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
Sunday 2nd July Parish AGM - 6.30pm
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
DAVID ANTHONY WARD who died on 25th May. His Requiem Mass will be held on Monday 12th June at 2.30pm followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
RICHARD WILLIAM WALKER who died on 19th May. His Requiem Mass will be held on Monday 19th June at 2.15pm followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
JACQUELINE CUSSEN who died on 24th May. Her Funeral Service will be held on Wednesday 21st June at 2.15pm followed by committal at Sutton Road Cemetery.
Memorial Mass for Msgr George Stokes, RIP
Memorial Mass for Msgr George Stokes, RIP
This will be celebrated on Thursday, 6th July at 11am at Brentwood Cathedral.
Please Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Thomas Crowe, Fr John Gallagher, Fr Thomas Carlin, Fr Gerard Hughes, Fr Robert Mortimer-Anderson, Fr Ambrose O’Gorman, Walter Burrill, Marion Button, Gerald Melhuish, Gwendoline Underwood, George Houston, Harold Britt, Ken Bailey, Margaret Grenier, James Fairchild, Janice Turner, Jill Kinsley, Norita Fanning, Christina Pegler, Sheila Power, Ethel Dillon, Agnes Sawyer, Kenneth Miller, Mary Famie, Dorothy Butcher, Frederick Carter, Teresa McTavish, Florence Ellis & Anne Ryan.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
Pentecost Sunday - 4th June 2017
Dear Friends in Christ
The celebration of Pentecost - fifty days later - completes the celebration of Easter and the resurrection. It not simply completes it but fulfils it because the promised Holy Spirit is sent so that the Church may be born. It was a dramatic moment, as we hear in the Acts of the Apostles. The coming of God the Holy Spirit was accompanied by the phenomena of wind and fire. Today in our Parish, and in many places throughout the Church, the Holy Spirit is given to young people as they are Confirmed. This is the third Sacrament of Initiation and makes their membership of the Church - the Body of Christ - complete. We pray for those in our Parish who are being Confirmed, for their Sponsors and families that, promoted by the grace of the Holy Spirit, they will feel empowered to bring Christ to our world.
Dear Friends in Christ
The celebration of Pentecost - fifty days later - completes the celebration of Easter and the resurrection. It not simply completes it but fulfils it because the promised Holy Spirit is sent so that the Church may be born. It was a dramatic moment, as we hear in the Acts of the Apostles. The coming of God the Holy Spirit was accompanied by the phenomena of wind and fire. Today in our Parish, and in many places throughout the Church, the Holy Spirit is given to young people as they are Confirmed. This is the third Sacrament of Initiation and makes their membership of the Church - the Body of Christ - complete. We pray for those in our Parish who are being Confirmed, for their Sponsors and families that, promoted by the grace of the Holy Spirit, they will feel empowered to bring Christ to our world.
Pentecost calls each of us to renew the grace of our Baptism and Confirmation so that we can proclaim Jesus Christ crucified and risen from the dead. Christ risen from the dead and glorified in Heaven is the essence of what we tell the world. It is the only sign of hope for mankind. In a world that is so sunk in violence and despair at the present time, the definitive victory of Christ gives us confidence that we have the Truth. There is only one Truth about God and that has been given to us, revealed, by Jesus Christ. He is The Lord of history and looking at Him the world will be saved. This Pentecost the Holy Spirit again gives us the fortitude to make Him better known and loved so that mankind can be saved through Him. Let us pray, and live, in the words of the Sequence of the Mass of Pentecost:
Light immortal, Light divine,
Visit Thou these hearts of Thine,
And our inmost being fill...
Give them comfort when they die,
Give them life with Thee on high;
Give them joys that never end!
With every blessing.
Msgr Kevin Hale
Priest@LourdesLeigh.org ✚ 01702 478078 Homily available at LourdesLeigh.org
Pentecost Sunday
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 - Intentions of the Confirmandi
4.00pm Mass The People of the Parish - Extraordinary Form
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 5 St Boniface, Bp, M
9.00am Mass Rev John Caden, RIP (Anniv) (MK)
Tuesday 6 St norbert, Bp
9.00am Mass Sebastian & Louise De Souza, RIP (VDS)
Wednesday 7 Feria
11.15am Requiem Mass Frederick Freeman, RIP
Thursday 8 Feria
9.00am Mass Intentions of Bernadette Lane (CWL)
Friday 9 St Ephraem, Deacon, D
12Noon Mass Tom George Horlock, RIP (M&JMcC)
Saturday 10 Our Lady on Saturday
10.00am Mass Deceased members the Young Family (CB)
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confessions
The Holy Rosary is prayed after morning Mass during the week
The Most Holy Trinity - Sunday 11th June
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Gwendoline Underwood, RIP (Anniv) (RB)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Terence Hair, RIP (AC)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Ray Parascandolo, RIP (Anniv)
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.
Counters & Folders
Counters: Linda Wall & Sheila West
Folders: Pauline Jordan & Maureen Ward
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.
Serving the Homeless
Our next event is Afternoon Tea, which will be held in the Park View Suite, Chalkwell Park, on Thursday 8th June at 2.00 pm. Tickets cost £12 and are available from Jo Ronan 474062, Linda Wall 558217 or Nina Bridgeman 472536.
KNIGHTS OF SAINT COLUMBA PILGRIMAGE TO AYLESFORD PRIO
On Sunday 11th June join us at Aylesford Priory to celebrate the feast of Saint Columba with an open air Mass, picnic in the grounds or enjoy a meal in the restaurant and process with the Knights through the beautiful Rosary Walk in the afternoon. Adults £14 – Children Free (limited places available on a first come first served basis) Pick-Up points: Sacred Heart Church, Southchurch at 8:30am – Nazareth House, Westcliff at 8:40am – Our Lady of Lourdes, Leigh at 8:50am. To book your place please phone Mike Warren 07948 515288 or email: warrenmike@hotmail.co.uk.
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.