Lent & Holy Week & Easter 2025

 

Having begun our journey through the Season of Lent, we make our promise to ourselves for this season and are lead to the most sacred and faith filled days of the year The Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday - Good Friday – Easter Vigil to take us from Lent into the Season of Easter as we celebrate the Risen Jesus.

 

We remember everyone in our parish community, we pray for our wider community and especially for peace for many in our world especially praying for peace in the Middle East and the Holy Land and in Ukraine, and in many places around our world where there is conflict and violence. We are invited in this Jubilee Year to be Pilgrims of Hope, by seeking forgiveness and growing in repentance, by reflecting on God's call to reach out to those in need and by sharing hope with others. May our journey together through Lent help us to share the message of this Jubilee Year with everyone. 

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We continue to pray for Pope Francis, may he be given strength and courage and healing, and we pray for all who are caring for Pope Francis.

 

Lent House Masses

This Lent you can offer to host one of our weekly Lent House Masses. Mass will be celebrated at 7.30pm, if you are able to offer your home to welcome people to come along to celebrate with you on one of the following dates, please speak to Fr John as soon as possible. Thank you. Wednesday 26th March; Wednesday 2nd April; 

 

Stations of the Cross

During Lent Stations of the Cross will be prayed in church on Friday’s before the 10am Mass at 9.30am and on Good Friday evening, 29th March at 7.30pm. Everyone is welcome to come along.

 

CAFOD Lent Fast Day - Friday 14th March

We pray with CAFOD and their partners around the world on this day

Envelopes will be available from the Narthex for CAFOD Lent Fast Day

There will be a collection for CAFOD on Saturday 15th March / Sunday 25th March at Masses

 

Children’s Mass for Lent – Sunday 16th March 10am

All are welcome to come and pray with our children and their families at our Children’s Mass for Lent

 

Refreshments after Sunday morning Mass – Sunday 6th April

after the 10am Sunday Mass we will be serving refreshments after Mass

All are welcome to stay and chat over a cuppa or a cold drink.

 

Mayors Thanksgiving Service – Sunday 6th April 3pm in St Felix Church

Come and join with our Town Mayor and Parishioner Dave Smith in giving thanks for his service as our Mayor for the past year (two years) and to welcome Civic and Ecumenical guests at a special Thanksgiving Service. All are welcome to come. Refreshments will be available after the service.

 

Deanery Station Mass – Thursday 27th March

Bishop Peter will celebrate our Deanery Station Mass at 7pm

in the Church of Our Lady Immaculate & St Etheldreda, 14 Exeter Road, Newmarket CB8 8LT 

Adoration and Confessions will be available from 6pm Refreshments will be available after Mass.

All are welcome to come and celebrate together with clergy and parishioners from across our Deanery

 

Sacrament of Reconciliation

During Lent there will be an opportunity to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation

Each Saturday from 5.45pm to 6.15pm or by arrangement with Fr John.

 

Lent Reconciliation Service

On Thursday 10th April at 7.30pm we will welcome some of our local priests

to celebrate our Lent Reconciliation Service with us.

Please come along and pray together and celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

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Children’s Liturgy for Lent

During Lent our Children’s Liturgy Group will help our children

to prepare for Easter during the Season of Lent during our 10am Sunday Mass.

 

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2025

Palm Sunday 12th / 13th April

Mass at St Felix Church – Saturday evening at 6.30pm

Mass at St Felix Church – Sunday morning at 10am

 

Tuesday of Holy Week 15th April

Chrism Mass in Norwich at the Cathedral at 11.30am

 

Wednesday of Holy Week 16th April

Mass at St Felix Church - 10am

 

Maundy Thursday 17th April

Children’s Service 3pm in St Felix Church

 

Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper 7.30pm in St Felix Church

 

Watching until 10.30pm ending with Night Prayer

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Good Friday 18th April

Ecumenical Procession of Witness at 10am

From the Old Independent Church, Hamlet Road, Haverhill, CB9 8EE

to the Market Place to join with fellow Christians in our Walk of Witness and Act of Worship in Haverhill.

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Children’s Service for Good Friday 12noon in St Felix Church

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Celebration of the Lord’s Passion at 3pm in St Felix Church

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Stations of the Cross at 7.30pm in St Felix Church

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Holy Saturday 19th April

The Easter Vigil at 8pm in St Felix Church

 

Easter Sunday 20th April

Mass for Easter Sunday at 10am in St Felix Church