Mass Times
CHRISTMAS and NEW YEAR MASSES AT HOLY CROSS 2023 – 2024
Saturday 23rd December 2023
Vigil Mass for 4th Sunday of Advent (B) – 5.30pm
Sacrament of Reconciliation available from 4.45pm till 5.15pm
Sunday 24th December 2023 (morning)
Mass for 4th Sunday of Advent (B) – 10.30am only
Sunday 24th December 2023 (afternoon/evening)
CHRISTMAS EVE – FIRST MASSES OF CHIRSTMAS
4pm - Mass for Families and Children with Carols
6.30pm – Carols and Festive Music followed by Mass at 7pm
Monday 25th December 2023
CHRISTMAS DAY – Mass at 10.30am only
Tuesday 26th December 2023
St Stephen, Protomartyr – Mass at 9.30am
Wednesday 27th December 2023 – No Mass today
Thursday 28th December 2023
The Holy Innocents, Feast – Mass at 9.30am
Friday 29th December 2023
St Thomas Becket, Bishop & Martyr – Mass at 9.30am
Thursday 30th December 2023
Solemnity of the Holy Family – Vigil Mass at 5.30pm
Saturday 31st December 2023 - NEW YEARS EVE – SOLEMNITY OF THE HOLY FAMILY
Mass at 10.30am only
Sunday 1st January 2024 - NEW YEARS DAY – SOLEMNITY OF MARY, MOTHER OF GOD
Mass at 9.30am
Father Michael, Parish Priest; Alexandra, the Parish Catechetical Coordinator; Annie, the Parish Administrator, Monsignor Martin and Fr Antony
assure you of their prayers, and wish all parishioners and visitors the joy and peace of Christmas and every blessing for 2024
Weekend Masses will take place at 5.30pm on a Saturday (Vigil Mass) and 9.45am (Family) and 11.30am (Solemn) on Sundays.
PLEASE NOTE THAT MASS TIMES IN THE MONTH OF AUGUST are 5.30pm (Saturday) and 10.30am on Sunday.
Children’s Liturgy – during term time only takes place weekly at the 9.45am Mass. This is for children from age 3 upwards to School Year 2. Please bring your children to the side sacristy (by Our Lady’s Chapel) before Mass commences to be collected by their catechists. Please be on time, as children will not be admitted once Mass starts. They will return in time for the Lord’s prayer
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Live Streaming
Live Streaming of Mass at Holy Cross Church, is available via
https://www.churchservices.tv/parsonsgreen
and also the parish website
http://www.holycrosschurchparsonsgreen.org.uk
This means that parishioners and many others will be able to participate at Mass from a distance if they are unable to come in person.
During the Mass, you are encouraged to make an act of Spiritual Communion at Holy Communion time.
Obviously, this does not replace the actual physical reception of the Holy Eucharist, but can be a moment of intense personal prayer.
‘My Jesus, I believe that you are truly present in the most Blessed Sacrament. I love You above all things and desire to receive You into my soul. Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally, come spiritually into my heart. I embrace You as if You were already there, and unite myself wholly to You. I fervently ask, never let me be parted from You. Amen.’