{"id":6804,"date":"2021-03-12T20:59:19","date_gmt":"2021-03-12T20:59:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/?p=6804"},"modified":"2021-03-12T21:06:51","modified_gmt":"2021-03-12T21:06:51","slug":"nearly-there","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/2021\/03\/12\/nearly-there\/","title":{"rendered":"Nearly there&#8230;."},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-6805\" src=\"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/church-reopen-1080-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>Thank you for your patience and understanding during the closure of St Edmund\u2019s. We hope to open our doors for the vigil Mass on Palm Sunday, so that once again the empty space can be filled with people.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">We are guided by the Bishops of England and Wales Conference in how we carry out these special church services: they will be shorter than is usual, with for example, fewer readings, no congregational singing, no washing of feet or veneration of the cross, no altar of repose.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Most importantly though we still have to observe strict protocols on social distancing and sanitizing so that admittance to every service will be by pre-booked ticket and masks must be worn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Details of how to book your seats will be emailed to you shortly.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Saturday 27 March<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mass at 10.00 am (closed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Confessions from 10.40 &#8211; noon<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Vigil Mass for Palm Sunday 6.00 pm in the church and in the hall<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>(pre booked ticket only)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Palm Sunday<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mass at 9.30 am in the church and in the hall (pre booked ticket only)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Adoration and Benediction from 4.00 pm<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mass at 5.30 pm in the church and in the hall (ticket only)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Mass at 10.00 am and at 6.00 pm (open)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Wednesday at 7.00 pm Stations of the Cross (closed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Maundy Thursday<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Morning Prayer at 10.00 am (closed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mass of the Lord\u2019s Supper at 8.00 pm (ticket only)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Night Prayer at 10.00 pm (closed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Good Friday<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Morning Prayer at 10.00 am (closed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Children\u2019s Liturgy at 11.00 am (closed tbc)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Solemn Liturgy of the Lord\u2019s Passion<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>at 3.00 pm in the church and in the hall (ticket only)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Stations of the Cross at 7.00 pm (ticket only)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #800080;\"><strong>Holy Saturday<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Morning Prayer at 10.00 am (closed)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">10.30 am &#8211; 12.00 noon &#8211; Confessions<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Easter Vigil<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\">8.00 pm (ticket only)<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\"><strong>Easter Day<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mass at 9.30 am in the church and in the hall (ticket only)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Mass at 5.30 pm in the church and in the hall (ticket only)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em><span style=\"color: #993300;\"><strong>This is subject to change<\/strong><\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thank you for your patience and understanding during the closure of St Edmund\u2019s. We hope to open our doors for the vigil Mass on Palm Sunday, so that once again the empty space can be filled with people. We are guided by the Bishops of England and Wales Conference in how we carry out these special church services: they will be shorter than is usual, with for example, fewer readings, no congregational singing, no washing of feet or veneration of the cross, no altar of repose. Most importantly though we still have to observe strict protocols on social distancing and sanitizing so that admittance to every service will be by pre-booked ticket and masks must be worn. Details of how to book your seats will be emailed to you shortly. Saturday 27 March Mass at 10.00 am (closed) Confessions from 10.40 &#8211; noon Vigil Mass for Palm Sunday 6.00 pm in the church and in the hall (pre booked ticket only) Palm Sunday Mass at 9.30 am in the church and in the hall (pre booked ticket only) Adoration and Benediction from 4.00 pm Mass at 5.30 pm in the church and in the hall (ticket only) Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday Mass at 10.00 am and at 6.00 pm (open) Wednesday at 7.00 pm Stations of the Cross (closed) Maundy Thursday Morning Prayer at 10.00 am (closed) Mass of the Lord\u2019s Supper at 8.00 pm (ticket only) Night Prayer at 10.00 pm (closed) Good Friday Morning Prayer at 10.00 am (closed) Children\u2019s Liturgy at 11.00 am (closed tbc) Solemn Liturgy of the Lord\u2019s Passion at 3.00 pm in the church and in the hall (ticket only) Stations of the Cross at 7.00 pm (ticket only) Holy Saturday Morning Prayer at 10.00 am (closed) 10.30 am &#8211; 12.00 noon &#8211; Confessions Easter Vigil 8.00 pm (ticket only) Easter Day Mass at 9.30 am in the church and in the hall (ticket only) Mass at 5.30 pm in the church and in the hall (ticket only) This is subject to change<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6804","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6804","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6804"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6804\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6809,"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6804\/revisions\/6809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6804"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6804"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/saintedmunds.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6804"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}