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PARISH DIARY 2010
JANUARY
03 January, Sunday, all Masses, St. Raphael's Church
►celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany of 6 January - Solemnity
10 January, Sunday Masses
►Baptism of our Lord Jesus Christ - Feast
10 January, Sunday, 6.00 pm - St. Raphael's parish office
►Parish Finance Committee
11 January, Monday, 8.00 pm
25 January, Monday
►Beginning of octave of prayer for Christian unity
FEBRUARY
02 February, Tuesday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►The Presentation of the Lord - Feast
17 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
21 February, Sunday - all Masses
►First Sunday in Lent
28 February, Sunday - all Masses
►Second Sunday in Lent
MARCH
07 March, Sunday - all Masses
►Third Sunday in Lent
10 March, Wednesday evening, 6.00 pm to 9.30 pm
►Lenten Mass for healing: Confessions 6.00 pm to 6.50 pm;
►Mass 7.00 pm;
►exposition of the Blessed Sacrament and individual prayer with a priest 8.00 pm;
►Benediction 9.00 pm.
14 March, Sunday - all Masses
►Fourth Sunday in Lent
17 March, Wednesday, 10.00 am Mass
►St. Patrick's Day
19 March, Friday, 10.00 am Mass
►St. Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Solemnity
21 March, Sunday - all Masses
►Fifth Sunday in Lent
21 March, Sunday, 3.00 pm - 5.30 pm
►Annual Senior Citizens' Party, St. Joseph's School Hall, Fairfield, Kingston upon Thames
25 March, Thursday, 10.00 am, St. Raphael's Church
►The Annunciation of the Lord - Solemnity
28 March, Sunday, all Masses
APRIL
28 March, Sunday
01 April, Thursday, 8.00 pm
►Maundy Thursday: Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper
02 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
03 April, Saturday, 8.00 pm
►Holy Saturday: Vigil Mass of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
04 April, Sunday, Mass at 9.30 am, 11.30 am, 5.00 pm
11 April, Sunday, 3.00 pm St. Raphael's Church
►Divine Mercy Sunday - a plenary indulgence is granted to all those who, in addition to the usual conditions (Sacramental Confession, Holy Communion and prayers for the Pope's intentions), detached from the affection for sin, take part in the prayers and devotions held in honour of Divine Mercy
25 April, Sunday, 11.30 am
►First Holy Communion Mass
26 April, Monday, 8.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
MAY
08 May, Saturday, 7.30 pm
►Parish Dinner and Dance
16 May, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church, Holy Day of Obligation
►Ascension of our Lord Jesus Christ
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
23 May, Sunday, St. Raphael's church, all Masses
►Pentecost Sunday
30 May, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church, all Masses
►Most Holy Trinity
JUNE
06 June, Sunday, St. Raphael's church, all Masses
►Corpus Christi - Solemnity of the Body and Blood of Our Lord Jesus Christ
11 June, Friday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - Most Sacred heart of Jesus
25 - 27 June, Friday to Sunday, "Quarant' Ore"
►St. Raphael's parish 40 hours devotional prayers
28 June, Monday, 7.30 pm
►Latin Mass - vigil of Feast of Saints Peter and Paul (fulfils Holy Day of Obligation)
29 June, Tuesday, 7.30 pm
►Feast of SS Peter and Paul, celebrated on Sunday 28 June (Holy Day of Obligation)
JULY
03 July, Saturday, 10.00 am, St. Raphael Church, Mass
►St. Thomas, Apostle, Feast
17 July, Saturday, 10.00 am - 4.00 pm
►Parish trip to the Victoria and Albert Museum to see religious treasures
AUGUST
15 August, Sunday, St. Raphael, All Masses
►Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady
15 - 21 August, Madrid, Spain
►World Youth Day 2011
SEPTEMBER
08 September, Wednesday, 10.00 am
►Feast of the birthday of the Blessed Virgin Mary
16-19 September, Thursday to Sunday
►Visit of the Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, to England and Scotland
OCTOBER
23 - 30 October, Pilgrimage
►Parish Pilgrimage to Valladolid, Avila and Segovia in the footsteps of St. John of the Cross and St. Teresa of Avila
31 October, Monday, St. Raphael's Church, Masses
►Feast of All Saints: normal Mass times - solemnity - visit of Archbishop Peter Smith of Southwark to St. Raphael's
NOVEMBER
01 November, Monday, St. Raphael's Church, Masses
►Feast of All Saints: 10.00 am Mass
02 November, Tuesday, St. Raphael's Church
Feast of All Souls; Mass at
►10.00 am - Quiet Mass
►7.30 pm - Latin Mass
CYCLE A 2010-2011
28 November, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church, all Masses
►First Sunday of Advent
DECEMBER
05 December, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church, all Masses
►Second Sunday of Advent
08 December 2009, Wednesday, St. Raphael's Church
►The Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary
12 December, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church, all Masses
►Third Sunday of Advent
16 December, Thursday, 10.30 am, St. Raphael's Church
►St. Joseph's School Christmas Carols
19 December, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church, all Masses
►Fourth Sunday of Advent
19 December, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church - 6.00 pm
►St. Raphael's Christmas Carols
CHRISTMAS SEASON
TBA, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Penitential service: a chance to make your Christmas confession
TBA, Wednesday, 10.30 am, St. Raphael's Church
►The children from St. Joseph's School will sing carols
TBA, 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, Friday, 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, Saturday, St. Raphael's Church
Christmas Day
►09.30 and 11.30 am - Christmas Day Masses
26 December, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church
►Feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr
PARISH DIARY ARCHIVE
Holy Days of Obligation and
Important Feasts for 2010
Ash Wednesday, Wednesday, 17th February
Palm Sunday, Sunday, 28th March
Easter Sunday, Sunday 4th April
Ascension, Thursday, 13th May (Holy Day of Obligation transferred to Sunday, 16th May)
Pentecost Sunday, Sunday, 23rd May
Trinity Sunday, Sunday, 30th May
Corpus Christi, Thursday, 3rd June (Holy Day of Obligation transferred to Sunday, 6th June)
SS. Peter & Paul, Tuesday, 29th June
Assumption of Our Lady, Sunday, 15th August
All Saints Day, Monday, 1st November (Holy Day of Obligation transferred to Sunday, 31st October)
First Sunday of Advent, Sunday, 28th November
Christmas Day Saturday, 25th December