Organ Voluntaries at 11.30am Mass on Sunday
Prelude: Pastorale BWV 590 - J S Bach (1685-1750)
Postlude: Toccata in F BuxWV 157 - Dietrich Buxtehude (1637-1707
We Pray for our Sick
Ian Irwin, Russell Short, Paul Bloomberg, Marie Karaf, Christine Reid, Gilberte Cook, Garry Pearman, Anne Owen, Adrian Barclay, Patricia Ann Darroch, Peggy Larman, Sylvia Langley, Patricia Vanner, Amy Louise Fox, Sarah Savage, Bill O’Connell, Janet Weale, Charlotte O’Neil, Ella Williams, David Kislingbury, Mark Shepherd, Eileen Bines, Breege McCaffrey, Mark Hartley, Austin Butler, John Lavery, Paul Keane, Rosemary Bragard, Pat Lynch, Maureen Gooding, Dympna Addecott, Ben Wilson, Christian Ryan, Mike Rubbert, Tina Doveaston, Addi Brady, 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, Georgina Cornwell, Antonella McConalogue, Eddie McConalogue, Sharon Levill, 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, Elizabeth McConalogue, Kean Smith, Keith Maliff & children: Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Connie Price, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Mary Isherwood, Lucy Price & Frazer Gregory.
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Gordon Godfrey, Pope John Paul I, Fr Bernard Wakeling, Fr Michael Hopkins, Canon William O’Neill, Marion McNamara, Theresa O’Riordan, Elizabeth Barker, Arthur Sanctuary, Mary Fletcher, Charles Bartley, Madeleine Beckett, Edith Riley, Vera Osborne, Mark Hillson, Peter Vella, James Gallacher, Ethel Bartley, Anne Thompson, Annie Levay, Lily Bartley, Patrick Quinn, John Martin, Reg Sentinella, William Spedding, Ronnie Olliffe, Margaret Price, Rudolph Banocy, Sarah Duffy, Sophie Shapiro, Eileen Pearson & Ursula Turner.
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Many expressions that we use in common parlance are direct references to events in the Bible or from the Christian life, even if the average person who uses them is unaware!
Dear friends in Christ
Many expressions that we use in common parlance are direct references to events in the Bible or from the Christian life, even if the average person who uses them is unaware! A good example is based on the Gospel Parable of the Labourers in the Vineyard. To do something at the eleventh hour refers to those men who came to work for the landowner at the end of the day, and who received the same pay as those who had been working all day in the sweltering heat. This story Jesus tells seems to express a truth about what God’s justice is like: He chooses to give the last comer as much as He gave the first. I often think of those people who came to faith in Jesus Christ late in life: those who have lived a life of separation from God, or those who have made a death-bed conversion. Like the other workers who had laboured tirelessly since the start of the shift, we might feel there is something unfair in those who come at the eleventh hour and receive the same eternal reward. It is not for us to judge the generosity that God offers in this or any other sphere of life. We must remain ever grateful that we have a God and Saviour who wishes everyone to be saved and come to knowledge of the Truth, at whatever time of the day or age of life this happens.
A number of parishioners have asked or queried whether the latest government guidelines on social gatherings affect church attendance. It has been made clear that we are not a social gathering but an act of worship and as such we continue to follow the protocols we have had in place from the start. So, please continue to reserve a place at Mass and observe the guidelines for Mass attendance as they are laid-out on the website.
God bless you all!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 19 September
5.30pm Vigil Mass Intentions of Anita Lupton (K&LW)
6.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Confession available: Lady Chapel
Sunday 20
8am Mass Denise MacDermott, RIP (Anniv) (AC)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Veronica Houghton, RIP
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 21
St Matthew, Ap, Evangelist
9am Mass Fr Paul Dyman, RIP (DCA)
Tuesday 22
Feria
9am Mass Deceased members of the Moon Family (SM)
Wednesday 23
St Pius of Pietreicina, Pr (Padre Pio)
9am Mass Deceased members of the Young, Hall & Bush Families (LY)
Thursday 24
Our Lady of Walsingham
9am Mass Bernard & Mary Goodwin - Golden Wedding Anniversary (UO’K)
Friday 25
Feria
12Noon Requiem Mass Margaret Owens, RIP
Saturday 26
Ss Cosmos & Damian, Mm
10am Mass Rebecca Clarke, RIP (Anniv) (BH)
10.30-11.30am Exposition
10.30-11.30 Confession - First Holy Communion Reconciliations
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5.30pm Vigil Mass The People of the Parish
6.30pm Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Confession available: Lady Chapel
Sunday 27
8am Mass Vivien Clancy, RIP (KC)
9.30am Mass Sheila Scully, RIP (KC)
11.30am Mass Intentions of Terence Anthony Webb (VSW)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Greek Refugee Camps
Following the devastating fires, camp lockdowns and Covid outbreaks at the Greek refugee camps, there is great need to help provide basic hygiene items to the people living there.
A national collection is being co-ordinated, and if you can help by donating any of the following specific items, we are happy to deliver to a local collection centre. Items must be received by Friday 2nd October.
Nappies, Toothpaste, Roll on deodorant, Shampoo, Shower Gel, Soap
Please contact us on 07757 138 345/clare_simon@hotmail.co.uk to arrange for items to be dropped to our home. Alternatively, we are happy to collect from you if you are unable to drive.
All social distancing measures will be strictly adhered to. See helprefugees.org for more details.
Site Manager Vacancy
The Diocese is looking for a Site Manager for the Cathedral Site to manage the routine maintenance of the buildings and grounds at the Cathedral Site. A job description is available upon request but the key elements are as follows:
Overall premises management
• Maintain the premises in a safe and healthy condition
• Identify anything requiring repair or maintenance and action as required
• Ensure all matters are logged as appropriate
• Liaise with Contractors as required
The expected closing date is Friday 2 October. For more information and a full job description and person specification contact
recruitment@dioceseofbrentwood.org
Brentwood Catholic Children's Society
Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society has registered for the Fun Walk which normally takes place at the Barleylands Farm site in Billericay. This year, participants and parish groups are invited to walk 2k or 5k anywhere they wish at any time during September and ask for sponsorship from friends and family to help support our work. All details & sponsorship forms are available on www.bccs.org.uk under the Events/Virtual Fun Walk tab or follow us on social media for updates. We would be very happy to hear from parish or family groups who would like to walk for us – please email Libby: lphillips@bccs.org.uk
Diocesan School Vacancies
Please use this link address to view current vacancies. https://www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/departments/education/vacancies/school-vacancies/
The following vacancies are currently being recruited for:
· Teaching Assistant – St Joachim’s Primary School, Custom House, London
· Headteacher – St Thomas of Canterbury Primary School, Grays
· Deputy Headteacher – Sacred Heart Primary School, Southend-On-Sea
· Deputy Headteacher – St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Stanford-Le-Hope
· Headteacher – Holy Family Primary School, Benfleet
Organ Voluntaries at 11.30am Mass on Sunday
Prelude: Berceuse - Louis Vierne (1870-1937)
Postlude: Voluntary in G minor - John Stanley (1712-1786)
Reception of Holy Communion
When you come up for Holy Communion, unloop your mask before taking the Host, move to the side, consume It, and replace your mask before returning to your seat.
Letter of Catholic Practice
If you require a Letter of Catholic Practice for School admission for the next academic year, and you are a practising Catholic, please send your child’s full name, address, telephone number and date of birth to the Parish Office. Please enclose a stamped addressed envelope.
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr John Ryan, Moira Costello, George Hobbs, Josh Overton, Winifred Lawson, Frederick Tewkesbury, Lilian Craven, Helen Bainbridge, James Fogarty, Charles Osborne, Marie Hall, Mary Byrne, José Costan, Joyce Mary Wright, James Perry, Henry Bennett, Ethel Bubel, Kathleen Young, Mary de Souza, Robert Swainson, Douglas Hair, Fred Cornwell, Catherine Major, Alfred Gardener, Jane Catherine Lacey, John Houlihan, Andres Louis Hinbest, Emily Bailey, Pat MacHoughton, Moira Stuart, Violet Shrimpton, Stephen McGough, Doreen Reynolds, Eileen Scott, Christopher James, Elizabeth Butler, Elizabeth Fresh, Patrick Quinlan & Rebecca Clarke.
We Pray for our Sick
Ian Irwin, Russell Short, Paul Bloomberg, Marie Karaf, Christine Reid, Gilberte Cook, Garry Pearman, Anne Owen, Adrian Barclay, Patricia Ann Darroch, Peggy Larman, Sylvia Langley, Patricia Vanner, Amy Louise Fox, Sarah Savage, Bill O’Connell, Janet Weale, Charlotte O’Neil, Ella Williams, David Kislingbury, Mark Shepherd, Eileen Bines, Breege McCaffrey, Mark Hartley, Austin Butler, John Lavery, Paul Keane, Rosemary Bragard, Pat Lynch, Maureen Gooding, Dympna Addecott, Ben Wilson, Christian Ryan, Mike Rubbert, Tina Doveaston, Addi Brady, 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, Georgina Cornwell, Antonella McConalogue, Eddie McConalogue, Sharon Levill, 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, Elizabeth McConalogue, Kean Smith, Keith Maliff & children, Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Connie Price, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Mary Isherwood, Lucy Price & Frazer Gregory.
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Jesus gave St Peter a very memorable explanation of the nature of Christian pardon in the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant
Dear friends in Christ
Jesus gave St Peter a very memorable explanation of the nature of Christian pardon in the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant, which is the Gospel this Sunday. The lesson is that God’s mercy is immensely greater than our own. True mercy is the mark of those humble souls who understand how much they have been forgiven themselves. Just as the Lord is always ready to forgive us, so we must be ready to forgive one another. And how great is the need for forgiveness in our world today - indeed our communities and families, in our very own hearts! That is why the special sacrament of the Church for forgiveness, the Sacrament of Penance, is such a precious gift from the Lord. In the Sacrament of Penance, God extends His forgiveness to us in a very personal way. Through the ministry of the priest, we come to our loving Saviour with the burden of our sins. We confess that we have sinned against God and our neighbour. We manifest our sorrow and ask pardon from the Lord. Then, through the priest, we hear Christ say to us: ‘Your sins are forgiven…Go and do not sin again’. Can we not also hear Him say to us, as we are filled with His saving grace: ‘Extend to others seventy times seven, this same forgiveness and mercy’? (St Pope John Paul II, Angelus, 16.IX.’84)
Over these coming Saturdays our children, who have been preparing for the Sacraments, will make their first Confession and receive First Holy Communion in October. Please keep them in your prayers, together with those who are going to be Confirmed in October and those who this week have been Received into the Church - Michael Bennett, Michael Jones, Sabine Whittington & Simon Jones. It has been a patient wait for these precious moments, but thank God we can now celebrate these Sacraments which are so grace-filled from above.
God bless you all!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Saturday 12 September
5.30pm Vigil Mass The People of the Parish
6.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Confession available: Lady Chapel
Sunday 13
8am Mass In reparation to the Sacred Heart (MH)
9.30am Mass David Massalski, RIP (AA)
11.30am Mass Alan Bush, RIP (Anniversary) (CB)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 14
Exaltation (Triumph) of the Holy Cross
9am Mass Frank Maguire, RIP (Anniv) (MM)
Tuesday 15
Our Lady of Sorrows
9am Mass Intentions of Dympna Addecott (JA)
Wednesday 16
St Cornelius, P, and Cyprian, Bp, Mm
9am Mass Marion & Robert Caunce, RIP & Sheila Harrison, RIP (JC)
Thursday 17
St Robert Bellarmine, Bp, D
9am Mass Margaret Canty, RIP (Anniv) (CB)
Friday 18
Feria
12 noon Mass Vivien Clancy, RIP (JA)
Saturday 19
St Januarius, Bp, M
10am Mass Johanna & Samuel Beech, RIP (JC)
10.30-11.30am Exposition
10.30-11.30 Confession - First Holy Communion Reconciliations
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5.30pm Vigil Mass Intentions of Anita Lupton (K&LW)
6.30pm Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Confession available: Lady Chapel
Sunday 20
8am Mass Denise MacDermott, RIP (Anniv) (AC)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Veronica Houghton, RIP
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction