Parish News: Sunday of the Ascension and Seventh Week of Easter

Jesus ascends to the heavens, having promised the disciples that he will send the Holy Spirit. That moment we will celebrate next week on the feast of Pentecost. He makes another promise, that the apostles will be his witnesses to the ends of the earth. We are the living proof of that promise, witnessing to that same faith to which the men of Galilee held fast.  

You can find the scriptures for this week here.

Please pray for:
The sick and those in need
Florence, Brenda, Conor, Chinye, Victor, Mercy, Olga, Isaac and Cordo.

The Faithful departed
All who have worshipped in and served at Saint Benet’s and those whose year’s mind falls about this time, amongst them George Bunting.

The cover art this week is The Ascension of Christ, from an antiphonary decorated by Lorenzo Monaco, c. 1410. Location unknown.

The Annual Parochial Church Meeting is this Sunday 21st May at 12.30pm.

National Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham, Norfolk, Monday 29th May, 12 noon. You can join Ernest on the coach departing from All Saint’s Margaret Street W1W at 7.30am and returning in the evening. Cost £20; email office@asms.uk to book your place. 

Lourdes Pilgrimage from 7th – 11th August this year. The cost, including flights and full board at the Hotel Eliseo is £790. For young people aged 12-18 it is only £100! Book at https://www.tangney-tours.com/pilgrimages/lourdes/society-of-mary 

Summer dates for your diary

Sunday 11th June, following mass: Homezone Summer Gathering.

Saturday 1st July, 11am: Ordination of Deacons, St Andrew Holborn.

Sunday 2nd July, 5pm: Ordination of Priests, St Andrew Holborn.

Tuesday 11th July, 7pm: High Mass and Procession of the Relic of our Patron St Benedict. Preacher: Fr Christopher Smith SSC, Vicar of St Alban, Holborn.

Sunday 16th July, 11am: Pontifical Mass of St Benedict, Parish Party, Table Top Sale, Bouncy Castle and Face Painting. Preacher: Jonathan our Bishop.

Sunday of the Ascension of the Lord
Sunday 21st May
11am Sung Mass and Sunday School

St Rita of Cascia
Monday 22nd May
6.30pm Mass 

Easter Feria
Tuesday 23rd May
8.30am Mass

Easter Feria
Wednesday 24th May
6.30pm Mass & Benediction

St Bede the Venerable
Thursday 25th May
8.30am Mass

St Philip Neri
Friday 26th May
12 noon Mass (Latin)

St Augustine of Canterbury
Saturday 27th May
No Mass

Pentecost
Sunday 28th May
11am Sung Mass and Sunday School