This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for the intentions of the deceased members of the Trace and Davis Families.
Sanctuary Lamp
This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for the intentions of the deceased members of the Pazda and Jenkins families.
We pray for the departed on their anniversaries
Canon John Walsh, Canon Cyril Shepherd, Fr Patrick Cavanagh, Doris Bree, Catherine Marriott, John Flemming, Pat Moon, Celia Peace, Frederick John Lea, Harry Hammond, Kathleen Law, Victor Parrish, Anne Hall and John Mulhern.
Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year A
First Reading Jeremiah 20: 7-9
Second Reading Romans 12: 1-2
Gospel Matthew:16:21-27
Preface of Sunday 8
Eucharistic Prayer 3
Second Reading Romans 12: 1-2
Gospel Matthew:16:21-27
Preface of Sunday 8
Eucharistic Prayer 3
Saturday 30th August
5.30pm Mass Mary de Souza, RIP
5.30pm Mass Mary de Souza, RIP
Sunday 31st August
8.00am Mass Bridget Randall, RIP
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Intentions of Cecellia Summers
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Year 2, Psalter Week 1
Monday 25th St Louis
10am Mass: Paul De Naeyer, RIP
10am Mass: Paul De Naeyer, RIP
Tuesday 26th Bl Dominic of the Mother of God, Pr
9.15am Mass: Geraldine Hayter, RIP (Anniv)
Wednesday 27th St Monica
9.15am Mass: Andrew & Peggy McFarlane, RIP (Anniv)
10.00am Body in Church: Sheila Mazzag, RIP
10.30am Requiem Mass: Sheila Mazzag, RIP
2.30 pm Requiem Mass: Kazimierz Nowakowski, RIP
Thursday 28th St Augustine, Bp, D
9.15am Mass: Bill Pearson, RIP
Friday 29th The Passion of St John the Baptist
12 Noon Mass: Helen Cope, RIP (Anniv)
Saturday 30th Ss Margaret Clitherow Anne Line & Margaret Ward
10.00am Mass Valerie & Ian Spacie (Golden Wedding Anniversary)
Confession – the Sacrament of Penance – is also available on request
Holy Rosary is said after morning Mass during the week
Twenty-first Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
From the very beginnings of the Church the followers of Christ have loved and venerated Peter in the person of the Pope. The Gospel of the Mass of this Sunday reminds us why this is: Peter is constituted the head of the Apostles and is everywhere mentioned before the others, and makes frequent use of his special primacy and authority over the rest. He proposes the election of a new Apostle to replace Judas; he is the one who speaks to the crowd on Pentecost and makes the first converts, he replies to the Sanhedrin on behalf of the others; he punishes Ananias and Sapphira with full authority; he admits Cornelius, the first non-Jew into the Church; and he presides at the Council of Jerusalem and rejects the attempts of the Jewish Christians to impose their law on the Gentile converts, laying down that salvation is to be had through faith in Christ.
These great spiritual powers are given to Peter for the good of the Church, and since the Church has to last until the end of time, these powers are handed down throughout history to those who take Peter’s place. Our love for the People, therefore, is not just a natural affection based on his holiness, his likeableness and so on, but because he speaks with the voice of Christ and is the closest person on earth to the voice of Jesus Himself. St Catherine of Siena liked to refer to him as the sweet Christ on earth. All of this reminds us to pray for the Pope, that God may continue to give him the courage and strength to be for us, and for the world, the mainstay of Truth and the voice of the Good Shepherd.
Please pray for the eternal repose of the soul of Father Andrew Hurley who died in Nazareth House on Tuesday morning. Many of you will know him and his family as he is a native of Leigh, and was Ordained in our church. I had a special affection for him since he was the one of the Curates in my home Parish of Wanstead when I was at Primary School. We offer his family the assurance of our prayers at this time, for him and for them. His Requiem Mass will be offered in Brentwood Cathedral on Wednesday, 3rd September at noon.
God bless you!
Fr Kevin Hale
Three Talks on the Faith For non-Catholics by Father Kevin Hale:
Monday, 8th September: What is the Catholic Church?
Monday, 15th Sept: Why do Catholics go to Mass?
Monday, 22nd Sept: Why do Catholics pray to Mary and the Saints?
These Talks would be a very good introduction to the Catholic Faith for non-Catholic parents and also anyone wanting to know more about what the Catholic Church teaches on these basic subjects. They begin at 8.00pm in the Parish Centre.
First Holy Communion 2014/2015
If you have a child in Year 3 or above who wishes to make their First Holy Communion in 2015, please complete and return a Registration Form which is available at the back of the Church or can be downloaded from the Parish Website. Please note completed forms must be returned to the Parish Office by Sunday 31st August 2014.
There will be a parent’s meeting on Wednesday 10th September at 8pm in the Parish Centre for those parents who have a child making their First Holy Communion next year.
HARP
The following items are urgently required: men’s t-shirts (small and medium), new boxer shorts (small and medium), new men’s socks, razors, shaving foam, shampoo, deodorant and hand wash. If you are able to supply any of these, please leave them in the box in the sacristy or phone Linda Wall on 558217. Thank you.
Money Matters
Offertory: Thank you for the generous offerings received last weekend, which amounted to £1,453.41
Counters are Jacky Hoggett, Jan Lewis & Sheila West.
Newsletter Folders are Tom O’Callaghan & Rita O’Callaghan
Hawk Eye Walk
Thank you to all of you who have purchased this walk; please don’t forget to send in your completed forms, the winning entries will be drawn at the beginning of September. The first prize is £25, with the second and third prizes of £15 and £10 respectively. There are a few forms remaining if you would like to take part - telephone 01702 478105. All monies raised are for projects supported by Serving the Homeless.
Parish Centre
Refreshments are served after 9.15 am Mass on Mondays and Thursdays and after all three morning Masses on Sundays. Please do come to meet and make friends with other parishioners over tea, coffee, biscuits and a chat in a friendly atmosphere.
If you would like to volunteer, even if it is just once a term, please phone Phyllis on 07969465518. Rotas are ready for collection at the back of Church. Thank you.
Hawk Eye Walk
Thank you to all of you who have purchased this walk; please don’t forget to send in your completed forms, the winning entries will be drawn at the beginning of September. The first prize is £25, with the second and third prizes of £15 and £10 respectively. There are a few forms remaining if you would like to take part - telephone 01702 478105. All monies raised are for projects supported by Serving the Homeless.
Serving the Homeless
The Committee of Serving the Homeless are organising an Indian meal at the Shagor Restaurant in Hamlet Court Road on Wednesday 24th September. Tickets are £15 each and are available from Jo Ronan 474062 or Linda Wall 558217.
APF Boxholders
Please don’t forget to pick up your emptied boxes from the back of the Church in the usual place - on the ledge by the side door (on the opposite side to the car park entrance). Thank you. Joan Caunce, Secretary, 01268 757505.
We pray for the departed on their anniversaries
Fr Bernard Collings, Canon John Sloane, John Ryan, Valerie Griggs, Marian Hart, Dorothy Scott, Stephen Mcgough, Stephen Cornell, Margaret Acaster, Col Ernest G. Petter, Bernard Squires, John Lowndes, Louise Newman, Veronica Maguire, Alan Tate, Stella Stanley, William Pearson, Kathleen Shanahan, Charles Capon, Nellie Aynsley, Marjorie Clarke, Sheila King, Vera Goldman, Margaret Knight, Antoni Byczynski, Campbell Coe & Gladys Robson.
Twenty First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year A
First Reading Isaiah 22: 19-23
Second Reading Romans 11:33-36
Gospel Matthew:16:13-20
Preface of Sunday 7
Eucharistic Prayer 1
Second Reading Romans 11:33-36
Gospel Matthew:16:13-20
Preface of Sunday 7
Eucharistic Prayer 1
Saturday 23rd August
5.30pm Mass William Underwood, RIP
5.30pm Mass William Underwood, RIP
Sunday 24th August
8.00am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Stephen Cornell, RIP (Anniv)
11.30am Mass John & Pat Moon, Valerie Griggs RIP
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Year 2, Psalter Week 4
Monday 18th St Helena
9.15am Mass: Margaret McFarlane, RIP (Anniv)
9.15am Mass: Margaret McFarlane, RIP (Anniv)
Tuesday 19th St John Eudes, Pr
9.15am Mass: Charles & Alice Whitefield
Wednesday 20th St Bernard, Ab, D
9.15am Mass: Paddy Corrigan, RIP
Thursday 21st Ss Pius X, P
9.15am Mass: Hannah & David Trundle, RIP
Friday 22nd The Queenship of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9.15am Mass: Terence, Maisie & Eugene Renehan, RIP (Anniv)
Saturday 23rd St Rose of Lima, V
10.00am Mass Aoife Egan Intentions
Confession – the Sacrament of Penance – is also available on request
Holy Rosary is said after morning Mass during the week
Twentieth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
The Readings for this Sunday say something important about prayer; persevering prayer. The prayer of petition, or asking, is perhaps well-known to us. We are conscious in ordinary life that we depend on so many people and the act of asking others for what we need is part-and-parcel of human life. With God, we know that we depend on Him for everything and that we have only to ask Him for what is necessary. Saint Thomas Aquinas teaches that our petitions do not change the Will of God, but instead win for us what has already been set aside for us if we but ask. As a result, we should petition the Lord without ceasing. Who knows how many blessings are waiting for us if only we ask for them? We should ask others also, to pray for the fervent intentions we have in our hearts, to pray for all the blessings we need and can receive from the Lord. Saint Thomas says that this is one of the reasons why Jesus did not reply immediately to the Canaanite Women in the Gospel. He wanted His disciples to intercede for her. In this way He shows us the importance of the intercession of the Saints.
We have celebrated last Friday The Assumption of our Blessed Lady into Heaven. She is the first of those who intercedes for us with God. Saint Bernard says that our Advocate rose to Heaven, where she could act on behalf of our salvation as Mother of the Judge and Mother of Mercy. In these days we should never forget to go to her since we can obtain much through her hands and much too depends on her. God bless you!
Fr Kevin Hale