“Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear. Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.”
Times and intentions for Holy Mass
Public Masses are indicated in bold print. (Evesham Masses in the Parish centre) The Mass in the Extraordinary Form cannot be celebrated at present as the church is closed for renovation
(E)= Evesham (B)= Broadway
Sat 20th 4.00pm(B) Maggie & Jeremy Knight Adams
Sun 21st 8.45am(E) People of the Parish
10.00am(E) Ints Bernie & Moira Luby
Mon 22nd 10.00am(E) Angela Farr
Tues 23rd 10.00am(B) Holy Souls
Wed 24th 11.00am(B) Funeral Mass-Audrey Burslem
Solemnity of the Annunciation of the Lord
Thur 25th 10.00am(B) Doreen Maitland
Fri 26th 10.00am(E) Ints the Sons & daughters of God
Sat 27th 10.00am(E) Private intention(BM)
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord
Sat 27th 4.00pm(B) James McGarrigle
Sun 28th 8.45am(E) People of the parish
10.00am(E) Fr Michael Crumpton
Confessions. Confessions after Mass (not Wednesday) or please contact the presbytery
Private Prayer in Broadway: Sunday Friday 10;00-11.00am
Volunteers
In order to have our Churches open for public Masses, it is essential that we have sufficient volunteers to act as stewards, cleaners and helpers. Those wishing to volunteer should. Contact Dominique in Broadway or in Evesham email your contact details to : [email protected]We need as many volunteers as possible, as the current situation will continue for some time yet. Please help us keep our Churches open.
Evesham Food Bank
Please phone 07721559387 in order to discover how and when to take any contributions
Catechism points and themes
Lent 5 (numbers indicate paragraph number):
606-607: Christ’s life an offering to the Father
542, 607: Christ’s desire to give his life for our salvation
690, 729: the Spirit glorifies the Son, the Son glorifies the Father
662, 2853: Christ ascended in glory as our victory
56-64, 220, 715, 762, 1965: the history of the covenants
Please pray
For the sick and housebound of our parishes
Of your charity
Pray for, the repose of the souls of John Fallon(Priest) Michael Crumpton(Priest) Graham Dorman Audrey Burslem and all who have died in recent days and Margaret Kilby John Reay Ellen Smith Gerard Shirley whose anniversary of death falls at about this time.
From Fr Christopher
What to do this Lent!
Every year Catholics try to answer the age old question: What should I do for Lent? During this Lent I will offer a selection of “Tips” for the spiritual life from others. This week we turn to St Catherine of Siena who lived in the fourteenth century:
“It is human to sin, but diabolic to persist in sin God is more ready to pardon that we have been to sin. There is no sin nor wrong that gives man such a foretaste of Hell in this life as anger and impatience.”
“Charity is the sweet and holy bond which links the soul with its Creator: it binds God with man and man with God. Be who God meant you to be and you will set the world on fire.”
“Proclaim the truth and do not be silent through fear. Nothing great is ever achieved without much enduring.”
To the servant of God… every place is the right place, and every time is the right time.”
“The soul is in God and God is in the soul. God is closer to us than water is to a fish. What is it you want to change? Your hair, your face, your body? Why? For God is in love with all those things and he might weep when they are gone. We are such value to God that he came to live among us … and to guide us home. He will go to any length to seek us, even to being lifted high upon the cross to draw us back to himself. We can only respond by loving God for his love”
“Father, I am hungry; for the love of God give this soul her food, her Lord in the Eucharist”
Gift Aid
As the end of the tax year is approaching, please can we ask Gift Aid donors to notify us of any changes of address since last April. Please also let us know if you are no longer a tax payer, or do not pay enough tax to cover your donations
Many thanks to the parishioners who use the Gift Aid scheme. New donors are always welcome. Any parishioners who pay tax can gift aid their donations, which provide a valuable source of income for the parish at no cost to the donors.
Giving can be through the use of envelopes or a monthly standing order, and all that is needed is a name, address and signature. All details are confidential.
If anyone is interested or has any questions relating to Gift Aid, please ask us or speak to Father Christopher.
Sally Morgan (Evesham )
Dominique Hardiman ( Broadway )
The fact that we have been fortunate to receive some part funding for the Celebration of Pugin and Pugin and thus refurbishment for the church building also involves the establishing of a Facebook page which will ensure greater publicity. The details are as follows. https://www.facebook.com/The-Church-of-the-Immaculate-Conception-and-St-Egwin-Evesham-113814183806139/
Audrey Burslem RIP
The Funeral Mass for Audrey will be in Broadway on Wednesday 24th March at 11.00am. As numbers are limited, if anyone wishes to attend please speak to Fr Christopher.
Holy Week and Easter
The liturgy this year will be different from the norm. I hope we shall all strive to participate in these celebrations. It is necessary to book a place.
Evesham
Maundy Thursday: 7.00pm
Good Friday: 3.00pm
Holy Saturday: 7.00pm
Easter Sunday: 8.45am and 10.00am
Broadway
Maundy Thursday 5.30pm
Good Friday 7.00pm
Holy Saturday 4.00pm
Easter Sunday 11.30am
The Solemnity of the Annunciation
This was first celebrated in the fourth or fifth century. The central focus is the Incarnation: God has become one of us. From all eternity, God chose Mary to be the mother of Jesus and closely related to him in the creation and redemption of the world. The Second Person of the Trinity became man like all of us by being born. In the same way that He would exit the world through the door of death, as with us all, before His Resurrection and Ascension, He entered the world through the door of human birth. In the words of the early Church, Christ could not redeem what He did not assume. He redeemed everything because He took on human nature in all of its breadth, depth, complexity and mystery. He was like us in all things save sin.
Sunday Evening Mass
The 5.30 Mass can be restored If it can be shown that it is necessary and if someone will come forward to act as a co-ordinator with regard to volunteers and if there will be sufficient volunteers at the Mass. At present Mass is celebrated with the participation of the people every day and three times for Sunday. With the exception of the 10.00am Mass on Sunday we are by no means at capacity
Coming to Church during Lockdown
People are legally permitted their homes for communal worship. Mingling with anyone outside of one’s household or support bubble is prohibited by the legislation. Social distancing protocols, hand sanitising, wearing of face coverings (except for those medically exempt and children under 11 years of age) and track/trace must be adhered to. This applies to the instructions given by parish volunteers when entering and exiting the Church building. The health and safety of parishioners is paramount, and therefore everyone should go directly home when advised to leave by the stewards at the end of Mass.. Parishioners, who are vulnerable, advised to shield or showing symptoms of any kind should stay at home for their own health and well-being as well as for that of others. Those who have tested positive, are waiting to take a test, awaiting results or told to isolate by NHS Track & Trace are legally only allowed to leave their homes in limited exceptional circumstances and thus are not permitted entry to Church buildings.
Broadway Information
Leaving the Church
A “one way” system is in operation. Please leave the church by following this system at the end of Mass.
Graham Dorman RIP
The Funeral liturgy willtake place according to the rules during this time of Covid restrictions on 26th March at 12.00noon. The attendance is limited to 30 named persons
Easter Flowers
Collection on 20th March
Track and Trace Slip
(This may be used in Broadway and Evesham
Name:
Contact Number:
Size of Group
Date attended