Palm Sunday, April 5th 2020

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Regular Mass Times:
Sunday- Parish Mass 10am. Monday- 6.00pm. Wednesday- 12.30pm. Thursday- 10am. Friday- 6.00pm. Saturday 10am.
And at St Peter's Church, Southfield Road, W4 1BB: Sunday- Parish Mass 10am. Tuesday- 10am. Friday- 10am.

1. You can catch up with Fr Kevin’s Letter for Palm Sunday and Holy Week by clicking here.

2. Today Sunday April 5th is Palm Sunday, the start of Holy Week, when we mark the entrance of Jesus into Jerusalem. At 10am at St Michael & All Angels Church, the Mass will be live-streamed for watching at home. Why not decorate your front door with some greenery? And join the responses of the Mass, and sing along where appropriate.
To remind you of Palm Sunday in more normal times, you can see photographs of last year’s Palm Sunday procession by Jim Cox.

3. You can also listen to our Palm Sunday podcast, led by Fr Thomas Couper and nine members of St Michael’s Choristers (singing from home). Click here to listen it now.
Benedictus from Messe Basse - Faure
Reading from Matthew 21: 1-11 Freddie Maud
Homily - Fr Thomas
Hymn - It is a thing most wonderful
Prayer - Fr Thomas
Fugue in d minor from Bach's Well tempered clavier BWV 875 - William Brooke
You can listen to previous Podcasts on our Catch Up: Podcasts page.

4. Our Children’s Church has again prepared Sunday worship material for children to read, discuss and create at home. See Palm Sunday: Jesus enters Jerusalem on our Children’s Church pages.
And Children's Church will be organising an Easter Bonnet competition for next weekend. Simply design and make an Easter Bonnet, take a photo of yourself wearing it, and email it with your name and age to the Parish Office parishoffice@smaaa.org.uk. Entries close next Friday April 10th.

5. With no Sunday collection, please make a donation to the work of St Michael’s via our website. You can donate here. Please add Gift Aid if you are able and consider joining our Planned Giving scheme.

6. With no Green Jar in church, you may also donate online to our Lent Charities Appeal, in aid of St Michael’s three charities for 2020, The Upper Room, WaterHarvest and West London Welcome. Please donate here to our charities.

7. On Holy Monday, April 6th, Holy Tuesday, April 7th and Holy Wednesday April 8th, the 12 Noon Mass and Address will be live-streamed for you to join it at home.

8. On Maundy Thursday, April 9th, at 7.30pm the Liturgy of the Last Supper will be live-streamed for you to join it at home. Have a bell handy to ring. Light a candle in the darkness and spend some time with Christ, as He prays in the Garden of Gethsemane before His arrest. At 6pm there will be an Italian Mass. There will also be a podcast.

9. On Good Friday, April 10th, the 12 Noon Mass and Address will be live-streamed for you to join it at home. Have a cross or crucifix nearby and say a prayer as you thank God for His love in Christ who died for us. There will also be a podcast.

10. On Sunday April 12th, Easter Day, the 10am Mass and Address will be live-streamed for you to join it at home. Have a bell handy to ring and when the priest says ‘Christ is risen, Alleluia’, why not startle your neighbours by shouting the response: ‘He is risen indeed. Alleluia.’? There will also be a podcast.

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