Weekly Email – Low Sunday
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Dear friends,
Once again, a Happy Easter to you all. Thank you so very much to the many people involved in making the commemoration of Our Lord’s triumph over death an especially moving and joyful one.
With Easter falling late, the Ginkgo trees at the south end of Great Titchfield Street under which we gather for our Palm Sunday Procession were already beginning to bud. A promising sign for the week that was to come! A series of informative and up-building homilies from Fr Jeremy Haselock; the near matchless combination of music and liturgy; the chance to join in fellowship together as well as to welcome sisters and brothers visiting, or returning, from across the world. Thank you again to all those who have given so much, both on camera, and behind the scenes.
We will gather this Sunday, the final day of the Easter Octave, in the wake of the sad news from Rome – but what a wonderful grace the late pope was granted to be able to bless his people one last time on Easter Sunday. Two Masses of Requiem will be said here on Tuesday. God rest his soul.
After the transferred Solemnity of St George on Monday, we move shortly into May, the month the Church has traditionally associated with Our Lady. A fitting reminder in wake of our Paschal celebrations of humanity’s restoration and call to Godliness. Mary, glorified, “the treasury and president of the wealth of the Godhead”, in St Gregory Palamas’ words, is alongside us now as our celebrations of Baptism, Confirmation at the Eucharist call us on to where she has gone before us. Please pray for those at All Saints’ preparing for Baptism and Confirmation here on May 18th. And don’t miss the opportunity to join us on National Pilgrimage to Walsingham – England’s Nazareth – on May 26th – details follow below.
Rejoice and be glad, O Virgin Mary, alleluia!
For the Lord is risen indeed, alleluia!
With my love,
Fr Alan
Noon Mass tomorrow cancelled
Please note that the noon Mass tomorrow, Saturday 26th April, is cancelled.
Welcome back to All Saints’!
It is a joy this Sunday to welcome back a group of alumni from our former Choir School. The school ran from 1843 to 1968, and from the late 1850s had its home in the buildings on the west side of the courtyard. Classes of boys went on to sing at the coronations of Edward VII, Georges V and VI, and Elizabeth II.
Easter flowers
Thank you also to those who have sponsored our Easter flowers this year, of whom some have chosen to remain anonymous.
Antonietta, in loving memory of David Robin on his birthday; Naomi Slippe; Charlotte Black, in memory of her mother, Priscilla Black; Kate Hodgetts, in memory of her mother, Rita; Ingrid Slaughter; Daniel Formston; Anne Flanagan, in memory of her parents; Fr Reg Bushau; Nick and Suzy Thomson, in memory of Suzy’s dad, Alan Knight Ntow, & of Nick’s Mum, Angela Thomson, & of his Grandma, Joan Ward.
The National Pilgrimage
Do consider joining us for England’s National act of witness at Walsingham on Monday, 26th May. The coach journey will cost £30. We leave Margaret Street at 7.30 am (on the dot!) and arrive back in London by the evening. To book your place on the All Saints’ coach, simply sign up at the Eventbrite link here. You pay your £30 online as part of that process. It’s as simple as that.
If you know of anyone who wants to get to the National Pilgrimage and is looking for travel from London, do please forward the Eventbrite link to them. They are more than welcome to sign up and join us as long as the can get to Margaret Street by 7.30am on 26th May.
Curry night
On Thursday, 8th May there will be an Eastertide curry night for our younger adults. It will be at Fr Alan’s house after the evening Mass. Let Fr Alan know by Sunday May 4th if you’d like to come along.
Requiem Mass for Pope Francis, Tuesday 29 April
On the first opportunity after Easter Week and the transferred Solemnity of St George, both Masses will be offered for the repose of the soul of the late pontiff.
Forthcoming Preachers
Sunday 11th May 2025 – Easter 3
11.00 am High Mass
The Revd Steve Rice,
Rector, St Timothy’s Episcopal Parish, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, USA.
Sunday 18th May 2025 – Easter 5
11.00 am High Mass with Baptism and Confirmation
The Bishop of Fulham
Thursday 29th May 2025 – Ascension Day
6.30 pm High Mass
The Revd Dr David Houlding.
Thursday 19th June 2025 – Corpus Christi
6.30 pm High Mass with procession of the Blessed Sacrament and Benediction
The Revd Grant Naylor,
Vicar, St Matthew’s, Carver Street, Sheffield.
Sunday 17th August 2025 – Assumptiontide Procession
6.00 pm Solemn Evensong with Procession of Our Lady and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament
The Revd Philip Corbett,
Vicar, St Silas’, Kentish Town, London.
Sunday 14th September 2025 – Holy Cross Day
11.00 am High Mass
The Revd Dr Michael Bowie,
Vicar, St Peter’s, Eastern Hill, Melbourne, Australia.
Sunday 21st September 2025 – Trinity 14
11.00 am High Mass
The Revd Thomas Crowley,
Rector, Christ Church, St Leonards-on-Sea.
Sunday 2nd November 2025 – All Saints’ Day
11.00 am High Mass
The Ven Luke Miller,
Archdeacon of London.
Monday 3rd November 2025 – All Souls’ Day
6.30 pm High Mass of Requiem
The Rt Revd Lyndsay Urwin, O.G.S.
Services this week
Saturday 26th April – Easter Saturday
6.00 pm Confessions
6.30 pm Vigil Mass of Sunday
Sunday 27th April – LOW SUNDAY IN THE OCTAVE OF EASTER
8.30 am Low Mass
11 am High Mass
5.15 pm Low Mass
6.00 pm Evensong and Benediction
Monday 28th April – ST GEORGE, PATRON OF ENGLAND
12 noon Low Mass
6.30 pm Low Mass
Tuesday 29th April – St Catherine of Siena, V. Dr.
12 noon Low Mass
6.30 pm High Mass
Wednesday 30th April – Feria
12 noon Low Mass
5.30 Holy Hour
6.30 pm Low Mass
Thursday 1st May – SS PHILIP AND JAMES
12 noon Low Mass
6.30 pm Low Mass
Friday 2nd May – St Athanasius
12 noon Low Mass
6.30 pm Low Mass
Saturday 3rd May – Our Lady in Eastertide
12pm Low Mass
6.00 pm Confessions
6.30 pm Vigil Mass of Sunday
Sunday 4th May – THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
8.30 am Low Mass
11 am High Mass
5.15 pm Low Mass
6.00 pm Evensong and Benediction
The noon Mass tomorrow, Saturday 26th April, is cancelled.