Parish Calendar for 2010
January |
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| January 23 | Bembridge Ecumenical Social event at 7:00pm |
| January 24 | Latin Mass at 6:00pm Bembridge Ecumenical Service; Methodist Church |
February |
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| February 1 | "Preparing for the Rite of Election"; meeting at the cathedral at 7:30pm Faith Study Group meeting at 3:00pm |
| February 2 | Feast of Candlemas; masses at 10:00am (Latin) and at 7:00pm |
| February 3 | Feast of St. Blaise; blessing of throats Liturgy Committee meeting at 5:45pm |
| February 5 | First Friday Holy Hour |
| February 6 | First Communion lessons Parish Dinner at 7:30pm (provisional) |
| February 11 | Feast of Our Lady of Lourdes IoW Embroiderers' Guild visit to St. Mary's to view vestments |
| February 12 | Schools break up |
| February 14 - 16 | 3 Days of Exposition at St. Cecilia's Abbey in preparation for Lent |
| February 17 | Ash Wednesday; Day of Fast and Abstinence Start of Lent |
| February 19 | Father meets with St. Michael's community |
| February 20 | Rite of Election at the Cathedral at 11:00am |
| February 22 | Schools return Bembridge Lenten Ecumenical Discussion groups commence |
| February 23 | Stations of the Cross commences at 7:00pm |
| February 26 | CAFOD Lenten Fast |
| February 27 | First Communion lessons |
| February 28 | Children's Mass at 11:00am Latin Mass at 6:00pm |
March |
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| March 1 | Feast of St. David. Patron of Wales |
| March 5 | First Friday Holy Hour Women's World Day of Prayer |
| March 13 | First Communion lessons |
| March 14 | "Laetare" Sunday; Mothering Sunday |
| March 17 | Feast of St. Patrick, Apostle of Ireland |
| March 19 | Feast of St. Joseph |
| March 19 - 21 | 40 Hours Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament |
| March 25 | Feast of the Annunciation Anniversary of the Birth of the Countess of Clare (foundress of St. Mary's Church) in 1793 Anniversary of the opening of Holy Cross, Seaview in 1957 |
| March 28 | Palm Sunday Clocks forward Latin Mass at 6:00pm |
| March 30 | Chrism Mass at the Cathedral |
April |
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| April 1 | Maundy Thursday Schools break up |
| April 2 | Good Friday; Day of Fast and Abstinence Retiring Collection for the "Holy Places" Ecumenical Service of Witness in Ryde |
| April 3 | Holy Saturday |
| April 4 | Easter Sunday |
| April 11 | Low Sunday; Divine Mercy Sunday Service at St. Thomas', Cowes at 3:00pm |
| April 16 | Father meets with St. Michael's community |
| April 17 | First Communion lessons |
| April 18 | Children's Mass at 11:00am |
| April 19 | Schools return |
| April 23 | Feast of St. George, Patron of England |
| April 24 | Annual Parish Dinner at Yelfs Hotel |
| April 25 | Anniversary of the execution of the Isle of Wight martyrs in 1586 Latin Mass at 6:00pm |
| April 29 | Feast of St. Catherine of Siena Anniversary of the death of the Countess of Clare in 1879 |
May |
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| May 1 | Feast of St. Joseph the Worker, Patron saint of the Universal Church First Communion lessons |
| May 3 | Historical Exhibition and Display of relics and vestments at Holy Cross Church, Seaview as part of the village Fayre Start of May Devotions at 7:00pm |
| May 7 | First Friday Holy Hour |
| May 10 - 18 | Proposed Parish Pilgrimage to Rome (tbc) |
| May 11 | Mass in school at 9:00am |
| May 13 | Ascension Day (Old calendar) |
| May 15 | First Communion lessons |
| May 16 | Feast of the Ascension (transferred) Children's First Confessions at 2:00pm |
| May 17 | Seventh anniversary of the Ordination of Fr. Glaysher to the Holy Priesthood |
| May 19 | Anniversary of the Dedication of the cathedral |
| May 23 | Feast of Pentecost |
| May 28 | Schools break up |
| May 29 | St. Michael's Silent Auction at Bembridge Village Hall |
| May 30 | Feast of the Blessed Trinity Ecumenical Service at Bembridge C.E Church |
June |
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| June 3 | Corpus Christi (old calendar) |
| June 4 | First Friday Holy Hour |
| June 5 | First Communion Final Practice |
| June 6 | Feast of Corpus Christi (transferred) First Holy Communion Day |
| June 7 | Schools return |
| June 11 | Feast of the Sacred Heart |
| June 12 | Feast of the Immaculate Heart of Mary (Patronal Feast of St. Mary's) |
| June 16 | Good Shepherd Mass at the cathedral (schoolchildren) at 11:00am |
| June 18 | Father meets with St. Michael's community |
| June 22 | Feast of Sts. John Fisher and Thomas More; 75th anniversary of their canonization |
| June 24 | Feast of St. John the Baptist |
| June 29 | Feast of Sts. Peter and Paul (Holy day of Obligation) |
July |
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| July 5 | Divine Mercy Chaplet at St. Patrick's, Sandown at 3:00pm Sea Sunday; Retiring Collection for Apostleship of the Sea |
| July 11 | Feast of St. Benedict Solemn Mass at the two abbeys at 10:00am |
| July 22 | Schools break up |
| July 24 | Ordination to the Holy Priesthood of Rev. James McAuley at 11:00am at the cathedral |
August |
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| August 6 | Feast of the Transfiguration First Friday Holy Hour |
| August 15 | Feast of the Assumption |
September |
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| September | Papal visit to England |
| September 11 | Centenary of the death of Bishop Cahill (2nd Bishop of Portsmouth and former Rector of St. Mary's) Bishop to celebrate 11:00am Mass followed by Prayers at his grave in West Street |
| September 25-29 | St. Michael's, Bembridge Flower Festival / Exhibition |
October |
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| October 10 | Divine Mercy Chaplet at Holy Cross Church, Seaview at 3:00pm |
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