Herefordshire Deanery Talk

As the Church has now begun the period of Novemdiales, the traditional nine days of mourning for a Pope, we will celebrate a Parish Requiem Mass as a memorial to Pope Francis on Thursday 1st May at 10am – this will be on the Memoria of St. Joseph the Worker, a saint to whom Pope Francis had great devotion as indicated by the year of St. Jospeh which Pope Francis instituted in 2021. 

Good Friday – Walk of Witness Churches Together in Whitchurch enjoyed this year's Good Friday Walk of Witness following the Way of the Cross. There were around 70 attending from all the churches in Whitchurch: St. Teilo’s Church. Ebeneser at Whitchurch Community Centre Whitchurch Methodist Church St. Mary’s Church Bethel Baptist Church Ararat Baptist Church

With the Holy Father's Funeral on Saturday morning at 9am the visitation of Sr Mary Vianney has been cancelled. (View message above) On Saturday, April 26th , Sr. Maria Vianney OLM will visit St. David’s Cathedral from the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Krakow. The Sanctuary is the convent where St. Faustina resided and wrote the diary of her visions of the Merciful Jesus. Sr. Maria Vianney will spend the day talking about the message of Divine Mercy and helping to lead us in prayer on the run up to Divine Mercy Sunday the following day. A tentative schedule for the day is as follows: 10:00—Mass 10:45—Perpetual Adoration begins (includes input from Sr. Maria Vianney) 10:45-12:00—Sacrament of Reconciliation 12:00-12:45—Lunch Break 12:45—Presentation by Sr. Maria Vianney followed by Adoration 15:00—Hour of Mercy 16:30-17:15—Sacrament of Reconciliation 17:30—Vigil Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday

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Dear brothers, Happy Easter! Despite his illness of these past months, we were all saddened to hear the news yesterday of the death of Pope Francis. He was an extraordinary witness to the Risen Lord and we pray now that the Lord quickly receive him into the kingdom. I will be celebrating a “Mass of the Resurrection – Remembering Pope Francis” in St David’s Cathedral, Cardiff at 6.30pm tomorrow evening (Wednesday). Please come to concelebrate if you can and encourage our people to come too. There will also be a Vigil of Prayer on Thursday Evening at 6pm in St David’s Cathedral to which we have invited ecumenical, inter-faith and civic dignitaries. Do come to that, too, if you are able, and encourage people to attend, if they can. With my thanks and with my prayers and best wishes. Yours devotedly,

Parish activities and meetings, apart from Morning Prayer and Mass from Tuesday to Saturday, will be cancelled during Easter Week, so that we can all celebrate with our families and friends.

Canon John would like to wish you and all your loved ones every joy and blessing during this Easter Season.  May the light of the risen Lord shine in your lives.

Monday of Holy Week No Mass Tuesday of Holy Week 11:30am – The Chrism Mass – Saint Joseph's Co-Cathedral, Swansea Spy Wednesday 10am – Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes  10.30am – Stations of the Cross at Our Lady of Lourdes Maundy Thursday 7pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper at St. Teilo’s followed by Watching at the Altar of Repose until 10pm Good Friday 9.30am – Whitchurch Walk of Witness – starting at St. Teilo’s and visiting Ebeneser (at Whitchurch Community Centre), Whitchurch Methodist Church, St. Mary’s Church, Bethel Baptist Church Ebeneser (at Tabernacle Church) and Ararat Baptist Church 3pm – The Liturgy of the Passion at St. Teilo’s Easter Vigil The Easter Vigil will be celebrated at St. Teilo’s at 8.30pm on Saturday evening Easter Sunday 8.30am – Easter Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes 10am – Easter Sunday Mass at St. Teilo’s There will be no evening Mass on Easter Sunday.

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME OF THE VIGIL IS 8.30PM AND NOT 7PM AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS MASS LEAFLETS We gather at 8.30pm on Saturday night for the Easter Vigil at St. Teilo’s. According to a most ancient tradition, this night is "one of vigil for the Lord," and the Vigil celebrated during it. Commemorating that Holy Night when the Lord rose from the dead, is regarded as the "mother of all Masses." For on this night, the Church keeps vigil, waiting for the Resurrection of the Lord, and celebrates the Sacraments of Christian Initiation. Please make every effort to attend the Vigil, the highpoint of the Christian Year and the central mystery of our faith.