Money Matters
Thank you for the generous offerings received last weekend, which amounted to £1,497.73.
Counters are Clare English, Jacky Hoggett & Josephine Vickers.
Newsletter Folders are Mary Johnson & Josephine Vickers.
Sacred Heart Primary School
The Sacred Heart Primary School & Nursery are celebrating their Centenary on Sunday 6th July 2014. Please keep this date free, and tell anyone who may have attended or worked at the school, as we would love to welcome all to come and celebrate an Open Air Mass with us. More details to follow—please just save the date for now.
Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society
We are recruiting a senior Social Worker to be our new part time (19 hours) Head of Professional Services to practice manage a strong existing team and to work with the existing Deputy Director who is moving to a part time role. Application Pack from Steven Webb (Director) on swebb at bccs.org.uk or 01268 784544.
Women’s World Day of Prayer
Women’s World day of prayer is an international, inter-church organisation which enables us to hear the voices of women from all parts of the world: their hopes, concerns and prayers.
The theme of our service is ‘Streams in the Desert’ and we are asked to reflect on our Christian role of being a ‘stream in the desert’ for those who experience spiritual drought. We believe that the service from Egypt has universal appeal.
One of the oldest civilisations in the world, Egypt has long been home to Coptic Christians. Since the uprising in 2011 there has been conflict between religious groupings. Political change affects individual lives and we pray with the women of Egypt for peace.
We envisage a great wave of prayer, rising with the sun over the island of Samoa, and sweeping across Asia, Africa, the Middle East, Europe and the Americas, coming to rest in American Samoa some 36 hours later. By then WWDP services will have been celebrated in over 170 countries.
All are welcome to attend, men and women and people of all ages. The service for the western area of Southend-on-Sea will be held on Friday, 7th March at 10.30 am at Crowstone St. Georges United Reformed Church, Corner of Crowstone Road and Kings Road, Westcliff-on-Sea. The Speaker is Rev. Melanie Smith, Minister of Crowstone St. Georges.
Brentwood Cathedral
There will be a special choral vespers in the Cathedral on Sunday, 16th March, at 4.15 pm with the Cathedral Choir. The music will include hymns, psalms and polyphony by the composers Victoria and Morten Lauridsen. This vespers will be attended by members of The Friends of Cathedral Music. This organisation promotes the wonderful tradition of choral music in our cathedrals and also further supports this by offering occasional grants. We would welcome as much support as possible.
Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year A
First reading Ecclesiasticus 15:15-20
Second reading Corinthians 2:6-10
Gospel Matthew 5:17-37
Eucharistic Prayer 4 with Preface Parish
Mass Book page 136
Saturday 15th February
5.30pm vigil Mass Mary de Souza, RIP
6.30pm Exposition and Penance
Sunday 16th February
8.00am Mass Christopher Adams, RIP
9.30am Mass Gerald Vickers, RIP & Victor Moran, RIP
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends in Christ
This Sunday is the Opening day for our new Parish Centre. It will begin at one o’clock in the church with a short liturgy presided over by the Bishop in the presence of local dignitaries and Parishioners. We shall then process to the new building where the Bishop will bless the Centre and then there will be an afternoon of celebration concluding with the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament at four o’clock. A setting of the “Te Deum” has been commissioned by our resident Musician, James Devor. Also a mosaic of Our Lady of Lourdes adorns the entrance lobby of the new building (which is the image on the Newsletter this week) the work of local Artist, Paul Siggins, with help from children in our Primary School and their gift to the Parish Centre.
It hardly needs saying after all these years of preparation, fundraising and effort, that this is a most marvellous milestone in the life of our Parish. We have recently celebrated our Centenary Year, and this moment begins a new era in our Parish with a building which future generations can be rightly proud of. There are numerous people who should be thanked for this work, too many to mention here! Above all, it has been the tireless efforts of all of you, through your prayer, encouragement and practical contributions that have made this all possible.
It is our Patronal Feastday this Tuesday (11th) and in the morning I shall celebrate Mass with the children and staff of our Primary School in the church. In the evening there will be a Sung Mass followed by drinks in the Parish Centre. I have invited Fr Lee Bennett of Benfleet Parish to preach at the Mass.
We give thanks to The Most Blessed Trinity and invoke the continued protection of Our Blessed Lady!
Fr Kevin Hale
Year 2, Psalter Week 1
9.15am Mass Bernard Ward, RIP Anniversary
Tuesday 11th Solemnity of Our Lady of Lourdes
10.00am Mass John Hedges, RIP - (for OLOL School)
8.00pm Mass Thanksgiving
Wednesday 12th Feria
9.15am Mass Louis Varkey, RIP Anniversary
Thursday 13th Feria
9.15am Mass Jennifer Garrett, RIP Anniversary
Friday 14th SS Cyril, Monk, and Methodius, Bp
12.00noon Elaine MacDonald, RIP Anniversary
Saturday 15th Our Lady on Saturday
10.00am Mass Lilian Craven, RIP
10.30am Exposition and Penance
The Sacrament Of Penance – Confession – is also available on request
Holy Rosary is said after morning Mass during the week
Money Matters
Thank you for the generous offerings received last weekend, which amounted to £1,441.71.
Counters are Pat Mansfield, Kitty Edwards & Vanessa Ashcroft.
Newsletter Folders are Tom O’Callaghan & Rita O’Callaghan.
We pray for the departed on their anniversaries
Canon Bernard Manning, Fr Donald Mills, Fr Charles Snell, Rev William Smith, Alice Whitfield, Eugenie Ballard, Doris Wenninger, Edmund O’Sullivan, Patrick Jennett, Charles Oldham, John Armstrong, Victor Gosling, Carmen Ashley, John Young, Bernard Ward, Catherine Shanahan, Gordon Watts, Jessie Hempstead, Annie Jackson, Monica Crighton, Cajetan Soares, Eric Wallen, Mary Mulhern, Mary Gleeson, Patrick O’Donnell, Martin Ryan, Daphne Rickard, Ivy Spratt, Christina Riddell, Joan Stanley, Malcolm Atkinson, Patricia Garnett, Anthony Ashwell-Rivens & Elaine MacDonald.
May their Souls and the Souls of all the Faithful Departed Rest in Peace
Youth Mass
The Brentwood Catholic Youth Service are holding the second Deanery Youth Mass on Sunday 23rd February at 6pm at Our Lady Help of Christians and St Helen’s, Milton Road, Westcliff. We would like to invite any young people from across the Southend Deanery to join us for this occasion. Mass will be followed by refreshments and social time in the parish hall. If you have any questions or would like to be involved in the Mass please contact roisin@bcys.net or call 01277265286.
Youth Mass
The Brentwood Catholic Youth Service are holding the second Deanery Youth Mass on Sunday 23rd February at 6pm at Our Lady Help of Christians and St Helen’s, Milton Road, Westcliff. We would like to invite any young people from across the Southend Deanery to join us for this occasion. Mass will be followed by refreshments and social time in the parish hall. If you have any questions or would like to be involved in the Mass please contact roisin@bcys.net or call 01277265286.
Catholic Women’s League
The AGM for the Catholic Women’s League is being held on Monday 10th February at 2.00pm in the Sacristy.
The Rosary
On Thursdays our Rosary after Mass is for the Protection of the Unborn. We unite with a group praying outside Southend Hospital Maternity Unit and another praying at St. Helen’s in Westcliff.
The Rosary
On Thursdays our Rosary after Mass is for the Protection of the Unborn. We unite with a group praying outside Southend Hospital Maternity Unit and another praying at St. Helen’s in Westcliff.
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading Isaiah 58:7-10
Second reading Corinthians 2:1-5
Gospel Matthew 5:13-16
Preface of Sunday 4
Eucharistic Prayer 3
Parish Mass Book page 133
5.30pm vigil Mass Luigia Tisi, RIP
6.30pm Exposition and Penance
Sunday 9th February
8.00am Mass Private Intention
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass James Fairchild & Laurence Fearns, RIP
1.00 pm Opening of Parish Centre
4.00pm Benediction
7.00pm Polish Mass
Year 2, Psalter Week 4
Monday 3rd St Anne Line, martyr
9.15am Mass Kathleen Vatcher, RIP
Tuesday 4th
9.15am Mass Barrington Gray, RIP Anniversary
Wednesday 5th St Agatha, virgin and martyr
9.15am Mass Intentions of Molly Horn
7.30pm The St Vincent De Paul Society in the Sacristy
Thursday 6th St Paul Miki and Companions, martyrs
9.15am Mass Clare Chadwick, RIP
7.00pm Meditation in Our Lady’s Chapel: prayer of silence, simplicity and stillness
Friday 7th
12.00noon Intentions of the Catholic Women’s League
12.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament until 8.00pm
8.00pm Holy Hour and Benediction
Saturday 8th St Jerome Emiliani
10.00am Mass Lilian Craven, RIP
10.30am Exposition and Penance
The Sacrament Of Penance – Confession – is also available on request
Holy Rosary is said after morning Mass during the week