The Knights of St Columba (KSC)
We have organised a second Community Fayre at Nazareth House, 111 London Road, Westcliff, SS1 1PP on Saturday 21st October showcasing local charities, local help groups, and local businesses that have something to offer our community. The exhibitors will include Serving the Homeless, Christians Against Poverty, Catholic Clothing Guild, Storehouse Direct, CAFOD Brentwood, Southend in Transition and Southend Older People's Assembly. The Mayor of Southend will open the Fayre at 10.30am (finishing at 1pm) and we will have a Fairtrade raffle, Fairtrade light refreshments, a second hand book sale, and recycling points for your unwanted spectacles for VisionAid Overseas, unwanted currency for Missio, used stamps, and old mobile phones. Come and meet some great local people and see the help and ideas that are available. Entrance is free.
Counters & Folders
Counters: Linda Wall & Sheila West
Folders: Amanda Phipps & Clare English
Scripture Group
Fr. Con's Scripture Group will re-commence on Thursday 19th October in the Parish Centre from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, and will meet fortnightly after that date.
Serving the Homeless
Sincere thanks to everyone who supported our Jazz Evening last Saturday. This raised a profit of £545, which will go towards the YMCA's project ‘Mary's House’.
Over the past six months we have continued to spend £200 a month on fresh food for the Day Centre, Night Shelter and houses run by HARP; paid for temporary overnight accommodation for two clients until they could be housed; bought ten sets of clothing for young clients at HARP as well as additional underwear and jeans; financed the cost of providing bedding for twenty new beds in the women's hostel; provided £500 towards the cost of a shower for LRBC's winter night shelter; supported the suspended meal scheme at the Oasis Cafe and supported the Southend YMCA latest project "Mary's House".
Our next fundraising event is "Songs from the Musicals" featuring Elizabeth Upsher and the Southend YMCA on Saturday 18th November in the Parish Centre. Tickets cost £12 and include an Italian buffet supper. Please bring your own drinks. Tickets are available from Linda 558217, Theresa 335922 or Nina 472536.
School Admission Forms
Parents wishing to apply to Catholic Primary Schools for the next academic year are required to obtain a Letter of Catholic Practise from their Parish Priest. This must be requested from your Parish Priest in person and only one per child will be issued. Please come to the Parish Centre for these on Saturday, 28th October between 2pm and 4pm or Sunday 29th October between 4pm and 5pm.
These are issued only to practising Catholics (i.e. those who attend weekly Mass). Furthermore, this practise of the Faith will be viewed over a period of time and not just the weeks prior to an application. Parish Priests may also look at the date of Baptism, noting those children who have been Baptised soon after birth as compared to those Baptised with proximity to school age. This is a matter of justice to all involved in applying for places in our Schools. Our schools are often oversubscribed and in order to be fair, preference will justly be given to those who live and practise the Faith as well as who contribute to the life of the Church through the various ways in which that support is given. If you are not a practising Catholic this Certificate will not be given; you may still apply to a Catholic School but your application will considered under another category for Admissions.
Blessing of Graves
Fr Graham Smith will be Blessing Graves at Sutton Road Cemetery on Sunday,12th November from 3.00pm.
Please Pray for our sick
Renata Butler, Mike Rubbert, Teresa O’Brien, Derek Timothy, Maureen Deekes, Noel Fagan, Patricia Abram, Christine Noden, Tina Doveaston, Pat Lynch, Rose Craft, Addi Brady, Ben Wilson, Patricia Fleming, Nicky Wigmore, Brita Irons, Eileen Wilson, Patricia Spikin, Sandra Fagan, Edna Fr Bernard Clay, Wallace, Beryl Dixon, Nan Carrit, Nick Evans, Vicky Jack, Lyn Gopee, Margaret Harrington,Mary Boyce,Kristin Hallenga, Anne O’Neill, Cheryl Shallis, Anthony McEvoy, Justin Stark, Sheila Netherton, David Blyth, Dympna Addecott, Janet Woods, Laura & Anne Breen, Roy Widdecombe, Lynne Hilkene, Johanna Lynch, Thomas Corrigan, June Moncaster, Breda Lynch, Sheila McBrearty, Anthony King, Norma McCleverty, Belinda Balazsi, Edward Martin, Johnnie Pool, Joanna Luciani, Pauline Wilsher, Simon Marshall, Kriston Barnes, Barbara Sheaf, Maria Clark, Josephine Griggs, Colleen Worley, Antonella McConalogue, Fr Jean Laurent Marie, Noel Kolb, Eddie McConalogue, Georgina Cornwell, Lorraine Hart, Dawn Deleigh, Wyn McCafferty, Linda Dean, Annie Holland, Martin Buckley, Chas Taylor, Martha Braun, John Lavery, Ivor & Joanne Knight, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, David Clark, David Askew, Connor Bourke, Mattia Mollica, Sharon Levill, Bernadette Lane, David Kislingury, Maureen Ward, Jane Jowers, Irena Solecki, Doreen Troughton, Marguerite Harris, Andrew Exley, Rosemary Arscott, Lanto Bellis, Richard Collins, Niqui Denkmayer, Elizabeth McConalogue, Kean Smith and children Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Lucy Price, Connie Price, Mary Isherwood, Frazer Gregory, baby Talia Emery and Hattie Seymour.
Please Pray for the Dead on their anniversaries
Canon Roderick Grant, Mgr Canon Christopher Creede, Fr Bernard Clay, Francis Jones, Martha Tanner, Phyllis Koch, John Young, John Murray, Olga Ballard, Mary Aitken, Mary Smith, Florence Cody, Ada Redington, Patricia Kendall, Charles Edwards, William Brooks, Johanna Gromnicka, Mary Kenny, Josephine Platt, Annie Barton, Anthony Isaacs, Joan Erwood, George Gatward, David Thomas, Monica James, Elizabeth Winchester, Veronica McCullough, Dr Brian Quinn & Denis Jordan.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Message from our Bishop
My dear Parishioners of Leigh-on-Sea,
As you begin your week of Parish Mission, I would like to assure you of my particular spiritual closeness during these days. I ask especially that the Holy spirit will inspire all of you through the preaching and teaching of Fr Hugh Allan & Fr Stephen Morrison.
Dear friends in Christ
This weekend we begin our Parish Mission! Having prepared these last months through prayer, we welcome Fathers Hugh Allan and Stephen Morrison who will guide us through these days of prayer and spiritual renewal.
Message from our Bishop
My dear Parishioners of Leigh-on-Sea,
As you begin your week of Parish Mission, I would like to assure you of my particular spiritual closeness during these days. I ask especially that the Holy spirit will inspire all of you through the preaching and teaching of Fr Hugh Allan & Fr Stephen Morrison. I hope that one of the fruits of the Mission will be a renewal of Faith which will lead you all to be more vibrant and enthusiastic Missionary Disciples of Jesus Christ. I assure you of my prayers and impart my blessing to all of you, Clergy and Faithful of the Parish of our Lady of Lourdes & St Joseph.
Yours in Christ & Mary
+Rt Rev Alan Williams, sm
Bishop of Brentwood
Dear friends in Christ
This weekend we begin our Parish Mission! Having prepared these last months through prayer, we welcome Fathers Hugh Allan and Stephen Morrison who will guide us through these days of prayer and spiritual renewal. Fr Hugh & Fr Stephen - Norbertine Canons from the Priory in Chelmsford - are good friends of the Parish: Fr Hugh (who is the Titular Abbot of Beeleigh and Apostolic Administrator of the Falkland Islands et al) preached for my thirtieth anniversary of Ordination) and Fr Stephen (who has family members in our Parish) preached earlier this year for the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes. I hope they will enjoy the week with us and help us together grow in our love and devotion to Jesus Christ and His Church. May God bless us all in these days of Parish Mission!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Priest@LourdesLeigh.org ✚ 01702 478078
Homily available at LourdesLeigh.org
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday 8th October
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil The People of the Parish
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Teresa Yates, RIP (SVP) (PR)
9.30am Mass Ints of Mike & Marie Rubbert - Thanksgiving-Golden Wedding Ann
11.30am Mass Thomas Patrick Costello, RIP (Anniv) (KC)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 9 St Denis, Bp, & his Companions, Mm
6.30am Mass Shirley Corboy, RIP (MD)
9.00am Mass Raymond de Chantilly, RIP, (MF)
8.00pm Mission Service
Tuesday 10 St Paulinus of York, Bp
6.30am Mass Mrs Greiner, Grace & Gwen Greiner, RIP (FM)
9.00am Mass Lawrence de Lobel, RIP (Anniv)(VC)
8.00pm Mission Service
Wednesday 11 St John XXIII, P
6.30am Mass Eleanor Strauss, RIP (ND)
9.00am Mass Eileen & Bill Pearson, RIP (Anniv) (SP)
8.00pm Mission Service
Thursday 12 Ss Ethelburga, Hildelith & Cuthberga, Rel
6.30am Mass Leonor Fairbanks, RIP (NB)
9.00am Mass Thomas Henry Gunn, RIP (FM)
8.00pm Mission Service
Friday 13 St Edward the Confessor, King
6.30am Mass David Ward, RIP
9.00am Mass John Kidney, RIP (SVP)
8.00pm Mission Service
11.00pm All night Vigil until 6.30am
Saturday 14 St Callistus I, P, M
10.00am Mass Intentions of Evelyn Mackay (SD)
10.30am Children’s Mission Service
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confession
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday 15th October
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil John Young, RIP (Anniv) (LY)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Dennis Jordan, RIP (Anniv) (PJ)
11.30am Mass Rosellen Armstrong, RIP (JA)
Close of Mission
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Walsingham House
Thank you for your recent kind donations of £637.94 for Abbotswick, the new Youth Centre.
Christmas Bazaar, Sunday 3rd December, 2017
This year we are holding our Parish Bazaar on a SUNDAY! Everyone is welcome to join us after 8am Mass right through to 1.30pm.
We need your donations of unwanted gifts, bottles, toiletries and good quality raffle prizes. You can leave these in the old Baptistry. We really hope that you can join us for delicious refreshments. Come along and bag a bargain. If you wish to help on the day please contact Sue Lawford 07816141492 or Angela Clements 07940183452.
Christmas Shoebox Appeal
Leaflets are available at the back of the Church giving instructions 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: 478698, by the closing date, Friday 17th November 2017. Please do not leave filled shoeboxes at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.
Diocesan Centenary Concert at Brentwood Cathedral
On Saturday 28th October at 7pm, featuring Schubert’s ‘Mass in G’ and other works. Tickets £12 (£6 for students). For further details please contact the Diocesan Music Office: music@dioceseofbrentwood.org or 01277 265288.
Scripture Group
Fr. Con's Scripture Group will re-commence on Thursday 19th October in the Parish Centre from 6.30pm to 7.30pm, and will meet fortnightly after that date.
All welcome.
Parish Social Events in the Parish Centre
Saturday 28th October Family Disco - 7.30pm to 10.30pm £5 ticket or family ticket for £20 (2 adults + your children)
Friday 3rd November Kai McKenzie is Michael Bublé in a tribute evening for adults. One of the UK’s leading Michael Bublé acts and previously entertained at the Parish Centre in 2014 and in Southend Cliffs in March. 8pm to 10.30pm. Tickets £10. Bring your own drinks.
Friday 24th November Quiz starts 7.30pm. Tickets £6 each (includes Mulled Wine and mince pie).
Sunday 31st December New Year’s Eve party with Disco, 8pm to 12.15am Tickets £5 (family ticket £20).
Parish Mission — 7th-15th October 2017
Theme: The Catholic Faith – Ever Ancient, Ever New
Rediscovering and Renewing our Faith to fit us for the Mission of the New Evangelisation.
Come and learn more about our Faith! Come and deepen your relationship with God! Come and experience the joy and confidence of the Gospel!
Discover - Reflect - Pray - Worship
Sunday 8th Solemn Mass at 11:30am to open the Mission.
Vespers and Benediction at 5:30pm.
Monday 9th Faith 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
“Credo” - I believe … in what? 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Faith 8-9pm Talk with devotions.
Tuesday 10th Prayer & Worship 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast
in the Parish Centre.
It’s the Mass that Matters 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Prayer and Worship 8-9pm Talk with devotions.
Wednesday 11th Contrition, Confession, Conversion 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
I confess 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Contrition, Confession, Conversion 8-9pm Talk with devotions.
Thursday 12th Faith and our eternal deal 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
Destination Heaven 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Faith and our eternal destiny 8-9pm Talk with devotions.
Friday 13th Faith in Marriage and Family Life 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
God Housekeeping 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Faith in Marriage and Family Life 8-9pm Talk with devotions.
All Night Vigil in the Church 11pm to 6.30am for young people to pray for vocations.
Saturday 14th Mary the Mother of Jesus Our Mother 10am Mass (with Confessions), 10.30-12Noon Special Talk for children/young people, with activities and devotions ending midday at latest.
Sunday 15th Solemn Pontifical Mass to close the Mission 11.30-12.30pm.
Solemn Blessing to gain the Plenary Indulgence.
Preached by: Abbot Hugh Allan and Fr Stephen Morrison, Priests from the Norbertine Canonry of Chelmsford
Confessions available after all the Services
Catholic Women's League
The next CWL Business Meeting is on Monday 9th October at 2pm in the Newman Room. New members are always welcome to join us.
Counters & Folders
Counters: Jacky Hoggett & Eileen Wilson
Folders: Angie Martin & Joseph Martin