Schedule of Services, including Mass Intentions.
Wood = Service in Saint Thomas's Church, Woodbridge.
Fram = Service in Saint Clare's Church, Framlingham.
| December. | Mass intention for:- | |||
| Sat 21st | 6.00 p.m. | Wood | The people of the Parish. | - |
| SUN 22nd | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | Revd. Mr. Michael Booker, + | S. W. Booker. |
| SUN 22nd | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | John Sanderson, + | M. Holdsworth. |
| Mon 23rd | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | Euan Morley, + | S. Gibbons |
| Tue 24th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | No intention given. |
| CHRISTMAS MASSES. | ||||
| Tuesday 24th | 7.00 p.m. | Fram | Mary Gallagher, + | Foundation. |
| Tuesday 24th | 9.30 p.m. | Wood | Emlyn Keith, + | S. Craze. |
| - - - | Mass is not celebrated at Midnight. | |||
| Wednesday 25th | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | For the people of the Parish. | - |
| Wednesday 25th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | Bridget Wright, + | S. Wright. |
| Thu 26th No Mass today. | ||||
| Fri 27th No Mass today. | ||||
| Sat 28th | 6.00 p.m. | Wood | The people of the Parish. | - |
| SUN 29th | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | Val Musgrave, + | A. & M. Vipond. |
| SUN 29th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | Michael Flaherty, + | Foundation. |
| Mon 30th No Mass today. | ||||
| Tue 31st | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | Michael Flaherty, + | A. Punaks. |
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January 2025. |
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| Wed 1st | 12.00 p.m. | Wood | John Sanderson, + | M. Byrne. |
| Thu 2nd | 12.00 p.m. | Fram | No intention given. | |
| Fri 3rd | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | For Patrick McGuire. | L. Flaherty. |
| Sat 4th | 6.00 p.m. | Wood | The people of the Parish. | - |
| SUN 5th | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | Monika, + and Margaret, + | G. Tynan. |
| SUN 5th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | Peggy Rees, + | K. Tully. |
| Mon 6th | 9.30 a.m | Wood | No intention given. | |
| Tue 7th | 9.30 a.m | Wood | Cosgrove family deceased, ++ | A. Punaks. |
| Wed 8th No Mass today. | ||||
| Thu 9th | 12.00 p.m. | Fram | No intention given. | |
| Fri 10th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | Catherine Haysey, + | C. & M. Smith. |
| Sat 11th | 6.00 p.m. | Wood | No intention given. | |
| SUN 12th | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | For the people of the Parish. | |
| SUN 12th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | No intention given. | |
| Mon 13th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | William Gallagher, + | Foundation. |
DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA ~ YEARBOOK & CALENDAR for 2025.
Now on sale at Saint Thomas's and Saint Clare's Churches. Price £ 3.50
CHRISTMAS 2024.
Full details of Christmas Masses to be celebrated at Saint Thomas's Church, Woodbridge and at Saint Clare's Church, Framlingham can be found in the table above and here: CHRISTMAS MASSES 2024
FRIDAY ABSTINENCE.
All members of the Roman Catholic Church are dispensed from the obligation of Friday Abstinence on Friday 27th December, the Friday within the Octave of Christmas.
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION.
Confession times before Christmas: Saturdays at 5.30 p.m. and on request after weekday Masses.
CHURCH FLOWERS AT CHRISTMAS.
At Framlingham. Lilies for Christmas. There are envelopes for you to collect from the Community Room at Saint Clare’s Church, to remember your loved ones at Christmas with a lily. Please put your donation for the lily in the envelope and print the name of the person/s you wish to remember.
Vivienne and David Taylor are presented with a certificate of thanks for thirty-seven years of fundraising for the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust by Simon Ronan.
On Sunday 8th December, Simon Ronan, a trustee of the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust and chairman of the Trust's annual Ride and Stride event, presented a certificate of thanks to Framlingham parishioners Vivienne and David Taylor. Vivienne and David have participated in the cycle ride for thirty-seven years, raising funds for the Suffolk Historic Churches Trust and for Saint Clare's Church at Framlingham.
"The Suffolk Historic Churches sponsored Ride and Stride has been an annual event for over 40 years", said Simon Ronan. "It is the sole fundraising event for the Trust. The donations from this popular county event fund grants to churches of all faiths for repairs and maintenance. The Trust relies on volunteers to help with the fundraise and to keep the churches open during the hours of the ride."
"As chairman of Suffolk Churches Ride and Stride, it gives me great pleasure to award certificates of long service to volunteers for their dedication and kindness. It is a small token of our gratitude, but also an expression of the importance they are to our charity. Our churches are houses of prayer, but they also have a historic significance in our villages and towns, and are an important part of our fabric."
Please pray for the sick and those in need; for all the residents in senior-living facilities within the parish and those who care for them; for the happy repose of the souls of the Faithful Departed; for those who have died recently and for those whose anniversaries fall at this time; for peace in the world; and for vocations to the priesthood, to the diaconate, and to the religious orders of the Church.
Our Father. Hail Mary. Glory be.
THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED - 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
Of your charity pray for the happy repose of the soul of Miss Mary Josephine Roberts who died in “Highlands” residential home, Woodbridge, on Monday, 16th December. May she rest in peace. Amen.
SAFEGUARDING.
Children should always be accompanied by their parent/guardian when they visit the toilets at the church.
PARISH OFFERTORY.
Please consider making a Standing Order in favour of the parish instead of a weekly cash contribution to the parish’s Offertory collections. Details of the parish’s current account can be found on the Standing Order mandate forms available at Saint Thomas's and Saint Clare's Churches.
WILLS and TESTAMENTS.
Have you considered whether you might leave something to the parish to support our work and witness after your death ? The Diocese recommends the form of words given here: “I give to the Parish of Woodbridge with Framlingham, part of the Roman Catholic Diocese of East Anglia (Registered Charity number 278742), the sum of £ …… and I declare that the receipt of the Parish Treasurer or appropriate officer shall be a complete discharge to my executors”.
DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA NOTICES
IPSWICH HOSPITAL.
If you or a family member or friend is in the hospital and would like support from the chaplaincy team, please refer by telephoning 01473 704100 or e-mailing chaplaincy@esneft.nhs.uk.
For urgent chaplaincy visits, please call the hospital's switchboard on 01473 712233 and ask for the Chaplains' Office. When making a referral, please provide the patient's name, ward (if known), and your contact details in case further information is needed.
Jubilee Year of 2025 Opening Mass.
His Holiness Pope Francis has asked all Bishops to celebrate the Opening of the Jubilee Year at their Cathedrals on the 29th of December. Bishop Peter therefore warmly invites you to join him at the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Baptist, Norwich, for our Diocesan Opening Rites and Mass at 11.00 a.m., in solidarity with Jubilee Year celebrations around the world.
DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA - Latest News.
News articles from Bishop Collins and from across the Diocese of East Anglia. LINK: Latest News
VACANCIES in the Diocese of East Anglia. LINK: Jobs Vacant
Bishop Sherrington's statement on the second reading of the Assisted Suicide Bill can be read here: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/assisted-suicide-bill-second-reading/
News from the CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND & WALES.
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