Readers’ List for Sunday Mass at St Paul’s Church Alnwick
Liturgical (Year A) – 30th November 2025 to 22nd March 2026
30th November 2025: First Sunday of Advent
Children of the Parish - Isaiah 2:1-5
Children of the Parish - Romans 13:11-14
Children of the Parish - Bidding Prayers
7th December: Second Sunday of Advent
Mark Bridgeman - Isaiah 11:1-10
Henry Gormally - Romans 15:4-9
Harold Hinchliffe - Bidding Prayers
14th December: Third Sunday of Advent
Agatha Ade-Lawal - Isaiah 35:1-6,10
Ian Atkinson - James 5:7-10
John Knight - Bidding Prayers
21st December: Fourth Sunday of Advent
Damian Burke - Isaiah 7:10-14
Vincent Cowley - Romans 1:1-7
Mary Frater - Bidding Prayers
24th December: Vigil Mass of Christmas
See Separate list
25th December: Nativity of the Lord
Martin O’Hanlon - Isaiah 52:7-10
Jo Taylor - Hebrews 1:1-6
John Humphries - Bidding Prayers
28th December: The Holy Family
Jess Taylor - Sirach 3:2-6, 12-14
Barbara Dawson - Colossians 3:12-21
Tony Wynn - Bidding Prayers
4th January 2026: Second Sunday of Christmas
Agnes Ade-Lawal - Sirach 24:1-2, 8-12
Diana Collins - Ephesians 1: 3-6, 15-18
Richard Boushell - Bidding Prayers
11th January: Baptism of the Lord
Cecelia Dupree - Isaiah 42:1-4, 6-7
Richard Smith - Acts 10:34-38
Yvonne Douglas - Bidding Prayers
18th January: Second Sunday of the Year
Simola Chelaru - Isaiah 49;3, 5-6
Gerard Egan - 1 Corinthians - 1:1-3
Jacqui Bettel - Bidding Prayers
25th January: Third Sunday of the Year
David Hammond - Isaiah 9:1-4
Sally Williams - 1 Corinthians 1:10-13, 17
David Williams - Bidding Prayers
4th February: Fourth Sunday of the Year
Sharon Patterson - Zephaniah 2:3; 3:12-13
Natalie Mallaburn - 1 Corinthians 1:26-31
Kevin Corbett - Bidding Prayers
8th February: Fifth Sunday of the Year
Michael James - Isaiahs 58:6-10
Chris McElhones - 1 Corinthians 2:1-5
Susanna Hawksley - Bidding Prayers
15th February: Sixth Sunday of the Year
Anne Robertson - Sirach 15:15-20
John Humphries - 1 Corinthians 2:6-10
Brendan Murray - Bidding Prayers
22nd February: First Sunday of Lent
Catherine Torjussen - Genesis 2:7-9, 3:1-7
Marie Thomas - Romans 5:12-19
Barbara Dawson - Bidding Prayers
1st March: Second Sunday of Lent
Tony Wynn - Genesis 12:1-4
Richard Boushell - 2 Timothy 1:8-10
Martin O’Hanlon - Bidding Prayers
8th March: Third Sunday of Lent
Harold Hinchliffe - Exodus 17:3-7
Mark Bridgeman - Romans 5:1-2, 5-8
Henry Gormally - Bidding Prayers
15th March: Sunday of Lent
John Knight - 1 Samuel 16:1, 6-7, 10-13
Agatha Ade-Lawal - Ephesians 5:8-14
Ian Atkinson - Bidding Prayers
22nd March: Fifth Sunday of Lent
Mary Frater - Ezekiel 37:12-14
Damian Burke - Romans 8:8-11
Vincent Cowley - Bidding Prayers
Liturgical (Year A) – 29th March to 26th July 2026
29th March: Palm Sunday
Jo Taylor - Isaiah 50:4-7
Yvonne Douglas - Philippians 2:6-11
Martin O’Hanlon - Bidding Prayers
4th April
Easter Vigil See Separate list
5th April: Easter Sunday
Richard Boushell - Acts 10: 34, 37-43
Agnes Ade-Lawal - Colossians 3:1-4
Diana Collins - Bidding Prayers
12th April: Second Sunday of Easter
John Humphries - Acts 2:42-47
Jess Taylor - 1 Peter1:3-9
Cecelia Dupree - Bidding Prayers
19th April: Third Sunday of Easter
Jacqui Bettel - Acts 2:14, 22-23
Simola Chelaru - 1 Peter 1:17-21
David Hammond - Bidding Prayers
26th April: Fourth Sunday of Easter
Sally Williams - Acts 2:14, 36-41
David Williams - 1 Peter 2:20-25
Gerard Egan - Bidding Prayers
3rd May: Fifth Sunday of Easter
Kevin Corbett - Acts 6:1-7
Natalie Mallaburn - 1 Peter 2:4-9
Richard Smith - Bidding Prayers
10th May: Sixth Sunday of Easter
Barbara Dawson - Acts 8:5-8, 14-17
Sharon Patterson 1 Peter 3:15-18
Yvonne Douglas - Bidding Prayers
17th May: Seventh Sunday of Easter
Brendan Murray - Acts 1:12-14
Susanna Hawksley - 1 Peter 4:13-16
Michael James - Bidding Prayers
24th May: Pentecost
Chris McElhone - Acts 2:1-11
Catherine Torjussen - 1 Corinthians 12:3-7, 12-13
Marie Thomas - Bidding Prayers
31st May: Trinity Sunday
Jacqui Bettel - Exodus 34:4-6,8-9
John Knight - 2 Corinthians 13:11-13
Diana Collins - Bidding Prayer
7th June: Corpus Christi
Henry Gormally - Deuteronomy 8:2-3, 14-16
Harold Hinchliffe - 1 Corintians 10:16-17
John Humphries - Bidding Prayers
14th June: Eleventh Sunday of the Year
Ian Atkinson - Exodus 19;2-6
Mark Bridgeman - Romans 5:6-11
Agatha Ade-Lawal - Bidding Prayers
21st June: Twelfth Sunday of the Year
Vincent Cowley - Jeremiah 20:10-13
Tony Wynn - Romans 5:12-15
Damian Burke - Bidding Prayers
28th June: SS Peter and Paul
Martin O’Hanlon - Acts 12:1-11
Mary Frater - Timothy 4:6-8, 17-18
Jess Taylor - Bidding Prayers
5th July: Fourteenth Sunday of the Year
Agnes Ade-Lawal - Zechariah 9:9-10
Richard Boushell - Romans 8:9, 11-13
Jo Taylor - Bidding Prayers
12th July: Fifteenth Sunday of the Year
Diana Collins - Isaiah 55:10-11
Cecelia Dupree - Romans 8:18-23
Simola Chelaru - Bidding Prayers
19th July: Sixteenth Sunday of the Year
Yvonne Douglas - Wisdom 12:13, 16-19
David Hammond - Romans 8:26-27
Harold Hinchliffe - Bidding Prayers
26th July: Seventeenth Sunday of the Year
David Williams - 1 Kings 3:5-6, 7-12
Jacqui Bettel - Romans 8:28-30
Sally Williams - Bidding Prayers
Liturgical (Year A) – 2nd August to 22nd November 2026
2nd August: Eighteenth Sunday of the Year
Gerard Egan - Isaiah 55:1-3
Natalie Mallaburn - Romans 8:35, 37-39
Sharon Patterson - Bidding Prayers
9th August: Nineteenth Sunday of the Year
Susanna Hawksley - 1 Kings 19:9, 11-13
Kevin Corbett - Romans 9:1-5
Barbara Dawson - Bidding Prayers
16th August: Assumption of Our Lady
Richard Smith - Isaiah 56:1, 6-7
Brendan Murray - Romans 11:13-15, 29-32
Catherine Torjussen - Bidding Prayers
23rd August: Twenty First Sunday of the Year
Marie Thomas - Isaiah 22:19-23
Tony Wynn - Romans 11:33-36
Sally Williams - Bidding Prayers
30th August: Twenty Second Sunday of the Year
Yvonne Douglas - Jeremiah 20:7-9
Michael James - Romans 12:1-2
Chris McElhone - Bidding Prayers
6th September: Twenty Third Sunday of the Year
Harold Hinchliffe - Ezekiel 33:7-9
Henry Gormally - Romans 13:8-10
Mark Bridgeman - Bidding Prayers
13th September: Twenty Fourth Sunday of the Year
Agatha Ade-Lawal - Sirach 27:30 - 28:7
John Knight - Romans 14:7-9
Ian Atkinson - Bidding Prayers
20th September: Twenty Fifth Sunday of the Year
Damian Burke - Isaiah 55:6-9
Mary Frater - Philippians 1:20-24, 27
Vincent Cowley - Bidding Prayers
27th September: Twenty Sixth Sunday of the Year
Jess Taylor - Ezekiel 18:25-28
Martin O’Hanlon - Philippians 2:1-11
Jo Taylor - Bidding Prayers
4th October: Twenty Seventh Sunday of the Year
Diana Collins - Isaiah 5:1-7
Agnes Ade-Lawal - Philippians 4:6-9
Richard Boushell - Bidding Prayers
11th October: Twenty Eighth Sunday of the Year
Simola Chelaru - Isaiah 25:6-10
Barbara Dawson - Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20
Cecelia Dupree - Bidding Prayers
18th October: Twenty Nineth Sunday of the Year
Chris McElhone - Isaiah 45:1, 4-6
Susanna Hawksley - 1 Thessalonians 1:1-5
David Hammond - Bidding Prayers
25th October: Thirtieth Sunday of the Year
Sally Williams - Exodus 22:21-27
Anne Robertson - 1 Thessalonians 1:5-10
Jacqui Bettel - Bidding Prayers
1st November: Feast of All Saints
Sharon Patterson - Revelation 7:2-4, 9-14
Natalie Mallaburn - John 3:1-3
David Williams - Bidding Prayers
8th November: Thirty Second Sunday of the Year
Gerard Egan - Wisdom 6:12-16
Michael - James 1 Thessalonians 4:13-18
Kevin Corbett - Bidding Prayers
15th November: Thirty Third Sunday of the Year
John Humphries - Provbs 31:10-13,19-20,30-31
Richard Smith - 1 Thessalonians 5:1-6
Brendan Murray - Bidding Prayers
22nd November: Christ the King Catherine
Torjussen - Ezekiel 34:11-12, 15-17
Marie Thomas - 1 Corinthians 15:20-26, 28
Tony Wynn - Bidding Prayers
