We Pray for our Sick
Joseph Martin, Christine Robinson, Rosemary Bragard, Mark Wilson, Noel Kolby, John Lavery, David Gurney, Paul Keane,Maureen Gooding, Mabel Addecott, Christian Ryan, Mike Rubbert, Teresa O’Brien, Maureen Deekes, Noel Fagan, Tina Doveaston, Pat Lynch, Rose Craft, Addi Brady, Ben Wilson, Patricia Fleming, Nicky Wigmore, Brita Irons, Eileen Wilson, Patricia Spikin, Sandra Fagan, Edna Wallace, Beryl Dixon, Nan Carrit, Nick Evans, Vicky Jack, Lyn Gopee, Mary Boyce, Kristin Hallenga, Anne O’Neill, Cheryl Shallis, Anthony McEvoy, Justin Stark, Sheila Netherton, David Blyth, Dympna Addecott, Janet Woods, Lynne Hilkene, June Moncaster, Laura & Anne Breen, Breda Lynch, Maria Clark, Roy Widdecombe, Johanna Lynch, Sheila McBrearty, Anthony King, Chas Taylor,Norma McCleverty, Belinda Balazsi, Johnnie Pool, Edward Martin, Joanna Luciani, Pauline Wilsher, Simon Marshall, Kriston Barnes, Hugh Isaacs,Josephine Griggs, Colleen Worley, Dawn Deleigh, Antonella McConalogue, Fr Jean Laurent Marie, Eddie McConalogue, Georgina Cornwell, Lorraine Hart, Wyn McCafferty, Linda Dean, Annie Holland, Martin Buckley, Martha Braun, Jane Jowers, Ivor & Joanne Knight, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, David Clark, David Askew, Connor Bourke, Mattia Mollica, Sharon Levill, Bernadette Lane, David Kislingury, Maureen Ward, Irena Solecki, Lanto Bellis, Doreen Troughton, Marguerite Harris, Andrew Exley, Rosemary Arscott, Richard Collins, Niqui Denkmayer, Elizabeth McConalogue, Kean Smith, and children Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Mary Isherwood, Lucy Price, Connie Price, Frazer Gregory, baby Talia Emery and Hattie Seymour.
Please Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr John Timmins, Bp John Petit, Canon Eric Goldingay, Fr Donald Clover, Elizabeth Newton, Thomas O’Malley, Richard Bird, Leonard Brockhurst, Neil & Joan MacMillan, Mildred Jackson, Angela Edwards, Iolanda Peretti, Edith Young, Dr Denis O’Riordan, Clarice Wheeler, Mildred McHattie, Vera Waelend, Sebastian De Souza, Mabel Hooper, Joseph Mulline, Odilia Duhig, Stephanie Horwood, Kit Nafziger, Dr Nigel Warburton, Stella Mary Hale, Jonas Acton, Ida D’Eath and Dorothy Winyard.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
Pentecost Sunday
Dear Friends in christ
Pentecost is the Day on which the Church came into existence. From the Mount of the Ascension, the Apostles with Mary, gathered in prayer so that the Holy Spirit would fill them with the courage and fortitude needed to announce the Good News of Jesus Christ. What is this Good News? It is the Gospel which gives meaning, direction and purpose to life on earth; it is the Good News that proclaims Jesus Christ is risen from the dead and wants us to be with Him in Heaven.
Dear Friends in christ
Pentecost is the Day on which the Church came into existence. From the Mount of the Ascension, the Apostles with Mary, gathered in prayer so that the Holy Spirit would fill them with the courage and fortitude needed to announce the Good News of Jesus Christ. What is this Good News? It is the Gospel which gives meaning, direction and purpose to life on earth; it is the Good News that proclaims Jesus Christ is risen from the dead and wants us to be with Him in Heaven. So the Apostles go out and tell the world about the Jesus whom they have known and loved and believed in. They went to every corner of the earth; they spent themselves totally; they suffered martyrdom. They did all of this for the Truth of what God revealed about Himself, about life, death and eternal life. Pentecost empowers us to do the same. As we hear in one of the dismissals at the end of Mass: Go and announce the Gospel of The Lord! Each of us who have been Baptised and Confirmed have received this mission and exhortation; we have this power given to us; we simply have to use it, draw upon it and be courageous soldiers of Christ. Over the period of Lent and Eastertide, forty young people in our area have been undergoing a spiritual and doctrinal preparation for this moment. They have reflected on the Faith over these weeks, asked questions, discussed and above all, prayed together, each week before the Blessed Sacrament. Now they will receive the outpouring of the Holy Spirit in the Sacrament of Confirmation. Pray for them, that we may continue to be proud of them in the way they will carry their Faith into the world as fully adult-initiated members of the Holy Church. May God bless us all abundantly with a renewed bestowal of the Gifts of the Holy Spirit this Pentecost!
God bless you.
Msgr Kevin Hale
Priest@LourdesLeigh.org ✚ 01702 478078
Homily available at LourdesLeigh.org
Pentecost Sunday
PENTECOST SUNDAY - Sunday 20th May
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Ann Campbell RIP, Ann Campbell Snr RIP, Carole Campbell, RIP
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Gwendoline Underwood, RIP (RB)
9.30am Mass Patrick Murphy, RIP (EC)
11.30am Mass Confirmation Mass - The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 21 Mary, Mother of the Church
9.00am Mass Jonathan Grindley, RIP (KH)
Tuesday 22 St Rita of Cascia, Rel
9.00am Mass Intentions of Dr Charlie O’Donnell (MPG)
Wednesday 23 Feria
9.00am Mass Deceased members of the Siani Family (RB)
Thursday 24 Our Lord Jesus Christ the Eternal High Priest
9.00am Mass Intentions of Rosemary Mann, RIP (RM)
Friday 25 St Bede the Venerable, Pr, D
12Noon Mass John & Pat Moon & Valerie Griggs, RIP (SM)
Saturday 26 St Philip Neri, Pr
10.00am Mass Intentions of Brett Mackay (SD)
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confession
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - Sunday 27th May
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Alfredo Tisi, RIP (LO&GB)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Adrian Dann, RIP (MD)
9.30am Mass Barbara Sheaf, RIP (CH)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
The Sacrament of Penance is available on request
St Helens to St George's Sponsored Walk for the BCCS and CAFOD 'Share the Journey'
The annual parish to parish sponsored walk to raise funds for the Brentwood Catholic Children's Society (BCCS) takes place on Saturday 2nd June. We will gather at St Helens for 10am Mass, and set off afterwards around 10.45am with Father Joseph for an approximate five and a half miles walk along the seafront to Shoeburyness where we will finish the walk with refreshments in the parish hall at St George's after midday. All participants will receive a certificate at the end from Julie of the BCCS.
To take part, to receive registration and sponsor forms, and for more information, please contact Damian of the Knights of St Columba (07887 678741 / damian.dillon@btinternet.com). Registration is free, and any sponsorship raised will go direct to the BCCS. This year we will be combining the walk with the CAFOD Share the Journey campaign to show solidarity with refugees to count the miles we walk collectively, and to sign a card to go to the Prime Minister calling for agreements to be made at the United Nations for refugees and migration.
Visit cafod.org.uk/Campaign/Share-the-Journey for more information. We hope you can join us to support these two causes this year.
Flower Festival 16th June 2018
Thank-you to everyone who has volunteered to take on a window display for the Flower Festival, or to help with the refreshments.
Nearer the time, we will be asking people who are not already doing a display to contribute some flowers or garden greenery to help with the displays.
Thanks for all the encouragement and support. Jo & Theresa
OLOL Women’s Group
Our next Meeting is on Thursday 24th May from 10.30 am. All Women welcome!Enjoy tea/coffee/cake and meet friends new and old! A small donation of £1 each week is requested.
Next week Jo Ronan will be giving one of her interesting and stimulating talks, plus we have lots of time for discussion and chat. Any enquiries contact Cynthia: twobushes@talktalk.net. or cynthiabush11@googlemail.com.
Parish/Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes Monday 23rd - Saturday 28th July 2018
Five nights (full board) travelling with British Airways via Toulouse and staying at the Grand Moderne Hotel will cost £665 per pilgrim. There are still a few places available. Please ask for more details from the Parish Office.
Tea/Coffee & Homemade Cakes
Every Monday & Thursday after 9am Mass. Why not pop into the Parish Centre, meet friends and enjoy coffee and cake!
An evening with Dame Joanna Bogle
Thursday 7th June at St Peter’s Catholic Church, Eastwood.
7.30pm Mass from Divine Worship:The Missal
8.15pm Dame Joanna speaks
9.00pm Coffee and Questions
9.30pm Blessing & Depart
Joanna Bogle is a respected and lively Catholic writer, speaker, broadcaster, and historian. She will be giving a talk on the importance of Walsingham for the Catholic church in England today, in preparation for the rededication of England as Mary’s Dowry in 2020. You can follow her blog on
Parish Centre - call for help one hour per week
To keep the Parish Centre looking pristine and clean, we are looking for some more volunteers to help support the existing cleaning team. No heavy lifting involved. If you are able to help your support would be much appreciated. Please contact the Parish Office or Steve on 0792 939 1890. Thank you.
Serving the Homeless
Our next event is an Afternoon Tea to be held in the Park View Suite in Chalkwell Park on Thursday 14th June at 2 pm. Tickets cost £12 and are available from Jo 474062, Linda 558217 or Nina 472536.
Church Access
Because of recent problems with theft and vandalism, the church is locked at 1pm each day. After that time it is possible to gain access through the door on the north side, using the security keypad, the number for which can be obtained from the Parish Office; please do not disclose the number to third parties.
First Holy Communion
We congratulate the children who recently made their First Holy Communion; please continue to pray for them as they grow in their faith, knowledge and love of God.
Ava Allen, Juan Ayerbe, Stephen Barella, Amelia Beardsell, Marley Bowles, William Britt, Theo Brookes, Harry Byran, Harry Carstairs, Evelyn Caswell, Courtney Davey-Bulmore, Evie Edwards, Megan Edwards, Poppy Edwards, Charlotte Fielder, Sidney Fisher, Martha Greer, Lola Hines, Laurence Jennings, Arianna Kean, Daniel Kwasnica, Eliseo La Monaca, Lola-Mae Lansley-Horton, Aleksander Marchel, Olivia McLaughlan, Kiera Morton, Stella Morton, Jude Mulhern, Fiacra Neville, Lucian Neville, Dominic Rice, Sebastian Rodger, Gabriella Rose, Tom Ryther, Erin Sedgwick, Kizzy Sheridan-Loughrey, Oliver Shields, Aaron Spurgeon, Joseph Stanes, Annabella Swift, Mackenzie Swift, Sammy Vanner-Smith, Mary Watts, Ben Williams & Eva Williams.
We pray for our sick
Joseph Martin, Christine Robinson, Rosemary Bragard, Mark Wilson, Noel Kolby, John Lavery, David Gurney, Paul Keane,Maureen Gooding, Mabel Addecott, Christian Ryan, Mike Rubbert, Teresa O’Brien, Maureen Deekes, Noel Fagan, Tina Doveaston, Pat Lynch, Rose Craft, Addi Brady, Ben Wilson, Patricia Fleming, Nicky Wigmore, Brita Irons, Eileen Wilson, Patricia Spikin, Sandra Fagan, Edna Wallace, Beryl Dixon, Nan Carrit, Nick Evans, Vicky Jack, Lyn Gopee, Mary Boyce, Kristin Hallenga, Anne O’Neill, Cheryl Shallis, Anthony McEvoy, Justin Stark, Sheila Netherton, David Blyth, Dympna Addecott, Janet Woods, Lynne Hilkene, June Moncaster, Laura & Anne Breen, Breda Lynch, Maria Clark, Roy Widdecombe, Johanna Lynch, Sheila McBrearty, Anthony King, Chas Taylor,Norma McCleverty, Belinda Balazsi, Johnnie Pool, Edward Martin, Joanna Luciani, Pauline Wilsher, Simon Marshall, Kriston Barnes, Hugh Isaacs,Josephine Griggs, Colleen Worley, Dawn Deleigh, Antonella McConalogue, Fr Jean Laurent Marie, Eddie McConalogue, Georgina Cornwell, Lorraine Hart, Wyn McCafferty, Linda Dean, Annie Holland, Martin Buckley, Martha Braun, Jane Jowers, Ivor & Joanne Knight, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, David Clark, David Askew, Connor Bourke, Mattia Mollica, Sharon Levill, Bernadette Lane, David Kislingury, Maureen Ward, Irena Solecki, Lanto Bellis, Doreen Troughton, Marguerite Harris, Andrew Exley, Rosemary Arscott, Richard Collins, Niqui Denkmayer, Elizabeth McConalogue, Kean Smith, and children Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Mary Isherwood, Lucy Price, Connie Price, Frazer Gregory, baby Talia Emery and Hattie Seymour.