Church Calendar 2010

1st April
(Thu)

　Holy Thursday

　Holy Thursday Liturgy -
　Main Chapel 7:00 pm

　Consecration of the sacred
　oils at St. Mary's
　Cathedral　10:30

2nd (Fri)

　Good Friday; Day of fast
　and abstinence

　Stations of the Cross -
　Main Chapel　3:00 pm
　Good Friday Liturgy -
　Main Chapel　 7:00 pm

　Collection for the
　Holy Land

3rd (Sat)

　Holy Saturday

　Easter Vigil Liturgy
　Main Chapel 7:00 pm
　Baptism Ceremony
　(in Japanese) 7:00 pm

4th (Sun)

　Easter Sunday

　Mass to receive Christians
　into the Catholic Church
　8:30 am
　Eucharistic Ministers
　Ceremony 10:00 am
　Baptism Ceremony 3:30 pm

8th (Thu)

　Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

9th (Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Hatsukin Choir) 7:00 pm

11th (Sun)

　Second Sunday of Easter
　(Divine Mercy Sunday)

　First Holy Communion
　(in Japanese) 10:00 am

18th (Sun)

　Third Sunday of Easter

  English-speaking Group
　Meeting in St. Joseph Hall
　1:30 pm

　5th Anniversary of the
  Election of Pope
  Benedict XVI

25th (Sun)

　Fourth Sunday of Easter

　Orientation for the newly
　baptized in St. Ignatius
　10:00 am.

　World Day of Prayer
  for Vocations

28th (Wed)

　Lecture on Child Abuse
  (Part I)　6:45 pm

6th May (Thu)

　Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

7th (Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Taizé Group)　7:00 pm

8th (Sat)

　 Mental Health Seminar
　 (in Japanese) at
　　Futaba Gakuen　(hall or
　  auditorium) 3:00 pm

　　Pilgrimage to
　　Kozushima
　　(Ota Julia Festival)

9th (Sun)

　Sixth Sunday of Easter

　Children's Mass　10:00 am
　Liturgical Seminar 1:00 pm

　World Media Collection Day

15th (Sat)

　Baptism for babies
  (in Japanese)　Main Chapel
　during 12:00 pm Mass

16th (Sun)

　Ascension Sunday

　Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 301-B
　1:30 pm

　Apostolic Cooperation
　Meeting - in Kanda
  (St. Ignatius,　Kanda,
    Tsukiji, Oshima Churches)

22nd (Sat)

　Requiem Mass, for the
　clergy(priests & brothers)
　who served at St. Ignatius
　6:00 pm

  Benefit Concerts For
  Haitian Earthquake Relief
  2:30 pm - Main Chapel

23rd (Sun)

　Pentecost Sunday

　Meeting of all groups
　working for St. Ignatius
　12:30 pm

24th (Mon)

　Our Lady of Zose
　(Sheshan Shanghai)

　World Prayer Day for China

29th (Sat)

　Follow-up course 2:00 pm
  Lecture on Child Abuse
  (Part II) - 2:00 pm

30th (Sun)

　Trinity Sunday

　Mass of Confirmation
　3:30 pm (celebration after
　 the Mass)

3rd June
  (Thu)

　Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

4th (Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Hatsukin Choir) 7:00 pm

5th (Sat)

　 Mental Health Seminar
　 (in Japanese) at
　　Futaba Gakuen　(hall or
　  auditorium) 3:00 pm

6th (Sun)

　Body and Blood of Christ
　(Corpus Christi)

　Celebrating the
  consecration of the church
　Church Bazaar

11th (Fri)

　Sacred Heart of Jesus

　6:00 pm Mass

  Closing of the year of the
　priesthood, Mass at
  St. Mary's Cathedral 4 pm

13th (Sun)

　11th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Healing Mass -
  St. Mary's Chapel
  1:30 pm ~ 4:30 pm

18th (Fri)

　Organ Meditation　
　6:00 pm Mass

20th (Sun)

　12th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Symposium "Consideration
　about Youth development"

  Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 301-B
　1:30 pm

24th (Wed)

　Nativity of John the Baptist

27th (Sun)

　13th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

  Orientation for new
　members of St. Ignatius
　Church　10:00 am

　Peter's Pence Collection

28th (Mon)

　Golden and Silver
　Clergy Anniversary awards

29th (Tue)

　Feast of St. Peter and
　St. Paul

1st July
　(Thu)

　Fr. Peter Kibe and
　187 Martyrs Memorial day

  Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

2nd (Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Taizé Group)　7:00 pm

4th (Sun)

　14th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Apostolic Cooperation
　Meeting - in St. Ignatius
  (St. Ignatius,　Kanda,
    Tsukiji, Oshima Churches)

10th (Sat)

　Mass for all who had their
　funeral in St. Ignatius
　in 2009　 10:00 am

　 Mental Health Seminar
　  (in Japanese) at
　　Futaba Gakuen　(hall or
　  auditorium) 3:00 pm

11th (Sun)

　15th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Children's Mass and
　blessing of altar servers
　10:00 am

　Liturgical Seminar 1:00 pm

　(Lyons Boys Choir attends
　 Mass)

13th (Tue)

　Lyons Cathedral Boys
  Choir Concert　7:00 pm

18th (Sun)

　16th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 301-B
　1:30 pm

23rd (Fri)

　St. Ignatius Novena
　9 days of Prayer
　(until July 31st)

24th (Sat)

　General cleaning of the
　entire church complex
　9:00 am

25th (Sun)

　17th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Meeting of all groups
　working for St. Ignatius
　Church　12:30 pm

31st (Sat)

　Feast of St Ignatius Loyola

6th August
  (Fri)

　Feast of the Transfiguration
  First Friday

　Peace Mass at
　Chidori-ga-Fuchi
  First Friday Prayer
　(Hatsukin Choir)　7:00 pm

　Prayer for peace begin,
　until August 15th

7th (Sat)

　Ten Day Peace Period
　Lecture 12:00 pm
  Peace Walk 3pm to 4:30pm
  100th anniversary of
  Mother Teresa's birth
　(Photo exhibition till
　　August 20th)

14th (Sat)

　Peace Mass at
  St. Mary's Cathedral 4 pm

　Archdiocesan Peace
　Committees meet 12 pm
　 to 4 pm  (St.Joseph Hall)

15th (Sun)

　Feast of the Assumption
　of Our Lady

　Mass schedule same
　as Sunday

25th (Wed)

　Church office closed

29th (Sun)

　22nd Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Sunday school
　 "Barbecue Party"

3rd September
(Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Taizé Group)　7:00 pm

5th (Sun)

　23rd Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Archbishop Okada ordained
　Bishop Anniversary mass
　(10:00 am)

10th (Fri)

　Japanese 205 Martyrs

11th (Sat)

　Mass for the Elderly
　2:00 pm

12th (Sun)

　24th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Children's Mass 10:00 am
　Meeting of all groups
　working for St. Ignatius
　Church　12:30 pm
  Liturgical Seminar 1:00 pm

  Ichi-Ryu Group's prayer
  for Vocation Mass 2:00 pm
  St. Mary's Cathedral

14th (Tue)

　Feast of the Exaltation
　of the Holy Cross

17th (Fri)

　Organ Meditation　7:00 pm

18th (Sat)

　Follow-up course 2:00 pm
  Pastoral Council Meeting
　and　Retreat

19th (Sun)

　25th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 301-B
　1:30 pm
　Pastoral Council Meeting
　and　Retreat

20th (Mon)

　 Pastoral and Faith
　 Formation Groups meeting

23rd (Thu)

　Jesuit ordination and party

25th (Sat)

　Faith Instruction group
　Directors's Meeting

26th (Sun)

　26th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Church Children's Day

　Collection day for refugees,
　displaced persons and
　migrants

28th (Tue)

　St. Thomas Nishi
　and 15 Martyrs

1st October
(Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Hatsukin Choir)　7:00 pm

2nd (Sat)

　Baptism for babies
  (in Japanese)　Main Chapel
　during 12:00 pm Mass
  Church Census
　during 6:00 pm Mass

3rd (Sun)

　27th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Church Census taken
　at all Sunday Masses

  New Priest's First Mass
　(celebration after the Mass)

4th (Mon)

  St. Francis (Assisi)

7th (Thu)

  Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

10th (Sun)

　28th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Children's Mass, St. Mary's
　Cathedral 2:00 pm

17th (Sun)

　29th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Rite of the Catechumenate
　9:45 am
　Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am.
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 301-B
　1:30 pm

　Vatican official
  talks at 2:30 pm

24th (Sun)

　30th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Orientation for new
　members of St. Ignatius
　Church　10:00 am

　World Mission Collection
　 Day

1st November
　(Mon)

　All Saints Day

2nd (Tue)

　All Souls Day

4th (Thu)

　Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

5th (Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Taizé Group)　7:00 pm

6th (Sat)

　Healing Mass
　St. Mary's Chapel 1:30 pm

7th (Sun)

　32nd Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Symposium
  "Faith Formed at Home"　

　Mass for the faithful
　departed (2:00 pm Mass
　at St. Mary Cathedral

9th (Tue)

　Dedication of the
　Lateran Basilica

14th (Sun)

　33rd Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Children's Mass 10:00 am
  Rite of the Catechumenate
　9:45 am
　Liturgical Seminar 1:00 pm

20th (Sat)

　Follow-up course 2:00 pm

21st (Sun)

　Feast of Christ the King

　Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am.
  Meeting of all groups
　working for St Ignatius
　Church　12:30 pm
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 301-B
　1:30 pm.
　Celebration of Children
　aged 3, 5, and 7 　3:00 pm

  Myanmar Day

  Faith Sharing Group
  (until November 28th)

23rd (Tue)

　Church Retreat in Japanese

25th (Thu)

　Novena of Grace to
　St. Francis Xavier
　9 days of Prayer
　(until December 3rd)

28th (Sun)

　First Sunday of Advent

　Catechumenate Mass
　10:00 am
　Christmas Bazaar

2nd December
　(Thu)

　Feast of St. Francis Xavier

　Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

3rd (Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Hatsukin Choir)　7:00 pm

5th (Sun)

　Second Sunday of Advent

　Day for seminarians
　in mission lands
  (collections day)

8th (Wed)

　Feast of the Immaculate
　Conception

　Dedication of Tokyo
　Cathedral Mass, 4:00 pm

11th (Sat)

　Thanksgiving Mass for
  those married in
  St. Ignatius 2:00 pm
　Mass of Reconciliation
　6:00 pm

12th (Sun)

　Third Sunday of Advent

　Mass of Reconciliation
　8:30am, 10:00am, 6:00pm.

13th (Mon)

　Christmas Party for
  the Homeless

17th (Fri)

　Organ Meditation　7:00 pm

19th (Sun)

　Fourth Sunday of Advent

　Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 203A-B
　1:30 pm

23rd (Thu)

　Children and family's
　Christmas　Mass 2:00 pm.
　Spanish Group
　(Christmas Mass)

24th (Fri)

　Christmas Eve

25th (Sat)

　Christmas Day

　Mass schedule same
　as Sunday

26th (Sun)

　Feast of the Holy Family

27th (Mon)

　Church office closed

　Gathering of clergy
　(Te Deum)

28th (Tue)

　Church office closed

31st (Fri)

　English Retreat

1st January
(Sat)

　Feast of Mary,
　Mother of God

　New Year's Day
　(Mass schedule same
   as Sunday)

　World Peace Day

2nd (Sun)

　Feast of Epiphany

6th (Thu)

　Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

7th (Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Taizé Group)　7:00 pm

9th (Sun)

　Baptism of our Lord

　Children's Mass 10:00 am
　Party to welcome the
　New Year 12:00 pm
　Coming of Age Mass
　(for 20-year-olds) 6:00 pm

16th (Sun)

　2nd Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am.
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 301-B
　1:30 pm

18th (Tue)

　18th〜25th January
　8 days of Prayer for
　Christian Unity

22nd (Sat)

　Follow-up course 2:00 pm

23rd (Sun)

　3rd Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Meeting of all groups
　working for St. Ignatius
　Church　12:30 pm

30th (Sun)

　4th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Catholic Children's Welfare
   Day (collections day)

2nd February
(Wed)

　Presentation of Our Lord

3rd (Thu)

　Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

4th (Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Hatsukin Choir)　7:00 pm

5th (Sat)

　Feast of the
　26 Japanese Martyrs
　First Friday

11th (Fri)

　Our Lady of Lourdes

  St. Cecilia Choir Concert

　Day of prayer for the sick
　of the world

13th (Sun)

　6th Sunday in Ordinary
　Time

　Orientation for the newly
　baptized in St. Ignatius
　10:00 am

20th (Sun)

　7th Sunday in Ordinary

　Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am.
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 301-B
　1:30 pm

27th (Sun)

  8th Sunday in Ordinary

  Meeting of the
  Catechumens 9:45 am

3rd March
  (Thu)

　Pastoral Council Meeting
　7:00 pm

4th (Fri)

　First Friday

　First Friday Prayer
　(Taizé Group)　7:00 pm

6th (Sun)

  9th Sunday in Ordinary

  Rite of the Catechumenate
  Mass 10:00 am
  Liturgical Seminar 1:00 pm

9th (Wed)

　Ash Wednesday;
　Day of fast and abstinence

　Caritas Japan Lenten
　collection

11th (Fri)

　Stations of the Cross
　6:30 pm

13th (Sun)

　First Sunday of Lent

　Children's Mass 10:00 am
  (Farewell party)

17th (Thu)

　Christians discovered
　in Nagasaki

18th (Fri)

　Stations of the Cross
　6:30 pm

19th (Sat)

　Feast of St. Joseph

　Follow-up course 2:00 pm

20th (Sun)

　Second Sunday of Lent

　Church Retreat in Japanese
  Baptism(in Eng) of children
　in St. Xavier Chapel
　10:00 am.
　English-speaking Group
　Meeting in Room 301-B
　1:30 pm

25th (Fri)

　Stations of the Cross
　6:30 pm
  Organ Meditation　7:00 pm

27th (Sun)

　Third Sunday of Lent

  Liturgy for the
    Catechumens
  Meeting of all groups
　working for St. Ignatius
　Church　12:30 pm