Schedule of Services, including Mass Intentions
Wood = Service in Saint Thomas's Church, Woodbridge.
Fram = Service in Saint Clare's Church, Framlingham.
- MARCH 2024
Sat 16th 6.00 p.m. Wood Anne Chin-Milham, + [K. Holmes]
SUN 17th 9.00 a.m. Fram Veronica Moran, + [C. Laird]
SUN 17th 11.00 a.m. Wood For the people of the Parish
Mon 18th 9.30 a.m. Wood The Holy Souls in Purgatory, +
Tue 19th 9.30 a.m. Wood The Holy Souls in Purgatory, +
Wed 20th No Mass.
Thu 21st 12.00 p.m. Fram Dependent Priests' Fund benefactors.
Fri 22nd 9.30 a.m. Wood Vincent Hook, + [J. Wallace]
Sat 23rd 6.00 p.m. Wood Canon Michael Hazell, + [M. Bond]
SUN 24th 8.45 a.m. Fram For the people of the Parish
SUN 24th 11.00 a.m. Wood C. & P. Jennings, ++ [S. Gibbons]
Mon 25th 8.00 a.m. Wood Morning Prayer with the Cross Pilgrims.
Mon 25th 9.30 a.m. Wood -
Wed 26th No Mass.
MAUNDY THURSDAY.
Thu 27th 8.00 p.m. Wood Mass of the Lord's Supper.
Watching at the Altar of Repose until 10.00 p.m.
GOOD FRIDAY - Fasting & Abstinence.
Fri 29th 10.00 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 -
SUN 31st 9.00 a.m. Fram Alan Ellesley, + [P. Sears]
SUN 31st 11.00 a.m. Wood For the people of the Parish
EASTER BANK HOLIDAY MONDAY.
Mon 1st 11.00 a.m. Wood Charles Baker, + [L. Flaherty]
THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED. Anniversaries from the parish's Register of Deaths may be viewed here: Parish Anniversaries
Of your charity, pray of the happy repose of the soul of Major Vincent Hook who died on Sunday 3rd March. May he rest in peace. Amen.
This year, LENTEN ALMS in our parish are being collected for A.C.N.'s Holy Land Appeal.
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
EASTER FLOWERS. At Woodbridge there will be special collections taken after Masses weekend of 16th & 17th March, for donations to help cover the cost of the flowers to decorate Saint Thomas’s Church for this year’s Easter celebrations.
LILIES FOR EASTER. If you would like to contribute towards the cost of the lilies to decorate Saint Clare’s Church at Framlingham this Easter, and remember a loved one, please put the name of your loved one(s) on an envelope together with your contribution and leave in the basket in The Community Room.
BRASS CLEANING in preparation for the Easter festival will take place at Saint Thomas’s Church on Friday 22nd March. If you are able to help, please come and join the team of brass cleaners after the morning Mass.
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.
LENT LUNCHES. Saint Mary’s Anglican Church, Woodbridge, invite you to their Lent Lunches in Saint Mary’s House, 11 Market Hill, Woodbridge. Friday, 22nd March from 12.30 p.m. to 2.00 p.m. Donations in aid of the Anglican Church in Tanzania.
CHURCHES TOGETHER WOODBRIDGE AREA. Walk of Witness and open-air service on Good Friday. Starting at 10.00 a.m. we gather in Elmhurst Park, walk around Woodbridge, and then arrive back in the park for a short Good Friday service. This is suitable for all ages and everyone is welcome to take part.
CHURCHES TOGETHER in FRAMLINGHAM. Good Friday walk of wintess. Departs from Saint Clare's Church, Fore Street, at 10.00 a.m. Everyone is welcome to take part.
SINGERS WANTED. Lyn Spall writes: We are forming a scratch choir for the Woodbridge Churches Together open-air service on Good Friday. Come along to the rehearsal on Saturday 23rd March at 10.00 a.m. in Saint John’s Anglican Church, Woodbridge. All welcome. For more information contact Lyn on lynspall@gmail.com
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.
MASS INTENTIONS. If you require Holy Mass to be offered for a particular intention on a specific day, please give as much notice as possible. When only two or three weeks’ notice is given, often it is not possible for Father Edmund to accommodate requests for a Mass intention to be offered on a specific day. Please also be aware that on the day when a Funeral Mass (Requiem) takes place, the intention offered on that day will be for that of the deceased. If any Mass intention has previously been booked it will be offered on another day.
MASS STIPENDS AND STOLE FEES. The stipends given for Mass intentions and the Stole Fees given for baptisms, weddings, and funerals are retained by the parish. When making a donation to the parish by cheque, please make your cheque payable to “Woodbridge Catholic Church”.
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.
Membership Support Officer/M.S.O. The Saint Vincent de Paul Society is a Catholic lay organisation whose members seek out and help those in need in the community, writes Joan Wall. We would like to recruit an M.S.O. for the East Anglia Diocese to support member recruitment and development, provide general support for members and be the link between groups and the National Office. This is a part-time, home-based role (15 hours per week – 2 days equivalent) working as part of the S.V.P. membership team. It would suit someone who is comfortable giving presentations to large audiences as well working on a personal level with individuals and small groups. It requires the ability to travel around the diocese to make recruitment appeals, work with existing groups, attend meetings and meet with interested parties where appropriate. Having your own transport is essential. Travel expenses are paid. For further information and details how to apply contact Lance Philpott, Head of Membership at lancep@svp.org.uk The closing date for applications is 24th March.
The CHRISM MASS. Bishop Collins will offer the Chrism Mass on Tuesday 26th March at 11.30 a.m. in the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist, Norwich. All parishioners are invited to attend. Bishop Collins invites two catechists from each parish to attend the Chrism Mass. If any of our parish catechists would like to take up the bishop’s invitation to attend the Chrism Mass, please tell Father Edmund.
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
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:
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