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THIS IS HOLY WEEK
Today is Palm Sunday - the beginning of Holy Week. Please take a blessed palm with you and place it at home, as a sign of your willingness to follow Christ into the mystery of his Passion, Death and Resurrection. Please take a Holy Week sheet, or see the back of this newsletter, for the schedule of Masses, celebrations and confessions in the coming week. We look forward to seeing you all especially for the Sacred Triduum of Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter. God bless you!

FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Fifth Sunday of Lent. Traditionally, today was also known as ‘Passion Sunday’ because it marks the beginning of Passiontide: the inner heart of the Lenten season. During this time, the statues and ornaments are veiled with purple, as the beauty of these images is taken from us for a short while. Next weekend is Palm Sunday. Please make sure you arrive at Mass in good time next week so that the blessing of palms can take place peacefully and without interruption. Thank you. 

FR TOM WRITES
This Sunday, vested in rose, the Church bids us: ‘Laetare Jerusalem: et conventum facite omnes qui diligitis eam’, that is, Rejoice Jerusalem, and gather together, all who love her. Our Lenten journey is gathering pace and in just a few short weeks we shall gather with our eyes are fixed on the Holy City as we celebrate the great sacrifice and victory of Our Lord. Laetare Sunday is also Mothering Sunday, let us give thanks for our mothers for the love and care they have shown us.

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Steve Coleman was a parishioner at Our Lady of Lourdes from even before the church was built. With permission from his son, Peter Coleman, here are his memoirs of the founding of the parish and local life in the first half of the 20th century.

Steve Coleman (right, holding the book) at the blessing for the building of the new church, watching his shoes disappear into the mud!

There's a great deal more excellent material, including videos, at the parent website, Catholics Come Home.

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Prayer Intentions

Those who are unwell, including:  
John Goodall, Margaret Butt, Cruz Kelly, Tommy Sacker, Jennifer Iles, Patricia Dellevoet, Helen McGrath, Mary Fahey, Giuliano Cardosi, Nora Mitchell, Mary Gilbride, Ronnie Lynch, Veronica Keville,  Marie Coutinho, Ifte Alam, Nadim Alam, Emma Lake, Guido Fichera, Theresa Dillon, Lawrence Robinson, Luisa Busandri, Martin Donoghue, Lucy, Megan O’Brien, Alison Hughes, Silveria Vieira Papel, Joe Heaney, Rubina Dean, Runa Da Costa, David Woodhead, Kay Heery, Modesto Tondelli, Tina Mitchell, Maureen Dundon, Tom Healy & Margaret Crowley

All those who have died recently, including:
Gill Kilkenny, John Fitzgerald, Fr Colin McLean, Tom Gilligan, Yvonne Owen and Trish Gardiner.