EVENTS UPDATES & INFORMATION

ROSARY CIRCLE FOR PRIESTLY VOCATIONS:- There is a new ‘Rosary Circle Chart’ to encourage us all to pray for vocations to the Priesthood, especially in this up-coming month of May, the month of Our Lady. The ‘Chart’ lists the 20 decades of the Rosary and a number of columns for people to put their initial or a tick in a box to indicate they will commit to praying the particular decade each day for the month of May, and hopefully, this will create a number of ‘circles’ praying for this intention. This is a very simple spiritual exercise many of us could join in with; at least 20 people praying one decade of the Rosary each day, so the whole of the Rosary is prayed for this particular intention, thus creating a ‘Rosary Circle’. Let it be said, however, that anyone can join the Rosary Circles at any time. Thank you. Prayer for vocations to the Priesthood: ( Dropped in through the presbytery letter box, so a ‘thankyou’ to the courier) God our Father, look in love upon our homes, our families and our communities. Raise up from amongst us worthy priests to preach the Gospel to all people, to minister at your altar and care for your flock. Fill us with your Holy Spirit and make us faithful and inspiring witnesses to your Kingdom. We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen

Adult formation / RCIA: The programme will continue on Monday 28 th April at 7 pm. when we will consider the First Easter, fulfilment of the Old Testament.

The timetable for Holy Week is as follows: Palm Sunday: (Saturday/ Sunday 13th April) Masses start from the hall with our palm procession. Maundy Thursday (17th April) Mass of the Last Supper 7.30pm with ‘watching’ at the altar of repose until midnight. Good Friday (18th April) Liturgy of the Passion: 3pm with veneration of the Cross Stations of the Cross: 7 pm Holy Saturday (19th April) 10am Polish Blessing of baskets (in church, in English) Easter Vigil Mass 8.30 pm Easter Sunday (20th April) Dawn Mass 8am , Mass of Easter Day 10am Readers and Special Ministers of Holy Communion:- Would those who assist in these ministries please ‘sign up’ to assist with the different Holy Week Liturgies, please. Lists for each day are in the sacristy. A number of readers are required for the Passion Narrative on Palm Sunday and Good Friday and also for the individual readings for the Easter Vigil.  Many thanks

HOLY HOUR :- This Thursday from 7 until 8 with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. All are welcome.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION: The programmes continue this Tuesday and Thursday respectively. For the older children, Year 5 and above, the meeting will be on Tuesday at 4.15 in the small hall and last about 1 hour. Confirmation Programme: Continues this Thursday at 6 pm.

The Jubilee Year of 2025: Do have a look at the Diocesan website (dabnet) for details about the Jubilee Year. The Diocesan churches designated as places of pilgrimage and plenary indulgences for the Jubilee Year are:- Arundel Cathedral, Worth Abbey, and St. Joseph’s, Guildford..

Monthly Prayer and Adoration: In the church this coming Thursday, 13th March, from 7 to 8 pm. Everyone is welcome to come along, there will be a time for quiet prayer as well as the recitation of the Rosary before the Blessed Sacrament.

CAFOD Lenten Family Fast Day:- Is this coming Friday, when we are invited to live in simplicity that day and have a sense of the hunger which so many across the world experience each day. Through such fasting and abstinence, we, hopefully have a greater sense of the poverty experienced by so many. Whatever money we save on food etc that day, we are invited to contribute to the work of CAFOD the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development in a second collection next weekend.

Lent Reconciliation Service: Bishop Richard is visiting each Deanery to celebrate Reconciliation Services and will be coming to the Epsom Deanery on Tuesday 25th March, 7pm, at St Michael’s, Ashtead. At the Deanery Clergy Meeting, it was agreed that, as a sign of our working towards greater collaboration, this would replace all other Lenten Reconciliation Services. There are, of course, the regular opportunities for Reconciliation in each community, and the opportunity for Reconciliation at the Deanery Retreat Days. Holy Hour: Bishop Richard has asked that each Deanery pray for the Diocese in a monthly Holy Hour of Adoration before the Blessed Sacrament. We’ll do this on the first Friday of each month, from 5pm to 6pm, at St Michael’s, Ashtead, including the Rosary, Scripture Reflection and Benediction. All are very welcome.