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MASSES & SERVICES THIS WEEK
Saturday 24th March (first Mass of Sunday) 18.00 St Edmund’s Mary Joyce †
Sunday 25th March Palm Sunday (p290) 08.30 St Edmund’s Stan Whelan †
10.30 St Edmund’s Fr Bill Mason †
10.30 Our Lady’s, Lawshall Michael Dove †
15.00 St Edmund’s Adoration & Benediction
18.00 St Edmund’s For the Parish
Monday 26th March Monday of Holy Week 07.30 St Edmund’s Celie Lacey’s Intention
Tuesday 27th March Tuesday of Holy Week 08.50 St Edmund’s Adoration of Blessed Sacrament
09.30 St Edmund’s Garrad Family
09.30 Our Lady’s, Lawshall Special Intention
19.00 St John’s Cathedral CHRISM MASS
Wednesday 28th March Spy Wednesday
10.00 St Edmund’s Antoine & Victoria Desira †
10.30 Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Thursday 29th March MAUNDY THURSDAY
08.00 St Edmund’s Morning Prayer
19.30 St Edmund’s MASS of the LORD’S SUPPER
Friday 30th March GOOD FRIDAY
08.00 St Edmund’s Morning Prayer
12.00 St Edmund’s Statins of the Cross for Children
15.00 St Edmund’s SOLEMN LITURGY of the PASSION
19.00 Our Lady’s, Lawshall Statins of the Cross
Saturday 31st March HOLY SATURDAY 08.00 St Edmund’s Morning Prayer
20.15 St Edmund’s GREAT VIGIL & 1st MASS OF EASTER
MASSES AT ‘MONTANA’ GREAT BARTON
Sunday 10.30; Monday - Saturday 08.15;
FORTHCOMING SPECIAL LANGUAGE MASSES
Sunday 7th April Malayalam Mass at 15.30 at St Edmund’s.
Saturday 19th May Polish Mass at 16.00 at St Edmund’s.
St Edmund’s Newsletter 21 Westgate Street, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP33 1Q
Tel: 01284 754358/07511 852161 (In emergencies only: Tel 07659 101653 giving name and telephone number)
email: [email protected]
Registered Charity No. 278742 www.stedmundkm.org.uk Twinned with St John’s Parish, Siem Reap, Cambodia
Sunday 25th March 2018 - PALM SUNDAY - Year B
THE GREAT WEEK
Holy Week is the most important week in the Christian Year. During these days we are invited to enter into the central mystery of the Christian faith - to witness and participate the one saving Sacrifice of Christ by which humanity is redeemed and restored to the promise of eternal life in communion with God. We rediscover and participate in those events which made of us the People of God. By participating in the Liturgies of this week, we claim as our own, membership of that People.
It is a very busy week for all of us - and especially so for some who will prepare the church, assist in the celebration of the Liturgies by serving, singing, reading, arranging flowers and cleaning. I would like to thank you all in advance for the efforts that ensure a worthy and effective celebration.
Please do ensure that you take home this Newsletter and its accompanying insert giving details of our Liturgy as a parish this week.
With every blessing, Fr. Mark
GOOD FRIDAY WALK OF WITNESS 10.30 Introductory Service at St. Edmundsbury Cathedral 10.45 Procession of Witness followed by Music & Drama in the Market Place.
PRAYERS FOR OUR PARISH FOR OUR SICK: Sue & Tony Aldous, Pat Austin, Imelda Brown, Ann Campbell, Gerald Curry, Pat Dowson, Bea Edgar, Helen Edrupt, Nicolette Finch, Malcolm & Janis Fincham Jacques, Sr Flora, Marion Fitzgibbons, Teresa Gleeson, Rita Grimer, David Higgins, Patti Hickson, Donald Hunt, Priscilla Lupton, Francis Nisbett, Dee Peters, Richard Reid, Bernard Reynolds, Claire Robinson, Mary de Roeper, David Smeeth-Cardy, Evelyn Stirling, Yohanan Suraj, Jason Stronza, Shelagh Szulc, Robin Taylor, Susan Toole, John Triggs, Tim Udall, Pauline Wells, Romayne Wright, Jim Whyte. May the Lord bring them comfort and healing.
FOR ELINA AGRICOLE, PETER WICKENS, VERONICA SCANLON, JUDITH MACMANUS who died recently. May they rest in the loving peace of the Lord .
FOR THOSE WHOSE ANNIVERSARIES ARE AT THIS TIME. Owen White, Peter Harding, James Moriarty, Thomas Collins, Florence Foreman, Terence Cornelius, John Dunphy, Alice Austin, Lawrence Cassidy, Angela Brockwell, James Mahon, Michael Bateman, Ina Guihan.
GOING INTO HOSPITAL? If you are, PLEASE let us know other-wise the
Chaplain will not know you are there; the only way we can find you is if you tell us, so please let us know if you would like a visit. If you or one of your relatives needs a priest in emergency, i.e. imminent danger death, please ask a member of staff to ring the switch-board & bleep the Catholic Chaplain. We have the pager with us at all times.
HELP NEEDED WITH CHURCH FLOWERS! Whether you have lots of experience, are a keen amateur, or would like to try - your help would be much appreciated by our team of arrangers at St Edmund’s. Encouragement and guidance given - Please contact the Parish Office 754358.
HELPING HANDS’ GROUP if you are, or know of anyone who is housebound,
lonely or in need of practical help, shopping, changing a light bulb etc, or just a visit, or lift to the doctors., contact Sue Fullman 488147 or Mike Sinnott 764236.
THE REPOSITORY is open after Wednesday 10.00 Mass, 10.30 & 18.00 Sunday
Masses for cards, statues, gifts, Sunday Missals, gifts etc.
THANK YOU for your generosity last week. You gave £1138.2 in the collection and £655 in standing orders and £103.30 from Lawshall.
POLISH LENTEN DEVOTION—THE REPROACHES An invitation to Gorzkie Zale every Sunday of Lent at 12.00pm in the Chapel.
Zapraszamy na Gorzkie Zale w niedziedziele Wielkiego Postu o godzinie 12 w nawie bocznej.
‘THEOLOGY ON TAP’. Introductory Meeting Friday 6th April at 19.00 in the Presbytery
It is hoped that a new parish group can be set up if there are any young adults aged from 18 years upwards who would like to meet up on a regular basis for a social get together and to explore aspects of our faith . Please get in touch with Louise Green on 724125 if you are interested.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM Bank Holiday Monday 7th May 2018
There will be a coach going to Walsingham from the church with a limited number of seats (25). A list will be available after Easter to book a place. Cost £10 per person.
STOREHOUSE FOODBANK supplies between 4 and 8 families every day with enough
food for three meals for three days. Donations can be placed in the box in Church. Personal toiletries (incl toothpaste) Long Life milk, Pasta Sauce, Breakfast Cereals, incl porridge, tinned vegetables (incl potatoes) and biscuits, fresh sliced bread and tinned meat are needed every day. Thank you to all at St Edmund’s for your support.
CHURCH CLEANING. Help is always needed. If you can help, please turn up
after 07.30 Mass or after the school run. Tea and warm welcome guaranteed.
ST ALBAN’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL, Bury St Edmunds existed between 1971 and 2000. Its history has been published by John Saunders in a limited edition booklet ‘Ahead of its time’. Full of fascinating accounts and photographs, copies can be obtained (£5 if collected, £7 by post) by contacting John on 01284 767894 or [email protected] First come, first served.
ST EDMUND’S LADIES CLUB will next meet on Tuesday 3rd
April when Bryan Thurlow will share Music Hall Memories.
19.30—21.30 in the Crypt. New members always welcome.
OCTAVE VOCAL ENSEMBLE ‘From Darkness into Light’, a musical journey from Passiontide to Easter and the Ascension on Saturday 14th April at 19.30 here in St Ed-mund’s Church. Free entry with donations shared between Jessie’s Fund, providing music therapy to sick children and Building Bridges Project for our friends in Cambodia.
WEEKLY FOOD FOR THOUGHT FOR YOUTH Theme: Life is a Gift
With joy dear friends I welcome you to the most important week in our preparations to celebrate the suffering, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ. It is the Holy Week. Remember that what we celebrate this week is nothing but God’s special love for mankind. That love that made him give his life up for us to live.
I want to share this touching story with you. There was a blind girl who hated herself because she was blind. She hated everyone, except her loving boyfriend. He was always there for her. She told her boyfriend, ‘If I could only see the world, I will marry you’. One day, someone donated a pair of eyes to her. When the bandages came off; she was able to see everything, including her boyfriend.
He asked her, ‘Now that you can see the world, will you marry me?’
The girl looked at her boyfriend and saw that he was blind. The sight of his closed eyelids shocked her. She hadn’t expected that. The thought of looking at them the rest of her life led her to refuse to marry him.
Her boyfriend left her in tears and days later wrote a note to her saying: ‘Take good care of your eyes, my dear; for before they were yours, they were mine’.
This exactly how the human brain often works when our status changes. Only a very few remember what life was like before, and who was always by their side in the most painful situations.
My beloved friend, always remember that life is a gift. Today before you say an unkind word, think of someone who can’t speak. Appreciate God for the gift of speech and let things that come from your mouth be those that will give glory to God and also edify those who listen to you. Don’t say things that will break people’s heart but let your words bring smiles to the face of your listeners.
Before you complain about the taste of your food my dear friend, think of someone who has nothing to eat. Whenever you have something to eat, give thanks to God for it. It is only when you go for the whole day without any hope of eating that you will appreciate that food you are eating now, even if it is tasteless.
Before you complain about your husband or wife, think of someone who is crying out to Almighty God for a companion. Appreciate your husband or wife, even if they are not behaving well; change them with your prayers and love.
Today before you complain about life, think of someone who died too young. Before you com-plain about your children, think of someone who desires children but they are barren. Before you argue about your dirty house someone did not clean or sweep, think of the people living in the streets. When you are tired and complain about your job, think of the unemployed, the disabled, and those who wish they had your job. And when depressing thoughts seem to get you down, put a smile on your face and thank God you are alive and still breathing. Remember a hungry sheep is better than a dead lion. Once there is life, there is hope. Wishing you a very happy Easter celebrations. Celebrate with thanksgiving to God.
Fr Alvan [email protected])
THIS WEEK SUNDAY 25th MARCH
BURY CHILD CONTACT CENTRE provides a safe, neutral place for children to
have visits with the parent with whom they no longer live following divorce or separation. Tickets will be on sale after all Masses for their annual Raffle.
20.00 - 23.00 ST EDMUND’S SOCIAL CLUB in the Crypt. Bar open.
MONDAY 26th
17.30 - 20.30 AN EVENING OF HEALING PRAYER & ADORATION. Come and join the community at ‘Montana’, East Barton Road, Great Barton, IP31 2RF. More information from [email protected] or tel: 787321.
19.30 ALTAR SERVERS Rehearsals for Easter Liturgies.
TUESDAY 27th MARCH
CHRISM MASS at St John’s Cathedral Norwich, 19.00/.
WEDNESDAY 28th MARCH
12.30—13.30 LENT LUNCH Please do come along to the Presbytery
for some delicious home made soup whilst helping those in need.
19.00—21.00 LENT COURSE (4) in the Crypt - Come and rediscover or deepen your
relationship with Jesus, Saviour and friend? All over 15 years of age are welcome. Bring a friend and experience anew the joy of the gospel. The cost of the course is £2. There will be a 15 minute interval, so feel free to bring goodies to share!
MAUNDY THURSDAY
08.00 MORNING PRAYER
19.30 MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER Collection for SVP
GOOD FRIDAY
08.00 MORNING PRAYER
10.30 PROCESSION OF WITNESS from St Edmundsbury Cathedral.
12.00 STATIONS OF THE CROSS FOR CHILDREN
15.00 SOLEMN LITURGY OF THE LORD’S PASSION Retiring collection for Holy Places
HOLY SATURDAY
08.00 MORNING PRAYER
10.30 ALTAR SERVERS Rehearsals for Easter Liturgies.
20.15 EASTER VIGIL
EASTER SUNDAY - Rejoice! He is risen! Normal Mass Schedule: St Edmund’s 08.30, 10.30 & 18.00 Lawshall 10.30
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THE WORD OF GOD Mark 14:1 - 15:47
It was the third hour when they crucified him. 26 The inscription giving the charge against him read: 'The King of the Jews'. 27 And they crucified two robbers with him, one on his right and one on his left. 29 The passers-by jeered at him; they shook their heads and said, 'Aha! So you would destroy the Temple and rebuild it in three days! 30 Then save yourself: come down from the cross!' 31 The chief priests and the scribes mocked him among themselves in the same way. 'He saved others,' they said, 'he cannot save himself. 32 Let the Christ, the king of Israel, come down from the cross now, for us to see it and believe.' Even those who were crucified with him taunted him. 33 When the sixth hour came there was darkness over the whole land until the ninth hour. 34 And at the ninth hour Jesus cried out in a loud voice, 'Eloi, Eloi, lama sabac-thani?' which means, 'My God, my God, why have you deserted me?' 35 When some of those who stood by heard this, they said, 'Listen, he is calling on Elijah.' 36 Some-one ran and soaked a sponge in vinegar and, putting it on a reed, gave it to him to drink saying, 'Wait and see if Elijah will come to take him down.' 37 But Jesus gave a loud cry and breathed his last.
REFLECTION The part of the story of the Passion of Jesus according to Mark which immediately precedes his death is given above. These verses are punctuated by the evangelist's references to the time of day. Jesus is crucified 'at the third hour'. Roman reckoning of day-time hours began with 6 a.m. so this is 9 a.m. The darkness over the earth begins at noon. Jesus 'breathes his last' at 3 o'clock, the traditional time for recalling the death of Christ. Three groups mock Jesus. Anonymous passers-by taunt Jesus by referring to his words about the temple. The chief-priests and scribes mock Jesus, who 'saved others, but cannot save himself'. They also ridicule him with his supposed claims to be the Messiah. Finally, Mark tells us that 'even those who were crucified with him taunted him'. This evangelist appears to know nothing about the 'good thief'. Jesus' final words are words of abandonment. The Son of God, who comes to share our life and give his life for us, drinks the cup of suffering to the depth out of love for his brothers and sisters. And thus he dies.
What are the memorable features of Mark's story of the death of Jesus?
Take time this week to read the complete story of the death of Jesus as told by Mark.
Let us enter fully into the events of Holy Week so that we may be renewed in Christ's resurrection.
We pray that the self-giving love of Christ for all will change minds and hearts.
Reflections on the Sunday Gospels, written by Fr. Adrian Graffy
ALAN HODGSON’S ORDINATION TO THE DIACONATE 11th—15th June 2018 Rome
Three of our Diocesan students, Alan Hodgson, Michael Brookes and Paul Spellman will be ordained Deacon at Basilica of St. Pauls-Outside-the-Walls’ in Rome on Wednesday 13th June by Bishop Alan. A number of people have expressed an interest in attending to support Alan, who has become very much a member of our Parish community here in Bury St Edmunds. We have been offered a five-day flexible programme for ten peo-ple in Rome which will enable us to make a decent pilgrimage to the Eternal City as well as enable our participation in the celebration of the Ordination.
Monday 11th June—Early flight from Stansted to Ciampino. Transfer to hotel. Afternoon visit to St. Clemente, followed by Mass at Basilica of St. John Lateran, Rome’s Cathedral. Evening stroll around the Colosseum. Tuesday 12th June - Visit Catacombs of St. Callistus on Via Appia. After-noon visit to familiarise ourselves with St. Paul’s Basilica—a guided tour the burial place of the Apostle. Evening stroll over the Coelian Hilll to see Basilicas of St. John & Paul and St. Gergorio Magno. Wednesday 13th June—Ordination at St. Paul’s Basilica. Late afternoon visit to Basilicas of St. Mary Major & St. Prassede. Thursday 14th June—Early morning Mass at St. Peter’s Basilica followed by time with Deacon Alan Hodgson and celebratory lunch/supper together. Possi-ble visits to English Collge, Piazza Navona, Pantheon. Friday 15th June—Free time until Travel home. Early afternoon.
Five twin-bedded rooms have been reserved at the 3* Hotel Lancelot near the Colosseum in central Rome. On half-board basis this will cost just over £500 including transfers airport-hotel-airport. In addition we need to book flights with Ryanair from Stansted—which at present are costing between £63 and £75.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED THEN PLEASE CONTACT THE PARISH OFFICE FOR DETAILS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. THE EARLIER WE BOOK THE
FLIGHTS, THE CHEAPER THEY WILL BE!
