MASS TIMES & NEWS

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HOLY WEEK
 

 

Sunday 13 April
PALM SUNDAY
11am Procession and PARISH MASS | Pro populo
Mass for Five Voices: Byrd, Ingrediente Domino: Malcolm,

Improperium Expectavit: Casali

6pm Said Mass and Benediction | Pro populo

Monday 14 April

Holy Monday
7pm Mass | Evelyn Lanham RIP

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Tuesday 15 April
Holy Tuesday

7pm Mass | Bishop Jonathan

Wednesday 16 April

Holy Wednesday
12 noon Mass| Hospital chaplains
7pm Tenebrae (Plainsong)

Thursday 17 April

MAUNDY THURSDAY
7.30pm SOLEMN MASS of the Lord’s Supper with Procession to the Altar of Repose

11.45pm Compline at the Altar of Repose

Watch continues until midnight
Kyrie - Missa Brevis in D minor: Mozart, Mass: Missa L'hora Pass:
Viadana, Ubi Caritas: Durufle, Christus factus est: Bruckner

Friday 18 April

GOOD FRIDAY
12 noon Watch at the Altar of Repose
3pm SOLEMN LITURGY of the Passion

5pm Stations of the Cross, Veneration of the Relic of the True Cross and Maria Desolata
S. John Passion: Plainchant. Reproaches: Victoria

Crux Fidelis: John of Portugal. Adoramus te Christe: Viadana

5pm Stations of the Cross, Veneration of the Relic of the True Cross
and Maria Desolata

Saturday 19 April

HOLY SATURDAY
10pm THE PASCHAL VIGIL AND FIRST MASS OF EASTER | Pro populo
Mass for Paris: Janz, Ye sons and daughters: Walford Davies

Sunday 20 April

EASTER DAY
11am PARISH MASS | Pro populo
Spatzenmesse: Mozart, Christus Vincit: Trad arr Reid, Dextera Domini: Franck

 

6pm Said Mass and Benediction

                                      

Confessions: Monday 12.30pm, Thursday 12 noon or by appointment

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WEEKLY BULLETIN

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TODAY We welcome the Right Reverend Jonathan Baker, our Bishop, to be with us as celebrant and preacher. After Mass today there will be refreshments served in the Church Hall. We do hope you will be able to join us.

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PALM SUNDAY The procession at S. Silas will begin on the raised plaza by Burmarsh Playground to the North side of the Church. If you are unable to process please remain in church.

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HOLY WEEK AND EASTER Please take away with you one of the Holy Week and Easter cards so that you can make a note of our services during the most important week of the year for Christians.

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CHURCH CLEANING FOR EASTER There will be two sessions of church cleaning at S. Silas: Monday 14 April 10am-3pm and on Holy Saturday from 9am. Do please come along and help, many hands make light work!

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CHRISM MASS Bishop Jonathan gathers priests and people from across his Episcopal Area for the renewal of vows and blessing of oils at S. Andrew Holborn on Tuesday 15 April at 11am. Everyone is welcome at this important service.

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LAMPS There are a number of unsponsored lamps, if you would like to sponsor a lamp for the Easter Octave this will be £20. Please speak to Fr Philip if you would like to do this.

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MAY DEVOTION This takes place on Saturday 3 May. We will need help from people to serve refreshments, assist at Mass, children for the procession etc. We are looking for children to help in the procession, please let Fr Philip know if you are able to help. Do please start bring flower petals to church for the procession of Our Lady.

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ELECTORAL ROLL This is being renewed this year, please take a form from the back of church and complete it or download an electoral roll form. If you are a UK tax payer, please consider also signing up to the Gift Aid scheme. You can download the Gift Aid form.

PLEASE PRAY FOR those caught up in the war in the Middle East and in Ukraine, for those affected by the earthquake in Myanmar; for all who teach and learn in our school; for the sick commended to us – Michael Devine, Eileen Bromwich, David Woolf, Leonard Hearne, Su Beard, Jeff Cridland (Pr), Caroline Essl, Norma Chisholm, Chloe Stinson, Gary Stinson, Peter Hearn, Doreen Moodie, Peter Piddock, Ian Macgregor, Gabi Cancello, Veronica Lavin, John Nelson, Pearline Squire, Kay Farrell, Carlos Stinson, John Nix, Joyce Nix, Brenda Yazdi, Dennis Holmes, Hazel Hallam, Pam Ansley, Earl Foster, Melvin Murray, Bert Brace, Clare Smith, Dave McWilliams June Clough, Melanie Grant, and Micheline Lobjois; for all who have died – Jennifer Shaban (Recently Departed); and for Jessie Edmonds, Matthew Kilminster, Emma Rowlands, Evelyn Lanham, Guy Moon, Raphael Tsagne, Edith Robson, Dorothy Smith, Sidney Robson, and Zouze Rodrigues (Anniversaries).