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(S) = Stow-on-the-Wold
(B) = Bourton-on-the-Water
Mass intentions are indicated in italics.

Sunday, 7th March 2010
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT, Year C
8.30 a.m. Mass (B)                                      ( )
10.00 a.m. Family Mass (S)                       (the people of the parish)
6.30 p.m. Mass (S)                                     ( )

Monday                          Lenten Weekday

Tuesday                         Lenten Weekday
7.00 p.m. Mass (B)                                     ( )

Wednesday                  Lenten Weekday
2.00 p.m. Mass (S)                                     ( )

Thursday                      Lenten Weekday
10.00 a.m. Mass (B)                                   ( )

Friday                            Lenten Weekday
9.30 a.m. Exposition (S)
10.00 a.m. Mass (S)                                   ( )
7.00 p.m. Stations of the Cross (S)

Saturday                      Lenten Weekday
10.00 a.m. Low Mass (S) in the Extraordinary Form
                                                                (private intention)
10.30 a.m. Confessions (S)

The Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confession) is celebrated at Stow on Saturdays from 10.30 a.m. and at other times by appointment.

PLEASE PRAY FOR…

Marie Byrne, Willa Chetwode, Gill Clark, Pat Gibb, Laurence Millar, Ann Parker, and all who are ill; for all who have died recently; and for Margaret Curtin, Emma Shiels, and all whose anniversaries occur about this time.

Diocesan Prayer Link:
St Benet, Kemerton

THIS WEEK

Today The 10.00 a.m. Mass will be a Family Mass in which we involve the children as fully as possible in the celebration of the liturgy.

First Holy Communion
Group 1: Tuesday at 4.30 p.m.
Group 2: Wednesday 3.30 p.m.

Church Cleaning
Stow          Imelda Rickards
Bourton      Gwen Juul

NEWS AND EVENTS

Next Sunday will be the Fourth Sunday of Lent, Year C.
Readers’ Rota Please advise John Duggan, at the latest by the 14th March, of your non-available dates for the new rota which will run from Easter Sunday, 4th April, until the 25th July. Phone: 01993 830 107, or by e-mail.

Red Mission Box Collection in March Please bring your boxes into Stow and Bourton Churches as soon as possible so that accounts can be made up by the end of the month. If you have any queries or would like a mission box contact Jenny Goodwin (01451 810019) in Stow and Pat Gibb (01451 820580) in Bourton.

Papal Preparations With the prospect of Pope Benedict XVI visiting this country later in the year, our award-winning website cliftondiocese.com is looking for your memories and photographs of the last Papal visit back in 1982. As we look forward to welcoming the Holy Father to the UK, tell your story and share your thoughts and experiences of the momentous occasion.

May Fayre It is time to start planning. The date will be the Spring Bank Holiday, Monday 31st May. I will shortly put up a list for volunteers. We shall need a lot of new help this year as several people who have worked the day in the past have moved away.

MONEY MATTERS

Last Sunday’s Plate Collection
Stow-on-the-Wold            £195.75
Bourton-on-the-Water        £78.96
Total                              £274.71

Second Collection for CAFOD £298.20

100 Club The winners of the February draw were:
Snowball (£30)       Nadine Dickinson
1st Prize (£20)       Eileen Bryant
2nd Prize (£10)      Viviana Faulkner
3rd Prize (£5)         Paddy Ralph

Lenten Alms may be given at any time during Lent. These will be made available for Bishop Declan to distribute as he sees fit.

THE SACRED TRIDUUM

Confessions before Easter Each Saturday as usual, plus:
at Bourton: 6.30-6.50 p.m. on Tuesday 23rd March
at Stow: 11.30-12.00 noon on Holy Thursday, 1st April

I will shortly put out lists for volunteers for Readers for the Triduum and for the Foot-washing on Holy Thursday.

Liturgy Times
Palm Sunday:
all Masses as usual

Holy Thursday:
8.00 p.m. Mass of the Lord’s Supper

Good Friday:
10.00 a.m. Office of Readings & Morning Prayer
3.00 p.m. Liturgy of the Passion

Holy Saturday:
10.00 a.m. Office of Readings & Morning Prayer
8.30 p.m. The Easter Vigil

Easter Day:
8.30 a.m. Mass (Bourton)
10.00 a.m. Mass (Stow)
6.30 p.m. Low Mass in the Extraordinary Form (Stow)