Cardinal Nichols (Westminster) Tue: London Church Leaders’ Breakfast Meeting, 150 St George’s Road, London, SE1 6HX, 8.30am. Launches Muslim Certificate in Education followed by opening of the Multi Faith Prayer Room, St Mary’s University Twickenham, Waldegrave Road, Strawberry Hill, Twickenham, TW1 4SX, 2.30pm. Her Majesty’s Evening Reception at Buckingham Palace, London, SW1A 1AA, 8.30pm. Wed: House of Lords Select Committee on Citizenship and Civic Engagement, Palace of Westminster, 10.30am. Meeting with Junior Clergy, Archbishop’s House, Ambrosden Avenue, London, SW1P 1QJ, 11.00am.
Christmas Reception, Archbishop’s House, 150 St George’s Road, London, SE1 6HX, 6.00pm. Thu: Premier Radio Interview, Archbishop’s House, Ambrosden Avenue, London, SW1P 1QJ, 10.30am. Attends Spencer House Christmas Lunch, Spencer House, St James’s Place, London, SW1, 12.00pm. Allen Hall Board of Governance, Allen Hall Seminary, Beaufort Street, London, 3.30pm. Westminster Lourdes Pilgrimage Christmas Concert, The Church of Our Lady of Victories, Kensington High St, London, W8, 7.00pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, SW1P 1QJ, 9.30am. Sat: Travels to Luxembourg, 8.30am. CCEE Presidents’ Meeting (day 1), 11.00am.
Archbishop Longley (Birmingham) Sun: Mass, St Christopher’s, Tutbury, 9.00am. Tabor House Open Day, Birmingham, 3.00pm. Tue: Venerable English College Trustees’ Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, 10.00am. Wed: West Midlands Bishops’ Meeting, Worcester, 10.30am. Knights of St Columba Province 18 Christmas Dinner, Edgbaston, 7.00pm. Thu: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, 9.30am. Fri: Solemn Mass for the Immaculate Conception, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, 12.15pm. Solemn Mass for the Immaculate Conception, Oxford Oratory, 6.00pm. Sat: Parish Visitation, St Edmund of Abingdon and St Frideswide, Oxford.
Archbishop McMahon (Liverpool) Sun: Advent Sequence, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, 5.00pm. Wed: Bishops Day of Recollection, Leeds, 11.00am. Thu: Private Engagements, Archbishop’s House, am. Schools Advent Service, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, 1.30pm. Fri: Celebrates Mass, St Wilfrid, Garson, 9.30am. Day of Recollection for retired priests, Ince Blundell, 11.00am. Carol Service, All Saints, Childwall, 7.00pm.
Archbishop Smith (Southwark) Tue: London Church Leaders breakfast, Archbishop’s House, 8.30am. Crisis Fund Advent service, St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, 2.00pm. Wed: Archbishop’s Council, Archbishop’s House, 10.30am. Bishop’s Conference Reception, Archbishop’s House, 6.30pm. Thu: Diocesan Agencies Reception, Archbishop’s House, 7.00pm.
Bishop Arnold (Salford) Sun: Attends St Anne’s Hospice ‘Light up a Life’ Service, Manchester Cathedral, 1.00pm. Joins the UCM Benediction service, Cathedral Church of St John, 3.00pm. Attends a service of Christmas music and readings for Caritas and Loaves & fishes, Cathedral Church of St John, 7.30pm. Mon: Attends a meeting of the Newman Trust, Oxford University, 4.00pm. tue: Meetings, Wardley Hall. Celebration of Mass with CLP graduates, Cathedral Church of St John, 7.00pm. Wed: Attends CSAN Board meeting, Romero House, London, 12 noon. Meeting with the Chairman of the Climate Change Committee, London, 4.30pm. Thu: Meeting of the Presbyteral Council, Wardley Hall, 11.00am. Private Engagements, Wardley Hall. Fri: Private meetings, Wardley Hall. Blessing and opening of the Jesuit Library & Museum, Stonyhurst College, 4.00pm.
Bishop Byrne (Birmingham) Sun: Advent Recollection, Oscott College. Diaconal Ordination, Oscott College, 5.30pm. Tue: Feast of St Birinus Solemn High Mass, Dorchester on Thames, 7.30pm. Wed: West Midlands Bishops’ Meeting, Worcester, 10.30am. Thu: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, Cathedral House, Birmingham, 9.30am. Confirmations, St Ambrose, Kidderminster, 7.00pm. Fri: Chapter Meeting, Cathedral House, Birmingham, 10.30am. Solemn Mass for the Immaculate Conception, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, 12.15pm.
Bishop Campbell (Lancaster) Sun: Celebrates Sung Vespers, St Peter’s Cathedral, Lancaster, pm. Wed: Attends Northern Bishops’ meeting, Leeds. Thu: Attends Recollection Day for Priests, Hyning Hall, am. Celebrates Conclusion of the Novena for the Immaculate Conception, St Walburge’s, Preston, pm. Sat: Celebrates Mass at the Syro-Malabar Second Saturday Convention, Birmingham, am.
Bishop Cunningham (Hexham and Newcastle) Mon-Thu: Episcopal Council Retreat at The Briery Retreat Centre, West Yorkshire. Fri: Episcopal Council Meeting at Bishop’s House, 9.30am.
Bishop Davies (Shrewsbury) Sun: Mass of the First Sunday of Advent, Cathedral, 10.45am. Mon: Meetings, Cathedral, 11.00am. Tue: The National Catholic Safeguarding Commission of the Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales, London, 11.00am. Wed: Meeting of Deans, Curial Offices, Birkenhead, 11.00am. Fri: Meetings, Curial Offices, Birkenhead, am. Mass to mark Anniversaries of Holy Family Parish, Sale Moor and its Primary School, 7.00pm in the Church.
Bishop Doyle (Northampton) Wed: Marriage and Family Life Committee, London, 12.30pm. Annulment Planning meeting, London, 3.30pm. Thu: StrenghtsFinder Follow up meeting, Bishop’s House, 12 noon. Fri: Trustees and finance board meeting, Bishop’s House, 10.30am. Data Protection meeting, Bishop’s House, 1.45pm. Diocesan Patronal Feast Day Mass, Cathedral of Our Lady Immaculate, Northampton, 7.00pm.
Bishop Drainey (Middlesbrough) Sun: Attends Advent Carol Servide at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough, 3.30pm. Tue: Attends Meeting of VEC Trustees in Birmingham, all day. Wed: Attends Meeting of CSAN Board of Trustees at Romero House, London, 12 noon. Fri: Celebrates Nurturing Future Leaders Mass at Our Lady’s, Acomb, 4.00pm. Sat: Attends BBC Carol Service at St Mary’s Cathedral, Middlesbrough, 3.00pm.
Bishop Egan (Portsmouth) Mon: Talk and Carol Service, Reading University. Tue: Safeguarding Head of Department meeting, Bishop’s House. Schools and Academies Department meeting, Bishop’s House. Joint Catholic and Church of England Education meeting, Fareham. Thu: Trustees meeting, Bishop’s House. Vicars General meeting, Bishop’s House. Fri: Mass for the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, St John’s Cathedral, 12.15pm. Religious visitation-Handmaids of Sacred Heart, Boscombe.
Bishop Hendricks (Auxiliary in Southwark) Sun: Confirmations, Our Lady of the Assumption, Links Road, Tooting, 12.00 noon. Mon: Deaf Service, Tooting Bec, 11.00am. Spirituality Commission, Lewisham, 6.30pm. Tue: London Church Leaders Breakfast, Archbishop’s House, 8.30am. Finance Office Meeting, 11.00am. Induction of Parish Priest, Holy Ghost, Balham, 8.00pm. Wed: Archbishop’s Council, Archbishop’s House, 10.30am. Confirmations, Good Shepherd, New Addington, 7.30pm. Thu: Agencies Reception, Archbishop’s House, 6.00pm. Fri: School Mass and EM Commissioning Mass, Our Lady Immaculate Primary School, Tolworth, 9.30am. Sat: Congress Theology Workshop, Roehampton, 9.00am. Preaching at St Nicolas, Plumstead, 3.00pm.
Bishop Heskett (Hallam) Sun: Confirmations, Our Lady & St Thomas, Sheffield, 9.15am. Tue: Journey in Faith, Cathedral Church of St Marie, 7.30pm. Wed: Diocesan Trustees meeting, Pastoral Centre, 10.45am. Sat: St Vincent’s Church, Sheffield, 7.30pm.
Bishop Hopes (East Anglia) Sun: Mass at St Boniface, Hellesdon, 8.00am. Mass at the University of East Anglia, Norwich, 6.00pm. Mon: Liturgy Committee Meeting, Eccleston Square, London, 10.30am. Ordination Anniversary Mass, Westminster, 5.30pm. Tue: Vocations Team Meeting, Poringland, 11.00am. Engagements, Poringland, pm. Commission for Catechesis and Formation, Poringland, 6.00pm. Thu: Diocesan Finance Board, Poringland, 11.00am. Engagements, Poringland, pm. Fri: Engagements, Poringland, pm. Solemn Mass and Ordination to The Priesthood, Cathedral, Norwich, 7.00pm.
Bishop Hudson (Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster) Sun: visitation to St Anselm and St Cecilia, Lincoln’s Inn Fields, all day. Tue: Cardinal Hume Centre Advent Concert, Westminster, 6.30pm. Wed: Meeting in Archbishop’s House, 3.00pm. Thu: Cardinal Hume Centre Board meeting and AGM, Westminster, 4.30pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 9.30am. Mass of the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception, Guardian Angels, Mile End, 7.00pm. Sat: Visitation to Guardian Angels, Mile End.
Bishop Kenney (Birmingham) Sun: Parish Visitation continues of Sacred Heart, Blackbird Leys, Oxford. Mon: Newman Trust meeting, Oriel College, Oxford, 4.00pm. Tue: CTO Leaders meeting, Baptist Church House, Didcot, 10.15am. Thu: Archbishop’s Council, Archbishop House, Birmingham, 9.30am. Fri: Chapter meeting, Cathedral House, Birmingham, 10.30am. Chapter Mass, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, 12.00 noon. Sat: Parish Visitation of St Aloysius, Oxford, 12.00 noon.
Bishop Lang (Clifton) Tue: Advent Day of Prayer for Priests, Brownshill. Wed-Thu: AGM for Academies, 9.30am. Sat: Ordination, Richard Elson, Cathedral, 11.00am.
Bishop Lynch (Auxiliary in Southwark) Sun: Mass for Feast of St Francis Xavier at St Stephen’s, Welling, 11.30am. Wed: Archbishop’s Council, 10.30am. Meeting re Ongoing Formation of Priests at Archbishop’s House, 4.00pm. Thu: Advent Reception for Diocesan Agency Staff at Cathedral, 6.30pm. Fri: Induction of Br Martin Mikuskiewicz at Our Lady of the Angels, Erith, 7.30pm.
Bishop McAleenan (Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster) Sun: Induction Mass, St Peter’s Hatfield, 9.15am. Induction Mass, Marcychurch, Hatfield, 11.00am. Tue: Day of Recollection for our Sick & Retired Priests, Allen Hall, 10.30am. Deacons Meeting, Vaughan House, Francis Street, 6.00pm. Wed: Herts Clergy Day of Recollection, Focolare, 10.30am. Thu: Catholic Migration Forum Meeting, 10.00am. Fri: Archbishop’s Council meeting, Archbishop’s House, 9.30am. Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 2.00pm. Sat: Mass and Blessing of Flats, Nightingale Road, Hitchin, 10.00am. Christmas Concert, St Joseph’s, Hendon, 6.00pm.
Bishop McGough (Birmingham) Sun: Parish Visitation continues, St Mary’s, Norton-le-Moors. Tue: Oulton Abbey Trustees, 10.00am. Wed: West Midlands Bishops’ Meeting, Worcester, 10.30am. Thu: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, 9.30am. Fri: Cahpter Meeting, Cathedral House, Birmingham, 10.30am. Solemn Mass for the Immaculate Conception, St Chad’s Cathedral, Birmingham, 12.15pm. Sat: Parish Visitation, St John the Baptist, Alton.
Bishop McKinney (Nottingham) Sun: Visitation Mass, Our Lady and St Edward’s, St Ann’s, 9.30am. Visitation Mass, Our Lady & St Edward’s, 11.15am followed by Blessing of the Vocations Discernment Centre. Mon: Advent Day of Recollection, Mount St Bernard Abbey, Leicestershire. Confirmation, Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Belper, 7.00pm. Tue: Launch of Muslim Certificate in Religious Education and Opening of Interfaith Prayer Room, St Mary’s, Twickenham, 11.00am. Thu: Board of Directors Meeting, Willson House, 11.00am. Eucharistic Congress Planning Meeting, Bishop’s House, 2.00pm. Fri: Visits English Martyrs Catholic Secondary School, Leicester, 9.00am. Catholic Schools Carol Concert in support of Menphys, De Montfort Hall, Leicester, 7.15pm.
Bishop Malone (Liverpool) Tue: Notre Dame Training College Reunion, Liverpool, 1.00pm. Fri: Day of Recollection for retired priests, Ince Blundell, 11.00am.
Bishop Mason (Auxiliary in Southwark) Sun: Confirmation in Strood Parish, 10.30am. Mon: Meeting with Kent Deans at The Hermitage. Tue: NCSC Meeting in London. Wed: Archbishop’s Council Meeting at Archbishop’s House. Thu: Meeting at Ecclestone Square, 10.00am. Advent Reception at Archbishop’s House, 6.30pm. Fri: Commissioning of Eurcharistic Ministers at St Anselm’s School.
Bishop Moth (Arundel and Brighton) Sun: Interview, BBC Radio Sussex and Surrey, Brighton Studio, 7.00am. Mass and presentation of Philip Howard medals, English Martyrs Parish, Horley, 10.30am. Mon-Fri: Retreat for Minster Community, Ramsgate. Wed: Community Christmas Drinks, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, 6.30pm. Fri: Feast Day Mass, St Mary’s University, Twickenham, 5.00pm. Sat: Day of Recollection for clergy wives, Worth Abbey, 10.00am.
Bishop O’Toole (Plymouth) Sun: Visitation of St Catherine’s, Wimborne, Dorset, all day. Tue: Trustees of the VEC Meeting, Archbishop’s House, Birmingham, 10.30am. Wed: Celebrates Mass for Feast of St Nicholas at St Nicholas School, Exeter, 9.30am. Thu: Bishop’s Council Meeting, St Boniface House, Buckfast, 11.00am. Fri: Celebrates Silver Jubilee Mass for Sr Sally Ann at Carmelite Monastry, St Charles Square, London, 11.00am. Sat: Celebrates CAFOD Advent Mass at Sacred Heart Church, Exeter, 5.30pm.
Bishop Sherrington (Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster) Sun: Parish visitation (day 2), Our Lady of Dolours, Hendon, all day. Tue: Visits St Agnes School, Cricklewood, 9.00am. Wed: St Philip’s School Confirmations, The London Oratory, 11.00am. Advent Reception, Archbishop’s House, Southwark, 6.00pm. Thu: Visits the Annunciation Catholic Junior School, Burnt Oak, 9.15am. Allen Hall governors meeting, Allen Hall, 4.00pm. Fri: Archbishop’s Council Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 9.30am. Sat: Parish visitation (day 1), The Annunciation, Burnt Oak, all day.
Bishop Stock (Leeds) Sun: Bradford Catholic Youth Choir and the Gabrieli Consort Concert, St Joseph’s, Pakington Street, Bradford, BD5 7LD, 4.00pm. Tue: National Catholic Safeguarding Commission Meeting, London. Wed: Northern Bishops’ Meeting, Bishop’s House, Leeds, 10.30am. Thu: Meeting with the Vicar General, Bishop’s House, Leeds, 9.00am. Solemn Profession of a Hermit, Leeds Cathedral, Great George Street, Leeds, LS2 8BE, 2.00pm. Fri: Mass and Installation of Rev Fr Michael Mahady as a new Chapter Canon, Leeds Cathedral, Great George Street, Leeds, LS2 8BE,12.30pm.
Bishop Williams (Brentwood) Sun: Inauguration of Advent, Cathedral, 4.00pm. Mon: Meetings, Cathedral House. Tue: Attends Meeting of Church Leaders, Archbishop’s House, Southwark, 8.30am. Wed: Meetings and interviews, Cathedral House. Thu: Attends Clergy Day of Recollection, Chigwell convent. Fri: Celebrates Mass for Centenary of Sisters of Mercy, Wanstead, 11.30am. Sat: Mass to celebrate 10th Anniversary of Holy Family Sisters of the Needy, Custom House.
Bishop Williams (Auxiliary Bishop in Liverpool) Tue: Community Sponsorship Scheme Meeting, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, 3.00pm. Wed: Bishops Day of Recollection, Leeds, 11.00am. Thu: Private Engagement, Liverpool, 12.15pm. Mass for the Ministry of Lector, Liverpool Hope University Chapel, 7.30pm. Fri: Day of Recollection for retired priests, Ince Blundell, 11.00am. Liverpool City Region Child Poverty and Life Chances Commission, Liverpool, 2.00pm.
Bishop Wilson (Auxiliary Bishop in Westminster) Sun: Episcopal Visitation, Notting Hill, 9.00am. Tue: Hammersmith and Fulham Deanery, 11.00am. Wed: Visit-Pope Paul Catholic Primary School-Act of Worship, Baker Street, Potters Bar, Herts, EN6 2ES, 10.30am. Fri: Archbishop’s Council, Archbishop’s House, 9.30am. Meeting, Archbishop’s House, 1.30pm. Focolare Community, 57 Twyford Avenue, London, W3 9PZ, 7.00pm. Sat: ‘Night Fever’ The London Mission, St Patrick’s Catholic Church, 21A Soho Square, Soho, London, W1D 4NR, 6.00pm.
WALES
Archbishop Stack (Cardiff) Sun: St David’s Cathedral Lunch at The Cornerstone, 1.00pm. Mon: Meets Czech Ambassador, Corpus Christi School, 10.30am. Tue: Meeting of NFP teach, Archbishop’s House, 2.00pm. Wed: Meeting in Swansea, 2.00pm. Fri: Mass for Diocesan Patronal Feast, St David’s Cathedral, 7.00pm. Fund Raising Dinner for St David’s Cathedral at The Cornerstone, 8.00pm.
Bishop Brignall (Wrexham) Sun: Induction of new Parish Priest, Pantasaph, 10.00am. Wed: Northern Bishops’ meeting, Leeds. Thu: Scripture Working Group, London. Sat: Pastoral Visitation of Llay/Rossett parish.
Bishop Burns (Menevia) Sun: 50th Anniversary of the Church, Saundersfoot Parish, 9.30am. Wed: Welsh National Pilgrimage
Planning, Diocesan Office, 2.00pm. Thu: Chapter Mass, Cathedral, 11.30am.
SCOTLAND
Archbishop Cushley (St Andrews & Edinburgh) Sun: Nativity Blessing and Carol Service, St Andrew Square, Edinburgh, 3.00pm. Tue: St Joseph’s Primary School, 50th Anniversary Mass, Whitburn, 10.00am. Wed: Bishops’ Conference of Scotland, Glasgow, 9.30am. Fri: Open Door Lunch, St Ninian & St Triduana RC Church, Restalig, 12.00pm. Fri: Advent Talk for Young People, St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh, 7.00pm. Sat: Council of European Bishops’ Conferences, Luxembourg, 2.00pm.
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