St Saviour’s, Langley & Our Lady Mother of the Saviour, Chipperfield Served by the Society of the Divine Saviour – The Salvatorians Parish Priest: Father Richard Mway, SDS Assistant Priest: Father Dieudonné Zeng, SDS Parish Secretary: Katie Allam The Priests House: The Presbytery, 96 The Crescent, Abbots Langley, WD5 0DS St Saviour’s Church: 96 The Crescent, Abbots Langley, WD5 0DS Our Lady Mother of the Saviour: Dunny Lane, Chipperfield, Kings Langley, WD4 9DB Tel: 01923 266177 Email: [email protected] https://parish.rcdow.org.uk/abbotslangley/ Parish School: Divine Saviour Primary, Broomfield Rise, Abbots Langley Executive Head Teacher: Mr Stephen Wheatley Head of School: Mrs Helen Wilson Tel: 01923 265607 www.divinesaviour.herts.sch.uk Salvatorian Trustees Registered Charity No 231410/ Archdiocese of Westminster is a Registered Charity: 233699

Parish Office hours: Tuesday & Thursday: 9am-2pm A Warm Welcome to you! If you are new to the parish, please introduce yourself to the Priest & to other parishioners. Census Forms are available at the back of the Church!

FOUNDER OF THE SALVATORIANS, Father Francis Mary of the Cross Jordan is to be beatified on Saturday 15th May 2021 at St John Lateran Basilica, by the of Rome, . The Solemn Celebration in Rome will take place in two stages: Live Broadcasting of the of Father Francis Jordan 15 May 2021 at 09.30 a.m. Basilica of St. John Lateran: Rite of Beatification. 16 May 2021 at 14:00 St. Peter’s Basilica: Mass of thanksgiving for the new Blessed Francis Jordan} Live streaming: https://telepacenews.it/ diretta/ and is also available on the Vatican YouTube channel.

MASS INTENTIONS – May

Friday 7th May: Easter Feria 10.00: Confessions: Before any of the Masses upon request. Saturday 8th May: Easter Feria 18.30:

th th +6 Sunday of Easter: 9 May 10.00: People of the Parish Marriages, Baptisms: contact the Parish

Clergy via email / telephone. 6months th Thursday 13 May: The 10.00: notice is required for Marriage. Ascension of the Lord School Forms, Passports etc: please Friday 14th May: St Matthias, 10.00 speak to after Mass. Apostle 09.30: Live stream Beatification Mass of Sunday Readings: Year B

Saturday 15th May: Easter Feria Father Francis Jordan Weekday Readings: Year 2 18.30: 10.00: + 7th Sunday of Easter: 16th May 14.00: Thanksgiving Mass of Blessed Francis Jordan in St Peter’s Basilica

Mass Times: We will hold public Mass on the following days & times: Fri Mass: 10am, Saturday Mass: 6.30pm, Sunday Mass: 10am. There will no Tuesday weekday Mass! Public Mass Times followed by 30mins of Private Prayer. Please note, during this time Friday mass will be accounted for a Sunday Mass. All Masses from St Saviours, Abbots Langley will continue to be streamed via Facebook at 10am and weekday Masses that are not public will be live at 9am from St Saviour’s Parish Abbots Langley Facebook. On the 19th June 2020, Francis agreed the beatification of Father Jordan would himself come to be known by a new religious name that embodied his values and spirituality—Francis Mary of the Cross—and the communities he founded would come to be known simply as Salvatorians. Father Francis Jordan was born on 16 June 1848 in Gurtweil. After ordination to the priesthood on 21 July 1878 and motivated by a desire to make Jesus Christ known and loved by all people and everywhere, he founded the Society of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorians) in 1881, and the Congregation of the Sisters of the Divine Saviour (Salvatorian Sisters) in 1888. He also organized groups of lay people to take part in the Church´s mission of evangelization using all ways and means. Since Father Jordan’s death in Switzerland in 1918, the family of Salvatorian priests, brothers, sisters, and lay members have long honoured the holiness and witness of Father Jordan, seeking to live out his desire that Salvatorians act as “apostles for our times” and “diligently and wisely use all ways and means which the love of Christ inspires to glorify God.” Father Jordan’s life and ministry was marked by an expansive spirit of universality and inclusivity. His vision of what the Church could and should be was based on the conviction that every Christian, regardless of their state of life, was called to proclaim the Gospel in their own time and place. The beatification process of Father Jordan opened in 1942 and in 2011, Pope Benedict XVI officially announced that Fr. Jordan "lived a holy life," acknowledged the "heroicity of his virtues" and declared him "Venerable”. The ceremony of th Beatification will take place on 15 May 2021 at the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran, Rome, and it will be presided over by Cardinal Angelo De Donatis, Cardinal Vicar of Rome. Anticipating what we now think of as the Universal Call to Holiness and the New Evangelization, Father Jordan is truly

an Apostle of the Divine Saviour, inviting all others to come to know “the one true God” and Jesus Christ, whom he has sent.

Pope urges Catholics to pray Baptism Preparation Class: Our the Rosary for end to pandemic: has next class will be held at St invited Catholics and Marian Saviours on Sunday 23rd May at Shrines around the world to dedicate the month of May to a 9.30am. marathon of prayer for an end to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Christian Aid Week: 10-16 May. initiative involves 30 Marian United Service and ‘House to

Shrines around the world. House’ collections: Our United Pope Francis will open the Service takes place this Sunday at Marian month of prayer on 1 10.30 and we welcome Neil Dymond May with a Rosary broadcast as our guest speaker. Please pray across 's platforms. Each day will see for him and for all those who will be broadcast the collecting during the coming week. recitation of the Rosary at 6 PM We are likely to have over 25 Rome time from the various volunteers covering a similar number Shines taking part in the of roads and we give thanks for this. initiative. The Pope will also If you would like to give through our close the initiative on 31 May Confirmation 2021: Paul ‘Just Giving’ page this can be done with another specially- at: http://www.kings-langley- broadcast Rosary. McAleenan will confirm all the 15 Confirmation Candidates at St Saviours churches.org.uk/ChristianAid.html .

on 13th June @1pm. Finally, Chris Pettit filmed a video A Covid-19 vaccine confidence webinar has concerning the ‘House to House’ been organized for the of of Before that, the Bishop will say our collections and this can be accessed Brentwood, Southwark and Westminster, Sunday Mass at 10am. at: with the cooperation of Hertfordshire https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c County Council and Hammersmith & Fulham On 5th June Fr Richard will also confirm 7 9pCWmrWPK4 . It is ‘live’ on You Council, and other local authorities. It will Confirmation Candidates from the Tube and can also be viewed on the take place on Saturday 15th May 2021 from Traveller community at St Saviours. Kings Langley Christian Aid 10am to 11.30am and will feature a panel of Facebook page. eminent medical experts led by Prof Kevin

Fenton, Regional Director of Public Health Parish Life: Please see the current guidelines we are following regarding

London. The panel will share the latest weddings, funerals & Baptisms. information on COVID-19 vaccination. There will be an opportunity Weddings: can once again be celebrated with strict observations of all the for participants to ask questions measures. anonymously. To join the webinar: https://zoom.us/j/99627319556 Passcode: Funerals: contact the clergy for current guidance. 546617 Baptisms: can once again be celebrated with strict observations of all the

measures.