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PARISH DIARY 2009
LITURGICAL CYCLE: YEAR B, WEEKDAY CYCLE 1, PSALTER 1
JANUARY
04 January, Sunday, all Masses, St. Raphael's Church
►celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany of 6 January
11 January, Sunday Masses
►Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ
20 January, Saturday, 7.00 pm, Kingston Lodge Hotel
►St. Raphael's Dinner and Jive
FEBRUARY
01 February, Sunday, 3.00 pm to 5.30 pm
►St. Raphael's Senior Citizens' Party for the community of Kingston and Surbiton
03 February, Tuesday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - St. Blaise, followed by Blessing of Throats
15 February, Sunday, 6.00 pm
25 February, Wednesday 10.00 am, Mass at St. Raphael's Church
►Ash Wednesday - day of fasting and abstinence; ashes will be distributed at the 10.00 am Mass
MARCH
06 March, Friday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - Ember Day in Lent, with veneration of the relic of the True Cross
08 March, Sunday, 6.00 pm
25 March, Wednesday 10.00 am, St. Raphael's Church
►The Annunciation of the Lord - solemnity
29 March, Sunday, 6.00 pm, St. Raphael's church office
►Parish Finance Committee
APRIL
05 April, Sunday
09 April, Thursday, 8.00 pm
►Maundy Thursday: Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper
10 April, Friday
►Stations of the Cross, 10.00 am
►Stations of the Cross and Veneration of the relic of the True Cross, 8.00 pm
11 April, Saturday, 8.00 pm
►Holy Saturday: Vigil Mass of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
12 April, Sunday, Mass at 9.30 am, 11.30 am, 5.00 pm
19 April, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church
►Divine Mercy Sunday - 2nd Sunday of Easter
23 April, Thursday
►St. George the Martyr, St. George's Day - solemnity
26 April, Sunday, 6.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
MAY
01 May, Friday, 7.30 pm, St. Joseph's Church, New Malden, corner of Kingston Road and Montem Road
►St. Joseph the Worker, Solemn High Mass
08 May, Friday, St. Joseph's School Hall, Fairfield, Kingston
►Fundraising for church restoration: Bingo evening
24 May, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church, Holyday of Obligation, First Holy Communion Mass
►Ascension of the Lord Jesus Christ
►First Holy Communion Mass and breakfast
Date to be announced, May, Sunday, 4.00 pm, in the grounds of St. Raphael's Church
►Procession in honour of our Blessed Virgin Mary
26 May, Wednesday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - St. Augustine of Canterbury, Apostle of England
31 May, Sunday, St. Raphael's church, Masses
►Pentecost Sunday
JUNE
07 June, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church
►Most Holy Trinity Sunday
►9.30 am - Family Mass
07 June, Sunday, 6.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
11 - 14 June, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish walking pilgrimage to Lindisfarne
14 June, Sunday, St. Raphael's church, Masses
►Corpus Christi - the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
19 June, Frday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - Most Sacred heart of Jesus
21 June, Sunday, St. Raphael's church, Masses
►Most Sacred Heart of Jesus - solemnity
►Parish walk and picnic lunch in Bushy Park - after 1130 Mass
►Meeting of the Parish Finance Committee, 6.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
Date to be announced, June, Sunday, 3.00 pm, Marymount School, Kingston upon Thames
►Deanery Corpus Christi procession
28 June, Sunday, 1130 Mass
►Feast of Saints Peter and Paul: Holy Day of obligation;
29 June, Monday
►Feast of SS Peter and Paul, celebrated on Sunday 28 June
JULY
03 July, Friday, 10.00 am, St. Raphael Church, Mass
►St. Thomas, Apostle, Feast
AUGUST
02 August, Sunday, 11.00 am, St. Raphael's Church Hall
►St. Raphael Raffle, Grand Draw in aid of church restoration
06 August, Thursday, St. Raphael's church
►Feast of the Transfiguration of our Lord Jesus Christ
14 August, Thursday, St. Raphael's Church
Vigil of the Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady
►7.30 pm - Latin Mass
16 August, Sunday, St. Raphael, Masses
►Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady - for 15 August
SEPTEMBER
08 September, Tuesday
►Feast of the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary
19 September, Saturday, 9.00 am, (location to be confirmed)
27 September, Sunday, 6.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Finance Committee meeting
OCTOBER
13 October, Tuesday, 7.30 pm - house of Parish Council member
►Informal parish council meeting and dinner
NOVEMBER
01 November, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church, Masses
►Feast of All Saints: normal Sunday Mass times - solemnity
02 November, Monday, St. Raphael's Church
Feast of All Souls; Mass at
►10.00 am - Quiet Mass
►7.30 pm - Latin Mass
03 - 10 November, Parish Pilgrimage
►Parish Pilgrimage to Rome and Assisi, led by Fr. Vincent
23 November, Monday, 8.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
27 November, 6.00 pm - 9.00 pm, 28 November, 9.00 am to 5.00 pm
Parish Swap Shop, Prospects Recruitment Bureau, 178 Central Road, Worcester Park
►Ladies clothes and clothing accessories: profits go to the Building and Restoration Fund
08 December 2009, Tuesday, St. Raphael's Church, 7.30 pm
►Latin Mass -The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Cycle C
Season of Advent
CHRISTMAS SEASON
14 December, Monday, 7.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Penitential service: a chance to make your Christmas confession
16 December, Wednesday, 10.30 am, St. Raphael's Church
►The children from St. Joseph's School will sing carols
20 December, Sunday, 6.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Christmas Carols and Spiritual Readings, followed by mulled wine and mince pies in Alexander House
24 December, Thursday, St. Raphael's Church
Christmas Eve
►6.00 pm - Vigil Christmas Mass
►11.30 pm - Christmas Carols
►Midnight - Midnight Mass of the Nativity
25 December, Friday, St. Raphael's Church
Christmas Day
►09.30 and 11.30 am - Christmas Day Masses
26 December, Saturday, St. Raphael's Church
►Feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr
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