Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
Patrick Walls, RIP who died on Friday, 18th October. His Body will be received into St Helens Church, Milton Road, Westcliff on Monday 4th November at 4pm. His Requiem Mass will be held on Tuesday 5th November at 12.15pm, followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Lynn Gopee, RIP who died on Friday 25th October. Her Requiem Mass will be held on Wednesday 27th November at 11am, followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Sybil Swann, RIP who died on Monday 21st October. Funeral details to follow.
John Butler, RIP who died on Tuesday 29th October. Funeral details to follow.
Pauline Godfrey, RIP who died on Tuesday, 29th October. Funeral details to follow.
Patrick Breslin, RIP who died Tuesday 29th October. Funeral details to follow.
We Pray for our Sick
Ian Irwin, Sylvia Clancy, Vita D’Souza, Patricia Vanner, Amy Louise Fox, Sarah Savage, Bill O’Connell, Sheena Reeves, Janet Weale, Charlotte O’Neil, Ella Williams, David Kislingbury, Mark Shepherd, Eileen Bines, Frank Bramley, Mark Hartley, Austin Butler, Paul Keane, John Lavery,Christine Robinson, Rosemary Bragard, Maureen Gooding, Dympna Addecott, Pat Lynch, Christian Ryan, Mike Rubbert, Tina Doveaston, Addi Brady, Ben Wilson, Patricia Fleming, Nicky Wigmore, Rose Craft,Nan Carrit, Eileen Wilson, Patricia Spikin, Sandra Fagan, Edna Wallace, Beryl Dixon, Nick Evans, Vicky Jack, 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, Sharon Levill, Georgina Cornwell, Annie Holland, Ivor & Joanne Knight, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, Connor Bourke, Mattia Mollica, Bernadette Lane, Irena Solecki, Ianto Bellis, Doreen Troughton, Marguerite Harris, Andrew Exley, Richard Collins, Elizabeth McConalogue, Kean Smith, Mick Cordingley & 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
Cardinal John Carmel Heenan, Fr William Philpot, Deacon Norman Wiseman, Fr James Etherington, Mary Shanahan, Lilian Rombaut, Paul Evans, Maria Lynch, Sheila McBrearty, Winifred Allen, Elizabeth Spivey, Bob O’Toole, Dorothy Bartley, Lily Kenney, Irene Fanning, May Pinsent, Arthur (Rob) Hood, Margaret Scales, Marie Elliott, Olive Potter, Alice West, James McHugh, Alan Gloyne, Tom Doran,Bernard Culham, Bridget Curtis, Robert Drew, Clare Murphy, Emma Harley & Francis Whelan.
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear Friends in Christ
As we come to the end of the month of the Holy Rosary we approach the month of the Holy Souls. November begins with the upbeat celebration of All Saints this coming Friday: we rejoice that the great Family of God lives in Heaven and that they are at our side, encouraging us every step of our own pilgrimage towards Heaven. At the same time there is a certain melancholy about November, as we remember our Dead. Saturday is All Souls Day and traditionally Catholics will make an effort to offer Mass for the Faithful Departed - relatives, friends & benefactors - and also visit their final resting places.
Dear Friends in Christ
As we come to the end of the month of the Holy Rosary we approach the month of the Holy Souls. November begins with the upbeat celebration of All Saints this coming Friday: we rejoice that the great Family of God lives in Heaven and that they are at our side, encouraging us every step of our own pilgrimage towards Heaven. At the same time there is a certain melancholy about November, as we remember our Dead. Saturday is All Souls Day and traditionally Catholics will make an effort to offer Mass for the Faithful Departed - relatives, friends & benefactors - and also visit their final resting places. We could easily do this next weekend by making a visiting to the Memorial Garden on the north side of the church and pray for all those who have been buried there over the past five year: many of them known to us. The Church encourages us to gain the plenary indulgence for the Holy Souls in Purgatory. To obtain the plenary indulgence available November 1 - 8, we must receive Communion and sacramental Confession (and have no attachment to sin, even venial). Communion must be received each day we wish to gain the indulgence, but we only need to go to Confession once during the period. A good prayer to recite to earn the indulgence is Eternal Rest, grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them; though any formal or informal prayer for the dead will suffice. And, as with all plenary indulgences, we must pray for the intentions of the Holy Father (one Our Father and one Hail Mary) each day we perform the work of the indulgence. Let us try to be generous in this work of charity, the great work of love, for the sake of those who depend on our prayer and sacrifice.
The Bible tells us that, "it is therefore a holy and wholesome thought to pray for the dead, that they may be loosed from sins," (2 Maccabees 12:46) and especially in the month of November, the Church urges us to spend time in prayer for those who have gone before us. Prayer for the souls in Purgatory is an expression of Christian charity, and it helps us to call to mind our own mortality.
God bless you!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Priest@LourdesLeigh.org ✚ 01702 478078
The Sunday Homily is available as a podcast at LourdesLeigh.org
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
THIRTIETH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sunday 27th October
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Intentions of Janet Weale (JW)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Intentions of Linda Wall (PM)
9.30am Mass Jim McEvoy, RIP
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 28 SS SIMON AND JUDE, App
9.00am Mass Mrs Greiner, Grace & Gwen Greiner, RIP (FM)
Tuesday 29 Feria
9.00am Mass Deacon Andrew Morton, RIP (JL)
Wednesday 30 Feria
9.00am Mass Dette & Patrick Nolan, RIP (Anniv) (AM)
Thursday 31 Feria
9.00am Mass Maria Griffiths, RIP (VA)
Friday 1 Nov ALL SAINTS Holyday of Obligation
9.00am Mass Intentions of Ian & Maura Irwin (R&TO'C)
12Noon Mass The People of the Parish
12.30pm Exposition after Mass until
7.30pm Benediction
8.00pm Mass Intentions of Maria Thorne (PH)
Saturday 2 ALL SOULS
10.00am Mass Marie Hale, RIP (Anniv)
12Noon Mass Holy Souls
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confession
THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME Sunday 3rd November
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil The People of the Parish
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Deceased Members of the Clark Family (MC)
9.30am Mass Deceased relatives of the Wall & Rockell Families (K&LW)
11.30am Mass Intentions of Tom & Rita O'Callaghan (AE)
4.00pm Mass Fr Jerome Bertram, RIP (C&JS) - Extraordinary Form
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
The Sacrament of Penance is available on request
Services from the church are live streame
OLL Ladies Group
Our next Meeting is on Thursday, 31st October at 10.30am. All women in the Parish are welcome to join in a Social morning of fun, games, chat, with delicious cakes & coffee. Don't miss out on this opportunity to discuss future plans and have your say regarding activities and outings. Subs only £1.00 plus Super Raffle so don't miss out !
Spirituality Morning - Saturday 16th November 10.30am to 12Noon
Cathedral House, Ingrave Road, Brentwood CM15 8AT. Topic: Preparing for the Advent Journey. Speaker: Bishop Alan Williams, sm, Tel. 01277 265285 or email: jude@dioceseofbrentwood.org
Knights of St Columba
We are organising a Christmas Painting competition of an event occurring around the Nativity for school year groups 3-4 and 5-6. Entries certified as to age group by a Catechist or teacher to Brian Dillon, ℅ Sacred Heart Church, 418 Southcurch Road,Southend, SS1 2QB by 31st January 2020. Judges will be: Fr Graham Smith, a teacher from Sacred Heart School and the Grand Knight of Council 192, Southend.
Leigh Orpheus Male Voice Choir
We are a friendly group which bring together men of all ages in the local area to sing and perform at various events and are looking to recruit new members. You are welcome to come along and try us out by sitting in on, or taking part in, a rehearsal. Call our recruitment line 07754 673600 to find out more.
Parish Christmas Bazaar Sunday 1st December 8.30am to 1.30pm
Our Annual Parish Bazaar is upon us once again and we need your help and generosity. If you have any unwanted gifts, toiletries, bottles, raffle prizes or bric a brac that you would like to donate, please leave them in the old Baptistry. The Grand Prize Draw tickets will be at the back of the Church from this Sunday, please return them to the Parish Office once you've filled them in. If you would like to help on the day, please contact us. Sue Lawford - 07816 141492, Angela Clements - 07940183452 email angelaclements47@gmail.com Thank you
Sea of Voices
Your parish community choir ‘Sea of Voices’ will be holding their annual charity concert at the Gilbert room, Parish Centre on Friday 22nd November from 7.30pm. Tickets at £5 will soon be available and chosen Charity announced. For more information and tickets contact Darrell Binding on 07825686249.
Counters & Folders
Counters: Jacky Hoggett & Eileen Wilson
Folders: Jane Trower & Clare English
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School
Open Day for prospective pupils for entry in 2020
The headteacher will be holding tours for prospective parents on the 7th November at 10am and 2pm for those parents who are interested in applying for a place for their child for September 2020. Please note that because of the number of people that usually attend these events we cannot accommodate children on this tour. There will be opportunities in the coming year for children to get to know the school. Please register you attendance with the office by phone or email on 01702 475689 or office@ourladyoflourdes.southend.sch.uk
Present Vacancies
At present the school has vacancies in Reception, year 1, year 2 and year 3. If you are interested in a place please contact the school office in the first instance.
St Bernard's High School, Milton Road, SS0 7JS
Tel: 01702-608005 Fax: 01702-390201 E-mail: sjc@stbernards.southend.sch.uk
Catering Assistant (Part time) – Fixed Term to August 2020 Required asap.
Scale: 1 – (£9.00 per hour), Hours: 7 – Thursday/Friday 10.15am – 1.45pm (Permanent), Term Time including Training Days. The School is looking to appoint an additional Catering Assistant to work alongside the Catering Team. Relevant experience in a similar position desirable. We welcome applications from all denominations. 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. Further details and application form on our website: www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk
Closing Date for applications: Monday 4 November, 9.00am. Please note: Applications can only be accepted if submitted on the School Application Form from the website.
St Thomas More High School Sixth Form Open Evening - Thursday 21st November 6pm to 9pm
For families who have students – boys and girls - in year 11 of secondary school who are intending to begin sixth form studies in September 2020. Come and visit the school and meet the staff and current sixth form students. There will be tours of the sixth form building and the rest of the school.
Catechists Training and Resources Day, 10am to 3.30pm - Saturday 9th November, Sacred Heart of Mary school, Upminster.
We are hosting the fourth annual Training and Resources Day for Confirmation and First Holy Communion Catechists, Children’s Liturgy providers and Youth Leaders from across the Diocese. The morning will include 3 keynote speeches - Brenden Thompson, former Walsingham House Team Member, Masters Graduate from Blackfriars, Oxford, and current CEO of Catholic Voices, will introduce the Apostolic Exhortation “Christus Vivit” (“Christ is Alive”), Fr Dominic will look at how we are applying Christus Vivit within our Diocese and Fr Stephen Wang will introduce a new initiative called Sycamore. In the afternoon Catechists will be able to choose 2 workshops from a selection of providers including Sycamore, The Bible Society, Godly Play and the Children’s Liturgy, Million Minutes, SVP and Catholic Voices. There will also be an afternoon session specifically for young catechists, aged 16-19, who wish to develop their faith further post-Confirmation.
This day will be free of charge, thanks to National Youth Sunday contributions. For more details on the day and information on how to reserve your place, please visit www.bcys.net/events or email gabriellafusi@dioceseofbrentwood.org.
November Dead List
Envelopes for the November dead list are at the back of the church. Please place names and offering in the box provided, also at the back of church. Throughout November there is a weekly mass for the Holy Souls and those whose names are placed under the Altar are remembered in these Masses and Offices.
Dates for your Diary
Thursday 7th November Annual Parish Requiem 8pm
Sunday 10th November Blessing of Graves, 3pm (Sutton Road)
Thursday 28th November Forty Hours Prayer 7pm
Sunday 1st December Christmas Bazaar - after 8am Mass
Friday 13th December Serving the Homeless Carol Concert 7.30pm
Saturdays 16th & 23rd May First Holy Communions - 10.30am
1st Thursday of every month Meeting of Parish Evangelisation Team 8pm
Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
Patrick Walls, RIP who died on Friday, 18th October. His Body will be received into St Helens Church, Milton Road, Westcliff on Monday 4th November at 4pm. His Requiem Mass will be held on Tuesday 5th November at 12.15pm, followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Sybil Swann, RIP who died on Monday 21st October. Funeral details to follow.
Lyn Gopee, RIP who died on Friday 25th October. Funeral details to follow.