Christmas Eve

10 am (not a Mass of Christmas)

6.30 pm Family Mass

11.30 pm Carols and Readings

before Midnight Mass

 

Christmas Day

8.30 am

9.45 am

11.15 am

12.30 pm

THERE WILL BE NO EVENING MASS

 

Sunday 26th December

8.30 am

9.45 am

11.15 am

12.30 pm

THERE WILL BE NO EVENING MASS

Parish Fair Trade Stall 

On the 2nd or 3rd Sunday every month

Our Fair Trade Stall is in the hall after Saturday 6.30pm & Sunday morning

Masses every month except August on the second Sunday of the month (in June it’s on the third Sunday). Profits go to Cafod unless stated otherwise.

From April 2010 the dates are:

April 10th/11th

May 8th/9th

June 19th/20th

July 10th/11th

September 11th/12th

October 9th/10th

November 13th/14th

December 11th/12th

January 8th/9th 2011

February 12th/13th 2011

March 12th/13th 2011

tenten

t h e a t r e

On Good Friday morning, the parish will be staging the musical liturgy “BORN FOR THIS” with support from Ten Ten Theatre.  Parishioners of all ages and abilities are warmly invited to participate in the liturgy.

We are looking for people to take part in the following ways:

MUSIC

PERFORMANCE

STAGE MANAGEMENT

Musicians

Actors

Stage Managers

Choir

Movement

Set-builders

Soloists

Readers

Costume-makers

An initial meeting will take place on Tuesday 9 February at 7.45pm followed by subsequent rehearsals throughout Lent.  There will be varying levels of commitment depending on your participation.  Whether you are an experienced musician, singer or performer, or if you have never been involved in anything like this before, you would be most welcome to take part in this Lenten community project.

LENT BEGINS ON WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 17th  WITH ASH WEDNESDAY

Lent was originally the season of preparation for Easter.  The traditional ways of preparation were fasting, praying and almsgiving.  Prayer gives time to God, fasting diminishes selfishness and almsgiving helps others.

Jesus spent forty days in the desert preparing for his work, whilst the Israelites spent forty years in the desert preparing for the Promised Land.

We spend forty days of Lent preparing to celebrate the great events of our faith: the Suffering, Death and Resurrection of Christ.

ASH WEDNESDAY MASS TIMES:

8 am, 10 am and 7.30 pm.

HERE ARE SOME SUGGESTIONS AS TO HOW WE MIGHT PREPARE OURSELVES FOR EASTER

Penitential Services

Monday 21st December

2.30 pm and 7.30 pm

Private Confessions

Tuesday 22nd December:  7.30 – 8 pm

Wednesday 23rd December:  10.30 – 11 am

Christmas Eve

10 am – not a Mass of Christmas

6.30 pm – Family Mass

11.30 pm – Carols and readings

before Midnight Mass