13th March - second of a pair of days for Catholic organisations to engage with the Walking Humbly process. This one is at St Gregory's School, Northampton, between 10 and 1pm. More...
13th March. A Training Day for Parish Singers. With Martin Baker, Master of Music, Westminster Cathedral .10.30am- 3.30pm at St Teresa’s Parish Hall, 40 Warwick Road, Beaconsfield, Bucks, HP9 2PL . £10 per person - Group discount. Provided by the Diocesan Liturgy Commission and bookable from the NORES website.
13th March - A Day of Consultation and New Beginnings. The new Diocesan Service Team for Charismatic Renewal invites you to Christ the Cornerstone Church. Milton Keynes, from 10am to 4pm. Beginning with a time of praise and worship, there will be consultation and feedback about Renewal ministries, Sharing Our Vision, and prayer for refreshing and commissioning our ministries. Main speaker: Charles Whitehead. Packed lunch needed, beverages provided. No booking form, just turn up, but it would be helpful to notify numbers to Gerard on 01582 571010.
26th March. Beginning of Student Cross Easter pilgrimage. One of the walking-group Legs begins at Desborough near Kettering, another passes through Padbury, Thornton and Stony Stratford on Sunday.
26th March. The "Rosary Link for Vocations" is having a Mass with Rosary and Exposition at Our Lady's church in Wellingborough, 7pm. Click here and type "Rosary" into the RH search box to find their poster for download, with details of future dates.
27th March. Open Meeting of the Diocesan Ecumenical Executive. From 10.30 am to 12.30 pm at St Augustine’s Church, Heelands, Milton Keynes, MK13 7PL, with coffee available from 10.00 am."We will explore the ecumenical implications of the developments in the diocese through the ‘Walking Humbly with our God’ process.". Main speaker: Rev. Deacon Philip Pugh. All welcome, and you are especially invited to bring someone from another denomination.
28th March. Passion Sunday (Palm Sunday), beginning of Holy Week. Remember: clocks go one hour forward at 2am.
28th March. "Born for This", the acclaimed dramatic production of the Stations of the Cross by CJM Music, is coming to St Teresa's Church at Princes Risborough at 6:30pm. Tickets £8, £6 for OAPs, U'16s, UB40s if booked in advance. Call 01675 466254. They are very keen for local young people to volunteer to be in the chorus...
1st April. Holy Thursday. End of Lent and beginning of the Easter Triduum. Chrism Mass at the Cathedral, 11am. Effectively the end of the school term.
2nd April. Good Friday. A day of fasting and abstinence. Public holiday.
4th April. Easter Sunday
5th April. Easter Monday, public holiday
19th April. Back to School .