Holy Week and Easter

 

Good Friday

  3pm Liturgy of the Passion

             Confessions available following this

Holy Saturday 

7.30pm The Easter Vigil & Easter Mass

               

             

Easter Sunday 5th April

Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

EASTER WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday 9.30am Mass

                               

Wednesday  9.30am Mass

Thursday 11am Requiem Mass 

for Sheila Farnworth

Friday - Devotions will return next week

Saturday 11.30am Emily Paddison Baptism

               

             

Second Sunday of Easter Sunday 12th April

Year A. Divine Mercy Sunday

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre

Palm Sunday and Holy Week

 

Holy Week is not just a historical remembrance, but is a time when we enter into the mystery of Christ's saving work. Through the liturgies and devotions of Holy Week, we experience in a profound way the love and mercy of God, who sent His Son to die for our sins and to rise again for our salvation. Holy Week helps us to understand that our salvation was not won easily, but was purchased at a great price. Christ's passion and death show us the depth of God's love for us and the seriousness of sin. His resurrection shows us that death is not the end, but is the beginning of new life in Christ. Holy Week is not just about what happened 2,000 years ago, but is about what is happening in our lives today. Through the liturgies and devotions of Holy Week, we are invited to examine our own lives and to ask ourselves how we are responding to Christ's love and sacrifice. Holy Week calls us to conversion, to turn away from sin and to grow closer to Christ. It calls us to service, to follow Christ's example of love and self-sacrifice. It calls us to hope, to trust in Christ's promise of eternal life. Holy Week is a special time of grace, a time when God offers us the opportunity to experience His love and mercy in a profound way. It is a time to enter into the mystery of Christ's passion, death, and resurrection, and to grow in our understanding of what He has done for us. By participating in the liturgies and devotions of Holy Week, we can grow closer to Christ and experience the joy of His resurrection more fully. Holy Week is not just about remembering the past, but is about living the present and preparing for the future, when we will share in Christ's glory for all eternity.

Sunday 28th March

Palm Sunday of Lent Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

with children's Procession

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre

HOLY WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday 9.30am Mass

                               

Wednesday  9.30am Mass

Maundy Thursday 

7.30pm Mass of the Lords Supper

Watching at the Altar of Repose 

(Confessions available during this) 

until 9pm, 

when we conclude with Night Prayer.

Good Friday

  3pm Liturgy of the Passion

             Confessions available following this

Holy Saturday 

7.30pm The Easter Vigil & Easter Mass

               

             

Easter Sunday 5th April

Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Fifth Sunday of Lent

 

Sunday 22nd March

Fifth Sunday of Lent Year A.

Passiontide.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre

CONFESSIONS.

During Lent there will be Confessions each Saturday morning between 9am—10am. 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS 

ARE PRAYED EACH FRIDAY DURING LENT AT 7pm, followed by Confessions.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  11am Requiem Mass for Eileen Speak

Tuesday 9.30am Votive Mass for the Annunciation

                            (as there is a funeral tomorrow on the Feast)

                               

Wednesday 10am Requiem Mass for Patricia Callender

Thursday 9.30am Mass

Friday  7pm STATIONS  OF THE CROSS

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday 9am - 10am CONFESSIONS

               

             

Sunday 28th March

Palm Sunday of Lent Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

with children's Procession

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre

Mothering Sunday

Sunday 15th March

Fourth Sunday of Lent Year A.

Laetare.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre

MOTHERING SUNDAY.

Today this  coincides with Laetare Sunday of Lent—a word meaning, appropriately, rejoice! We will mark the occasion by inviting children to bring flowers for Our Blessed Lady, which they can bring up at the start of both Masses in procession to present to her at our Lady Altar. Children please gather in the Sacristy before Mass, to join in the procession, present their flowers and then re-join their families.

CONFESSIONS.

During Lent there will be Confessions each Saturday morning between 9am—10am. 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS 

ARE PRAYED EACH FRIDAY DURING LENT AT 7pm,

followed by Confessions.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday 9.30am ROSARY

                               

Wednesday 9.30am

Thursday 9.30am Mass

Friday  7pm STATIONS  OF THE CROSS

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday 9am - 10am CONFESSIONS

               

             

Sunday 22nd March

Fifth Sunday of Lent Year A.

Passiontide.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre

Third Sunday of Lent

 

Sunday 7th March

Third Sunday of Lent Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre  

MOTHERING SUNDAY: NEXT WEEK.

This coincides with Laetare Sunday of Lent—a word meaning, appropriately, rejoice! We will mark the occasion as we did last year by inviting children to bring flowers for Our Blessed Lady, which they can bring up at the start of both Masses in procession to present to her at our Lady Altar. Children please gather in the Sacristy before Mass, to join in the procession, present their flowers and then re-join their families.

CONFESSIONS.

During Lent there will be Confessions each Saturday morning between 9am—10am. 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS 

ARE PRAYED EACH FRIDAY DURING LENT AT 7pm,

followed by Confessions.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday 9.30am

                               

Wednesday 9.30am

Thursday 10.30am Requiem Mass 

                 for Margaret Loughran

Friday  7pm STATIONS  OF THE CROSS

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday 9am - 10am CONFESSIONS

               

             

Sunday 15th March

Third Sunday of Lent Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre

Second Sunday of Lent

Sunday 1st March

Second Sunday of Lent Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre  

ST PATRICK’S DAY CÉILIDH.

Saturday 21st March.

Please note that this event, extending to our Family of Parishes, is now full, as all the tickets have been sold.

CONFESSIONS.

During Lent there will be Confessions each Saturday morning between 9am—10am. 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS 

ARE PRAYED EACH FRIDAY DURING LENT AT 7pm.

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday 9.30am

                               

Wednesday 9.30am

Thursday 9.30am Mass

Friday  7pm STATIONS  OF THE CROSS

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday 9am - 10am CONFESSIONS

               

             

Sunday 7th March

Third Sunday of Lent Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre

First Sunday of Lent

 

Sunday 21st February

First Sunday of Lent Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre  

CONFESSIONS.

During Lent there will be Confessions each Saturday morning between 9am—10am. This is to enable children and their families to come to Confession in the normal way and thus accustomize them to coming again. 

These times are also open to all parishioners, to enable people to come to Confession during Lent and make their Easter Duties: this is a traditional way to refer to the Church’s teaching that all should come to Confession at least once a year. 

STATIONS OF THE CROSS 

ARE PRAYED EACH FRIDAY DURING LENT AT 7pm.

The Stations of the Cross harken back to the earliest days of Christianity. The first Christians in Jerusalem venerated the places where Christ suffered, the Via Sacra, the sacred way.

It is a great way to include more prayer in your week during Lent, one of the three Pillars of Lent, along with fasting and almsgiving. 

Of course, you can also choose to come to a weekday Mass during the course of Lent as well, as another way of accomplishing this goal.

“This is the “folly” of the cross: a folly capable of changing our sufferings into a declaration of love for God and mercy for our neighbour.” –  Pope Benedict XVI 

MASSES DURING THE WEEK

Monday  9.30am Mass

Tuesday 9.30am

                               

Wednesday 9.30am

Thursday 9.30am Mass

Friday  7pm STATIONS  OF THE CROSS

             7.30pm Confessions

Saturday 9am - 10am CONFESSIONS

               

             

Sunday1st March

Second Sunday of Lent Year A.

8.30am Mass 

10.30am Mass

Refreshments after both Masses in the Social Centre