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Weekly Mass: 8th -16th May
Throughout the Pandemic all Masses will take place in the parish church of St Richard of Chichester, Buntingford.
The obligation to attend Mass remains suspended. Please see the Coronavirus page for more details.
Saturday 8th May: Vigil of the 6th Sunday of Easter
- 6.00pm: Buntingford
Sunday 9th May: 6th Sunday of Easter
- 9.15am: Buntingford
- 11.00am: Buntingford
Tuesday 11th May: Easter Feria
- 9.30am: Buntingford
Thursday 13th May: The Ascension of the Lord
- 9.30am: Buntingford
Friday 14th May: St Matthias, Apostle
- 9.30am: Buntingford
- 10.00am: Exposition and Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Saturday 15th May: Vigil Mass of the 7th Sunday of Easter
- 6.00pm: Buntingford
Sunday 16th May: 7th Sunday of Easter
- 9.15am: Buntingford
- 11.00am: Buntingford
The readings for Mass can be found every day on the ‘Universalis’ website.
Some churches in our diocese stream Mass online, you may be able to watch one of these during this time.
A warm Welcome to you if today is your first time to attend Mass since the easing of the lock-down. Our church is planned in a COVID-safe manner. Thank you in anticipation for adhering to the safe measures in place – maintaining safe distancing and hygiene.
Work Vacancy: St Richard Reynolds Primary School are recruiting for a KS2 Primary School Teacher. Please visit their website for more information: https://www.strichardreynolds.org.uk/our-college/work-at-srr Or contact recruitment@srrcc.org.uk for further details.
World Communications Day 2021 is celebrated on Sunday 16 May: The theme for the 2021 World Day of Social Communications is “Come and See” (John 1:46). It was chosen by Pope Francis, who echoes the words of the Apostle Philip, recognising that authentic communication leads to “encountering people as and where they are”. On this day, we are encouraged to pray for all who work in Communications in in promoting the Gospel through digital, social, print and broadcast media. There will retiring collection on the day to support the work the communication office undertakes both nationally and internationally. Thank you in anticipation.
Sacrament of Confession
- In these exceptional times confession is by appointment and will be held at Buntingford.
Parish Office Hours
- Please consider using the email or telephone for office matters. While we must all support each other in these times, we must also try and do our part in lessening the spread of the this disease.
Attending Mass during the pandemic – while the church remains open for public Mass during this time, please keep in mind that anyone who has any symptoms of the coronavirus is expected to stay at home and follow the government guideline. Doing so is for the good of all and speedier resolution. Also those who attend has to remain in the seat until the end of Mass.
Offertory Collection
- Many Thanks to all those who have maintained regular parish offering through Standing Order, loose plate or cheque and to those who wrote a cheque covering the time we were in lockdown.
- Setting Up A New Standing Order: If you are setting up a Standing Order or donating online for the first time, please note that a new Confirmation of Payee service has been rolled out for additional security reasons.
- Although no changes have been made to the name of our parish bank account, you would be required to use the full name of the parish account set below when setting up a new payment instruction. In other words, the full meaning of the abbreviation WRCDT has to be used.
| Account name: Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee Old Hall Green and Puckeridge Parish |
Account name: Westminster Roman Catholic Diocese Trustee Buntingford Parish |
|---|---|
| Account Number: 91270044 |
Account Number: 51308610 |
| Sort Code 40-05-20 | Sort Code 40-05-20 |
Fr Cyril Chiaha Writes:
On Thursday of this week, we will commemorate the Solemnity of the Ascension of Jesus; recalling the glory of Jesus after his suffering and death, a glory in which we hope to share.
This feast, which also reminds us that we are more than earthbound creatures, reassures us of Jesus’ promise that God’s people will always be accompanied on earth, as His ascension is more about His presence; Christ, our Lord, is now everywhere and no longer confined physically to a particular location. For where two or three are gathered in His name, He is there in their midst (Matthew 18:20).
The key to accessing Jesus’ promise is in this world. As given in today’s gospel reading, it is found in keeping the Father’s commandment, in the love of God and neighbour. It is my hope that, in keeping the Father’s commandment, each of us will be able to expand our boundaries of love; ensuring that our love and acts of goodness helps in mitigating, if not eradicating, the human predicament. Have a blessed week!