Mass times this week
Regular weekly timetable
Mon
- –
Tue
- 12:00
Wed
- 12:00
Thu
- 12:00
Fri
- 12:00
Sat
- 11:00 (first Saturday of month)
- 17:00 Vigil
Sun
- 09:00
- 11:00
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What the parish's page says
Saturday ... 11:00am ... Mass of Anointing & Forgiveness (First Saturday of the month) ... 5:00pm ... Vigil Mass Sunday ... 9:00am ... Morning Mass ... 11:00am ... Parish Mass (live-streamed) Weekdays ... Tuesday to Friday ... 12 noon — Midday Mass
Confession Times
- Before Sunday Mass and by request
- arrange by speaking with Fr. Ray or calling the presbytery
Confessions are heard before Sunday Mass and by request.
Information sources
About St Werburgh and St Laurence
St Werburgh and St Laurence is a Roman Catholic church in Birkenhead, Merseyside. It is part of the Diocese of Shrewsbury.
Introduction
St Werburgh and St Laurence in Birkenhead, within the Diocese of Shrewsbury, was built between 1835 and 1837 and opened on 15 August 1837, making it the first post-Reformation Catholic church on the Wirral. Confessions are heard before Sunday Mass and by request.
Architecture and furnishings
The church, possibly designed by M.E. Hadfield, is constructed of pink sandstone ashlar with a Welsh slate roof. Its liturgical west front is pedimented with full-height pilasters at the angles and a cross on the pediment apex. The interior was completely renewed in the late twentieth century.
Visiting
The church stands in St Werburgh's Square in central Birkenhead, a short walk from Birkenhead Central and Hamilton Square stations. The Sunday Parish Mass is live-streamed and saved to YouTube.
Sources for this profile
- History · St Werburgh & St Laurence, BirkenheadRetrieved 30 September 2026
- Roman Catholic Church of St Werburgh, Non Civil Parish - 1218019 | Historic EnglandRetrieved 8 October 2026 Source text © Historic England, licensed under Open Government Licence v3.0. Summarised by RomanCatholic.co.uk.
- St Werburgh & St Laurence Catholic Church, BirkenheadRetrieved 8 October 2026
- Location & Directions · St Werburgh & St Laurence, BirkenheadRetrieved 30 September 2026
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Map location for St Werburgh and St Laurence
5 St Werburgh's Square, Birkenhead, Merseyside, CH41 2XZ