LMS Year Planner – Notable Events

At the time of going to press the following events are planned. Should another lockdown force churches to close, they might not take place.

Mass of Reparation for Abortion Saturday, 14 November,

12 noon. By kind invitation of the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Bedford there will be a Mass offered in reparation for all the abortion carried out. Due to current restrictions, the church has a capacity of 80 people. If you wish to attend, it is important that you contact Barbara Kay, the LMS Representative for Bedford, by email in advance informing her of your name and the number of people from your household attending. The Shrine of the Miraculous Relic Image of Our Lady of Guadalupe is housed in the church of Holy Child and St Joseph, 2 Brereton Road, Bedford MK40 1HU.

Catholic Medical Association Annual Requiem,

Saturday, 14th November at 11:30 am. The CMA will celebrate their Annual Requiem Mass in the Traditional Dominican Rite for the repose of the Souls of deceased CMA members at The Rosary Shrine, St Dominic’s Catholic Church, London NW5 4LB.

Confirmations in the Traditional Rite, St James’s,

Spanish Place, Saturday, 21 November 11.30am. Bishop John Sherrington (Auxiliary Bishop of Westminster) will confer the Sacrament of Confirmation in the Traditional Rite. This will be followed by Pontifical Benediction.

High Mass for Christmas, Tuesday, 24 December. High Mass of Midnight will be celebrated in St Margaret’s Convent Chapel, Bethell Avenue, Canning Town, London E16 4JU on Christmas Eve at 6pm. Music, by Cantus Magnus, will include the winning piece of the 2020 Schellhorn Prize for Sacred Music Composition. Please note the change of venue this year. The Convent chapel has double the capacity of St Mary Moorfields when social distancing is observed.

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FACTFILE Details of all our events can be found on our website, together with booking and payment facilities where applicable. Go to lms.org.uk