Day by day, Sunday by Sunday in the 50 days of Eastertide we celebrate the joy and new life of the Resurrection. This reaches a conclusion with the great feasts of Ascension Day and Pentecost. These are followed by Trinity Sunday (our parish feast of title) and Corpus Christi (The Body and Bood of Christ: The Day of Thanksgiving for Holy Communion).
Wed 28th May | Eve of Ascension Day
6.30pm Solemn Eucharist at St Mary's
Thur 29th May | Ascension Day
8.50am Said Eucharist at St Edmund's
12.15pm Said Eucharist at St Bart's
Sunday 1st June | The Sunday After Ascension Day
8am Said Mass at St Mary's
10am Joint Parish Eucharist at St Mary's (No 10am service at St Mary's or St Edmund's)
12.30pm The Jack Cornwell VC Memorial Parade and Service, Led by the Revd Canon Fred Ashford-Okai, Flg Officer RAFAC. There will be members of the RBL, political and Community Leaders, some Newham and local dignitaries, Cadets from the Navy, Army and Royal Air Force. This is a public service and is open to all.
Saturday 7th June
Meet at St Paul's Burges Road at 1.30pm together with walkers from our neighbouring parishes. We will walk to St Ed's, then to St Martin's Boundary Road, to St George's Burford Road, to St Mary's then finally to St Bart's for evening prayer, finishing at about 6.30pm. There will prayers, refreshments and toilets at our various church stops.
Sunday 8th June | Pentecost (Whitsunday)
8am Said Mass at St Mary's
10am Eucharist in all our churches: St Mary's, St Bart's, St Ed's
Sunday 15th June | Trinity Sunday: Feast of Title
8am Said Mass at St Mary's
10am Joint Parish Eucharist at St Mary's (No services at St Bart's or St Ed's). Guest Preacher: The Revd Dr Jennifer Smith, Superintendent Minister, Wesley's Chapel City Road
Wed 18th June | Eve of Corpus Christi
6.30pm Solemn Eucharist with Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at St Mary's
Thurs 19th June | Corpus Christi
12.15pm Said Eucharist at St Bart's
PATRONAL FESTIVAL OF ST MARY MAGDALENE
Saturday 20th July
10am-3.30pm Church open for visitors; Pre-Loved Summer Fete and refreshments in church hall
Sunday 21st July
8am Said Mass at St Mary's
10am Joint PARISH EUCHARIST at St Mary's (no 10am Eucharist at our other churches)
6pm CHORAL EVENSONG at St Mary's
PATRONAL FESTIVAL OF ST BARTHOLOMEW
Sunday 7th September
8am Said Mass at St Mary's (of Trinity 12)
10am Joint PARISH EUCHARIST at St Bart's (no 10am Eucharist at our other churches). Guest Preacher: The Revd David Sheen, Chaplain of Brasense College, Oxford (Patron of the Parish)
OPEN HOUSE FESTIVAL
Saturday 20th September
10am-3.30pm St Mary Magdalene Church open for visitors; refreshments in church hall
ALL SAINTS and ALL SOULS
Sunday 2nd November | All Saints/Eve of All Souls
8am Said Mass at St Mary's
10am Eucharist in all our churches
5pm ANNUAL MEMORIAL SERVICE at St Mary's