The Twenty-Fifth Week In Ordinary Time

The third Sunday of September, formerly known as Home Mission Sunday, now has the title of Evangelii Gaudium Sunday – the Joy of living the Gospel. This was the first of the messages of Pope Francis. The Bishop has sent us a Pastoral Letter for this Sunday and we are invited to donate to the support of the national body of the Bishops promoting the living of the Gospel.

The Inauguration Of The Parish Of Brighton And Hove

Last Sunday in St John the Baptist Church Bishop Richard in augurated the first of the new Parish arrangement by which the pastoral communities of the former Deanery will collaborate in fulfilling the mission of the Church. You can read about it here -Click to dioc.ebulletin.

The clergy meet for the biweekly meeting on Tuesday commencing with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

The Jubilee Of Justice

Bishop Richard introduces this week’s Theme in the Jubilee Year reflecting on the groups which work for justice Read more here.

The Season For The Care For Creation

Next Sunday is Harvest Thanksgiving Sunday and there will be the opportunity to bring to our Mass goods and produce which in turn will be passed to a local Food Bank.

Mass Schedule

Sunday 21st September 10am
Monday 22nd September 8:15am St Mary’s House
Wednesday 24th September 9:30am The Feast Of Our Lady Of Walsingham
Friday 26th September 11am Requiem Mass for Beryl Cheeseman RIP
Sunday 28th September 10am Harvest Thanksgiving Mass

To Our Lady Of Walsingham

Here journeyed on the Pilgrims' Way,
With Christendom in youth and flower
The faithful of a happier day
When all the land was Mary's dower
And after many a faithless year
Since not in vain the martyrs sowed
We, as God wills, to worship here.
Return along the ancient road.

The Exaltation Of The Cross

Education Sunday

Education remains the largest charitable activity of the Church in this country stemming from the 19^th Century when many schools were established for poor immigrant children. Since then it has become the largest provider of secondary schools and second largest in providing primary schools. The Catholic community continues to support our Schools by providing Foundation Governors and encouraging young persons to train as teachers.

We pray today for those who have found their vocation in Catholic education in one of the many roles which it entails.

Our thanksgiving expressed this day is for the teachers and staff in St. Bernadette’s and Cottesmore primaries and Cardinal Newman Secondary & College.

Mass Schedule

Sunday 14th September 10am
Monday 15th September 8:15am St Mary’s House Our Lady of Sorrows
Wednesday 17th September 10am (NB not usual time) St Robert Bellarmine
Sunday 21st September 10am (25th Sunday in Ordinary Time)

The Inauguration Of The Brighton and Hove Parish

At St John the Baptist Church, Kemp Town today (Sunday 14th September) at 5.30pm All welcome.

The Word Of Life

The September copies are available in the Entrance to assist with your prayerful reflection during the month

Preparing For Holy Communion

For those 8 upwards who may have missed dates please have a word with Fr John

The Festival Of Hope

Celebrating the 60th Anniversary of the Diocese and the Jubilee Year. This coming Saturday at Ardingly Showground 10.30am – 4.30am. Undercover. The Brighton coach is starting from St Joseph’s so you may prefer to travel by car.

Care For Creation

Despite any inconvenience the rain is a “godsend” so that our reservoirs can be replenished for our drinking water.

Lift high the cross

The love of Christ proclaim

Till all the world adores his sacred name.

Come Christians follow where our Saviour trod

O'er death victorious,

Christ the Son of God.             No 429

Twentieth Week Of Ordinary Time

“Forget war, think of peace ” so spoke one of the veterans at Friday’s VJ Remembrance. The fervent hope of our prayers for Ukraine, Gaza and Sudan. Cardinal Vincent has encouraged us to pray and if we are able to observe a day of fasting of some other form of self denial.

Preparedness is becoming a watchword and Sunday’s Gospel gives us an opportunity to reflect on how it may apply to ourselves.

Mass Schedule

Sunday 17th August 10am (20th in OT)
Monday 18th August 8:15am St Mary’s House
Wednesday 20th August 9:30am (St Bernard Abbot and Doctor)
Friday 22nd August 9:30am (The Queenship of Our Lady)
Saturday 23rd August 8:30am HMP Lewes
Sunday 24th August 10am (21st in OT)

Assumption Homily – Pope Leo

Dear brothers and sisters,

Today is not Sunday, yet we celebrate in another way the Paschal Mystery of Jesus, which changed the course of history. In Mary of Nazareth, we recognize our own history: the history of the Church, immersed in the common lot of humanity. By taking flesh in her, the God of life — the God of freedom — has conquered death. Yes, today we contemplate how God overcomes death — yet never without us. His is the Kingdom, but ours is the “yes” to his love that can change everything. On the Cross, Jesus freely uttered that “yes” which would strip death of its power — the death that still spreads wherever our hands crucify and our hearts remain imprisoned by fear and mistrust. On the Cross, trust prevailed; so did love, which sees what is yet to come; and forgiveness triumphed.

Read more here

Walking Pilgrimages

After a day of rest the diocesan walking pilgrimage continues. You may also wish to be involved in the Jubilee Pilgrimage to Nottingham a much longer journey. Read about it here.

Hospital Pager

My turn to cover emergency calls over the weekend!

We are grateful to Fr Celestine , the Catholic Hospital Chaplain for ministering to some of the parishioners when notified of their admissions.

Patcham Duck Fayre

Next Sunday on the Patcham High School Field -11am to 4.30pm. More details here.

Wedding

Friday 12:30pm St John the Baptist Church, Kemp Town. Ellen Higgins & Kane Webb. Congratulations and prayers.

Contactless Offertory

The machine is now working for your card donations which can also be gifted aided.

Spurious Websites

There are two websites which are not approved or accurate. Please visit the authentic version with the picture of the interior of our Church – if you are reading this you have come to the right place!

Hail Queen of heaven, the ocean star,
Guide of the wanderer here below
Thrown on life's surge, we claim thy care save us from peril and from woe
Mother of Christ, star of the sea 
pray for the wanderer, pray for me.

The Nineteenth Sunday In Ordinary Time

August 15th

A date which surprises holiday makers in certain parts of the world when they find the locals celebrating, shops closed and churches in use. It is a Holy Day for Catholics and for blessing first fruits and crops in southern Europe. In the prayers we hear Mary to be the sign of hope and comfort on our pilgrim way – with Mary’s intercession because she gave birth to Jesus who became our Saviour. It provides us with an opportunity to deepen our devotion to Mary especially when we greet her the words of Gabriel and Elizabeth – Hail Mary, full of grace. She is a model of prayerful listening.

Annually, the date reminds us of another event and this year in particular of V.J.Day marking the end of the war with Japan, but also of the loss of life by the dropping of nuclear bombs, killing so many. The fear of such use of these weapons continues to this day – remember what you say “deliver is from Evil”

Mass Schedule

Sunday 10th August 10am 19th in OT
Monday 11th August 8:15am St Mary’s House – St Clare of Assisi
Monday 11th August 12 Noon Requiem Mass for John and Ann Nugent
Wednesday 13th August 9:30am
Friday 15th August The Assumption of Our Lady (Holy Day) Masses at 9:30am and 7pm
Sunday 17th August 10am 20th in OT

Community Event

Patcham Duck Fayre Sunday 24^th August 11am – 4.30am, the school fields of Patcham High School

Devolution

Our Hall is now booked for a date in May 2026 for use as a Polling Station for the election of a Mayor for a single strategic authority for Sussex and Brighton. Do keep informed of the developments in the months ahead. Read the Report on the noticeboard.

Thank You!

To Mike, Jim and Mark who have dealt with the weeds in the courtyard and driveway and the kind parishioner who removed the rubbish from the steps.

Jubilee Of Young People

During the Mass for the Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata, Pope Leo XIV reminds the young people that Jesus is our hope, and urges them to “adventure with the Lord toward eternity” as the Lord is “gently knocking” at the window of their soul.

Jesus is our hope, adventure with Him throughout your life, and let Him enlighten you…

Pope Leo XIV expressed this during the Mass for the Jubilee of Young People at Tor Vergata in Rome on Sunday, 3 August. You can read more here.

St John Henry Newman – Doctor Of The Church

There are some informative items about St John Henry Newman and his thoughts and writings that can be found here.

Walking Pilgrimage

This is now underway. Do have a look at the poster to see if you might join in a section. It will be under way for the next three weeks.

Happenings

The parish phone playing up.
Annual service of gas boilers completed Friday
Two horse drawn hearses for Monday’s Funeral.
The car passed its MOT
Over 30 crab apples thrown at the church by two lads
Happy holidays!

Holy Mary, Mother of God and queen

Lady of heaven and empress of the world below

Have mercy on us and Christian people.

Every generation will call me blessed for great indeed are all the things the Almighty has done for me!

17th Sunday In Ordinary Time

Holiday time for many, catching up with family and friends, journeys far and wide and pilgrimages. In particular there is the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes this year with the theme -With Mary, Pilgrims of Hope. We may not be there in person but we can be there virtually.

To visit the Grotto using your Tablet, PC or smart phone by clicking here. You will then be at the Lourdes website to find the Grotto and also the Processions of the Blessed Sacrament, the Torchlight Procession and Masses. Remember France is one hour ahead of the UK – so the Blessed Sacrament and Blessing of the Sick commences BST 4pm.

Another way to participate is to find the Pilgrimage Prayer Book with lots of information and the daily programme by visiting this link. There is the link to the Prayer Book at the bottom of the page and you can turn the pages.

Bishop Richard Moth will be posting on social media during the pilgrimage. The diocesan X account can be followed here.

From The Diocesan Website

Our annual pilgrimage

Our pilgrimage to Lourdes is one of the most significant pastoral events in our annual diocesan calendar, with hundreds of members of our community of faith visiting the Grotto together each year.

Mass Schedule

Sunday 27th July 10am Ordinary Time (17)
Monday 28th July 8:15am St Mary’s House
Wednesday 30th July 9:30am St Peter Chrysologus – int. Therese Lelliott RIP
Friday 1st August 9:30am St Alphonsus Liguori – int. Terrence Sweeney RIP (Foundation Mass)
Sunday 3rd August 10am Ordinary Time (18)

First Holy Communions

Please keep in your prayers the six children who received Holy Communion for the first time last Sunday and their parents and family members.

For the poor, sick, afflicted
Thy mercy we crave
And comfort the dying
Thou light of the grave.
Ave! Ave! Ave, Maria!

Following Bishop Richard In Lourdes this week…

Here is a link to the official diocesan Instagram account – click here.

Sea Sunday

When we have a glimpse of the sea from one of the hills, or are braving the beach, we may see ships on the horizon or in Shoreham Harbour if we are travelling that way. You may wonder what is on the ships or when the fishing boats will set sail again. More to the point you may ask, “Who is crewing the ship?” or “When will the seafarers be back home to their families?” One thing to remember is that one of the pastoral activities of the worldwide Church is that of Stella Maris or of the Apostleship of the Sea. There is a collection on the Second Sunday of July for that purpose. There are envelopes if you wish to use one or you can donate by card directly. So if you are on a ferry a cruise or just looking out to the sea, say a prayer for those who go to the seas and help those who welcome them when they come to land.

Bishop Richard’s Weekly Message

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

This Sunday’s Gospel is the Parable of the Good Samaritan. This is a text that we know so well, that there is a danger that familiarity hampers a real listening to the proclamation of the Gospel. St Benedict, whose feast we celebrate on Monday 11^th, speaks of ‘Listening with the ear of the heart.’ This is so much more than hearing, it is more than listening at the level of the mind, it is a listening that brings the Word of God to the very core of our being, the place of love. This Sunday, with a Gospel we know so well, listening at that depth brings so many blessings.

Pope Francis, in his encyclical letter Fratelli Tutti, uses the Good Samaritan as a model for every interaction – including the international stage. The going out to brothers and sisters, enjoined by the Lord in this parable, is the way forward for the world, he tells us. This may seem so difficult – even in our homes, with those closest to us, it can be hard. Yet we are reminded in this Sunday’s First Reading, from the Book of Deuteronomy, that the law given by God is truly possible, for the Word is IN us.

This is reflected again when we read the Parable of the Good Samaritan in a slightly different way – seeing ourselves as the one who is in the ditch and the Lord Himself coming to our aid. St Paul expresses this in his hymn at the beginning of the Letter to the Colossians (the Second Reading this Sunday), where he rejoices at the victory Christ has won. We need have no fear, the Lord has rescued us and now we – with the Word Who is Life in our hearts – can go out to our brothers and sisters, carrying out the work the Lord calls us to do in His name.

With every blessing,

+ Richard

The Pastoral Plan

At the Council of Priests, the proposal that the parishes of Brighton and Hove become a new parish made up of the existing parish communities of the deanery was put to a consultative vote for the Bishop. He has accepted the proposal and in September this will be enacted with Canon David Parmiter being the Moderator of the team of Clergy.

At Thursday’s meeting, the first steps at producing a vision statement commenced. Thank you for the reposes you are returning to the box in the entrance.

The Statement From The Moderator

In the third edition of the Diocesan Pastoral Plan: The call to Mission, Bishop
Richard wrote about the need to change the shape of deaneries and parishes.
Reflecting on the many discussions that had taken place and the needs of the
Diocese to enable her to carry out her mission, he wrote “…the groupings of
parishes that form deaneries currently, will themselves become parishes.” I am
pleased to say that the current Deanery of Brighton and Hove has in place now
the basic structures to become the new Parish of Brighton and Hove, which
Bishop Richard will inaugurate in September.
There is still much work to be done to develop fully as one parish. We will need
to undertake this work gradually and carefully, clergy and lay people together.
The overarching purpose of this change is that we work more closely together
in the mission of the Church. Bishop Richard describes the Church’s mission in
this way: “All are called to build up the Body of Christ, lead a holy life and
promote the growth of the Church.”
Each existing parish will become a community of the new parish and will
continue to be served by your current parish priest who, together with the
other parish priests, will also have responsibility for the whole parish
coordinated by a Moderator. The clergy will work collaboratively with the
Leadership Team and the Finance Committee for the mission. I look forward to
working with you all in the new parish.

Canon David Parmiter

Mass Schedule

Sunday 13th July 10am Sea Sunday Mass (15th in Ordinary Time)
Monday 14th July 8:15am St Mary’s House
Tuesday 15th July St Bernadette’s Leavers’ Mass 1:30pm
Wednesday 16th July 9:30am Our Lady of Mt Carmel
Thursday 17th July 11am Requiem Mass for Maura Mason RIP
Friday 18th July 9:30am
Sunday 20th 10am 16th Sunday in Ordinary Time (First Holy Communions)

Eternal Father, strong to save
Whose arm doth bind the restless wave
Who bidd'st the mighty ocean deep
Its own appointed limits keep
O hear us when we cry to thee
For those in peril on the sea

No. 243 The Seafarers' Hymn

Patronal Feast Day

It is good to celebrate Anniversaries – to remember and give thanks. As this Jubilee Year continues, we are pilgrims of hope. So it was 60 years ago when the Patcham, Westdene and Hollingbury areas of Brighton were being developed that Fr Edward Fooks of St Mary’s promoted a search for a site to build a Church for worshippers in the area. The Catholic population first had Mass in a Doctor’s house and then in the Patcham Junior School. Eventually a new Church was built and on Sunday 9^th July 1965 the Bishop of Southwark opened St Thomas More’s Church.

We think of our predecessors and benefactors who generously donated to the cost.

There are three works of art originating from leading members of the Brighton College of Art – the Carved statue of our patron, the Mother and Child statue and the Stations of the Cross. Bishop Cormac Murphy O’Connor consecrated the Church with the twelve crosses and the ambo, altar and baptism font decorated in green Cumberland Stone.

Bishop Richard’s Weekly Reflection

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

In this Sunday’s Gospel, Jesus send out the seventy-two and gives them a word for those they visit. This word, this message, is the message of peace – and peace is the first gift of the Risen Christ to the Apostles, spoken as He appears to them in the Upper Room.

In the 4th Century, as monasticism began to develop in Egypt, Syria and the Holy Land, monks would go to their spiritual fathers and ask for a word by which they might be saved. The word that was given to them, although expressed in different terms, was often about living in peace, in harmony, and in the silence that opens our hearts to the promptings of the Spirit. Just as the seventy-two offered a “word”, given them by the Lord, so these monks of earlier times did the same – and this practice continues in the spiritual accompaniment sought by so many in our own times.

Openness to the word demands a spirit of listening, and we might reflect that the first word of St Benedict’s Rule is “Listen.”

When the seventy-two went on their journey, Jesus told them that if the word of peace was not received, it would come back to them. Listening is just as important as speaking, for the word that is spoken must find a home to be effective.

This message of peace is so necessary in our present world, and the need for the spirit of listening is equally necessary. May our word to the world be that of the seventy-two, for it is the gift of the Risen Lord: “Peace be with you.” May this message find a home in the hearts of all.

Peace is the gift of the Risen Lord to those gathered in the Upper Room on the first Easter Day. It is in Him that true, lasting, peace is to be found, for the Risen Lord has won the victory over sin and death. He offers us the gift of His peace – it is something real and it is a reality to be accepted.

In a world where, in so many places, peace is not a reality, it is our task, always and everywhere, to offer that greeting of the seventy-two disciples and the joy that is the gift of the Risen Christ.

With every blessing,

+ Richard

The Mass Schedule

Sunday 6th July 10am (Patronal Feast)
Monday 7th July 8:15am St Mary’s House
Wednesday 9th July 9:30am (Martyrs of China)
Friday 11th July 9:30am (St Benedict, Patron of Europe)
Saturday 12th July 8:30am HMP Lewes
Sunday 13th July 10am (15th Sunday OT)

Sea Sunday

Next Sunday is Sea Sunday. At Mass, there will be a collection for Stella Maris, the Catholic provider of pastoral care for seafarers and fishers. You can also make a donation here.

The Word Who Is Life

The July leaflet is ready for you to help with your prayerful reflection on the scripture and prayer.

St Benedict’s Week

Some information about prayer opportunities with the monks in St John the Baptist Church, Kemptown:

Monday 7th July 12-12:30pm – Community Prayer
Tuesday 8th July 12-12:30pm – Individual Prayer
Wednesday 9th July 12-12:30pm – Lectio Divina
Friday 11th July 12pm – 1pm – An hour of music, prayer, on themes from the Rule of St Benedict

Outstanding!

St Bernadette’s Primary School has achieved this status after the Catholic Inspection. Congratulations to the teachers and children and for the support of parents and carers.

The Pastoral Plan

We are approaching its implementation .

On Thursday Evening there will be a gathering to formulate a vision and mission objectives . Have a word with Fr John if you wish to participate in this process. The meeting will be in St Bernadette’s Hall 7-9pm.

Fr. Ray Blake RIP

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Fr Ray, former parish priest of St Mary Magdalene’s who died during the week.

Requiem Masses

Maura Mason (RIP) – Thursday 17th July 11am
Sonia Von Geyer (RIP) Wednesday 23rd July 11am

Soup and Sandwich

At Thursday 12 Noon in the church hall. All welcome

A Man For All Seasons

This play will be showing in Brighton from 22nd July to the 26th July – tickets are available here. As well as depicting the life of St Thomas More, the film version of the play earned Paul Scofield (who played the part of St Thomas More) an Oscar in 1966. Scofield, a baptised Catholic, attended Varndean Grammar School for Boys (1934-9) -the building is now Varndean College.

" Give me, good Lord , a full faith, a firm hope and a fervent charity, a love for the good Lord incomparably above love for myself, and that I love nothing to thy displeasure but everything in order to love Thee"

A devout prayer written in the Tower of London by St Thomas More.

Pentecost

The 50 Days are now finished and our Easter hope is established. In so many different ways the Paschal Mystery has been a reality with life, suffering, and death – and life, change, and growth happening. We just need to recall the events in our own lives and in the world around us.

Now as the ascended Christ promised, we are not abandoned but recipients of the Holy Sprit who comes as gifts with their effects. It is in the sacraments that we receive the grace of the Holy Spirit.

Statement On The Assisted Dying Bill

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which seeks to legalise assisted suicide, is fast approaching its decisive vote in the House of Commons which will likely take place on either the 13 or 20 of June. Please click here to read more.

Mass Schedule

Sunday 8th June 10am Pentecost
Monday 9th June 8:15am St Mary’s House
Wednesday 11th June 9:30am St Barnabas, Apostle
Thursday 12th June 12pm Arundel Cathedral – Jubilarians’ Mass
Friday 13th June 9:30am St Anthony of Padua
Sunday 15th June 10am Trinity Sunday

The Word Of Life

The June copies are now available for you to pick up and use during the month to shape your prayer.

Thursday 12th June – Soup And Sandwich

Come along to meet and enjoy – 12 noon.

Margaret Perrin RIP

Please pray for the repose of the soul of Margaret and for her bereaved family members.

Pilgrimage To Walsingham

Remember the people from the Diocese on pilgrimage there this weekend.

Day For Life

Next Sunday – retiring collection. Please follow this link for more information.

Events Posters

Do take a look at the Noticeboards so as not to miss anything.

Come, Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of thy faithful and kindle in them the fire of thy love.
Send forth thy Spirit and they will be a new creation and you will renew the face of the earth.

The Sixth Week Of Easter

Preparing For Pentecost

Ascension Thursday marks a moment of change when Jesus returns to his Father and promises the gift of the Holy Spirit to equip us to continue the mission. Moving into the future requires determination and patience and above all a sense of hope. What the Church in Brighton and Hove will be like may seem like a dream but it will be formed of believers whose focus is on belonging, walking with others, and relating to Jesus by communicating with prayer. Let us make sure we invite the Holy Spirit on the journey.

Anniversaries

May 28th 1965 was the day of the announcement that the Diocese of Southwark would be divided and that a ne Diocese called Arundel & Brighton would be created with Bishop David Cashman as its first Bishop.

May 28^th 2015 is the Anniversary of Bishop Richard being installed as the Fifth Bishop of the Diocese.

The Diocese Of Chulucanas, Peru

The second collection this Sunday is for the Diocese of Chulucanas in the North of Peru which A&B supports.

Four of our Priests have worked there along with the Augustinian Priests like Pope Leo.

The Pastoral Plan

Last Tuesday’s Zoom meeting explained the structures for the future and the forming of a finance group.

The Mass Schedule

Sunday 25th May 10am 6th Sunday of Easter
Monday 26th May 8:15am St Mary’s House
Wednesday 28th May 12pm Arundel Cathedral Diocesan anniversaries (live streamed)
Thursday 29th May 9:30am and 7pm Ascension Day (Holy Day)
Friday 30th May 9:30am The Visitation Of Our Lady
Saturday 31st May 8:30am HMP Lewes
Sunday 1st June 10am 7th Sunday of Easter

World Communications Day

This is next Sunday (8th June)

The Basilica Of St John Lateran

This Sunday afternoon 4pm BST Pope Leo will be installed on the Cathedra (Chair) of the Diocese of Rome of which he is the Bishop,

On our website go to Vatican News under Useful Websites) On the right side you will find Vatican TV to watch the ceremony.

To the member's of Christ's body
To the branches of the Vine
To the Church in faith assembled
To her midst as gift and sign:
Come,  Holy Spirt, come!

Fifth Week Of Lent

As we commence the final days of Lent we are encouraged to intensify our spiritual practices – prayer, almsgiving and fasting.

The last two sound unusual. What can they mean ? Almsgiving is described as generosity -for example, if we are able, giving a gift, some time or a kind response to another. We could think how we give of ourselves may be to appeals such as the Disaster appeal following the earthquakes or the refugee fund or the foodbank bin in your Superstore. Then there is fasting which is when we make a conscious decision to take less, to reduce or to withhold what we may eat or drink, Self denial or saying no to oneself.

In appreciating what we are remembering the Scriptures tell us of the growing opposition to Jesus and his realisation of what is to happen.

Pastoral Letter – 6th April 2025 – 5th Sunday of Lent Download

The Pastoral Message From The Bishops of England and Wales

The Terminally ill adults end of life Bill will come up for a vote towards the end of April. You can pick up from the media the ways in which this is being promoted , by articles, stories, comparisons with other countries, Provision for Palliative Care and the Hospices does not receive the same support. Those of you who have already written to our local MPs now know their attitudes.

The Bishops’ Message concludes “We too press on with this struggle important in our times.”

The Not Dead Yet group have mad available cards to be sent with a stamp to our MPs.

The Jubilee For People Who Are Unwell, People Who Experience Disability, And People With Caring Responsibilities

Through this Jubilee Year each month there is a particular group celebrating different categories. This afternoon there will be a special Mass with the Sacrament of the Anointing at 3pm In St Mary’s. Some of our housebound will be there.

Mass Schedule

Sunday 6th April 10am 5th of Lent
Sunday 6th April 3pm St Mary’s Church Mass with Sacrament of the Sick
Monday 7th April 8:15am St Mary’s House
Wednesday 9th April 9:30am
Friday 11th April 9:30am
Sunday 13th April 10am Palm Sunday, blessing of palms, and procession

The Contactless Machine

This is now working for your offertory donation

The Sacrament of Reconciliation

A timely reminder of Christ’s constant offer to seek forgiveness and the joy of hearing words of pardon and peace.

Sunday 2pm St Mary’s.

At times by arrangement

Saturday 11am

Holy Week

Sunday 13th April 10am Palm Sunday of the Passion
Monday 14th April 8:15am St Mary’s House
Tuesday 15th April 9:30am
Wednesday 16th April 9:30am
Wednesday 16th April The Chrism Mass, Arundel Cathedral
Thursday 17th April 7pm The Mass of The Lord’s Supper
Friday 18th April 10am Way of The Cross
Friday 18th April 3pm Celebration Of The Passion Of The Lord
Saturday 19th April 8pm The Easter Vigil St Mary’s Church
Sunday 20th April 10am Easter Sunday Mass

My song is love unknown
My Saviour's love to me
Love to the loveless shown
That they might lovely be
O who am I, that for my sake
My Lord should take frail flesh and die