020 during 10am Mass. More details -> St Paul’s – Advent 2020 activities
• Sanctuary Mental Health: the Finding Light Useful Booklet -> Finding Light Press Release ADVENT WK 1 . Much more information and help is available on their website -> Sanctuary Mental Health
• Advent E-Book: thanks to the My Catholic Kids website this e-book is available as freely as a download -> My Jesse Tree and Advent free e-books. 
• Children’s Advent Calendar: Free Light you Path Children Calendar Family Resource -> Light Your Advent Path. Thank for to the Catholic Children’s Society for making this available -> Catholic Children’s Society Advent Calendar 2020
• Covid-19 Tier 2 NHS Information Poster: -> Covid Tier 2 poster. Available for all three tiers -> Public Health England Tier posters

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

Summary details -> Poynton Post

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am:
  • Under the revised UK Government regulations, from Sunday 6th December the church will be open for attendance at this 10am Mass on Sunday. The usual telephone booking arrangements are in place if you wish to attend, and the Mass will also be available on Facebook -> Facebook Live 
  • Please see the weekend’s parish newsletter for more details.
  • To join us in church on 6th December you must book during the previous week, see for more details -> Booking a seat and other arrangements; if you have booked a seat in church please remember to arrive no earlier than 10:45pm, bring and wear a face covering, and see the Stewards at the front door before entering the church. 
  • Please wrap up warmly – the church windows and doors are ajar to satisfy our risk assessment in order to be allowed to remain open. So please layer up if you’re attending!
  • You can also plan to join us on -> Facebook Live. 
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details. St. Paul’s Church is displaying Posters with the “QR code” should you wish to ‘check in’ when you join us in Church. The parish office will continue to retain copies of church attendance registers for 21 days for any needed tracing purposes.
• Volunteer help needed: Thank you for your messages of support expressing how much you’ve enjoyed sharing our Masses and thanks to the volunteers who are enabling us to open. WE DO NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS (under 70), could you help? If so, contact the parish office or email.

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

THE BIG GIVE 2020: On Christmas Eve the Cre8 team plan to distribute gifts and food to households on the Moss Estate and wider across Macclesfield. They will welcome anybody willing to volunteer some of their time on Christmas Eve to help with sorting and distributing food and gifts. See -> Cre8 Appeal Poster

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[27 Nov 20]

St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> Our Lord Jesus Christ King of The Universe – 22nd Nov 2020 (cyc A)
• Labels For Parishioners to Sign For Parish Cards -> Labels (Word), Labels (PDF)
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.
• National Day of Prayer on 21st November, praying for the end of the pandemic -> Diocese of Shrewsbury – National Day of Prayer Resource – Nov 2020
• November Souls Service: The Service this year will be held on Tuesday, 24th November, 2020, at 7pm (apologies for the wrong day of the week being shown previously). Due to Covid 19 precautionary measures, this will be a Virtual Service only. 

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

Summary details -> Poynton Post

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am:
  • The UK Government regulations have changed and the church will not be open for attendance at the 10am Mass on Sunday until further notice. The Mass will be held and can be viewed on Facebook -> Facebook Live 
  • Please see the weekend’s parish newsletter for more details.
  • If UK Government regulations permit we hope to recommence bookings on 2nd December for the congregation at the Mass on 6th December
  • To join us in church on 6th December you must book during the previous week, see for more details -> Booking a seat and other arrangements; if you have booked a seat in church please remember to arrive no earlier than 10:45pm, bring and wear a face covering, and see the Stewards at the front door before entering the church. 
  • Please wrap up warmly – the church windows and doors are ajar to satisfy our risk assessment in order to be allowed to remain open. So please layer up if you’re attending!
  • You can also plan to join us on -> Facebook Live. 
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details. St. Paul’s Church is displaying Posters with the “QR code” should you wish to ‘check in’ when you join us in Church. The parish office will continue to retain copies of church attendance registers for 21 days for any needed tracing purposes.
• Volunteer help needed: Thank you for your messages of support expressing how much you’ve enjoyed sharing our Masses and thanks to the volunteers who are enabling us to open. WE DO NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS (under 70), could you help? If so, contact the parish office or email.

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[21 Nov 20]

St Paul’s parish update

• St. Paul’s Parish Newsletter -> 33nd Sun Ord Time – 15th Nov 2020 (cyc A)
• Virtual Retreat on 21st November for Ministers of the Word
  Eucharistic Ministers, Catechists; EVERYONE welcome! All Ministers of the Word (Readers) and Eucharistic Ministers are
  requested to have a retreat at least once a year. This year our retreat
  will use ZOOM. To register and to get the ZOOM link please email eventstalban@gmail.com and with the subject containing your parish’s’ name and the following: Ministers’ retreat 21st November 2020. More detail is in this weekend’s newsletter.
• Wednesday Word for the coming week -> Wednesday Word Wednesday Word is updated each week as a useful sheet for families to read through.
• Weekday Mass Sheet, to help you if you are joining in with the daily masses streamed from St Alban’s and St Paul’s. However, due to current COVID-19 situation, the Weekday Mass Sheets have been suspended until further notice.
• National Day of Prayer on 21st November, praying for the end of the pandemic -> Diocese of Shrewsbury – National Day of Prayer Resource – Nov 2020
• November Souls Service: The Service this year will be held on Thursday, 24th November, 2020, at 7pm. Due to the Covid 19 situation, this will be a Virtual Service. 

Mass and prayers from St Paul’s Church

Summary details -> Poynton Post

• Wednesday Mass at 9:30am: broadcast using Facebook Live. This starts at 9:15am with prayers, followed by Mass at 9:30am -> Facebook Live or in the Facebook App search for “Mass at St Paul’s RC Church”.
• Sunday Mass at 10am:
  • The UK Government regulations have changed and the church will not be open for attendance at the 10am Mass on Sunday until further notice. The Mass will be held and can be viewed on Facebook -> Facebook Live 
  • Please see the weekend’s parish newsletter for more details.
  • If UK Government regulations permit we hope to recommence bookings on 2nd December for the congregation at the Mass on 6th December
  • To join us in church on 6th December you must book during the previous week, see for more details -> Booking a seat and other arrangements; if you have booked a seat in church please remember to arrive no earlier than 10:45pm, bring and wear a face covering, and see the Stewards at the front door before entering the church. 
  • Please wrap up warmly – the church windows and doors are ajar to satisfy our risk assessment in order to be allowed to remain open. So please layer up if you’re attending!
  • You can also plan to join us on -> Facebook Live. 
• If you have an up to date smartphone such as an iPhone, Samsung, Sony etc please use the new NHS COVID-19 app to protect you; this includes contact tracing, local area alerts and venue check-in. Details are online > NHS Covid-19 details. St. Paul’s Church is displaying Posters with the “QR code” should you wish to ‘check in’ when you join us in Church. The parish office will continue to retain copies of church attendance registers for 21 days for any needed tracing purposes.
• Volunteer help needed: Thank you for your messages of support expressing how much you’ve enjoyed sharing our Masses and thanks to the volunteers who are enabling us to open. WE DO NEED MORE VOLUNTEERS (under 70), could you help? If so, contact the parish office or email.

Parish newsletter: If you know of anyone who would like a copy of the newsletter via email please ask them to register their details on the parish database. This can be done by using the online registration form -> Parish database

News: Key pages on the parish website so that you can keep up to date with parish matters are:

• the home page -> www.stpaulspoynton.org.uk which will have posts of any latest news and newsletters
• the coronavirus update page -> Coronavirus update
• the coronavirus information page -> Coronavirus information.
• Covid-19, Ways to Giving & Getting Help document from St. Albans website -> Giving & Getting Help

Queries: If you have any urgent queries, please contact the parish office by email or telephone.  At this time the office is working reduced hours from home focusing on calls, emails and the weekly newsletter – the parish office team hope you are finding the newsletters informative and interesting. 

St Alban’s parish

You can join St. Albans for their live streamed services and keep up to date with St Alban’s news on their website -> St Alban’s website, which includes their monthly newsletter -> St Alban’s newsletter. Key activities are also listed in the St Paul’s newsletter.

Local news for Poynton and district

Keep up to date at:

Poynton Update News: Local news -> Poynton Town Council

Poynton Post: This is available online at -> Poynton Post. You can sign up for updates by email.

[14 Nov 20]