St Monica's Parish

Welcome Message

St. Monica’s is a church made up of ordinary people who love God, want to worship Him together, pray for the world and work to make His Kingdom here on Earth.

Our Parish Priest is Canon George Browne. He has served our Parish for many years and loves to come into school and speak to the children and families.

The people who go to St. Monica’s church try to look after each other, and offer a warm welcome to anybody who wants to join or visit us.

Assisted Suicide Bill

Committee stage of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill has begun. As you may have read in media reports, there are serious concerns with how her Committee has conducted its scrutiny so far. Around double the number of witnesses selected by Kim Leadbeater to give evidence supported assisted suicide than the number who opposed it. At the same time, important voices were excluded from the oral evidence sessions including the Government’s chief Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisor, the British Geriatrics Society and a number of disability rights groups, senior palliative care doctors and legal experts with relevant expertise.

Among the large number of ‘experts’ presenting who supported assisted suicide, many made disturbing recommendations. One suggested it should be a criminal offence to seek to dissuade a loved one from pursuing assisted suicide. Multiple ‘experts’ expressed their view that ‘feeling a burden’ is a legitimate reason to seek assisted suicide. 

Astonishingly, one fanatical pro-assisted suicide Australian MP, invited by Kim Leadbeater to give evidence, took the redefining of language to new lengths, hoodwinking MPs that assisted suicide "is a form of suicide prevention".

It is vital that we highlight these serious problems with the conduct of Committee stage to MPs. I have included a short newsletter announcement to encourage your parishioners to write to their MPs.

Assisted suicide committee bias

Committee stage of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted suicide Bill has begun, raising serious concerns about its conduct.

• The Committee has been ‘stacked’ with a higher number of MPs who support the Bill

• Nearly twice as many witnesses supported assisted suicide than the number who opposed it

• Important voices have been excluded, including the Government’s chief Suicide Prevention Strategy Advisor, the British Geriatrics Society and a number of disability rights groups, senior palliative care doctors and legal experts with relevant expertise.

MPs must be aware of the serious issues in the scrutiny of Kim Leadbeater’s Bill. It’s vital they know your concerns and vote against it at Third Reading. 

Please take action now and visit www.righttolife.org.uk/ASBillAction to write to your MP - it takes just 30 seconds!

Where are we?

Address: 38 Dingleway, Appleton, Warrington WA4 3AB Phone: 01925 264695

Mass Times

Saturday: 5:00pm

Sunday: 10:00am

Please see the the week's Parish Newsletter for weekday Mass times

Holy Days:   Usually 5.00pm vigil and 11:00am on the day

Please see the week's Parish Newsletter for specific times

Confession:

Sat:    11.00 am

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