Christ The King

Welcome To Our Website

Christ the King and Holy Family is a Catholic parish in the Diocese of Leeds, serving Bramley, Stanningley, Rodley, Wortley, Armley, and Farnley.

Whether you are looking to join our church family on a regular basis, or are enquiring about becoming part of the church for a special event such as a wedding or a baptism, these pages should tell you all that you need to know.

Sunday 11:00 am
Weekdays – See Bulletin
Holy Days – See Bulletin

Holy Family

Saturday Vigil 5:30pm
Sunday 9:30am
Weekdays – see Bulletin
Holy Days – see Bulletin

Confessions by appointment with Father Neil

The translation of the Scripture readings at Mass is changing, and the new versions of the Lectionary will start to be used on the First Sunday of Advent (1st December 2024).

Click here for information about the new translations.

f you would like to order a new Missal for your personal use, there are a few options:

The CTS Sunday Missal and Redemptorist Sunday Missal are both £19.95. The CTS has various other versions.
At the moment a weekday Missal is unavailable until next Easter, but a subscription to Magnificat, which has the daily Mass readings & devotions, costs £49 per year, or £94 for two years.
For those with smartphones, the “Catholic Calendar” (Universalis) app is highly recommended, with a one-off payment of £9.99.

Please click the highlighted links to order your own personal copy, but if you would like to order through the parish please speak with Father Neil.

PLEASE ACT NOW TO OPPOSE THE TERMINALLY ILL ADULTS (END OF LIFE) BILL 2024 -25

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales website has been updated with a range of resources to help to be informed regarding the assisted suicide legislation that is currently working its way through Parliament:

https://www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assistedsuicide/ and https://www.dioceseofleeds.org.uk/catholics-oppose-assisted-suicide/

The charity Right to Life UK has a simple online mechanism to help you contact your MP. It takes little more than a few minutes to input your postcode, make sure the suggested text suits your viewpoint and submit your message to ask your MP to stop assisted suicide being rushed into law. Go to the Right to Life UK website: https://righttolife.org.uk/ASt

Click here to read the Bishop’s Pastoral Letter.

Christmas Fair

Christ the King Church’s Winter Fair will take place after the 11am Mass on Sunday, 17th November. Items are needed for the stalls.
Anything ‘Christmas related’ (such as crackers, decorations, chocolates) for the Christmas stall, bottles for the Bottle Stall, toys, unwanted gifts (e.g. toiletries, scented candles, boxed ornaments etc), would be greatly appreciated.
Social events such as these only succeed with your support, both on the day and beforehand. If anyone would like help, please do
get in touch with the office or speak to Father Neil.

Prayer for Our Parish

O God, You have called us to be the Church of Your dear Son, Jesus Christ our King, born in time into the Holy Family of Nazareth. By Your grace make our parish family one in heart and mind for Your greater glory and service. Grant that our common life and work may be an example to all around us.

Guide our Parish Priest, Father Neil and all who live and work in our parish. Grant, we pray, all the prayers of our parish of Christ the King and Holy Family and keep us secure in your love. Amen.

To make a donation to the Offertory Collection of Christ the King and Holy Family, please click the ‘DONATE’ button.

Gift Aid is a scheme that allows charities to reclaim tax on a donation made by a UK taxpayer, which means that our parish can claim back 25p for every £1 you donate.

It’s simple to fill in a Gift Aid Declaration online.

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