Cardinal Nichols (Westminster) Mon: London Bishops’ Christmas Dinner, Apostolic Nunciature, 54 Parkside, Wimbledon, London, SW19 5NE, 7.00pm. Tue: London Church Leaders’ Breakfast Meeting, The Old Deanery, Dean’s Court, EC4V 5AA, 8.30am – 10.00am. Governance Meeting, Allen Hall Seminary, Beaufort Street, London, SW3 5AA, 4.00pm. Wed: Meeting with Bishops’ Conference Staff, London, SW1P 1QJ, 10.00am. Catholic Children’s Society Nativity Service, Westminster Cathedral, Victoria, 2.00pm. Santa Marta Board Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Ambrosden Avenue, London, SW1P 1QJ, 4.00pm – 6.00pm. CBCEW Christmas Reception, Archbishop’s House, Ambrosden Avenue, London, SW1P 1QJ, 6.30pm – 8.00pm. Thu: Meetings in Archbishop’s House, Archbishop’s House, Ambrosden Avenue, London, SW1P 1QJ, 9.00am – 5.30pm. Annual General Meeting, Cardinal Hume Centre, 6.00pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, SW1P 1QJ, 9.30am. Trustees Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Ambrosden Avenue, London, SW1P 1QJ, 11.15am.
Archbishop Longley (Birmingham) Sun: Mass, Christ the King, Woodcote, 11.30am. Visitation, St Mary’s College, Oscott. Mon: Visitation, St Mary’s College, Oscott. Tue: Oriental Orthodox-Catholic Meeting, London, 11.00am. Choral Evensong, Anglican Centre in Rome UK, London, 5.00pm. Wed: Council of Priests, St Mary’s College, Oscott, 10.30am. Thu: Chapter Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, 12.15pm. Mass, Birmingham Oratory, 7.00pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, 9.30am. Advent Carol Service, Warwick University Chaplaincy, 5.15pm. Sat: Parish Visitation, St Joseph and Helen, Kings Norton and St Paul’s, Kings Norton.
Archbishop McMahon (Liverpool) Sun: Visitation Mass – St Mary and St John, Newton-le-Willows, 9.00am. Visitation Mass – St Patrick, Newton-le-Willows, 10.00am. Visitation Mass – St David, Newton-le-Willows, 11.00am. Tue: Bishops Day of Recollection, Leeds. Wed: Schools Advent Service, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, 2.00pm. Thu: Mayor’s Briefing, Liverpool Anglican Cathedral, 3.30pm. Mass of Thanksgiving on the 50th Anniversary of Holy Name Church, Fazakerley. Fri: Advent Retreat Day for retired clergy, All Saints, Anfield, 10.00am.
Archbishop Smith (Southwark) Tue: London Church Leaders meeting, The Old Deanery EC4, 8.30am. Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 4.00pm. Thu: Archbishop’s Council, 2.00pm. Diocesan Agencies Reception, 6.30pm.
Bishop Arnold (Salford) Sun: Attends an event to close the ‘weeks of guided prayer’ initiative, Cathedral Centre, 1.00pm. Mon: Private engagements. Attends Oxford Newman Trust meeting, Oriel College, 5.00pm. Tue: Private meetings, Wardley Hall. Delivers the Maurice Brunner Lecture, The Jewish Museum, Manchester, 7.30pm. Wed: Attends CAFOD Trustees meeting, Romero House, 10.00am. Thu: Celebration of Mass, Cathedral Church of St John, 7.30pm. Fri: Attends a meeting at Whalley Abbey, 11.00am. HCPT Carol Service, Cathedral Church of St John, 7.30pm.
Bishop Byrne (Birmingham) Sun: Parish Visitation & Confirmations, Our Lady of Lourdes, Yardley Wood. Mon: Eucharistic Congress Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, 11.00am. Inaugural Lecture, Professor Judith Champ, Oscott College, Birmingham, 6.00pm. Tue: Advent Service, Father Hudson’s Society, Coleshill, 11.30am. Confirmations, St Ambrose, Kidderminster, 7.00pm. Wed: Council of Priests, St Mary’s College, Oscott, Birmingham, 10.30am. Thu: Chapter Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, 10.00am. Chapter Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, St Chad’s Cathedral, 12.15pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, Cathedral House, Birmingham, 9.30am. Confirmations, Sacred Heart, Droitwich, 7.00pm. Sat: Parish Visitation & Confirmations, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Rednal.
Bishop Campbell (Lancaster) Tue: Attends Northern Bishop’s Meeting, Leeds. Wed: Leads Novena and gives Homily, St Walburge’s, Preston, pm. Thu: Diaconal Ordination of The Rev Danial Etienne, St Mary’s College, Oscott, pm.
Bishop Cunningham (Hexham and Newcastle) Sun: Mass at St Anthony’s Convent, Oaklea, Sunderland, 8.00am. Mass at St Mary’s, Sunderland for Visitation, 10.30am. Mass at St Mary’s, Sunderland for Visitation, 5.30pm. Mon: Confirmations at St Robert of Newminster, Morpeth, 7.00pm. Tue: Meeting with Northern Bishops at Bishop’s House, Leeds, am. Meeting with Parish Council of St Mary’s, Barnard Castle at St Osmund, Gainford, 6.00pm. Meeting with Parishioners of St Osmund’s, Gainford, 7.00pm. Wed: Meetings at Bishop’s House, am. Confirmations, St John’s, Billingham, 7.00pm. Thu: Diocesan Board of Directors Meeting, St Vincent’s Diocesan Offices, 10.00am. Mass at St Anne’s, Darlington for 60th Anniversary of parish, 7.00pm. Fri: Episcopal Council Meeting at Bishop’s House, 9.30am. Torchlight Procession at Beaumont Park, Hexham, 7.00pm. Sat: Mass at St Cecilia’s, Sunderland for Visitation, 6.00pm.
Bishop Davies (Shrewsbury) Sun: Bishop’s Pastoral Visitation of Holy Apostles & Martyrs Parish. Shrine Church of Ss Peter & Paul and St Philomena, New Brighton, Mass 10.30am. Tue: Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales National Catholic Safeguarding Commission, Archbishop’s House, Westminster. Wed: Deans’ Meetings, Curial Offices, Birkenhead, 11.00am. Diocesan Trustees, Curial Offices, Birkenhead, 4.00pm. Thu: 150th Anniversary of St Mary’s, Middlewich, Mass 7.00pm. Fri: Appointments, Curial Offices, Birkenhead, am. Cathedral Chapter Mass and lunch, Our Lady & St John’s, Heswall, 12 noon. Sat: Bishop’s Pastoral Visitation of Holy Apostles & Martyrs Parish, Wallasey. Mass 6.00pm.
Bishop Doyle (Northampton) Sun: Visitation, The Good Shepherd, Haddenham and Our Lady of Light, Long Crendon. Tue: Marriage and Family Life Committee, Eccleston Square, London, 12.30pm. Thu: Patronal Mass, Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate, Northampton, 7.00pm. Fri: Trustees & Finance Board meeting, Bishop’s House, 10.30am. Sat: Visitation begins, St Teresa’s, Beaconsfield and St Dunstan’s, Bourne End.
Bishop Drainey (Middlesbrough) Sun: Parish Visitation to St Francis/St Clare, Middlesbrough, All Weekend. Tue: Attends meeting of the Northern Province in Leeds, 10.30am. Wed: School Visits – Morning, All Saints Primary, Thirsk, 9.00am. Afternoon, Sacred Heart Primary, Northallerton, 1.00pm. Sat: Attends the BBC Tees Carol Concert at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough, 3.00pm.
Bishop Egan (Portsmouth) Sun: Inter-faith meeting, Winchester University. Tue: Various meetings, Bishop’s House, Portsmouth. Thu: Trustees Meeting, Bishop’s House, Portsmouth. Sat: Priestly Ordination – Mark Whiting, St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth, 3.00pm.
Bishop Hendricks (Auxiliary in Southwark) Sun: Thanksgiving Mass, St Boniface, Tooting, 12.00 noon. Mon: Deaf Service Meeting, Tooting Bec, 2.00pm. Tue: London Church Leaders Meeting, St Paul’s, 8.30am. Oriental Orthodox meeting, London, 11.00am. Trustees Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 4.00pm. Wed: Parish Priest induction, St John Fisher, Merton, 7.00pm. Thu: Archbishop’s Council, Archbishop’s House, 2.00pm. Agencies Reception, Archbishop’s House, 6.30pm.
Bishop Heskett (Hallam) Sun: Confirmations, St Vincent de Paul, Sheffield, 10.00am. 90th Anniversary celebrations, St Catherine of Siena, Sheffield, 1.30pm. Tue: Northern Bishops’ meeting, Leeds, 10.45am. Wed: Meeting of Diocesan Trustees, Pastoral Centre, 10.45am. Thu-Fri: Redemptorist Ordination, London. Sat: Catholic Men’s Event, St Vincent’s Hall, Sheffield, 7.30pm.
Bishop Hopes (East Anglia) Sun: Mass at Chaplaincy University of East Anglia, Norwich, 6.00pm. Mon: Engagements, White House, am. Tue: Liturgy Committee, Bishop’s Conference, London, 11.30am. Thu: Bishop’s Council, Poringland, 11.00am. Engagements, White House, pm. Fri: Mass to celebrate the formation of Our Lady of Walsingham, Catholic MAT, Walsingham, 12.00 noon.
Bishop Hudson (Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster) Sun: Celebrates Year of Mercy Mass, HM Prison, Pentonville, 10.30am. Tue: London Church Leaders’ meeting, Old Deanery, EC4, 8.30am. Cardinal Hume Centre Advent Carol Concert, Sacred Heart Chapel, Westminster, 6.30pm. Wed: Parish Support Team Meeting, Vaughan House, 10.00am. Meeting in Archbishop’s House, 11.00am. Advent Reception, Archbishop’s House, 6.30pm. Thu: Celebrates Mass and Visits SPEC, Pinner, 11.00am. Cardinal Hume Centre Board and AGM, Westminster, 4.30pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 9.30am. Trustees’ Board Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 11.00am. Cardinal Hume Centre Interviews, Westminster, 2.00pm. Mass for Westminster Youth Ministry, St Aloysius Church, Somers Town, 7.00pm. Sat: Carol Concert, St Joseph’s Pastoral Centre, Hendon, 5.00pm.
Bishop Kenney (Birmingham) Mon: J&P Commission, St Thomas More, Coventry, 10.30am. Lecture with Prof Judith Champ, Oscott College, 6.00pm. Tue: Deacons’ Dinner, St John Fisher Parish Centre, Coventry, 7.00pm. Wed: Priests’ Council, Oscott, 11.00am. Thu: Chapter Meeting, Birmingham, 10.30am. Chapter Mass, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, 12.00 noon. Fri: Archbishop’s Council, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, 9.30am.
Bishop Lang (Clifton) Mon: Gloucestershire Church Leaders’ Meeting, Gloucester, 10.30am. Tue: Overseas Mission Committee Meeting, London, 2.00pm. Wed-Thu: Academies, AGM.
Bishop Lynch (Auxiliary in Southwark) Sun: Visitation – St Paul’s, Thamesmead. Tue: Mission Commission, Eccleston Square, 11.00am. Thu: Archbishop’s Council, 10.30am. Advent Reception at Archbishop’s House, 6.30pm. Fri: Visitation – St Benet’s, Abbey Wood. Sat: Visitation – St Benet’s, Abbey Wood.
Bishop McAleenan (Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster) Sun: Portuguese Chaplaincy at Underwood Road, 10.30am. Mon: Nunciature, 6.00pm. Wed: Parish Support Team Meeting, Vaughan House, 10.00am. Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 1.00pm. Stevenage Deanery, 7.00pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council meeting, Archbishop’s House, 9.30am. Trustees Board Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 11.00am. Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 2.30pm. Meeting, WGC, 6.00pm.
Bishop McGough (Birmingham) Sun: Parish Visitation, English Martyrs, Blackheath and St Francis Xavier, Oldbury. Mon: Bishops’ Sub-Committee, Cathedral House, Birmingham, 11.00am. Wed: Council of Priests, St Mary’s College, Oscott, 10.30am. Visits St Joseph’s Primary School, Uttoxeter, 2.15pm. Confirmations, St Mary’s, Uttoxeter, 7.00pm. Thu: Chapter Meeting, Cathedral House, Birmingham, 10.00am. Chapter Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, 12.15pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, 9.30am. DES Sub-Committee, Cathedral House, Birmingham, 2.30pm. Sat: Polish Celebration Concert, Walsall Town Hall, 7.00pm.
Bishop McKinney (Nottingham) Sun: Visitation Mass, St Augustine Webster, Barton-upon-Humber, 9.30am. Visitation Mass, St Mary’s, Brigg, 11.00am. Mon: Meetings, Bishop’s House. Mansfield Catenians Clergy Dinner, Portland College, Mansfield, 7.30am. Tue: Meetings, Bishop’s House. Thu: Board of Directors Meeting, Willson House, 11.00am. Sat: Mass for the 90th Anniversary of KSC Province 9, Church of the Good Shepherd, Woodthorpe, 2.00pm.
Bishop Malone (Liverpool) Tue: Bishops Day of Recollection, Leeds. Fri: Advent Retreat Day for retired clergy, All Saints, Anfield, 10.00am.
Bishop Mason (Auxiliary in Southwark) Sun: Confirmations in Strood, 10.30am. Mon: Kent Deans Meeting at The Hermitage, 11.00am. Christmas supper with Nuncio. Tue: Trustees meeting at Archbishop’s House, 4.00pm. Wed: Meeting with KCSP at Teston, 11.00am. Advent Reception at Archbishop’s House, Westminster, 6.30pm. Thu: Meeting with Apostleship of the Sea at Eccleston Square, 10.00am. Meeting with Archbishop’s Council at Archbishop’s House, 2.00pm. Advent Reception at Archbishop’s House, 6.00pm. Fri: Ongoing Formation of Priests In Service Day at The Friars.
Bishop Moth (Arundel and Brighton) Sun: Meeting, Birmingham, 11.00am. Advent Vespers and Installation of New Canons, Arundel Cathedral, 6.30pm. Mon: Meeting, High Oaks, 9.00am. Arundel & Brighton Prison Chaplains’ Meeting, High Oaks, 10.00am. Advent Service for Banstead Five Churches, Banstead, 8.00pm. Tue: Meetings, London, 10.00am. Cathedral Deanery Advent Service, Arundel Cathedral, 6.45pm. Wed: Education Service Meeting, St Peter’s School, Merrow, 9.30am. Worthing Deanery Schools’ Advent Service, Arundel Cathedral, 6.30pm. Thu: Visit to Our Lady of Sion School, Worthing, 9.00am. Patronal Feast Day Mass at St Mary’s University, Twickenham, 5.00pm. Fri: Visits Redshirts, Dalesdown, 7.00pm. Sat: Visitation at St Dunstan’s, Woking.
Bishop O’Toole (Plymouth) Mon: Attends and speaks at the Commissioning of Headteacher of St Edwards School at St Mary’s Church, Poole, 7.00pm. Tue: Engagements, Bishop’s House, Plymouth, am. Bishop’s Council Meeting, Newton Abbot, 4.00pm. Wed: Bishop’s Council Meeting, Newton Abbot, am. Engagements, Bishop’s House, Plymouth, pm. Fri: Visitation to Keyham Barton Primary School, Plymouth, 9.30am. Engagements, Bishop’s House, Plymouth, pm.
Bishop Sherrington (Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster) Sun: Parish visitation (day 2), St Gabriel, Harrow South and Northolt, All day. Tue: Allen Hall Board of Governance Meeting, Allen Hall, 4.00pm. Wed: Diocesan Parish Support Team Meeting, Vaughan House, 10.00am. Catholic Children’s Society Nativity Service, Westminster Cathedral, 11.00am. Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 4.30pm. Attends performance by Eccleston Square Ensemble, Archbishop’s House, 6.30pm. Thu: Celebrates Mass, Westminster Cathedral, 5.30pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, 9.30am. Diocesan Trustees Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 11.15am. Visit Redemptoris Mater House of Formation, St John’s Wood, 6.00pm. Sat: Parish visitation (day 1), St Luke, Pinner, All day.
Bishop Stock (Leeds) Sun: Mass, St John the Evangelist, Cooper Lane, Bradford, BD6 3NS and Parish Visitation of Mary Mother of God, Bradford, 11.15am. Mon: Justice and Peace, Commission Meeting, St Monica’s, Hinsley Hall, Leeds, 7.00pm. Tue: Northern Bishops’ Meeting, Bishop’s House, Leeds, 10.30am. Wed: Meeting with Vicar General, Bishop’s House, Leeds, 9.00am. Meeting with Diocesan Deans, Bishop’s House, Leeds, 1.30pm. Individual Engagements, Bishop’s House, Leeds, 4.00pm. Thu: Mass, Installation of new Chapter Canons, Leeds Cathedral, Great George Street, Leeds, LS2 8BE, 12.30pm. Individual Engagements, Bishop’s House, Leeds, 3.30pm.
Bishop Williams (Brentwood) Sun: Pastoral Visitation and Confirmation, Forest Gate. Mon: Attends meeting with Church Leaders, Horndon-on-the-Hill. Wed: Meetings, Cathedral House. Attends meeting of Cathedral & Choral Trust, Cathedral House, 5.30pm. Thu: Attends Meeting of Diocesan Finance Board, Cathedral House, 11.00am. Meeting of Bishop’s Council, Cathedral House, 2.15pm. Celebrates Mass of Thanksgiving, Chelmsford, Our Lady Immaculate, 7.30pm. Fri: Attends Meeting at Notre Dame de France, London.
Bishop Williams (Auxiliary Bishop in Liverpool) Mon: Eucharistic Congress Meeting, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, 11.00am. Tue: Bishops Day of Recollection, Leeds. Wed: Travellers Meeting, London, 11.30am. Marriage and Family Life Mass of Thanksgiving, Liverpool Archdiocesan Centre for Evangelisation, 7.00pm. Thu: Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Our Lady Immaculate RC Primary School, Liverpool, 10.00am. Schools Advent Service, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, 2.00pm. SAMM Service, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, 7.30pm. Fri: Advent Retreat Day for retired clergy, All Saints, Anfield, 10.00am. Mass for the Ministry of Lector, Sacred Heart, Wigan, 7.30pm.
Bishop Wilson (Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster) Sun: Our Lady of Sorrows, Paddington, 9.00am. Wed: Parish support Team Meeting, 10.00am. West London Church Leaders Meeting, W8, 12.00pm. Mass at the Salvatorian College, 7.00pm. Thu: Mass at Kensal New Town – Profession of Missionaries of Charity, 10.00am. Visit & Mass, Our Lady & St John’s Catholic Primary School, Brentford, 1.00pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council, Archbishop’s House, 9.30am. Trustee Meeting, 11.00am. Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 2.00pm. Sat: Hampton Hill, St Francis de Sales, 9.00am.
WALES
Bishop Brignall (Wrexham) Sun: Confirmations at Welshpool, 9.00am. Tue: Northern Bishops’ meeting at Leeds. Wed-Fri: Visiting retired priests in Ireland.
Bishop Burns (Menevia) Wed: Chapter Mass, St Joseph’s Cathedral, 11.30am. Thu: AOS Board Meeting, London, 10.00am. Pastoral Meeting, London, 4.00pm.
SCOTLAND
Archbishop Cushley (St Andrews & Edinburgh) Tue-Wed: Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Gillis Centre, Edinburgh. Thu-Fri: Catholic Youth Service Scotland Forum, Gillis Centre, Edinburgh. Fri: Canonical Red Mass, Clyde Street, Glasgow, 5.15pm.
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