MESSAGE FROM THE BISHOP OF SHREWSBURY The Cathedral, as the Mother Church of the Diocese, will be a centre for prayer and the daily celebration of Mass throughout this public health crisis. It is possible to join us by a click onto to the live stream from your home or wherever you may be. We will be remembering especially those who are isolated or alone at this time. Since the beginning of the lockdown tens of thousands have used the livefeed connection below to open a window to Shrewsbury Cathedral and to participate in the celebration of Mass and the prayer of the Church. This spiritual participation by means of the internet is surely the promise that we will be together again when public health restrictions are gradually lifted allowing the doors of the churches to re-open once more. In the meantime, I hope this single page of our Diocesan website can be a place that allows you to connect to Shrewsbury Cathedral and above all bring us together in prayer. Asking the Lord’s blessing on the days ahead, + Mark Davies Journeying together - The Synod & the Diocese of Shrewsbury A two-year ‘synodal’ process is taking place in the Catholic Church from October 2021 that culminates in the final Synod Gathering of Bishops in Rome in October 2023. The overall theme is “For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation, Mission”. It’s an invitation for us, as Catholics, to ‘walk together’ and every member of the Church has the right to speak, and the obligation to allow those charged with the work of discernment the freedom to do so. For the first time, the Synod Office in Rome has produced a comprehensive process which encompasses the stated aim of the Holy Father that the Church in today’s world should have a vision of missionary communion orientated to evangelisation. The Process The process begins in the Particular (or Local) Church and then moves to the level of the Bishops’ Conference. From there, discernment takes place in the Regional Area – for England and Wales, it would be steered by the European Council of Bishops’ Conferences (CCEE) – before moving to the Universal Church with the final Synod Gathering of Bishops in 2023, sub et cum Petro. Our local process For more details about our local process and how to contact us please click here. VIEW PRAYER UPCOMING EVENTS WEEK STARTING MAR 21 2020 Sunday Mass readings of the week First Sunday of Advent WEEK STARTING MAR 21 2020 Meditation of the week A time of waiting WEEK STARTING MAR 21 2020 Saint of the week St Andrew, 30th November Morning Prayer LEARN MORE Night Prayer LEARN MORE Live stream LEARN MORE CLICK HERE TO VISIT FULL SITE