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Celebrate Holy Week and Easter at St Joseph's. Palm Sunday, 2nd April: Sunday Masses, 8.30am and 11am (with procession from the church hall) Maundy Thursday, 6th April: Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper (with Washing of the Feet), 7pm Good Friday, 7th April: Commemoration of the Lord's Passion, 3pm Stations of the Cross, 7pm Holy Saturday, 8th April: Easter Vigil, 8.30pm Easter Sunday: Easter Masses, 8.30am (quiet Mass) & 11am (family Mass)
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Lent begins on With Ash Wednesday on 22d February. There will once again be a full programme of events in the parish for Lent and Easter. You can find the programme below.   We are saddened to hear of the sudden and unexpected passing of Frances Cooney, who has been a long-standing parishioner of St Joseph’s RC Church, Broomhouse. In remembrance of Frances Cooney, a Requiem Mass will be held within St Joseph’s RC Church, Broomhouse on Friday 20th January at 6pm for all who wish to attend. Thereafter Frances will be taken home to Doohoma, Co Mayo, Ireland. May she rest in peace. We pray for Anthony (Tony) and all of Frances' family during this difficult time.   Christmas Eve:
Vigil Mass: 5pm Carol Service: 7.30pm “Midnight” Mass: 8pm Christmas Day: Morning Mass: 10am (note only one Mass, despite Christmas Day falling on a Sunday) Boxing Day: Morning Mass: 9.30am  We were saddened to hear the news that Mary (May) Smith had passed away, suddenly and unexpectedly. May has been a regular at our 11am Mass for decades and was instrumental in her involvement in bringing that Mass to life with music, and in particularly her diligence in selecting the hymns to be sung at each Mass. This was a duty she continued until only a few weeks ago, and even then it was relinquished with reluctance.
May's funeral will be here at St Joseph's on Monday 14th November at 9.30am. For those unable to make it, there will be a live-stream of the funeral service. To access the live-stream visit www.obitus.com and enter the following details: Webcast: Username rina8092 Password: 648138 There is also a page where you can leave memories of May or make a donation to the MS Society in her memory. These messages will be shown to May's husband, George, in the weeks and months to come. To leave a message, visit https://marysmith1946.muchloved.com/. May she rest in peace. We pray particularly for George and the rest of May's family at this difficult time.  This weekend, Archbishop Cushley has sent a pastoral letter to all parishes and faithful in the Archdiocese.
The letter is a response to a proposed Bill in the Scottish Parliament to legalise assisted suicide. It will undermine the right to life and put vulnerable people at risk of coming under pressure to end their lives prematurely. You can download a copy of the letter by clicking here. The Archbishop also encourages all faithful to consider signing the petition as mentioned in his letter. The petition can be found at the back of the church or signed online by visiting www.carenotkilling.scot Special Service to Close the Season of Creation 2022: Join us at St Joseph's on Tuesday 4th October at 7pm, the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, as we pray and reflect on our place in creation and respond to Pope Francis' call to care for our Common Home. Our special service will include scripture, music, prayer and reflection using the themes set out in Laudato Si, Pope Francis' encyclical on caring for our Common Home. This is an ecumenical service, and all are welcome, of all faiths, denominations and none.  As you may know, each parish in our Archdiocese is hosting a 40 Hours Devotion this liturgical year. The Archdiocese wants us to undergo a process of Eucharistic renewal, as we emerge from a series of restrictions on going to Mass and pandemic related lockdowns. Our turn to host the 40 Hours Devotion falls next weekend (22nd May). The liturgy committee are still finalising exact details of what this will look like, but the schedule is as follows: The Blessed Sacrament will be exposed after the 11am Mass next Sunday 22nd May, and also after morning Mass on Monday and Tuesday (23rd/24th May). Timings:
Please do take the time to participate in this devotion. We want to ensure that there is someone present before the Blessed Sacrament at all times during the Exposition, so there is a clipboard in the church to sign up to hourly slots. However, please do feel free to come and go as you like.   HE IS RISEN, ALLELUIA!! Wishing you a happy, blessed, peaceful Easter. May the joy of the Resurrection fill your hearts and minds. Below, you will find two quotes taken from homilies given by our Parish Priest. The first at the Easter Vigil and the second on Easter Morning. Celebrate Easter at St Joseph's! The schedule for our services over the Easter Triduum is as follows: Holy Thursday 14th April: Evening Mass of the Lord's Supper, 7pm followed by Prayers at the Altar of Repose until 9.30pm Good Friday 15th April: Celebration of the Lord's Passion, 3pm Way of the Cross, led by the children of the Parish, 7pm Holy Saturday 16th April: Polish traditional blessing of Food, 12pm (all welcome to this international service) Easter Vigil, 8.30pm Easter Sunday 17th April: Holy Mass, 8.30am & 11am Please do come and participate to the fullest in the most important and solemn week of our liturgical calendar. All are welcome. This will be the first time since the beginning of the pandemic that we have had the opportunity to celebrate the Triduum "normally", although some Covid precautions remain in place.  |
