The Most Holy Trinity
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - Sunday 16th June
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Brian Goodwin, RIP (Anniv) (PG)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Don McGregor, RIP (Anniv) (VC)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Claire Mellish, RIP (MS)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 17 Feria
9.00am Mass Christine O’Leary, RIP (NN)
Tuesday 18 Feria
9.00am Mass Intentions of Cherylann Burkette
Wednesday 19 St Romuald, Ab
9.00am Mass Intentions of the Newman Family (JL)
11.00am Funeral Service Sheila Hall, RIP
Thursday 20 St Alban, Protomartyr of Britain
9.00am Mass John Sheehy, RIP (F&JO'B)
Friday 21 St Aloysius Gonzaga, Rel
12Noon Mass Will & Vi Coveney, RIP (MC)
Saturday 22 SS JOHN FISHER, Bp & THOMAS MORE, Mm
10.00am Mass Ingrid Gilroy, RIP (KP)
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confession
THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST - Corpus Christi Sunday 23rd June
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Guy Braggard, RIP (RB)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass William Armstrong, RIP (Anniv) (JA)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Southend Catenian Brothers & their Families (FO’B)
4.00pm Corpus Christi Procession
NO Vespers & Benediction
The Sacrament of Penance is available on request
Services from the church are live streamed
Thank You
Fran McEvoy and the family would like to thank Fr Kevin, Fr Basil and all the parishioners for the overwhelming kindness shown to us during Jim's recent illness and death. We are so grateful for the cards, flowers, offers of help and above all, the prayers which are sustaining us.
St Helen's Catholic Primary School, Westcliff
Teaching Assistant required for September. 8.30am – 3.25pm (1 hour lunch). Term time. LGPS 3 – 5
Closing date: Midday 26th June. Interviews: Tuesday, 9th July.
Please see details and forms on school website www.st-helens.southend.sch.uk or contact Mrs Sears 343823.
Serving the Homeless
The committee of Serving the Homeless are organising a Chinese meal at the East restaurant in Alexandra Street on Wednesday 3rd July at 7.30 pm. Tickets cost £15 and are available from any member of the Committee or please ring Linda on 01702 558217.
Over the next few weeks the Committee will be selling raffle tickets for our annual Summer Raffle. Tickets cost £1, a book containing 5 tickets will be £5. They will be available from any Committee member. We thank you all for your continuing support.
St Helens to St George's Sponsored Walk for the BCCS
The annual parish to parish sponsored walk to raise funds for the Brentwood Catholic Children's Society (BCCS) takes place on Saturday 29th June. We will gather at St Helens for 10am Mass, and set off afterwards around 10.45am 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.
The Deanery Orchestra Summer Concert
Saturday 6th July 2019, 7.30pm in The New Mazenod Hall, St. Peter’s Church Eastwood Road North, Leigh-on-Sea, SS9 4BX. Tickets £6 each (16 and under FREE). Please bring and enjoy your own food and drink. Tickets may be reserved by emailing thedeaneryorchestra@gmail.com, alternatively, please call or text 07922 554343. It may be possible to purchase tickets at the door on the evening. The concert will be a fine selection of Favourite Classical and Popular Music.
St Thomas More Alumni Memorial Mass - Friday 21st June at 8pm
The Annual Memorial Mass to honour, remember and pray for all deceased pupils, Governors and members of staff will take place in St Thomas More High School, Kenilworth Gardens, on Friday 21st June at 8pm.
All former pupils, staff and Governors are most welcome. Drinks and a buffet will be served after the Mass providing a perfect opportunity to renew acquaintances and explain why that outstanding piece of homework still hasn't been handed in after all these years! Full details at www.stmalumni.co.uk
St Bernard's High School - A Catholic Academy for Arts & Science
Open Evening for Year 5 Students (Prospective Year 7 in 2020). Wednesday 3 July 2019 6.00pm to 9.00pm. We would be delighted to welcome Year 5 girls and their parents/carers to our Open Evening. This is an evening for girls wishing to join Year 7 in September 2020. We are also offering an opportunity for parents/carers to visit the school during a normal teaching day, on Tuesday 8 October, Wednesday 9 October and Thursday 10 October between 9.30am and 11.00am. No appointments are necessary: guided tours will be available from Reception between these times. St Bernard’s High School offers selective places based on success in the CSSE selective tests and non-selective places according to faith-based admissions criteria. (Please see school website for full details.)
‘The school is welcoming and inclusive. In 2015, many pupils made significantly better progress than other pupils nationally’ Ofsted 2016
The gifted, able and talented programme provides challenging enrichment across all year groups and is acknowledged by the NACE Award' Ofsted 2016
‘St Bernard’s High School is an outstanding Catholic school… Attainment and progress of students is outstanding’ (Diocesan Inspection, 2017)
www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk, Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, SS0 7JS Tel: 01702 343583.
Annual Collection for our Sick & Retired Clergy - 22nd/23rd June
The Sick & Retired Clergy Fund is part of the Diocesan Charity which helps and supports our retired and sick clergy. As a Charity we rely on the generosity of the Parishes and individual donations to keep the Fund in a healthy state. Another valuable means is by including a bequest in your Will; a Form of Bequest can be found on page 36 of the Brentwood Diocesan Directory. Your generosity through the annual collection, donations and bequests is greatly appreciated.
Bereavement Group
This will be held in the Parish Centre (Bernadette room), on Wednesday, 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.
Dates for your Diary
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
The Annual Procession of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday 23rd June 4.00pm. Accompanied by the Tilbury Brass Band. Followed by Tea in the Parish Centre.
Sanctuary Lamp
The lamp burns for the intentions of the living and deceased members of the Hiscock Family.
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, 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
Bp Bernard Wall, Fr Vincent Dutton, Agnes Sawyer, Kenneth Miller, Mary Famie, Dorothy Butcher, Frederick Carter, Teresa McTavish, Florence Ellis, Anne Ryan, Gertrude Drew, John Gillman, Angeline Sweet, John Oliver, Audrey Conlon, Angelo Camilleeri, John Callaghan, Brenda Dorey, Alfred Mansell, Kathleen Michael, Michael Woolcott, Bridget Parsons, Eileen Ketterer, Angela Balcombe, David Gurney, Mary Wright, Doreen Faux & Patricia Larman.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
Pentecost Sunday
Dear Friends in Christ
Pentecost was one of the three major Jewish festivals. Many Israelites would go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem to adore God in the Temple. It was an ancient thanksgiving celebration for the harvest, fifty days after Passover. In this context, with Jerusalem teeming with pilgrims, God brought the New People of Jesus Christ into existence. Having prayed for nine days after the Ascension, the Holy Spirit is poured-out upon Our Lady and the Apostles in the Upper Room.
Dear Friends in Christ
Pentecost was one of the three major Jewish festivals. Many Israelites would go on pilgrimage to Jerusalem to adore God in the Temple. It was an ancient thanksgiving celebration for the harvest, fifty days after Passover. In this context, with Jerusalem teeming with pilgrims, God brought the New People of Jesus Christ into existence. Having prayed for nine days after the Ascension, the Holy Spirit is poured-out upon Our Lady and the Apostles in the Upper Room. There are visible signs of this outpouring: fire, wind and tongues which help us recognise the powerful action of God in the world. The Apostles are transformed from being timid and reticent, into forceful teachers and preachers of Jesus Christ. They are the first evangelisers, and they are models for us today. The world into which the Church was born on Pentecost was very similar to our own: the Apostles faced a world far from God, absorbed with things of the flesh and indifferent to the Word of God. Pentecost is not an isolated event in the life of the Church. The Paraclete continues the work of strengthening and sanctifying the People of God. In Confirmation we are sealed with the Gift of the Holy Spirit so that we can have the charisms, and can produce the fruits of being disciples of Jesus Christ. Like those who were Confirmed last month in our Parish, the Holy Spirit is active in each of us. We depend entirely on the presence of the Holy Spirit in our souls for everything good. On this Pentecost, we renew our faith in the Church born on this Day; the Church which is the font of grace and means of salvation for us and for the whole world. Come Holy Spirit, fill the hearts of your faithful!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Priest@LourdesLeigh.org ✚ 01702 478078
The Sunday Homily is available as a podcast at LourdesLeigh.org
Pentecost Sunday
PENTECOST SUNDAY - Sunday 9th June
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Gwendoline Underwood, RIP (Anniv)(RB)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Fred & Doreen Wall & Jim & Teena Rockell, RIP (LW)
11.30am Mass Ray Parascandolo, RIP (Anniv)(PP)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 10 Mary, Mother of the Church
9.00am Mass Patrick Harley, RIP (Anniv) (JH)
Tuesday 11 St Barnabus, Ap
9.00am Mass Keith Saxby, RIP (CC)
Wednesday 12 Feria
9.00am Mass Eric Newman, RIP (MS)
Thursday 13 OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST THE ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST
9.00am Mass Andrew Mitchell, RIP (K&LW)
Friday 14 Feria
12Noon Mass Intentions of Rory Neal-McKenzie (GD/KH)
Saturday 15 Saturday memorial of the BVM
10.00am Mass Teresa O’ Brien, RIP (Anniv) (MO’B)
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confession
THE MOST HOLY TRINITY - Sunday 16th June
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Brian Goodwin, RIP (Anniv) (PG)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Don McGregor, RIP (Anniv) (VC)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Claire Mellish, RIP (MS)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
The Sacrament of Penance is available on request
Services from the church are live streamed