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Advent and Christmas 2023

ADVENT ACTIVITES

Advent Tree - The Advent Tree will be up throughout Advent. Please take a label, buy the gift, wrap and return it to the tree. These will be delivered to the sick and housebound of the parish and the Reading Drop-In Centre for the homeless.

Churches in Reading Drop In Centre (CIRDIC) - As well as providing gifts from the Advent tree we are also raising funds to support their Christmas activities.

Gospel Share Each Wednesday on Zoom
7.00 pm - An opportunity to reflect quietly on the following Sunday's Gospel leading to a time of prayer. For the Zoom link email dcn.brian.theobald@rcaob.org.uk.

Friday 24th November
7.30 pm - Christmas pudding making evening and supper. Contact parish office.

Monday 4th & 11th December
7.00 pm - Holy hour. A time for quiet prayer and reflection before the Blessed Sacrament concluding with Night Prayer and Benediction.

Monday 18th December
7.00 pm - Service of Reconciliation with visiting priests present for Confession.

Saturday 9th December
From 9.30 am - BIG CHURCH CLEAN in preparation for the Christmas season. Please come and help, dusting, vacuuming, polishing etc.

Saturday 16th December
From 9.30 am - Christmas Flower Workshop. Contact parish office.

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Saturday 23rd December - 4th Sunday of Advent (Vigil Mass) - 5.30pm

Sunday 24th December - 4th Sunday of Advent Masses - 9.00 & 10.30am

Christmas Masses

Sunday 24th December - Christmas Eve
5.00pm - Christmas Mass for families with young children.

7.30pm - Carols followed by Mass of Christmas Night at 8.00pm.

Monday 25th December - Christmas Day
10.30am - Mass of Christmas Day.

Tuesday 26th December - St Stephen
10:00am

 

Wednesday 27th December - St John the Evangelist
 9.30am

 

Thursday 28th December - The Holy Innocents
12.00pm

 

Friday 29th December – Thomas Becket
9.30am

 

Saturday 30th December – The Holy Family (Vigil)
5.30pm

 

Sunday 31st December – The Holy Family

9.00 & 10.30am

 

Monday 1st January – Mary the Mother of God

10.00 am

 

To view the Masses on our YouTube channel, click on the appropriate link on the home page of this website.
 
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