Parish Calendar for 2012
This Year marks the 600th anniversary of the birth of St. Joan of Arc; and the centenary of the Abbey Church at Quarr. This year also marks the following events:
January |
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| January 15 | Feast of the Baptism of Our Lord. Anniversary of the inauguration of the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham (2011) |
| January 18 | Start of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity |
| January 21 | Bembridge Ecumenical Social in the Village Hall |
| January 22 | Feast of St. Vincent. Bembridge Ecumenical Service at St. Michael’s Church |
| January 24 | Feast of St. Francis Sales |
February |
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| February 2 | Feast of Candlemas |
| February 3 | Feast of St. Blaise. Blessing of Throats |
| February 10 | Schools Break up |
| February 11 | Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. Mass at Lady Chapel World Day of Prayer for the sick. First Communion lesson 9-00am |
| February 12 | 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time Sexagesima Sunday (old calendar) |
| February 15 | Liturgy Committee meeting. 5-30pm |
| February 16 | Faith Study Group meeting. 3-00pm |
| February 19 | Start of 3 days of Exposition at St. Cecilia’s Abbey in preparation for LENT |
| February 20 | Schools return |
| February 21 | Shrove Tuesday |
| February 22 | Ash Wednesay. Day of Fast and Abstinence. Start of Lent |
| February 24 - 25 | Lenten Weekend Retreat at Douai Abbey. Tel. 0118 9665284 |
| February 25 | First Communion lesson Rite of Election at Cathedral 11-00am |
| February 26 | First Sunday of LENT Children's Mass. 11-00am |
March |
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| March 1 | Feast of St. David, Patron of Wales. Patronal Feast at E. Cowes |
| March 2 | CAFOD Lenten Fast Day. First Friday Holy Hour |
| March 3 | Ordinariate Mass at St. Agatha's, Portsmouth. 12-15pm |
| March 4 | 2nd Sunday of LENT Retiring Collection for CAFOD Lenten Fast. Latin Mass. 6-00pm |
| March 5 - 12 | Clergy Retreat at Cold Ash Pastoral Centre, Thatcham |
| March 6 | CTRA Enabling Committee meeting at Park Centre. 7-30pm |
| March 11 | 3rd Sunday of LENT |
| March 13 | Parish Council meeting. 5-30pm |
| March 17 | Feast of St. Patrick. Patron of Ireland. Patronal Feast at Sandown First Communion lesson |
| March 18 | “Laetare” Sunday. Mothering Sunday. Retiring Collection - Clergy Assistance Fund |
| March 19 | Feast of St. Joseph. Patron of the Universal Church |
| March 23 - 25 | 40 Hours Exposition at St. Mary’s |
| March 25 | Passion Sunday Clocks go back one hour |
| March 26 | Feast of the Annunciation (transferred). Anniversary of the Birth of the Countess of Clare (foundress of St. Mary’s Church) in 1793. Foundation Mass Anniversary of the opening of Holy Cross, Seaview in 1957. |
| March 29 | Anniversary of the Consecration of St. John’s Cathedral (1887) Faith Study Group meeting. 3-00pm |
| March 30 | Schools Break up |
April |
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| April 1 | Palm Sunday Retiring Collection for Easter Flowers Latin Mass. 6-00pm |
| April 3 | CHRISM MASS at the cathedral |
| April 4 | SPY Wednesday |
| April 5 | Maundy Thursday |
| April 6 | Good Friday Day of Fast and Abstinence Ecumenical Service of Witness. 12 noon Retiring Collection for the Holy Places |
| April 8 | Easter Sunday |
| April 15 | LOW SUNDAY. Divine Mercy Sunday |
| April 16 | Feast of St. Bernadette. Schools return 84th Birthday of His Holiness Pope Benedict. |
| April 17 | First Communion Parents' meeting 7-00pm. New hall |
| April 19 | Anniversary of the election of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI in 2005 |
| April 21 | First Communion lesson. Queen's 85th birthday |
| April 22 | 3rd Sunday of Easter First Confessions Ordinariate visitation |
| April 23 | Feast of St. George, Patron of England |
| April 25 | Feast of St. Mark, Evangelist |
| April 26 | Anniversary of the IoW martyrs. |
| April 29 | 4th Sunday of Easter Retiring Collection for Clergy Training Fund |
| April 30 | Feast of St. Pius V Anniversary of death of Elizabeth, Countess of Clare (foundress of St. Mary’s) in 1879. Foundation Mass for the repose of the soul of the Countess of Clare |
May |
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| May 3 | Feast of Sts Philip and James, Apostles |
| May 4 | First Friday Holy Hour Faith Study Group meeting. 1-00pm |
| May 6 | 5th Sunday of Easter Annual May Procession in honour of Our Blessed Lady (tbc) Latin Mass. 6-00pm |
| May 8 | Parish Council meeting. 5-30pm Finance Committee meeting. 7-00pm |
| May 9 | Liturgy Committee meeting. 5-30pm |
| May 12 | Day for new Catholics at cathedral. 10-30am Start of the Summer Guided tours of St. Mary's |
| May 13 | 6th Sunday of Easter. |
| May 13 - 19 | Christian Aid Week |
| May 14 | Feast of St. Matthias |
| May 15 | First Communion Parents' meeting |
| May 17 | Ascension Day Anniversary of the Ordination of Fr. Glaysher to the Holy Priesthood in 2003 |
| May 19 | First Communion lesson & rehearsal 10-00am (Confessions start 11-15am; Mass 12 noon) Anniversary of the Formation of the Diocese (1882) Dedication of St. John's Cathedral |
| May 20 | First Holy Communion Day |
| May 21 | Anniversary of the Consecration of St. Mary's in 1863. Foundation Mass |
| May 22 | Anniversary of the Dedication of St. Elizabeth's Chapel and the Consecration of the Catholic section of Ryde cemetery in 1863 |
| May 24 | Feast of Our Lady Help of Christians. |
| May 25 | Feast of St. Bede the Venerable |
| May 26 | Feast of St. Philip Neri |
| May 27 | Feast of Pentecost |
| May 30 | Feast of St. Joan of Arc |
| May 31 | Feast of the Visitation. |
June |
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| June 1 | First Friday Holy Hour |
| June 3 | Trinity Sunday. Latin Mass. 6-00pm |
| June 4 - 5 | Public Holidays for the Queen's Diamond Jubilee |
| June 7 | Feast of Corpus Christi. |
| June 10 | Feast of Corpus Christi (transferred) Annual Procession. Final First Communion celebration Mass. First Communion party or barbecue |
| June 10 - 17 | International Eucharistic Congress in Dublin Diocesan Pilgrimage to Dublin led by Fr. Phillip Harris (Cathedral) |
| June 13 | Feast of St. Anthony of Padua |
| June 15 | Feast of the Sacred Heart of Jesus |
| June 16 | Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Patronal Feast of St. Mary's) |
| June 17 | 11th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| June 22 | Feast of Sts John Fisher and Thomas More |
| June 23 - 25 | IoW Festival |
| June 24 | Feast of St. John the Baptist |
| June 25 | Anniversary of the Ordination of Fr. Jonathan Redvers Harris to the Holy Priesthood |
| June 29 | Feast of Sts Peter and Paul (Holyday of Obligation) |
July |
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| July 1 | Feast of the Precious Blood (old calendar) Latin Mass. 6-00pm 13th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| July 7 | Wedding in St. Mary's |
| July 8 | 14th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| July 10 | Parish Council meeting. 5-30pm |
| July 11 | Feast of St. Benedict - Patron of Europe. Solemn Mass at Quarr Abbey. 10-00am |
| July 14 | Wedding in St. Mary's |
| July 15 | 15th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| July 20 | School Leavers' Mass. 9-30am |
| July 22 | 16th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| July 25 | Feast of St. James, Apostle |
| July 26 | Feast of Sts. Joachim and Anne |
| July 29 | 17th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| July 31 | Feast of St. Ignatius Loyola |
August |
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| August 4 | Feast of St. John Vianney - Patron of priests |
| August 5 | 18th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| August 6 | Feast of the Transfiguration |
| August 12 | 19th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| August 12 - 19 | Cowes Week |
| August 15 | Feast of the Assumption (Holyday of Obligation) |
| August 19 | 20th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| August 22 | Feast of the Queenship of Our Lady |
| August 23 | Feast of St. Rose of Lima |
| August 24 | Feast of St. Bartholomew, Apostle |
| August 26 | 21st Sunday of Ordinary Time |
September |
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| September 2 | 22nd Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| September 3 | Feast of St. Gregory the Great |
| September 5 | Liturgy Committee meeting. 5-30pm |
| September 7 - 9 | Ryde Heritage Week |
| September 8 | Feast of the Birthday of Our Lady |
| September 9 | 23rd Sunday of Ordinary Time Annual Pilgrimage from Ryde to Quarr Abbey |
| September 11 | St. Michael's meeting with Father Parish Council meeting. 5-30pm Finance Committee meeting. 7-00pm |
| September 12 | Feast of the Holy Name of Mary |
| September 14 | Feast of the Exaltation of the Cross |
| September 15 | Feast of Our Lady of Sorrows |
| September 15 - 23 | IoW Cycling Festival |
| September 16 | 24th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| September 21 | Feast of St. Matthew |
| September 23 | 25th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| September 24 | Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham |
| September 29 | Feast of St. Michael. Patronal Feast at Bembridge |
| September 30 | 26th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
October |
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| October 1 | Feast of St. Therese of the Child Jesus |
| October 2 | Feast of the Guardian Angels |
| October 7 | 27th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| October 9 | Feast of Blessed John Henry Newman |
| October 11 | Inauguration of the Year of the Faith by Pope Benedict to mark the 50th anniversary of the start of the Second Vatican Council |
| October 12 | Feast of St. Wilfrid - Patron of the Isle of Wight Centenary celebrations at Quarr Abbey |
| October 13 | Feast of St. Edward the Confessor |
| October 14 | 28th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| October 18 | Feast of St. Luke |
| October 19 - 22 | IoW Autumn Walking Weekend |
| October 21 | 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| October 28 | 30th Sunday of Ordinary Time Clocks go back one hour Ryde CTRA Service at St. Mary's |
November |
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| November 1 | All Saints Day (Holyday of Obligation) |
| November 2 | All Souls Day |
| November 3 - 17 | Blessing of graves in the parish cemeteries |
| November 4 | 31st Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| November 7 | Liturgy Committee meeting. 5-30pm |
| November 11 | 32nd Sunday of Ordinary Time. Remembrance Sunday |
| November 13 | Parish Council meeting. 5-30pm |
| November 17 | PARISH AGM. 7-30pm |
| November 18 | 33rd Sunday of Ordinary Time |
| November 19 | Feast of St. Elizabeth of Hungary |
| November 21 | Feast of the Presentation of Our Lady |
| November 22 | Feast of St. Cecilia. Patronal Feast celebrations. |
| November 25 | Feast of Christ the King. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament pm. |
| November 30 | Feast of St. Andrew, Apostle - Patron of Scotland |
December |
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| December 2 | Advent Sunday |
| December 6 | Feast of St. Nicholas |
| December 7 | Feast of St. Ambrose |
| December 8 | Feast of the Immaculate Conception |
| December 9 | 2nd Sunday of Advent |
| December 16 | “Gaudete” Sunday. Retiring Collection for Christmas Flowers |
| December 23 | 4th Sunday of Advent |
| December 25 | Feast of the Nativity (Holyday of Obligation) |
| December 26 | Feast of St. Stephen Ecumenical Walk to Quarr Abbey |
| December 27 | Feast of St. John, Apostle |
| December 28 | Feast of the Holy Innocents |
| December 29 | Feast of St. Thomas of Canterbury |
| December 30 | Feast of the Holy Family |
Parish Calendar for 2013
January |
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| January 6 | Feast of the Epiphany |
| January 8 | Finance Committee meeting. 7-00pm |
February |
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| February 2 | Candlemas |
| February 13 | Ash Wednesday |
March |
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| March 24 | Palm Sunday |
| March 29 | Good Friday |
| March 31 | Easter Sunday |
April |
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| April 7 | Divine Mercy Sunday |
May |
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| May 9 | Ascension Day |
| May 19 | Pentecost Sunday |
| May 21 | 150th ANNIVERSARY OF THE CONSECRATION OF ST. MARYS' CHURCH |
| May 22 | 150th anniversary of the Blessing of St. Elizabeth's Chapel and the Consecration of the Catholic section of Ryde cemetery. |
| May 26 | Trinity Sunday |
| May 30 | Feast of Corpus Christi |
July |
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| July | World Youth Congress in Rio de Janiero |
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