Parish Calendar for 2010


January

 
 
January 23 Bembridge Ecumenical Social event at 7:00pm
January 24 Latin Mass at 6:00pm
Bembridge Ecumenical Service; Methodist Church
 

February

 
 
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

 
 
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

 
 
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

 
 
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

 
 
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

 
 
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

 
 
August 6 Feast of the Transfiguration
First Friday Holy Hour
August 15 Feast of the Assumption
 

September

 
 
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

 
 
October 10 Divine Mercy Chaplet at Holy Cross Church, Seaview at 3:00pm