Sunday: April 6th 2025
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Second collection: Easter
Flowers
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 5th)
(Pro Populo)
Third Scrutiny
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am Jack and Joan Devine RIP)
X Refreshments in the Hall after this Mass
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (David Roy Sinnelt, Gwen, Gladys RIP)
X Refreshments in the Hall after this Mass
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MONDAY, April 7th
– Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Sr. Sophie Pepper RIP)
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TUESDAY, April 8th – Feria
NO MASS
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WEDNESDAY, April
9th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Cecilia
Grace Well Being)
X Refreshments in the Hall after this Mass
X OLHoC
Hall: 7 pm – “We Dare to Hope”
Lenten reflection: Christ Ourt Hope.
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THURSDAY, April
10th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Silvana Costa-Solaro)
Parish Open Office with Fr Alex
4.00pm-7.00pm at the Presbytery (OLHoC)
• FRIDAY, April 11th – Feria
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Fr. Leo Moony RIP)
Stations of the Cross (OLHoC): 12 Noon
Requiem Mass at 2.30 pm for Silvana
Costa-Solaro
•SATURDAY, April 12th – Feria
9am FHC Class; 10am Confirmation Class
MASS (OLHoC):10.00am (Agata Borza RIP)
Confessions & Exposition (OLHoC):11.00am-12 noon)
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Next Sunday: April 13th 2025
PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD
MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 5th)
(Pro Populo)
MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Edel Dillon RIP)
X Refreshments in the Hall after this Mass
MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Samuel + Yvette+ Yves+ Michael + Theànne)
X Refreshments in the Hall after this Mass
X STATIONS OF THE CROSS - A Perfect Devotion for Lent. Stations of the Cross will be on Friday 11th April at 12 noon in the Church. Please come on Fridays through Lent and share in 'the Way of the Cross'. All are welcome.
X LENTEN REFLECTION PROGRAMME –
“WE DARE TO HOPE”
Following on from the
successful 2024 programme “We Dare to Pray”, the programme for 2025 will be “We
Dare to Hope”. There will be five sessions of around one
hour each held during Lent in Our Lady’s Hall as follows:
9 April – evening at 7pm: Christ Our Hope
PLEASE JOIN YOUR FELLOW PARISHIONERS IN THIS JOURNEY.
Refreshments will be provided, and the supporting booklet is now available to purchase from the Bookshop at a cost of £3 per copy.
X PALM SUNDAY – Blessing of Palms all Masses. At 11am Mass, the blessing will take place in the Hall with procession to the Church acclaiming “Jesus, our King”.
X FORTHCOMING 2025 SECOND COLLECTIONS
· Easter Flowers: 6th April
● Holy Places of Palestine: 18th April
X A MESSAGE TO GIFT AIDERS 2025/26 – Gift envelopes are now available at the back of the Church. Please, take your envelopes after Mass. Thank you for your support.
X INFANT BAPTISM –
May only happen after undergoing a preparation with the parish priest. Baptisms
can then be celebrated at either 3pm on a Saturday or 1pm on a Sunday on the 1st
or 3rd Sunday of the month. Please note from January 2025 the
preparation for infant Baptism will take place every second Sunday of the month
after 11 am Mass.
X WE PRAY FOR THE SICK -
We
remember all those who are sick or housebound and that they remain in our
prayers including Kathleen
Lynch, Bernadette Pay, Blanche Ellis, Liz Willis, Ema Deba, Stacy Rodrigues, Ann
Robinson, Uzo Mbanugo, Bob & Tess Vickery, Canon Luke Smith, Beulah
Blomfield, John Lodge, Veronica Poulton, Margaret Woolley, and all those who
have asked for our prayers.
X HOLY COMMUNION FOR THE SICK OR IN HOSPITAL
For those sick at home –
The parish has a team of Extraordinary Ministers of
Holy Communion, who are all commissioned by the Archbishop and DBS checked.
Their ministry is to take the Sacrament of Holy Communion to people who are
long-term sick or disabled, and who are thus unable to get to Mass. If you know
of anyone in this category who is not currently receiving the Sacrament at home
(or where they are living), please inform Fr Alex Saba via the Parish Office on
01303 252823 or email folkestone@rcaos.org.uk
For those in hospital - people who are seriously ill or undergoing operations may ask for the Anointing of the Sick. Those who are going into hospital should remember to ask for a visit from the hospital’s Catholic Chaplain: If not a priest, they will arrange for a Catholic minister or an extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion to visit them, or - if anointing is required - for a priest to visit (but, hopefully, you will have already asked for anointing before you go in). Catholic chaplains are often clergy or laypeople from the hospital’s local parish. Contact the parish office on 01303 252823 or email folkestone@rcaos.org.uk
X PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF DEBBIE JONES – who passed away Friday morning at 2 am. Remember her parents Ann and Mr Berry, and Phil, her husband, and children.
X COFFEE DONATIONS – We have collected £105 from “Refreshments in the Hall” after Sunday Mass. We have offered as donation to our Church.
X WE PRAY FOR THE RECENTLY DECEASED - Please pray for the repose of the soul of Debbie Jones, Charles Barr, Robert Claridge, Silvana Costa-Solaro, Kathleen Mary Brivio, Brian Davenhill, Pam Boxall, Sybil Conchita Henry, Obdulia Julie Di Martino, Margaret Angela Dixon, Bishop John Hine, Lillian Orfila, Robert Jones, Christine Mary Kissane, James Kissane, Ron Hall, Suchada Robinson (who was known as Jo or Jojo), Fr Wenna Henry Tiku and all those who have died recently, and those whose anniversaries fall at this time including: Barbara Goldfinch, John Lawrrence, Giovannina Divito, James McCann, Patrick Carter 5th Apr); Monique Walley, David St. Ledger, Joyce Dorgan (7th Apr); Richard Vigus (8th April); Eric Thody, Doris Croucher, Mary Reeve (9th April); Dorothy E Hogan, John A Wanstall (12th Apr).
X RECEPTION OF HOLY COMMUNION DURING MASS – Only Catholics in state of grace receive communion during Mass. Those Christians who are not in full communion with the Catholic Church and Roman Catholics not able to receive Holy Communion are welcome to receive a blessing. Those wishing to receive a blessing are asked to approach the priest with their arms crossed over their chess. Those receiving Holy Communion in your hands please put it in your mouth before leaving the minister/priest.
X SCRUTINIES – This weekend the elects are completing their period of purification and enlightenment. The three scrutinies will be finished this Sunday, 5th Sunday of Lent. As a Parish, we have accompanied them from 3rd, 4th, and 5th Sunday of Lent with the reading of year A. The elects are a blessing and an opportunity for us all for renewal and preparation for Easter. Let us reflect, pray, and prepare ourselves together with their initiation and the renewal of our Baptismal promises.
X “ASSIST US TO LIVE, NOT TO DIE” – Join this campaign by asking your MP to vote against it. Please get a card and send it.
WE FLY TO THY PROTECTION
We
fly to Thy protection, O Holy Mother of God.
Do
not despise our petitions in our necessities, but
deliver us always from all dangers,
O Glorious and Blessed Virgin.
PRAYER TO ST MICHAEL
Saint Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our
protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil; May God rebuke him,
we humbly pray; And do
thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host, by the power of God, thrust into hell
Satan and all evil spirits who wander through the world for the ruin of souls.
Amen.
41 Guildhall Street, Folkestone, Kent CT20 1EF
Tel: 01303 252823
e-mail: folkestone@rcaos.org.uk
Parish Priest: Fr Alex Saba MA, MSLR, MCL, JCL
Hall
Bookings: hallbookingonline.com/folkestone/
