Before our November meeting the Catenians of St Helens Circle and their wives attended a mass held for the deceased brothers of the circle and for all Catenians across the globe. The mass was celebrated by Fr Swanson from St Bartholomew’s Church in Rainhill.

President Brian congratulates Brother Paul on his victory in our annual international marbles competition.

St. Helens Circle 21 Catenians

Ladies’ Night

6.30pm for Dinner at 7.00pm 22^nd November  2025

Mercure St Helens Hotel

Linkway West

St Helens

WA10 1NG

Entertainment from Singer Scott Johns

Cost: £30.00 per person

Please contact  Bro. Frank Firth, on 07488 392338.

or email f.firth@outlook.com

with your meal preferences by 24^th October

Dress: Black Tie or Dark Suit

Carriages Midnight

The event is open to brothers, their wives and friends.

Menu

To Start

Chicken & Leek Terrine

Or

Smoked Fish Roulade

Main Course

Pan Fried Chicken Fillet with herb farce, fondant potatoes and seasonal  vegetables

Or

Classic Roast Rib of Beef

Served with Yorkshire pudding, fondant  potatoes and seasonal vegetables

Or

Baked cod loin with crushed  new potatoes ,wilted greens and spinach sauce

Desserts

Chocolate orange torte with sticky marmalade sauce

Or

Wild berry cheesecake served with raspberry coulis

To Follow

Coffee/ Tea

Vegetarian and special diets can be accommodated on request.

Brother Bernard Fyles is a retired headmaster with a background in classics and modern
languages-from poems to short stories, see the links below…”I have always dabbled in writing for my own amusement and for the benefit of the children at school. I have been fortunate enough to get some of my work published in various magazines and anthologies over the years. I started writing  really to try to
provide models of short stories, essays and poems for the children I was teaching and I became fascinated by the challenge of putting words on paper in the hope that someone else would find them interesting”.

I joined the St Helens Circle several years ago and I’ve had a great time
since. I hope my fellow Catenians will enjoy my contribution to the
website. Click the links below to read Bernard’s contributions:

The Road to Jericho

The Power of Preaching

One Night in Italy

Confidential from Calvary

A Christmas Story

Star Led

8 O’clock Mass- a short story

This is a chat group to communicate Visits, requests for help, offers of transport, transport request, reporting sick family members and friends and general chats.

The Group, currently for an in-definite period, pray the Rosary every night at 8.00pm.  This is offered at the request of Pope Francis to help resolve the current world crisis. The Rosary is led by Brother Deacon Jim Byrne.

The Whats App Group is also used for prayers for the sick and lately dead by individual requests.

News posts also provided by members. 

Administration is via Brother John Williams, if you want to join, speak to John.

All St Helen’s Circle Meetings and Functions have been cancelled until further notice.

For details of Circle meetings and functions for all Circles on Merseyside,  Deeside,  Wirral and North Wales visit the Province 4 Catenian Website www.province4catenians.org.uk

2020

4th March – Wednesday, Circle Meeting & Ladies Post Circle

6th March – Friday , Vocations Mass (12.15pm), Holy Cross (Public Mass)

1st April – Wednesday,  Circle Meeting & Charter Dinner (Back Tie) cancelled.

6th May – Wednesday, AGM, Installations & Circle Meeting, Social, cancelled

3rd June – Wednesday, Circle Meeting & Ladies Post Circle Social

28th June – Sunday,  Presidents Mass followed by Social (details TBC)

1st July – Wednesday, Circle Meeting and Social

5th August – Wednesday,  Circle Meeting and Ladies Dinner

2nd September – Wednesday, Circle Meeting and  Social & International Marbles Competition

7th October – Circle Meeting & Ladies Post Circle Social

4th November –  Wednesday, 7 pm Mass for Deceased Brothers and Family, followed by Circle Meeting & Ladies Post Circle Social

28th November – Saturday, Ladies Night at Haydock Golf Club (Black Tie)

2nd December – Wednesday, Circle Meeting followed By Hot Pot Supper and Social

2021

No Circle Meeting in January

18th January –  Monday, Clergy Dinner at Haydock Golf Club (Black Tie)

3rd February – Wednesday, Circle Meeting and Social

TBA February – Carmel College Public Speaking Competition

3rd March – Wednesday,  Circle Meeting and Social

5th March – Friday, Vocations Mass (12.15pm) Holy Cross (Public Mass)

7th April – Wednesday, Circle Meeting & Charter Dinner (Black Tie)

5th May – Wednesday, AGM, Installations, Circle Meeting & Social

Venue, unless stated, Unison Club, Bishop Road, St Helens, WA10 6SX

Through out the year there is a “Ladies Alternative”, organised by Lady President on Circle meeting days which do not have a Post Circle Ladies Social.

If you are unable to get to Mass, especially with the restrictions caused by Coronavirus you could watch a Mass live on TV

https://www.churchservices.tv

Just click the link and you have a Mass or other information of interest to hand.

Another Link is from the Diocese of Shrewsbury who Broadcast Mass every Sunday at 0830, 1045, 1800 and a vigil at 1700, the link is;

https://www.dioceseofshrewsbury.org

If you have Sky TV there is a broadcast mass every day at noon on Channel 588 (EWTN))

Mass streamed from Our Lady Help of Christians Portico

https://www.ourladysportico.co.uk

Check on website for times of Masses streamed. Then click on to webcam page, select mass Click to go.