16th March 2008 - Palm Sunday

MONDAY		8.00am - Mass
		8.45am - Morning Prayer
TUESDAY		8.45am - Morning Prayer
		12.10pm - Mass
		12noon - Mass of Chrism at the Cathedral
WEDNESDAY		8.45am - Morning Prayer
		11.30am - Stations of the Cross
		12.10pm - Mass
THE EASTER TRIDUUM		the culmination of the liturgical year. It begins with the Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper, the Passion on Good Friday and reaches its high point in the Easter Vigil. Let’s celebrate together.
MAUNDAY THURSDAY		8.45am - Morning Prayer
		7.30pm - MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER
		(Watching until 10.00pm)
GOOD FRIDAY		8.45am - Morning Prayer
(A day of fast		3.00pm - CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S
and abstinence)		7.30pm - Ecumenical Service in the Minster
HOLY SATURDAY		8.45am - Morning Prayer
		8.00pm - EASTER VIGIL
EASTER SUNDAY		8.30am and 11.00am

OUR PRAYERS ARE ASKED FOR Stephen Dyson Taylor, Philip and Mary Banbury, Madeleine and her family, Virginia, Lucy, Baby Laurie, Fr Peter Coleman, Bob Stay, Margaret O'Riorden, Beryl Ives, Gail Kilmartin, Joan Conway, Lucy Wilson, Wilf Craig, Kate Audrey Penaranda, Anne Saunders, Brett Clarson, Derek Piercy, David Allen, Anne McDermott, Jean Geary, Joan Wilkinson, Bernadette Leach, Mel Richardson, Andrew Carr, Eleshia Monohan, and those who are ill or house-bound and all who care for them; all who have died recently and those whose anniversaries occur at this time.

MASS INTENTIONS RECEIVED: John Carroll, Maureen Davies, Alice Kerrigan, Bill Moore, Wood Family Baby Laurie, Special Intention (McKeever), Buddy Lakay, Bob Cooper, Libby Bryan, Andrea Robinson, Veronica Robinson, Gina Jackson.

PREPARATION FOR HOLY WEEK AND EASTER

MINISTERS OF WORD: Please see list in porch for the Holy Week Rotas. Would all Readers please attend the meetings for the Holy Week and Easter services.

MINISTERS OF COMMUNION renew their commitment on Holy Thursday at the Mass of the Lord's Supper -7.30pm and are asked to check the list in the porch for the Triduum Services they are involved in.

SINGING AT EASTER: Please come along on Monday, 17 March to the Upper Room, 7.30pm-8.30pm to practise for Holy Week and Easter. All very welcome.

ALTAR SERVERS meet on Saturday 22 March at 12 noon to practice for the Easter Vigil

THE BIG CLEAN: Please can you help clean the church for Easter anytime between 9am and 4pm on Wednesday of this week?

CHRISM MASS - Tuesday 18 March, 12 noon at St Mary's Cathedral, Middlesbrough. The coach leaves Memorial Gardens at 9.30am and Our Lady's Church at 9.45am.

THE MUSIC GROUP will be playing on Sunday 30 March at the 11.00am Mass. Please come along with your instruments to the practice (Monday 17 March), 6.30pm-7.30pm in the Upper Room - all welcome.

CONFIRMATION: Our 10 young candidates will be Confirmed by Bishop Drainey on Wednesday 14 May at The Church of Our Lady, Gale Lane, Acomb at 7.00pm.

PARISH FINANCE: Offertory Envelopes for 2008/2009 are available in the Baptistry today. If you would like to make your contribution to the Church through the envelope system please put your name and address on the list provided.

BIBLE ALIVE - available today from the paper stall at £1.95.

PRAYER AND SPIRITUALITY: 'Taste and See' on Saturday 26 April at York's city centre Churches. To book a place, tel. 01904 619489.

ST BEDE'S PASTORAL CENTRE: For information on Retreats and short courses see new poster in the porch.

WEDDING CONGRATULATIONS to Pauline Garland and James Shepherd who were married in St Wilfrid's on Saturday.

MINISTERS OF THE WORD: The Readers at the Easter Vigil come together for a practice on Monday 17 March at 7.30pm. The Readers for Holy Thursday and Good Friday meet on Wednesday 19 March at 8pm.

YOUTH PRAYER GROUP every Monday after the 7.30pm Mass at English Martyrs.

GODSPELL, Mon. 24 - Sat. 29 March at the Futurist Theatre, Scarborough. See poster for details.

FINANCE: Gift Aid £176 Loose Plate £605.55 Lenten Lunch £98.62