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Forward in Faith Parish Under the Pastoral Care of the Bishop of Richborough History
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NOTICES FOR THE WEEK BEGINNING MARCH 7th, 2010 SUNDAY,
MARCH 7th, 2010 THE THIRD
SUNDAY OF LENT X Low Mass: 8.00am X SOLEMN MASS:
10.30am X Adult
Confirmation Class at 4.15pm X Evening Prayer and Benediction at 6.00pm Monday, March 8th, 2010 Mass at 10.30am in the Lady
Chapel Deanery Synod at 7.30pm in
Saltwood Church Tuesday, March 9th, 2010 S. Peter’s School Worship at
10.00am in Church Mass at 7.00pm in the Lady
Chapel Wednesday, March 10th, 2010 Mass at 12.00 noon in Church Young People’s Confirmation Class at 4.15pm in Church NO BIBLE STUDY THIS WEEK RNA at 7.30pm at Shorncliffe Thursday, March 11th, 2010 S. Mary’s School worship at
9.05am in School Mass at 12.00 noon in the Lady Chapel Singing Practice CANCELLED! Saturday, March 13th, 2010 Mass at 8.00am in the Lady Chapel Stations of the Cross at 11.00am in Church Posy-making, cake finishing etc at 11.45am in Church NEXT
SUNDAY MARCH 14th, 2010 THE FOURTH
SUNDAY OF LENT (Mothering Sunday; ancient name
Laetare Sunday) Low Mass at 8.00am SOLEMN
MASS at 10.30am Adult
Confirmation Class at 4.15pm Evening Prayer and Benediction at 6.00pm LENT During Lent, as usual, we are following the STATIONS
OF THE CROSS every Saturday at 11.00am. Do come and join us! DO MAKE SURE that the LENT PILGRIMAGE
(March 20th) is in your diary. The preacher this year is Bishop Robert Ladds,
formerly of Whitby, who was such a star at the Blessing of the Fisheries two
years ago. The Pilgrimage starts at 10.00am and finishes at about 4.00pm -
Morning Prayer, Mass, and Evening Prayer, and lots of time to be quiet - or
to chat: as usual, there will be many other churches and Christians of the
Catholic tradition from Canterbury and Rochester Dioceses. Our LENT APPEAL is for the continuing
relief work in Haïti. I hope to be able to send the money to the Sisters of St
Margaret (the Walsingham nuns) who have a house there. Please take a
collecting box if you have not already done so and bring it back (full, if
possible) during Eastertide. NEXT SUNDAY IS
MOTHERING SUNDAY! We shall be making
posies and putting the finishing touches to the Simnel Cake on next Saturday,
March 13th at 11.45am (after the Stations of the Cross). Everyone is welcome
to come along and help. Children will be reading and doing the prayers, etc.,
at the 10.30am Mass on Mothering Sunday PROPOSED ORDINARIATE I do not need to remind you that the proposal
to set up a special structure – an Ordinariate – for those who wish to take
with them their Anglican inheritance (“Patrimony” is the word being used)
when seeking reconciliation with the Apostolic See is A VERY IMPORTANT DEVELOPMENT in the light of the forthcoming decision – and
increasing resolution – of the Church of England to ordain women to the
episcopate, and thus tragically and finally sever the threads that unite the fabric
of our church to the Catholic Church. I have been asked to ask you to let me
know if you are interested in exploring such an Ordinariate, as a way of
bringing Anglicans into communion with the Apostolic See. Bishop Keith has
asked me to do this. Several people have spoken to me – some expressing
interest in taking their place in and Ordinariate, and others registering
their unease with such a prospect. Please do continue to speak to me about
this: the days in July draw ever nearer, when the General Synod will again
discuss women bishops and the fate of traditionalists, The second is that the internet users among
you are encouraged (if you are interested in the Ordinariate) to register
yourself as a Friend of the Ordinariate on: http://www.friendsoftheordinariate.com/ This does not cost anything, nor does it
commit you to anything, but registers your favourable interest. CONFIRMATION CLASSES The adults meet on
Sunday at 4.15pm; the children and young people’s classes continue on
Wednesday, at 4.15pm, in Church. The confirmation will be on Wednesday, May
19th. 100 CLUB The final draw of the
100 Club year takes place on March 21st. To apply (or renew), use the
application form on this website – go back to the Homepage and click on the
link “100 Club” WALSINGHAM – STOP
PRESS! There WILL BE A MINIBUS
to go to the National Pilgrimage on May31st! Contact Fr Stephen THE FEAST OF THE
ANNUNCIATION Thursday 25th March –
Solemn Mass at 7.30pm . |
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