December 23 to December 28
Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor (Westminster) Mon: Attends Vespers, Westminster Cathedral. 4pm; cele brates Solemn Mass of the Nativity. Westminster Cathedral, 1130pm . The: Celebrates Solemn Mass of the Nativity, Westminster Cathedral, 1030am.
Archbishop Kelly (Liverpool) Sun: Solemn Mass for the Fourth Sunday of Advent, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Liverpool, llam; Eve of Christmas Holy Hour, Si John Fisher, Knowsley Village, 3pm. Mon: Christmas Mass, HM PzisonAhcourse, 6pin; Service of Readings and Carols, Metropoli tan Cathedral of Christ the King, Liverpool, 1130pm. The: Solemn Midnight Mass of Christmas, Metro politan Cathedral of Christ the King. Liverpool, 12midnight; Christmas
Day Mass, tiM Prison Garth, 10.15arn. Wed: Celebrates Mass, Nazareth House, Lancaster, 10am. Thu: Celebrates Mass, Nazareth House, Lancaster, 10am. Fri: Celebrates Mass, Nazareth House, Lancaster, 10am. Sat: Celebrates Mass, Nazareth House, Lancaster, lOarn; Solemn Mass for the Feast of the Holy Family, Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King. Liverpool, 1 lam; Reception for seminarians and their families, Archbishop's House, lpm.
Archbishop McDonald (Southwark) Mon: Midnight Mass of the Nativity. St George's Cathedral. 11.30pm. Tue: Christmas Day Family Mass, St George's Cathedral, 1 0-6.M. 'Thu: Seekers Group, Balbarn, 10am.
Bishop Arnold (Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster) Tue: Masses. Feltham Young Offenders, 9.15am; 9.45am and 1045am.
Bishop Brain (Salford) Sun: Celebration of Mass and Anointing of the Sick, Little Sisters of the Poor. Plymouth Grove, 1 lam. Mon: Midnight Mass. Cathedral Church of St John the Evangelist Salford. Tue: Celebration of Mass, HMP Manchester, 9am.
Bishop Budd (Plymouth) Mon: Midnight Mass. Plymouth Cathedral. The: Mass, Dartmoor Prison.
Bishop Burns (HM Forms) Mon: Midnight Mass, Cathedral Church of St Michael and St George, Aldershot, 1130pm. Tue: Christmas Day Mass Training Regiment, Pirbright. lOarn.
Bishop Conry (Arundel & Brighton) Mon: Carols and Readings followed by Midnight Mass. Arundel Cathedral, llpm. Tue: Christmas Mass, Arundel Cathedral. 9.30am.
Bishop Doyle (Northampton) Tue: Mass, Wellingbomugh Prison. 9.15am.
Bishop Dunn (Hexham and Newcastle) Mon: Mass, Acklington Prison. pm; First Mass of Christmas, St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle, 8pm.
Bishop Evans (East Anglia) Mon: Christmas Masses, HMP Wayland. Tue: Midnight Mass, St John's Cathedral; Mass. Norwich Prison, 1030am.
Bishop Hine (Auxiliary Bishop of Southwark) Mon: Celebrates Mass for Sisters of St Andrew, Edenbridge, 7pm. Tue: Celebrates Mass. HM Prison. Swaleside. 10.45arn.
Bishop Hollis (Portsmouth) Most Midnight Mass, St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, II 30pm. The: Mass, St John's Cathedral, Portsmouth, 10.30am.
Bishop Holies (Wesuninster) Sun: Presides at Thanksgiving Mass for the beatification of the Founder of the Marian Fathers. Our Lady Mother of God, Windsor. Ealing, 1130am. Mon: Visit to Servants of the Mother of God, St Mary's Convent, Brentford, 530pm, followed by Mass, 7pm; Midnight Mass, Our Lady of Grace and St Edward, Chiswick. 1 lpm. The: Celebrates Mass, HMP Wormwood Scrubs, 9am.
Bishop Kenney (Birmingham) Sun: Visitation, Goring-on-Thames. Mon: Mass, Bulling;don Prison, 9am; Mass, St Joseph, Thames, 9prn. Tue: Mass. Our Lady and Si Hugh, Witney, lOarn.
Bishop Lang (Clifton) Mon: Carol Service to prepare for Midnight Mass, Clifton Cathedral, Bristol, Ilpm; Celebrates Midnight Mass, Clifton Cathedral, Bristol, 11.30pm. The: Celebrates Solemn Mass. Clifton Cathedral. Bristol, I lam.
Bishop Lynch (Auxiliary in
Southwark) Sun: Mass, St Mary's, Blackheath, 1 I am. Mon: Mass.
Convent of the Sacred Heart of Jesus. Belmont Hill, 9pm. The: Christmas Day Mass, Wandsworth Prison; visit to Deptford Churches Centre.
Bishop Langley (Westminster) Mon: Visit to and celebrates Mass, St
Joseph's Hospice, Hackney, Spin; celebrates Midnight Mass at the Sacred Heart of Jesus, Holloway. Tue: Celebrates Mass, Holloway Prison, 1030am.
Bishop McGough (Birmingham) Sun: Parish Mass, lipron, 930am; Parish Mass. Dudley, Ilarn. Mon: First Mass of Christmas, Dudley. The: Mass, Dovegate Prison, 10am. Sat: Parish Mass, Hanley, 5.45pm. Bishop MeMahon (Brentwood) Sun: Mass, Stock, 9am; Service of Nine Lesson and Carols, Cathedral. aptn. Mon: Carols, Stock, 7.30pm; Mass, Stock, 8pm; Carols. Cathedral, 9.30pm; Mass. Cathedral, 10pm. The Mass. Smock. 9am; Mass, Cathedral, 11.30arn.
Bishop McMahon (Nottingham) Mon: Midnight Mass, St Barnabas Cathedral. Tue: Celebrates Mass, Poor Clam Monastery, 9am; Christmas Day Mass, St Barnabas Cathedral, 11.15am.
Bishop Malone (Liverpool) The: Christmas Day Mass, Convent of None Dame, Wootton, Klain.
Bishop Noble (Shrewsbury) Sun: Eucharist, Nazareth House, Birkenhead, 10am. Mon: Midnight Christmas Mass beginning with Carols. Cathedral. 1130pm. Tue: Christmas Morning Eucharist, Shrewsbury, Prison. I lam. Sat: Eucharist with blessing of new stained glass window, St Patrick's, Wellington, 10am; Eucharist and lunch with Church Stadents,Cathedral, 12noon.
Bishop O'Donoghue (Lancaster) Sun: Private engagements. Mon: Celebrates Masses. Lancaster Farms Young offenders, pm. Tue: Midnight Mass, Cathedral. Wed: Celebrates Mass, Lancaster Castle, am.
Bishop Pargeter (Birmingham) Sun: Mass, St Chad's Cathedral, 11 am. Bishop Rawsthome (Hallam) Mon: Night Mass, Cathedral. 1130pm, The: Mass, 1-IMP Moorland, 930am.
Bishop Roche (Leeds) Mon: Christmas Mass, Wakefield Prison, 9.30am; Midnight Mass, Leeds Cathedral. Tue: Solemn Mass of Christmas, Leeds Cathedral.
Bishop Williams (Liverpool) Sun: Celebrates Mass, HM Prison Wymott, 9am. Mon: Celebrates Mass, St Thomas of Canterbury. Waterloo, 6.30pm. Tue: Midnight Mass of Christmas, St Sebastian, Liverpool, 12rnidnight; Christmas Day Mass, HM Prison Risley, 10am.
WALES
Bishop Jahale (Menevia) Mon: Midnight Mass, St Joseph's Cathedral.
Bishop Regan (Wrexham) Mon: Midnight Mass, Cathedral. Tue: Mass, Cathedral. 9am. Wed: Mass, Cathedral, 12noon. Fn: Undergraduate Dinner. Mold, 7pm.
SCOTLAND
Cardinal O'Brien (St Andrew's & Edinburgh) Mon: Mass for Vigil of Christmas, St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, 6pm; Carol Service and Midnight Mass, St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh, 11.30pm. Tue: Christmas Masses, St Mary's Cathedral. Edinburgh, 9.30am and 11.30am. Wed: Foundation Day Mass, St Margaret's Convent, Edinburgh. 12noon. Thu: Mass and Christmas visit to Litde Sisters of the Poor, Edinburgh. 10arn; Mass and Christmas visit to Sisters of Mercy, Lauriston Gardens, Edinburgh, 6pm. Fri: Mass for Feast of Holy Innocents, Holy Cross, Edinburgh, 12noon. San Mass and Christmas visit. Nazareth House, Edinburgh. 930am.
Bishop Logan (Dunkeld/Dtaidee) Sun: Cecilian Choir Annual Festival of Carols, St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee. Mon: Carols and Midnight Mass. St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee, 11.30pm. Tue: Mass, St Andrew's Cathedral, Dundee. 11.30am.
This listing was compiled by Gabriel Communications Ltd and also appears in the Universe and Catholic Times