FIFTH SUNDAY IN LENT (A) Saturday [Vigil] 28th Mar. 6:00pm. Michael Downey RIP Sunday 29th Mar. 10:00am. Kevin Murphy (Int) 5:00pm.

Monday 30th Mar. 10:00am. Brendan Johnson RIP (Feria) Tuesday 31st Mar. No Mass (Feria) ST. LAWRENCE THE MARTYR . Wednesday 1st Apr. 10:00am. Claire Law RIP (Feria) High Street, Edenbridge, Kent, TN8 5AQ Thursday 2nd Apr. No Mass (Feria) Tel. 01732 862256 Email: [email protected] Friday 3rd Apr. 12.00pm. Peggy Milan RIP (Feria) ooo000ooo PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD (A) Parochial Administrator: Fr Benedict Fadoju. Saturday [Vigil] 4th Apr. 6:00pm. Rowena Leslie RIP Parish Secretary: Mr. Silvano Rebecchi: Sunday 5th Apr. 10:00am. Mary Jewitt RIP Parish Catechists: Frances Preston & Sabrina White Parish Safeguarding Officer: Ann Cleeve (01342 850403) 5:00pm. Parish Archdiocese of Southwark ------Reg. Charity. No. 1173050 Coll:£0:00; [Att: 0 = £0:00p P/P]; (Gift/Aid: £1.=£1:25p); Romania: £0:00p ; [Total: www.stlawrence.org.uk £1153:96]. ooo000ooo We, the Parishioners of St. Lawrence the SACRAMENTS OR RITUAL MASSES: For Baptism, Marriages, Funerals, or House calls/ Martyr’s Parish, Edenbridge, seek to Holy Communion. Please contact the Office. continue to give witness to God’s inclusive CONFESSIONS: Sat: 5.15–5.45pm, or at call. ROSARY: 15mins before each Holy Mass. love, by welcoming and respecting everyone, COFFEE, etc: After Mass on Sunday & Wednesday. ADORATION: 2nd & 4th Fridays whether they be rich or poor, whatever their HOLY SOULS’: Box for donations at the back of Church, envelopes for intentions. age, race, creed, gender, place of birth, FOOD BANK: Box at back of Church. [No perishable food please.] occupation, abilities, disabilities, or health REPOSITORY: Birthday Cards & Mass Cards, Rosaries, etc in St Andrew's room. needs. SVP: Info/visits/New Members, contact John Corcoran on 866721. Ooo000ooo SACRAMENTS & GIFT AID FORMS: Available at the back of Church. O glorious St Lawrence, Martyr and Deacon, SOCIAL COMMUNICATIONS: Universe, Catholic Internet Radio & Catholic International who, being subjected to the most bitter News. See www.universecatholicradio.com & www.catholicnews.org.uk torments, didst not lose thy faith nor thy CATHOLIC DIRECTORY: UK: Visit www.CatholicDirectory.org constancy in confessing Jesus Christ, obtain in like manner for us such an active and solid PLEASE PRAY FOR: [Clergy] Revv. Canon Michael Cooley, Deacons, Seminarians, Pope faith, that we shall never be ashamed to be Francis, John Wilson, Cardinal & Bishop Paul Hendricks. true followers of Jesus Christ, and fervent DEAD/RIP Please remember all those who have died recently. RIP ANNIVERSARIES: Christians in word and in deed. Amen [Clergy] Revv. Charles Jones, Paulinus Levers OSB, James lLonergan, Oliver McKenzie CP, Donald Braithwaite-Young, Christopher Byron, Alfred Cole, Ailbe McNamee O Carm, Intro. to the Scripture: With the Lord there is John Carroll SM, William O'Riordan, Deacon Neil Quirk, William Fichter, Brocard Sewell mercy and full redemption. O Carm, Pope St John Paul II, & Huebert Miranda. (PARISH) Evelyn Smithers, Jean Leaves, Maura Whyte, Harry Tonnett, Richard Duffy, Henry Cleeve, Diana Mitchell, Ezekiel (37: 12-14): The fifth significant Raymond Williams, Thomas Woollett, Rev Norman Smith & Terence (Terry) George stage in salvation history: to the people of Milan. Israel, crushed by despair, a rebirth is announced – the return from exile. PUBLIC NOTICE: Due to the current situation with the Coronavirus, it has Romans (58 8-11): For St Paul, 'the Spiritual' become necessary to make some radical alterations. There will be no th here is man – body and soul – closed in on communal Masses celebrated with effect from the evening of Friday 20 himself and his sin. The spirit is the strength March 2020. All Catholics have dispensation from fulfilling their normal of the new life given to the believer by the Sunday Mass obligations. Mass will continue to be celebrated by Fr Benedict; spirit of the risen Christ. The same divine but in an empty church. The Church will however be open for those who wish power which raised Jesus is already active in to say prayers during the daylight hours. Please do all you can to ensure that the baptised and will raise them up on the last those who are especially vulnerable or alone at this time are given any help day. you can to ensure they have food supplies or maybe just a caring voice at the John (11: 1-45): I am the resurrection and end of the telephone. MASSES WILL BE CELEBRATED AND YOU CAN JOIN THE the life: this statement by Jesus is at the PARISH ON FACEBOOK AT https://www.facebook.com/Saint-Lawrence-catholic- centre of the gospel of the 'raising of Church-Edenbridge-110766303886565/?eid=ARBKXr5ydhjrIkhvWHg- Lazarus'. To believe in Jesus, Messiah and 80gJSRjJyrlGerpWeSyZzIAjMUAfUzclPkIzeX2jakiszPpjHrvVCn8wOVxu OR just Son of God, is already to have within oneself click “like” on St Lawrence catholic Church Edenbridge on facebook. eternal life, which death cannot destroy.

CLAIRE LAW RIP: It was sadly impossible to hold the Requiem Mass for Claire on Tuesday because of the current circumstances. This will be rescheduled for You are the Resurrection and later in the year. Please keep her and her family in your prayers. FRIDAYS IN LENT Stations of the Cross at 11.30am, Mass at 12 noon. the life, Lord, and we trust ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT: Friday 27thMarch 12.30 to 6pm. in you. CLOCK CHANGE THIS SUNDAY: Please remember that the clocks go forward one hour this Sunday 29th March @2am. Fr. Benedict. ACCOMMODATION WANTED IN EDENBRIDGE OR EAST GRINSTEAD: Young man (son of a parishioner) urgently requires rental accomodation.

BIDDING PRAYERS: L/. Breathe into us R/. So that we live in you. JOKE OF THE WEEK: Teacher: Who signed the Magna Carta? Pupil: It wasn't me, Sir! Hee Hee Hee....