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Eater is on top of us submerging with its early coming of St Patrick’s Day. We’ll return to that theme anon but first the order of the events in St Michaels Church during Holy week. They are unlikely to be disturbed as was day two of racing at Cheltenham As we go to Holy Week had already begun with a penitential service on Sunday evening, March 16).

Tonight, spy Wednesday to the old timers!)March 19 at 8pm we will have the mass of the anointing of the sick; tomorrow (Holy Thursday will bring the mass of the anointing of the sick; tomorrow (Holy Thursday) will bring the mass of the last supper, good Friday there will be the usual passion of Christ ceremony and later in the evening later the stations of the cross. On Holy Saturday we have the Virgil mass of the resurrection at 8pm with that eater will be upon us and lent will be over.

Our first communion children 2008 will be all taking part in the mass of the last supper on Holy Thursday night at 8pm. To return of a question of such an early Easter this year. It all depends on the moon. Back in the beginning of lent we had the explanation given to us in the weekly newsletter. We repeat if for the benefit of a wider readership. Easter Sunday, 2008 falls on March 23.

The last year that happen was in 1913 and the next time it will occur will be 2160. Unless there is dramatic developments in medicine will be around to see it. The death and resurrection of Christ took place during the Jewish festival of the Passover. The Christian leaders wished to celebrate their own holy days as a distinct from Judaism. They decided to celebrate the resurrection of Christ on a Sunday and after a Passover. The Georgian calendar (from Pope Gregory XIII, 1572-1585) established the date of Easter Sunday as follows, based on lunar movements.

Easter Sunday as follows based on lunar movements. Easter Sunday was to be the first Sunday after the first full moon on or after March 21st (The vernal equinox). So depending on the moon the, Easter Sunday could be only one day earlier than this year. I wonder when that will be. Does anyone remember the latest Easter, April 20^th onwards in recent years. Perhaps it would be advisable to wrap up for Easter this year.