St Mark’s
Parish Information:
The Parish of St Mark includes
St Mark’s Church in Ipswich (IP2
0QQ) & The Church of the Holy
Family in Brantham (CO11 1TB)
www.stmarksparish.org.uk
Parish Address:
St Mark’s Parish House
180 Hawthorn Drive,
Ipswich
IP2 0QQ
Parish Priest:
Fr Christopher Smith
Parish Contacts:
Parish Tel No: 01473 684963
Parish Priest email:
[email protected]
Parish Secretary:
[email protected]
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Local Safeguarding Rep:
[email protected]
Roman Catholic Parish
R.C. Diocese of East Anglia: A Registered Charity (Charity commission No 278742)
3rd Sunday of Lent
Year B
RESPONSORIAL PSALM: ‘You, Lord have the message of eternal life’.
3rd Week of Lent
MASS & PRAYER TIMES – WEEK 8TH – 14TH MARCH 2015
SAT 7th
SUN 8th
MON 9th
TUES 10th
WED 11th
THUR 12th
FRI 13th
SAT 14th
SUN 15th
ROSARY:
St Marks – Fridays – 11:15
EUCHARISTIC ADORATION:
St Mark’s – Fridays – 11:40-12:10
Holy Family – 2nd Tuesday of the
Month – 09:20-09:50
MORNING PRAYER:
St Mark’s – Mondays and
Wednesdays – 09:00
Holy Family – Tuesdays – 09:30
CONFESSIONS:
St Mark’s – Fridays 11:50-12:10
St Mark’s – Saturdays 17:00-17:20
Holy Family – Sundays before
Mass
Holy Family – Tuesdays before or
after Mass
17:30 St Mark’s
Offered For: The People of our Parish
09:00 Holy Family
Offered For: Noreen Doran O’Reilly
11:00 St Mark’s
Offered For: David Brumfitt (RIP)
09:30 St Mark’s
Offered For: Andrè Cabioch
10:00 Holy Family
Offered For: Marist Sisters’ Intentions
10:30 Dove Close, Capel St Mary
Offered For: John Chapman (RIP)
NO MASS TODAY
(3rd Sunday of Lent)
11:40 Stations of the Cross (St Mark’s)
12:15 St Mark’s
Offered For: Frank’s Family Intentions
17:30 St Mark’s
Offered For: Raymond Harold (RIP)
09:00 Holy Family
Offered For: Lionel Smitheram (RIP)
11:00 St Mark’s
Offered For: People of the Parish
WORDS FROM POPE FRANCIS TO
REFLECT AND PRAY ON:-
‘Jesus Christ loves you; he
gave his life to save you; and
now he is living at your side
every day to enlighten,
strengthen and free you’
Ponder these words.
(3rd Sunday of Lent)
(3rd Sunday of Lent)
(Lent Feria)
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(Lent Feria)
(Lent Feria)
(4thSunday of Lent)
(4th Sunday of Lent)
(4th Sunday of Lent)
HOSPITAL
The hospital Chaplain is Fr
Adrian Gates. He can be
contacted on 01473 726701 or
the hospital can also page him
on bleep 817. Please let Fr
Gates know as soon as possible
if a friend or relative is
admitted to hospital. Please let
Fr Christopher know of anyone
who is ill at home or
homebound, so that they can
receive appropriate pastoral
care.
NOTICES
MOTHERING SUNDAY
A wide range of Mothering Sunday cards are
available at the Repository Stall at St Mark’s Church
after Mass.
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SERVICE OF RECONCILIATION
To help us prepare for Easter, the Parish
Reconciliation Service takes place at St Mark’s on
Monday 23rd March at 7.30pm. In addition to Father
Christopher, Fr Adrian Gates and Fr Michael Hazel
will be available to hear confessions.
READERS & EXTRAORDINARY MINISTERS:
Are required for Holy Thursday and Holy Saturday
and Easter Sunday. If you can help, please sign the
list at the back of Church at St Mark’s.
ST MARK’S CAKE SALE
Our next Cake Sale shall take place this Sunday 8th
March after the 11am Mass.
CHILDREN’S LITURGY OF THE WORD – ST MARKS
This shall recommence next Sunday 15th March. If you
would like your child to join in with Children’s Liturgy
you will need to fill in the new Registration form at the
back of Church. Please bear in mind that this is solely
aimed at children aged between 4 – 11 years of age and
that younger siblings (although very welcome) must be
accompanied by a parent.
SAINT MARKS PARISH SPRING LUNCH
The St Marks Parish spring Lunch will be held at ‘The
Wheelhouse Restaurant’ in Woolverstone on Sunday
26th April at 1pm. If you would like to attend could
you please fill in the order form which is located at
the back of the Church as soon as possible so we can
reserve places. (Meal choices can be given at a later
time if preferred).
EASTER MONDAY: ACTIVITY DAY FOR FAMILIES AND
CHILDREN
It has been proposed that on Easter Monday from
10.30am until 12.30pm there will be an Egg Hunt,
Craft’s morning and Easter Bonnet Competition,
concluding with a picnic lunch. If you are interested
in coming and can provide something for a picnic
lunch, please sign the list at the back of Church.
USED POSTAGE STAMPS
Please collect used postage stamps and place them in
the box at the rear of the church to help support the
outstanding work of our local Hospice.
NOTICES
CHILDREN’S CLOTHES & TOY SALE
We shall be holding a ‘Children’s Clothes and Toy
Sale’ on the afternoon of Saturday 30th May.
Donations of new or nearly new clothes/toys/games
would be gratefully received. If you have any
unwanted items that we would be able to sell, please
see Sadie after the 11am Mass or telephone
07804494914. All proceeds will go to the Church.
DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM ON
MONDAY 4TH MAY
The parish is organising a coach for this pilgrimage
which will start from Holy Family Church, Brantham
at 8.30 am and will arrive at St Mark’s Church at 9.00
am for additional parishioners. The cost of a seat is
£12 per person. Further information from Anne
Smitheram Tel: 01206323886. Please put this
important date in your diary.
TALK ON WALSINGHAM IN 1469 BY DR JOHN
ASHDOWN HILL
Tickets are now available at St Mark’s Church and Holy
Family Church for this talk which will be on Wednesday
11th March 2015 at 7.30 pm. We would be grateful for
your support
for this most interesting talk prior to the Diocesan
Pilgrimage in May.
IPSWICH LIFE GROUP
The annual ‘Cakes and Conserves’ Sale takes place
after Sunday Masses next weekend (14/15th March)
at St Pancras Church, Ipswich. Please bake & make &
bring & buy. For details of dropping gifts off or for
collection, please ring Judith on 01473 214590.
THANK YOU
Thank you for last week’s collection which was £708.61
and for the second collection which amounted to
£352.75 and was for Cafod. Your continued financial
support is much needed and very much appreciated.
Thank you!
SECOND COLLECTIONS
The forthcoming second collections are as follows:
3rd April (Good Friday) – Holy Land Shrines
25/26th April – Priests Training Fund
16/17th May – Catholic communication Network
Thank you for giving so generously to these very
worthy organisations.