Welcome to the South Liverpool Catenian Circle (No 164) Site

Welcome to The South Liverpool Catenian website. I am sure you will be saying to yourself, “ Who are the Catenians?” “What do they do?” and “If I like what I read and see, is it an organisation that I, and indeed my family, would like to be a part of?”

The Catenian Association has its origins in the early part of the 20th century and is now an international association of Catholic laymen. We are working hard to expand our membership. We are a social organisation, open to all practising catholic men over 21 years of age regardless of race, profession or level of income. South Liverpool Catenians is not geographically based and has members from both Liverpool and further afield, including the Wirral. Our monthly meetings occur on the second Monday of the month at the Hallmark Hotel, South Liverpool.

We are a group of practising Catholics who pray and play together. We are not a pressure group, nor a fundraising body, although we do have charitable goals and aspirations. The development of catholic youth is of great importance to us.

Apart from our monthly one hour meetings, the overwhelming social and spiritual activities of the association are designed for the participation and enjoyment of the whole family and our friends.

Our website has been created to service and inform three groups:
1. Current members, their family and friends,
2. Members from other Catenian Circles and their family and friends,
3. Probably most importantly, prospective new members, their family and friends.
New members are our future and with them we will evolve to meet the needs of generations to come.
Our website provides information on our social activities; past present and future, our spiritual activities and on the many other facets of Catenianism that prospective new members would wish to know.

This site will develop continuously to meet the needs of all who use it and embrace ideas put forward from all our browsers. Please enjoy your visit to our website and feel free to contact us via the email addresses on our contact page. We invite feedback about this Site also. God Bless, David Willson, President 2020-21

Provincial Articles

Provincial Mass, Sunday 17th November, The Chapel, Hope University, Hope Park, Liverpool L16 9JD

The annual Provincial Mass for deceased Brothers will be held on Sunday 17th November at 11.30am in The Chapel, Hope University, Hope Park, Liverpool L16 9JD. The Mass will be...

Read More

Provincial President Charles Boulton completes Mersey Half-marathon on 10th March.

Charles successfully completed the Mersey Half-marathon on Sunday 10th March 2019 in about 2hrs. He was running to support the Bursary Funds. Well Done Charles. Charles has appealed for sponsors...

Read More

Province 4 Public Speaking Competition, Friday 22nd March, 2019. 6.15pm for 7.00pm prompt.

The Provincial Public Speaking Competition is being held on Friday 22nd March at Carmel College, Prescot Road, St Helens, WA10 3AG. The competition will start a 7.00pm prompt. Please arrive...

Read More

Province 4 Public Speaking Competition – Friday 23rd March 2018

Province 4 Public Speaking Competition - Friday 23rd March 2018 Carmel College, St Helens, hosted this years competition after the success of Sophia Smith, Carmel College, last year's winner. Special...

Read More

Provincial Mass, The Chapel, Hope Park, Liverpool Hope University: 11.00 am. Sunday 5th November, 2017

Provincial Mass, The Chapel, Hope Park, Liverpool Hope University: 11.00 am. Sunday 5th November, 2017 The Provincial Mass for deceased Brothers was celebrated by Bishop Malone, assisted by Peter Tibke...

Read More

Provincial Life

THE  FIRST  THREE  YEARS  I was elected to office in December 2009 and installed as a Member of Grand Council at the National Conference in Bournemouth in May 2010 My first appointment was...

Read More

Catenian Association Articles

The History of Clayton Square – Phil Gray Sat 1st August – 2.00pm.

On Saturday 1st August at 2.00pm, Brother Phil Gray will give a short talk by Video Conferencing on the history of Clayton Square, an iconic Liverpool Square. The square was laid out between 1745-5. It...

Read More

WhatsApp – (A Catenian View)

What a friend we have in WhatsApp! In true Catenian tradition, this remarkable means of communication has worked its way into the hearts and minds of many a novice tech enabled senior (I include myself...

Read More

£3000 for Bursary Fund raised by Charles Boulton presented – 8th July 2019

South Liverpool Circle held a very successful Ladies Post Circle Dinner on 8th July 2019. 56 Brothers, Wives and Guests attended. At the Dinner, Brother Tony Charnock and his wife Celia were present. Brother Tony...

Read More

The Catenian Association Great Britain National Council Conference 17-19 May 2019 Liverpool

Province 4 has the honour of hosting the 2019 National Conference in Liverpool. The organising committee has worked hard to ensure a successful event. Brothers are encouraged to attend to welcome our visitors from Circles...

Read More

The Catenian Association History

The Catenian Association was founded in 1908 at the suggestion of Bishop Louis Casartelli, then Bishop of Salford. The Association began life in Manchester with the rather old fashioned title of “The Chums”. In those early...

Read More