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Palm Sunday 9/10 April
Saturday Vigil Masses 4pm & 6pm
Sunday 8.45am, 10am, 11.15am, 12.30pm
Monday 11 April
8am Mass
10am Mass (followed by Confessions)
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FR DAVID: LENT, HOLY WEEK & LENTEN ALMS
Today, the Fifth Sunday of Lent, is the beginning of Passiontide. This is the inner heart of Lent that leads towards Holy Week and Easter. We can see that Passiontide has begun by the presence of the purple coverings in church. Next Sunday is Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week. Please take the Holy Week sheet this weekend with the all the information and times of celebrations from Palm Sunday onwards. As advertised in the Lent sheet, today there is a second collection for Lenten Alms (Cardinal’s Appeal). Finally, if you have begun the school holidays we wish you a happy break—but don’t forget to come to church for the great celebrations of Holy Week and Easter!
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FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Fourth Sunday of Lent, also known as ‘Laetare’ Sunday—a day of joy in the heart of Lent. Today is also Mothering Sunday or Mothers’ Day. We send our best wishes to all mums in the parish, and also pray for those mothers who have already gone to God. Next weekend is the beginning of Passiontide, the inner part of Lent that lead us towards Holy Week. This week will also see the end of term in our school. Please remember that although Holy Week this year falls in the Easter holidays, it is still important to join in the special celebrations at church. I hope you all have a lovely day and enjoy your weekend.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Third Sunday of Lent, and so we are heading quickly into the heart of the Lenten season and the coming celebration of Holy Week and Easter. Next Sunday, the Fourth Sunday of Lent (Laetare Sunday) is also Mothering Sunday. I hope that the Lenten journey is going well for you all. Thank you for your generosity towards the CAFOD Lenten appeal last weekend. Let us continue to pray for peace in the distressing conflict in Ukraine and for those who have had to leave their families and homeland as a result. Please pray for our children who are preparing to celebrate their First Holy Communion. Next Saturday they will celebrate reconciliation for the first time in their First Confession.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Today is the Second Sunday of Lent, when we hear about the Lord’s Transfiguration. This is a sign of the Passion and Resurrection to come. This mystery focuses our attention on the coming celebration of Holy Week and Easter. We look forward to seeing many parishioners take part once again in these great mysteries in all their fulness this year. Thank you to everyone who gave generously last week to Aid to the Church in Need and who supported our Fair Trade stall. On Friday we kept CAFOD Lent Fast Day. This weekend, there is the opportunity to give to CAFOD and help towards their work with the humanitarian crisis which is arising as a result of the invasion of Ukraine. Please continue to pray for peace and for an end to the war. Next weekend, I will be out at the seminary to help with work with candidates for priestly formation—please keep us in your prayers.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Lent began on Ash Wednesday, and today is the First Sunday of Lent. At the back of church you will find our Lent leaflet which will help you with opportunities for this season. It was a joy to see so many people at church on Wednesday as we continue to welcome back many parishioners since the end of Covid restrictions. We wish you well for Lent and look forward to a full and proper celebration of Holy Week and Easter in due course. On Wednesday we also held special prayers for Ukraine and for peace at this time. Please keep these prayers going at this difficult time. Bishop Sherrington has written to thank everyone for the wonderful celebration here on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes—thank you to all involved and everyone who came. Thank you also for all your good wishes since I returned from my break.
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ASH WEDNESDAY
Lent begins this Wednesday, 2nd March. There will be Mass with Ashes at 8 am, 10 am and 7.30 pm. Ash Wednesday is a day of Fasting and Abstinence.
This year it has been designated a special day of prayer for peace in Ukraine.
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ASH WEDNESDAY
An early reminder that Lent begins on Ash Wednesday, 2nd March. There will be Mass with Ashes at 8 am, 10 am and 7.30 pm.
CONFIRMATION 2022
If you signed up for our Confirmation Course, it will now begin with a meeting for all candidates and parents on Tuesday 8th March at 8 pm in the Parish Hall.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2022
The next meeting for parents will take place on Tuesday 22nd February at 8pm.
Children’s session will be on Saturday 26th February at 10am and family Mass on Sunday 27th at 11.15am.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Thank you to everyone for a wonderful celebration on the Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. There was a lovely celebration with the whole school in the morning, and then the Mass with Bishop Sherrington in the evening. It was also a joy to say thank you to those who have served our parish with such generosity over many years. Congratulation to Mgr. Tom Egan as he celebrates his 80th birthday! I will be away this week for a break, and the following week at some church events in the north. Have a lovely half term and see you all soon.
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FR DAVID WRITES
Last Wednesday was the Feast of the Lord’s Presentation 40 days after Christmas. This marks the end of the post-Christmas phase in Ordinary Time and the beginning of the pre-Lent phase. As an advance notice, Ash Wednesday will take place on Wednesday 2 March. More details about Lent in due course. Please remember that Bishop Sherrington will join us this coming Friday at 7pm for a special Mass to celebrate our parish feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, followed by a reception in the hall. Fr. Tom will also join us. Please do come for the patronal feast—it promises to be a lovely Mass and a great celebration! Finally, I am going to take a short break and then I have Church events up north from 14th February—2nd March. Please look after Frs. Jerome and Johnson whilst I’m away. They will look after you too!
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FR DAVID WRITES
On Friday we had a lovely celebration for Fr Andrew, for which he sends his thanks and best wishes to you all, especially thanks for the kind and generous presentation we made to him. Thank you to everyone who helped to make such a wonderful celebration.
This week, the engineer was here to fix the livestream so I hope it is back to normal and the toilet near the front of church is now also fixed. Thank you for your patience. The Pope has asked especially that we should all pray for peace in the Ukraine situation. Finally, next Sunday, 6th February, marks the 70th anniversary of the death of King George VI and the accession to the throne of his daughter, Queen Elizabeth II. Please pray for the Queen, our country and the whole Commonwealth on this day, as well as for peace throughout the world.