Easter Services:

 

 

Maundy Thursday (17 April):  7.00pm Mass of the Lords Supper

 

Good Friday (18 April): 3.00pm Commemoration of the Lord’s Passion

 

Holy Saturday (19 April): 7.00pm Easter Vigil

 

Easter Sunday (20April): 9.15am Easter Morning Mass

 

Fr Bernard has kindly agreed to arrange supply for the services on the Thursday, Friday and Saturday.

 

 

Lenten Station Mass:

 

This year's Deanery Lenten Station Mass will take place at St. Patrick's Church, Newport, on Tuesday, 8th April 2025, beginning at 7:00pm. The address of St. Patrick's is 151 Cromwell Rd, Newport NP19 0HS. Archbishop Mark will be the main celebrant.

 

 

Assisted suicide bill:

 

We have been sent the following by the Bishops’ Conference:

 

The important vote for all MPs on the assisted suicide legislation, known as the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, is likely to take place on25th April.

 

The charity Right to Life UK has a simple online mechanism to allow people to contact their Member of Parliament and it only takes a few moments to submit a message to ask an MP to stop assisted suicide being rushed into law. It can be accessed here: https://righttolife.org.uk/asvote.

 

Also, to let you know, Right to Life is distributing postcards to parishes for the lay faithful to send to their MPs on this subject.

 

A range of further resources on opposing assisted suicide is available here: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assisted-suicide/

 

 

Date for your diary:

 

May the 10th - The Story of St David Lewis and a tour of the historical sites in Usk related to his Martyrdom.

 

Meet for refreshments in the hall at 10.30am.

 

Pontypool and Blaenavon Website:

 

These are Canon Paul’s other parishes:

 

St. Alban’s R.C. Church, Conway Road, Pontypool. NP4 6HL 01495 762280

Sacred Heart & St, Felix R, C, Church, Ellick Street. NP4 9HR

 

Please see below for their newsletters and Mass times.

www.pontypoolparish.co.uk

 

Lenten Almsgiving and food donations to SVP run Food Pantry in Ebbw Vale:

 

Abergavenny SVP are collecting donations of food and toiletries for the food pantry at All Saints RC School Ebbw Vale that is in desperate need of supplies for their many needy families. If items are brought to the church, they can be transported to the pantry on a weekly basis (Paul Venkort has kindly offered to do this). If you wish to leave any goods mid-week for Paul you can always leave in the confessional for safe keeping until Paul collects each Sunday. Items such as breakfast cereal, tinned food (inc. fruit and rice pudding etc..), jams. pasta, long life milk, squash, vegetable oil, toiletries, sanitary products, washing powder and washing up liquid.

 

You could also fill a jar with coins for them during Lent if you can. This can then be donated directly to the food pantry for their purchase of fresh food for their beneficiaries. Please contact Paul for further details:

paulvenkort@gmail.com

 

Intercessions Prayer Board:

 

An intercessions prayer board has been created for prayer requests to Our Lady.

 

The board will be displayed on Our Lady's Altar and parishioners are invited to use the 'Post it' notes and drawing pins provided to add the prayers to the board.

 

Different coloured post it notes will be used each week and on Sunday the board will be taken up to the Offertory and blessed by Canon Paul.

 

For private prayers the secure prayer box is still available at the back of the church near the entrance or post into the Private Prayer envelope on the intercessions board on Our Lady’s altar.

 

 

Catholic Press:

 

Some links of interest to various Catholic Press and websites. There are always new articles each week for you to read, so although the link looks the same, it is updated.

 

Catholic Herald

 

Catholic World

 

Catholic News Agency

 

Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales

 

RCADC

 

Vatican News

 

SPUC NEWS

 

Right to Life

 

Our Lady and St Michael’s Church - Abergavenny

 

Belmont Abbey

https://www.belmontabbey.org.uk/a-new-chapter-in-the-life-of-belmont

 

 

Grave Rota:

 

St David Lewis Grave Rota for April is Carol Ainge.

 

 

Livestream:

 

If you can’t be with us at Mass, remember you can always listen and watch via the livestream pages of the website - this is not a recording, it is simply a live camera all the time and when Mass is being said, Canon Paul turns on the sound element so you can hear proceedings. Feedback is that the sound comes through clearly for those who attend virtually.

 

Link to Livestream:

 

 

Grange Hospital:

 

Fr. Peter McClaren is the Roman Catholic Chaplin of the Grange Hospital. If you or a family member are in the Grange and would like to receive the sacrament of Eucharist and/or Confession please contact him on:

07561 469 343

 

Thanksgiving Service:

 

The Welsh Government is helping to organise a thanksgiving service for the 80th anniversary of VE-Day.

 

They are looking to invite veterans of the Second World War and also those who worked on the Home Front and Land Army etc. Their contribution and memories are just as important as those who fought in the war and they would very much like to reflect this at the service.

 

Do you know anyone who was alive at that time and would be interested and able to attend the Service in Cardiff? The service is at 6.00pm on Wednesday 7May at Llandaff Cathedral in Cardiff.

 

Please contact: Elaine Cripps, Cabinet Communications/Cyfathrebu Cabinet, Welsh Government/Llywodraeth Cymru. Tel/Ffon:03000251834

 Elaine.Cripps@gov.wales

 

 

Jubilee Year of Hope:

 

The Holy Father has decided that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee, something which happens every 25  years.  The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope”.

 

“In the heart of each person, hope dwells as the desire and expectation of good things to come, despite our not knowing what the future may bring… may the Jubilee be an opportunity to be renewed in hope.”

Pope Francis,

 

Our Church is a designated Pilgrim Church during this year and we hope to welcome many visitors.

 

Link to Archdiocese information

 

Jubilee Prayer:

 

https://www.cbcew.org.uk/jubilee-2025-prayer/

 

Please pick up a prayer card at the back of the Church.

 

Jubilee Hymn:

 

This is a beautiful hymn and is shown on You Tube below with the lyrics as it is being sung:

 

https://www.cbcew.org.uk/hymn-for-the-2025-jubilee/

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