Aid to the Church in Need
Dr David Black has written to say ‘Thank you’ for the kind donation of £1,553.30 taken in the collection and also £385 taken on the bookstall.
November Dead List
During November Holy Masses are offered for our departed ones. If you would like to include relatives and friends in these Masses, please put their names on the sheets and in the envelopes provided at the back of the Church. Their names will be placed under the Altar during November, together with the Register of the Dead. Envelopes should be placed in the box provided in the West Porch or handed in to the Parish office.
Aid to the Church in Need
Dr David Black has written to say ‘Thank you’ for the kind donation of £1,553.30 taken in the collection and also £385 taken on the bookstall.
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School
Key Stage 2 teacher required January 2015, initially for one term. Details available from the Headteacher, Mr. P. Collingwood. Telephone 01268 683903.
Money Matters
Offertory: Thank you for the generous offerings received last weekend, which amounted to £1,433.10p.
Counters are Clare English, Cassie Kelly & Jacky Hoggett.
Newsletter Folders are Mary Johnson & Josephine Vickers.
St Joseph’s Roman Catholic Primary School
Key Stage 2 teacher required January 2015, initially for one term. Details available from the Headteacher, Mr. P. Collingwood. Telephone 01268 683903.
Carmelites
The Carmelites next meet on 25th October, commencing with the Rosary at 2.15 pm in the Church. The meeting is then held in the Parish Centre, Newman Room, starting with a cup of tea at 2.30 pm finishing by 5 pm. All are welcome.
Scripture Group
There will be a Scripture Group, led by Fr Con Joyce, fortnightly on Thursday evenings from 8pm to 9 pm in the Newman Room. If anyone is interested, please put your name and telephone number on the clipboard at the back of Church to receive further details.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOUL OF:
Ronnie Joseph Olliffe RIP who died on 1st October 2014. His Requiem Mass will take place on Tuesday, 21st October at 11 am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Sanctuary Lamp
We pray for the departed on their anniversaries
Fr Bernard Clay, Canon William O'Neill, Mgr Daniel Shanahan, Fr Kevin Lyons, Annie Barton, Anthony Isaacs, Joan Erwood, George Gatward, David Thomas, Monica James, Elizabeth Winchester, Veronica McCullough, Dr Brian Quinn, Denis Jordan, Norman Halligan, Clara Donnelly, Catherine Hevey, Thomas Gunn, Eileen Morgan, Florence D'Yos, Sue Fry, Michael Standing, Cecil Ratcliff, Arthur Sanctuary, William Currane, & Patrick McCarthy.
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year A
First Reading Isaiah 45:1, 4-6
Second Reading Thessalonians 1: 1-5
Gospel Matthew 22:15-21
Preface of Sunday 6
Eucharistic Prayer 3
Saturday 18th October
5.30pm Mass Fr Giovanni Battistelli, RIP (Anniv)
Sunday 19th October
8.00am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass David Thomas, RIP
11.30am Mass Irene Calejewski, RIP
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Twenty-Ninth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year A
First Reading Isaiah 45:1, 4-6
Second Reading Thessalonians 1: 1-5
Gospel Matthew 22:15-21
Preface of Sunday 6
Eucharistic Prayer 3
Saturday 18th October
5.30pm Mass Fr Giovanni Battistelli, RIP (Anniv)
Sunday 19th October
8.00am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass David Thomas, RIP
11.30am Mass Irene Calejewski, RIP
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Year 2, Psalter Week 4
9.15am Mass: Ted Hukin, RIP
Tuesday 14th St Callistus I, P, M
9.15am Mass: Brian O'Keefe, RIP
Wednesday 15th St Theresa of Jesus (Avila) V, D
9.15am Mass: John Young, RIP (Anniv)
Thursday 16th St Hedwig, Rel
9.15am Mass: Dorothy Cole, RIP
Friday 17th St Ignatius of Antioch, Bp, M
12 Noon Mass: Intentions of Evelyn Mackay
Saturday 18th ST LUKE, Evangelist
10.00am Mass Neil O'Keefe, RIP
Confession – the Sacrament of Penance – is also available on request
Holy Rosary is said after morning Mass during the week
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
This Sunday’s liturgy depicts salvation and eternal life in terms of a royal banquet. Each of us is invited by God to participate in the feast, and we cannot find excuses for not attending. Those in the Gospel are so absorbed in their activities that they believe there is no need of God; they offer various lame excuses for absenting themselves. When God invites, we have the freedom of our choice to accept or reject Him. So Jesus must have told this parable with a sense of deep sorrow, knowing that his overtures had been rejected, and would be rejected, down the ages. The experience of unrequited love is a repeated theme throughout the Scriptures: God asks for our love; we fail to respond or find other attractions which don’t fulfil our capacity for love in the same way.
In the Bible the image of a banquet is frequently used to portray the intimacy of relationship God wants to have with His people. Most lovely is the passage in the Book of the Apocalypse: Behold I stand at the door and knock; if anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him and he with Me. God repeats this request over and over again because He wishes to enter into a loving relationship with us. The human experience of encounter usually involves the sharing of words and food. In this context we often engage in a special way with other human beings, God uses this context - the Eucharistic Banquet - to manifest to us His profound desire for Communion with us. St Thomas Aquinas has expressed this beautifully for us in one of the antiphons for the feast of Corpus Christi: O Sacrum Convivium….O sacred banquet in which Christ is received; the memory of His Passion is renewed; the soul is filled with grace, and a pledge of future glory is given to us.
God bless you!
Fr Kevin Hale
ABC - About Being Catholic
The next series of informal talks designed to give an insight into the teachings and traditions of the Catholic Church will continue, starting at 8 pm in the Parish Centre.
13th October - The Meaning of Life
You are welcome to attend some or all of these talks; if you would like more information please speak to Fr Kevin or telephone Pat O’Connell, Tel 01702 712123.
Parish Hall Committee
The Parish Hall Committee is looking to establish a social and fundraising committee to organise events for the Parish. This is your opportunity to become involved in your Parish Community, we particularly invite new members of our Parish to become involved, or those of you who have often thought you would like to contribute but have not previously been able to offer your time/talents!
If you are interested and would like to find out more, come along to our Cheese and Wine event on 17th October at 8pm. If you would like to come along, please indicate your interest by signing the list on the notice board of the Parish Centre.
If you would like to be involved but are unable to attend the Cheese and Wine event please contact either Sue on 07816141492/01702 479646 or Angela 0794183452.
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon
We are looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher, start date negotiable, but not later than September 2015. Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please telephone the school office on 01621 856698 to arrange a suitable time. Application form available online at:http://www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk
Closing date 24th October 2014 - midday.
St Francis Catholic Primary School, Maldon
We are looking to appoint a Deputy Headteacher, start date negotiable, but not later than September 2015. Visits are warmly welcomed and encouraged. Please telephone the school office on 01621 856698 to arrange a suitable time. Application form available online at:http://www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk
Closing date 24th October 2014 - midday.
Parish Hall Committee
The Parish Hall Committee is looking to establish a social and fundraising committee to organise events for the Parish. This is your opportunity to become involved in your Parish Community, we particularly invite new members of our Parish to become involved, or those of you who have often thought you would like to contribute but have not previously been able to offer your time/talents!
If you are interested and would like to find out more, come along to our Cheese and Wine event on 17th October at 8pm. If you would like to come along, please indicate your interest by signing the list on the notice board of the Parish Centre.
If you would like to be involved but are unable to attend the Cheese and Wine event please contact either Sue on 07816141492/01702 479646 or Angela 0794183452.