Parish newsletter · 24 March 2024

This is a historical edition. Dates, notices, service times and contact details are reproduced as published at the time. Please consult the latest newsletter for current information.

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The Corby Catholic Parishes of Our Lady of Walsingham and St John Ogilvie

Diocese of Northampton

Registered charity No. 234091
2024: 24 th March Pastoral Area of St Lu ke, North Northants

Parish Priest: Fr Christopher Perry, Episcopal Vicar
Assistant Priest: Fr Prasad Kasireddy
Priest in Residence: Fr Wayne Coughlin

Parish Secretary: Mrs Maggie Cleary

Parish Office: 01536 203121
71 Occupation Road, NN17 1EE
Office Hours: Tuesday and Friday - 9:00am to 12:30pm
Email: parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org
Website: www.ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org

Please ring if you have any concerns
Safeguarding Representatives - Parish:
Our Lady of Walsingham: Caroline - 07947485935
St John Ogilvie: Kirsty - 07956363869
Safeguarding Representatives - Diocese:
Danielle Dixon: 01604 723514

March is dedicated to St Joseph

The Altar Servers rehearsal for the Triduum celebrations
at OLW will begin an hour before the start of each liturgy.

Special Collections:

Aid to the Church in Need: Holy Thursday, 28th March
Holy Places of Palestine: Good Friday, 29th March
Easter Offering for the Clergy: Easter, 30th and 31st March

The

Stations of the Cross

will be prayed on Wednesday
in OLW and on Good Friday in OLW & SJO (see calendar for times).

The final session of the Parish Lent Course is at 6pm in OLW
on Good Friday (29th March) and is called: “Lent as Pilgrimage”.

Join us for Morning Prayer with Holy Week Reflection
at 9:00am in OLW Church on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.

Liturgies this Week

OLW: Our Lady of Walsingham Church
SJO: St John Ogilvie Church

PALM SUNDAY

24th March
Parish Mass Book: Page 180 for OLW / Page 81 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS
Intention: Esta King, RIP
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention: Jim and Mary Griffen, RIP
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention- Priest 1: Eugene (“Jean”) Larkin, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Pro Populo
5:00pm (SJO) MASS →
Intention: Ela, RIP and all our deceased friends, RIP

Monday of Holy Week 25th March
9:00am (OLW) Morning Prayer with Holy Week Reflection
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Michael and Murial Crealey, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Private Intention

Tuesday of Holy Week 26th March
9:00am (OLW) Morning Prayer with Holy Week Reflection
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Fiona Cusack, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Private Intention

Spy Wednesday of Holy Week 27th March
9:00am (OLW) Morning Prayer with Holy Week Reflection
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: William Kitson (Intention)
Intention - Priest 2: Jane Hennessy (Intention)
10:00am (OLW) Stations (Way) of the Cross

SACRED TRIDUUM LITURGIES:

Our Lady of Walsingham Church

MAUNDY THURSDAY 28th March
7:30pm MASS of the Lord’s Supper
& Watch at the Altar of Repose until
Intention - Priest 1: Dermott Lally, RIP & Jason Collins, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Pro Populo
9:45pm Compline (Night Prayer)

GOOD FRIDAY 29th March
✝ A day of Fasting and Abstinence from eating meat
3:00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
6:00pm Divine Mercy Novena & Parish Lent Course
6:00pm Sacrament of Confession (until 7:00pm)
6:30pm Stations (Way) of the Cross

HOLY SATURDAY 30th March
10:00am Holy Rosary of Our Lady of Sorrows
10:00am Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)
12:00noon Blessing of Easter Baskets - Święconka
7:30pm The Easter Vigil / MASS of Easter
Intention - Priest 1: William Kitson (Intention)
Intention - Priest 2: Martine Thompson (Intention)

EASTER SUNDAY

31st March

Parish Mass Book: Page 255
8:30am MASS
Intention: Gabriel (“Gabe”) Michael Cronin, RIP (Anniv.)
10:00am MASS
Intention: Richard Mason, RIP

TRIDUUM LITURGIES: St John Ogilvie Church

MAUNDY THURSDAY 28th March
7:00pm MASS of the Lord’s Supper
& Watch at the Altar of Repose until 9:30pm
Intention: Bill Dwyer, RIP (9th Anniv.)

GOOD FRIDAY 29th March
✝ A day of Fasting and Abstinence from eating meat
3:00pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
7:00pm Stations (Way) of the Cross

HOLY SATURDAY 30th March
7:00pm The Easter Vigil / MASS of Easter

EASTER SUNDAY

31st March

Parish Mass Book: Page 125
10:30am MASS
Intention: Pro Populo

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Clocks go forward on Easter Sunday, 31st March at 1:00am!

Requiescat in Pace

Please pray for the repose of the soul of:
Tom Fullerton, whose Funeral Liturgy is on Tuesday, 16th April
at 12:00noon in Our Lady of Walsingham Church.

Thank you

to all who participated in Mass on St Joseph’s Day
and congratulations to those who were invested with the green
scapular. Remarkably 120 votive candles were lit at the statue of
St Jospeh! The “Miniature St Joseph’s Cord” sacramental - which
is an outward prayer for spiritual strength, humility and chastity -
will be celebrated on Wednesday, 1st May (details to follow).

A gentle reminder that the Priest alone offers the concluding
doxology of the Eucharistic Prayer (that is: “Through him, and
with him, and in him…”) but everyone is strongly encouraged to
join in the singing or saying of the Great Amen at the conclusion.

Life in the Spirit Seminars: These are being held in OLW
and Northampton Cathedral. See previous newsletter for details.

Blessing of Easter Baskets:

This is open to everyone!
See the calendar for details. Items to include in the basket:
• Bread: to recall Christ’s institution of the Mass.
• Lamb: to represent Jesus’ sacrifice as the Lamb of God.
• Salt: to symbolise our need to be “the salt of the earth”.
• Horseradish: to symbolise Jesus’ bitter Passion and Death.
• Wine: to represent the Blood of Christ shed at Calvary.
• Decorated hardboiled eggs: to symbolise Jesus’ resurrection.
• Ham: to symbolise the abundance of grace in Eastertide.
• Candle: to represent Christ as the “Light of the World”.
The basket is covered in a cloth to symbolise Jesus’ death shroud.

Sacrament of Holy Baptism:

We assure the parents and Godparents of the following of our
prayers and congratulations on the recent Baptism of their child:
• Ottillie Maeve Dolan
• Freya Grace Devlin

Bishop David invites you to:

1. Read/listen to his Palm Sunday Pastoral Letter which is on the
   parish website, the diocesan YouTube page and SoundCloud.\
2. Join him at the Cathedral on Holy Thursday (28th March) at
   11:00am for the Chrism Mass. Refreshments to follow.

Holy Rosary of Our Lady of Sorrows

will be offered
at 10:00am on Holy Saturday (30th March) in OLW. All welcome.

sanctuary lamps

If you would like to sponsor the following ,
in OLW for a donation of £5, please contact the Parish Office:
• 7th April: a red lamp at the icon of the Divine Mercy Jesus.
• 28th July: a red lamp at the exposed Relic of the Holy Cross to
to honour the month of Jesus’ Most Precious Blood.

The Knights of St Columba have produced a Holy Week poster
for you to display in a window as an act of witness to our Faith.

The green sanctuary lamp at the statue of St Joseph in
Our Lady of Walsingham Church burns in prayer for:

Mary and Michael Friel (Naos), RIP

The blue sanctuary lamp in the Chapel of Our Lady
of Walsingham Church burns in prayer for:

Silvia and Luigi Restaino, Intention

Well done

to everyone who participated in our Lent Station
Mass with Bishop David in St Brendan’s Church last Thursday.

Divine Mercy Sunday ∙ 7th April
St Edwards’s Church, Kettering
All are most welcome to participate in:

2:00pm
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Divine Mercy Chaplet (in Polish)
‘Via Lucis’ - Stations of the Resurrection
Divine Mercy Chaplet (in Syro-Malabar)
Hymn - ‘Sweet Sacrament Divine’
Divine Mercy Chaplet (in English)
3:00pm
Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

2:00pm to 3:00pm
Sacrament of Confession

Jesus: I trust in you! St Faustina: Pray for us.

Jesus said to St Faustina:

• “I desire that during these nine days you bring souls to the
fountain of My mercy, that they may draw…strength and
refreshment…in the hardships of life, and especially at the
hour of death”. St Faustina’s Diary, 1209.
• “For them [poor sinners] I dwell in the tabernacle as King of
Mercy”. St Faustina’s Diary, 367.

Divine Mercy Novena

The will be offered each day:
• At 6:00pm on Good Friday (29th March) in OLW.
• At 12:00noon on Holy Saturday (30th March) in OLW.
• After the 8:30am Mass on Easter Sunday (31st March).
• After the daily Mass until Saturday, 6th April.

Devotion to the Divine Mercy is based on the writings
of St Faustina and focuses on the grace poured forth in Christ’s
passion, death and resurrection and thus the forgiveness of sin.
Divine Mercy Sunday is the focus of our acceptance of Jesus’
mercy and therefore “the faithful should be taught to understand
this devotion”. Directory on Popular Piety and the Liturgy, 154

Sunday Giving Envelopes

for the new financial year are
now available at the Church doors; if there has been a change of
name or address, please complete a new Gift Aid form. If you
would like to start using the giving envelopes or want to set up a
Standing Order please collect and return a Gift Aid form to the
person distributing the boxes. Thank you for your support.

Easter Collections - A gift to your priests:

The
Christmas and Easter Collections provide the clergy with a large
part of their annual taxable income. Therefore, many thanks for
your great kindness and generosity towards our Priests at a time
when so many people are struggling. This Easter Fr Christopher,
Fr Prasad and Fr Wayne will equally share the Easter collection.

Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic School:

• At present it is not possible to park in the playground.
• Will take part in the CAFOD Lent challenge on Monday, 25th
March by walking 200km to fight global poverty. Details:
https://schools.walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/our-ladys-big-\ lent-walk2025

With Holy Week blessings,
Fr Christopher, Fr Prasad & Fr Wayne