Parish newsletter · 29 March 2026

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 Catholic Churches

in Corby

✝ Our Lady of Walsingham
Occupation Road, Corby, NN17 1EE

✝ St Brendan & St Patrick
Beanfield Ave, Corby NN18 0AZ

✝ St John Ogilvie
1 Copenhagen Road, Danesholme,
Corby, NN18 9BX

PALM SUNDAY OF THE

PASSION OF THE LORD

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29 MARCH 2026

Masses & Devotions Celebrated this Week

28th MARCH SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

Our Lady’s 5:00pm Charlie Lynn RIP; Martyn & Ian Garvey RIP;
Awakening Convention

St Brendan’s 6:00pm Shay O’Connor RIP; Maria Hastings RIP; Tomulty Family RIP

29th MARCH SUNDAY MASSES PALM SUNDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD

St Brendan’s 8:45am Dave McArthur RIP & Etta McArthur INT; John Gibb RIP

Our Lady’s 10:00am March Family RIP; Thanksgiving; Grace Crawley RIP

St Brendan’s 11:30am Margaret Owens RIP; Terry McGrath RIP

St John Ogilvie’s 5:00pm People of the Parish

WEEKDAY MASSES & DEVOTIONS - IN HOLY WEEK

MONDAY OF HOLY WEEK

Our Lady’s 9:30am Mass Margaret Carroll RIP; Gabriel Cronin RIP
Dominick Keenaghan; Dermot Lally RIP
Our Lady’s 10:00am Confessions
St Brendan’s 6:00pm Holy Hour + Confessions

St Brendan’s Catholic Truth Society Missal Page: 234 St Brendan’s Parish Missal Page: 176

Sunday Psalm Response: My God, my God, St Brendan’s why have you forsaken me. Our Lady’s

April is the Month of the Holy Eucharist

The Holy Father’s Intentions for April 2026: Our Lady’s

For priests in crisis: Our Lady’s

Let us pray for priests going through moments of crisis
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in their vocation, that they may find the accompani-
ment they need and that communities may support

THURSDAY

them with understanding and prayer.

Our Lady’s

https://www.popesprayer.va/praywiththepope/

St Brendan’s PARISH DIRECTORY

Parish Priest: Fr Mark Floody

FRIDAY O

Parish Deacon: Deacon Chris Colaço

Our Lady’s

Parish Office Hours: Tel: 01536 203121
At Our Lady’s: Monday & Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm Our Lady’s
At St Brendan’s: Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am – 12:00noon St Brendan’s
At Our Lady’s: Tuesday & Thursday 12.30pm – 4.00pm Our Lady’s
Websites: ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org
Email: parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org
stbrendanscorby.org.uk St Brendan’s
Email: parish.stbrendan@northamptondiocese.org Our Lady’s

Safeguarding:

Diocesan Safeguarding: Danielle Dixon 07833050628
At Our Lady of Walsingham: 07947485935

St Brendan’s

At St Brendan’s: see Catherine MacLellan
At St John Ogilvie’s: 07956363869

PARISH CATHOLIC SCHOOLS:

St Brendan’s Primary School: Beanfield Avenue, NN18 0AZ EASTER
Tel: 01536 202491 office@sb.cor.olicatschools.org
St Patrick’s Primary School: Patrick Road, NN18 9NT St Brendan’s
Tel: 01536 744447 www.stpatricksprimaryschool.com

St John Ogilvie’s

Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School: Occupation Rd,
Corby NN17 1EE Tel: 01536 203805 Our Lady’s
office@olw.cor.olicatschools.org

St Brendan’s

6:00pm Holy Hour + Confessions
7:00pm Mass Bernard Castillo RIP; Betty McIvor RIP;
Sophie O’Beirne INT

TUESDAY OF HOLY WEEK

9:30am MASS Mary Hurst RIP; John McBride RIP
7:00pm Penitential Service + Confessions

WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK

9:30am Mass Charlie Lynn RIP; Derek & Margaret Hindwood INT
10:00am Holy Rosary

SACRED PASCHAL TRIDUUM ✝

Y OF THE LORD’S SUPPER (Maundy Thursday)

7:00pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Bill Dywer RIP; Mary McCabe RIP
7:00pm Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
James Davey INT; Lily Connachie RIP

OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD (Good Friday)

9:00am Office of Readings & Morning Prayer then Confessions
3:00pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
3:00pm Celebration of the Passion of the Lord
7:00pm Stations of the Cross

HOLY SATURDAY

9:00am Office of Readings & Morning Prayer then Confessions
8:00pm The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night
Hugh McAtteer & Benny Savage RIP;
Margaret O’Rourke INT
8:00pm The Easter Vigil in the Holy Night
Peggy & Peter Floody RIP; John McGinlay RIP

5th APRIL SUNDAY MASSES

R SUNDAY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD

8:45am Imelda & Locious Breslin RIP; Sophie O’Beirne Int.

9:30am People of the Parish

10:00am Bridie Donaghey RIP; Frances Long RIP

11:30am Betty Penman RIP; Eve Lyons RIP; Hughie Mulgrove INT

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Seven Day Candles Burn for:

Our Lady of Walsingham:

Dominick Keenaghan & Dermot Lally RIP

Our Lady of Grace:

Catherine Carpenter INT

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

John Ryan RIP - Funeral Service at Our Lady’s on Friday 17th
April at 11.00am.
Patrick McGinlay RIP - Funeral Service at Our Lady’s on Tuesday
21st April at 12.00noon.
Margaret Ann Keogh RIP - Funeral at St Brendan’s on Friday
24th April at 12.30pm.
David Christopher O’Farrell RIP - Requiem Mass at St Brendan’s
on Thursday 30th April at 10.00am.

Please pray for their families at this sad time.

PARISH

PALM SUNDAY: We will have the long Passion reading at the
10.00am Mass at Our Lady’s and 11.30am Mass at St Brendan’s
Mass and will gather outside at the beginning of Mass for the
procession, weather permitting. There will be the distribution
and blessing of palms at all Masses.

CHRISM MASS: You are invited to the Cathedral for the Chrism
Mass on Wednesday 1st April at 12noon. Followed by refresh-
ments.

HOLY WEEK: As we enter into Holy Week let us journey with
Christ into his passion, death and resurrection. If you can make
it try and come to the Easter Triduum: Holy Thursday evening,
Good Friday and the Easter Vigil. May we allow the light of the
risen Christ to inspire, strengthen and support us on our jour-
ney of faith. At the Holy Thursday Mass of the Lord’s Supper we
will reenact the gospel scene where Jesus washes his disciples
feet, a powerful symbol of service. Fr Mark will wash 12 parish-
ioners feet. After Mass is finished and we move to the Altar of
Repose, we leave the church in silence having had an oppor-
tunity to spend some time with the Lord. There will be watch-
ing until 10.00pm for those who wish to stay. At the 3.00pm
Good Friday Service of the Lord’s Passion we will have the ven-
eration of the Cross. Then at the Easter Vigil we will be welcom-
ing those adults who have been preparing for Baptism, Confir-
mation and Holy Communion. The highlight of the whole Chris-
tian Year is celebrated this coming week; let us enter into it as
fully as we can.

CHANGE OF EASTER SUNDAY MASS TIME AT ST JOHN

OGILVIE’S: Please note that on Easter Sunday Mass at St John
Ogilvie’s will be at 9.30am. There will be no evening Mass on
Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday morning Mass times at Our Lady’s
and St Brendan’s will be the normal times.

EASTER SUNDAY COLLECTION: As is traditional the collection
on Easter Sunday is a Parishes gift to the clergy. You can also
donate on the Dona station.

TIMES OF SERVICES: Please note the times of the Holy Week
services; there are a number of changes. Let us use the oppor-
tunity to celebrate God’s mercy and forgiveness in the Sacra-
ment of Reconciliation.

NEW OFFERTORY ENVELOPES: The new boxes of offertory en-
velopes will be distributed at all the Masses this weekend. If
any of your details have changed from last year please us know
when you collect this year’s envelopes. If you have never had
Offertory envelopes but would like to start using them then
please contact the Parish Office Monday to Thursday 10.00am
to 4.00pm. on 01536 203121 or email requesting envelopes:
parish.stbrendan@northamptondiocese.org for St Brendan’s
& parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org
for Our Lady’s.

NOTICES

PENITENTIAL SERVICE: We will have a Penitential Service on
Tuesday 31st March at 7.00pm at Our Lady’s. In addition we
will have the usual Confessions on Monday evenings at 6.00pm.
We also have confessions on a Monday morning at our Lady’s
after morning Mass. We are encouraged to go to Confession
before the start of the Easter Triduum which is Holy Thursday
(The Mass of the Lord’s Supper, Good Friday Passion Service
and the Easter Vigil on Holy Saturday evening).

NEW WINESKINS DISCERNMENT - THE NEXT STEPS:

We have now come to the end of the formal discernment pro-
cess. The transition phase over the next 6 months will see a
number of changes, including our three parishes in Corby be-
coming one single parish. We will soon be distributing a parish
census to understand better the make up of our whole parish
community. Through the discernment process we identified key
development areas for our new parish including mission, litur-
gy; music, finance, property, young people, schools; families,
catechesis; and adult formation. There will be opportunities
over the next few months for everyone to say how they might
want to get involved in the things that interest them. This is an
exciting time as we work together to make the new parish in
Corby a thriving and growing community, reaching out to evan-
gelise with a message of hope, joy and life in Christ. The ap-
proaching Easter season when we celebrate the Lord’s death
and rising in glory is the basis for our hope and missionary out-
reach - and we all have a part to play in it.

PARISH OFFICE: Please note that the Parish office is closed on
Wednesdays, Saturday’s and Sunday’s.

CONFIRMATION AND HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMMES: It is
important that the children attend the classes at St Patrick’s
school. Confirmation from 11.30am - 1:00pm: Saturday 18th
April. The First Holy Communion children’s classes will be on
the same date, at the same venue from 9.30am - 11:00am. Fr
Mark would like to thank the catechists for making such a huge
commitment to help prepare the children to celebrate the sac-
raments.

SVP: The SVP run a foodbank as sadly those who are in need
grows all year round. All our food parcels are distributed to
those who need them in our Catholic Schools and parishes,
here is a REVISED list of items in most need: tinned spaghetti,
tinned tomatoes, pasta sauce, rice, tinned vegetables, tinned
meat, tinned fish, tinned fruit, tinned custard and rice pudding,
breakfast cereals, biscuits, coffee, long life juice, UHT milk, dis-
posable razors, shampoo, deodorant, shower gel, toilet rolls,
toothpaste. If you can donate, please leave your items with a
steward at the back of the church.
ALSO, if anyone is struggling with the cost of living, food, fuel
etc or you know of anyone, please contact the St Vincent de
Paul society, directly or through the Parish office.