The Parish values which we as parishioners uphold should be based on the Word of God, the teachings of the Church and our Ampleforth Benedictine heritage. Specifically, we should be a community :
in which prayer and worship are at the centre of our lives,
which is welcoming and open to all,
which is forgiving and is not judgemental
which is open to change, led by the Holy Spirit,
in which we all share responsibility for the mission of the church,
in which we each use our gifts for the benefit of everyone,
in which the spirit and joy of the Good News is visibly present in all our actions,
in which we respect and value each individual,
in which we foster the unity of the Christian churches and the building of good relations with people of other faiths.
PAST PREISTS
Past Parish Priests of Leyland Saint Mary's
1845 Dom. Anselm Brewer 1845 – 1851 Dom. Maurus Shepherd 1852 – 1855 Dom. Francis Kershaw 1855 – 1860 Dom. Benedict Lynass 1860 – 1869 Dom. Ignatius Dewhurst 1869 – 1882 Dom. Cuthbert Proctor 1882 – 1891 Dom. Anthony Bulbeck 1891 – 1903 Dom. Bede Prest 1903 – 1904 Dom. Bernard Hutchinson 1904 – 1910 Dom. Hilary Wilson 1910 – 1912 Dom. Placid Corlett 1912 – 1917 Dom. Bernard Gibbons 1917 – 1919 Dom. Vincent Wilson 1919 – 1926 Dom. Joseph Dawson 1926 – 1930 Dom. Anselm Wilson 1930 – 1947 Dom. Anselm Parker 1947 – 1952 Dom. Dominic Allen 1952 – 1978 Dom. Edmund FitzSimons (always with a capital S) 1978 – 1982 Dom. Richard Frewen 1982 – 1984 Dom. Rupert Everest 1984 – 1992 Dom. Ambrose Griffiths 1992 – Dom. Jonathan Cotton
