DATE

PROPOSED EVENTS

9 April 2011

at 12 pm

Opening Celebration Mass with Assumptionists Superior General –

Fr Richard Lamoureux

Buffet lunch to follow

4, 11, 18 & 25 May 2011

at 7:30 pm

Prayer Groups themed around Mary

3 June 2011

at 7:30 pm

Parish Evening event.  “Memory Lane”.  Recollections from past and present parishioners and religious.  Music, conversation, film show and refreshments.

We would love to see your photographs, please hand in or post to Fr Andrew O’Dell at OLA Church, (please put your name and address on the back of all photos so that we can forward straight back to you).  If you would prefer to write your memories down in the form of a letter, we would welcome this also.  We would also like to interview people and tape the conversation, so please drop Fr Andrew a line, if you are willing to be interviewed.

July 2011

Date to be confirmed

Sat 16 July

Walking Tour of the Parish – Tour guides will take walkers on an organised route. 

If you are familiar with Bethnal Green and would like to volunteer as a tour guide, please forward your details to the church.

Day Pilgrimage to Aylesford

Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel

Coach party will be organised.  There will be a Mass at 12 noon with Bishop John Hine and a children’s choir, Entertainment for children

More details to follow

14 August 2011

3-6 pm

Feast of the Assumption of Mary

Tea Party in the church courtyard – with homemade cakes, teas, coffee, soft drinks, pimms, strawberries and cream etc.

Proceeds to go towards the New Church Boilers.

Donations of homemade cakes welcome.

September 2011

TBC

17-18 September

Talk on Our Lady by Assumptionist Fr Jacques Nieuviarts followed by Special Mass.

“Open House” run by Architecture Education Organisation.

Children welcome, there will be special booklets for children with activities connected with the church

October 2011

November 2011

TBC

Memorial Mass for Assumptionist Fathers, other Religious and Parishioners of Bethnal Green

Possibly Paschal Ryan to officiate

9 December 2011

at 7:30 pm

18 December 2011

Organ Recital

Guest musicians to play. 

Wintershall Production of “The Nativity”

Coach party organised to attend this evening event, HAS TO BE SEEN, REAL BABY AND REAL DONKEY AND SHEEP!  Fantastic!!

14 – 15 January 2012

Exhibition of Christian Art

Local artists own work to be exhibited in OLA church.  If you are interested in exhibiting your work, please leave a message with Fr Andrew and we will contact you.

18 February 2012

at 4:30 pm

Taize Prayer Service

26 – 27 March 2012

2 March 2012

At 7:30 pm

Anointing of the sick

At 6:30 pm, 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. masses

International Evening

An evening to celebrate our multinational congregation

Bring food and/or drink that is typical of the country of your origin.

Singing and dancing, fun for everyone, whatever your age.

April 2012

22 April 2012

at 4pm

Easter Egg Hunt in Museum Gardens – Date to be confirmed

Easter Play – for adults and children

5 – 7 May 2012

20 May 2012

at 4 pm

3, 9, 16, 23 & 30 May

At 7:30 pm

Flower Festival in OLA Church

Invitation to local florists and to parishioners to come up with some beautiful displays for our beautiful church

Procession of Mary

The reinstatement of OLA procession of statue of Our Lady

Concluding with a picnic in the park

Prayer Groups themed around Mary

June 2012

Date to be confirmed

2 June 2012

at 12 pm

Family Sports Day

Closing Ceremony Mass with Archbishop Vincent officiating

Saturday 2 June at 12:00 p.m.

Followed by buffet lunch

Assumptionist Archive Exhibition – including research into other Assumption Parishes in the UK and research into the dead service men named on the war memorial in church lobby.