Our worship is in the Anglo-Catholic tradition, centered on the Mass where we encounter Jesus in the sacrament of the altar. Morning and Evening Prayer are also said half an hour before scheduled services.
SUNDAY 1 MARCH: Second Sunday of Lent
| Sunday 1 March | Second Sunday of Lent: Parish Mass 10.30 am with Bishop Pete Broadbent |
| Monday 2 March | Eucharistic Celebration 7 pm |
| Wednesday 4 March | Mass in School 9 am |
| Thursday 5 March | Mass and Lent Course: 7.30 pm at St Mary Willesden |
| Friday 6 March | Eucharistic Celebration with Veneration of the Cross 6pm |
| Saturday 7 March | Mass 9.30 am |
| Sunday 8 March | Lent 3: Parish Mass 10.30 am Stations of the Cross 6pm |
Today, 1 March: Following yesterday’s Open Morning: Cake Stall and Raffle. The Raffle will be drawn on Palm Sunday. Prizes: Easter Egg and box of chocolates.
Lent Course: Looking through the eyes of … Thursdays at 7.30 pm, Mass followed by refreshments and a talk. This Thursday at St Mary Willesden: Looking through the eyes of the Centurion.
Eucharistic Celebration and Veneration of the Cross: Fridays at 6pm, followed by hot chocolate and spiced bread.
Stations of the Cross: Sundays at 6pm.
Lent Giving: Rather than a separate Lent appeal, the Diocese continues to follow the devastating impact of the flooding in Mozambique, so we are invited to help amplify ALMA’s appeal during Lent: london.anglican.org.
Boxes are available to take if you prefer to make regular donations during Lent
MORE DATES FOR THE DIARY
| 15 March | Mothering Sunday |
| 29 March | Palm Sunday |
| 2 April | Maundy Thursday |
| 3 April | Good Friday |
| 4 April | Holy Saturday |
| 5 April | Easter Sunday |
| 26 April | APCM |
IN OUR PRAYER THIS WEEK
The Sick: Merle, Angela, Elsie, Joe, Debbie, Donovan, Antonia, Denise, Costella
Recently Departed: Michael Shrouder
Anniversaries of Death: Freda Bowen, Doris Goulbourne
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CONTACTS
Churchwardens:
Stephen Halliwell: 020 8459 1175, 07720 401489
Kathy Watters: 07527 540779
Safeguarding Officer: Lucky Enekeme: Safeguarding.shrineofmary@gmail.com
Website: shrineofmary.org
Email: shrineofmary@gmail.com
DONATIONS TO ST MARY’S THROUGH EASYFUNDRAISING
Supporting St Mary’s when you shop online: easyfundraising.org.uk/cause/stmaryswillesden/
If you do any online shopping, over 8,000 retailers will donate for FREE to
St Mary’s Willesden – London when you use easyfundraising to shop with them. This means you can raise donations for us when you buy pretty much anything! These donations really help us, and all you have to do is use easyfundraising when you’re ordering the things you’ll be buying anyway.
Online sites including eBay, Amazon, John Lewis, Etsy, Argos, M&S, B&Q, Booking.com donate varying percentages, often only pennies but it all adds up.
Waitrose donates £1 for every grocery order, Sainsbury’s about 50p.
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Baptisms, Weddings or Funerals at St Mary’s
If you are interested in arranging a Baptism (Christening), Wedding, or Funeral at St Mary’s, please contact one of our Churchwardens: Stephen Halliwell (020 8459 1175) or Kathy Watters (07527 540779) for more details.
Safeguarding: St Mary’s Safeguarding Officer: Lucky Enekeme: safeguarding@shrineofmary@gmail.com
We have an information leaflet about baptism which you can download.
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