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Events & Notices

For Diocesan news and events see the News and Events pages on the Diocese of Peterborough's website, including the Diocesan News (pdf) pages.

Monthly Requiem
We remember the Faithful Departed of September on Saturday 25th. Mass is at 9.30am.
 
Healing Mass
Our monthly Healing Mass with intercessions led by a member of our Pastoral Team before the Blessed Sacrament takes place on Monday 6th September, beginning at 7.30pm in the Lady Chapel. Please enter via the Collingwood Road Door.
 
Walsingham Cell Mass
Our monthly Mass of the Holy House takes place on Saturday 11th September in the Lady Chapel beginning at 9.30am. This will be followed by a Cell Meeting. If any member of the Cell is unable to attend please give your apologies to the Cell Secretary, Jean Collins, beforehand. Thank you.
 
Patronal Celebrations
Our Patronal Festival, or Feast of Title, otherwise know as St Matthew's Day is Tuesday 21st September. This is always a landmark occasion within the annual cycle of  our parish. This year joining us will be the 'new' Bishop of Peterborough, The Rt Revd Donald Allister, will be making his first visit to our Parish. Bishop Donald will be presiding and preaching at the Sung Mass beginning at 7.30pm. The service will be followed by refreshments served in church. 
 
All Age Mass
Due to the way in which dates fall this September and availability of key people there will be no All Age Mass this month. Instead, our Uniformed Organisations have been asked to attend on St Matthew's Day at 7.30pm in order that they too may meet our new Diocesan Bishop.
 
Dedication Festival
It has long been our custom to observe our Feast of Dedication on Sunday following St Matthew's Day, even though our spiritual home was dedicated on 21st September. We do this because the Feast of Dedication is thematically distinct from the Feast of Title, thus providing a further opportunity to explore the on-going significance of these historic events whilst rededicating ourselves to the service of God for the future.
 
Thirty Years on Priesthood
On Wednesday 29th September, the Feast of St Michael and All Angels (Michaelmas), we will also be celebrating with Fr Graham Rumbold the thirtieth anniversary of his ordination to the ministerial priesthood. He will preside at the 9.30am Mass, hopefully with a couple of hymns, and there will be a little something afterwards in  Parish Centre.  Please come and enjoy this double celebration.
 
Harvest Thanksgiving
This takes place on Sunday 3rd October which is also the Sunday we have designated as Back to Church Sunday which is a simple but proven way of encouraging people who have had contact with the church in the past to give it another try. Church members give out personal invitations to people they know, and offer to accompany them to or meet them at the church.
 
Saturday and Sunday 11th & 12th September is a busy weekend. The church is open to visitors as part of the Heritage Open Days Weekend. To take advantage of the extra "footfall" we receive that weekend we are holding an Art and Craft Exhibition and Sale. This will take place from 10am - 4pm Saturday 11th and 12noon - 4pm Sunday 12th. There will be numerous exhibits and stalls selling Handmade Goods, Textiles, Paintings & Art , Jewellery,  and Collectables pre 1990. Organ Music will be provided by Philip Bricher on Saturday at 11am and 2pm, whilst on Sunday various instrumentalists will be playing 2.30pm - 3.30pm. Refreshments will be available all day both days.
 
Ride & Stride
Saturday 11th is the annual Ride and Stride organised by the Northamptonshire Historical Churches Trust. Father Paul will be dusting down his bike and riding around Northampton Churches, if you want to sponsor him the form is at the back of the church or contact the Parish Office.

"CANONS CHALLENGE"
Tuesday October 12th in the Parish Centre, 7.30pm - 9pm (Refreshments will be served from 7pm).
An "Any Questions" Session with Father Peter and chaired by Alan Riley. This is an informal evening for you to ask those questions about matters which may perplex, confuse or trouble you. Father Peter will give answers 'on the hoof' in his own inimitable style. We hope this will be informative and enjoyable. Tickets �3.50 in aid of the Money Tree Scheme.