Today we begin Holy Week, and the climax is Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Eve. These are known as the “Triduum”– and they form a unity. They take us through the Paschal Mystery, when Jesus “passes” from death to life and we are invited to participate.
Please come to Mass on Holy Thursday at 8pm and on Easter Eve at 9pm. I say this because although the church is usually full on Good Friday and Easter Sunday, it is not on these other two days, and this fragments the unity of the Liturgy. Full details of all services (and confession times) are on the porch board. May Easter 2010 be a time of great spiritual growth for us as individuals and as a parish community.
Two Bowls
On that night, there were
Two bowls of water.
The first was taken
And used for washing feet,
Symbol he said, of love.
The second was called for
And used for washing hands,
Disclaiming responsibility.
Two bowls are constantly before us:
Into which shall we dip our hands?
.... A poem by Ann Lewin
Welcome to Mass on Palm Sunday. We process and follow Our Lord into Jerusalem, and hopefully we stay with him throughout the week as he achieves our reconciliation with God through the offering of himself on the cross. We welcome any visitors to our worship and invite everyone to coffee in the adjoining hall after Mass.
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Today 28/3/10
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Easter choir practice – 3.15pm in the choir gallery
5.15pm (NB change of time) Stations of the Cross
6pm – setting up for the Taize service (singers, instrumentalists and absolutely anyone.)
7pm Taize service- a great way to end Palm Sunday – music, silence, meditation- followed by refreshments. |
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Monday 29/3/10 |
Confessions- 10-10.30am
CWL - Annual General Meeting – 8pm in the social centre
7pm - Confirmation preparation in the church
8.30pm – Evangelium in the church –Mary; and the Four Last Things. (Last session of both these until April 19th) |
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Tuesday 30/3/10 |
Confessions- 10-11am
Mass at 7.15pm (confessions heard 6.45pm) |
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Wednesday 31/3/10 |
11.30am Mass of the Chrism in the Cathedral
8pm -Choir practice in the choir gallery |
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Maundy Thursday |
No morning Mass today. Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 8pm all Eucharistic ministers are asked to attend and to renew their ministry for the forthcoming year. Please sign for the watch (15 minutes) – thank you. |
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Good Friday |
Stations of the Cross for children at 10am; Solemn Liturgy at 3pm; and Taize around the cross at 8pm |
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Holy Saturday |
Easter Vigil and Mass 9pm (with infant baptism – James Travers 15 weeks) |
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Easter Sunday |
Masses at 10am and 11.30am as usual. |
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Thanks!
KSC would like to thank all those that attended the recent race night; with special thanks to Mathew Wright, Joe Corteen and Roger Wright. Fantastic photographs and a short video are on the Parish Web site.
Many thanks too to those who organised the Passover Supper-and especially Doreen and Chris Hairs- and also to everyone who helped to clean the church. |
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Support the Pope’s visit – see website homepage and please register your support! |
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Gift Aid
Thanks to all who have gift-aided their 1st and 2nd collection offerings during the 2009/10 tax year. Boxes of Gift Aid envelopes for the new tax year are ready for collection next to the pulpit/ Please note that the name on the box must be a UK tax payer. If you cannot find your box please speak to Geoff Ford (the Gift Aid Administrator) or email him on gift.aid@stjamespettswood.org. If there are any gift –aiders who are concerned that the tax they have paid is not at last equal to the refund we will seek, please contact Geoff as soon as possible. You must have paid at least £25 in tax for every £100 put in the Gift Aid envelopes. Please speak to Geoff if:
a) You wish to know the total recorded amount of your offerings (e.g. for a Tax Return)
b) You move or marry and change your names. It is important that our record of your name and address is recognisable to the tax man
c) You wish to transfer your gift aid into your spouse’s name (perhaps because you have stopped working and no longer pay tax)
d) You would like to Gift Aid your contributions to St James but have not yet completed a declaration form.
As every charity will tell you, by gift-aiding your donations your contributions are substantially increased at no cost whatsoever to you. Last year St James obtained a tax clawback of £13,726 for the 2008/9 tax year.
Do remember that Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence (see porch board).
Every blessing. Fr. Bryan
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Mass attendances last week were 717. |
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Mass Intentions for Sunday 28th March 2010: Palm Sunday |
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Sunday |
6pm |
Amedeo Pini RIP (the Pini family) |
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10am |
The O’Flaherty family RIP (Ned) |
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11.30am |
People of the Parish |
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Monday |
9.30am |
CWL - For victims of natural disasters |
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Tuesday |
9.30am |
Maureen Bracey WELF (A Wheeler) |
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7.15pm |
Anne Pini RIP (the Pini family) |
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Wednesday
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9.30am |
Denis & Ivy Nelligan – in thanksgiving for 65 years of marriage |
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Maundy Thursday |
8pm |
Anne & Matthew Pini WELF (the Pini family) |
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Good Friday |
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No Mass today - Stations for children 10am; Liturgy 3pm; and Taize around the cross 8pm |
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Holy Saturday |
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Easter Vigil and Mass 9pm |
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Mass Intentions for Sunday 4th April 2010; Easter Sunday |
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Sunday |
6pm |
People of the Parish |
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10am |
Vocations for the Priesthood (Jean Rawlings) |
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11.30am |
Kenneth Jackson RIP (M Jackson) |
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Morning Prayer:- Monday - Friday at 9.10am |
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Weekday Masses:- Monday- Friday at 9.30am and Tuesday 7.15pm |
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Confessions are heard:- Saturday at 5.30-6pm and Monday at 10-10.30am |
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Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament:- Mondays at 10-10.30am |
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Don’t forget to visit our parish website: www. stjamespettswood.org |
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Please make sure you are registered with the parish! (forms on porch) and that our current info is up to date. |