A Very Merry Christmas

Advent and Christmas

Sunday, 22 Dec
10h30 Parish Mass
16h00 Lessons and Carols (with Nativity Play)

Tuesday, 24 Dec
09h30 Mass
10h00 Confessions
23h30 Midnight Sung Mass

Wednesday, 25 Dec
10h30 Sung Mass

Thursday, 26 Dec - Saturday, 28 Dec
Mass daily at 09h30
No other services

From Sunday, 29 Dec
Normal Mass timetable

Visitors

Dr Ayla Lepine (Nottingham University) brought a group of art history students to see St Mary's recently.  Read about their impressions in this blog entry:

http://nottsarthistory.wordpress.com/2013/11/25/exploring-sir-john-ninian-compers-church-of-st-mary-the-virgin-wellingborough/

Thanksgiving Came Early...

Our Harvest Festival had a decidedly American accent this year with pumpkin, corn and sweet potatoes on display.

Bishop of Peterborough

We were very pleased to welcome Bishop Donald to St Mary's on Sunday for an evening Celebration of the Word of God.  A drinks reception followed and a good time was had by all.

Sacred Heart of Jesus

The June shrine of the Sacred Heart.

Sunday, 2 June 2013: Corpus Christi

Sung Mass, Procession Ssmi, and Benediction at 10.30am.

Next Sunday, 9 June, we will be celebrating the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart. The Bishop of Richborough will celebrate and preach at the 10.30am Parish Mass.  A drinks reception will follow.

Holy Week and Easter

Mon, Tue & Wed in Holy Week

6.30pm: Mass

Maundy Thurs
5.45pm: Confessions

6.30pm: Sung Mass, Procession and Watch (Compline at 9.45pm)

Good Fri

11.00am: Stations of the Cross
11.30am: Confessions

3.00pm: Liturgy of the Lord's Passion

Holy Sat

8.00pm: The Easter Vigil

Easter Sun

10.30am: Sung Mass & Maria Consolata

Ash Wednesday

To mark the beginning of the Lenten season there will be a Sung Mass with Sermon and the Imposition of Ashes at 6.30pm on Wednesday, 13 February.

Concerts and Recitals 2013

Saturday 6 April • 7:00pm
A Piano Recital with Pamela Rawlinson

Saturday 20 April • 3:00pm
An Organ Recital with Members of the Northampton and District Organists' Association • admission free / retiring collection

Saturday 11 May • 7:00pm
An Organ Recital with Peter Litman (Peel Cathedral, Isle of Man) • admission free / retiring collection

Saturday 8 June 2013 • 7:00pm
An Organ Recital with Mark Pescott (Wellingborough School) and Paul Mourant (trumpet) • admission free / retiring collection

Saturday 6 July • 7:00pm
'Independence Day': A Concert with the Northampton Concert Band

Saturday 7 September 2013 • 11:30am 
An Organ Recital with Christopher Colby, Mark Raban, Ben Sinclair
• admission free / retiring collection