Palm Sunday
April 16th | SATURDAY VIGIL MASS
Our Lady of Peace - 6.00 p.m
April 17th | SUNDAY MASS
Our Lady of Peace - 9.45 a.m. (please gather outside the Church)
St Gilbert's - 9.00 a.m.
St Andrew's - 11.30 a.m.
Our Lady of Peace - 6.00 p.m.
We enter into the celebration of Holy Week with our Blessing of Palms and our Solemn Entry Procession. We gather outside the Church at the 9.45 a.m. Mass.
Sacrament of Reconciliation
April 18th - 23rd
We are strongly urged to prepare for our celebration of the Easter Triduum by going to confession before Maundy Thursday.
April 19th | PARISH PENANCE SERVICE
(Our Lady of Peace)
Tuesday 19th April, 7.30 p.m. With visiting confessors.
Confessions will also be heard on Mon, Tues and Wed of Holy Week (18th, 19th, 20th April) after the 9.30am Mass at Our Lady of Peace, and on Good Friday after the 3.00 p.m. Liturgy and on Holy Saturday at 10.30 a.m. and at 5.15 p.m.
ST ANTHONY’S PENANCE SERVICE
Monday 18th April, 7.30 p.m.
Weekday Masses
April 18th - 20th | WEEKDAY MASSES
Our Lady of Peace - Monday and Wednesday 9.30 a.m.
PLEASE NOTE there will be no 9.30am Mass on Tuesday morning due to the Requiem Mass for Thomas Hoban.
N.B. No Thursday morning Mass at St. Andrew's.
April 21st | CHRISM MASS
Northampton Cathedral - Thursday, 11.00 a.m.
Bishop Peter invites us all to the Chrism Mass. The Oils for the Sacraments will be blessed. The priests of the diocese renew their priestly commitment.
The Easter Triduum
April 21st - 24th
The Easter Triduum begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil and closes with Evening Prayer on Easter Sunday. Central to our Catholic faith is celebrating these days to the full. Try to look on these days as one whole mini liturgical season. Every Sunday is a celebration of the Death and Resurrection of the Lord. The Easter Triduum is our celebration of one Sunday with all our might over a holy period of three days.
On Good Friday (and if possible on Holy Saturday) the Easter Fast in observed. Our obligation is to keep a day of fasting and abstinence on Good Friday. The invitation is to live the whole time from the Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper until the Easter Vigil in a spirit of yearning and anticipation. To cut back on our food and drink and on unnecessary activities and entertainments. We are called as Catholic Christians to put aside our business-as-usual for these holiest of all holy days.
Maunday Thursday
April 21st
MASS OF THE LAST SUPPER
Our Lady of Peace - 7.30 p.m.
(Watching until midnight)
We welcome the Paschal Triduum, the Liturgy of the Word, the Washing of the Feet, collection for the poor (for SVP this year), the Liturgy of the Eucharist. Watching before the Blessed Sacrament.
Good Friday
April 22nd
(Day of Fasting and Abstinence)
ECUMENICAL SERVICE
10.00 a.m. St Andrew's, Cippenham
THE GOOD FRIDAY LITURGY
3.00 p.m. Our Lady of Peace
Our prayer begins with silent prostration, The Liturgy of the Word with the Passion of St John, The Intercessions for the world, The Veneration of the Cross, Holy Communion, Collection for the Holy Places.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
St Gilbert's, Eton Wick - 7.30 p.m.
Holy Saturday
April 23rd
Office of Readings and Morning Prayer
Our Lady of Peace - 9.30 a.m.
The Easter Vigil & Easter Sunday
April 23rd | EASTER VIGIL MASS
N.B. No Saturday 6.00 p.m. Mass
Our Lady of Peace - (Saturday Night) 9.00 p.m.
The Easter Bonfire. We give thanks for light and Salvation. The story of God's love proclaimed. The Blessing of the Baptismal water, The Baptism of Adults, Reception into full communion, The Liturgy of the Eucharıst. (The Vigil is of course an Easter Sunday Mass)
All are welcome to what is the most beautiful liturgy of the Church’s year. After the Vigil service there will be an opportunity to celebrate – hopefully with wine and chocolate!
(Your Easter Sunday offering is your personal gift to your priest)
April 24th | OTHER EASTER SUNDAY MASSES
St Gilbert's - Sunday 9.00 a.m.
Our Lady of Peace - Sunday 9.45 a.m.
St Andrew's - Sunday
11.30 a.m.
Our Lady of Peace - Sunday 6.00 p.m.
Holy Week & Easter Services A4 sheet
You can now download the revised Holy Week service times information (as a PDF) via Google Docs by clicking on this link (opens in a new window).
