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PARISH DIARY
2007
JANUARY
07 January, Sunday, all Masses, St. Raphael's Church
►celebrating the Feast of the Epiphany of 6 January
10 January, Wednesday, 10.00 am
►Building Planning Application Appeal (venue to be announced in due course)
19 January, Friday, 11.00 am, St. Joseph's School
21 January, Sunday, 3.00 pm to 5. pm
►St. Raphael's Senior Citizens' Party for the community of Kingston and Surbiton
FEBRUARY
02 February, Friday, Raven's Ait, River Thames, Surbiton
16 February, Friday, 11.00 am, St. Joseph's School
►School Mass in preparation for Lent
21 February, Wednesday 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Ash Wednesday
28 February, Wednesday 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Mass for healing and in preparation for the diocesan consultation: Towards a Vision for our Diocese
MARCH
03 March, Friday, 7.00 pm, St. Joseph's School
►Bingo Bonanza and Pizza Evening (or bring your own food)
►Bring your own refreshments
05 March, Monday, 7.30 pm, Alexander House
►Archbishop's consultation meeting: Towards a Vision for our Diocese - Growing in Communion
12 March, Monday, 7.30 pm, Alexander House
►Archbishop's consultation meeting: Towards a Vision for our Diocese - Reaching out in Mission
16 March, Friday, 11.00 am, St. Joseph's School
►School Mass for St. Patrick's Day on 17 March
19 March, Monday, 7.30 pm, Alexander House
►Archbishop's consultation meeting: Towards a Vision for our Diocese - Facing the future
APRIL
01 April, Sunday
05 April, Thursday, 8.00 pm
►Maundy Thursday: Solemn Mass of the Lord's Supper
06 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
07 April, Saturday, 8.00 pm
►Holy Saturday: Vigil Mass of the Resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ
08 April, Sunday, Mass at 9.30 am, 11.30 am, 5.00 pm
See Newsletter for more information
15 April, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church, 3.00 pm
►Divine Mercy Sunday - Divine Mercy Devotions at 3.00 pm (Confessions from 2.30 pm)
MAY
13 May, Sunday, 2.30 pm, in the grounds of St. Raphael's Church
►Our Lady's Procession
14 May, Monday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Council Meeting
20 May, Ascension Sunday
►Celebrating the feast of the Ascension of Our Blessed Lord, Jesus Christ, Masses as usual
27 May, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church
JUNE
03 June, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church
►9.00 am - Family Mass
►11.30 am - First Holy Communion Mass
►1.30 pm - Corpus Christi Procession
►5.00 pm - Evening Mass
08 June, Friday, 7.30 pm, St. Joseph's School hall,
►Bingo Bonanza, to raise funds for the restoration of the church
10 June, Sunday, St. Raphael's Church
Feast of Corpus Christi (7 June) Holy Day of obligation; Masses
►Sunday Masses as normal
10 June, Sunday, 3.00 pm, Marymount School, Kingston upon Thames
►Deanery Corpus Christi procession
13 June, Wednesday, 11.00 am, St. Joseph's School
18 June, Monday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Council Meeting
28 June, Thursday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church
►Latin Mass - Eve of the Feast of SS Peter and Paul, fulfilling the Holy Day of Obligation
29 June, Friday
Feast of Saints Peter and Paul: Holy Day of obligation; Masses
►10.00 am - St. Raphael's Church
►7.30 pm - St. Raphael's Church
02 July, Monday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Council Meeting
08 July, Sunday, Ealing Abbey, 2.30 pm
►Ordination to the Sacred Priesthood of Dom Alexander Bevan OSB (St. Raphael's parishioner)
18 July, Wednesday, 11.00 am, St. Joseph's School
►School Mass for Year 6 leavers
29 July, Sunday, 6.00 pm
►St. Raphael's Annual Garden party
AUGUST
07 August, Friday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Open Day as part of the National heritage Open Day Scheme (details to follow)
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, Friday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Songs for a Summer Evening - A concert in aid of church restoration: details to follow soon
SEPTEMBER
10 September, Monday, 7.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Council Meeting
23 September, Sunday, 6.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church Garden
►Party to welcome new parishioners - all welcome
OCTOBER
30 September - 07 October
►Parish Pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela
NOVEMBER
01 November 2005, Thursday
Feast of All Saints; Holy Day of obligation; Masses at:
►7.30 pm Wednesday 31 October, fulfilling the obligation, St, Raphael's Church - Latin Mass
►10.00 am - St. Raphael's Church
►11.00 am - St. Joseph's School
►7.30 pm - St. Raphael's Church
02 November, Wednesday, St. Raphael's Church
Feast of All Souls; Mass at
►10.00 am - Quiet Mass
►7.30 pm - Latin Mass
04 November, 2.00 pm Surbiton Cemetery, 3.00 pm Kingston Cemetery
►Blessing of graves
10 November, Saturday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church
►Mass Remembering all those who have past away this year
12 November, Monday, 7.30, St. Raphael's Church, Benedict's Room
►Parish Council meeting
11 November, Sunday
►Remembrance Sunday
18 November, Sunday, 5.30 pm, St. Raphael's Church, Alexander House
► Curry Night - all welcome
25 November, Sunday, 3.00 pm, St. Raphael's Church, Alexander House
► Annual Parish Consultative meeting
Cycle A
Season of Advent
01 December, Saturday, 1.00 - 4.00 pm, St. Joseph's Primary School, Kingston
►St. Raphael's Christmas Market
02 December, First Sunday of Advent Masses, St. Raphael's Church
►Start of new Church Year, Cycle A
08 December, Saturday
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
09 December, Sunday, 11.30 am, St. Raphael's Church
►Sacrament of Confirmation, Bishop Paul Hendricks presiding
Date to be agreed in December , 7.30, St. Raphael's Church, Benedict's Room
►Parish Council meeting
Date to be agreed in December, St. Raphael's Church
►Parish Penitential Service - Christmas Confession
CHRISTMAS SEASON
Date to be agreed, 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
19 December, Wednesday, 10.30 am, St. Raphael's Church
►St. Joseph's School Christmas Carols
24 December, Tuesday, 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, Tuesday, St. Raphael's Church
Christmas Day
►09.30 and 11.30 am - Christmas Day Masses
26 December, Wednesday, St. Raphael's Church
►Feast of St. Stephen, the first martyr
Dates for next year - 2008
Senior Citizens' Party - Sunday 20 January, 3.00-5.00 pm
Winter Ball - Saturday 9 February, 6.00 pm to 11.30 pm
May Procession in honour of the Blessed Virgin Mary - 4 May, 4.00 pm
1st Holy Communion and Corpus Christi procession - Sunday, 18 May
Deanery Corpus Christi Procession - 8 June
Latin Masses in 2008: all at 7.30 pm on
Ash Wednesday 6 February
Sacred Heart of Jesus 15 June
Vigil of SS. Peter and Paul 28 June
Our Lady of Mount Carmel 16 July
Vigil of the Assumption 14 August
Vigil of All Saints 31 October
All Souls 2 November
The Immaculate Conception 8 December
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