GALLERY - events

Fr Paul Lester - First Year Seminarian 1983
 2nd Year Seminarians 1984 - Fr Paul Lester 1st row third from left, Fr Ray Corbett back row third from left.​
Fr Paul & Fr Ray Seminarians  (front row centre) 1983-1984
Fr Paul's Ordination to the Diaconate March 1989.
L - R: The late Fr Gregory Winterton Provost of the Birmingham Oratory with the late Bishop Joseph Cleary and Monsignor Michael Kirkham the Rector of Oscott College 
Fr Paul's Ordination to the Priesthood 25th Nov 1989. Birmingham Oratory with Bishop Leo McCartie (former Curate of St Mary's)
Fr Paul's Induction 21st November 2017
Thanksgiving Mass for Marriage (milestone anniversaries) at St Chad's Cathedral - 3rd February 2019.
Celebrant: Archbishop Bernard Longley  - Cate & John Maddox celebrate 45years in September.
Fr Paul's First Mass in School - 28th February 2019
Children's Liturgy 3rd March 2019
Fr Paul and some of the children from St Mary's Primary School, celebrating the Feast of the Annunciation at the Lady Altar.
Palm Sunday 2019
Polish Blessing of the Easter Food - 20th April 2019
Easter Sunday Morning at St Mary's 21st April 2019
Fr Paul visits the fraternity of St Peter at St Mary's, Warrington and meets Fr Ian Verrier.
Fr Ian is from Great Barr.  He was received into the Church by Fr Pat O'Sullivan and played the organ at St Mary's 2000-2004.
Cream Teas Saturday 11th May 2019
Blessing of the new statue of St Joseph - Saturday 11th May 2019
May Procession 2019
Fr Paul with the First Holy Communicants - 15th June 2019
Corpus Christi Procession - Sunday 23rd June 2019
Cate & John Maddox receive a blessing from Fr Paul and renew their vows on the occasion of their 45th Wedding Anniversary
​September 2019
The crowning of Our Lady of Walsingham on her Feast day - 24th September 2019
The restoration of the original Font
St Mary's prepare for the Canonisation of Blessed John Henry Newman on 13th October