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A Parish within The Diocese of East Anglia. Registered as a charity. 278742
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St Mark’s Repository
The 2012 Diocesan Year Book & Ordo is now available at £2.50
Baptism Cards
Mass Cards
Rosaries
Mass Books (new)
Prayer books (new)
All are all available at the back of St Mark’s
If you cannot see what you require then please speak to Jo Mann it may be elsewhere or she may be able to order it for you.
“'Why do you have these thoughts in your hearts? Which of these is easier: to say to the paralytic, "your sins are forgiven" or to say, "get up, pick up your stretcher and walk?"” Mark 2:8-9
The 7th Week of Ordinary Time, Year B
The Roman Catholic Parish of St Mark’s Ipswich includes Chantry, Stoke, Capel St Mary, Holbrook and also Brantham where Holy Mass is celebrated at Holy Family Catholic Church.
The Parish Priest, Fr. Christopher Smith is assisted by Fr. Pàdraig Hawkins.
Masses are well attended and it is particularly good to see so many young families. Everyone is welcome so please come along. If you are new to Ipswich we look forward to meeting you.
Wednesday of this week is Ash Wednesday. A day of fasting and abstinence. The beginning of Lent when ashes are applied to our forehead in the sign of the cross and the Priest says the words; "Remember, you are dust and to dust you shall return" It is a reminder that this life is short and merely a foreshadowing of what we shall become through the redemption of Jesus Christ on the cross.
The ashes for Ash Wednesday normally are made from blessed palm branches from the previous Palm Sunday. The ashes are sprinkled with Holy Water and incensed before distribution.
The Stations of the Cross
Each Friday during Lent, The Stations of the Cross will be celebrated in St Mark's church at 11:15, in place of the Rosary.
What are "The Stations of the Cross"? For Catholics throughout the world, they are a very important type of Prayer and Devotion, one which is synonymous with Lent, Holy Week, especially Good Friday. This devotion is also known by the titles "Way of the Cross", "Via Crucis", or "Via Dolorosa".
A booklet on The Stations of the Cross is available here ......
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