We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr John Watson, Canon Daniel Harnett, Mary Bray, Irene Harvey, Margaret O’Callaghan, Elsie Maczka, Stanislaus Dulewicz, Michael O’Connell, Betty Gray, Dorothy May Cole, Kathleen Scaife, Margaret Simpson, Monica Gray, Patricia Armstrong, Josephine Russell, Ronald Gibson, Robert Wright, Janet Weale, Margaret Ekers, Mary James, Andrew Wardle, Hope Bailey-Pillow, Madeleine Bullock-Jarman, Joan Slattery, Norah Jordan, Donald Joyce, Ellen Gardner, Joseph Ketterer, James Dawson, Andrew Regan, Mabel Buckley & Michael Regan.
We pray for our sick
We pray for the sick of our parish
“Father,
by the power of your Spirit
you have filled the hearts of your faithful people
with gifts of love for one another.
Hear the prayers we offer for our relatives and friends.
Give them health of mind and body
that they may do your will with perfect love.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.”
Please pray for the repose of the souls of
MIKE WORSLEY, formerly of this Parish, who died on Wednesday, 10th June. His Requiem Mass will take place on Monday, 13th July at 10.45am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
BRIAN CRAWLEY who died on Saturday, 6th June. His Requiem Mass will take place on Wednesday, 29th July at 11am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Requiescant in pace
Dates for your Diary
Wednesday 15 July
9.30am OLOL Leavers Mass
Sunday 19-Friday 24 July
Lourdes Pilgrimage
OLOL Ladies Group
Would ladies please note that we will not be holding our usual Meeting next week. On 23rd July we will be holding our ‘end of Term’ Summer Buffet Luncheon in the Parish Centre. If any ladies have not booked a place there are a few tickets left at a cost of £10pp and can be purchased by contacting JAN on 0777 562 0890 NB: Arrival is 11.45am for 12noon and entrance is by ticket only as we cannot accept bookings on the day.
Repository News
Due to the Flower Festival we are closed this weekend but look forward to opening next weekend.
Certificates of Catholic Practice
Please note Fr Kevin will be issuing Certificates of Catholic Practice in September/October.
Sea of Voices Anniversary Summer Concert
This year marks the tenth anniversary of our Sea of Voices community choir and we’ll be holding our Summer concert on Sunday 26th July at 3pm in the parish centre. All funds raised will go towards the purchase of a new electric piano organ for use in the church and by the choir in the parish centre, so please mark the date in your calendars now! Tickets at £5 are now available to buy from the Parish office. Any help towards the concert e.g. teas and coffees and donations of raffle prizes would be very much appreciated- thank you! Contact Darrell Binding mobile 07825686249.
St John Bosco Children’s Camp—Summer 2026
Final Places – Summer Holiday Opportunity. The St John Bosco Children's Camp is held near Brentwood. It is an activities camp including archery, fishing, Aqua Park visit, football, kayaking and much more. Final places are currently available for children currently in school year 5 – 7 (i.e. aged 9 - 12 on 31st August 2026) to spend a week at camp. Week One 25th July – 1st August or Week Two 1st – 8th August. The camp is run with a Catholic ethos and is for all children, especially those who may not otherwise have a summer holiday. Suggested donation £200, but fully funded places are also available thanks to generous grants. All application details are at www.boscocamp.co.uk
Talks on the Gospels
Jesus opens the Scriptures to his disciples
Let Him do this for you through these inspirational talks from Brant Pitre
Monday morning 10.30am in the Parish Centre
July 13th The Gospel of Matthew
Wednesday 7.30pm in the Parish Centre
July 22nd The Four Gospels
Seniors Exercise & Balance Class
10am Tuesdays
Parish Centre
£6
You are invited to join the Exercise & Balance Class for Seniors which is held every Tuesday morning in the Parish Centre. The class starts at 10am and lasts one hour. Exercises are done to music and each session costs £6.
Pilgrimage in the Footsteps of St Paul
SPACES AVAILABLE - Pilgrimage to Greece Following in the Footsteps of St. Paul £1500 27th September - 04th October 2026 Led by Reverend Pat Edwards. Tour operators Tamara Tours and Northern Star Travel.
Contact them for booking - 46-48 Long Street Middleton Manchester M24 6UQ Tamara Tahhan - Mobile - +44 7519097632 Northern Star Office Tel: +44161 773 2115 www.northernstartravel.com
Food Donations
Please add any donations to the SVP box in the Repository. DRY GOODS only please, hygiene items also welcomed.
Dani Cauchi, who leads the St. Vincents center in Southend gave a talk recently explaining the SVP Centre are able to offer a discounted food market service, for those in need. Any contribution is appreciated. Thank you.
Sallie Pollock SVP @ OLOL
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School & Nursery
We warmly invite families to visit our wonderful school and see first-hand the engaging and supportive learning environment we provide. Arranging a visit is a great opportunity to see the school in action, meet our staff, and experience our welcoming community.
If you would like to book a tour, please contact the school office who will be happy to arrange a visit.
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends in Christ
Jesus came upon earth to relieve our burdens by taking them upon Himself.
Dear friends in Christ
Jesus came upon earth to relieve our burdens by taking them upon Himself. Come to me all you who labour and are overburdened and I will give you rest. Close to Jesus any difficulty will be easier. Problems will not disappear, but close to Him, and united in His Heart, we experience a way of being that makes the crosses of life somehow lighter and even joyful. Jesus still bears upon Himself the weight of our sorrows. The Gospels give us constant examples of His concern for all men, women and children. He raises the dead, cures the blind, the lepers, the dumb, and frees those possessed by the Evil One. At times He does not even wait for people to be brought to Him, but offers to go and heal them. Even at the moment of His death He shows concern for the people around Him. We can imitate Our Lord in small ways by avoiding whatever gives pain to others; by not causing them unnecessary anxiety, and not adding to the burdens of others with our own self-preoccupation. As disciples of Jesus, our task is always to look-out for ways that we can alleviate the burdens of others, create a lightness of touch in our approach to difficulties and always seek to raise up, rather than bring down.
We have all seen the scenes, and been shock by, the devastation caused by the earthquakes in Venezuela: thousands dead and many more thousands still missing, and all those who have lost their homes and possessions. As we pray for them, we can also offer our practical charity; one of the best and simplest ways to donate is through the website of Aid to the Church in Need God, and our brothers and sister, are never outdone in charity.
Please pray for the Reverend Andrei Ilies who is ordained priest this Saturday morning in Brentwood Cathedral. Further down in the Newsletter you will find the recent Appointments of Clergy which take effect from the first weekend in September. May God bless all our Priests and Religious as they endeavour to be Christ to others, relieve their burdens and bring souls to Heaven!
God bless you!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 4th July
St Elizabeth of Portugal
5.30pm Vigil Mass Holy Souls
6.30pm—7.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Sunday 5th July
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Intentions of Ann Craig (AC)
11.30am Mass Paolo Selci, RIP (Anniv) (MS)
4.00pm Paul Hiscock, RIP (CB)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
6.30pm Body in Church Kitty Lydon
Monday 6th
St Maria Goretti, V, M
9am Mass Dec'd Parents, brothers & sisters of Canon Gilbert (FM)
1.30pm Requiem Mass Kitty Lydon
Tuesday 7th
Feria of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
9am Mass Intentions of Fr Kevin (IS)
Wednesday 8th July
Feria of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
9am Mass Alison Shepherd, RIP (Anniv) (CH)
Thursday 9th
St Augustine Zhao Rong and his Comps, Mm
9am Mass Mike Worsley, RIP (LL)
Friday 10th
Feria of the Fourteenth Week in Ordinary Time
12Noon Mass Kitty Lydon, RIP (MR)
Saturday 11th July
St Benedict, Ab
10am Mass Martin McSharry, RIP (RC)
10.30am—11.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
5.30pm Vigil Mass Holy Souls
6.30pm—7.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Sunday 12th July
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
8am Mass Jim & Lilian Fegan, RIP (JC)
9.30am Mass Kitty Lydon, RIP (IS)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Patrick Carthy, Canon Thomas Barrett, Fr Peter Brady, Canon Francis Gilbert, Fr Walter Walsh, Miriam Jackson, Kathleen Ford, Gertrude Bridges, Elsie Asher, Edmund Gdembiewski, Ann Frances Littlewood, Marie Louise Clements, Alfred Johnson, Jennifer Lyons, Joseph Bond, Dorothy Blaker, Ronald Albert Conner, Niqui Denkmayer, Brian Finnigan, Dorothy Burder, Susan Hayes, Alison Shepherd, Elizabeth (Lily) Dean, Mary Kennedy, Maurice Mulcahy, Benita Skellon, George King, Margaret Smith, Patricia Cavanagh, Ted Wilson, John Hardy, Paddy Shanahan, William O’Neill, Selwyn Lewis, Its McCullough, Ian Spacie, Joan Kendall, Felix Keenn, Annie Harriet Briggs, Maria Chadian & David Dilley.
We pray for our sick
We pray for the sick of our parish
“Father,
by the power of your Spirit
you have filled the hearts of your faithful people
with gifts of love for one another.
Hear the prayers we offer for our relatives and friends.
Give them health of mind and body
that they may do your will with perfect love.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.”