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SUNDAY MASSES Vigil Mass 6.00pm Mark Johnston 8.30am & 10.30am Pro. pop. / Kath and Jim Burns. Monday 7.00pm Sts Cornelius and Cyprian Agnes O’Connor. Tuesday 12 noon Feria Johnson Fund. Wednesday 9.00am Feria Special intention (GD). Thursday 9.15am in Holy Cross School Bridget Keane. Friday 7.00pm. St Andrew Kim Tae-gon, and companions, Martyrs. Johnson Fund . Saturday 10.00am St Matthew, Ap. Anne Conneely. MASSES NEXT WEEKEND Vigil Mass 6.00pm Michael Brunnock. 8.30am & 10.30am  Pro. pop. / Christopher Dawe. SATURDAY CONFESSIONS - 10.30am – 11.30am & 5.30pm - 5.45pm THIS WEEKEND THERE IS A RETIRING COLLECTION FOR HOME MISSION SUNDAY SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION - This year Canon David Evans, Episcopal Visitor for Birmingham, will confer the sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday 27th February 2020. Parents who have children in…

SUNDAY MASSES Vigil Mass 6.00pm Tom Walsh 8.30am & 10.30am Pro. pop. / Finbarr Neville. Monday 7.00pm  Feria Julia Doherty. Tuesday 10.00am  Feria  Una and Charlie McKay. Wednesday NO MASS Thursday 9.15am in Holy Cross School Johnson Fund. Friday 7.00pm  St John Chrysostom Humphrey Shields. Saturday 10.00am Feria Tricia Brennan. MASSES NEXT WEEKEND Vigil Mass 6.00pm Mark Johnston. 8.30am & 10.30am  Pro. pop. / Kath and Jim Burns. SATURDAY CONFESSIONS - 10.30am – 11.30am & 5.30pm - 5.45pm. NEXT WEEKEND THERE WILL BE A RETIRING COLLECTION FOR HOME MISSION SUNDAY SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION - This year Canon David Evans, Episcopal Visitor for Birmingham, will confer the sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday 27th February 2020. Parents who have children in Year 6 at Holy Cross School or any other school and…

SUNDAY MASSES Vigil Mass 6.00pm Michael Brunnock 8.30am & 10.30am Pro. pop. / Seamus Leydon. Monday 9.00am Feria Mary and Fred Phillips. Tuesday 10.00am St Gregory the Great Johnson Fund. Wednesday 9.00am Feria Special intention (DM). Thursday 9.15am in Holy Cross School Johnson Fund. Friday 10.00am Feria Bridget Lavin.  Saturday 10.00am Feria Bridget Munroe. MASSES NEXT WEEKEND Vigil Mass 6.00pm Tom Walsh. 8.30am & 10.30am  Pro. pop. / Finbarr Neville SATURDAY CONFESSIONS - 10.30am – 11.30am & 5.30pm - 5.45pm FRIDAY IS THE FIRST FRIDAY OF THE MONTH SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION - This year Canon David Evans, Episcopal Visitor for Birmingham, will confer the sacrament of Confirmation on Thursday 27th February 2020. Parents who have children in Year 6 at Holy Cross School or any other school and wish their…

Information for parents who have children NOT in Holy Cross Catholic Primary School. There will be an information evening for parents and registration of candidates for Confirmation on Thursday 3rd October 2019 in church at 7pm.  Confirmation  - 2020 This year there will be a series of lessons from October to February immediately prior to the Confirmation itself on 27th February 2020. These lessons will be led by parish catechists and they will take place monthly, on Saturday mornings of each month for two hours, from 8.30am (prompt start) until after the 10am Mass on the following dates: 19th October 2019, 9th November 2019, 14th December 2019, 11th January 2020 and 8th February 2020.  In these sessions instruction will be given in the following topic areas:A base line assessment and…

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For Children NOT in Holy Cross School: Parents Information meeting and registration of children into First Holy Communion Programme - Thursday 17th October 2019 at 7pm in Church. First Holy Communion - 2020 - This year there will be instruction in the months of January - May immediately prior to the First Holy Communion Day itself (Saturday 6th /13th June at 12 noon). This instruction will be led by Mrs J Jackson and Mrs R Griffiths, parish catechists. It will take place on five Saturday mornings beginning with the 10am parish Mass and continuing in the Fr Berry room until 12.00 noon on the following dates: 18th January, 15th February, 14th March, 25th April, and 16th May 2020. Candidates will be expected to attend all sessions and as many Sunday…

Ash Wednesday               March 6th Good Friday                      April 19th Liturgy of the Day 3pm Easter Sunday                  April 21st Masses at 8.30am & 10.30am Walsingham Pilgrimage    May 11th Departing from Holy Cross at 7.30am Mass & Ramble                May 28th Mass will be offered at Harvington Hall 10am First Holy Communion   June 8th/15th Masses at 12 noon Confirmation                    July 4th at 7pm 20/20 Cricket                    July ??  (tbc)