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DIARY OF EVENTS - 2006
JANUARY 2006
06 January 2004, Thursday 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Feast of the Epiphany
13 January 2004, Friday 7.00 pm
►Annual Dinner Dance, Hotel Antoinette, Grand New Year Draw in aid of church restoration
22 January, Sunday, 3.00 pm to 5. pm
►St. Raphael's Senior Citizens' Party for the community of Kingston and Surbiton
FEBRUARY 2006
08 February, Wednesday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church, the Upper Room
►Parish Council meeting
09 February 2005, Wednesday 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
MARCH 2006
11/12 March, Saturday/Sunday, Sisters of Grace and Compassion, Brighton
12 March, Sunday,1030-1130, Alexander House
►Cake Sale [Lenten Project]
13 March, Monday 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Healing Mass (followed by tea, coffee and cakes)
18 March, Saturday, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Day of Prayer [Light lunch from1.00 pm to 3.00 pm - Lenten Project]
25 March, Saturday, 10.00 am to 12.30 am.
►Open morning at home of Parish Council Chair [Lenten Project]
26 March, Sunday, 10.30 - 1.00 pm, Alexander House
►Cake Sale [Lenten Project]
29 March, Wednesday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church, the Upper Room
►Parish Council meeting
31 March, Friday, 7.30 - 10.00 pm, Claremont Hall, Surbiton
►Disco [Lenten Project]
APRIL 2006
6 April, Thursday, 8.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Deanery Lenten Penitential Service
8 April, Saturday
►Cheese and Wine evening at Susie Duffy's home [Lenten Project]
09 April, Sunday
13 April, Thursday, 8.00 pm
►Maundy Thursday: Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper
14 April, Friday, 3.00 pm
►Good Friday: Solemn Liturgy, Reading of the Passion, Veneration of the Cross, Holy Communion
15 April, Saturday, 8.00 pm
►Holy Saturday: Vigil Mass of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
16 April, Sunday, Mass at 9.30 am, 11.30 am, 5.00 pm
23 April, 10.30 am to 1.00 pm, Alexander House, Surbiton
►Bring & Buy & Cake Sale, and Children's Easter Egg Hunt [Lenten Project]
MAY 2006
18 May, Thursday, starting from 9.45 am
►Day of Prayer for the building and restoration of the church project
9.45 am: Rosary; 10.00 am: Mass followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament to 9.00 pm.
19 May, Friday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church
►Westminster Cathedral Choir Concert and Champagne Reception
21 May, 3.00, Sunday St. Raphael's Church gardens
►May Procession in honour of Our Blessed Lady
24 May, Wednesday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church, the Upper Room
►Parish Council meeting
24 May, Wednesday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - Eve of the Ascension, fulfilling the Holy Day of Obligation
25 May, Thursday
Feast of the Ascension of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, Masses at
►10.00 am - St. Raphael's Church
►11.00 am - St. Joseph's School
►7.30 pm - St. Raphael's Church
JUNE 2006
04 June, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church
Pentecost Sunday and Confirmation
►11.30 am - Confirmation Ceremony followed by a light lunch
07June, Wednesday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church, TheUpper Room
►Evangelisation meeting with Fr. Vincent Flynn
11 June, Sunday afternoon, time tbc, Marymount School, Kingston upon Thames
►Deanery Corpus Christi Procession
14 June, Wednesday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - Eve of Corpus Christi, fulfilling the Holy Day of Obligation
15 June, Thursday
Feast of Corpus Christi; Holy Day of obligation; Masses at
►10.00 am - St. Raphael's Church
►11.00 am - St. Joseph's School
►7.30 pm - St. Raphael's Church
18 June, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church
►11.30 am - First Holy Communion ceremony and breakfast, followed by:
►2.00 pm - Corpus Christi procession in the grounds of the church
23-26 June, Friday to Monday
►Parish "Three Peaks Challenge" to raise money for the St. Raphael's Restoration Fund
29 June, Thursday
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul: Holy Day of obligation; Masses
►10.00 am - St. Raphael's Church
►11.00 am - St. Joseph's School
►7.30 pm - St. Raphael's Church
JULY 2006
12 July, Wednesday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church, the Upper Room
►Parish Council meeting
19 July, Wednesday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church, the Upper Room
►Parish Evangelisation Group meeting
AUGUST 2006
14 August, Monday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - Eve of the Assumption, fulfilling the Holy Day of Obligation
15 August, Tuesday
Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady
►10.00 am - St. Raphael's Church
►7.30 pm - St. Raphael's Church
31 August - 4 September
►Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes
SEPTEMBER 2006
09 September, Saturday - time to be announced
►Parish Open Day
16 September, Saturday, 11.00 am, The Upper Room (thereafter 10.30 a.m. - 12.00 noon each Saturday)
►First Holy Communion programme starts
21 / 22 September, Thursday / Friday, 10.00 am to 4.00 pm, Kingston University
►Student Freshers' Fair
27 September, Wednesday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church, the Upper Room
►Parish Council meeting
30 September, Saturday - 7.30 pm
►Parish Summer Party - in the Garden behind the Church and Alexander House
OCTOBER 2006
05 October, Thursday, 7.30 pm, Benedict's Room
►RCIA programme starts
15 October, Sunday, 12.30 pm, Alexander House
►Lunch for students at Kingston University
31 October, Tuesday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - Eve of All Saints, fulfilling the Holy Day of Obligation
NOVEMBER 2006
01 November 2005, Wednesday, St. Raphael's Church
Feast of All Saints; Holy Day of obligation; Masses at:
►10.00 am - St. Raphael's Church
►11.00 am - St. Joseph's School
►7.30 pm - St. Raphael's Church
02 November, Thursday, St. Raphael's Church
Feast of All Souls; Mass at
►10.00 am - Quiet Mass
►7.30 pm - Latin Mass
06 November, Monday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church, the Upper Room
►Parish Council meeting
12 November, Sunday
►Remembrance Sunday
18 November, Saturday, 11.30 am, St. Raphael's Church
►Altar Servers' meeting
25 November, Saturday, 12.00 noon to 1.00 pm, St. Joseph's School, Main Hall, Kingston
►Annual Parish Consultative meeting
DECEMBER 2006
Cycle C Year 1
Season of Advent
02 December, Saturday, 1.30 pm tooo 4.45 pm, CAFOD's main office, Romero Close Stockwell Rd, London SW2
►CAFOD invites you to an Afternoon of Reflection on Live Simply
►Doors open at 1.00 pm for refreshments and reading resources
03 December, First Sunday of Advent Masses, St. Raphael's Church
►Start of new Church Year, Cycle C, Year 1
04 December, Monday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church, the Upper Room
►first meeting of the new Parish Council
08 December, Friday
Feast of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary (not a holy day of obligation)
►10.00 am - St. Raphael's Church
►11.00 am - St. Joseph's School
08 December, Friday, 8.00 pm
►Parish Finance Committee meeting
09 December, Saturday, 1.00 pm to 4.00 pm, Claremont Hall, Surbiton
►St. Raphael's, Christmas Market
12 December, Tuesday, 7.0 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Decoration of St. Raphael's for Christmas: all welcome to help
14 December, Thursday, 7.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Penitential Service - Christmas Confession
CHRISTMAS SEASON
17 December, Sunday, 3.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church (3rd Sunday of Advent)
►Christmas Carols and Spiritual Readings, followed by mulled wine and mince pies in Alexander House
20 December, Wednesday, 10.30 am, St. Raphael's Church
►St. Joseph's School Christmas Carols
24 December, 4th Sunday of Advent, St. Raphael's Church
►Normal Sunday Mass at 9.30 am and 11.30 am
►No Mass at 5.00 pm as obligation is fulfilled by 6.00 pm Christmas Eve Mass
Christmas Eve
►6.00 pm - Vigil Christmas Mass
►11.30 pm - Christmas Carols
►Midnight - Midnight Mass of the Nativity
25 December, Monday, St. Raphael's Church
►09.30 and 11.30 am - Christmas Day Masses
26 December, Tuesday, St. Raphael's Church
►Feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr
