The Roman Catholic Parish of

Woodbridge with Framlingham

Parish Newsletter

Schedule of Services,  including Mass Intentions

            Wood  =  Service in Saint Thomas's Church, Woodbridge.

            Fram  =  Service in Saint Clare's Church, Framlingham.

 

  • MARCH 2024

 

MAUNDY  THURSDAY.           Mass of the Lord's Supper.

Thu 28th         8.00 p.m.           Wood           Agnes Fagan, +            [Jannette and David]

                                              Watching at the Altar of Repose until 10.00 p.m.

 

GOOD  FRIDAY  -  Fasting & Abstinence.

Fri 29th          09.50 a.m.           Wood     Churches Together: Walk of Witness.  See notice below.

Fri 29th          10.00 a.m.           Fram      Churches Together: Walk of Witness.  See notice below.

The Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at Woodbridge, at 3.00 p.m.

The Liturgy of the Lord's Passion at Framlingham, at 3.00 p.m   

 

EASTER  MASSES.

Sat 30th         8.00 p.m.             Wood            For the people of the Parish.

SUN 31st        9.00 a.m.             Fram             Alan Ellesley, +           [P. Sears]

SUN 31st        11.00 a.m.           Wood            Maria Holland, +         [J. Wallace]

 

EASTER  BANK  HOLIDAY  MONDAY.

Mon 1st          11.00 a.m.           Wood           Charles Baker, +         [L. Flaherty]

 

Tue 2nd          9.30 a.m.              Wood            Rita Scarlett, +           [Fr. Edmund]

Wed 3rd         No Mass.

Thu 4th          12.00 p.m.            Fram             - 

Fri 5th            9.30 a.m.             Wood             -

Sat 6th           6.00 p.m.             Wood             For the people of the Parish.

SUN 7th        9.00 a.m.             Fram              Margaret Ellesley, +       [P. Sears] 

SUN 7th        11.00 a.m.           Wood              -


 

 

HOLY  WEEK  &  EASTER  NOTICES

Maundy Thursday – 28th March

Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 8.00 p.m.

Watching at the Altar of Repose until 10.00 p.m. 

Compline will be said at 9.50 p.m.

 

Good Friday – 29th March. Good Friday is a day of fasting and abstinence. 

Collections will be taken at the 3.00 p.m. services on Good Friday for the upkeep of the Holy Land shrines associated with the Passion of Our Blessed Lord.

 

Holy Saturday – 30th March

The Easter Vigil and the first Mass of Easter will begin at 8.00 p.m.

Mass will not be celebrated at 6.00 p.m. today.

 

EASTER SUNDAY - A Holy Day of Obligation.

09.00 a.m. – Easter Mass at Framlingham.

11.00 a.m. – Easter Mass at Woodbridge.

 

EASTER MONDAY 1st April (Bank Holiday). 

11.00 a.m. - Mass at Woodbridge.


 

 

 

Holy Land Appeal. The birthplace of our Lord needs your support. The on-going war in Gaza has engulfed the region, resulting in a humanitarian catastrophe with thousands dead and leaving many without homes or any source of income.  A.C.N. is working with Church partners on the ground to provide Christians in the Holy Land with emergency aid – water, food, medicine, rent and other essentials for struggling families in desperate need. 

LINK:   A.C.N. - Holy Land Appeal

 

This year, the Church celebrates the Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord on Monday 8th April.   Mass of the Annunciation at 09.30 a.m.

 

Inviting all young people in Year 8 upwards to the Ignite Festival 4th – 5th May. Come and experience your faith in a new and dynamic way at the Ignite Festival. The weekend will include inspiring talks, passionate prayer, live music, and lots of fun stuff! Followed by joining the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May.  See www.ignitefestival.co.uk for more information. This event is organised by Diocese of East Anglia Youth Service.

 

We pray for all in the parish who are sick, whether suffering from short-term or long-term illnesses.  We pray, too, for all the residents in senior-living facilities within the parish and those who care for them. Our Father.  Hail Mary.  Glory be.

 

THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED.   Anniversaries from the parish's Register of Deaths may be viewed here: Parish Anniversaries

 

Woodbridge & Framlingham Parish Office.  Please note that e-mails sent to the Parish Office are not checked every day, the parish no longer employs a Parish Secretary to work in the Parish Office. If you need to contact Father Edmund Eggleston, the Parish Priest, by telephone please call The Presbytery, Woodbridge, on (01394) 388828.

 

Parish Priest's day-off:  Father Edmund takes Wednesday as his day-off each week.


 

 

News from the CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND & WALES.  LINK:  CBCEW - News

 

DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA.  News articles from Bishop Collins and from across the Diocese of East Anglia.  LINK: Latest News

 

LATEST VACANCIES in the Diocese of East Anglia.  LINK: Jobs Vacant


 

 

CHURCHES  TOGETHER  NOTICES

 

CHURCHES TOGETHER WOODBRIDGE AREA. Walk of Witness and open-air service on Good Friday. We gather in Elmhurst Park at 09.50 a.m., walk around Woodbridge, and then arrive back in the park for a short Good Friday open-air service.  This is suitable for all ages and everyone is welcome to take part.

 

CHURCHES TOGETHER in FRAMLINGHAM.  Good Friday walk of witness.  Departs from Saint Clare's Church, Fore Street, at 10.00 a.m.  Everyone is welcome to take part.

 

WANTED.  Volunteers to help with the food bank in the Salvation Army Hall at Woodbridge. Wednesdays or Thursdays 9.30 a.m. till 1.00 p.m. and/or Kitchen on Wednesdays 9.30 a.m. till 1.30 p.m. If you can help, please contact Major Alan Hill, Corps Officer, Woodbridge Salvation Army Corps. Telephone: 07562007125.

 

FRAMLINGHAM CHURCHES TOGETHER.  Sharing Christ - thoughts and prayers of encouragement and support by Framlingham Churches Together are published on the website of St. Michael's Anglican Church, Framlingham.   LINK: Framlingham Churches Together

 

AN INVITATION FROM CHURCHES TOGETHER IN WOODBRIDGE AREA:

Zoom Meeting ID:  819 191 3344   Passcode:  04718

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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