St.Sebastian's Church - Holy Week 2010

ST. SEBASTIAN’S CHURCH

Madhavaram,Chennai – 600 060

Holy Week Programme – March & April 2010

28^th March 2010 - Palm Sunday

( Lk 19: 28-40. Is 50:4-7; Ps 22:8-9,17-18, 19-20,23-24; Phil 2:6-11; Lk 22:14-23:56 or 23:1-49)

Blessing of Palms:

06.15 a.m. - Parish Church (English)

06.30 a.m. - St. Ann’s Chapel (Tamil)

06.30 a.m. - Kodungaiyur (Tamil)

08.15 a.m. - Parish Church (Tamil)

05.00 p.m. - Parish Church (English)

06.15 p.m. - Parish Church (Tamil)

Confessions will be heard:

At the Parish Church on29^th & 30^th March from 05.30 p.m. to 7.30 p.m. (except during Mass).

At the Chapels of Kodungaiyur & Arul Nagar, on31^st from 07.00 p.m. to 08.00 p.m.

1^st April 2010 - Maundy Thursday (Solemnity of the Lord’s Supper)

(Ex 12:1-8, 11-14; Ps 115:12-13,15-16bc,17-18; 1Cor 11:23-26; Jn 13:1-15)

05.30 p.m. – Parish Church (English)

06.30 p.m. – Kodungaiyur Chapel (Tamil)

07.30 p.m. - Parish Church (Tamil)

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament:

Till 09.00 p.m. - St. James Zone

09.00 p.m. - St. Jude Tadues Zone

09.30 p.m. - St. Thomas Zone

10.00 p.m. - St. John De Britto Zone

10.30 p.m. – St. Mathews Zone

11.00 p.m. – St. Peter Zone

11.30 p.m. – St. Clare of Assisi Zone(St. Cecilia & St. Mark)

2^nd April 2010 - Good Friday (Day of Fasting & Abstinence)

(Is 52:13-53:12; Ps 30:2&6, 12-13, 15-16,17 &25; Hebr 4:14-16, 5:7-9; Jn 18:1-19:42)

Way of the Cross: Liturgy of the Passion of our Lord

07.00 a.m. - Parish Church – Tamil by Tamil-speaking Youth & Team

09.30 a.m. - Parish Church - English by English-speaking Youth

03.30 p.m. – Parish Church – Tamil

06.00 p.m. – Parish Church - English

BLOOD DONATION CAMP WILL BE HELD FROM 8.00 A.M. TO 1.00 P.M.

3^rd April 2010 – Saturday Easter Vigil

(Gen 1:1,26-31b; Ex 14:15,15:1; Is 55:1-11; Rom 6:3-11; Lk 24:1-12)

11.00 p.m. – SSITC Campus (Tamil)

11.30 p.m. - Parish Church (English)

11.30 p.m. – St. Ann’s Chapel (Tamil)

11.30 p.m. - Kodungaiyur – (Tamil)

4^th April 2010– Easter Sunday

(Acts 10:34a, 37-43; Ps 117:1-2,16ab-17,22-23; Col 3:1-4 or 1 Cor: 5:6b-8, Jn 20:1-9 or Mk 16: 1-8)

07.00 a.m- Parish Church (English)

09.00 a.m- Parish Church-Tamil.

Hoisting of St. Sebastian’s Flag

The celebration of the Annual Feast of our Parish will be inaugurated with the hoisting of St. Sebastian’s Flag by Rev. Fr. A. Vincent Chinnadurai, Chairman - Tamil Nadu Minority Commission, (after the 9.00 a.m. Tamil Mass).

May the Blessings of the Risen Lord fill your Homes !

“HAPPY EASTER”

Fr. John, ofm; Parish Priest & Assistant Parish Priests