News & Events - Weekly Notices

The Ministry of Healing

Please note that the April Healing Mass with intercessions before the Blessed Sacrament will not take place.

St Matthew's Ladies Group

St Matthew's Ladies Group meetings are on Monday afternoons from 2.00pm till 4.00pm in the Parish Centre, on the second and fourth Mondays of the month. For more information on meetings coming up, visit our St Matthew's Ladies Group page.

May Bank Holidays

In keeping with our longstanding custom, Mass on the Bank Holiday Mondays in May will be celebrated at 9.30am in the Lady Chapel.

Please note that there will be no midday Mass on Thursday 7 May, as both Fr Nicholases will be attending a College of Canons meeting in Peterborough. Unlike the Risen Lord, they regret that they cannot be in more than one place at once! Our apologies for any inconvenience. 

May in the Parish

May brings with it the fullness of Eastertide - a season of joy, promise, and new life - and a rich pattern of worship and parish life. We look forward to sharing it together.

All-Age Mass for the Parish Family

Sunday 3 May 2026 at 10.15am

The Parish Family Flags

Our next All Age Mass will be on the Fifth Sunday of Easter. We are delighted to welcome our uniformed organisations, along with parishioners of all ages, as we gather in this joyful season.

The Gospel (John 14.1–14) gives us those well-loved words of Jesus: “I am the way, the truth, and the life.” Spoken at the Last Supper, they are now addressed to us. Together we shall reflect on faith in times of uncertainty, on Christ as our sure way, and on the promise of an eternal home. 

Junior Church

A New Junior Church Schedule

Junior Church now takes place every Sunday during term time, except on All Age Mass weeks. All Age Mass dates can be found on the All Age Mass page.

Meeting of Parishioners and Annual Parochial Church Meeting

Sunday 10 May 2026

Our Annual Parochial Church Meeting (preceded by the Meeting of Parishioners) will take place during the Parish Mass on Sunday 10 May. This is an important moment in our common life: a chance to reflect, give thanks, and look ahead. It is also when we elect churchwardens and members of the PCC. There are several vacancies this year, and we would warmly encourage some ‘new blood’ to consider serving (communicant members of the Church of England are eligible). Please do make every effort to be present.

Guild of the Servants of the Sanctuary

Tuesday 12 May 2026

Members of the local chapter of the Guild of the Servants of the Sanctuary will gather at St Matthew’s for an evening liturgy. Details of the start time will appear in the weekly notices. All are very welcome to attend.

Ordination on Ascension Day

Thursday 14 May 2026

Revd Nicolas Boisson, Assistant Curate at All Saints’, Northampton

Also on Ascension Day, the Revd Nicolas Boisson, Assistant Curate at All Saints’, Northampton, will be ordained to the priesthood by the Bishop of Richborough, the Rt Revd Luke Irvine-Capel.

Please keep Fr Nicolas, his family, and the people of All Saints in your prayers on this joyful and significant day. 

Ascension Day

Thursday 14 May 2026 at 7.30pm

The Feast of the Ascension of the Lord, celebrated forty days after Easter, marks Christ’s return to the Father and his exaltation in glory. Far from being a farewell, it is a promise: that where he has gone, we are called to follow. There will be a Parish Mass at 7.30pm. As this is a Principal Feast of the Church, do please make every effort to attend. (The usual midday Mass is cancelled.) 

Parish Pilgrimage to Walsingham

18 – 22 May 2026

Please remember in your prayers those who will be making our parish pilgrimage to Walsingham – often called “England’s Nazareth” – from Monday 18 May to Friday 22 May.

Mass on Monday will be at 9.30am, followed by the blessing and sending of pilgrims. Please note that the evening Mass that day, and Masses on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, are cancelled.

The Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham has, for centuries, been a place of prayer, healing, and renewal. The Society of Our Lady of Walsingham supports devotion to Our Lady, encourages pilgrimage, and calls its members to a life of prayer, sacrament, and holiness – including the daily saying of the Angelus. A lamp burns constantly in the Holy House for members, who are remembered in prayer each day. If you would like to know more about the Society, please speak with Fr Nicholas or Dave Wilson. 

Monthly Requiem

Saturday 23 May 2026 at 9.30am

Our monthly Requiem Mass will be offered on Saturday 23 May at 9.30am in the Lady Chapel. From the earliest days, Christians have prayed for the departed, entrusting them to God’s mercy and love. In the Requiem Mass, we bring before God those we have loved and lost – especially those recently bereaved and those whose anniversaries fall at this time.

In Christ’s death and resurrection, death is no longer the end but the gateway to eternal life. This quiet and prayerful liturgy offers space for remembrance, grief, and hope, as we commend the departed to God’s eternal care and are ourselves strengthened in faith. 

Pentecost and Trinity Sunday

24 and 31 May 2026

Pentecost, the “great fiftieth day” of Easter, falls on Sunday 24 May. On this day we celebrate the gift of the Holy Spirit to the Church – God’s life and power at work within us, renewing and sending us out in mission.

There will be a procession at the 10.15am Parish Mass, and Solemn Congregational Evensong at 5.30pm. As it is half-term, the choir will not be singing that day.

The following Sunday, 31 May, is Trinity Sunday, when we rejoice in the mystery of one God in three persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit: a mystery not to be solved, but to be worshipped. The choir will return, and we shall mark the day with Solemn Choral Evensong at 5.30pm.

Please note that Fr Nicholas will be off duty during the intervening weekdays.

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