Mass Times & Intentions

• Mass Times & Intentions Sunday - 21st Dec (4th Sunday of Advent): 10:00 AM at Holy Rosary (Intention: Special Intention (IP)).

• Monday - 22nd Dec: 10:00 AM at Holy Rosary (Intention: Mary Bewley). Note: Rosary will be said at 9:40 AM.

• Tuesday - 23rd Dec: 10:00 AM at Holy Rosary (Intention: Linda Plant).

• Note: Confessions at Holy Rosary from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM with Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament.

• Wednesday - 24th Dec (Christmas Eve): 5:00 PM Vigil Holy Mass at Holy Rosary (Intention: Parishioners). 7:00 PM Vigil Holy Mass at St John’s (Intention: Deceased Parishioners).

• Thursday - 25th Dec (Christmas Day): 10:00 AM at Holy Rosary (Intention: Peace on Earth).

• Friday - 26th Dec (Saint Stephen): 10:00 AM at Holy Rosary (Intention: Denis and Lilian McGuire).

• Saturday - 27th Dec (Vigil): 5:30 PM Vigil Holy Mass at St John’s (Intention: Parishioners). Note: There will be no Confessions on Saturday.

• Sunday - 28th Dec (Feast of the Holy Family): 10:00 AM at Holy Rosary (Intention: M and N Hutchinson).

Key Notices

• Guild of Saint Stephen: On Boxing Day, Altar Servers will renew their commitment to their Ministry at the 10:00 AM Mass. Photos will be taken afterwards for the website.

• SVP: The crib collection this Christmas will be for SVP infant feeding stations in Sudan.

• APOS Apostleship of the Sea: 110 gifts containing toiletries and warm items were created. Special thanks to the knitting ladies for the woollen hats. Pictures are available on the website.

• Christmas Games: "Top Scorers" lists have been updated for Fr Adrian’s Quiz, Word Search, and Imogen Rafferty Quiz. The final list will be published in the second week of January.

• Virtual Prayer Wall: "Your Light Will Rise in the Darkness" is available online to light a virtual candle for special intentions.

• Monday Club: Photos and news from the Christmas party are now on the website.

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

• All Our Yesterdays: Peter Tucker has added an excerpt from the Catholic Directory 1977. Please speak with Fr Adrian if you have photos or memories to add.

• Holy Island SVP Vinnies Camps: Volunteering applications for Summer 2026 are now open.

• Parish Pilgrimage to Walsingham: Planned for Friday 21st to Sunday 23rd August 2026. Please contact Callum Walker to register or indicate room requirements.

• Neurodiversity and our Faith: A survey is being conducted by the Catholic Bishops and Birmingham Newman University for feedback from neurodivergent Catholics and caregivers.

Prayers

• Sick: Sheila Allen, Maureen Braithwaite, Carol Brownlee, Ann Christeson, Robert Dalton, 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, Margaret Wilkie, Kate Williams.

• Recently Died: Michael Green, Sheila Holmes, Mary Bewley, Thomas Peters, Brian Nichols, Bridget McGoldrick, Georgina McQuilling, Peter Horan, Vivian Suttill, Helen Webb, Christopher Madden, Edmund (Eddie) Wilson, Frankie Miller, Neil Davis, Trevor Pennington, Chris Allison, Stephen Allison, Denis Murphy, Audrey Upton.