Calendar

                          for the forthcoming months 2012         

                                 FEBRUARY

Thu 2nd                     PRESENTATION OF THE LORD

                                      blessing of candles & procession

                                      before all Masses  

Fri 3rd                      Blessing of St Blaise after all masses

Sat 4th                      Welcome desk in both porches after 6.00pm Mass

Sun 5th                     5th Sunday in ordinary time

                                      2nd Collection for Catholic Education  

                                      Welcome desk in both porches after all Masses

                                      Organ recital, Nicholas Johnson, 5.15pm

                                         (from Birmingham Oratory)

Mon 6th                    St Paul Miki & Comp

Fri 10th                    St. Scholastica

Sat 11th                    OUR LADY OF LOURDES

                                      Mass with anointing of the Sick 11.00am

Sun 12th                   6th Sunday in ordinary time

                                      Parish baptisms 3.00pm

Tue 14th                   SS Cyril, monk & Methodius

Sun 19th                  7th Sunday in ordinary time

Tue 21st                   St Peter Damian

Wed 22nd                 ASH WEDNESDAY

                                      Blessing and imposition of ashes Lent begins

Fri 24th                    Stations of the Cross 1.30pm and 8.20pm

Sun 26th                  1st Sunday of Lent                  

                                      Parish Baptisms 3.00pm

Mon 27th                  Blessed  Mark Barkworth

                                MARCH

Thu 1st                    ST DAVID PATRON OF WALES

Fri 2nd                     Lent Fast Day, Women’s World Day of Prayer

                                      Stations of the Cross 1.30pm and 8.20pm

Sat 3rd                     Welcome desk in both porches after 6.00pm Mass

Sun 4th                    2nd Sunday of Lent

                                      Welcome desk in both porches after all Masses

                                       second collection for CAFOD

                                       Organ recital, Christopher Moore, 5.15pm

                                         (from St. Mary Le Tower, Ipswich)                               

Fri 9th                     Stations of the Cross 1.30pm and 8.20pm

Sun 11th                  3rd Sunday of Lent

                                      Parish Baptisms 3.00pm

Fri 16th                    Stations of the cross 1.30pm and 8.20pm

Sat 17th                    ST PATRICK  PATRON OF IRELAND

Sun 18th                  4th Sunday of Lent                  

Mon 19th                  St Joseph

Wed 21st                  PASSING OF ST BENEDICT

Fri 23rd                    Stations of the Cross 1.30pm and 8.20pm

Sun 25th                  5th Sunday of Lent Clocks go forward

                                      Parish baptisms 3.00pm

Wed 28th                  Lenten Reflection 7.15 – 9.00pm

Mon 26th                  ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD                      

Fri 30th                    Stations of the Cross 1.30pm and 8.20pm

                                 APRIL

Sun 1st                     PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION

                                      Blessing of palms and procession

Mon 2nd                   Monday of Holy Week

Tue 3rd                    Tuesday of Holy Week

Wed 4th                   Wednesday of Holy Week

Thu 5th                    Thursday of Holy Week

                                      MASS OF THE LORD'S SUPPER

                                        6.30pm. Watching before the Blessed Sacrament

                                        in the Newman Chapel until midnight.

Fri 6th                      GOOD FRIDAY OF THE LORD'S PASSION

                                      10.00am Ecumenical procession, 12noon Children's

                                        Liturgy, 3.00pm Solemn Liturgy, 8.00pm Stations

                                        of the Cross. Fasting and Abstinence

Sat 7th                      HOLY SATURDAY

                                   PASCHAL VIGIL begins of the Abbey steps at 9.00pm

Sun 8th                     SUNDAY OF THE LORD'S RESURRECTION

                                      Noon Mass commences at 12.15pm, Latin vespers 6.00pm

Mon 9th                    Monday of Easter Octave

Tue 10th                   Tue of Easter Octave

Wed 11th                  Wenesday of Easter Octave

Thu 12th                   Thursday of Easter Octave

Fri 13th                    Friday of Easter Octave

Sat 14th                    Saturday of Easter Octave

Sun 15th                  2nd Sunday of Easter

                                    DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY, Chaplet and Mass at 3.00pm

Sat 21st                   St. Anselm

Sun 22nd                 3rd Sunday of Easter

                                     Parish baptisms 3.00pm

Mon 23rd                 ST GEORGE PATRON OF ENGLAND

Tue 24th                  St. Melitus

Wed 25th                 St. Mark

Sun 29th                  4th Sunday of Easter

                                     World day of prayer for vocations

                                        Parish baptisms 3.00pm

Mon 30th                 St. Erconwald                  

THIS WAS LAST UPDATED ON THE 1st February 2012