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.
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.
Please Pray for the Repose of the Soul of
MARIA FIGG who died on Monday 8th August 2016. Her funeral will take place at Southend Crematorium on Tuesday, 30th August at 12.20pm.
Pray for the Dead
Please pray for our dead on their anniversaries:
Fr. George Gresley, Fr Sean Shiels, Canon Vincent Cameron, Fr Arthur Ryan,
Agnes Harding, Dainie Seebold, Edith Seymour, Mary Saegar, Rhoda Addecott, Teresa Griffiths, Anne McCarthy, Ronald Abnett, Eileen Shears, John Ryan, Christopher Poulain, Valerie Griggs, Marian Hart, Dorothy Scott, Alan Tate, Stephen McGough, Stephen Cornell, Margaret Acaster, Col. Ernest G. Petter, Bernard Squires, John Lowndes, Louise Newman, Veronica Maguire,
Mary (Molly) Horn, Stella Stanley & William Pearson.
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.
The Assumption of Our Blessed Lady
Dear friends in Christ
This weekend we are celebrating the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. Normally celebrated on 15th August, this year it gets moved to the nearest Sunday. I am personally very happy that I shall get to celebrate this lovely feast in Lourdes on Monday together with our Bishop and hundreds of pilgrims from our Diocese, including twenty-five of our Parish Family. I shall offer Holy Mass for the intentions of the Parish whilst there and, it goes without saying, I shall keep you and all your special intentions in my Masses and Rosaries during the days we are in Lourdes. I always feel very privileged to be able to visit Lourdes, not just because our Parish is under the special patronage of Our Lady, but because it is always such a boost to the spiritual life.
This great Solemnity of Mary’s Assumption into Heaven reminds us of the great truth we hold: God loved His Mother so much that at the end of her earthly life He took her body and soul into the glory of Heaven. In other words, He did not allow her body to experience the normal process that follows-on from death. Why? It was not just because she was His Mother, but also because she had been preserved from all stain of sin, especially Original Sin, from the first moment of her conception. For this reason the Church has great cause to celebrate this Day each year as we recall that Mary awaits us and beckons us onwards and upwards to live the life of the Blessed Trinity that she now experiences in Heaven, ahead of us. God bless you and keep you all!
Msgr Kevin Hale
The Assumption of Our Blessed Lady
Dear friends in Christ
This weekend we are celebrating the Assumption of Mary into Heaven. Normally celebrated on 15th August, this year it gets moved to the nearest Sunday. I am personally very happy that I shall get to celebrate this lovely feast in Lourdes on Monday together with our Bishop and hundreds of pilgrims from our Diocese, including twenty-five of our Parish Family. I shall offer Holy Mass for the intentions of the Parish whilst there and, it goes without saying, I shall keep you and all your special intentions in my Masses and Rosaries during the days we are in Lourdes. I always feel very privileged to be able to visit Lourdes, not just because our Parish is under the special patronage of Our Lady, but because it is always such a boost to the spiritual life.
This great Solemnity of Mary’s Assumption into Heaven reminds us of the great truth we hold: God loved His Mother so much that at the end of her earthly life He took her body and soul into the glory of Heaven. In other words, He did not allow her body to experience the normal process that follows-on from death. Why? It was not just because she was His Mother, but also because she had been preserved from all stain of sin, especially Original Sin, from the first moment of her conception. For this reason the Church has great cause to celebrate this Day each year as we recall that Mary awaits us and beckons us onwards and upwards to live the life of the Blessed Trinity that she now experiences in Heaven, ahead of us. God bless you and keep you all!
Msgr Kevin Hale
The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 13th Ss Pontian, P and Hippolytus, Pr, Mm
10.00am Mass Fred Lang, RIP (B&MH)
5.30pm Vigil Mass Brian & Maureen Devine (Golden Wedding Anniv) (B&MD)
Sunday 14th - The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Vincent Glauda, RIP (Anniv) (CC)
11.30am Mass Intentions of Jim Scott(MS)
NO Vespers & Benediction
Monday
15th Feria
9.00am Mass Frank Mann, RIP (Anniv) (RM)
Tuesday 16th St Stephen of Hungary
9.00am Mass Intentions of Julia Federmann (HF)
5.00pm Body in Church: Denise MacDermott
Wednesday 17th Feria
9.00am Mass Intentions of Sheila Netherton (IS)
10.30am Requiem Mass: Denise MacDermott
Thursday 18th St Helena, Widow
9.00am Mass Margaret & Alec McFarlane, RIP (Anniv) (MW)
Friday 19th St John Eudes, Pr
12Noon Mass Fr Andrew Hurley, RIP (Anniv) (AH)
Saturday 20th St Bernard, Ab, D
10.00am Mass Phyllis & Ernest Cheeseman, RIP (CC)
5.30pm Vigil Mass Alf & Mary Johnson, RIP (Anniv) (CM)
Sunday 21st - Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Mike & Winnie McHale, RIP (WM)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Intentions of Kevin Clark (MC)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary
Saturday 13th Ss Pontian, P and Hippolytus, Pr, Mm
10.00am Mass Fred Lang, RIP (B&MH)
5.30pm Vigil Mass Brian & Maureen Devine (Golden Wedding Anniv) (B&MD)
Sunday 14th - The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Vincent Glauda, RIP (Anniv) (CC)
11.30am Mass Intentions of Jim Scott(MS)
NO Vespers & Benediction
Monday
15th Feria
9.00am Mass Frank Mann, RIP (Anniv) (RM)
Tuesday 16th St Stephen of Hungary
9.00am Mass Intentions of Julia Federmann (HF)
5.00pm Body in Church: Denise MacDermott
Wednesday 17th Feria
9.00am Mass Intentions of Sheila Netherton (IS)
10.30am Requiem Mass: Denise MacDermott
Thursday 18th St Helena, Widow
9.00am Mass Margaret & Alec McFarlane, RIP (Anniv) (MW)
Friday 19th St John Eudes, Pr
12Noon Mass Fr Andrew Hurley, RIP (Anniv) (AH)
Saturday 20th St Bernard, Ab, D
10.00am Mass Phyllis & Ernest Cheeseman, RIP (CC)
5.30pm Vigil Mass Alf & Mary Johnson, RIP (Anniv) (CM)
Sunday 21st - Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Mike & Winnie McHale, RIP (WM)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Intentions of Kevin Clark (MC)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Counters & Folders
Counters: Toni Cousins, Mary Cook & Jacky Hoggett.
Newsletter Folders: Angie Martin & Joseph Martin.
Fundraising for the Parish Centre
A big ‘thank you’ to all who sponsored me for the Colourthon Walk on Saturday
2nd July. Your very generous sponsorship enabled me to raise £260. Thank you very much. Simon Pearson
Fundraising for the Parish Centre
A big ‘thank you’ to all who sponsored me for the Colourthon Walk on Saturday
2nd July. Your very generous sponsorship enabled me to raise £260. Thank you very much. Simon Pearson
Please pray for the repose of the soul of:
Denise MacDermott who died on 5th August. Her body will be received into
the Church on Tuesday, 16th August at 5pm and her Requiem Mass will take
place on Wednesday, 17th August at 10.30am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Pray for the dead
Please pray for our dead on their anniversaries:
Fr Stephen Keane, Canon Peter Prendergast, Canon Vincent Hurley,
Fr Andrew Hurley, Fr Charles Roots, Magdalaine Rubeck, Philippa Soggre,
Jean Kerr, Arthur Watkins, Frank Mann, Hugh Palmer, Helen Enright,
Dr Anna (Reggie) Kemerling, Carmen Georges, Bridie Corrigan, Francis Bartley, Mary Attersley, Bernadette Perry, Andre Lince, Annie Gallacher, John Walmsley, Margaret McFarlane, John Power, Edwin Martin, Catherine McGowan,
Noreen Selet, Edward Chavner, Mary Johnson & Rocco Forgione.
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.
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
The Readings at Mass this Sunday remind us that on earth is a short wait for the return of The Lord. By means of the virtue of hope we acquire a firm certainty with regard to the promises of Jesus. Being vigilant as we await the return of Christ means knowing that a short time separates us from our definite encounter with Christ. Each day that passes brings us a little closer to eternity. Whenever it may be, it will always seem that life has passed too quickly. The Lord will come on the second or third watch. For those who have preferred to live with their backs to God, He will arrive completely unexpectedly, as a thief in the night. If we live with faces turned towards Christ then, as we pray in the funeral liturgy: we will not be surprised by a sudden and unprovided death, but be ever watching that we shall enter into eternal glory.
Next weekend twenty-five Parishioners will be travelling with me to join our Diocesan Pilgrimage in Lourdes. We shall be there for the celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lady’s Assumption, but most of all during this special Holy Year of Mercy. As we travel, we take with us the prayer intention of the Parish Family and assure you all of a very special place in our hearts and prayers during the devotional exercises in Lourdes. God bless you all!
Msgr Kevin hale
Nineteenth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
The Readings at Mass this Sunday remind us that on earth is a short wait for the return of The Lord. By means of the virtue of hope we acquire a firm certainty with regard to the promises of Jesus. Being vigilant as we await the return of Christ means knowing that a short time separates us from our definite encounter with Christ. Each day that passes brings us a little closer to eternity. Whenever it may be, it will always seem that life has passed too quickly. The Lord will come on the second or third watch. For those who have preferred to live with their backs to God, He will arrive completely unexpectedly, as a thief in the night. If we live with faces turned towards Christ then, as we pray in the funeral liturgy: we will not be surprised by a sudden and unprovided death, but be ever watching that we shall enter into eternal glory.
Next weekend twenty-five Parishioners will be travelling with me to join our Diocesan Pilgrimage in Lourdes. We shall be there for the celebration of the Solemnity of Our Lady’s Assumption, but most of all during this special Holy Year of Mercy. As we travel, we take with us the prayer intention of the Parish Family and assure you all of a very special place in our hearts and prayers during the devotional exercises in Lourdes. God bless you all!
Msgr Kevin hale
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 6th Transfiguration of the Lord
10.00am Mass Intentions of Kathleen Burke & Family (RO’C)
5.30pm Vigil Mass Diana Underwood, RIP (Anniv) (RB)
Sunday 7th - Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Jo Cox, RIP
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Nicola Kelly Green, RIP (MW)
4.00pm Mass Private Intention - Extraordinary Form
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday
8th St Dominic, Pr
9.00am Mass Eileen Hood, RIP (RO’C)
Tuesday 9th St Teresa Benedicta of the Cross, V, M
9.00am Mass Gregory Power, RIP (Anniv) (MP)
Wednesday 10th St Lawrence, Deacon, M
9.00am Mass Lily de Lobel, RIP (VC)
Thursday 11th St Clare, V
9.00am Mass Ione & Robert Waite, RIP (NB)
Friday 12th St Jane Frances de Chantal, Rel
12Noon Mass John Watkins & Susan Conibeer, RIP (Anniv) (JW)
Saturday 13th Ss Pontian, P and Hippolytus, Pr, Mm
10.00am Mass Fred Lang, RIP (B&MH)
5.30pm Vigil Mass Brian & Maureen Devine (Golden Wedding Anniv) (B&MD)
Sunday 14th - The Assumption of The Blessed Virgin Mary
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Vincent Glauda, RIP (Anniv) (CC)
11.30am Mass Jim Scott, RIP (MS)
NO Vespers & Benediction