St Patrick Day Celebrations - Friday 17th March
Live music by Merv and Maria. Jig, dance and sing along to Irish, country and sixties tunes. Bring your own drinks and nibbles. Raffle (donations most welcome). 7.30pm to 10.30pm. Tickets £8.50 each or family £25. All proceeds to our church.
Tickets from Phyllis 07969465518, Darrell 07825686249 or Marian after Mass.
Vacancy – Diocesan Property Consultant
Working out of Cathedral House in Brentwood. Full-time role. If you – or any of your family/friends – are interested in applying, please first contact property-recruitment@dioceseofbrentwood.org and request a job description and person specification. You should then send in your CV, with a covering letter demonstrating how your experience and skills match the essential requirements and attributes of the role. Closing date for CVs/applications is 19.00 on Tuesday 28th February 2017. Interviews take place week commencing 6th March 2017.
Counters and Folders
Counters: Linda Wall, Bob Hall & Eileen Wilson
Newsletter Folders: Amanda Phipps & Clare English
Donations:
Serving the Homeless - £2007.44
Apostleship of the Sea - £50.16
CRIB - BCCS - £391.34
PAX CHRISTI - £125.46
Parish Drama Group
Parish Drama Group
Following a successful first drama group meeting, a proposal was put forward that a short revue be performed at the Annual Parish AGM in July. We would like to invite budding and established writers, actors, singers and performers to be involved in this exciting new venture for the Parish family, which is open to all ages.
If you are interested please come along to our meeting on 21st February, at 7.30pm in the Parish Centre. If you want to be involved but can't make the meeting, please contact:-
Angela Clements 07940 183452 angelaclements47@gmail.com
Sue Lawford 07816 141492
Carrie James 07799 475464
Gina Marshall 01702 710836
Coffee, Cake and Climate Change
CAFOD are asking us to follow the Pope's advice to be good stewards and show our love for the world God has given us to live in by wearing green hearts this Valentine's Day.
The Live Simply Group are holding a 'drop in' coffee morning on Monday 13th February 10am-12Noon in the Parish Centre to help raise awareness of the impact of climate change on our environment. There will also be hearts for children to colour in and demonstrate what they like about their environment. Everyone is welcome, come along and bring a friend.
Parish/Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes Monday 24th-Friday 28th July 2017
Four nights (full board) travelling with British Airways via Toulouse and staying at the Grand Hotel Moderne Soubirous will cost £565. Please indicate your interest by putting your name on the list in the Parish Office.
Catholic Women’s League
Our next CWL Business Meeting is on Monday, 13 February at 2pm in the Newman Room. We are always happy to welcome new members, so if you would like to come along please do.
Scripture Group
Fr Con Joyce’s Scripture Group will next meet in the Parish Centre 8pm-9pm on Thursday,16th February. Fr. Con will be talking about the prophets. All welcome.
New Altar Servers Required
Any child who has received First Communion and would like to become an Altar server please contact the Parish Office on 478078 or leave your name and telephone number via the Parish Website.
ABC - About being Catholic
ABC - About being Catholic
The series of 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. 13th February: Reconciliation. 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 712123.
Sacrament of Confirmation
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION
Anyone who wishes to begin preparation for the Sacrament of Confirmation should send their name to Fr Kevin by the end of February, together with an email address. Applicants should have reached their fourteenth birthday by the end of August 2016.
Dates for your Diary
Saturday 6th & 13th May First Holy Communion Masses- 10.30am
Sunday 4th June Confirmation Mass - 11.30am
Saturday 22nd July Walsingham Centenary Pilgrimage
Monday 24th/Friday 28th July Parish Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
7th October to 15th October Parish Mission
Please Pray for the Dead on their anniversaries
Fr Donald Mills, Fr Charles Snell, Fr John Joyce, Eric Wallen, Mary Mulhern, Mary Gleeson, Patrick O’Donnell, Martin Ryan, Daphne Rickard, Ivy Spratt, Christine Riddell, Joan Stanley, Malcolm Atkinson, Patricia Gamett, Leo Farge,Anthony Ashwell-Rivens, Elaine Macdonald, Amy Read, John Armstrong, Doreen O’Leary, Alice McGiff, John McCarthy, Ernest Treston, Eleanor Walsh, Veronica Collins, Mark Bragard, Michael Fitzgerald, Maire Beckwith, Douglas Ellegard, Ernest Bullock, Anthony Hillier, Peggy Stevenson, Branko Deyanovitch, Hugh McHattie, Elizabeth Callow, Vera Thompson, Christopher Purcell & Neil O’Keefe.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary time
Dear Friends in Christ
The year 2017 is full of significant anniversaries: most notably for the Church, it is the centenary of the apparitions at Fatima and in our own Diocese, the centenary of our coming-to-birth. In March 1917 the Diocese of Brentwood was created from the Archdiocese of Westminster. Our Diocese is formed of the County of Essex with five London Boroughs. The first Bishop of Brentwood was appointed by
Pope Benedict XV on 22nd March and was formally Elected on 22nd July of that same year. Both of these dates will be marked this Year: on 22nd March with a Mass of Thanksgiving in Brentwood Cathedral in the presence of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster who will preach; and on Saturday 22nd July the Diocese will go on pilgrimage to Walsingham. Please note this date, as we have booked two coaches from our Parish and it is hoped that as many of us as possible will travel there with our Bishop to celebrate the Day; also to consecrate the Diocese to Our Blessed Lady and offer Holy Mass in thanksgiving. There are a number of other interesting events that have been organised to mark this centenary and they are available on separate flyers and on a dedicated page of the Diocesan website: dioceseofbrentwood.net/diocese/centenary.
Dear Friends in Christ
The year 2017 is full of significant anniversaries: most notably for the Church, it is the centenary of the apparitions at Fatima and in our own Diocese, the centenary of our coming-to-birth. In March 1917 the Diocese of Brentwood was created from the Archdiocese of Westminster. Our Diocese is formed of the County of Essex with five London Boroughs. The first Bishop of Brentwood was appointed by
Pope Benedict XV on 22nd March and was formally Elected on 22nd July of that same year. Both of these dates will be marked this Year: on 22nd March with a Mass of Thanksgiving in Brentwood Cathedral in the presence of the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster who will preach; and on Saturday 22nd July the Diocese will go on pilgrimage to Walsingham. Please note this date, as we have booked two coaches from our Parish and it is hoped that as many of us as possible will travel there with our Bishop to celebrate the Day; also to consecrate the Diocese to Our Blessed Lady and offer Holy Mass in thanksgiving. There are a number of other interesting events that have been organised to mark this centenary and they are available on separate flyers and on a dedicated page of the Diocesan website: dioceseofbrentwood.net/diocese/centenary
We shall begin our own celebration locally next weekend on Saturday - Solemnity of Our Lady of Lourdes - with a Holy Hour of exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament from 10 - 11am. A Sung concelebrated Mass will begin at noon (Preacher: Fr Stephen Morrison from the Norbertine Priory Chelmsford) followed by lunch in the Parish Centre; tickets are available from the Parish Office. Let us give thanks to God for one hundred years of Faith and Mission. Let us begin the next century with the enthusiasm with which they begun in 1917 and as ourselves go forward and outwards continuing to bring souls to Christ through His Church!
I am delighted to be able to report that Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School received an judgement of: Outstanding in all areas related to last week's Section 48 RE Inspection. Well done to everyone involved; it's a great boost to the morale of our School!
The work of redecorating the church will begin this week which means that weekday Masses will be celebrated from Monday in the Parish Centre. The church will remain closed for reasons of health and safety; please bear with it! By Easter we should have a renewed church building!
God bless you all!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Priest@LourdesLeigh.org ✚ 01702 478078
Homily available at LourdesLeigh.org
Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday 5th February - Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Bertha & Tony Nesnas, RIP (SC)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Maureen Regan, RIP (CR)
9.30am Mass Marcia Clarke, RIP (PJ)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
4.00pm Mass Peter Griffin, RIP (SG) - Extraordinary Form
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 6 St Paul Miki & Companions, Mm
9.00am Mass John Williams, RIP (CR)
Tuesday 7 Feria
9.00am Mass Bridie Conneely, RIP (MM)
Wednesday 8 St Jerome Emiliani, Rel
9.00am Mass Alec McFarlane Jnr, RIP (MW)
Thursday 9 Feria
9.00am Mass Martin Byrnes, RIP (Anniv) (SG)
12Noon Funeral Service: Barry Anderson, RIP
Friday 10 St Scholastica, V
12Noon Mass Carmen Ashley, RIP (JA)
Saturday 11 OUR LADY OF LOURDES FEAST DAY
10am-11am Holy Hour for start of Centenary Year
12Noon Sung concelebrated Mass Intentions of the People of the Parish
The Holy Rosary is prayed after morning Mass during the week
Sunday 12th February - Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Bernard Ward, RIP (Anniv)(MW)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Intentions of Ian & Betty Ward - 40th Wedding Anniversary, (JL)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
First Holy Communion - Presentation of photographs
11.30am Mass Intentions of Juan Ayerbe (CB)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
The Sacrament of Penance is available on request
Come and Celebrate Saint Patrick's Night
Saturday 18th March at Saint Peters Mazenod Hall, Eastwood. Come and enjoy one of the world's great cultures – Live music, Irish dancers, wonderful imagery of Ireland, Irish stew and soda bread (vegetarian option available), raffle and a licensed bar.
All profits will go to the Knights of Saint Columba and associated charities including Nazareth House, MISSIO, BEEF (Brentwood Ecclesiastical Education Fund for the training of new priests) and the Parish of Saint Peters.
Doors open at 6.30pm for 7pm start. Adults £10 – Children under 16 £5 – Children under 4 Free. To purchase tickets please phone Liam Rand 07952 954833 or email: liam.rand@btopenworld.com We look forward to enjoying a spectacular evening together.
HARP
A huge thank you to everyone who has donated goods over the past two months especially for the financial contributions over the Christmas period and the new items of scarves, hats, gloves, etc. This enabled us to give presents to each client over the Christmas period.
This month's wish list: night-pack items, UHT milk, tinned meat and fish products (not containing alcohol please).