News from the Vineyard

  • Holy Week Schedule
    Palm Sunday 29th March 8.30am Low Mass 10.30am Sung Mass & Procession 4.30pm Solemn Vespers & Benediction Maundy Thursday 2nd April 8.30am Tenebrae 7pm Sung Mass & Procession Adoration until Midnight Good Friday 3rd April 8.30am Tenebrae 2pm Stations of the Cross 3pm Mass of the Presanctified Holy Saturday 4th April 8.30am Tenebrae 6pm Easter Vigil … Read more
  • Lenten Pastoral Letter of the Bishop of Shrewsbury
    Lenten Pastoral Letter A Church Ready for Converts My dear brothers and sisters, As Lent begins, we see a growing number of men and women, many of them young adults, who are seeking faith and baptism. This stream of new converts is evident across our Diocese and country and indeed across the western world. It … Read more
  • Ash Wednesday
    Ash Wednesday: Lent begins this year on Wednesday, 18th February. Ash Wednesday is a day of fasting and abstinence. The blessing and imposition of ashes will be at 6.30pm, followed by the Mass.
  • 40 Hours Devotion – Quarant’Ore
    The Forty Hours Devotion (Quarant’Ore) is one of the most beautiful and contemplative traditions in Catholic spirituality. It is a devotion that speaks deeply to anyone who values reverence, safeguarding of the sacred, and the quiet strengthening of a community’s spiritual life. The Forty Hours Devotion is a period of continuous Eucharistic adoration lasting (as … Read more
  • Via Crucis
    The Via Crucis is a devotional journey that follows Our Lords’ path from his condemnation to his burial. It consists of 14 stations, each recalling a moment from the Passion. It is prayed especially during Lent and Holy Week, but can be prayed the year‑round. At its heart, it is about walking with Christ in … Read more
  • Forthcoming Adult Catechism Classes
    Adult Catechism Class – “Angels and Demons”: One Friday per month, all are welcome regardless of prior knowledge, both Catholics and non-Catholics. The next class will be held on Friday, 20th February at 7.15pm, following the evening Mass. ` Adult Catechism Class – “The Catholic Moral Life”: One Saturday per month, all are welcome regardless … Read more

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