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Sacred Liturgy and Mass Intentions. Wood = Service at Saint Thomas's Church, Woodbridge. Fram = Service at Saint Clare's Church, Framlingham. |
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| THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS. Solemnity. Litany. |
Fri 12th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | Nancy Crimmin, + J.C. |
| Fri 12th | 10.00 a.m. | Wood | Litany of the Sacred Heart. | |
| All are dispensed from Friday abstinence on the Solemnity of the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus. | ||||
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XI PER ANNUM. At Woodbridge: The Anniversary of the Dedication of the Church. |
Sat 13th | 6.00 p.m. | Wood | Marjorie Pickering, + F. |
| SUN 14th | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | Bruce Juggins, + P.S. | |
| SUN 14th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | For the people of the Parish. | |
| Mon 15th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | ||
| St. Richard of Chichester, Bp. | Tue 16th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | Private intention. L.F. |
| St. Botolph, Ab. | Wed 17th No public Mass today. | |||
| Thu 18th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood |
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Silent prayer for world peace. |
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| Thu 18th | 11.30 a.m. | Fram | Our Lady's Rosary. | |
| Thu 18th | 12.00 p.m. | Wood | ||
| St. Romuald, Ab. | Fri 19th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | |
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Sat 20th | 6.00 p.m. | Wood | For the people of the Parish |
| SUN 21st | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | Peter O' Keeffe, + P.S. | |
| SUN 21st | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | For Lisa. S.G. | |
| SS. John Fisher & Thomas More, Martyrs. Feast. | Mon 22nd | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | Violet Evans, + J.K. |
| St. Etheldred of Ely, Abb. & V. | Tue 23rd | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | Deacon Peter Coates, + (2020) |
| The Nativity of Saint John the Baptist. Feast. | Wed 24th No public Mass today. | |||
| Thu 25th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Silent prayer for world peace. | |
| Thu 25th | 11.30 a.m. | Fram | Our Lady's Rosary. | |
| Thu 25th | 12.00 p.m. | Wood | Margaret Campbell-Preston, + V.R. | |
| Dedication of the Cathedral at Norwich. Feast. | Fri 26th | 10.30 a.m. | Wood | Requiem Mass: Patrick Handley, + |
| Fri 26th | 12.00 p.m. | Nacton | Rite of Committal at The Seven Hills Crematorium. Patrick Handley, + | |
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THE SOLEMNITY OF SAINTS PETER & PAUL, APOSTLES. Holy Day of Obligation. |
Sat 27th | 6.00 p.m. | Wood | For the people of the Parish. |
| SUN 28th | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | Ted Tynan, + J.T. | |
| SUN 28th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | Patrick Handley, + D.B. | |
| Votive Mass | Mon 29th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | For the Unity of the Church. |
| The First Martyrs of the Holy Roman Church. 64 A.D. | Tue 30th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | |
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| St. Oliver Plunkett, Bp. & Martyr | Wed 1st No public Mass today. | |||
| Thu 2nd | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Silent prayer for world peace. | |
| Thu 2nd | 11.30 a.m. | Fram | Our Lady's Rosary. | |
| Thu 2nd | 12.00 p.m. | Wood | Private intention. | |
| St. Thomas, Apostle. Feast. | Fri 3rd | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | |
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XIV PER ANNUM. |
Sat 4th | 6.00 p.m. | Wood | |
| SUN 5th | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | For Melinda. P.O.B. | |
| SUN 5th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | For the people of the Parish. | |
| St. Maria Goretti, Virgin & Martyr. | Mon 6th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | |
| The Translation of St. Thomas of Canterbury, Abp. M. Feast. | Tue 7th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | |
| St. Withburga, Abbess. | Wed 8th No public Mass today. | |||
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SS. Augustine Zhao Rong, Priest, & Companions. Martyrs. |
Thu 9th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament. Silent prayer for world peace. |
| Thu 9th | 11.30 a.m. | Fram | Our Lady's Rosary. | |
| Thu 9th | 12.00 p.m. | Wood | ||
| Fri 10th | 9.30 a.m. | Wood | ||
| Fri 10th | 11.45 a.m. | Ipswich | Funeral service and burial: Marie Gilson, + | |
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Sat 11th | 6.00 p.m. | Wood | |
| SUN 12th | 9.00 a.m. | Fram | Andrew James Cox, + P.O.B. | |
| SUN 12th | 11.00 a.m. | Wood | For the people of the Parish. | |
- SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION.
Confession times: Saturdays at 5.30 p.m. at Woodbridge and - on request - after weekday Masses.
- Pope Leo’s Prayer Intention for June.
For the values of sports. Let us pray that sports be an instrument of peace, encounter, and dialogue among cultures and nations, and that they promote values such as respect, solidarity, and personal growth. Amen.
We pray for all sitting exams this term, for vocations, for peace in the world, for the sick and those in need, and for the repose of the souls of those who have died recently: Margaret Ward, Patrick Handley, and Marie Gilson.
- THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS. Friday, 12th June.
Holy Mass of the Solemnity at 09.30 a.m., at Woodbridge, followed by the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.
All are dispensed from Friday abstinence on this Solemnity of Our Blessed Lord.
On the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart of Jesus, the Church also celebrates the World Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests. Established by Saint John Paul II in 2002, the Church encourages priests to prayerfully reflect upon the gift of their vocation. The faithful are also invited to mark the celebration of the Sacred Heart of Jesus by praying for all priests, that they might live lives of holiness and fidelity to Christ and his Church.
- DEDICATION OF THE CHURCH. Sunday, 14th June.
The anniversary of the Dedication of Saint Thomas's Church at Woodbridge falls on 14th June. In the liturgical calendar this anniversary is kept as a Solemnity - the highest rank of feast - and therefore it takes precedence over the eleventh Sunday of Ordinary Time.
- SILENT PRAYER FOR WORLD PEACE.
The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed for an hour of silent prayer for world peace on Thursdays 18th, and 25th June. Exposition begins at 11.00 a.m. and is followed by Holy Mass at 12.00 p.m. Sweet Sacrament, we Thee adore. Oh, make us love Thee more and more !
- MIDSUMMER PARISH BBQ LUNCH. Sunday, 21st June.
Our parish will celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the Diocese of East Anglia with a Midsummer Parish BBQ Lunch on Sunday 21st June. To reserve your place at the parish lunch, please add your name to the lists which can be found both in Saint Thomas's Church and Saint Clare's Church.
OUR LADY’S ROSARY is prayed every Thursday at 11.30 a.m. in Saint Clare’s Church, Framlingham.
- THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED.
Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Mr. Patrick Jude Handley, late of Woodbridge, who died on 31st May fortified by the Sacraments of the Church. Requiem Mass on Friday, 26th June, at 10.30 a.m. followed by the Rite of Committal at The Seven Hills Crematorium, Nacton, at 12.00 p.m.
Please pray for the happy repose of the soul of Mrs. Marie Bernadette Gilson, late of Melton, who died on 13th May, age 91. Funeral service at the Crematorium Chapel, Lawns Cemetery, Ipswich. Friday, 10th July, at 11.45 a.m.
Anniversaries of deaths which are recorded in the parish's Register of Death (from 1997 to present) can be found on the calendar page of this website: HERE
- Forthcoming SECOND COLLECTIONS.
20th & 21st June - Bishops’ Conference Life Charities. “Day for Life.”
27th & 28th June – Peter’s Pence. Holy See.
11th & 12th July – Stella Maris. “Sea Sunday.”
- STANDING ORDERS
Sincere thanks are sent to those parishioners who have made a new Standing Order in favour of the parish and to others who have recently reviewed their Standing Order and increased the amount they give to the Parish Offertory collection by weekly or monthly Standing Order.
- GIFT AID.
If you are a U.K. tax payer and have not yet completed a Gift Aid Declaration please consider doing so. Through the Gift Aid scheme the Government will add 25% to your donations to the parish, at no cost to yourself. If you have made a Gift Aid declaration previously you don’t have to do it again, but you must tell us if you no longer pay tax to H.M.R.C. Because your donation has to be traceable to you, the parish will only be able to claim Gift Aid on your donation if you give by a standing order or by weekly offertory envelopes. If you already Gift Aid your donations and have moved to a new home in the past year, please give details of your new address to Mrs. Mary Lambert, the parish’s Gift Aid Officer.
- THE eucharistic fast.
Since November 1964 the Eucharistic fast has been reduced to one hour. This means that food and drink may always be taken up to one hour before the time of receiving Holy Communion. Water does not break the fast and so may be taken at any time before receiving Holy Communion.
The Canon Law of the Catholic Church indicates that no period of fasting, before receiving Holy Communion, is required for those who are sick (Canon 919.3). Members of the Church who are looking after the sick, and wishing to receive Holy Communion with them, whenever they are unable to observe the fast without inconvenience may receive Holy Communion.
- SAFEGUARDING.
Children who need to use the toilet while at the church must always be accompanied by their parent or guardian. This is a requirement of the Catholic Safeguarding Standards Agency (CSSA), which is our Church’s national safeguarding agency.
DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA
& OTHER NOTICES
- DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA - Latest News.
News articles from across the Diocese of East Anglia. LINK: Latest News
- MASS OF THANKSGIVING FOR THE SACRAMENT OF MATRIMONY.
Bishop Peter Collins invites all married couples in the Diocese to attend the Diocese's hugely popular annual Mass of Thanksgiving for the Sacrament of Matrimony on Saturday, 13th June, 2026 at 11.30 a.m. at the Cathedral of St John the Baptist in Norwich. All are welcome! Those who are celebrating significant anniversaries (one year, five years and every multiple of five years thereafter, until 60 years where we celebrate each year) will receive a certificate from the Bishop. Refreshments will follow the Mass. For more details and if you would like to register please go to: https://www.rcdea.org.uk/marriage-mass-registration/ or e-mail: mflcoordinator@rcdea.org.uk
- WeBelieve Festival. 24th-27th July.
WeBelieve festival brings thousands together to encounter Jesus Christ in His Church. It’s an unmissable opportunity to discover the traditions and charisms that flow through the Church, to grow in authentic community, and to encounter the transforming love of God. Join us from 24th-27th July, 2026 at the historic and beautiful setting of St Mary’s College, Oscott for a feast of the True, the Good and the Beautiful. LINK: WeBelieve Festival.
- PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES WITH THE DIOCESE OF EAST ANGLIA, a part of the Catholic Association Pilgrimage. 21st to 28th August 2026. For further information click HERE
- Ipswich Eucharistic Congress. September 2026.
Ipswich will host a week-long Eucharistic Congress from 6th to 13th September 2026 as part of the Diocese of East Anglia’s Golden Jubilee celebrations. It will be a moment of renewal for our whole Catholic community, centred on the theme Mary, Woman of the Eucharist. The week will include parish events, school celebrations, times of prayer, teaching, and shared devotion across the Ipswich Deanery. The highlight will be the Closing Mass with Bishop Peter Collins on Sunday, 13th September at the Ipswich Corn Exchange and a Blessed Sacrament procession around the town. This will be the principal Mass in Ipswich that day, and booking is essential due to limited capacity. Please mark the dates now and look out for further details in the coming months. More information and booking can be found at eucharisticcongressipswich.org
- DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO ROME. October 2026. Full details click HERE
- IPSWICH HOSPITAL - Roman Catholic Chaplain.
If you or a family member or friend is in the hospital and would like support from the hospital's chaplaincy team, please refer them 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.
- VACANCIES in the Diocese of East Anglia. LINK: Jobs Vacant
- News from the CATHOLIC BISHOPS' CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND & WALES. LINK: CBCEW - News
- AID TO THE CHURCH IN NEED.
LINK: ACNUK
Across Lebanon and Syria, Christian families, priests, and religious sisters are enduring unimaginable hardship. They are facing displacement, destroyed homes, and deepening poverty. ACN’s project partners remain at the heart of these suffering communities, offering food, medicine, shelter, Christian education, and spiritual hope. Your Lenten Almsgiving helps us reach the poorest families and sustain the Church’s mission of mercy. Families who survived war are now fighting hunger and cold — your help today brings real hope.