Christmas Shoebox Appeal
The destination of your filled shoeboxes this year was Romania. Thank you on behalf of all the children.
Counters and Folders
Counters:
24th December Jacky Hoggett & Linda Wall
31st December Mary Cook & Jacky Hoggett
Folders:
4th January Bobby Newman & Sue Hibbert
Lourdes Ladies Group
Our next meeting will be on Thursday 3rd January at 10.30am with a fun quiz!
Please Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Bp Brian Foley, Canon Wilfred Thompson, Fr Francis Greenan, Fr Francis Wilson, Canon John Byrne, Fr Brian Reeves, Canon Patrick McKenna, Fr Francis Heenan, Fr Jim Wilkinson, Fr Denis Cantwell, Elsie Osborne, Mary Heather, Teresa Riley, Elizabeth Astall, Jessica Wilson, Basil De Neuman, Mary Higgins, Julia Upsher, Anthony Nesnas, Bridget McDonald, Eddie Gillman, Clare Whomes, Douglas Hurley, Charles Stokes, Lynda Quinlivan, Guido Lauria, Janet Newby, Michael Manning, John Furley, Amelia Eaglesfield, Flor Perez de Pina, P.A.Holcombe, Mrs Beeching, James O’Donnell, Francis Gibson, Mary Fitzroy, Deirdre Gray, James Keefe, Doris Swinney, Joseph Dologhan, Audrey O’Connell, Catherine Rankilor, Doreen Foley, Nora Phillips, Adrian Dann, Francis Cook, Peter Whale, Frederick Ross, Stephen McManus, Anna Siani, David Scott-Frame, Sylvia Sippitt, George Lane, Leslie Dawson, Mary Reilly, Michael McGaughey, Thomas Woolcott, John Sinclair, Mrs Joan Gubbins, Kate Lessons, Kathleen Lewin, Gregory Power, Maureen Guihen, Emily Swann, Mary O’Toole, Annie French, Jules Deuss, Ethel Milo, Simon Burgoyne, Violet Jackson, Millicent Ransom, Joseph Hazell, Eileen Murray, Maureen Regan, Helen Cotton, Lu Gardner, Hannah Flintoff, Eileen Bull, Francis Ryan, Len Plummer, Anthony Ryan, Hilda Edwards, Water Burden, Ricky (Lola) Clarke, Lena Austin, Lucien Staw, Eric Tarrant, Niall Cooney, Essie Glauda & Mary Herbert.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
Brentwood Diocesan Directory 2019
These are now available from the back of Church at a cost of £2.75.
St Bernard’s High School, Milton Road, SS0 7JS, Bank Supply Teachers 01702 608005 Fax 01702 390201, email sjc@stbernards.southend.sch.uk
The School are looking to replenish the number of Bank Supply Teachers available that it can contact for either planned or last minute absence. St Bernard’s is a successful girls’ school from 11-16 with mixed Sixth Form. If you are a qualified teacher happy to be contacted for occasional work, able to teach to KS3/4 and possible A Level please contact the school and arrange a visit. All staff are given strong support within the positive ethos of this happy and high performing school We welcome applications from teachers of all denominations or of none. The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment. Application via our website www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk Please contact Mrs Sue Clancy, Executive Assistant to Head Teacher for further information or to arrange a pre-application visit.
Co-op Hamper Raffle for Our Lady of Lourdes School
The Broadway Coop are raffling a lovely hamper for school funds. Tickets available from 1st December from the Coop or Darrell Binding 07825686249 or email darrell.binding@coopmembers.co.uk. The prize will be drawn on 21st December.
Deanery Concert
If you would like to listen to the Southend Deanery Orchestras Christmas Concert from last Saturday, recorded at St Augustine’s Church Thorpe Bay, please go to radio.novalujon.com at 7:30pm on Christmas Eve. Just click on the Deanery Orchestra link to listen. Available as a podcast thereafter.
HARP
Our thanks for all your recent donations of food and clothing. At this time of the year we think of the vulnerable people in our community, not having a safe place to call home or not knowing where the next meal will come from. HARP have now launched their Christmas appeal – could you sponsor a Christmas meal for £10? They hope to provide 250 meals for homeless and vulnerable people over the festive period. You can do this online at www.harpsouthend.org.uk, leave your donation in the office or give it to Linda Wall.
Live Simply Reverse Advent Calendar
A big thank you for the wonderful response to this project. Packs can be handed to Cathy Sweeney, Fran or Jim McEvoy or placed in the Baptistry at the back of the church. We will distribute them to those in need.
Christmas Dinner - Sunday 23rd December 2018
Once again this year Sacred Heart Primary School will be hosting Christmas dinner on 23rd December, as it was such a lovely occasion last year, celebrating with some friends old and new. If you are on your own that day and would like to join us for turkey and all the trimmings then please contact the school office on 534546 to reserve a place. We will be serving dinner about 1pm but will welcome visitors after 11am M.00ass. If you require transport please advise the office. Look forward to seeing you, Sally Nutman, friends and family.
Thank you! From Serving the Homeless
The committee of ‘Serving the Homeless’ would like to extend their thanks and Christmas greetings to all who have supported our work this year. With the help of your donations, participation in events and membership of the 200 Club, we have been able to:
Spend £200 per month on fresh meat, milk and cheese to provide meals at all the properties run by HARP, as well as an annual amount of £3,500 for their transition programmes, helping clients learn skills and find work. HARP now house 174 clients.
Collect large amounts of dried foods and clothing and toiletries from participating churches each week to be given to HARP clients.
Provide £1500 for an industrial dishwasher for the night shelter.
Provide £500 to a new initiative, “Off the Streets”
Provide £1000 to Sacred Heart Church, to purchase 20 sleeping bags, bag liners, roll mats, pillows, pillow cases and fleece blankets, set up a new night shelter & £200 worth of underwear.
Provide donations to Oasis Café, Leigh to buy ‘suspended’ meals for the homeless.
Provided £4000 to Southend YMCA for their building programme, £500 to support their Youth Awards and £1000 for new bedding.
Provided Christmas bags of ‘goodies’ to the 40 young people who live at, and are looked after by, Southend YMCA. ( All aged 17-21)
In all we have spent £15,000 on your behalf this year.
Our next event is a ‘Sunday‘ Lunch’ by Affinity, at Park View Rooms, Chalkwell, at 12.30 on Sunday 27th January. Tickets cost £20 and can be purchased by calling Linda Wall, 558217.
Counters & Folders
Counters: Mary Cook & Jacky Hoggett
Folders: Jacky Hoggett & Pauline Jordan
Serving the Homeless
Serving the Homeless have recently become one of the charities to benefit from purchases made via Smile.Amazon. If you would like to support us in helping the homeless people of the Southend area and you are a user of Amazon please consider registering with Smile Amazon.co.UK so that a small percentage of your purchase price comes to us. Please select Serving the Homeless from the list of charities and once you have done this, all future purchases will go towards benefiting our cause. If you require further information please don't hesitate to contact me. Thank you. Nina. ninabridgeman@btinternet.com.
Parish Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the November draw are as follows:
1st prize £150 128 Mr J Meek
2nd Prize £100 133 Mrs P Uglietti
3rd Prize £75 148 Mr I Irwin
4th Prize £50 199 Mr J McEvoy
5th Prize £25 33 Mrs S Diggines
The 200 Club continues to provide funds to support the running of the Parish Centre. Forms are available from the back of the church or ring Linda Wall on 01702 558217.
Votive Candle Stands - Health & Safety
We need to be always and ever more conscious of fire risk with candles in the church. To this end, the votive candle stand by the Sacred Heart statue has been modified so that the safer-type night-lights can be placed there. When placing candles on the votive stands, please be very careful. It is safer to place lighted candles towards the back of the stands so that it isn’t necessary to stretch across live flames. Thank you for your vigilance with this.
Dates for your Diary
Sunday 16th December Children’s Gift Mass - 9.30am
Saturdays 11th & 18th May First Holy Communions
Sunday 19th May Visitation and Confirmation
1st Thursday of every month Meeting of Parish Evangelisation Team 8pm
Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
Christine Stella Lyons, RIP who died on Wednesday 6th December. Her Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Friday, 21st December at 2.45pm, followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
John Hevey, RIP who died recently. Funeral details to follow.