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3rd May - 10th May 2026 |
Fifth Week of Easter |
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Fifth Sunday of Easter 3rd May Act 6:1-7 1Pt 2:4-9 Jn 14:1-12 9.00 May Mary Walsh RIP (100th birthday) 11.00 Norah & Francis McGreal 12.30 Baptism 6.00 Mass People of the parish also Bridget Green Exit Collection Carlo Acutis Youth Leaders training |
Dear Brothers & Sisters, English Martyrs (Monday) This is the feast of the many men and women who suffered for the Faith in England between 1535 and 1680 and many have been recognised by the Church. They included priests & religious, & laity who were prepared to shelter them, to arrange secret Masses. They came from all ages &backgrounds, and their heroic witness help us have a greater love for Christ and his Church. Besides better known priests & monks there are three married women among them: Margaret Clitheroe, Margaret Ward & Anne Line, who all gave their lives for Christ’s sake. Well known country houses in the midlands were often their unofficial mission centres, and several have ‘priest holes’ designed by Jesuit carpenter Nicholas Owen. Among them: Harvington Hall, Baddesley Clinton and Coughton Court. Tuesday is a day of Prayers for all survivors of sexual abuse. Please remember them in your prayers. This year the focus is on domestic abuse, by far the most common form of abuse, but we still remember other victims & survivors, especially those who have survived church-related abuse. The Archbishop commends the Durham University report on church-related abuse The Cross of the Moment which may be a grim read for some, but honestly tries to get at the truth of a tragic situation. It is free on the internet: https://www.durham.ac.uk/media/durham-university/research-/research-centres/catholic-studies-centre-for-ccs/The-Cross-of-the-Moment_digital.pdf On a happier note First Communions begin on Saturday, May 9 at 11.00 am, the first of two Communion Saturdays. Due to numbers, places are reserved for the first Communicants & their families
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Monday - 4th May Feast of the English Martyrs Heb 11:32-40 Mt 10:17-22 7.00 Mass Private Intention 10.15 Mass George Carmichael |
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Tuesday –5th May Act 14:19-28 Jn 14:27-31 7.00 No Mass 10.15 Communion Service 10.45 Rosary of the unborn 5.00pm Vigil James Kevin Gavin RIP |
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Wednesday - 6th May Act 15:1-6 Jn 15:1-8 7.00 Mass Parish St Michaels RC Birmingham 10.15 Requiem James Kevin Gavin RIP 11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel) 6.00pm Vigil Anne Letts |
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Thursday - 7th May Act 15:7-21 Jn 15:9-11 7.00 Mass James Fay RIP 10.15 Requiem Anne Letts 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament |
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Friday - 8th May Act 15:22-31 Jn 15:12-17 7.00 Mass Special Intention B .B 10.15 Mass Stanislawa & Leon Dochon RIP |
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Saturday 9th May Act 16:1-10 Jn 15:18-21 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Danielle Mc Skeane – Sturch RIP (in day chapel) 11.00 First Communion Mass (in church) |
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Fifth Sunday of Easter 10th May Act 8:5-8,14-17 1Pt 3:15-18 Jn 14:15-21 9.00 People of the Parish also Kevin Gavin 11.00 Maureen & Eddie Treanor 12.30 Baptism 6.00 Mass George Carmichael Exit Collection Poor Parishes Fund |