Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Sunday 8th July
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Alison Shepherd, RIP (Anniv)(CH)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Ted Wilson, RIP (Anniv)(EW)
11.30am Mass Bridget Comey, RIP (MC)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
6.00pm Body in Church Teresa O’Brien, RIP
Monday 9 St Augustine Zhao Rong, Pr and his Comp, Mm
12.45pm Requiem Mass Teresa O’Brien, RIP
Tuesday 10 Feria
9.00am Mass Lilian & Jim Fegan, RIP (JC)
Wednesday 11 ST BENEDICT, Ab
9.00am Mass Ernest & Phyllis Cheeseman, RIP (Anniv) (CC)
7.00pm Mass Year 6 Leavers Mass
Thursday 12 Feria
9.00am Mass Henry Herbert, RIP (JH)
Friday 13 St Henry, Holy Roman Emperor
12Noon Mass Intentions of Anna Wiktorska (AW)
Saturday 14 St Camillus de Lellis, Pr
10.00am Mass Patricia Armstrong, RIP (Anniv) (JA)
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confession
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME - Sunday 15th July
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil The People of the Parish
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Bill & Josie Russell, RIP (Anniv) (JL)
9.30am Mass Pamina Edgeley, RIP
11.30am Mass Margaret Cornell, RIP (MW)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
6.15pm Body in Church David Gurney, RIP
The Sacrament of Penance is available on request
Lourdes Ladies Group
At our final meeting on 19th July, prior to the summer holidays, we are celebrating with a Strawberry and Prosecco morning plus music - make sure you have your name down to come! Enquiries to cynthiabush11@googlemail.com.
Tea/Coffee & Homemade Cakes
Every Monday, Wednesday (by the Carmelites) & Thursday after 9am Mass. Why not pop into the Parish Centre, meet friends and enjoy coffee and cake!
Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory - Sunday 15th July
To celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Holy Mass 11.30 am. Procession, & Benediction at 3.30 pm. Please bring a packed lunch. Coach from bus stop across the road from Our Lady of Lourdes Church, leaving at 9.15am. Fare £15.00. To book seat on the Coach please telephone Bernadette on 01702 42189l or 07963300518.
Serving the Homeless
The committee would like to thank everyone for the support that they gave to the Flower Festival. The donations to Serving the Homeless made during the Flower Festival and from the boxes in church, have allowed us to give £1,000 to Southend YMCA this month to purchase new mattresses and bedding for their young clients.
We will be starting to sell tickets this week for our annual Raffle, top prize £150; other prizes include a hamper of French Food and Wine and a Champagne picnic basket. Please look out for committee members after Sunday masses.
Stewards of the Gospel: Up-Date on the Process
Bishop Alan has recorded a video message to us all and it is now available on the Diocesan website by clicking anywhere on the Home page.
The St John Bosco Childrens Summer Camp at Aldham Essex
This is an activities camp with a Catholic ethos that runs as follows :-
· Week One Saturday 21st July to 28th July 2018 for Boys
· Week Two Saturday 28th July to 4th August 2018 for Boys
· Week Three Saturday 4th August to 11th August 2018 for Girls
It is for children aged 8 to 13 and costs £145 per week. Should you require an application form or more information then please look on the website
http://svpboscocamp.org.uk For any enquiries then please email the boys camp at boysbookings@boscocamp.co.uk or the girls camp at girlsbookings@boscocamp.co.uk
Father Fiacra
A dinner has been booked for Wednesday 26th September at Il Padrino’s in Westcliff. This will be for the benefit of Father Fiacra and his mission. Many will remember Father Fiacra from his visits to St Peters whenever he returned to the UK from Malawi. The cost of the two course meal will be £15, which will include a donation to Father Fiacra. I know that you will be happy to support him. I do hope you will be able to join us and look forward to seeing you. Please call John or Louise Gloyne on 01702 332694 or email lougloyne@gmail.com
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 Steve on 0792 939 1890. Thank you.
Dowry of Mary Tour to Brentwood Diocese
The statue of Our Lady of Walsingham from the Slipper chapel, is making a pilgrimage around all of the Diocese of England and Wales in preparation for the consecration to England of Our Blessed Lady in 2020. The statue will be in our Cathedral at Brentwood from 19th to 21st July. Full details on the Diocesan website.
Safeguarding – keep updated with a free, online Diocesan course
The Diocese has made available free, online safeguarding training for all parish volunteers, especially those working with children and/or adults. This course consists of 7 online modules which can be completed at your own pace and saved and come back to at any point. Please email the Diocesan safeguarding team at johannapeluso@dioceseofbrentwood.org to request access to the online training. If you have any questions about safeguarding in the parish, please contact our safeguarding representative Jackie Sullens via sg@lourdesleigh.org
Live Simply Cake and Craft Sale
The Live Simply group will be holding a cake sale after 9.30am and 11.30am Masses on Sunday July 15th in the Parish Centre.The proceeds will go to an educational charity for refugees RSN (Refugee Support Network).
There will also be an opportunity to buy some beautiful hand-made crafts from Africa supporting KOFUP ( Kenyan Orphans Fund and Ugandan project). All are welcome.
Summer Lourdes 2018 – the “virtual pilgrimage”
From Tuesday 24th to Saturday 29th July the Brentwood Catholic Youth Service (BCYS) will present short online videos allowing you to catch the flavour of the Diocesan pilgrimage, led by Bishop Alan. The homily from each Mass, interviews with pilgrims from all ages, and clips to help you pray and reflect will all be available. To find the links, go to www.bcys.net or find BCYS on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. You can also watch “Lourdes TV” to see Mass at the Grotto (Tuesday 24th, 7.30am UK time); the Torchlight procession (Tuesday 24th, 8.00pm) and the Blessed Sacrament Procession (Wednesday 25th, 4.00pm) as well as Tour de France, starting from Lourdes (Friday 27th, 8am – 11am).
The link is www.lourdes-france.org/en/tv-lourdes
Please pray for the Repose of the souls of
TERESA O’BRIEN, RIP who died on Friday 15th June. Her body will be received into the Church on Sunday 8th July at 6pm and her Requiem Mass will take place on Monday 9th July at 12.45pm, followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
DAVID GURNEY, RIP who died on Thursday, 21st June. His body will be received into the Church on Sunday 15th July at 6.15pm and his Requiem Mass will take place on Monday 16th July at 11am, followed by committal at Southend Crematorium
We Pray for our Sick
Basil Emmerson, Christine Robinson, Rosemary Bragard, Mark Wilson, John Lavery, Paul Keane, Rose Craft, Maureen Gooding, Mabel Addecott, Pat Lynch, Christian Ryan, Mike Rubbert, Maureen Deekes, Tina Doveaston, 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, Eddie McConalogue, Georgina Cornwell, Lorraine Hart, Wyn McCafferty, Linda Dean, Annie Holland, Martha Braun, Jane Jowers, Ivor & Joanne Knight, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, David Clark, 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, Mick Cordingley, Ernie Worsley and children Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Mary Isherwood, Lucy Price, Connie Price & Frazer Gregory.
Please Pray for the Dead on their anniversaries
Fr Peter Brady, Canon Francis Gilbert, Fr Walter Walsh, Fr John Watson, Maurice Mulcahy, Benita Skellon, George King, Margaret Smith, Patricia Cavanagh, Ted Wilson, John Hardy, Paddy Shanahan, William O’Neill, Selwyn Lewis, Ita McCullough, Joan Gendall, Felix Keenan, Annie Briggs, Maria Chadun, Mary Bray, Irene Harvey, Margaret O’Callaghan, Elsie Maczka, Stanislaus Dulewicz, Michael O’Connell, Betty Gray & Dorothy Cole.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.