9:15am Mass at Barking St Mary’s is cancelled and is rescheduled to 7:30pm.

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From the Colleseum at 9:15pm (BST or Vatican time?)

Thursday 2nd April, 2026	7:30pm	Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Friday 3rd April	3:00pm	Passion
Saturday 4th April	7:30pm	Great Vigil of Easter

Change to the advertised programme.
Please note that there is no Mass at 9:15am on Wednesday 1st April
as the priest will be at the Chrism Mass at Brentwood.

As usual, there will be one Triduum in the TLM at Easter in the Diocese of Brentwood. There will be an excellent choir as last year. The times at the Chapel of the Annunciation (formerly St Margaret’s Chapel), Bethel Ave., Canning Town are:

2nd April	19:00	Holy Thursday
3rd April	12:00	Good Friday
4th April	16:00	Holy Saturday

Easter Sunday Mass: 5:00pm

Please pray for Canon Young, who was Parish Priest at St Mary and St Ethelburga until last year. He is ill in hospital.
Latest news (Monday 30th March): he is eating well, still in pain but able to converse on his favourite topics.

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St Mary & St Ethelburga, Barking

PALM SUNDAY

8:00am       Mass

10:00am     Mass with Procession

12:05pm     Mass* with Procession

MONDAY TO WEDNESDAY OF HOLY WEEK

Times as normal

11:00am     Wednesday Chrism Mass Brentwood Cathedral (Be early to ensure a seat!)

MAUNDY THURSDAY

9:00am Morning Prayer

9:15am       Confession

5:00pm       Confession

8:00pm       Mass of the Lord’s Supper (only Mass today)

Vigil ending with Compline at Midnight

GOOD FRIDAY

9:00am       Morning Prayer

                   (No Mass today)

9:15am       Confession

12 noon      Stations of the Cross

3:00pm       The Passion of the Lord

                  followed by Confession

HOLY SATURDAY

9:00am       Morning Prayer

9:15am      Confessions

12 noon       Blessing of Food

5:30pm       Confessions

                   (No Mass at 6:30pm)

7:30pm       Paschal Vigil

EASTER DAY

8:00am       Mass

10:00am     Mass

12:05pm     Mass*

EASTER WEEK

Times as normal

DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY

8:00am       Mass

10:00am     Mass

12:05pm     Mass*

3:00pm       Divine Mercy Devotions

Bishop Alan Williams has sent all parishes a Joint Pastoral Letter on The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill from Cardinal Vincent Nichols together with all the Bishops of England and Wales to be read at all Masses on the Fifth Sunday of Lent, 5th and 6th April 2025.

The important vote for all MPs on the assisted suicide legislation, known as the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, is likely to take place on 25^th April.

The charity Right to Life UK has a simple online mechanism to allow people to contact their Member of Parliament and it only takes a few moments to submit a message to ask an MP to stop assisted suicide being rushed into law. It can be accessed here: https://righttolife.org.uk/asvote.  Right to Life is also distributing postcards to parishes for the faithful to send to their MPs on this subject.

I have also been approached by the Care Not Killing Alliance advertising their work in defeating the proposed legislation on Assisted Suicide. If you would like more information please see: www.carenotkilling.org.uk

A range of further resources on opposing assisted suicide is available here: https://www.cbcew.org.uk/opposing-assisted-suicide/

You will hear the letter at Mass on the weekend 5th/6th April.

You can also read it here: https://www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/news/urge-your-mp-to-vote-against-flawed-assisted-suicide-bill-say-bishops/

Advent 2024: Starting 5th December
on Thursday Evenings:
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at 6pm
Until Benediction
followed by the evening Mass* at 7pm