Christmas Shoebox appeal
Leaflets are available at the back of Church giving instructions on how to fill a shoebox with gifts for a child this Christmas, who otherwise would receive nothing. Filled and ready to collect shoeboxes should be taken to the nearest drop-off point, Leigh Road Baptist Church (opposite the Church in Marguerite Drive) Tel no 01702 478698, by the closing date Friday 18th November 2016. Please do not leave filled shoeboxes at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
APF Boxholders
You are all invited to Westminster Cathedral on Saturday 22nd October. Please see notice at the back of Church. If you are interested and would like to go, please let me know by 6th October to assist with catering arrangements.
Thank you. Joan Caunce, Secretary 01268 757505.
Counters & Folders
Counters: Mary Cook & Jacky Hoggett.
Newsletter Folders: Angie Martin & Joseph Martin.
ABC - About Being Catholic
Following Fr Kevin’s Introductory Talks, the series informal talks designed to give an insight into the teachings and traditions of the Catholic church continues every Monday, starting at 8pm in the Parish Centre.
3rd October: The Life of Christ-The Person of Jesus. 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 on 01702 712123.
Pray for the Dead
Please pray for our dead on their anniversaries:
Fr. Michael Hopkins, Fr Henry Healy, Fr David Logue, Canon Edward Heery,
Fr Harold Cahill, Fr Alfred Clements, Canon William O’Neill, Margaret Price, Rudolph Banocy, Sarah Duffy, Sophie shapiro, Eileen Pearson, Ursula Turner,
John Butler, Kathleen wetton, Tom Atkinson, Jean-Marie Mahieu, Doris Kelly, Derick Wheeler, James Wood, Sheelagh sheridan, Adele Petronis, Ethel Shepherd, Alan Adamson, Kathleen Lionet, Walter Wood, Daphne Sounes & James Roberton
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.
Twenty-sixth Sunday of the Year
Dear friends in Christ
Today’s liturgy and readings remind us that an excessive concern for comfort and the things of this world will inevitably lead us to a neglect of God and neighbour. The Gospel records the parable about a man who fell into this very trap. Instead of winning Heaven through the use of his wealth, he lost it forever. At his door there was a poor man, Lazarus, who begged. The Lord contrasts two extreme conditions in this parable: vast wealth and tremendous need. Jesus says nothing about the possessions of the rich man but puts the entire emphasis on how they have been inappropriately used, mentioning only his opulent lifestyle. Lazarus was not even given his leftovers. This is the essence for the vice which is selfishness; forgetful of others, we seek only our own comfort and consolation. Our life on earth is a testing ground for our generosity. It may be our time, possessions or our talents that we can use for the good of the Church and society. We are asked thus to examine ourselves on our level of detachment and self-giving. Faithfulness to Jesus Christ means we will have Him for all eternity. Our aim is to live so as to possess the only treasure, which is the Divine Love of God.
Following my three introductory Talks on the Faith, each Monday from now until Easter we shall continue as usual with our ABC Course: About Being Catholic. This is primarily intended for all those seeking to discover more about our holy Faith with the hopeful view of entering the life of the Church through the Sacraments at Easter. Do come along if you just want to deepen your knowledge of the Catholic Faith or bring along someone who may be interested. Each Monday evening there is a presentation of a particular element of the Faith from the Creed, to the Sacraments, to Christian living; there is some media input and ends with introducing a way of praying. This Monday there will be a tour of the church. God bless you!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 24th Our Lady of Walsingham
10.00am Mass Jack Houlihan, RIP (Anniv) (CH)
5.30pm Vigil Mass Intentions of Marta Strzetelska (MS)
Sunday 25th - Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Joe Murphy, RIP (F&JO’B)
9.30am Mass Bernadette & Derek Timothy (1st Wedding Anniv)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
6.15pm Body in Church Joyce Wager, RIP
Monday 26th Ss Cosmas & Damian, Mm
9.00am Mass Rebecca Clarke, RIP (Anniv) (BH)
1.15pm Requiem Mass Joyce Wager, RIP
Tuesday 27th St Vincent de Paul, Pr
9.00am Mass Sarah Louise Clarke, RIP (SH)
Wednesday 28th St Wenceslaus, M
9.00am Mass Joseph Rooney, RIP (MR)
Thursday 29th Ss Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels
9.00am Mass Noreen Kellehen, RIP (VC)
Friday 30th St Jerome, Pr D
12Noon Mass Denise McDermott, RIP (TO’C)
Saturday 1st October St Therese of the Child Jesus (Lisieux), V, D
10.00am Mass Samuel Copeland, RIP (VSC)
5.30pm Vigil Mass The People of the Parish
Sunday 2nd - Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Deceased members of the Strzetelski Family (MS)
9.30am Mass Natalie Slater, RIP (TC)
11.30am Mass Eileen Pearson, RIP (Anniv) (SP)
4.00pm Mass Maureen O’Sullivan, RIP (KPO) - Extraordinary Form
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
All Saints Catholic School, Dagenham RM8 1JT
Teaching Assistant (Scale 4, point 18 £14,632) required for October at All Saints School, Terling Road, Dagenham RM8 1JT. Tel 020 8270 4242. Email office@allsaints.school.co.uk
DEPUTY HEAD VACANCY -St. Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Tilbury
Leadership Scale (Thurrock) L6 - L10 (plus fringe) – Number of roll 298 (includes 60 in Nursery). For further details contact Alison Bishop: Telephone: 01375 843254, email: admin@tilburystmarys.thurrock.sch.uk
Closing date: 26th September (noon) – interviews to be held on 29th September.
St. Thomas More High School Open Days
Wednesday 12th and Thursday 13th October 2016 by appointment. Telephone 01702 344933. For parents who have a son due to transfer to Secondary School in September 2017, come and see the school during a normal school day, meet the staff and pupils.
Parents of boys who wish to apply to St Thomas More School for a place in September 2017 should complete the Local Education Authority (LEA) Common Application Form (CAF) and fill in the Supplementary Information Form (SIF) that can be collected from the school or downloaded from the website
www.st-thomasmore.southend.sch.uk
PARISH FUNDRAISING
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the August draw are as follows:
1st prize £150 106 Mrs L Wall
2nd Prize £100 36 Mr A Bush
3rd Prize £75 39 Mrs C Edwards
4th Prize £50 186 Mrs T Parascandolo
5th Prize £25 53 Mrs C O’Brien
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.
National Shrine of Our Lady at Walsingham
There is a retiring collection throughout the country this weekend to support the work of the development of Our Lady’s Shrine at Walsingham.
Msgr John Armitage, Rector of the Shrine and a Priest of this Diocese, asks us to support it generously!
Street Pastors
Those at 9.30am Mass last week (18th) will have heard a little about the work of the Street Pastors in Southend and seen one of our parishioners, Jim McEvoy, commissioned. If you are interested to find out more about this ministry of ecumenical outreach please contact Jim: jimmcevoy@live.com (07986 538578)
HARP
Niqui Denkmayer is organising a street collection for HARP on Saturday
8th October from 9.30am to 4.30pm from outside St Clements Church along
Elm Road. If anyone aged 21 or over can spare an hour of their time to help as we are very short of collectors, please ring Niqui on 01702 475739 on 07707606411.
HARP
Niqui Denkmayer is organising a street collection for HARP on Saturday
8th October from 9.30am to 4.30pm from outside St Clements Church along
Elm Road. If anyone aged 21 or over can spare an hour of their time to help as we are very short of collectors, please ring Niqui on 01702 475739 on 07707606411.
Counters & Folders
Counters: Shirley Murphy & John Murphy.
Newsletter Folders: Pauline Jordan & Maureen Ward.