Bar one, all regular Masses took place as scheduled in the past quarter. There have been some pleasing attendances at the first Saturday Masses at Our Lady of the Rosary, Buckley, with the other two Masses at St Francis of Assisi, Llay and St Winefride’s, Holywell attracting roughly the same numbers on average. What is pleasing is that some new faces have appeared at all three venues. Regretfully, we had to cancel the April (Low Sunday) Mass at Holywell due to no priest being available. Regular celebrant, Canon Doyle was supplying in Mold and in addition to his own parochial duties at Buckley, he simply did not have the capacity to get to Holywell. In May, Canon made a diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes and I was fortunate to be able to call upon the Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest (ICKSP) at New Brighton and we appreciated Canon Poucin de Wouilt’s attendance. With the ICKSP having an increasing Sunday commitment (as was the case in April), they will not always be available to assist. The prognostication could be reasonably formed that as time presses on and given the current crisis in priestly numbers in Wrexham Diocese, arranging cover will be no less a challenge in the future.
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