A prayer card upon the death of Pope Francis

With the Holy Father's Funeral on Saturday morning at 9am the visitation of Sr Mary Vianney has been cancelled. (View message above) On Saturday, April 26th , Sr. Maria Vianney OLM will visit St. David’s Cathedral from the Sanctuary of Divine Mercy in Krakow. The Sanctuary is the convent where St. Faustina resided and wrote the diary of her visions of the Merciful Jesus. Sr. Maria Vianney will spend the day talking about the message of Divine Mercy and helping to lead us in prayer on the run up to Divine Mercy Sunday the following day. A tentative schedule for the day is as follows: 10:00—Mass 10:45—Perpetual Adoration begins (includes input from Sr. Maria Vianney) 10:45-12:00—Sacrament of Reconciliation 12:00-12:45—Lunch Break 12:45—Presentation by Sr. Maria Vianney followed by Adoration 15:00—Hour of Mercy 16:30-17:15—Sacrament of Reconciliation 17:30—Vigil Mass for Divine Mercy Sunday

Dear brothers, Happy Easter! Despite his illness of these past months, we were all saddened to hear the news yesterday of the death of Pope Francis. He was an extraordinary witness to the Risen Lord and we pray now that the Lord quickly receive him into the kingdom. I will be celebrating a “Mass of the Resurrection – Remembering Pope Francis” in St David’s Cathedral, Cardiff at 6.30pm tomorrow evening (Wednesday). Please come to concelebrate if you can and encourage our people to come too. There will also be a Vigil of Prayer on Thursday Evening at 6pm in St David’s Cathedral to which we have invited ecumenical, inter-faith and civic dignitaries. Do come to that, too, if you are able, and encourage people to attend, if they can. With my thanks and with my prayers and best wishes. Yours devotedly,

Parish activities and meetings, apart from Morning Prayer and Mass from Tuesday to Saturday, will be cancelled during Easter Week, so that we can all celebrate with our families and friends.

Canon John would like to wish you and all your loved ones every joy and blessing during this Easter Season.  May the light of the risen Lord shine in your lives.

Monday of Holy Week No Mass Tuesday of Holy Week 11:30am – The Chrism Mass – Saint Joseph's Co-Cathedral, Swansea Spy Wednesday 10am – Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes  10.30am – Stations of the Cross at Our Lady of Lourdes Maundy Thursday 7pm – Mass of the Lord’s Supper at St. Teilo’s followed by Watching at the Altar of Repose until 10pm Good Friday 9.30am – Whitchurch Walk of Witness – starting at St. Teilo’s and visiting Ebeneser (at Whitchurch Community Centre), Whitchurch Methodist Church, St. Mary’s Church, Bethel Baptist Church Ebeneser (at Tabernacle Church) and Ararat Baptist Church 3pm – The Liturgy of the Passion at St. Teilo’s Easter Vigil The Easter Vigil will be celebrated at St. Teilo’s at 8.30pm on Saturday evening Easter Sunday 8.30am – Easter Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Lourdes 10am – Easter Sunday Mass at St. Teilo’s There will be no evening Mass on Easter Sunday.

PLEASE NOTE THE TIME OF THE VIGIL IS 8.30PM AND NOT 7PM AS STATED IN THE PREVIOUS MASS LEAFLETS We gather at 8.30pm on Saturday night for the Easter Vigil at St. Teilo’s. According to a most ancient tradition, this night is "one of vigil for the Lord," and the Vigil celebrated during it. Commemorating that Holy Night when the Lord rose from the dead, is regarded as the "mother of all Masses." For on this night, the Church keeps vigil, waiting for the Resurrection of the Lord, and celebrates the Sacraments of Christian Initiation. Please make every effort to attend the Vigil, the highpoint of the Christian Year and the central mystery of our faith.

The Parish Rosary Prayer Group meets on the last Thursday of each month at 2pm in Ty Mair, 19 Heol y Waun CF14 1LB at the junction of Heol Gabriel and College Road. The group members have intercessory prayer, read and discuss the following Sunday's Gospel, pray the Rosary, pray the 3 o'clock prayer and the Divine Mercy Chaplet, and have a cuppa! The next meeting takes place on Easter Thursday, April 24th . All are welcome to attend.

Rest in Peace Please pray for the repose of the soul of Wendy Doxsey, Toinette Butcher and Mary Partridge who have died recently. Mary lived in Heol Gabrielle for many years but sang in St. Joseph’s choir where she had lived before moving to Whitchurch. Mrs Doxsey’s body will be brought into St. Teilo’s on Wednesday, April 23rd at 4.00pm. Her Funeral Mass will take place at St. Teilo’s on Thursday, April 24th at 10.45am. Mary’s funeral will take place in the Wenault Chapel on Friday April 25th at 11.30am. Mary's family have requested no flowers but will welcome donations to Sight Lines which she had supported for over two decades as a guide for 'Walks with the Blind'. Toinette’s Funeral Mass will take place at St. Teilo’s on Wednesday, May 7th at 10.00am.  Please also pray for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Father Gregory Matus, John Morris, Bernard Regan, Pat Regan, Jeremiah O’Hanlon, Richard Sherriff, Sarah Barry, Ian Meredith, Elizabeth George, Malcolm Thomas, Nora Bois, Minda Gazzi, Michael Baca, Pasqual Bahauande, Elizabeth Spear, Jane Massey, Eileen Jones, Anne Dwyer, John Powell, Kath Deehan, Rosalind Kelly, Anthony Anzani, Kathleen Joyce, Thomas ‘Tom’ Walsh, Colin Pike, Mary Campbell, Pauline Green, Hubert Culverhill, Gregory Massey, Elizabeth Close, Margaret O’Keefe, George Armstrong, Christopher Barry, Emma Tusich, John Harty, Glyn Williams, Margaret McEvoy, Thomas Sheridan, Christine Preece, Clive Hill, John Lloyd, Hubert Taylor, Paul Manley, Winifred Morris, Ronald Rees, Kathleen Blakeman, Colin Coughlin, George Spratt, Agnes Liston, Douglas Howell, Marie Hart, Thomas Barry, Michael Aherne, Eileen McGrath, Francis Daly, Dennis Battisto, Thomas O’Driscoll, Dora Coulthard, Annie Purnell, Winifred Davies, Dave Welsh, Helen Moylan, David Evans, Mary Fairweather, Raymond Sumner, John John, Emily Wells, Jessie Carton and Margaret Panayi.

Day of Fasting and Abstinence Good Friday is a day of penance observed by the whole Church. It is a day of fasting and abstinence when everyone over the age of 16 and under the age of 65 are expected to abstain from meat and reduce their consumption of food. Good Friday – Walk of Witness This year, Churches Together in Whitchurch will be undertaking a Good Friday Walk of Witness following the Way of the Cross. There will be a short reading, hymn and reflection at each of the churches. 9:30am – The walk will begin at St. Teilo’s Church. Why not join Canon John and the clergy and members of Churches Together in Whitchurch at the start of the walk? 9:50am – Ebeneser at Whitchurch Community Centre 10:20am – Whitchurch Methodist Church 10:50am – St. Mary’s Church 11:20am – Bethel Baptist Church 11:50am – Ararat Baptist Church; following the reflection, hot cross buns and drinks will be served