Holy Mass and Other Services
Friday, 4th January
In addition to the normal weekday Masses at Brandon and Mildenhall, there will be additional services at Brandon on Friday this week:
Brandon: 8:50 am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Brandon: 9:30 am Mass – Pat Brooks RIP
Sunday Mass Times
Every Sunday we celebrate the Eucharist, Our Lord Jesus Christ’s own sacrifice on Calvary for the salvation of the World and the forgiveness of sins:
In Mildenhall at Saint John’s at 9.00am. This is a sung Mass.
In Brandon at Saint Thomas’ at 11.00am. This is also a sung Mass.
Also in Brandon at 9.00am there is Holy Mass in Polish.
Masses during the week:
Usually we celebrate Mass during the week
on Wednesday at Saint Thomas’, Brandon, at 9.30am, and
on Thursday at Saint John’s, Mildenhall, at 9.30am.
There is no Mass scheduled for the other weekdays due to other parish commitments.
You are very welcome to come to any of these celebrations and we encourage you, even if not a Roman Catholic, to attend and join us in prayer.
Growing A Faith
Baptism
Baptism opens the door to the Faith and to the Church’s community perhaps the most important event in a Christian’s life. The next ‘key stage’ in developing one’s faith is, of course, First Communion.
But what happens between these two sacraments?
In these early years, a baby, growing into infancy, will be learning rules, routines and how to do things for themselves. Part of this complex programme should be learning about and learning to be a follower of Christ.
So regular attendance at mass and regular explanation of what is happening become a central part of the child’s life.
It is of equal importance that the child’s learning occurs at home as well. Here are some ways this can be done:
- Use baptism photos/videos, candle (and gown if used) to talk through what happened on the day and who was there;
- Create a card with the scripture used at the baptism on it and date. Display the card each anniversary;
- Explain what their Baptism name means, why it was chosen and the names of the child’s parents and what they mean;
- Keep the child in touch with their god-parents regularly. If possible invite the god-parents to join you at mass on the baptism’s anniversary;
- As the child learns to read, use simple books on Christian faith as primers;
- Learning to pray can also be accompanied by using colouring books. That are readily available in shops and online.
