Schedule of Services, including Mass Intentions.
Wood = Service in Saint Thomas's Church, Woodbridge.
Fram = Service in Saint Clare's Church, Framlingham.
APRIL 2024
Mon 22nd 9.30 a.m. Wood -
Tue 23rd 9.30 a.m. Wood Private intention.
Wed 24th No Mass. -
Thu 25th 12.00 p.m. Fram For Penny's intention [M. & A. Vipond]
Fri 26th 9.30 a.m. Wood Monica Stone, + [Fr. Edmund]
Sat 27th 6.00 p.m. Wood -
SUN 28th 9.00 a.m. Fram For Shirley O'Keeffe [P. Sears]
SUN 28th 11.00 a.m. Wood For the people of the parish.
Mon 29th No Mass. -
Tue 30th No Mass. -
MAY 2024
Wed 1st No Mass. -
Thu 2nd No Mass. -
Fri 3rd No Mass. -
Sat 4th 6.00 p.m. Wood
SUN 5th 9.00 a.m. Fram For the people of the parish
SUN 5th 11.00 a.m. Wood Manuel Power, + [Foundation]
Mon 6th 9.30 a.m. Wood Philip Coates, + [Foundation]
Tue 7th 9.30 a.m. Wood
Wed 8th No Mass. -
Ascension Day - Holy Day of Obligation:
Thu 9th 9.30 a.m. Wood For the people of the parish
Thu 9th 12.00 p.m. Fram
Fri 10th 9.30 a.m. Wood -
Sat 11th 6.00 p.m. Wood C. & J. McGuire, ++ [Foundation]
SUN 12th 9.00 a.m. Fram For the people of the parish
SUN 12th 11.00 a.m. Wood
The Solemnity of Saint George, Patron Saint of England. Mass of Saint George on Tuesday 23rd April at 09.30 a.m.
Inviting all young people in Year 8 upwards to the Ignite Festival 4th – 5th May. Come and experience your faith in a new and dynamic way at the Ignite Festival. The weekend will include inspiring talks, passionate prayer, live music, and lots of fun stuff! Followed by joining the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham on Bank Holiday Monday 6th May. See www.ignitefestival.co.uk for more information. This event is organised by Diocese of East Anglia Youth Service.
ASCENSION DAY - Thursday, 9th May.
A Holy Day of Obligation.
Masses: 09.30 a.m. at Woodbridge and 12.00 p.m. at Framlingham.
SAINT THOMAS’S LADIES’ GROUP invite you to the next coffee morning event to be held at the church. Tuesday, 14th May from 10.15 a.m.
THE DIOCESAN MEDAL. Bishop Peter Collins has been pleased to award the Diocesan Medal to Deacon Mike Vipond in recognition of Deacon Mike’s many years of service to the Church. Bishop Collins will present the Diocesan Medal to Deacon Mike during the celebration of Mass at Saint Clare’s Church, Framlingham. Wednesday, 22nd May at 7.00 p.m.
Bishop Peter Collins invites all married couples and their families to the annual Marriage Celebration Mass. This will take place on Saturday 1st June, starting at 11.30am, at the Cathedral of Saint John the Baptist, Norwich. Those couples celebrating significant anniversaries are invited to fill in the on-line booking form and so have their names read out during the Mass, and receive a certificate. Certificates are for one year, five years and every multiple of five, until 60 years, then every individual year after 60 years. The Mass will include a renewal of Marriage Vows for all couples, and there will also be a photographer present to take family/couple photos with Bishop Collins. After the Mass there will be tea, coffee, and cake. There is no charge for the day nor for the photos, but donations are welcome. To book a place please fill in the booking form at: www.rcdea.org.uk/marriage-mass-registration/ For all enquiries please contact: Dr. Antonia Braithwaite mflcoordinator@rcdea.org.uk
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES with the Diocese of East Anglia. 23rd to 30th August, 2024. Booking is now open. For more details click on this Link: Lourdes 2024
Diocesan Listening and Prayer Ministry. Do you need to talk to someone in a prayerful Catholic environment? Whatever you are going through right now it can help to talk; it can ease the burden and help you to see the way through. We offer a free Ministry of listening and prayer for parishioners in need. Trained volunteers will meet with you to explore any life difficulties you are going through, to listen, to pray and to offer advice and guidance. Sessions can take place on Zoom or face-to-face. For more information and to request sessions, please go to our webpage or scan the QR code:
https://www.rcdea.org.uk/listening-and-prayer/
QR Code for the Booking Form webpage
We pray for all in the parish who are sick, whether suffering from short-term or long-term illnesses. We pray, too, for all the residents in senior-living facilities within the parish and those who care for them. Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be.
THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED. Anniversaries from the parish's Register of Deaths may be viewed here: Parish Anniversaries
Woodbridge & Framlingham Parish Office. Please note that e-mails sent to the Parish Office are not checked every day, the parish no longer employs a Parish Secretary to work in the Parish Office. If you need to contact Father Edmund Eggleston, the Parish Priest, by telephone please call The Presbytery, Woodbridge, on (01394) 388828.
Parish Priest's day-off: Father Edmund takes Wednesday as his day-off each week.
News from the CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND & WALES. LINK: CBCEW - News
DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA. News articles from Bishop Collins and from across the Diocese of East Anglia. LINK: Latest News
LATEST VACANCIES in the Diocese of East Anglia. LINK: Jobs Vacant
Holy Land Appeal. The birthplace of our Lord needs your support. The on-going war in Gaza has engulfed the region, resulting in a humanitarian catastrophe with thousands dead and leaving many without homes or any source of income. A.C.N. is working with Church partners on the ground to provide Christians in the Holy Land with emergency aid – water, food, medicine, rent and other essentials for struggling families in desperate need. LINK: A.C.N. - Holy Land Appeal
CHURCHES TOGETHER NOTICES
FRAMLINGHAM CHURCHES TOGETHER. Sharing Christ - thoughts and prayers of encouragement and support by Framlingham Churches Together are published on the website of St. Michael's Anglican Church, Framlingham. LINK:- Framlingham Churches Together
AN INVITATION FROM CHURCHES TOGETHER IN WOODBRIDGE AREA:
Zoom Meeting ID: 819 191 3344 Passcode: 04718
