ST MARY THE VIRGIN MENDLESHAM
  • Home
  • Worship during current crisis
    • Previous Online Worship March - June 2020
  • What's on
  • Recent News and Events
  • About
  • Who's who
  • Father Philip Writes...This month
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
    • 2014
    • 2013
    • 2012
    • 2011
  • Contact
  • Prayers
  • Donations
  • Links
  • Bereavement links
  • Where we are
  • The church building
  • The Friends of St Mary's
  • The 5 Guiding Principles of the House of Bishops
  • Photo Gallery
  • The USAAF 34th Bomb Group Memorial Dedication
  • Social Distancing and Hygeine during current pandemic

Holy Week and Easter 2019     


You are welcome to come to any of these services

​If you would like to know more about these days, what they are about and what happens in church, click here

5th April
9.30:Easter service in St Mary's for Mendlesham School. 

14th April
PALM SUNDAY: 
9.30: Blessing of palms in churchyard, procession into church and Parish Mass

15th April
Fig Monday

9.30: Mass (said)
7.30 pm: Stations of the Cross and Benediction

16th April
Temple Tuesday

9.30: Mass 
(said)
7.30 pm: Stations of the Cross and Benediction

17th April
Spy Wednesday

12 noon at the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham: 
​Mass of the Chrism  
(Priests renew their vows and the Holy Oils are blessed by +Norman, the Bishop of Richborough)
7.30 pm: Mass 
(said) (Mendlesham)

18th April
Maundy Thursday

7.30 pm: Mass of Last Supper, followed at 8.45pm (approx) by watch of silent prayer in the Garden of Gethsemane (Lady Chapel) finishing with Night Prayer just before midnight.

19th April
GOOD FRIDAY: 2.00 pm - 3.00 pm 
– Liturgy of Good Friday (Bible Readings, Prayers, Procession to the Cross & Holy Communion) 

20th April
HOLY SATURDAY: 7.30 pm
 – Sung Mass of Vigil of Easter, 
including blessing of Paschal Candle, Baptismal water in Font & Easter Garden & renewal of Baptismal promises, followed by shared party in church

21st April
EASTER DAY: 9.30
 – Sung Mass 
JAM (Jesus & Me) for children in Old School, then into church for the rest of the Mass.
Blessing of Easter candles for the departed;
chocolate eggs blessed at the end of Mass for children

22nd April
EASTER MONDAY: 9.30
 Mass (said)

23rd April onwards
click here to see times of daily Mass

​
Picture

Sacrament of Reconciliation
Extra times in April before Easter:

Sat 6th & 13th: 6.30pm;
Mon 15th: 3.00 pm & 7.00 pm;
Tue 16th: 7.00 pm & 8.30 pm;
Wed 17th: 7.00 pm;
Thur 18th: 3.00 pm & 6.30 pm;
Fri 19th: 1.00 pm & 3.00 pm;
Fri 26th: 4.30 pm  
​or contact Fr Philip








Picture
Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.
  • Home
  • Worship during current crisis
    • Previous Online Worship March - June 2020
  • What's on
  • Recent News and Events
  • About
  • Who's who
  • Father Philip Writes...This month
    • 2020
    • 2019
    • 2018
    • 2017
    • 2016
    • 2015
    • 2014
    • 2013
    • 2012
    • 2011
  • Contact
  • Prayers
  • Donations
  • Links
  • Bereavement links
  • Where we are
  • The church building
  • The Friends of St Mary's
  • The 5 Guiding Principles of the House of Bishops
  • Photo Gallery
  • The USAAF 34th Bomb Group Memorial Dedication
  • Social Distancing and Hygeine during current pandemic