St Joseph’s, Bedford & Our Lady’s, Kempston Parish Priest: Canon Seamus Keenan, Assistant Priest: Fr Roy Karakkattu MSFS The Presbytery, 2 Brereton Road, Bedford, MK40 1HU, Tel: 352569 www.stjosephsbedford.org Email: [email protected] Mass Times – St Joseph’s, Bedford PALM SUNDAY Sunday 8.15am May McKenna, RIP th 20 March 2016 9.30am Francis Simmonds, RIP 11.00am People of the Parish 6.30pm James Foy, RIP Monday Holy Week 10.45am Eddy Haughey& Richard Breed Tuesday Holy Week 7.30am Joan Martin, RIP 10.45am Sherin Wednesday Holy Week 7:30am King Family (Special Intention) 10.45am Bridie Tolan Thursday Maundy Thursday-Mass of the Lord’s Supper 8.00pm Ben D’Souza, RIP Friday Good Friday 3.00pm Solemn Liturgy 7.30pm Stations of the Cross HOLY WEEK Saturday Holy Saturday-Easter Vigil 8.30pm People of the Parish Today begins the most solemn week in Mass Times – Our Lady’s, Kempston the Church’s year. The great events of Sunday 9.30am Maks Gregorec, RIP Our Lord’s redemptive work are Thursday 8.00pm O’Connor Family recalled and celebrated in the liturgies Good Friday 3.00pm Solemn Liturgy of Holy Week. Please make a special 7.30pm Stations of the Cross effort to attend all the liturgies of the Sacred Triduum, beginning on Maundy Confessions: Saturday 11.30am – 12.30pm

Thursday evening and in particular the St Joseph’s: 5.00pm – 5.30pm Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday at

8.30pm. Please take a separate sheet RESPONSORIAL PSALM: from the back of the church detailing the My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? times of then Holy Week services. ROSARY: Daily, 20 minutes before the 10.45am Mass ROSARY HOUR: None this week CONFESSIONS CLEANING: Mukuze, Kahari, Ndoro Confessions in St Joseph’s will be at the FLOWERS: All flower arrangers usual times this Saturday. There will be NEXT SUNDAY: Easter Sunday Confessions in our Lady’s this Saturday Readers & Ministers: Rota Week 3 from 5.00pm – 5.30pm. Children’s Liturgy: None until 17th April STATIONS OF THE CROSS HOLY WEEK POSTERS Stations of the Cross today in both churches at 4.00pm. Holy Week Posters supplied by the Knights of St Columba are now FASTING & ABSTINENCE available from the back of the church The age at which abstinence (no meat) becomes binding is 14. for display in your windows. The obligation of fasting is restricted to those from 18 to 60. The two days concerned are Ash Wednesday and Good Friday.

CHRISM MASS DIVINE MERCY MASS We are invited to join the in the celebration Divine Mercy Mass and veneration of the relic of St of the Chrism Mass in , Faustina in St Joseph’s church on Monday 4th April. Fr Krzysztof Poswiata from Poland will be the Road, NN2 6AG, this Thursday at celebrant. Confessions from 1 to 1.45pm. Mass at 11am followed by refreshments in the Barratts Club. This mass gives us the opportunity to join 2.00pm followed by exposition, Chaplet and the clergy, religious and laity from across the Benediction. Veneration of the relic at 4pm. Refreshments afterwards. Religious items on sale. diocese. At the Mass the priests will renew their priestly promises and the Bishop will bless the THANK YOU

sacred oils that will be used in the celebration of Thanks to all who came along to the Curry Night the sacraments throughout the year. last week which raised £78, along with other donations, for our parish project. MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION

All Ministers of Holy Communion in the parish are RETREAT FOR CATECHISTS th required to renew their commitment at the Maundy There will be a retreat for Catechists on Saturday 9 Thursday Mass at 8.00pm. April from 10am – 3.00pm at Turvey Abbey, MK43 8DH. Cost is £12 per person. Please bring a packed GOOD FRIDAY WITNESS lunch. Tea and coffee provided. To book, please An Ecumenical Service of Christian witness will send a non-refundable cheque for £12 payable to RE be held on Good Friday at 12noon in Harpur Service along with your name, phone number and Square. All are invited to take part as an act of email to Catechist Retreat 2016, NORES Office, witness and prayer with other Christians. Holy Ghost Parish Centre, 33 Westbourne Road, Luton, LU4 8JD. See noticeboard for further details. PASSION PLAY SPUC QUIZ There will be a Passion Play enactment in Bedford SPUC is holding a Quiz on Friday 8th April at th on Saturday 26 March starting at 10.30am in 7.30pm in Christ the King parish hall, Harrowden Church Square (Pigeon) and moving through the Road. The evening includes a fish & chip supper. town to Castle Mount. Come and see this live Tickets at £6 from Mary Frost or Andrew Hinde. witness to the Easter story. CHARITY SKYDIVE

GOOD FRIDAY COLLECTION th Fr Michael Patey is doing a charity skydive on 16 The collection on Good Friday at the Solemn April to help young people from the diocese to Liturgy is for the upkeep of the Holy Land Shrines. attend World Youth Day this summer in Krakow, The Easter Sunday collection is for the upkeep of Poland. If you would like to sponsor him, there is a your parish clergy! sponsorship form at the back of the church.

BIBLE TIME LINE REQUIESCANT IN PACE Following the successful meeting for Bible Time Please pray for the repose of the souls of Mary Line, we are now organising the timetable for Wright, Brenda Allen and Antonio Amaral. May September. It is essential that we have contact they rest in the peace of the Lord. names and addresses and email if possible for all MISSION APPEAL those who want to take part on the course. Final Sister Michela writes to thank us for our generous numbers will be needed by the Easter weekend. response to her appeal last Sunday. Please contact [email protected].

LAST WEEK’S COLLECTIONS Offertory St Joseph’s £939.19 Our Lady’s £246.67 Thank you. Mission Appeal St Joseph’s £1100.00 Our Lady’s £203.22