Palm Sunday

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

29th  March 2015

 

Parish Mass Book  -  page  176

 

                                    Mass Times and Intentions

 

                                      6.30 pm  Vigil People of Parish

SUNDAY 29 March         10.00 am  Sean Purvis

                                      4.00 pm  Lenten Reconciliation Service

                                                                                                                   

Monday                       10.00 am  Eucharistic Service

Tuesday                      10.00 am  Private Intention/Elizabeth Charlton 

Wednesday                 10.00 am  James Chadwick

                                            

Maundy Thursday     7.30 pm  Mass of the Lord’s Supper

 

Good Friday            10.00 am  Reflections on the last words of Jesus

                                   3.00 pm  Liturgy of the Passion

 

                                 8.00 pm  Vigil First Mass of Easter

Easter Sunday 5 April 10.00 am  People of Parish

 

 

Please pray for:

 

 

· all who are sick,

 

· all who have died recently,

 

· Elizabeth Charlton and all whose anniversaries  occur at this time. 

 

Holy Week

 

This weekend we begin the most important week in our liturgical year.  In faith we accompany Christ from his triumphant entry into Jerusalem into Jerusalem, the signs of love in the washing of feet, and the gift of the eucharist, the agony in the garden, to the darkness at Golgotha with Christ on the Cross, the emptiness of Holy Saturday, to the women approaching an empty tomb on the dawn of the first Easter.  The liturgies, especially Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, and the Easter vigil, are a wonderful way to transport us to be present with Christ during these most sacred moments.  I do hope that in lives that I know that are very busy with many responsibilities you will be able to take part in the services of Maundy Thursday, Good Friday and the Easter vigil.

 

 At the Easter vigil we will receive five adults into the church, two children and a baptism of their sister.  So please keep Scott Legge, Brian and Carol Gregory and all the members of the Jones family as they prepare to be received into the Church.  Let us pray for our community that we will all be brought closer to the mystery of Christ’s death and resurrection and share in the love, wonder, grace and mercy, brought about by the events of the first Holy Week.

 

 

Palm Sunday 29th March:  (with blessing and distribution of palms).  Saturday vigil Mass at 6.30 pm, Sunday morning at 10.00 am.

 

Service of Reconciliation  29th March:  Confession at 4.00 pm. This sacrament will also be available Tuesday 31st March and Wednesday 1st April from 9.20 to 9.50 am.

 

Maundy Thursday 2nd April:  Mass of the Last Supper at 7.30 pm with watching at Altar of Repose until 10.00 pm.

 

Good Friday 3rd April:  Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3.00 pm.

 

Holy Saturday 4th April:  Easter vigil for the Lord’s Resurrection at 8.00 pm.  We will be receiving five adults and three children into the Church, with the sacrament of confirmation being given to the adults

Palm Sunday

 

There will be a  second collection  today for Holy  Places.  Please use the white envelope from your green box.

Altar Servers

I would like the Altar servers to come to the Sacristy at the following times for the Triduum services:  Maundy Thursday 7.00 pm, Good Friday 2.30 pm, and Easter vigil 7.00 pm.  Thank you for being willing to help during this important week.

 

Journey of faith  continues on Wednesday with a rehearsal for Holy Week.  Please keep our candidates in our prayers.

Gift Aid and Planned Giving 

The new envelopes (yellow) commence next week (5th April 2015).  Please do not use any envelopes left in your green box. If you are in gift aid and no longer a tax payer please let us know as soon as possible.

 

Refugee/Asylum Seekers

There will be a collection next weekend for tins of food (not pork) for refugee and asylum seekers.  Please leave in Narthex

 

The Deanery

We continue to pray for Fr Jones.  It is hoped that he will be able to come home and be looked after there.  As mentioned last week Fr Lee Barrett will be the new Parish Priest at St Paul’s, Cramlington. Monsignor Philip Carroll has been asked by the Bishop to celebrate the weekend’s liturgies at St Robert’s, Morpeth for the time being.

 

School Holidays

I would like to wish all the staff and pupils of our schools a blessed and restful holiday

 

The Holy Year for Mercy

I thought you would be interested to know that Pope Francis has announced that from the feast of Christ the King and throughout 2016 will be a Holy Year for Mercy.  This reminds us of how mercy is at the heart of Francis’ papacy which we can truly reflect on during Holy Week.

 

Marriage Care

This organisation, which supports Catholics in marriage is looking for a co-ordinator for Tyneside. Please see poster in narthex for more information.