Weekly Diary

31st May - 7th June 2026	Week Nine
Trinity Sunday 31^st May Exod 34.4b-6,8-9 2 Cor 13.11-14 Jn 3.16-18 9.00 People of the Parish also Bridget McCabe RIP 11.00 George Everard RIP 6.00 Mass Barbara Hardwick RIP Exit Collection: SCJ School Project - Assam	Dear Brothers & Sisters, St.Justin (Monday) martyred just 2 generations after the apostles, is known as ‘The Apologist’ not because of anything he regretted but because he strove to make Christian faith reasonable in terms that even pagans could understand. Sts. Marcellinus & Peter (Tuesday) were martyrs who died 304, beheaded in Rome under Diocletian. Reputedly members of the Roman clergy, they are held in special honour in Rome itself, as a basilica was built over their tombs. St.Charles Lwanga & Ugandan Martyrs (Wednesday) included teenage converts, put to death in a savage persecution of the 1880’s. Pope Paul VI declared them saints in 1964 apologizing that it was beyond his remit to canonise the Anglican martyrs who also died with them. St Boniface (Friday) a Benedictine monk from Crediton, Devon, preached in Germany and later was consecrated bishop. He then was able to organise the Church in Germany and was martyred preaching among the Frisians *********************** Next Sunday we keep Corpus Christi a feast of the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. It has been called ‘Holy Thursday in happy times’. We feast the real presence of Jesus in our Eucharist in a way that is not possible during the sorrows of Holy Week. Corpus et Sanguis Christi (full title-the body & blood of Christ) began 800 yrs ago because of huge insecurity about the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, some related to the meaning of words, but in the end revolving round our worthiness to receive Jesus in communion.
Monday 1^st June St.Justin, martyr 2Pt 1:2-7 Mk 12:1-12 7.00 Mass Private Intention 10.15 Mass Ann Letts RIP
Tuesday 2^st June Saints Marcellinus & Peter 2Pt 3:12-15,17-18 Mk 12:13-17 7.00 Mass Sarah Welsh 10.15 Mass Tony Davies RIP also Pat Bishop birthday intention 10.45 Rosary of the unborn 7.00 Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday 3^rd June St.Charles Lwangwa & the Ugandan martyrs 2Tm 1:1-3,6-12 Mk 12;18-27 7.00 No Mass 10.15 Communion Service 11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel)
Thursday 4^th June 2Tm 2:8-15 Mk 12:28-34 7.00 Mass Graine McCabe & office staff 10.15 Mass Annie Mc Skeane RIP 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament 4.30pm Vigil Margaret Mary Mc Hugh RIP
First Friday 5^th June St.Boniface 2Tm 3:10-17 Mk 12:35-37 7.00 Mass Margaret Myers RIP 10.15 Requiem Margaret Mary Mc Hugh RIP 11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament
Saturday 6^th June 2Tm 4:1-8 Mk 12:38-44 9.30 Confessions 10.15 Mass Pat & Graham Bishop
Corpus Christi 7^th June Dt 8:2-3,14-16 1Co 10:16-17 Jn 6:51-58 9.00 June & James Eccles 11.00 Caroline Sparling RIP 6.00 Mass People of the Parish also Jason Evans Exit Collection: Organ Restoration Fund

31st May - 7th June 2026

Week Nine

Trinity Sunday 31^st May

Exod 34.4b-6,8-9 2 Cor 13.11-14 Jn 3.16-18

9.00 People of the Parish also Bridget McCabe RIP

11.00 George Everard RIP

6.00 Mass Barbara Hardwick RIP

Exit Collection: SCJ School Project - Assam

Dear Brothers & Sisters,

St.Justin (Monday) martyred just 2 generations after the apostles, is known as ‘The Apologist’ not because of anything he regretted but because he strove to make Christian faith reasonable in terms that even pagans could understand.

Sts. Marcellinus & Peter (Tuesday) were martyrs who died 304, beheaded in Rome under Diocletian. Reputedly members of the Roman clergy, they are held in special honour in Rome itself, as a basilica was built over their tombs.

St.Charles Lwanga & Ugandan Martyrs (Wednesday) included teenage converts, put to death in a savage persecution of the 1880’s. Pope Paul VI declared them saints in 1964 apologizing that it was beyond his remit to canonise the Anglican martyrs who also died with them.

St Boniface (Friday) a Benedictine monk from Crediton, Devon, preached in Germany and later was consecrated bishop. He then was able to organise the Church in Germany and was martyred preaching among the Frisians

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Next Sunday we keep Corpus Christi a feast of the real presence of Jesus in the Eucharist. It has been called ‘Holy Thursday in happy times’. We feast the real presence of Jesus in our Eucharist in a way that is not possible during the sorrows of Holy Week.

Corpus et Sanguis Christi (full title-the body & blood of Christ) began 800 yrs ago because of huge insecurity about the presence of Jesus in the Eucharist, some related to the meaning of words, but in the end revolving round our worthiness to receive Jesus in communion.

Monday 1^st June

St.Justin, martyr

2Pt 1:2-7 Mk 12:1-12

7.00 Mass Private Intention

10.15 Mass Ann Letts RIP

Tuesday 2^st June

Saints Marcellinus & Peter

2Pt 3:12-15,17-18 Mk 12:13-17

7.00 Mass Sarah Welsh

10.15 Mass Tony Davies RIP

also Pat Bishop birthday intention

10.45 Rosary of the unborn

7.00 Prayer before the Blessed Sacrament

Wednesday 3^rd June

St.Charles Lwangwa & the Ugandan martyrs

2Tm 1:1-3,6-12 Mk 12;18-27

7.00 No Mass

10.15 Communion Service

11.00-12.00 Prayer Group (day chapel)

Thursday 4^th June

2Tm 2:8-15 Mk 12:28-34

7.00 Mass Graine McCabe & office staff

10.15 Mass Annie Mc Skeane RIP

11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

4.30pm Vigil Margaret Mary Mc Hugh RIP

First Friday 5^th June

St.Boniface

2Tm 3:10-17 Mk 12:35-37

7.00 Mass Margaret Myers RIP

10.15 Requiem Margaret Mary Mc Hugh RIP

11.00-12.00 Prayer before Blessed Sacrament

Saturday 6^th June

2Tm 4:1-8 Mk 12:38-44

9.30 Confessions

10.15 Mass Pat & Graham Bishop

Corpus Christi 7^th June

Dt 8:2-3,14-16 1Co 10:16-17 Jn 6:51-58

9.00 June & James Eccles

11.00 Caroline Sparling RIP

6.00 Mass People of the Parish also Jason Evans

Exit Collection: Organ Restoration Fund