Catholic Churches, Mass Times, Parishes, Websites, Schools, Priests and People
Holy Ghost and Mary Immaculate (Olton Friary) Catholic Church
Easter Mass Times
Palm Sunday 29th March
Masses: 9.00 am, 11.00 am and 6.00 pm
(Solemn Mass, beginning in the hall with the
blessing of Palms and Procession into Church).
Stations of the Cross: 5.00 pm (Church)
Monday 30th March
Mass 7.00 am (Day Chapel) and 10.15 am
in the Church followed by
Confessions till 11.30 am
Penitential Service 7.00pm followed by
Confessions (Church)
Tuesday 31st March
Mass 7.00 am (Day Chapel) and 10.15 am
in the Church followed by
Confessions till 11.30 am
Exposition at 7.00 pm
Wednesday 1st April
Mass 7.00 am (Day Chapel) and 10.15 am
in the Church followed by Confessions till 11.30 am
Stations of the Cross at 6.30 pm (Day Chapel)
THE PASCHAL TRIDUUM
Maundy Thursday 2nd April
Today we commemorate the beginning of the Holy
Eucharist and Priesthood and the model of service
given by Jesus at the Last Supper.
(No Confessions here today)
10.15 am Morning Prayer in the Church
7.30 pm Solemn Mass of the Last Supper
With washing of the feet
Commissioning of Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion
Procession of the Blessed Sacrament to Lady Chapel
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament until midnight in the Lady Chapel
Good Friday 3rd April
Christ died that we might live and by His wounds we are healed. A day of fasting & abstinence remembering Jesus` sacrifice for us.
10.30 am The Inter-Church Procession—
Walk of Witness and Stations of the Cross.
from Dovehouse Parade.
10.45 am Children’s Stations of the Cross
3.00 pm Celebration of the Lord’s Passion
(outside, weather permitting)
The collection is for the Holy Places
7.30 pm Maria Desolata (Church)
(spending time with Mary in her sorrow)
Holy Saturday 4th April
Today is a quiet day of prayer and reflection awaiting the
Resurrection of Jesus our Lord.
10.15 am Morning Prayer (in Church)
EASTER TIME
SATURDAY
8.00 pm Easter Vigil in the Holy Night
with the Service of Light (starting outside)
Liturgy of the Word,
Order of Christian Initiation of Adults
Liturgy of the Eucharist
EASTER SUNDAY
Masses: 9.00 am, 11.00 am,
and 6.00 pm
Churches
The Friary, Solihull, West Midlands, B92 7BL
140/150 St Bernards Road, Olton, West Midlands, B92 7BL
People
Parish Priest
Contact
| Correspondence Address | Olton Friary St Bernard`s Road Solihull West Midlands B92 7BL |
|---|---|
| Phone | 0121 706 0505 |
| Click here to email Holy Ghost and Mary Immaculate (Olton Friary) Catholic Church | |
 www.oltonfriary.org.uk |
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Nearest Catholic Schools
St George and St Teresa School, Mill Lane, Bentley Heath, Solihull, West Midlands, B93 8PA, UK
Nearest Catholic Parishes/Churches
St Augustine Church, Station Road, Solihull, West Midlands, B91 3TG, UK
St Anne Church, Bosworth Drive, Birmingham, West Midlands, B37 7HU, UK
St Thomas More Church, Horse Shoes Lane, Sheldon, Birmingham, B26 3HU, UK
St George and St Teresa Church, Station Road, Dorridge, Solihull, B93 8EZ, UK
St Anne Church, 281 Bosworth Drive, Chelmsley Wood, Birmingham, B37 5DP,
Nearest Schools and Churches are calculated `as the crow flies` and may not be the closest or easiest when travelling.
Catholic Groups/Organisations/Religious Orders
About Holy Ghost and Mary Immaculate (Olton Friary) Catholic Church
Bishops' Conference: Bishops` Conference of England and Wales (Cymru)
Diocese: Archdiocese of Birmingham
The Catholic Parish of Holy Ghost and Mary Immaculate in Olton, West Midlands where everyone is very welcome.
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Useful Definitions of the Structures in the Catholic Church
What is a Catholic Bishops' Conference?
An episcopal conference, sometimes called a conference of bishops, is an official assembly of the bishops of the Catholic Church in a given territory. ... Individual bishops do not relinquish their immediate authority for the governance of their respective dioceses to the conference (Wikipedia).
What is an Archdiocese?
Dioceses ruled by an archbishop are commonly referred to as archdioceses; most are metropolitan sees, being placed at the head of an ecclesiastical province. A few are suffragans of a metropolitan see or are directly subject to the Holy See.
The term 'archdiocese' is not found in Canon Law, with the terms "diocese" and "episcopal see" being applicable to the area under the ecclesiastical jurisdiction of any bishop.[8] If the title of archbishop is granted on personal grounds to a diocesan bishop, his diocese does not thereby become an archdiocese (Wikipedia).
What is a Diocese?
The group of churches that a bishop supervises is known as a diocese. Typically, a diocese is divided into parishes that are each overseen by a priest.
The original dioceses, in ancient Rome, were political rather than religious. Rome was divided into dioceses, each of which was made up of many provinces. After Christianity became the Roman Empire's official religion in the 4th century, the term gradually came to refer to religious districts. The Catholic Church has almost 3,000 dioceses. The Greek root of diocese is dioikesis, "government, administration, or province." (Vocabulary.com).
As of April 2020, in the Catholic Church there are 2,898 regular dioceses: 1 papal see, 649 archdioceses (including 9 patriarchates, 4 major archdioceses, 560 metropolitan archdioceses, 76 single archdioceses) (Wikipedia).
What is the difference between a Diocese and an Archdiocese?
Each diocese is within a Province - a group of Dioceses - the Archdiocese is the main Diocese within that Diocese. The bishop of that Archdiocese is therefore automatically an Archbishop. If a bishop has been made an Archbishop personally is referred to as an Archbishop but it does not make their Diocese an Archdiocese.
What is a Deanery?
A subdivision of a diocese, consisting of a number parishes, over which presides a dean appointed by a bishop. The duty of the dean is to watch over the clergy of the deanery, to see that they fulfill the orders of the bishop, and observe the liturgical and canon laws. He summons the conference of the deanery and presides at it. Periodically he makes a report to the bishop on conditions in the deanery.www.catholicculture.org
What is a Parish?
In the Roman Catholic Church, a parish (Latin: parochia) is a stable community of the faithful within a particular church, whose pastoral care has been entrusted to a parish priest (Latin: parochus), under the authority of the diocesan bishop. It is the lowest ecclesiastical subdivision in the Catholic episcopal polity, and the primary constituent unit of a diocese. In the 1983 Code of Canon Law, parishes are constituted under cc. 515–552, entitled "Parishes, Pastors, and Parochial Vicars." Wikipedia
