We are hoping to have a choir to continue to enhance our liturgy, along with the music group already in place. There are two events to prepare for, one immediate — next Sunday, Palm Sunday. The other is our Mass for the Octav, which is on Sunday 21 May. If you have a voice (not necessarily a good one) and are willing to sing, do come along. The rehearsals will be each Tuesday evening in the church of St Alphonse — April 8th, 15th, 29th and May 4th — all Tuesdays, all between 19:00 & 20:00. All welcome! Fr Ed

My phone, email and internet access issues have been (thankfully) resolved. I am now getting to work with the considerable backlog. Thanks for your patience. Fr Ed

Holy Week Holy Thursday (17th April) Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Washing of Feet 20:30 in St Alphonse

Good Friday (18th April) Solemn Celebration of the Passion of the Lord 15:00.

Celebration of the Burial of the Lord 20:30 (at St Alphonse, and shared with the Anglican community)

Holy Saturday (19th April) Easter Vigil of the Resurrection of the Lord with the Blessing of the Easter Fire, St Alphonse at 21:00 (nb. there is no Mass at 19:00)

Easter Sunday (20th April) Mass of  Easter 11:15, St Alphonse.

Easter Monday (21st April) Mass in French & English 10:00 Fr Ed

Confessions:

Saturday 12 April Penitential Service (FR/EN) 10:00 & 15:00; Confessions 10:15 – 11:00 & 15:15 – 16:00

Monday – Wednesday of Holy Week (14th – 16th April) 15:00 – 16:00

We are delighted to welcome Veronica Williams, the founder of ‘Mothers’ Prayers’, to our parish this weekend. Veronica, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother is a promoter of prayer. Veronica is addressing a conference this Sunday, April 6, entitled: ‘He will turn our tears into rivers of joy’. Details of the conference can be found in the flyer. Veronica will speak at the end of our Mass this Sunday, and she has a message that is certainly worth hearing. Fr Ed.

An art exhibition, not-to-miss, Called THE ART GROUP : DOWNTOWN runs from April 10 – 4 May. Look at the flyer, and guess the influences! A member of our community is exhibiting — so I know the exhibition will not disappoint. Exposition: 10 avril 2014 – 4 mai 2014 lundi – dimanche 10h00-12h00 13h30-18h30 (lundi de Pâques, le 21 avril ouverture exceptionnelle à 8h00 pour Emaischen). Fr Ed