Lourdes Ladies Group
OLL Ladies Group meets next Thursday at 10.30 in the Parish Centre. Please come and give a warm welcome to Rosemary Paterson and members of her Poetry Group. Meet friends and parishioners over cake and coffee, all women are very welcome.
APF Boxholders and Direct Donators
On behalf of Missio, I wish to gratefully thank you all for your very generous contributions in 2018. The total donations came to £3,331.26 (£1,531.26 from the Red Boxes and £1,818 from Direct donations). Please see the ‘Thank You’ poster at the back of the Church. You can see Missio’s Website for further details of their work. If anyone should wish a Red Box do not hesitate to contact me. Joan Caunce, Secretary 01268 757505.
Parish Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the April draw are as follows:
1st prize £150 91 Mrs M Foyster
2nd Prize £100 22 Miss V de Souza
3rd Prize £75 115 Mr G Allard
4th Prize £50 79 Mr G Dillon
5th Prize £25 155 Mrs I Ryan
The 200 Club continues to provide funds to support the running of the Parish Centre. At the moment we are 22 members short of our target. If you would like to join, forms are available from the back of the church or ring Linda Wall on 01702 558217.
Bereavement Group
It has been considered for some while now that a Bereavement Support Group could start-up in the Parish. This would be for any men and women who have experienced loss and bereavement in the past. This will be held in the Parish Centre (Bernadette room), on 19th June at 2pm (we meet on the third Wednesday of every month). All are welcome to join us in a supportive, friendly and confidential environment. Enquiries to : elizabethdex@btinternet.com or cynthiabush11@googlemail.com or if you prefer just contact the Parish Office.
Counters & Folders
Counters: Linda Wall & Brian Mountier
Folders: Jane Trower & Clare English
Reframe
There are two more workshops to assist our Parish in its work of evangelisation. These will be held in the Parish Centre.
Workshop 2 - Saturday 8th June 11am - 3pm
Religious Freedom / Love & Sex
Workshop 3 - Saturday 22nd June 11am - 3pm
Defending the Unborn / Assisted Suicide
Put these dates in your diary, more details to follow
HARP
A very sincere thanks for all your recent donations especially the financial contributions during the Lenten period.
This month's wish list: individually wrapped biscuits, small packets of crisps, UHT milk, men's and ladies' socks, men's boxer shorts (small and medium) also ladies knickers (small and medium). These must be new.
Dates for your Diary
Saturday 15th/Sunday 16th June Flower Festival
Sunday 23rd June Corpus Christi Procession - 4pm
Sunday 7th July Parish AGM 6.30pm
Monday 22nd-Saturday 27th July Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes
First Thursday of every month Meeting of Parish Evangelisation Team 8pm
Please Pray for the Soul of
Jim McEvoy, RIP who died on 11th May. His Body will be received into the Church on Tuesday, 4th June at 4.00pm and his Requiem Mass will take place on Wednesday, 5th June at 10.00 am, followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
We Pray for our Sick
Bill O’Connell, Sheena Evans, Janet Weale, Charlotte O’Neil, Ella Williams, David Kislingbury, Mark Shepherd, Eileen Bines, Frank Bramley, Mark Hartley, Gillian Oldham, Basil Emmerson, Austin Butler, Christine Robinson, John Lavery, Paul Keane, Rosemary Bragard, Rose Craft, Maureen Gooding, Dympna Addecott, Pat Lynch, Christian Ryan, Mike Rubbert, Tina Doveaston, Addi Brady, Ben Wilson, Patricia Fleming, Nicky Wigmore, Nan Carrit, Eileen Wilson, Patricia Spikin, Sandra Fagan, Edna Wallace, Beryl Dixon, Nick Evans, Vicky Jack, Lyn Gopee, Mary Boyce, Kristin Hallenga, Anne O’Neill, Cheryl Shallis, Anthony McEvoy, Justin Stark, Sheila Netherton, David Blyth, Janet Woods, Lynne Hilkene, June Moncaster, Laura & Anne Breen, Breda Lynch, Maria Clark, Roy Widdecombe, Johanna Lynch, 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, Lorraine Hart, Linda Dean, Wyn McCafferty, Antonella McConalogue, Eddie McConalogue, David Clark, Georgina Cornwell, Annie Holland, Ivor & Joanne Knight, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, David Clark, Connor Bourke, Mattia Mollica, Sharon Levill, Bernadette Lane, Maureen Ward, Irena Solecki, Lanto Bellis, Doreen Troughton, Marguerite Harris, Andrew Exley, Richard Collins, Niqui Denkmayer, Elizabeth McConalogue, Kean Smith, Mick Cordingley and children Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Connie Price,Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Mary Isherwood, Lucy Price & Frazer Gregory.
Please Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr John Timmins, Kathleen Reynolds, Frances Florence, Elizabeth Newton, Thomas O’Malley, Richard Bird, Leonard Brockenhurst, Neil & Joan Macmillan, Mildred Jackson, Angela Edwards, Iolanda Peretti, Edith Young, Dr Denis O’Riordan, Clarice Wheeler, Mildred McHattie, Vera Waelend, Margaret Cornell, Sebastian De Souza, Mabel Hooper, Joseph Mullins, Odilia Dumig, Stephanie Horwood, Kit Nafziger, Dr Nigel Warburton, Donald Clover & Stella Mary Hale.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
Fifth Sunday of Easter Sunday 19th May 2019 The Month of Our Blessed Lady
Dear Friends in Christ
This Sunday we welcome our Bishop, Alan Williams, to the Parish. The presence of the Bishop in our midst is equivalent to that of one of the Apostles, since the Bishops of the Catholic Church are the direct descendents of those Twelve that Jesus called and commissioned to teach and sanctify in His name. During 11.30am Mass this weekend the Bishop will confirm twenty-six young adults. They have been preparing since the start of Lent for this moment, which is the completion of their initiation into the Church (begun at Baptism and nourished with the Blessed Eucharist) and now they take their place as fully adult members of the Family of the Church. Please pray for them, their families and their Sponsors, that they will be faithful to the graces and gifts that the Holy Spirit brings them on this occasion. I am very much indebted to the small group of Catechists who have been involved with the preparation of our young people for this Sacrament; I am confident that they have been given a good, solid and spiritual preparation for their Confirmation. Also, please continue to hold the Bishop in the charity of your prayers. He has a hugely important task as our Teacher of the Faith and we ask that the work that has been entrusted to him will be a cause of joy and consolation for him and for us.
Dear Friends in Christ
This Sunday we welcome our Bishop, Alan Williams, to the Parish. The presence of the Bishop in our midst is equivalent to that of one of the Apostles, since the Bishops of the Catholic Church are the direct descendents of those Twelve that Jesus called and commissioned to teach and sanctify in His name. During 11.30am Mass this weekend the Bishop will confirm twenty-six young adults. They have been preparing since the start of Lent for this moment, which is the completion of their initiation into the Church (begun at Baptism and nourished with the Blessed Eucharist) and now they take their place as fully adult members of the Family of the Church. Please pray for them, their families and their Sponsors, that they will be faithful to the graces and gifts that the Holy Spirit brings them on this occasion. I am very much indebted to the small group of Catechists who have been involved with the preparation of our young people for this Sacrament; I am confident that they have been given a good, solid and spiritual preparation for their Confirmation. Also, please continue to hold the Bishop in the charity of your prayers. He has a hugely important task as our Teacher of the Faith and we ask that the work that has been entrusted to him will be a cause of joy and consolation for him and for us.
Please remember that the first Workshop in the Reframe series for Evangelisation in our Parish will take place this Saturday from 11am-3pm in the Parish Centre; all are welcome. The subject will be: How to defend the Faith without raising your voice!
God bless you!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Priest@LourdesLeigh.org ✚ 01702 478078
The Sunday Homily is available as a podcast at LourdesLeigh.org
FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER - Sunday 19th May
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil The People of the Parish
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Thanksgiving to all the Priests of the Parish (B&MH)
9.30am Mass Kevin & Theresa Quinn (Golden Wedding - Thanksgiving) (BH)
11.30am Mass Intentions of Carmel O’Leary & Florence Ryan (CH)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 20 St Bernardine of Siena, Pr
9.00am Mass William Brown, RIP (JS)
6.00pm Mass With Romanian Clergy for the Ints of B&SH
Tuesday 21 St Christopher Magallanes, Pr and his Comps, Mm
9.00am Mass Ronald Dooley, RIP (KH)
Wednesday 22 St Rita of Cascia, Rel
9.00am Mass Jim Warnock, RIP (MM)
Thursday 23 Feria
9.00am Mass Joan Clarke, RIP (CH)
Friday 24 Feria
12Noon Mass Henry Herbert, RIP (Anniv) (JH)
Saturday 25 St Bede the Venerable, Pr, D
10.30am Mass May Downey, RIP (Anniv) (MD)
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confession
SIXTH Sunday of Easter - Sunday 26th May
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Intentions of the Brennan Family, RIP (AG)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Intentions of Brett Mackay (SD)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Doris Clarke, RIP (K&LW)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
The Sacrament of Penance is available on request
Services from the church are live streamed
We Pray For Our Sick
Bill O’Connell, Sheena Evans, Janet Weale, Charlotte O’Neil, Ella Williams, David Kislingbury, Mark Shepherd, Eileen Bines, Frank Bramley, Mark Hartley, Gillian Oldham, Basil Emmerson, Austin Butler, Christine Robinson, John Lavery, Paul Keane, Rosemary Bragard, Rose Craft, Maureen Gooding, Dympna Addecott, Pat Lynch, Christian Ryan, Mike Rubbert, Tina Doveaston, Addi Brady, Ben Wilson, Patricia Fleming, Nicky Wigmore, Nan Carrit, Eileen Wilson, Patricia Spikin, Sandra Fagan, Edna Wallace, Beryl Dixon, Nick Evans, Vicky Jack, Lyn Gopee, Mary Boyce, Kristin Hallenga, Anne O’Neill, Cheryl Shallis, Anthony McEvoy, Justin Stark, Sheila Netherton, David Blyth, Janet Woods, Lynne Hilkene, June Moncaster, Laura & Anne Breen, Breda Lynch, Maria Clark, Roy Widdecombe, Johanna Lynch, 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, Lorraine Hart, Linda Dean, Wyn McCafferty, Antonella McConalogue, Eddie McConalogue, David Clark, Georgina Cornwell, Annie Holland, Ivor & Joanne Knight, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, David Clark, Connor Bourke, Mattia Mollica, Sharon Levill, Bernadette Lane, Maureen Ward, Irena Solecki, Lanto Bellis, Doreen Troughton, Marguerite Harris, Andrew Exley, Richard Collins, Niqui Denkmayer, Elizabeth McConalogue, Kean Smith, Mick Cordingley and children Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Connie Price,Albert Chamber
Please Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Canon Thomas Clarke, Canon Michael Fitzpatrick, Fr Brendan Sheppard, Mgr Canon William O’Grady VG, Fr Henry Peace, Fr Charles Carless, Fr Austin Thorburn, Richard William Walker, Dorothy Mansell, Anna Perkins, Robert Gammon, Zoe Conroy, Joseph Dray, Gertrude Caden, Henry James Herbert, Christopher Buckingham, Eileen Hart, Murray Grant-Browning, Minnie Rowland, Derrick Amner, Cliff Falkus, Andrzej Sasiadek, Lyonel Winyard, Monica Rose Smith, Kate Parr, Henry Smith, Lawrence Marshall, Mary Lyons, Elizabeth White, Rosa Betts, James Byrne, Jacqueline Cussen, Henriette Bartley, Mary Pearce, Michael Farmer, Eleanora Ruggiero, Francis Bull & David Anthony Ward.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
Please Pray for the Soul of
Jim McEvoy, RIP who died recently. His Body will be received into the Church on Tuesday, 4th June at 4.00pm and his Requiem Mass will take place on Wednesday, 5th June at 10.00 am, followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Dates for your Diary
Saturday 15th/Sunday 16th June Flower Festival
Sunday 23rd June Corpus Christi Procession - 4pm
Sunday 7th July Parish AGM 6.30pm
Monday 22nd-Saturday 27th July Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes
First Thursday of every month Meeting of Parish Evangelisation Team 8pm
Counters & Folders
Counters: Jacky Hoggett & Mary Cook
Folders: Angie Martin & Joseph Martin