Dates for your Diary

Webmaster • September 20, 2026

Dates for your diary:


Pilgrimage to Walsingham: Saturday 26th September.


St Aelred’s Church Cleaners meeting - At St Aelred’s on Saturday 26th September at 10am (for half an hour)


CAFOD Harvest Family Fast Day: Will be on Friday 2nd October. Collection Sunday 4th October 2026


Week of Guided Prayer – 11th -16th October 2026: If you would like to take part, then please return your completed form to Fr Gerard by Sunday 15th September.


November Mass for the deceased: 7pm - Tuesday 10th November STA


Confirmation Catechesis for the Sacrament of Confirmation - session 1 Sunday 18th October 11.30am to 2pm with a half an hour break for packed lunched session 2 Sunday 8th November same timings. Both sessions to be held in the classroom at St Mary’s. It is essential to attend both sessions before receiving the sacrament of Confirmation. Please email Fr Gerard before Wednesday 14th October to apply for Confirmation this year. The Sacrament will be celebrated at St Aelred’s on Saturday 21st November at 5.30pm


First Reconciliation: will be held on Saturday 14th March 2027 at 4.30pm at St Aelred’s. Wednesday 17th March 2027 at 6pm at St Mary’s. 

A meeting for parents from St Mary’s on Sunday 29th November 2026 following the School Family Mass.

A meeting for parents from St Aelred’s on Saturday 28th November 2026 at 4.30pm in church.


First Communions: will be held at St Mary’s on 22nd May 2027 at 11am and St Aelred’s on Sunday 23rd May 2027 at 9am.

A meeting for parents from St Mary’s on Sunday 29th November 2026 following the School Family Mass.

A meeting for parents from St Aelred’s on Saturday 28th November 2026 at 4.30pm in church.


Christmas Fair St Aelred’s: 29th November 2026.

Christmas Lunch for both parishes will be held at St Aelred’s on 9th December 2026.


Advent Reconciliation Service. Thursday 10th December 7pm STA.

Reconciliation Service for Advent

By Webmaster • November 2, 2026
Reconciliation Service for Advent – Will be on 7pm 10th December at St Aelred’s

Carol Service

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026
St Aelred’s Carol Service - Sunday 13th December at 4pm at St Aelred’s a collection will be taken for the parish SVP.

Parish Day of Prayer for Advent

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026
Tuesday 8th December 2026 from 8am to 8pm, in the Lady Chapel, there will be Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at St Aelred’s.  A sign up sheet will be available soon to cover half hour slots of prayer.

Advent Retreat Day at St Robert's Primary School

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026
Tuesday 15th December - St Aelred's parishioners have been providing Advent and Lent Retreat Days for the children for ten years now. It is a highly enjoyable and life giving event for all involved. If you could help with this year's Advent offering or would just like to hear more about what is involved, please speak to Dominika Praga.

St. Aelred's SVP Conference

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026
Annual Appeal 2026 7/8 November to 5/6 December. This is the annual appeal on behalf of St. Aelred’s SVP Conference. Please give what you can, and if possible, please Gift Aid your donation. Bacs donations to 60-60-04 / St Vincent de Paul / Acc. No. 46076255. If you do a Bacs please consider filling in a gift aid slip as well. More information on 7/8 Nov, there will also be a cake stall in the hall after Mass, all welcome.

Deanery Day of Renewal

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026
Deanery Day of Renewal - Saturday 14th November 11.30am to 3.45pm St. Aelred’s church hall.  Speaker is Rev. Darren McClintock, Chaplain at Harrogate District Hospital. Title of talk is, “Presence, Peace and Power of the Holy Spirit.”

St Aelred's Christmas Fair

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026
Will take place on Sunday 29th November following 9am Mass. Please consider donating any bottles and raffle prizes to be left at the back of Church. Please sign up on the notice board at the back of Church if you are kindly able to help on a stall. Raffle tickets will be on sale soon, many thanks!

Christmas Nativity at St Aelred's

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026
Would your child like to take part in this year’s nativity at St Aelred’s? All ages welcome and talking and non-talking parts available! The nativity will be carried out during the 9am Mass on Christmas day. Please contact Krista in person or via the office email if you would like your child to participate and the part they would like. office.staelred@dioceseofleeds.org.uk Thank you

St. Aelred's SVP - tea & coffee

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026
St Aelred's SVP Would like to invite you to tea and coffee after Mass on Tuesday November 3rd All welcome.

St Aelred’s Church cleaning

By Webmaster • November 1, 2026
St Aelred’s Church cleaning - On Tuesdays following 10am Mass (with the exception of SVP Coffee morning) all welcome.