Mass times and notices

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Mass Times & Intentions

• Sunday - 1st March (2nd Sunday of Lent): 10:00 AM Sunday Holy Mass at Holy Rosary (Intention: Parishioners).

• Monday - 2nd March: 10:00 AM Holy Mass at Holy Rosary (Intention: Winnie & Angela Rowden).

• Tuesday - 3rd March: 10:00 AM Holy Mass at St Joseph’s School (Intention: Well-being of Fr. Gerard Burns).

• Wednesday - 4th March: 6:15 PM Exposition and Evening Prayer, 7:00 PM Holy Mass at Holy Rosary (Intention: Stephen Allison).

• Thursday - 5th March: 9:30 AM Holy Mass at Holy Rosary (Intention: P Morgan).

• Friday - 6th March: 10:00 AM Holy Mass at St. John’s (Intention: Michael Finn).

• Saturday - 7th March (Vigil of the 3rd Sunday of Lent): 5:30 PM Vigil Holy Mass at St John’s (Intention: Parishioners).

• Sunday - 8th March (3rd Sunday of Lent): 10:00 AM Sunday Holy Mass at Holy Rosary (Intention: Darren Taylor). 5:00 PM Stations of the Cross at St John’s followed by Exposition and Evening Prayer.

Key Notices

• Lenten Services & Events: Stations of the Cross this week are at St John’s on Sunday 8th March at 5:00 PM. This week’s Lent lunch is at North Billingham Methodist Church on Friday 6th March at 12:00 PM.

• First Holy Communion Children: The children will be meeting after school for their next session and will have a short liturgy during the weekend Masses.

• Confirmation Mass: Bishop Stephen will be with us on Wednesday 11th March at 7:00 PM for Confirmations. Please keep the candidates in your prayers.

• SVP Coffee Morning: Join us for tea, coffee, and biscuits in the Medway after Mass on Sunday, 1st March to help raise funds.

• Lent Lunches: Churches Together are organising Lent Lunches for a simple lunch and fellowship. Any donations will be divided between Cafod and Christian Aid. Schedule: Fri 20 Feb: St Aidan’s, Fri 27 Feb: St Columba’s, Fri 6 Mar: North Billingham Methodist, Wed 11 Mar: Holy Rosary, Fri 20 Mar: St Cuthbert’s, Fri 27 Mar: St Columba’s.

• Fr Adrian's Lent Quiz: Fr Adrian’s legendary Lenten Quiz is live. Grab your thinking caps and give it a go!.

• Visit our Prayer Wall this Lent: Light a virtual candle this Lent by visiting the Prayer Wall on our parish website—a dedicated space to share intentions and join our community in prayer.

• Welcome to Our New Altar Servers!: We officially welcome the Okpan brothers: Nesta, Malcolm, and Damian. Visit the website to check out their official welcome and a photo montage.

• Friendship Group: Meets every first Tuesday in the Medway at 6:30 PM. Everyone is welcome.

• Tea, Coffee and a Chat: Join us on Thursdays in the Medway at 11:00 AM for tea, coffee, biscuits, and a chat. All are welcome.

• SVP Food Hub: Fridays, 12:00 NOON to 2:00 PM in the Medway. Everyone is welcome.

• SVP Summer Camps (Holy Island): Booking now for School Years 5–7 for an all-inclusive residential week.

• Holy Island Volunteers: Help needed for kitchen, caretaking, and leaders for Summer and Term time.

• St Patrick’s Day Party: Jig the night away with ‘Blind Stag’, supporting CAFOD and SVP fundraising at Synthonia Suites, Belasis Avenue. This takes place on Friday, 20th March 2026, from 6:30 PM to 11:00 PM. Tickets are £8 for Adults and £4 for Children.

• ‘Little Joe’s’ at St. Joseph’s Catholic Primary School: A new, welcoming playgroup for parents, babies, and toddlers. Starting on Friday 6th March 2026, between 9:00 AM and 10:30 AM, and will run each Friday.

Prayers

Sick: 

• Sheila Allen, Maureen Braithwaite, Carol Brownlee, Ann Christeson, Robert Dalton, Dorothy Davis, Bill Devine, Judy Houchen, Sheila Hunt, Brian Kane, Mary Langsdale, Sarah McAllister, Rev. Dan Mckie, Grace Ollie, Christine Rooney, Bill Simpson, Fr John Skivington, Peter Smith, Judith Sowerby, Anne Ward, Margaret Wilkie, Kate Williams, Fr Gerard Burns, Ziggy Paczinski.

Recently Died: 

• Jack McCabe, Carol Stoves, Kathleen Grainger, Edith Robinson, Ernie Nardone, Durnan Clarke-Barnes, Tony Canty, Thomas Peters, Brian Nicholls, Denis Murphy, Bridget McGoldrick, Georgina McQuilling, Peter Horan, Vivian Suttill, Helen Webb, Mary Bewley, Christopher Madden, Edmund (Eddie) Wilson, Chris Allison, Stephen Allison, Trevor Pennington, Sheila Holmes.