WELCOME TO THE PARISH CHURCH
OF ST MARY THE VIRGIN, SWANLEY
01322 662201
All Souls Day: Thursday 2nd November 2023
St Mary's places great importance on remembering those we have loved and lost. A central part of this ministry is our Commemoration of the Faithful Departed, All Souls Day, which falls on 2nd November.
We celebrate a said Mass at 10am when we remember all who are on our anniversaries of death list.
At 7.30pm, we shall have a sung Mass at which we shall remember all whose funerals we have done in the last year and anyone for whom we have done memorial services or burials of ashes. We provide some refreshments after the evening Mass.
You are welcome to ask us to remember a relative who has died and you are very welcome to join us at any of our services.
We also make available 7-day candles which are lit for the evening service and remain in church for the following week. If you would like more information about buying a candle, please download the form here, print it out and return it to us with your payment.
Services
Our Weekly Pattern
Outside a pandemic, we have a usual pattern of Mass and other services.
Although these are subject to change, our usual pattern of services is:
Sunday
Parish Mass, 10am includes Junior Church
Evening Prayer, 5pm
in the Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter seasons Evening Prayer is taken from the Book of Common Prayer.
At other times, it is either taken from the Roman Breviary or the Rosary is recited. On Sundays when we have a Parish Lunch, we may replace Evening Prayer with Benediction.
Monday
No Mass
Tuesday
Said Mass, 7pm
Wednesday
Said Mass, 11.30am
Thursday
Said Mass, 10am
Friday
Said Mass, 11am
Saturday
Said Mass, 10am
except on Fellowship Saturdays when it's 11am.