CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players
Bishop Robert Barron's CATHOLICISM series, an epic ten-part documentary, took people around the world and deep into the Catholic Faith. The series has been seen by millions, but there is still more of the story to tell. Bishop Barron is on a new journey to unlock the truth behind the Catholic Church's most influential people. CATHOLICISM: The Pivotal Players is a multi-part film series that illumines a handful of saints, artists, mystics, and scholars who not only shaped the life of the Church but changed the course of civilisation. Series 1 of this ground-breaking series will be shown on Monday evenings, starting with St. Francis of Assisi on June 12, 2017 at 8:00 pm in the Parish Centre. Please join us!
Scripture Group
Fr. Con's Scripture Group will next meet in the Parish Centre 8pm-9pm on Thursday, 8th June. All welcome.
Art Exhibition & Sale on15th & 16th July
The Live Simply group will be hosting a grand art exhibition and sale over the weekend of July 15th & !6th in the parish centre featuring original work from Kenyan artists. Keep the date free! More details to follow.
Diocesan Centenary Lectures
Diocesan Centenary Lectures (1st of 4): Cathedral Parish Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood CM15 8AT, 7.30pm on Wednesday 7 June: Father Stewart Foster (Diocesan Archivist) will speak on ‘The Foundation and Early Years of the Diocese, 1917-1951 (Bishops Ward & Doubleday).’ Admission Free.
Parish Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the April draw are as follows:
1st prize £150 93 Miss S Hippard
2nd Prize £100 107 Mr M Samuels
3rd Prize £75 65 Mr W Hale
4th Prize £50 87 Mrs C Kislingbury
5th Prize £25 177 Mrs P Goodwin
The 200 Club continues to provide funds to support the running of the Parish Centre. Our thanks to the parishioners who have joined the 200 Club following Fr Kevin’s appeal last month. We are now 11 members short of our 200 target. Subscription is £5.00 per month, either by cash, cheque or standing order. 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.
Carmelite Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory - Sunday 16th July
Leigh on Sea Lay Carmelite Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Holy Mass at 12Noon. Coach from bus stop opposite Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 9.15am (also pick up at bus stop opposite Nazareth House at 9am.) Fare £12. To book a seat on the coach telephone Bernadette Lane on 01702 421891 or 07963 300518. Please bring a packed lunch. All welcome.
The Friends of Nazareth Coffee Morning & Nearly New Sale
Saturday 17th June, 11am to 12.30 Nazareth House hall. All proceeds go to the Sisters of Nazareth House for the benefit of the residents. The Friends of Nazareth need new members, please contact Edward Hayden edwardhayden77@gmail.com or text 07434 190135.
Diocesan Centenary Pilgrimage to Walsingham Saturday 22nd July
Diocesan Centenary Pilgrimage to Walsingham Saturday 22nd July
The main celebration of our Centenary this year will take place at Walsingham and will be a Diocesan-wide event. There will be no Vigil Masses in the Diocese that evening in order to encourage as many as possible to go on this pilgrimage. Two coaches will travel from our Parish at a cost of £10 per adult, £5 per child. The coach will leave Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 8am and depart from Walsingham no later than 5pm.
If you would like to book a ticket for the coach please call in at the Parish Office as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Monies should be paid at the time of booking. The Parish Office is open from 9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday. Alternatively, put your name and cash/cheque (payable to Our Lady of Lourdes) in an envelope and post it through the Presbytery door.
Dates for your Diary
Sunday 18th June Corpus Christi Procession - 4pm
Saturday 22nd July Walsingham Centenary Pilgrimage
Monday 24th-Friday 28th July Parish/Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
7th October - 15th October Parish Mission
Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
FREDERICK LESLIE FREEMAN who died on 11th May. His Requiem Mass will be held on Wednesday 7th June at 11.15am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
DAVID WARD who died onFriday 26th May. His Requiem Mass will be held on Monday 12th June at 2.15pm followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Please Pray for the dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Edmund Tyler, Terry Wilson, Charles Mann, Thomas Donnolly, Elsie Hale, Lee Schiller, Joan Holdstock, Gladys Hanger, Alice Quinlan, Margaret Gibson, Anne Hughes, Mollie Cosgrove, Margaret Keniry, Kathleen Owen, John Mudd, Kathleen Denyer,Bertram Barrett, May Lobb, James McKeon, Edith Turner, Richard Neagle, Nora Murphy, Catherine Weston, Kathleen Lee, Ray Parascandolo, Irene Chessher, Dr Jack Hesketh-Beasley, Pamela Gafgam Annie Lawrence & Rose Whitehead.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
The Ascension of The Lord
Dear Friends in Christ
Forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus gathered the disciples together and bade them a final farewell; this is the moment of His Ascension into Heaven which we celebrate this weekend. It was a moment tinged with joy and sadness: joy because Jesus returns to His rightful place with God the Father in Heaven; and sadness because we no longer have His physical presence with us. However, Our Lord remains with us in the Blessed Eucharist, which is a real and abiding presence: in the Mass and in the Tabernacle, where He dwells continually; it is there that he awaits us, calling and welcoming us. In a Sermon for this feast the English convert and writer, Monsignor Ronald Knox, has some lines which I always find uplifting for this Day: Among all the mysteries of our Lord's life, this is the only one which makes you think how nice it was for our Lord, instead of thinking how nice it was for us. We rejoice, for his sake, that he has left this miserable world behind, to enjoy eternity; we rejoice, for our sakes, because in him humanity has stormed the citadels of heaven; because he, who once beckoned us to share in his sufferings, beckons us now to share in his glory.
Dear Friends in Christ
Forty days after His Resurrection, Jesus gathered the disciples together and bade them a final farewell; this is the moment of His Ascension into Heaven which we celebrate this weekend. It was a moment tinged with joy and sadness: joy because Jesus returns to His rightful place with God the Father in Heaven; and sadness because we no longer have His physical presence with us. However, Our Lord remains with us in the Blessed Eucharist, which is a real and abiding presence: in the Mass and in the Tabernacle, where He dwells continually; it is there that he awaits us, calling and welcoming us. In a Sermon for this feast the English convert and writer, Monsignor Ronald Knox, has some lines which I always find uplifting for this Day: Among all the mysteries of our Lord's life, this is the only one which makes you think how nice it was for our Lord, instead of thinking how nice it was for us. We rejoice, for his sake, that he has left this miserable world behind, to enjoy eternity; we rejoice, for our sakes, because in him humanity has stormed the citadels of heaven; because he, who once beckoned us to share in his sufferings, beckons us now to share in his glory.
Next weekend - Pentecost - is the birthday of the Holy Church. It is the traditional day for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Confirmation. Please pray for the group of young adults in our Parish Family who will be Confirmed during the 11.30am Mass next Sunday: for their Sponsors, godparents and families that, they may be faithful to what they promise and receive what is promised to them.
With every blessing.
Msgr Kevin Hale
Priest@LourdesLeigh.org ✚ 01702 478078
Homily available at LourdesLeigh.org
The Ascension of The Lord
The Ascension of The Lord - Sunday 28th May
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Tony Nesnas, RIP (VDS)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Msgr George Stokes, RIP (AC)
9.30am Mass Intentions of the Price & Murphy Families
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 29 Feria
10.00am Mass Intentions of Pedro Ayerbe (CB)
Tuesday 30 THE VISITATION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
9.00am Mass Ernest Cheeseman, RIP (CC)
Wednesday 31 DEDICATION OF THE CATHEDRAL CHURCH OF ST MARY & ST HELEN, BRENTWOOD
9.00am Mass Lucy & Sean Summers - Wedding Anniversary (RB)
Thursday 1 June St Justin, M
9.00am Mass Stella Hale, RIP (CF)
5.00pm Body in Church: Sybil Figueredo, RIP
Friday 2 Ss Marcellinus and Peter, Mm
11.00am Requiem Mass Sybil Figueredo, RIP
1.00pm Exposition until
8.00pm Holy Hour & Benediction
Saturday 3 St Charles Lwanga & Comps, Mm
10.00am Mass Intentions of Gilberte Cook (SD)
The Holy Rosary is prayed after morning Mass during the week
PENTECOST SUNDAY - Sunday 4th June
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Mr & Mrs Baxter - 30th Wedding Anniversary
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Maureen Regan, RIP (CR)
9.30am Mass Tony Nesnas, RIP (SC)
11.30am Mass Confirmation Mass
4.00pm Mass The People of the Parish - Extraordinary Form
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
The Sacrament of Penance is available on request
Lourdes Fund
There has been a small Fund in the Parish to assist young people going on pilgrimage to Lourdes for some years now. It was first endowed by the late Bishop Patrick Casey and has practically dried-up. If there are any groups or individuals who through fundraising or donations would like to continue to endow this Fund then please make any donations payable to the Parish of Leigh-on-Sea and designated it for the Lourdes Fund. Many thanks.
Annual Procession of The Blessed Sacrament - Sunday, 18th June 4.00pm
Accompanied by the Tilbury Brass Band
Followed by Tea in the Parish Centre
Counters & Folders
Counters: Jacky Hoggett & Sandie Hippard
Folders: Bobby Newman & Linda Wall
Annual Collection for our Sick and Retired Clergy
The Annual Collection for our Sick and Retired Clergy is due to be taken on the weekend of 17th/18th June this year. The Administrators of the Fund take this opportunity to thank Parishes for their continued generosity.
The Sick & Retired Clergy Fund is part of the Diocesan Charity which helps and supports our retired and sick clergy. As a Charity we rely on the generosity of the Parishes and individual donations to keep the Fund in a healthy state. Another valuable means is by including a bequest in your Will; a Form of Bequest can be found on page 36 of the Brentwood Diocesan Directory. Your generosity through donations, the annual collection and bequests is greatly appreciated. Thank you for your continued help and support.
Centenary Lectures, Cathedral Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, CM15 8AT: Wednesdays at 7.30pm
7 June: Father Stewart Foster, Diocesan Archivist: ‘The Foundation & Early Years
of the Diocese (1917-1951)’
14 June: Canon Brian O’Shea, Parish Priest of Grays: ‘The Development of the
Diocese (1951-1979)’
21 June: Father Martin Boland, Dean of the Cathedral: ‘The Diocese Today –
A Reflection’
28 June: Dr Paul Doherty, Headmaster, Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford
Green: ‘The Patron Saints of the Diocese of Brentwood’
Admission Free - Bookstall available
Meal at East - 29th June, 2017
The Kwasnica fundraising meal at East (Alexandra Rd, Southend) is back! Pleasejoin us for delicious 'all you can eat' Chinese food. Tickets cost £13 (excluding drinks) and there will be a raffle. We are raising money to go to Lourdes with the BCYS (Brentwood Catholic Youth Service). In addition to attending planned activities with the other young pilgrims, we will be assisting the sick, elderly and disabled pilgrims by pushing wheelchairs and offering companionship. Although physically and emotionally challenging it is a very rewarding experience. In order to go, we need to raise the money to pay for our travel and accommodation. For information about tickets & raffle donations, please contact Amy on 07847517148.