Parish Newsletter

Anniversaries. Anniversaries of deaths recorded in the parish's Register of Death (from 1997 to present) can be found on the calendar page of this website:  HERE

Giving hope to those that need it the most is at the core of what ACN does and so throughout this Holy Year, ACN will be engaging with the themes of Hope, through the prayers we say, the actions we take, and the work that we do. We hope you join us in this journey, as Pilgrims of Hope and together spread the word and teachings of the Lord and give hope to those around the world that need us.

LINK:   ACN UK - Jubilee 2025

This year's LENTEN ALMS donations are being collected for Aid to the Church in Need.

On behalf of CAFOD we would like to thank parishioners for their continued and generous support of CAFOD’s Lent Fast Day appeal. A total of £1,296.54 was raised:- St. Thomas's gave £633.64, St. Clare's gave £320.90 and £342.00 from the CAFOD Lent Lunch held in Framlingham.     Claire Robinson, Cecilia & Myles Smith.

The Stational Mass for the Ipswich Deanery parishes will be offered by Bishop Collins on the Solemnity of the Annunciation, 25th March, at Saint Mary’s Church, Woodbridge Road, Ipswich.  Confessions from 6.00 p.m. and Mass at 7.00 p.m. followed by supper.

PALM SUNDAY - 13th April.  Please note that the Mass at Framlingham on Palm Sunday, 13th April, will start at the earlier time of 08.45 a.m.

PILGRIM CROSS.  The Essex Leg of the Pilgrim Cross will make an overnight stop in Woodbridge on their pilgrimage to Walsingham.  On Monday in Holy Week, 14th April, they will visit Saint Thomas’s Church for Morning Prayer at 08.00 a.m.

THE CHRISM MASS.  Bishop Peter Collins invites all parishioners to the Chrism Mass, to be held in Saint John the Baptist's Cathedral, Norwich.  Tuesday in Holy Week.  Tuesday, 15th April, at 11.30 a.m.

GOOD  FRIDAY  ECUMENICAL  WORSHIP  GROUP.  Churches Together in Woodbridge Area write, We are pleased to announce that we will be remembering Good Friday with a Walk of Witness around Woodbridge, followed by a service in Elmhurst Park, concluding with refreshments served in the Methodist Church.  We would very much like to hear from musicians, especially singers, for an ecumenical worship group for the service.  Please publicise in your local church the need for volunteers to join the Good Friday worship group  There will be a practice on Saturday, 12th April, at 10.00 a.m. in Saint John's Anglican Church, Woodbridge.  To register your interest contact Lyn Spall:  lynspall@googlemail.com

EASTER FLOWERS  at Woodbridge. There will be special collections taken after Masses, weekend of Saturday 29th and Sunday 30th March, for donations to help cover the cost of the flowers to decorate Saint Thomas’s Church at Easter.

LILIES FOR EASTER  at Framlingham. If you would like to contribute towards the cost of the lilies to decorate Saint Clare’s Church this Easter, and remember a loved one, please put the name of your loved one(s) on an envelope together with your contribution and leave in the basket in The Community Room.

OFFERTORY  ENVELOPES.  New boxed sets of Offertory envelopes will not automatically be given out at the beginning of April (for the new tax year).  The Offertory envelopes we use are no longer dated, so there is no need for new sets of envelopes to be issued until your existing supply of envelopes runs out.  Please continue using the Offertory envelopes you have, until they have all been used.  New sets of envelopes will then be issued on request.

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