You will be very welcome to join us if visiting West Cornwall this Easter.
Our Parish Church is in Rosevean Road, Penzance, TR18 2DX. Telephone 01736 362619 
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Mass times for Holy Week and Easter 2010

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The Mass of The Sacred Chrism - Plymouth Cathedral - Wednesday in Holy Week at 5.00 p.m. All welcome
see lists in each of the parish churches for sharing transport

Maundy Thursday
At 7.30 p.m. Mass of The Lord's Supper.
Procession of the Holy Oils; Procession to the Altar of Repose; Watch of the Passion until 11pm ending with night prayer of the Church. 

Good Friday 
10.00 a.m. Choral Office of Readings & Morning Prayer

11.30 a.m. Ecumenical Walk of Witness - Meet at Tourist Information office by Railway & Bus Stations. Proceeds up Market Jew Street to the Humphry Davy statue and eventually processes to the top of Causewayhead. At both places a short Christian message will be offered. Together, Christians throughout our country will be walking together in silent witness.
Walk of Witness in St. Ives at 12 noon | Stations of the Cross in St. Joseph's, Hayle at 12 noon

3.00 p.m. The Solemn Celebration of the Passion of Our Lord
Veneration of the Cross; Rite of Communion; The Altar is then stripped bare and the Cross remains with candles, for veneration and meditation

 Holy Saturday
12.00 noon Poswiecenie pokarmow, Pragniemy poinformowac, ze w Wielka Sobote, tj. 3 kwietnia w kosciele katolickim w Penzance, o godzinie 12 w poludnie odbedzie sie poswiecenie pokarmow. Wszystkich zainteresowanych serdecznie zapraszamy. English explanation (ext link)

The solemn Vigil of Easter at 8.30 p.m.
(including reception of candidate into the Church)
The Passover Vigil in which the Hebrews kept watch for the Lord's Passover which was to free them from slavery to Pharoah, prefigured the true Pasch of Christ that was to come. For the resurrection of Christ in which He 'broke the chains of death and rose triumphant from the grave', is the foundation of our faith and hope, and through Baptism and Confirmation we are inserted into the paschal mystery of Christ dying, and buried and raised with Him, and with Him we shall so reign. The full meaning of the Vigil is a waiting for the coming of the Lord.

EASTER SUNDAY - 9.00am and sung Mass at 11.00 am
(including renewal of Baptismal promises)

- Easter week - no Masses except Wed 7th 10.30am Mass In the Extraordinary Rite (Tridentine) (Fr. John)
and Saturday at 12 noon - see newsletter

The first Sunday after Easter - 11th April is 'Divine Mercy Sunday'
 Penzance Masses at 9am and 11 am
This year, Divine Mercy Sunday will be celebrated in St John’s, Camborne just before 3pm.
see also www.camborne-redruth-parish.org
n.b. Divine Mercy Novena commences Good Friday

There is also a celebration at Lanherne Convent
2pm Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and Confession, followed by 3pm the Divine Mercy Chaplet & Benediction.

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