Southend Quiz/Walk
Do you like walking? Do you like quizzes? Then the Southend Quiz/Walk is for you! Suitable for all the family you can do the walk at your leisure, with the chance to win a cash prize for the winning entries. Further information and copies of the Quiz/Walk, price £5, obtainable from Nina Bridgeman Tel: 01702 472536; Linda Wall Tel: 01702 558217; Jan Lewis Tel: 01702 478105. (All proceeds to Serving the Homeless).
Southend Quiz/Walk
Do you like walking? Do you like quizzes? Then the Southend Quiz/Walk is for you! Suitable for all the family you can do the walk at your leisure, with the chance to win a cash prize for the winning entries. Further information and copies of the Quiz/Walk, price £5, obtainable from Nina Bridgeman Tel: 01702 472536; Linda Wall Tel: 01702 558217; Jan Lewis Tel: 01702 478105. (All proceeds to Serving the Homeless).
Pray for the Dead
Please pray for our dead on their anniversaries:
Bl Pope Paul VI, Deacon Frederick Wall, Fr Michael O’Sullivan, Mary Ellen Fiddes, Eleanor Lawson, Sylvia Gosling, Ethel Warwick, Olive Scott-Hansen,
Winifred Bailey, Bernard Martin, Frances Murray, Teresa Fitzgerald, Max Button, Margaret Ring, Cecelia Newton, Phyllis Fairman, John Higgins, Maureen Mann, Walter Owen, Stella Blackburn, Sister Vincent, Catherine Hayes, Timothy O’Shea & Anthony Poulton.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
When the disciples of Our Lord asked Him to teach them how to pray He responded with the perfect prayer, the Our Father. He utters every word with care. He taught them how to put all their trust in prayer to their Father God. In this He solemnly promised to be attentive to our requests. In our prayer, the first things we should ask of God are spiritual goods - the grace to love Him more each day - to have a real desire for holiness. We should ask God for material goods insofar as they serve to bring us closer to Him. These can include good health, economic well-being, employment and so forth. St Augustine advises us: Pray for temporal goods in private, and rest in the knowledge that they come to us from Him who knows what is best for us. Did you ask and not get what you wanted? Trust in your Father. If it would have been good for you, you would have received it. Before God, you are as much as a little child is before you. All day long, the child cries out so that you will give him a knife to play with. You wisely refuse his plea and pay no attention to his wailing. When the child demands to ride your horse, you won’t let him. The child does not know how to ride, and may get injured or even killed as a result. You deny him in little things so as to preserve more important things. You want the child to grow up safely and possess all his own goods without danger (Sermon 80 2,7-8). This is how the Lord is with us. So many times we are like children who don’t realise what they are asking for; but God always knows what we need better than ourselves.
This weekend six of our young adults are travelling to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, to be with millions of other Catholic youth from around the world together with Our Holy Father, Pope Francis. We sent them forth last Sunday from Mass accompanied with the prayers of the Parish Family as they go to meet Peter and have their Faith confirmed. May they and all of us enjoy a fruitful and holy Summer vacation! God bless you.
Msgr Kevin Hale
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
When the disciples of Our Lord asked Him to teach them how to pray He responded with the perfect prayer, the Our Father. He utters every word with care. He taught them how to put all their trust in prayer to their Father God. In this He solemnly promised to be attentive to our requests. In our prayer, the first things we should ask of God are spiritual goods - the grace to love Him more each day - to have a real desire for holiness. We should ask God for material goods insofar as they serve to bring us closer to Him. These can include good health, economic well-being, employment and so forth. St Augustine advises us: Pray for temporal goods in private, and rest in the knowledge that they come to us from Him who knows what is best for us. Did you ask and not get what you wanted? Trust in your Father. If it would have been good for you, you would have received it. Before God, you are as much as a little child is before you. All day long, the child cries out so that you will give him a knife to play with. You wisely refuse his plea and pay no attention to his wailing. When the child demands to ride your horse, you won’t let him. The child does not know how to ride, and may get injured or even killed as a result. You deny him in little things so as to preserve more important things. You want the child to grow up safely and possess all his own goods without danger (Sermon 80 2,7-8). This is how the Lord is with us. So many times we are like children who don’t realise what they are asking for; but God always knows what we need better than ourselves.
This weekend six of our young adults are travelling to World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, to be with millions of other Catholic youth from around the world together with Our Holy Father, Pope Francis. We sent them forth last Sunday from Mass accompanied with the prayers of the Parish Family as they go to meet Peter and have their Faith confirmed. May they and all of us enjoy a fruitful and holy Summer vacation! God bless you.
Msgr Kevin Hale
Seventeenth Sunday of the Year
Saturday 23rd St Bridget of Sweden, Rel
10.00am Mass Special Intention (MS)
5.30pm Vigil Mass Sally Ann Power, RIP (GP)
Sunday 24th - Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Geraldine Hayter, RIP (Anniv) (GVH)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass James McCourt, RIP (AMc)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 25th St James, Ap
9.00am Mass Eileen Hood, RIP (A&CB)
10.15am Requiem Mass: Jutta Salter, RIP
Tuesday 26th Ss Joachim and Anne, Parents of the BVM
9.00am Mass Daniel & Maryanne McConville, RIP (MD)
Wednesday 27th Feria
9.00am Mass Winnie & Michael McHale, RIP (MK)
Thursday 28th Feria
9.00am Mass Canon Francis Gilbert, RIP
Friday 29th St Martha
12Noon Mass Elpedio Bonggot (ER)
Saturday 30th Our Lady on Saturday
10.00am Mass John Sheehy, RIP (Anniv) (MM)
5.30pm Vigil Mass Vera de Souza, RIP (LD)
Sunday 31st - Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Intentions of Benjo Balolong & Andreas Stavrinides (BB&AS)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Mary Byrne, RIP & Mary Merrick, RIP (AR)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
School Admission Forms
Parents wishing to apply to Catholic Schools - primary or secondary - for next academic year are required to obtain a Letter of Catholic Practise from their Parish Priest. These will be issued on the last weekend in September, the times which will be given at the end of the Summer holidays. These are issued only to practising Catholics (i.e. those who attend weekly Mass). Furthermore, this practise of the Faith will be viewed over a period of time and not just the weeks prior to an application. Parish Priests may also look at the date of Baptism in the case of Primary School applications, noting those children who have been Baptised soon after birth as compared to those Baptised with proximity to school age. This is a matter of justice to all involved in applying for places in our Schools. Our schools are often oversubscribed and in order to be fair, preference will justly be given to those who live and practise the Faith as well as who contribute to the life of the Church through the various ways in which that support is given.
Three Talks on the Faith for non-Catholics by Msgr Kevin Hale
Monday, 5 September: What is the Catholic Church?
Monday, 12 September: Why do Catholics go to Mass?
Monday, 19 September: 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.
Monsignor Read
On Sunday 31st July at 3pm Monsignor Read will celebrate a Missa Contata
(Latin Mass 1962 Missal) at St Mary Immaculate and the Holy Angels Church Kelvedon to celebrate his 40 years as a Priest. All are welcome.
Monsignor Read
On Sunday 31st July at 3pm Monsignor Read will celebrate a Missa Contata
(Latin Mass 1962 Missal) at St Mary Immaculate and the Holy Angels Church Kelvedon to celebrate his 40 years as a Priest. All are welcome.
First Holy Communion 2017
If you have a child going into Year 3 in September and you would like them to make their First Holy Communion in 2017, please complete the on-line Registration Form available from the Parish Website under Sacraments and return this to the Parish Office no later than Wednesday 31st August 2016.
Counters & Folders
Counters: Clare English, Mary Cook & Jacky Hoggett.
Newsletter Folders: Denise Bloomer & Jacky Hoggett.
Serving the Homeless
Tickets for our summer raffle and forms for the walk will be on sale after all Masses this weekend. Thank you for your support.
Parish Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the June draw are as follows:
1st prize £150 9 Mr S Pearson
2nd Prize £100 94 Ms A Thompson
3rd Prize £75 183 Mr S Samuels
4th Prize £50 29 Mrs P Thomas
5th Prize £25 149 Mr D Lesley
The number of members has decreased steadily over the past twelve months with the result that we are now 22 members short of our target. Subscription is £5.00 per month, either by cash, cheque or direct debit. If you would like to join, please fill in a form which can be found at the back of the church or ring Linda Wall on 01702 558217.
Please Pray for the Repose of the Soul of:
Jutta Erna Salter, RIP who died on 15th July. Her Requiem Mass will be held at 10.15am on Monday 25th July followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Pray for the Dead
Please pray for our dead on their anniversaries:
Fr. John Boardman, Fr Michael Hannan, Fr Dermot Moore, Fr James Cooney,
Fr John Harding, Fr John Jones, Eva Bartley, Silvester Smolarczyk, Leo Ring,
Marie Ann Brand, John Maguire, Stefan Nowacki, John O’Brien, Mrs Pearle,
Gertrude Mortelman, daisy Houlihan, Frederick Hardy, David Bavin, Rory Forge,
Margaret Hughes, Bertha Dokk-Olsen, Mirren Button, Basil Hall, Paul Swann, Irene (Molly) Kerry, Irene Hall & Caroline Richards.
Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them. May the souls of the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace.
Sixteenth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
Todays’ Gospel recounts the arrival of Jesus and his disciples in the house of their friends, Martha, Mary & Lazarus. In this intimate gathering there arises a tension between the sisters. Clearly Martha wanted to welcome Jesus and provide all that was needed for an enjoyable visit. Mary, on the other hand, just wanted to sit and listen to Jesus speak and teach. St Augustine comments on this encounter: In her eagerness to get the meal ready for the Lord, Martha becomes preoccupied by a million little details. Her sister Mary prefers instead to devote herself to their guest. She forgets about her sister and sits before Him, doing nothing else but listen to His word (Sermon 103.3). With the help of this example and with God’s grace, we need to see how we can live a unity of life, which consists of the union of Martha’s and Mary’s attitudes. Our love of God should be inseparable from our desire to brings souls to Him, together with our work that is done well for God.
As our Schools and Colleges come to the end of their year, and many of us prepare to take-off on holiday at home or abroad, we could remind ourselves of the necessity of combining our leisure time with our Faith. Like the two sisters, our time of recreation should be both active and reflective. All time is given to us by God for our human improvement and our spiritual flourishing. Let’s use our time well and remember whilst on holiday that we have to give God the first of our time, and the first and most important part of any week is Sunday Holy Mass; at home or away!
World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland, begins on 25th of this month. Six young adults from our Parish will be travelling with almost a hundred others from our Diocese, together with our Bishop, to meet other Catholics there from around the world and to be with our Holy Father, Pope Francis. This is a wonderful representation from our Parish and I ask that you pray for them that, this experience may deepen their Faith and devotion to Christ and His Church. May God bless you all in these days of Summer vacation!
Msgr Kevin Hale