Townhouse Road, Costessey, Norwich, Norfolk, NR8 5AA Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, Charity Registration No. 278742 Website: http://www.stwalstans.com Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord 29 th March 2015 Jesus is King! The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem gives way to his Passion and Death. Yet within a few days Jesus will rise triumphant from the dead. He is the firm ground of our hope that all sufferings in this life are overcome in the power of his resurrection. Readings Sundays Year B ~ Weekdays Cycle I ~ Psalms Week 2 Entrance Antiphon Six days before the Passover, when the Lord came into the city of Jerusalem, The children ran to meet him; in their hands they carried palm branches and with a loud voice cried out: “Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are you, who have come in your abundant mercy! O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors. Let him enter, the King of glory! Who is the king of glory? He, the Lord of hosts, he is the king of glory. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are you, who have come in your abundant mercy!” First Reading I did not cover my face against insult – I know I shall not be shamed. Isaiah 50:4-7 Responsorial Psalm My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Psalm21 Second Reading He humbled himself, but God raised him high. Philippians 2:6-11 Gospel Acclamation Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory: Christ was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross. But God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all names. Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory. Gospel The passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Mark 14:1 – 15:47 Morning or Evening Prayer will be said 15 minutes before all weekday Masses. The Prayer Group meets every Tuesday morning at 10am in the Garden Room Confessions are before Mass on Wednesday 6.00-6.30 pm and Saturday at 10:30am -11:00am Catholic Church of Our Lady and St. Walstan Parish Priest Fr. David Ward The Presbytery, Townhouse Road Costessey Norwich NR8 5AA Tel. 01603 742812 [email protected]Deacon Rev. Bill Dimelow Crofthaven, The Croft Costessey Norwich NR8 5DT Tel: 01603 743476 [email protected]School Head Teacher: Mr Adrian La Chapelle St Augustine's Catholic Primary School 19 West End, Costessey Norwich NR8 5AG Tel: 01603 743317 [email protected]Mass Times and Intentions Saturday 28 th March Palm Sunday 06.00pm Parishioners Sunday 29 th March 10.30am George Petrie RIP Monday 30 th March Monday of Holy week 7.00am Special Intention Tuesday 31 st March Tuesday of Holy week No Mass Wednesday 1 st April Wednesday of Holy week 11:00am 7.00pm Requiem Mass : Maria Mann Chrism Mass at the Cathedral Thursday 2 nd April Maundy Thursday 7:30pm Kenneth Welch RIP Friday 3 rd April Good Friday 3:00pm 7:00pm Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion Mater Desolata Saturday 4 th April Holy Saturday Easter Sunday 8:30pm Parishioners Sunday 5 th April 10.30am Margaret Mary Buck Sick and Housebound – Please pray for Pauline Kerr, , Ann Siely, Michele Bendall, Anthony Potter, Sybil Chamberlin, Eileen Hogg, Des Pye, Joan De Manby, Veronika Cook, Philip Underwood, Alice King, Robert Pitts, Oliver Rogers, Lorna Mountain, Ella-Grace Honeyman, Darren Platts, Banny Kibblewhite, Vivienne Mallet, Claire Edmeades, Rufus Dimelow, Joyce Conneely, Richard O'Brien, Jose Monzon, Nancy Daley, Marguerite Ross, Ken Jenkin, Darren Grey, Susan Redford, Penny Bartlett, Pat Howe, Annette Pearce, Lory Brooks and Eila Barnett. Faithful Departed – please pray for Alan Atherton, lately dead, Mary Bollom, Louis Durrant, Alan Wigg, Ethel Hipperson, Catherine Harper, Austin Minturn, Helen Lamb, Walstan Barnes, Kathleen Gunton, Edith Mitchell, Alice Camm, Bill Morris, Arnold Stulher, Hazel Hunter, Mary Pollard, Phyllis George and all whose anniversaries occur around this time.
Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia, Charity Registration No. 278742 Website: http://www.stwalstans.com
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
29th March 2015
Jesus is King! The triumphal entry of Jesus into Jerusalem gives way to his Passion and Death. Yet within a few days Jesus will rise
triumphant from the dead. He is the firm ground of our hope that all sufferings in this life are overcome in the power of his resurrection.
Readings Sundays Year B ~ Weekdays Cycle I ~ Psalms Week 2 Entrance Antiphon Six days before the Passover, when the Lord came into the city of Jerusalem, The children ran to meet him; in their hands they carried palm branches and with a loud voice cried out: “Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are you, who have come in your abundant mercy! O gates, lift high your heads; grow higher, ancient doors. Let him enter, the King of glory! Who is the king of glory? He, the Lord of hosts, he is the king of glory. Hosanna in the highest! Blessed are you, who have come in your abundant mercy!”
First Reading I did not cover my face against insult – I know I shall not be shamed. Isaiah 50:4-7
Responsorial Psalm My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? Psalm21
Second Reading He humbled himself, but God raised him high. Philippians 2:6-11
Gospel Acclamation Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory: Christ was humbler yet, even to accepting death, death on a cross. But God raised him high and gave him the name which is above all names. Praise to you, O Christ, king of eternal glory.
Gospel The passion of our Lord Jesus Christ according to Mark. Mark 14:1 – 15:47
Morning or Evening Prayer will be said 15 minutes before all weekday Masses. The Prayer Group meets every Tuesday morning at 10am in the Garden Room
Confessions are before Mass on Wednesday 6.00-6.30 pm and Saturday at 10:30am -11:00am
Catholic Church of Our Lady and St. Walstan
Parish Priest Fr. David Ward The Presbytery, Townhouse Road Costessey Norwich NR8 5AA Tel. 01603 742812 [email protected]
Deacon Rev. Bill Dimelow Crofthaven, The Croft Costessey Norwich NR8 5DT Tel: 01603 743476 [email protected]
School Head Teacher: Mr Adrian La Chapelle St Augustine's Catholic Primary School
7.00pm Requiem Mass : Maria Mann Chrism Mass at the Cathedral
Thursday 2nd
April Maundy Thursday 7:30pm Kenneth Welch RIP
Friday 3rd
April Good Friday 3:00pm 7:00pm
Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion Mater Desolata
Saturday 4th
April Holy Saturday
Easter Sunday
8:30pm Parishioners Sunday 5
th April 10.30am Margaret Mary Buck
Sick and Housebound – Please pray for Pauline Kerr, , Ann Siely, Michele Bendall, Anthony Potter, Sybil Chamberlin, Eileen Hogg, Des Pye, Joan De Manby, Veronika Cook, Philip Underwood, Alice King, Robert Pitts, Oliver Rogers, Lorna Mountain, Ella-Grace Honeyman, Darren Platts, Banny Kibblewhite, Vivienne Mallet, Claire Edmeades, Rufus Dimelow, Joyce Conneely, Richard O'Brien, Jose Monzon, Nancy Daley, Marguerite Ross, Ken Jenkin, Darren Grey, Susan Redford, Penny Bartlett, Pat Howe, Annette Pearce, Lory Brooks and Eila Barnett.
Faithful Departed – please pray for Alan Atherton, lately dead, Mary Bollom, Louis Durrant, Alan Wigg, Ethel Hipperson, Catherine Harper, Austin Minturn, Helen Lamb, Walstan Barnes, Kathleen Gunton, Edith Mitchell, Alice Camm, Bill Morris, Arnold Stulher, Hazel Hunter, Mary Pollard, Phyllis George and all whose anniversaries occur around this time.
Friday School Masses –Summer Term 2015 17th April 1st May 15th May 22nd May 5th June 3rd July 17th July All Items for the newsletter may be left at the presbytery (marked clearly “for newsletter” along with the date, and your name), or email [email protected]. For all forms of communication, please provide a telephone number on which you can be contacted. The deadline for items to be included in the newsletter is Wed 6pm
Diocesan Lenten Charities Bishop Alan asks that the charities we support this Lent are – Cenacolo: which helps young people to come off drugs and to learn a new trade or profession and; Aid to the Church in Need: specifically for its work among refugees in Syria and Iraq. It is recommended that we each have an alms box for these charities in our homes. Wednesday Evening: There will be no Confessions, Evening Prayer and Mass here at St Walstan's on Wednesday evening of this week (April 1st) as the Chrism Mass is at the cathedral at 7.00pm. There will be no confessions next Wednesday evening, either (April 8th), although there will be Evening Prayer and Mass as usual. Good Friday Stations of the Cross: On the evening of Good Friday, at 7 o'clock, Fr. David will lead us in the Mater Desolata. Sometimes called 'the Stations in reverse' we will retrace Mary's steps as she returns to Jerusalem following Jesus's burial in the tomb.
Better late than never: the 2015 Diocesan Year Book has finally arrived and is on sale in the porch for a special reduced price of £2.00.
Bible Study Group: Although we won't be meeting again until after the Garden Room is finished, you may like to know that the next book we will be looking at is the Letter to the Ephesians.
Early Mass for Lent: As in previous years, there is an early Mass (7.00am) each Monday during Lent. Mass will be followed by a simple breakfast in the presbytery.
UCM – the next meeting is on Tuesday 7th April in the Baptist Church Hall, the street at 10:45am. Our speaker is Mrs. Paula Hughes of Lifeboats in East Anglia. All are welcome. Also the next cake and jam stall is on Sunday 12th April in the porch after Mass. All proceeds to our charities.
Beatification News - Archbishop Oscar Romero will be beatified May 23rd, in San Salvador. To learn more about the man Pope Francis declared was killed "in hatred of the faith" come to the Romero talk by Fr Brian Pierce OP at 7:30pm Tuesday 24th in The Narthex, The Cathedral of St John The Baptist, Earlham Road, Norwich (mass 7:00pm).
Easter Readers & Ministers: the list of Readers & Ministers for Holy Week & Easter is now up in the porch. If you volunteered to help, please check when you are needed. If you are unable to attend for any reason, please find a substitute. There are still some vacancies for readers - if you can help, please add your name to the list.
Senior Teaching Post Vacancies: Assistant Headteacher – Assessment - St John Fisher High Sch. Peterborough & Deputy Headteacher (0.8) / Acting Headteacher (0.2) - St Mary’s RC Primary School, Lowestoft. Required from September 2015. Please see Diocesan Website for more details: www.catholiceastanglia.org
Gift Aid –If you are not a currently a Gift Aider but would like to know more about it, please call Christine Conrad on 01603 743274 after 6pm or email on [email protected]
Offertory Collection 21st /22nd £813.13 Easter Flowers £205.00 Many Thanks
My husband Alan Bushell is running London Marathon on 26th April 2015 in aid of HCPT. Last year as a family we experienced first-hand the work that HCPT does by travelling to Lourdes and volunteering with Group 512. Alan who is not a catholic was inspired by the work that HCPT does and the enjoyment that this brings to those who are sick and disabled. Alan would like to continue to support the good work that HCPT does by raising much needed funds. Please visit www.virginmoneygiving.com/alanbushell . Or if you would prefer to give a cash donation please give to me, Adele, Chris Potter or Mrs Joyce Potter. Thank You!
Garden Room: The work to extend the Garden Room has started. With luck, it should take about 12 weeks. Obviously, the Garden Room is out of action during this time. Please note that for the build there will be no access to the office and sacristy via the side door. Access for the moment will be via the house. If you feel you need a key, please speak to Fr David or Deacon Bill.
Garden Room Updates: If you aren't on Facebook and would like to see the photos of progress on the Garden Room, just enter 'Guerin Construction Facebook' into a search engine (such as Google) and you will be taken to the page.
Car Park, etc.: Part of the main car park will be out of use for the duration of the Garden Room build as it is needed for stacking materials to be used or disposed of. Would parents in particular please note that the area behind the Easter Garden is also part of the building site and so should not allow their children to play in that area. Thank you.
Pledges: would you like to turn £1000 into £2500? ~ It’s simple! ~
A parishioner has offered to match donations of £1000 (maximum 5) for the Garden Room extension. If both donations are Gift Aided then your £1000 becomes £2500 for the funds! Contact Fr David or Deacon Bill.
A Date for your Diary
Fr David is performing a new version of his one-man show in
St Augustine's School Hall on the evening of Friday May 29th
