Welcome to the St Helens’ Catenian Website

On behalf of the St Helens Circle, the 21st Circle of the Catenian Association, I would like to extend to you a warm welcome to our website. St Helens has an active and thriving Circle of over 60 Brothers, with an age profile from 30 to nearly 90, we have a wide breadth of ideas and experiences. Some brothers are now retired, others still with active careers, but all share the same sense of brotherhood and traditional Catholic values.

We meet on the first Wednesday of each month at The Nalgo Club St Helens, where, after a short formal meeting, we socialise together over a 2 course buffet style meal, for which no charge is made to visitors including those interested in having a look at what we are about without obligation. We have a wide variety of social events right across the year, the highlight perhaps comes in November with the Ladies night, a fabulous black tie event in honour of our good ladies. Other events across the year are aimed at all the family and are less formal.

Please take a few moments to browse our site and feel free to leave any comments on the contact page. Roger Mullin, President

General News

St Helens’ Circle History

St Helens Circle History-Foreword

Long serving St Helens Brother, Ron Parr, tells us what stimulated him to research and write the story of the formation of St Helens Circle.. What prompted me to write the Circle History? Well, you may be surprised to learn...

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St Helens Circle History-Part One

The Story of  St Helens Catenian Circle Part One... On a number of occasions, particularly anniversaries, mention is made of the date our Circle was formed, and the attendance at its inauguration, of Brothers Sandy and Shepherd together with brothers...

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St Helens Circle History-Part Two

Here follows the next instalment of the history of the institution of the mens Catholic group in St Helens, otherwise know as the St Helens Catenian Circle . This article has been written by long standing Catenian brother, Ron Parr....

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St Helens Catenian Circle History-Part Three

St Helens Catenian Circle History by Ron Parr continues.... Click Here to read Circle History Foreword Click Here to read Circle History Part One Click Here to read Circle History Part Two The first St Helens Council Meeting was held...

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St Helens Catenian Circle History-Part Four

St Helens Catenian Circle History by long serving brother Ron Parr continues... (Note-Most of the research took place during 1996 and the manuscript re typed in 2001) In November 1916 the Circle ‘resolved that St Helens Circle is of the...

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St Helens Catenian Circle History-Part Five

St Helens Catenian Circle History-Part Five continues in this final instalment of the insightful and thought provoking story. Backtracking to 1914, and in particular to procedural matters, it was customary to say the De Profundis for deceased members of the...

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