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DIARY OF EVENTS - 2003/2004


 The 2004/2005 Diary will issue shortly

 

SEPTEMBER

2003

08    Monday   8.00 pm

Meeting of all people - laity and clergy - in the deanery to discuss document on pastoral care over the years to come: at St. Joseph's Church, Kingston Road, New Malden

08    Monday    4.30 pm

Deanery Mass for clergy, teachers and governors, at St. Raphael's Church - all welcome

OCTOBER

 

03     Friday all day

 

CAFOD Family "Harvest Day"

Adoration and Praise  - First Friday devotions

15    Tuesday 7.30 pm

Parish Council meeting (I) , Alexander House by St Raphael's Church - Christmas Market and Christmas arrangements

16  Thursday  7.30 pm

Special Mass to mark the accession to the papacy of John Paul II - followed by refreshments in Hall Hall 

18  Saturday   7.30 pm

St Raphael's Charity Quiz Night

Claremont Hall, Claremont Road, Surbiton

18  Saturday 11.00 am

First Holy Communion classes 03/04 begin in St. Raphael's Church

30  Thursday  5.30 pm

Start of instruction and learning for the sacrament of Confirmation, in Alexander House

NOVEMBER

 

01  Saturday   4.00 pm

Latin Mass - Feast of All Saints - fulfils the Sunday Obligation

07  Friday        4.00 pm

First Friday devotions

15  Saturday   4.00 pm

Latin Requiem Mass for the Holy Souls

DECEMBER

03    Wednesday  7.30 Parish Council meeting (2), Alexander House by St Raphael's Church - to discuss, among other things, Senior Citizens’ Party, Dinner Dance
05    Friday First Friday devotions

07    Sunday

1030 am to 1.00 pm

Parish Christmas Bring and Buy, Cake and Gift sale

St. Raphael's Church    

08    Monday

Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

21    Sunday    3.00 pm

Christmas Carols and Readings, St Raphael's Church, with mulled wine and mince pies.   

24   Thursday 11.30 pm

Midnight Mass preceded by carols, St Raphael's Church

 

JANUARY                                                                                                      2004

5     Sunday

Feast of the Epiphany of Our Blessed Lord

9     Friday 7.30pm

Annual Dinner Dance, Hotel Antoinette, Surbiton, and

Grand New Year Draw in aid of church restoration: first prize £500. 

10   Saturday - all day

Sponsored cleaning of Claremont Hall 

18   Sunday 3 pm

Annual Senior Citizens' Party, Claremont Hall, Surbiton  3 - 5.30 pm 

FEBRUARY

5   Thursday  7.30 pm

Parish Council meeting (3), Alexander House: to discuss, among other things, choice of Lenten Project and organisation of fundraising

25  Wednesday

Ash Wednesday

MARCH

 

LENTEN PROJECT EVENTS

 

To be arranged

APRIL                        Holy Week Ceremonies  4 - 11 April

04   Sunday - all Masses

Palm Sunday 

08  Thursday 8.00 pm

Maundy Thursday

09  Friday 3.00 pm

Good Friday

10  Saturday 8.00 pm

Holy Saturday and Vigil Mass of the Resurrection of Our Lord Jesus Christ

11  Sunday - all Masses

Easter Sunday

MAY                 

2    Sunday   2.00 pm

May procession in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary in the grounds of St. Raphael's Church 

6   Thursday  7.30 pm

Parish Council meeting (4), Alexander House – to discuss First Holy Communion, Confirmation and Garden Party arrangements

30   Sunday

Pentecost Sunday - the Apostles are filled with the Holy Spirit - Mass for those receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation

JUNE

6    Sunday  11.30 am

First Holy Communion, Communion Breakfast,

followed by: 

6    Sunday    2.00 pm Corpus Christi procession  
10  Thursday Feast of Corpus Christi - the Body of Christ - Mass times to be announced:  Holy day of obligation.

29  Sunday

Feast of Saint Peter and Saint Paul - Masses to be announced: Holy day of obligation.

JULY

To be arranged

Garden Party in the grounds of St. Raphael's

AUGUST                                                                                  

15  Thursday

Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady

  • Legion of Mary - every Thursday, 2.00 pm.
  • Mother and Toddlers Group - every Monday, 0930 - 1130 am in Alexander House.

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