Photos available on the Gallery page.
Annual Summer Fete
PLEASE NOTE: THE START TIME IS NOW 11.30 AM
Come and enjoy a family day out at our annual Summer Fete. Lots of stalls and attractions.
Sacrament of Confirmation 2016
See photographs and videos here
Today fifteen of our young people were Confirmed in the Holy Spirit
Celebrating the Feast of St Thomas & St Alphonsa
See photographs here
Senior Citizens Afternoon Tea to celebrate the Queen’s birthday
Senior Citizens welcome a special guest at their Afternoon Tea Party to celebrate the Queen’s birthday
See photographs on out gallery page here
First Holy Communion
The children of the Parish made their First Holy Communion on Sunday 1st May.
See the photographs on Flickr
Sister Brid McCaughan RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Sister Brid, who died today. We at Holy Cross community remember her with gratitude for all her selfless and dedicated service. May she rest in peace.
Holy Week and Easter Services
| Tuesday 22nd March | 7.00 pm | Stations of the Cross |
| 7.30 pm | Mass for Persecuted Christians | |
| Wednesday 23rd March | 11.30 am | Chrism Mass at Cathedral |
| Holy Thursday 24th March | 7.00 pm | Mass of the Lord’s Supper
(Watch of the passion until 9.00 pm) |
| Good Friday 25th March | 10.00 am | Stations of the Cross for Children |
| 3.00 pm | Solemn Passion of the Lord | |
| 7.00 pm | Solemn Stations of the Cross | |
| Holy Saturday 26th March | 7.00 pm | Solemn Easter Vigil Service |
| Easter Sunday 27th March | 9.30 am | Mass: Solemnity of the Resurrection of the Lord |
| Divine Mercy Sunday 3rd April | 2.30 pm | Divine Mercy Celebration |
Easter Triduum
During the Sacred Triduum (the word comes from Latin, meaning ‘three days’) we come together to celebrate the heart of our faith—the passion, death and resurrection of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Jesus Christ came to show us the meaning and purpose of life. In his own life on earth he revealed to us what it is to be fully human as God created us to be. He showed us how to live, how to relate to one another, how to build a relationship with our heavenly Father.
In his passion, death and resurrection, he confirmed that what he had revealed and promised was true:
- This is God’s world and God has power over all life and death.
- Nothing that can happen to us in life or death can separate us from God’s love for us.
- In death, life is changed, not ended.
Priests will hear Confession at churches in England and Wales on March 4 and 5 as part of the Pope’s ’24 hours for the Lord’ initiative
| Eucharistic Adoration & Confession
Friday 4th March 8.00 pm— 10.00 pm Saturday 5th March 10.00 am—10.00 pm Sunday 6th March 8.30 am— 12.00 noon (concludes with Benediction). Confessions Friday 8.00 pm—9.30 pm Saturday 10.00 am—12.00 noon 12.30—1.30 pm 4.00 pm—5.30 pm 8.30 pm—9.30 pm Sunday 8.30—9.15 am 10.30 am—11.30 am |
Year of Mercy with Pope Francis
Ours is a joy
that comes not from
having many possessions
but from having met
a person, Jesus,
who has a message for us, mercy.
Let us ask for the grace
not to get tired of asking
for forgiveness
because he never gets tired
of forgiving.
Holy Cross Catholic Community 