St Thomas More High School Open Evening
On Thursday 10th July, from 6pm to 9pm, St Thomas More High School will hold an Open Evening for families who have a son due to transfer to Secondary School in September 2015. The Headteachers talk will begin at 7.30 pm.
Prospective Sixth Form students for September 2015 are also welcome, although there will be an Open Evening for students currently in Year 11 on Thursday 20th November 2014.
Parents of boys attending non-Catholic Primary Schools who wish to apply to St Thomas More School for a place in September 2015 should complete the Local Education Authority Common Application Form (CAF) and fill in the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) that can be collected at the Open Evening.
If you are unable to come to the Open Evening please contact the school in order to get the Supplementary Information Form. The form can also be downloaded from the school website: www.st-thomasmore.southend.sch.uk.
St Thomas More High School Open Evening
On Thursday 10th July, from 6pm to 9pm, St Thomas More High School will hold an Open Evening for families who have a son due to transfer to Secondary School in September 2015. The Headteachers talk will begin at 7.30 pm.
Prospective Sixth Form students for September 2015 are also welcome, although there will be an Open Evening for students currently in Year 11 on Thursday 20th November 2014.
Parents of boys attending non-Catholic Primary Schools who wish to apply to St Thomas More School for a place in September 2015 should complete the Local Education Authority Common Application Form (CAF) and fill in the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) that can be collected at the Open Evening.
If you are unable to come to the Open Evening please contact the school in order to get the Supplementary Information Form. The form can also be downloaded from the school website: www.st-thomasmore.southend.sch.uk.
Sick & Retired Clergy Fund
Next weekend, 21st/22nd June, there will the Annual Collection for our Sick and Retired Clergy. The Sick & Retired Clergy Fund is part of the Diocesan Charity which is to help and support our retired and sick clergy. As a Charity they rely on the generosity of the Parishes and individual donations to keep the Fund in a healthy state. Another valuable means is by including a bequest in your Will; a Form of Bequest can be found on page 6 of the Brentwood Diocesan Directory. Your generosity through donations, the annual collection and bequests is greatly appreciated.
Our Lady of Lourdes School Summer Fete—Saturday 28th June from 12—3 pm
Please come and support Our Lady of Lourdes Summer Fete. Entry £1 per adult, children free. There will be a Mobile Zoo, Bouncy Castles, Wrecking Ball, BBQ, Pimms stall, Coconut Shy, Plant stall, Fancy goods stall, DJ, Face Painting, Grand Raffle, plus much, much more. Bouncy Castle Wristband £2.50 under 5’s, £3.00 over 5’s.
Our Lady of Lourdes School Summer Fete—Saturday 28th June from 12—3 pm
Please come and support Our Lady of Lourdes Summer Fete. Entry £1 per adult, children free. There will be a Mobile Zoo, Bouncy Castles, Wrecking Ball, BBQ, Pimms stall, Coconut Shy, Plant stall, Fancy goods stall, DJ, Face Painting, Grand Raffle, plus much, much more. Bouncy Castle Wristband £2.50 under 5’s, £3.00 over 5’s.
St Bernard’s High School Open Evening
On Wednesday 9th July, from 6pm to 9pm, St Bernard’s High School will hold an Open Evening for Year 5 students (Prospective Year 7 in 2015). We shall be delighted to welcome to our Open Evening Year 5 girls, together with their parents/carers, who are interested in joining St Bernard’s High Schools Year 7 in September 2015.
We are also offering an opportunity for prospective parents/carers to visit the School during a normal school day on Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd October between 9.30 and 11.00 am. Please come to the Reception area during these times and a current student will give you a tour of the school.
St Bernard’s High School Open Evening
On Wednesday 9th July, from 6pm to 9pm, St Bernard’s High School will hold an Open Evening for Year 5 students (Prospective Year 7 in 2015). We shall be delighted to welcome to our Open Evening Year 5 girls, together with their parents/carers, who are interested in joining St Bernard’s High Schools Year 7 in September 2015.
We are also offering an opportunity for prospective parents/carers to visit the School during a normal school day on Tuesday 21st, Wednesday 22nd and Thursday 23rd October between 9.30 and 11.00 am. Please come to the Reception area during these times and a current student will give you a tour of the school.
Chatsworth House, Kent
A coach trip is proposed for Thursday 18th September. Cost £30.00 each, including coach fare, entrance to house and garden and afternoon tea. If interested please phone Cynthia or Pat - Southend 477384/479795 for more details.
Chatsworth House, Kent
A coach trip is proposed for Thursday 18th September. Cost £30.00 each, including coach fare, entrance to house and garden and afternoon tea. If interested please phone Cynthia or Pat - Southend 477384/479795 for more details.
Trip to Lourdes
Lourdes by coach – great value, 6 days 5 nights in Lourdes, plus luxury coach travel and a central hotel, from just £418. Join 450 pilgrims of all ages on the 25th Diocesan Pilgrimage, led by Bishop Alan Williams. There are a few coach places left, departing Brentwood on Friday 25th July, returning on Friday 1st August. The price includes all meals in Lourdes as well as a full Diocesan programme of Masses, liturgies, processions and social events. There is still time to book – full details at www.brentwoodlourdes.org or call Cathy O’Connor about booking, 01206 501146.
Catholic Women’s League
We are holding a cake sale during the coffee morning following the 9.30 am Mass on Trinity Sunday, 15th June (Fathers Day).
Trip to Lourdes
Lourdes by coach – great value, 6 days 5 nights in Lourdes, plus luxury coach travel and a central hotel, from just £418. Join 450 pilgrims of all ages on the 25th Diocesan Pilgrimage, led by Bishop Alan Williams. There are a few coach places left, departing Brentwood on Friday 25th July, returning on Friday 1st August. The price includes all meals in Lourdes as well as a full Diocesan programme of Masses, liturgies, processions and social events. There is still time to book – full details at www.brentwoodlourdes.org or call Cathy O’Connor about booking, 01206 501146.
We pray for the departed on their anniversaries
Bp Bernard Patrick Wall, Fr Vincent Dutton, Sheila Ann Power, Ethel Dillon, Agnes Sawyer, Kenneth Miller, Mary Famie, Dorothy Butcher, Frederick Carter, Teresa McTavish, Florence Ellis, Anne Ryan, Gertrude Drew, John Gillman, Audrey Conlon, Angelo Camilleri, John Callaghan, Brenda Dorey, Alfred Mansell, Kathleen Michael, Michael Woolcott, Bridget Parsons, Eileen Ketterer & Angela Balcombe.
The Most Holy Trinity
Year A
First Reading Exodus 34:4-6,8-9,
Second Reading Corinthians 13:11-13
Gospel John 6-18
Eucharistic Prayer 3
Preface of the Trinity
Saturday 14th June
5.30pm Mass Joe Swann, RIP
Sunday 15th June
8.00am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Irene Celejewski
11.30am Mass Mr Frank Neylon, RIP
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Year 2, Psalter Week 4
9.15am Mass Jan Harris, RIP
Tuesday 10th Feria
9.15am Mass Joe Swann, RIP
Wednesday 11th St Barnabas, AP
9.15am Mass Neil O'Keefe, RIP
Thursday 12th Feria
9.15am Mass: Stephana Gallacher, RIP
Friday 13th St Anthony of Padua, Pr, D
12Noon Mass Gwendoline Underwood, RIP (Anniv)
Saturday 14th Our Lady on Saturday
10.00am Mass Joe Swann, RIP
Pentecost Sunday
Dear friends in Christ
Pentecost was one of the three great Jewish feasts of the year and in the Christian calendar this Day also ranks as a pivotal moment as the birth of the Church. If we say that the Sacraments were born at the moment when the side of Christ was opened on the Cross, then on Pentecost Day the Apostles were sent by the Holy Spirit out into the world. The early manifestations of the Holy Spirit were very dramatic; but nowadays the action of the Spirit is no-less-evident. With the eyes of faith we can see the wonder that God works throughout the Church: conversions brought about, holiness lived-out in daily life, new Saints…all these are manifestations of how God is still working the wonders first wrought when the Church emerged from the Upper Room on this Day. Pentecost is not an isolated incident in the life of the Church.; the Holy Spirit is ever-active. Whenever we pray, receive a Sacrament, perform any act of goodness for the love of God, the Holy Spirit is the One who inspires us.
This week I welcomed our bishop-elect, fr Alan Williams, to the Parish. He came for an informal meeting with me in which I was able to thank him for accepting to be our Shepherd here in Brentwood Diocese. I assured him of our continued prayers and I asked him to keep this particular Parish Family in his own prayer. To be a Bishop in the Church is to undertake the threefold mission of Christ - Priest, Prophet and King - which is to make holy God’s People, teach the Catholic Faith and govern a portion of the Church. On this Day of Pentecost, let us ask the Holy Spirit to guide us along the paths of renewal. We also ask Our Lady of Walsingham to watch over us, our Diocese and our Bishop-elect.
May God bless us all!
Fr Kevin Hale
Annual Procession of The Blessed Sacrament
On Sunday 22nd June 4.00pm there will be the Annual Procession of the Blessed Sacrament, accompanied by the Tilbury Brass Band, followed by Tea in the Parish Centre
Money Matters
Offertory: Thank you for the generous offerings received last weekend, which amounted to £1,473.88.
Counters are Bob Hall, Cassie Kelly & Jan Lewis.
Newsletter Folders are Emma Beardsell & Jacky Hoggett.
St Thomas More Alumni Memorial Mass & Social
Friday 20th June at 8pm in the school
All past pupils and teachers, together with their partners, are invited to celebrate the school’s patronal feast at the traditional Mass in memory of all those past members of the school community who have died. The Mass will be followed by a buffet and drinks providing an ideal opportunity to catch-up with old friends and reminisce with former teachers. Further details at www.stmalumni.co.uk
St Thomas More Alumni Memorial Mass & Social
Friday 20th June at 8pm in the school
All past pupils and teachers, together with their partners, are invited to celebrate the school’s patronal feast at the traditional Mass in memory of all those past members of the school community who have died. The Mass will be followed by a buffet and drinks providing an ideal opportunity to catch-up with old friends and reminisce with former teachers. Further details at www.stmalumni.co.uk