Solemn Celebration of The Feast of The Exaltation of The Holy Cross

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5th to 13th September

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The Syro Malabar Community is having a week-long celebration of the main Feast from September 5th to September 13th. On 5th September there will be Holy Mass and Adoration from 7.00pm. On Sunday 6th there will be flag hoisting and Holy Mass at 1.30pm. There will be Holy Mass each evening at 7pm on Monday 7th until Friday 11th. Feast Celebration of The Exaltation of The Holy Cross on 12th September. Hearty welcome t all to join the Holy Mass at 10.30 am (Syro Malabar Malayalam), procession and agape meal. Holy Mass at 1.30pm on Sunday 13th September. All are welcome. Your prayers are requested for a blessed celebration.

There will be no evening Mass on 13th September.

WEEE-WASTE COLLECTION (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) – 5th & 6th September 2026

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Between 9am – 5pm

In collaboration with Ashford Borough Council/Suez, Caritas is collecting all broken/old/unused electrical and electronic waste.

This is a great way of helping the environment by cutting down landfill and hazardous waste.  Any items with data such as computers, laptops, mobile phones and also TVs/monitors and electric toothbrushes, please drop off at St. Teresa’s. 

A big pink bin will be in the church foyer for electrical waste for the entire weekend. Please see list on noticeboard for suitable items.

Adoremus National Eucharistic Pilgrimage and Congress

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Saturday 10th October 2026 at Westminster and St. George’s Cathedrals

Adoremus is the Bishops’ invitation for us to renew our devotion to the Eucharistic Lord. For register delegates from the Dioceses of England and Wales the Adoremus Mass at St. George’s Cathedral is at noon presided over by Archbishop John Wilson.

For all there will be space to watch the start of the Procession at St George’s commencing at 15.00, to follow online, to watch the Procession as it passes on it’s way to Westminster Cathedral (Stop and Pray) and to join the delegates for Benediction at 17.00, either in the Cathedral or the grounds of the Cathedral for which a live sound stream will be provided. There will then be Mass at 18.00 open to all, followed by Holy Hours at 19.30, 20.30, and 21.30 led by the Youth Ministry teams of Westminster, Southwark and CYMFed. These will be followed by an all-night Vigil from 12 midnight to 06.00.

All of these times can be booked at http://www.westminstercathedral.org.uk/adoremus/ to secure places.

Further information will be posted at http://www.cbcew.org.uk/adoremus-2026/