LENT, HOLY WEEK & EASTER 2026
On Wednesday 18th February, we will begin Lent with our celebration of Ash Wednesday. There will be 40 days of Lent ahead of us leading us to the most sacred and faith filled days of the year; the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday, Good Friday, the Easter Vigil, to take us from Lent into the Season of Easter to celebrate the Risen Jesus. As we prepare to pray together through Lent we remember everyone in our parish community. We pray for our wider community and particularly for peace for many in our world. We pray especially for peace in the Middle East and the Holy Land, in Ukraine, and in many places around our world where there is conflict and violence. May our journey together through Lent strengthen our faith and deepen our hope as we prepare to rejoice together in the risen Jesus at Easter.

ASH WEDNESDAY - WEDNESDAY 18TH FEBRUARY
Mass in St Felix Church will be celebrated at 10 a.m. and 7.30 p.m.

CHOIR PRACTICES
Our choir sings at the 10 a.m. Sunday Mass and you are welcome to join them. On Tuesday evenings at 7 p.m. in church, our choir will be rehearsing the music for the Seasons of Lent and Easter. You are welcome to come along to learn some new, and practice some well known, music and hymns for these special celebrations.

LENT HOUSE MASSES
This Lent you can offer to host one of our weekly Lent House Masses. Mass will be celebrated at 7.30 p.m. If you are able to offer your home to welcome people to come to celebrate with you on one of the following dates, please speak to Fr John as soon as possible. Wednesday 25th February, Wednesday 4th March, Wednesday 11th March, Wednesday 18th March, Wednesday 25th March. Thank you

STATIONS OF THE CROSS
During Lent Stations of the Cross will be prayed in church on Fridays at 9.30 a.m. before the 10 a.m. Mass and on Good Friday evening - 3rd April at 7.30 p.m. Everyone is welcome to come along.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY FOR LENT
During Lent our Children’s Liturgy Group will help our children to prepare for Easter
during our 10 a.m. Sunday Masses.

CAFOD LENT FAST DAY - FRIDAY 27TH FEBRUARY
We pray with CAFOD and their partners around the world today. Envelopes will be available from the Narthex for your CAFOD Lent Fast Day donations. The collection CAFOD Lent Fast Day donations will be on Saturday 28th February & Sunday 1st March at Mass.

CHILDREN’S MASS FOR LENT – SUNDAY 1ST MARCH
10 a.m. All are welcome to come and pray with our children and their families at our Children’s Mass for Lent 

WORLD DAY OF PRAYER – FRIDAY 6TH MARCH
Focus country – NIGERIA Theme – ‘I Will Give You Rest: Come’ Service; St Mary’s Church, Haverhill, 12 noon.

PARISH FEAST DAY OF ST FELIX – 8TH MARCH
Come and celebrate our Parish Saint over the weekend of 7th & 8th March at our Sunday Masses

REFRESHMENTS AFTER SUNDAY MORNING MASS SUNDAY 8TH MARCH
to celebrate our Parish and School Feast Day of St Felix. Our Filipino Community will be providing refreshments after Mass. All are welcome to stay for a chat, drink and a snack.

DEANERY STATION MASS – TUESDAY 10TH MARCH. 7.00 P.M.
Bishop Peter will celebrate our Deanery Station Mass in the Church of Our Lady Immaculate & St Etheldreda, 14 Exeter Road, Newmarket CB8 8LT Adoration and Confessions will be available from 6 p.m. 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 5.45 p.m to 6.15 p.m or by arrangement with Fr John.

LENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE THURSDAY 26TH MARCH AT 7.30 P.M.
We welcome some of our local priests to celebrate our Lent Reconciliation Service with us.
Please come along to pray together and celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.

HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2026 PALM SUNDAY – 28TH/29TH MARCH
(Please note that the clocks will move forward 1 hour to move us to
British Summer Time at 1am on Sunday 29th March)
Mass at St Felix Church – Saturday 28th March, 6.30 p.m
Mass at St Felix Church – Sunday 29th March, 10.00 a.m

TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK - 31ST MARCH
Chrism Mass – 11.30 a.m. in St John’s Cathedral, Norwich

WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK - 1ST APRIL
Mass at St Felix Church – 10.00 a.m

MAUNDY THURSDAY – 2nd APRIL
Children’s Service – 3 p.m. in St Felix Church

MASS OF THE LORD’S SUPPER – 7.30 p.m. in St. Felix Church.
Watching until 10.30pm ending with Night Prayer.

GOOD FRIDAY – 3RD APRIL
Ecumenical Procession of Witness – 10.00 a.m. From the Old Independent Church, Hamlet Road, CB9 8EE
to the Market Square joining with fellow Christians for an Act of Worship in Haverhill.

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

CELEBRATION OF THE LORD’S PASSION – 3.00 p.m in St Felix Church

Stations of the Cross – 7.30 p.m in St Felix Church

HOLY SATURDAY – 4th APRIL THE EASTER VIGIL – 8.00 p.m in St Felix Church

EASTER SUNDAY 5TH APRIL MASS FOR EASTER SUNDAY 10.00 a.m in St Felix Church