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7th/8th March 2026 3rd Sunday in Lent Year A (II)
Saturday 07 - March
11:00 am -12:00 noon Adoration and Confessions at Buxton
3:30 pm Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Marple Bridge
4:00 pm Mass at Marple Bridge
4:30 pm Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Chapel-en-le-Frith
5:00 pm Live streamed Mass at Chapel-en-le-Frith for Jeremy Kadzevski's intentions.
Sunday 08 - March
9:00 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at New Mills
9:30 am Mass at New Mills
9:30 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Buxton
10:00 am Live streamed Mass at Buxton for Josie Wheatley - birthday intentions
11:00 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Marple Bridge
11:30 am Mass at Marple Bridge
Monday 09 - March
9:30 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Buxton
10:00 am Mass at Buxton
10:00 am - 12:00 noon Chapel-en-le-Frith Church open for prayer
Tuesday 10 - March
9:30 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at New Mills
10:00 am Mass at New Mills
Wednesday 11 - March
9:30 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Marple Bridge
10:00 am Mass at Marple Bridge Stations of the Cross after Mass
9:30 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Chapel-en-le-Frith
10:00 am Mass at Chapel-en-le-Frith
Thursday 12 - March
9:30 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at New Mills
10:00 am Mass at New Mills Stations of the Cross after Mass
2:00 pm Made For Heaven - Lent retreat in St Anne's Presbytery meeting room
Friday 13 - March
9:30 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Buxton
10:00 am Mass at Buxton for Helen Gubbels RIP
9:30 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Marple Bridge
10:00 am Mass at Marple Bridge
10:00 am Stations of the Cross at Chapel-en-le-Frith
1:00 pm Funeral Service for Paul Lehane RIP
7:00 pm Stations of the Cross at Buxton
Saturday 14 - March
11:00 am -12:00 noon Adoration and Confessions at Buxton
3:30 pm Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Marple Bridge
4:00 pm Mass at Marple Bridge
4:30 pm Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Chapel-en-le-Frith
5:00 pm Live streamed Mass at Chapel-en-le-Frith for Jean Kadzevska RIP
Sunday 15 - March
9:00 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at New Mills
9:30 am Mass at New Mills
9:30 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Buxton
10:00 am Live streamed Mass at Buxton for Valentine Taylor RIP
11:00 am Adoration, Confessions and Anointing at Marple Bridge
11:30 am Mass at Marple Bridge
Please pray for all who have recently died including Paul Lehane, whose funeral will take place at St Anne’s on 13th March at 1:00pm. Also for Giulia Delli-Colli who died last week. Her funeral will take place at St Anne’s on 17th March at 10:30am. Please remember their families in your prayers.
FR GREG WRITES: 3rd Sunday in Lent
Please continue to pray for the Diocesan 5 year plan 'Go make Disciples.....' The starting point for everything we might wish to see happening across our diocese is our own personal encounter with Christ Jesus in prayer, and our openness to be guided by the Holy Spirit in the daily living out of our faith. As the late Pope Francis reminded us, "without prayer all our activity risks being fruitless and our message empty. Jesus wants each of us to be people who bear witness to His good news, not only with words but above all by a life transfigured by God’s presence.” (Evangelii Gaudium, 259) (P9)
THIS SUNDAY we hear the beautiful and deeply human story of Jesus and the Samaritan woman at the well. Tired from his journey, Jesus asks her for a drink. What begins as a simple request becomes a life-changing encounter. Lent invites each of us to come to the well - to recognise our thirst for God and to allow Christ to meet us there. The woman arrives carrying her water jar; she leaves it behind after encountering Jesus. She discovers that he knows her fully and loves her still. In that moment of honesty and grace, shame turns into mission. She runs back to her town saying, “Come and see.” This Gospel reminds us that:
• Jesus meets us in our ordinary, daily lives.
• He is not afraid of our past or our brokenness.
• True worship is “in Spirit and in truth” — with open hearts.
An encounter with Christ naturally leads us to share the Good News.
A TIME OF GRACE IN LENT To help us experience that same encounter, there is always the opportunity for Confessions and for the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick before each Mass. Lent is a privileged
time for healing - spiritually and physically. Reconciliation is our chance to lay down the “water jars” we carry sin, regret, resentment, fear. The Anointing offers Christ’s strengthening presence in illness, frailty, or anxiety about health. Please make use of these graces.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
During Lent we are also encouraged to pray the Stations of the Cross, either:
• Communally at the scheduled parish time, or
• Individually as a personal devotion.
Walking with Christ on the road to Calvary deepens our awareness of the cost of love and prepares us for the joy of Easter.
As we continue our Lenten journey, may we not be afraid to pause at the well, to speak honestly with the Lord, and to let him quench our deepest thirst. “Lord, give me this water.”
WOMEN'S LENTEN RETREAT - Saturday 21st March at Holy Family Church, Blenheim Drive, Allestree DE22 2LG, 10.00am and 4.00pm. It is entitled “The Great Women of the Old Testament” and will be led by Sr. Susan Richert. The Retreat costs £15 per person, including a cream tea; please bring your own packed lunch. All women aged 18+ are very welcome. For more info and to book visit: www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/events/womensretreatday
MEN’S LENTEN RETREAT - Sat 28th March 9.45am - 3.45pm, at Mount Saint Bernard Abbey, Coalville. Canon Chris Thomas (Secretary of the Bishops' Conference of England and Wales for 10 years) will lead the Day, entitled “Limitless: In the Lenten Gospel readings the limitless power of God is revealed. In Christ we too can be limitless”. The Retreat costs £15 per person; please bring your own packed lunch. All men aged 18+ are very welcome. For more info and to book https://www.dioceseofnottingham.uk/events/mensretreatday
Saturday 14th March: CAFOD BIG LENT WALK, meeting at 1.30pm, Cromford Wharf Car Park DE4 3RQ. All are welcome!
“WE WERE MADE FOR HEAVEN. EVERY ONE OF US.” Each Thursday during Lent, you are invited to join us for a special time of prayer, contemplation, and fellowship as we are led into the desert, to experience the love and mercy of our Heavenly Father. It is based on video reflections from the book ‘Made for Heaven’, inspired by St. Francis. Join us for an hour on Thursdays in St Anne’s Presbytery meeting room at 2:00pm. All welcome!
There will be STATIONS OF THE CROSS at the following times during Lent:
Marple Bridge - Wednesday after 10:00 am Mass
Chapel-en-le-Frith - Friday 10:00 am
New Mills - Thursday after 10:00 am Mass
Buxton - Friday 7:00 pm
Foundation Governors Needed – St Thomas More Catholic School, Buxton, St Thomas More Catholic School is seeking practising Catholics who would be interested in serving as Foundation Governors. This is a rewarding opportunity to support the school’s mission, help guide its strategic direction, and contribute to the education and formation of our young people. If you feel you could offer your time, experience, and commitment to the life of our Catholic school, we would be delighted to hear from you. For more information about the role, please contact the school reception on 01298 23167.
NEWS FROM CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH : LENT LUNCHES at Chapel Town Hall. Every Friday, until 27th March, 12:00 -1:00 pm.
The annual EASTER EGG RAFFLE returns this week. The first prize is a fabulous chocolate hen and her eggs! Donations of eggs are also very welcome. Tickets will be on sale at the back of church. Proceeds will go towards the Walsingham Pilgrimage.
CHAPEL-EN-LE-FRITH 100 CLUB winners: - £50: Jim Lunney. £25: Don Lavery. Congratulations!
ST PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATIONS
Everyone is warmly invited to our St Patrick’s Day gatherings — a chance to celebrate together in joy and friendship:
Chapel-en-le-Frith: Friday 13 March, 7.00 pm
Buxton: Saturday 14 March, 7.00 pm
New Mills: Wednesday 18 March, 2:00 pm
Marple Bridge: Friday 20th March 2:00 pm
Please bring your own instruments (beginners very welcome), along with drinks and nibbles, and join us for an enjoyable time together.
We will hold our final JUBILEE YEAR monthly collection for Gaza on 22nd March. So far, our parishes in Buxton and Chapel-en-le-Frith have raised an amazing £15,907.88!
Fr. Gabriel, the Parish Priest of the Holy Family Parish, speaking about the current situation in Gaza, said last week, “people’s hope remains rooted in faith in God, but confidence in human beings is more fragile. We can’t go on like this. It’s not humane and it can’t help justice and peace. The recent closure of border crossings into the territory is deepening an
already dire humanitarian situation, leaving civilians at the limit of their strength.” He urges the international community to help ensure consistent humanitarian access - not only for rebuilding structures, but also for restoring the “moral and existential” fabric of people’s lives, essential to lasting peace.
His Touch by Anne Shimwell
Since He touched me, I am not alone.
Since He touched me, I am not afraid.
Since He touched me, I am no more me,
but me-in-Him- and Him-in-me.
Since He touched me, I am alive.
Since He touched me, I am aware,
I know he loves me
and my heart is full of joy.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO JOIN US FOR TEA AND COFFEE AFTER SUNDAY MASS IN ST. ANNE’S PARISH COMMUNITY CENTRE
If you would like to include anything in the newsletter, please ensure that we receive it by Wednesday of the week before to allow sufficient time for printing.
BANK DETAILS
St Anne’s Buxton RCP: Sort Code 30-96-18: Account No. 00420334
ST ANNE’S DROP-IN PLAYGROUP For families with children aged 0-5, come and join Marion, Gráinne and Liz at St Anne's drop-in playgroup every Wednesday from 9.30 am to 11.15 am (term-time only) in St Anne's Community Centre. Please join us, you’ll be very welcome!
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St Anne’s Voluntary Academy, Lightwood Road, SK17 7AN Tel: 01298 23589 Email: enquiries@ann.srscmat.co.uk Headteacher: Mrs Julia Wiggins
St Thomas More Catholic Voluntary Academy, Palace Fields, SK17 6AF Tel: 01298 23167 Email: enquiries@stm.srscmat.co.uk Headteacher: Mr David Redfern
Church safeguarding contacts:
Buxton: Margaret Swift: Margaret.SwiftPSR@dioceseofnottingham.uk Tel: 07513 725529
Chapel: Sue Thornhill: Susan.ThornhillPSR@dioceseofnottingham.uk Tel: 07513 725269
St Anne’s Pastoral Parish Council (PPC): stannesbuxtonppc@gmail.com
Rob Aldous, Maggie Baldock, Gemma Day, Thomas Langer, Mark McCabe, Fr Greg, Yvonne Ripley, Margaret Swift, Chris Uddoh
Chapel-en-le-Frith Pastoral Parish Council: Joan Matthews, Pat Dawson; Hugh Doherty, Lucia McLean, Jacqui Lavery, Barbara Hindley, Anne Lomas, Frank Frost, Peter Barnes, Sue Thornhill, Deacon Don and Fr Gerry
Centre Management Committee (CMC): Sue Hardman, Clare O’Neill, Marion Redman
Click to see the new St. Annes Community Centre
Click logo for Year Book 2011 - 2012
Grand Total raised for the Flower Festival £1,812.37Many thanks to everyone who helped, particularly to Mike who acted as Auctioneer with great humour and skill and some wonderful individual bids undoubtedly came as a result of his gentle cajoling. Thanks also to Bruce who dealt with the bids, to Angela and Aileen for doing the refreshments, to Rob for all the printing and to Fr Dennis for all the advance publicity. Last but not least, thanks to everyone who kindly donated an item to auction or who bid for one or more of the lots.
We shall have a truly wonderful Flower Festival. We shall display a full list of the lots, donors & money raised at the back of the church from this evening.
Best wishes, Margaret Robinson
ROMAN CATHOLIC DIOCESE OF NOTTINGHAM 1 Castle Quay, Castle Boulevard, Nottingham. NG7 1FW
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