Three Talks on the Faith For non-Catholics by Father Kevin Hale
Monday, 7 September: What is the Catholic Church?
Monday, 14 Sept: Why do Catholics go to Mass?
Monday, 21 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.
Three Talks on the Faith For non-Catholics by Father Kevin Hale
Monday, 7 September: What is the Catholic Church?
Monday, 14 Sept: Why do Catholics go to Mass?
Monday, 21 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.
We pray for our sick
Tina Doveaston, Pat Lynch, Rose Craft, Teresa Yates, Addi Brady, Gerard Rodgers, Ben Wilson, Patricia Fleming, Nicky Wigmore, Brita Irons, Eileen Wilson, Patricia Spikin, Patricia Breslin, Sandra Fagan, Edna Wallace, Beryl Dixon, Nan Carrit, Nick Evans, Margaret Harrington, Lyn Gopee, Kristin Hallenga, Anne O’Neill, Cheryl Shallis, Vicky Jack, Vera Farrow, Anthony McEvoy, Sheila Netherton, Dympna Addecott, Marcia Clarke, Justin Stark, Monica Neate, Mark Braley, Margaret Roberts, Roy Widdecombe, Anne Breen, David Blyth, Lynne Hilkene, Johanna Lynch, Janet Woods, Thomas Corrigan, Mary Boyce, June Moncaster, Breda Lynch, Sheila McBrearty, Anthony King, Trudy Sighe, Norma McCleverty, Belinda Balazsi, Edward Martin, Joanna Luciani, Pauline Wilsher, Simon Marshall, Johnnie Pool, Kriston Barnes, Barbara Sheaf, Maureen Regan, Maria Clark, Antonella McConalogue, Josephine Griggs, Coleen Worley, Fr Jean Laurent Marie, Eddie McConalogue, Georgina Cornwell, Pat Armstrong, Lorraine Hart, Dawn Deleigh, Noel Kolb, Wyn McCafferty, Annie Holland, Fr Martin Buckley, Peter Wilkinson, Chas Taylor, Martha Braun, John Lavery, Ivor Knight, Linda Dean, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, Connor Bourke, Mattia Mollica, Sharon Levill, Bernadette Lane, David Kislingury, Hannah Harris, David Askew, Frank Nagle, Sr Imeda, Joanna Wright, Harry Buckingham, Tracy White, Maureen Ward, Jane Jowers, Jim Scott,
Mary Johnson, Henry De Souza, David Clark and children Thomas Ball,
Liam Davis, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Peter Robson, Lucy Price,
Mary Isherwood, Frazer Gregory, baby Talia Emery and Hattie Seymour.
Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr John Harding, Fr Michael O’Sullivan, daisy Houlihan, Frederick Hardy, Mrs Pearce, David Bavin, Margaret Hughes, Bertha Dokk-Olsen, Mirren Button, Basil Hall, Ruth Lambert, Rory Forge, Leo Ring, Paul Swann, Irene (Molly) Kerry, Irene Hall, Mary Fiddes, Eleanor Lawson, Sylvia Gosling, Ethel Warwick, Olive Scott-Hansen, Winifred Bailey, Bernard Martin, Frances Murray & Teresa Fitzgerald.
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
First reading Kings 4:42-44
Second reading Ephesians 4:1-6
Gospel John 6: 1-15
Preface Sunday 5
Eucharistic Prayer 3
Saturday 25th July
5.30pm Mass Private Intention
Sunday 26th July
8am Mass Lilla Torsiella, RIP
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Barbara, Frank & Ben Blaker, RIP
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
The Gospel of this Sunday shows Jesus’ concern for His disciples, tired out as they are after their apostolic work of preaching in the towns and villages. So He asks them to Come away by yourselves to a lonely place, and rest awhile. Even Jesus and the disciples need their time-apart for rest and recuperation. God wills that as far as we ourselves are concerned we should take care to be in good physical as well as spiritual health, because much is expected of us. Whatever our occupation or state in life we need to rest like good Christians, in the first place by sanctifying our loss of energy and loving God in our tiredness, especially when circumstances force us to work with a break for long periods of time. I often think of parents with their family where there isn’t any let-up in the constant daily routine. In situations of this kind we can draw special comfort from having recourse to Christ, who Himself so often ended the day exhausted and in need of sleep and rest. These thoughts come to mind as we begin the slower pace of the Summer holidays. Our Schools and Colleges have now closed for the long vacation and, as many of you begin to head-off for a well-earned break, we remind ourselves of the importance of including God in all of our holiday plans: Sunday Mass, daily prayer and activities that in everything give glory to God. I wish you all a happy Summer season, rest from normal activity and a renewal of life both personal and in the family.
Msgr Kevin Hale
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday 20th St Apollinaris, Bp, M
9am Mass Vi Coveney, RIP
Tuesday 21st St Lawrence of Brindisi, Pr, D
9am Mass Margaret Rose McKay, RIP
Wednesday 22nd St Mary Magdalene
9am Mass Brian Carter, RIP
Thursday 23rd ST BRIDGET Of SWEDEN
9am Mass Intentions of Fatima Balolong
Friday 24th St Sharable Makhluf, Pr, Rel
12noon Geraldine Hayter (Anniv)
Saturday 25th ST JAMES, Ap
10am Mass Mary O’Donnell, RIP
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Monday 20th St Apollinaris, Bp, M
9am Mass Vi Coveney, RIP
Tuesday 21st St Lawrence of Brindisi, Pr, D
9am Mass Margaret Rose McKay, RIP
Wednesday 22nd St Mary Magdalene
9am Mass Brian Carter, RIP
Thursday 23rd ST BRIDGET Of SWEDEN
9am Mass Intentions of Fatima Balolong
Friday 24th St Sharable Makhluf, Pr, Rel
12noon Geraldine Hayter (Anniv)
Saturday 25th ST JAMES, Ap
10am Mass Mary O’Donnell, RIP
Scripture Group
Fr Con Joyce’s Scripture Group meets in the Parish Centre 8pm-9pm on Thursday, 30th July and fortnightly thereafter. These meetings are held to give us a better understanding of the Bible, to encourage us to read it and so help us to come closer to Jesus in our daily lives as Christians. All welcome.
“The Two Elizabeths” Recital
The Two Elizabeths present a Forties Afternoon Tea Recital on Sunday 2 August 2015 at 2.30pm.
An hour of forties songs followed by Afternoon Tea at St Clements Church, Leigh Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 1AR.
Tickets are £8, no concessions. Refreshments free.
Please ring 01702 347369 to book.
All profits to the Church Restoration Fund.
“The Two Elizabeths” Recital
The Two Elizabeths present a Forties Afternoon Tea Recital on Sunday 2 August 2015 at 2.30pm.
An hour of forties songs followed by Afternoon Tea at St Clements Church, Leigh Broadway, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 1AR.
Tickets are £8, no concessions. Refreshments free.
Please ring 01702 347369 to book.
All profits to the Church Restoration Fund.
Money Matters
Offertory: Thank you for your generous offerings received last weekend, which amounted to £1,445.08.
Counters: Linda Wall, Jacky Hoggett & Mary Kennedy.
Newsletter Folders: Angie Martin & Joseph Martin.
14+ Youth Group
Our 14+ Youth Group continues to meet every other week in the Parish Centre. Our next meeting is on Wednesday, 29th July at 7:30 & all parishioners aged 14 and above will be afforded a warm welcome. The group provides an opportunity for you to explore, examine and discuss your faith and connect with young people across the diocese. Come and learn the power and beauty of the Catholic faith!
Counting & Folding Rotas
The Counting & Folding Rotas for July - December 2015 can now be collected from the back of the Church.
Counting & Folding Rotas
The Counting & Folding Rotas for July - December 2015 can now be collected from the back of the Church.
The Friends of Nazareth House
The Friends of Nazareth House
NAZARETH HOUSE - A Coffee Morning and Sales will be held at
Nazareth House, 111 London Road, Southend-on-Sea on Saturday 1st August 2015 starting at 10.30am.
Admission Free and will be run by the Friends of Nazareth House.
The Friends of Nazareth House
The Friends of Nazareth House
NAZARETH HOUSE - A Coffee Morning and Sales will be held at
Nazareth House, 111 London Road, Southend-on-Sea on Saturday 1st August 2015 starting at 10.30am.
Admission Free and will be run by the Friends of Nazareth House.
Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Edmund Dobson, Fr Patrick Taylor, Fr John Boardman Jones, Fr Michael Hannan, Fr Dermot Moore, Fr James Cooney, Bill Prior, Fr James McEvoy, Margaret May Orme, Caroline Hardy, Kathleen Butt, Jane Bickmore, Charlie Fletcher, Jane Mawdsley, Alice Collins, Aislinn Lane, Elsie Witty, Irene Huggett, Pamela Johnson, Francis Howard Kenney, Geraldine Hayter, Joan Farmer, Winifred Martin, Marion Bukowski, Leonard Betts, Arthur Koch, William Rhodes, Fr Godfrey Anstruther OP, David Hall, Eva Bartley, Silvester Smolarczyk, John Maguire, Stefan Nowacki, John O’Brien & Gertrude Mortelman.