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:
May |
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| May 8 | Parish Council meeting. 5-30pm Finance Committee meeting. 7-00pm |
| May 9 | Liturgy Committee meeting. 5-30pm |
| May 11 | Isle of Wight Confirmations |
| 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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