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April 2019
Penitential Service
During Lent there will be extra opportunities to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confessions they are as follows: One of these day is Friday 12th April Penitential Service (Additional Priests available) 7pm-8pm (If required will continue after 8pm) There are no Confessions on Saturday 13th April. Holy Thursday 18th April– Following the 7:00pm Mass Good Friday 19th April– Following the Good Friday Service. The Church strongly encourages us to celebrate the sacrament of reconciliation during the season of Lent.
Find out more »Altar Server Practice
There will be an Easter Altar Server practice on Saturday 13th April at 10:00am in the Church. If you would like to serve during the Easter Tridium, (Holy Thursday, Good Friday and Easter Vigil) whether at one, two or all three, you must attend the practice so we can go over what is expected and assign jobs. Please note that if you do not attend you will not be permitted to serve over the Tridium. Any queries or concerns please…
Find out more »Palm Sunday
Sunday 14th April: First Mass - Saturday 19th March - 6.30pm Sunday 20th March - 8.30am and 10.30am Palm Sunday commemorates the triumphal entrance of Christ into Jerusalem (Matthew 21:1-9), when palm branches were placed in His path, before His arrest on Holy Thursday and His Crucifixion on Good Friday. It thus marks the beginning of Holy Week, the final week of Lent, and the week in which Christians celebrate the mystery of their salvation through Christ's Death and His…
Find out more »Walk of Witness 2019
Hundreds of people are expected to join the two-mile “walk of witness” through the streets of Barry on Good Friday (April 19th) to mark Christ’s journey to the cross. We will follow a 10ft wooden cross and stop at five points of prayer and hear readings from the Bible about Christ’s crucifixion. The annual walk is organised by the Churches of Barry, made up of 11 of the town’s churches of various denominations. It will begin at Knap Gardens at…
Find out more »Polish Easter Food Blessing
At St. Helen’s Church on Holy Saturday (20th April 2019) at 11:00am. Everyone is welcome to come and join in this very special and traditional Polish celebration. Zapraszamy! The foods in the baskets have a symbolic meaning: eggs - symbolise life and Christ's resurrection. bread - symbolic of Jesus. lamb - represents Christ. salt - represents purification. horseradish - symbolic of the bitter sacrifice of Christ. ham - symbolic of great joy and abundance.
Find out more »Jesus Youth UK
Jesus Youth UK will be leading a one day programme on 24th of April following the morning Mass until 4-5pm. This event will be a fun filled day open to all our Children, (5-10years, 11-14 years & 14 plus). There will be workshops, group discussions skits, singing etc; which is in the English language. Packed lunch should be brought by children, drinks and snacks will be provided.
Find out more »Exploring your Faith – Risen
Come and join us on Monday for our movie ‘Risen’ at 7.00pm in St Helen's hall. This is a FREE event so why not bring a friend along too. There are tea and coffee as well as popcorn available.
Find out more »June 2019
Our Parish Our Day
The 'Our Parish, Our Day 2019' event takes place on Sunday 23rd June from 2:00pm until 6:00pm. The day will include discussions formed around Spirituality, Evangalisation and Social activity within the Parish. It's a great chance to meet and get to know people and there will be a children’s entertainer there to keep the little one occupied. After the discussions the will be Benediction followed by a buffet at the end of the day. This occasion gives us a great…
Find out more »Summer Praise 2019
On Sunday 30th June at 3:00pm the annual Summer Praise event will take place at the band stand Barry Island (opposite the funfair). The event is organised by Churches Of Barry and will be joined this year by a team from Texas, USA. Everyone is welcome for more information please contact Mike on 07791017727
Find out more »July 2019
Exploring your faith – Of Gods and Men
Come and join us on Sunday 7th July for our movie ‘Of Gods and Men' 6.00pm in St Helen’s hall. This is a FREE event so why not bring a friend along too. There are tea and coffee as well as popcorn available. Eight French Christian monks live in harmony with their Muslim brothers in a monastery perched in the mountains of North Africa in the 1990s. When a crew of foreign workers is massacred by an Islamic fundamentalist group,…
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