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Holy Week and Easter Services

By Chris Moore • March 29, 2025
Saturday, 12 th April 10.00am - 11.00am – Adoration with Confessions and Benediction Sunday, 13 th April – Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord The Commemoration of the Lord’s Entrance into Jerusalem 10.00am – Mass with Blessing of Palms 6.30pm – Evening Mass of Palm Sunday with distribution of palms Monday, 14 th April – Monday of Holy Week 10.00am – Holy Mass Tuesday, 15 th April – Tuesday of Holy Week No Mass … (Chrism Mass, 11.30am at St Joseph’s Cathedral, Swansea) Thursday, 17 th April – Maundy Thursday Thursday of The Lord’s Supper 10.00am – Mass for the Kerala Community 7.30pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper with Washing of Feet followed by Procession to the Altar of Repose with Adoration in the Lady Chapel Friday, 18 th April – Good Friday Friday of the Passion of the Lord 11.00am – Stations of the Cross (in church) 3.00pm – Solemn Liturgy of the Passion of the Lord, Adoration of the Holy Cross with distribution of Holy Communion Saturday, 19 th April - Holy Saturday 10.00am – 11.00am – Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) 8.00pm – SOLEMNITY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD Easter Vigil in The Holy Night Sunday, 20 th April – Easter Sunday SOLEMNITY OF THE RESURRECTION OF THE LORD 10.00am – Solemn Holy Mass of the Resurrection of the Lord (Note: only one Mass today) Monday, 21 st April – Easter Monday 10.00am – Solemn Holy Mass of the Octave of Easter Download copy here

Telling our Stories: How are we witnesses to our faith?

By Chris Moore • March 23, 2025
The next talk in the Horizons of Hope series will be given by Dr Jordan Pullicino who is a lecturer in Pastoral Theology at St Mary's Oscott. It will be held on Saturday 5th April, 10.00am - 12.30pm at Hedley Lodge, Belmont Abbey, Hereford HR2 9RZ. All are welcome.

WoW (Widow or Widowers Group)

By Chris Moore • March 14, 2025
WOW (Widow or Widowers) group Since 2022 we have steadily grown in numbers and now there are almost twenty of us, aged from 65 to 80+. We meet in the Belmont parish centre on the first Tuesday of the month at 11 O'clock, share a cuppa, cake and friendly chat. We also have some sort of activity, in March it was pancakes (as the meeting fell on shrove Tuesday) supplied by the kitchen at Belmont Abbey, and a quiz. Last month we had a game of “Bird Bingo” which was enjoyed by all. We go for the occasional meal out, the Cider Orchard Restaurant at the college being a particular favourite. In the summer months we have been on outings to local National Trust Properties. We go to parish events as a group meaning there is always someone you know to sit with. As a group we help with the Annual Summer Fete either as stall holders, washer ups or car park attendants. Although based at Belmont Abbey, the group is open to any widow or widowers not just parishioners, several of our members are non-catholic. That said, we always start the meeting with our WOW Prayer,where we particularly remember our loved ones’ anniversaries. New to this year I have also started to do a newsletter for the group. Anyone interested can just turn up on the meeting day or in any further info is required my email is: juliemirfin@btinternet.com . March 25 Newsletter
This Hereford parish is part of the Herefordshire Catholic Deanery within the Metropolitan Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia. Our Archbishop, the Most Rev Mark O'Toole was appointed bishop on 20th June 2022 by His Holiness Pope Francis.

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