Holy Week
&
Easter Triduum

Easter Triduum Services

Holy Thursday  - 17 April
Mass of the Lord’s Supper   7.30pm

We bring our CAFOD Lent almsgiving envelopes to bring up at the offertory of the Mass, this year supporting the  CAFOD Development Fund..

Watching after Mass in the Garden room concluding with Night Prayer at 10.15pm. (No Zoom Night Prayer).

Good Friday  - 18 April
Celebration of the Lord’s Passion   2.30pm

We will venerate the cross with a simple bow or genuflection. 

The collection for the Holy Places will be in the church foyer by basket/contactless.

Good Friday collection creates ‘living contact’ with Holy Land
Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, invites Catholics to contribute to the annual Good Friday Collection, saying the appeal provides essential resources and connects us directly with the land trod by Jesus.
Read the full article here.

Following on from the appeal, here is an interview about the dire situation for people living in the Holy Land.
Cardinal Claudio Gugerotti, Prefect of the Dicastery for the Eastern Churches, has issued an urgent appeal to all Churches worldwide ahead of the Good Friday Collection for the Holy Places, and appeals for dialogue to work toward peace.
Read the interview here.

It’s a very long Good Friday in the land we call holy. The one Catholic parish priest in Gaza describes life there now. ‘Gaza is a prison’ he says. Read here.

Look with love, dear Lord, on your suffering people.
May the prayers of those who cry out in any tribulation come before you,
that all may rejoice, because in their hour of need your mercy was at hand.
Amen.

Holy Saturday - 19 April
The Easter Walk to Padley Chapel leaves churches at 9.30am. Please see the newsletter for further details.

Easter Vigil and Mass               8.15pm

Easter Sunday - 20 April
Easter Day Mass               9.30am
Easter Day Mass           11.00am 

Morning and Night Prayer of the Church

Via Zoom.
Information and joining details here.

Morning Prayer
Sunday 8.30am
Mon - Sat 9am

Night Prayer in Holy Week
Palm Sunday - Wednesday and  Good Friday, 9pm
Night Prayer on Good Friday will be the last Night Prayer by Zoom.

Holy Week

Palm Sunday  - 12/13 April
One your way into church please take:
i) a palm
ii) a Mass / hymn sheet
iii) a white Palm Sunday booklet. 

Saturday Vigil Mass 5.30pm
Sunday Mass 9.30am - gather in the hall for the procession

Monday in Holy Week 14 April
Mass 10.00am

Tuesday in Holy Week - 15 April
Mass 10.00am
Stations of the Cross 10.30am

Wednesday  in Holy Week - 16 April
The Chrism Mass will be held at 11am in St Marie's Cathedral.