Spring Term Overview

Spring Term 2007 Year of Luke
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Looking at Lent 2007

Gospels
(week beginning Monday...)

Diocesan Prayer Intentions

Spring Term Feasts

All bold indicates Solemnity
* indicates link between prayer intention and feast

January - The Epiphany of the Lord
(Liturgical colour this week - white: next Sunday is the last day of Christmas)
Jesus is baptised and God declares his favour. Clergy celebrating Jubilees (see Yearbook)
Ethnic Communities in the Diocese

People preparing to be baptised and their godparents, families and catechists*

6 Jan – Epiphany of the Lord

8 Jan – Baptism of the Lord*

14 January - 2nd Sunday

Christian Unity
Local Christian Churches

21 January - 3rd Sunday
People suffering from leprosy
Bishop Crispian (installed as our Bishop 27.1.1989)

25 Jan – Conversion of St Paul

28 January - 4th Sunday The homeless
Older people*
2 Feb – Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas)*

6 February - 5th Sunday
Jesus heals a leper Those who go on pilgrimage to Lourdes and their helpers*
11 Feb – Our Lady of Lourdes*

13 February - 7th Sunday
Jesus heals a paralysed man and shows that he has the power to forgive sin

Staff and pupils, governors, parents and chaplains in our Primary and Secondary Schools
Cubs, Scouts and Venture Scouts in the Diocese (15th)
Brownies and Guides in the Diocese (16th)

20 February - 8th Sunday
New wine - new wineskins
Pastoral Councils in the Diocese
The Holy Father*

22 Feb – Chair of St Peter*

Ordinary Time Gospels
(week beginning Monday...)

Diocesan Prayer Intentions

Spring Term Feasts

All bold indicates Solemnity
* indicates link between prayer intention and feast

27 February - First Sunday of Lent
Jesus is tempted in the wilderness

Diocesan Department for Schools

Prayer for a good Lent

Everyone who will take part in the Rite of Election and Welcome of Candidates on Saturday

1 March - Ash Wednesday

1 March - St David

Lent Gospels
6 March - Second Sunday of Lent Jesus is transfigured	The needy and hungry of the world (10 Mar - Family Fast Day)
13 March - Third Sunday of Lent Jesus sends the money changers from the Temple	Parishes and schools dedicated to St Patrick* (Jersey, Woolston)	17 Mar – St Patrick*
20 March - Fourth Sunday of Lent God sent his son into the world not to condemn but to save	People preparing to become Catholics All mothers*	20 March – St Joseph, Husband of the BVM (transferred from Sunday) 25 March – Annunciation of the Lord*
27 March - Fifth Sunday of Lent If the single grain dies it yields a rich harvest	Parishes and schools in the Jersey deanery
3 April - Palm Sunday/ Holy Week Jesus' triumphant entry into Jerusalem The Last Supper The Passion and Death of Jesus The Resurrection of Jesus	Readers, priests, deacons and special ministers in the Diocese	9 Apr – Palm Sunday 16 Apr – Easter Sunday

Looking at Lent 2007

CAFOD Spring Fast Day www.cafod.org.uk

Live Simply promises
Schools will have received a pack of resources.
For an up-to-date list of promises or to post your own: livesimply.org.uk/

Promise tree - tie promises (as leaves or "blossom") to a bare branch as part of a Lent liturgy.

Look at Spirit of the Season for a beginning of Lent liturgy

Populorum Progressio for Secondary schools (look under Resources on the livesimply website)

Share your promise ideas with us! Send us photos

Gospels (week beginning Monday...)	Diocesan Prayer Intentions	Spring Term Feasts All bold indicates Solemnity * indicates link between prayer intention and feast
January - The Epiphany of the Lord (Liturgical colour this week - white: next Sunday is the last day of Christmas) Jesus is baptised and God declares his favour.	Clergy celebrating Jubilees (see Yearbook) Ethnic Communities in the Diocese People preparing to be baptised and their godparents, families and catechists*	6 Jan – Epiphany of the Lord 8 Jan – Baptism of the Lord*
14 January - 2nd Sunday	Christian Unity Local Christian Churches
21 January - 3rd Sunday	People suffering from leprosy Bishop Crispian (installed as our Bishop 27.1.1989)	25 Jan – Conversion of St Paul
28 January - 4th Sunday	The homeless Older people*	2 Feb – Presentation of the Lord (Candlemas)*
6 February - 5th Sunday Jesus heals a leper	Those who go on pilgrimage to Lourdes and their helpers*	11 Feb – Our Lady of Lourdes*
13 February - 7th Sunday Jesus heals a paralysed man and shows that he has the power to forgive sin	Staff and pupils, governors, parents and chaplains in our Primary and Secondary Schools Cubs, Scouts and Venture Scouts in the Diocese (15th) Brownies and Guides in the Diocese (16th)
20 February - 8th Sunday New wine - new wineskins	Pastoral Councils in the Diocese The Holy Father*	22 Feb – Chair of St Peter*

6 Jan – Epiphany of the Lord

8 Jan – Baptism of the Lord*

25 March – Annunciation of the Lord*

9 Apr – Palm Sunday