Southend Cemetery Information
Southend Council will shortly be undertaking maintenance and improvement works at the Catholic Cemetery in Southend. There are notices to grave owners advising that the grass area is going to be renovated and all plants/mementos on the grass will need to be removed or they will be taken away and eventually destroyed. The deadline for removal is 31st January 2021.
Patchwork Quilt Project
Would you like to be part of making local history? All around the world people are documenting this year in some way and Southend YMCA are no different. Click the link below to participate.
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the Gospel of this Sunday Jesus compares our time on earth to a long-term leasing arrangement
Dear friends in Christ
In the Gospel of this Sunday Jesus compares our time on earth to a long-term leasing arrangement. The meaning of the parables Our Lord tells often have a crystal-clear meaning: the talents are the qualities God has given us; the journey of the master signifies the time of life on earth; his unexpected return signifies our death; the settling of the accounts is our judgment; the banquet is Heaven. Jesus frequently reminds us that we do not own what we have. We are stewards entrusted with all that has been given to us by God. A day will come when we shall have to hand it all back and give an account of our behaviour. At the end, the only words we desire to hear are: Come good and faithful servant, enter into the joy of your Lord. Nothing is more important than remaining awake and vigilant. We are remembering in this month those whose lives have gone before us marked with the sign of faith. When a light goes out on a life it is not the end. We could think of it rather more in the sense of a tapestry being completed. Our lives are being created section-by-section, thread-by-thread and with great care for the finished article. In these days, when we may find we have more time available, since normal activities have been curtailed, it is even more important that we use time well: for the glory of God and our own salvation.
Continue to watch-out for others during the lockdown. There may be a family member or neighbour who needs something practical doing for them. If you know someone who does not have internet access, you might keep them informed of what is happening in the Parish. Above all, please try to join with me spiritually each evening at 6pm for a time of prayer—I lead the Rosary in church—for the needs of our Parish Family, the Holy Souls, and an end to this pandemic.
I thank all those of you who, despite the extremely hard financial times we are experiencing, continue to support the Parish and our Charities. If you are doing this by standing order, online donations or by the envelopes, please do remember to Gift Aid any offerings. Thanks also to those who are acting as Stewards for the times when the church is open; without this help we could not maintain a Covid-safe environment. I am deeply grateful for all your prayers and support in these and so many other ways at this time.
God bless you all.
Msgr Kevin Hale
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
Church is open for Private Prayer only
Mass and Holy Hour are online only
Saturday 14 November
5.30pm Vigil Pearl Scaife, RIP (Anniversary) (MI)
6.30pm Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday 15 November
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Holy Hour: Rosary & Benediction
Monday 16
St Edmund of Abingdon (Rich), Bp
9am Mass Ronald Hall, RIP (JA)
11-12 Private Prayer
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Tuesday 17
St Elizabeth of Hungary, Rel
9am Mass Michael Edwards, RIP (MS)
11-12 Private Prayer
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Wednesday 18
Dedication of the Basilicas of Ss Peter & Paul, App
9am Mass James Rourke, RIP (Anniversary) (BH)
11-12 Private Prayer
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Thursday 19
Feria
9am Mass Holy Souls
11-12 Private Prayer
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Friday 20
Feria
11-12 Private Prayer
12 noon Mass Frank Maguire, RIP (Anniversary) (MM)
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Saturday 21
The Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary
10am Mass Christopher Smith, RIP (K&LW)
11-12 Private Prayer
Christ The King
5.30pm Vigil Mass Rene Bragard, RIP (Anniversary) (RB)
6.30pm Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday 22 November
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Holy Hour: Rosary & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr James Allis, Fr Richard (Dick) Ashton, Fr John Harden, Fr James Linburgh, Fr Edwin Sheehan, OFM, Louisa Hurst, Sydney Pullen, Myriad Hubbard, Mary Capon, John Cousins, Ethel Dennison, Luciana Garuti, Edna Hutchings, Edith McCouat, Kathleen Macauley, Mrs Alice Kelly, Jack Hosmer, Florrie Peck, Charlotte Roberts, Bert Russell, Maureen Deeks, John Cheswick, George Livermore, Celia Ashley, Marcia Clarke, James Rourke, Agnes Fitzgibbons, Emily Hariet-Upcroft, Boleslaw (Charlie) Czogalik, Peggy Ingham, Finbar Hayer, Ada Mundy, Brian Slattery, Josephine Phelps, Paul Pearman, William Shanahan, Rene Bragard, Victor Gubbins, Anne Jordan & Patricia Breslin.
We Pray for our Sick
Fred Ring, 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, 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, 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.
Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
Jacques Charles Louis Goubel, RIP. His Funeral Service will take place at 10am on Friday 20th November at Pitsea Crematorium.
Barbara Terry, RIP who died on Friday 23rd October.
Accommodation required
Do you have a two bedroomed flat for rent close to Our Lady of Lourdes Church? If so, please contact the Parish office as one of our elderly parishioners would be very interested. Thank you.
Patchwork Quilt Project
Would you like to be part of making local history? All around the world people are documenting this year in some way and Southend YMCA are no different. Click the link below to participate.
Southend Cemetery information
Southend Council will shortly be undertaking maintenance and improvement works at the Catholic Cemetery in Southend. There are notices to grave owners advising that the grass area is going to be renovated and all plants/mementos on the grass will need to be removed or they will be taken away and eventually destroyed. The deadline for removal is 31st January 2021.
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Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
The Gospel Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids — five foolish and five sensible — is a call for us to remain vigilant
Dear friends in Christ
The Gospel Parable of the Ten Bridesmaids — five foolish and five sensible — is a call for us to remain vigilant. We do not know the day or the hour when God will call us to Himself. Are we prepared for this encounter? For that moment when God will call us to judgement? The sombre tone of this month is itself a reminder of the nature of time and eternity. We live only for a brief while, but that time is so that we may love God here so as to be happy with Him in the life to come. After this time on earth, Heaven awaits us. We remember in this month the Holy Souls — our beloved — who may be waiting for the charity of our prayers so that they may be able to enter Heaven. Let us be generous with those prayers now: one day we may ourselves be in need of them.
We find ourselves in a similar situation to what we had back in July: our churches are open only for private prayer each day and not for collective worship. This will continue until 2nd December. It means that we shall have to follow the Mass on-line and keep abreast of events via the Parish social media. Please help anyone, who does not have internet connection, to stay informed of what is happening. You will find the weekly schedule on the website. Daily Mass celebrated at the normal times (apart from Sunday when there will just be the 11.30am). The church will be open for private prayer and visits from 11-12 each morning. Every evening the Blessed Sacrament will be exposed from 6-7pm and I lead the praying of the Holy Rosary at the start. Our Bishops have asked that we observe a moment of joint prayer each day at 6pm.
During this month the Rosary will be offered each evening for the Holy Souls, for the intentions of the Parish Family and for a rapid end to this pandemic. Please join with me in prayer at any of these times.
Let us continue to pray and support each other throughout this time, so that we will emerge strong in faith and hope. God bless you!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Church is open for Private Prayer only
Mass and Holy Hour are online only
Saturday 7 November
5.30pm Vigil Simon Family Thanksgiving (SF)
6.30pm Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday 8 November
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Holy Hour: Rosary & Benediction
Monday 9
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
9am Mass Jim & Lilian Fegan, RIP (JC)
11-12 Private Prayer
12Noon Requiem Mass Kathleen Chambers, RIP
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Tuesday 10
St Leo the Great, P, D
9am Mass Pauline Godfrey, RIP (Birthday) (MI)
11-12 Private Prayer
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Wednesday 11
St Martin of Tours, Bp
9am Mass Holy Souls
11-12 Private Prayer
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Thursday 12
St Josaphat, Bp, M
9am Mass Rene Solecki, RIP (Anniversary)
11-12 Private Prayer
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Friday 13
Feria
11-12 Private Prayer
12 noon Mass Adrian Dann, RIP (SD)
6pm Holy Hour with Rosary
Saturday 14
Saturday Memorial of BVM
10am Mass Evelyn Shevket, RIP (Anniversary) (MC)
11-12 Private Prayer
Thirty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time
5.30pm Vigil Mass Pearl Scaife, RIP (Anniversary) (MI)
6.30pm Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday 15 November
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Holy Hour: Rosary & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr William Philpot, Deacon Norman Wiseman, Canon Denis Petry, Fr Terence Howes, Cardinal Heenan, Fr James Ethrington, Bernard Culham, Bridget Curtis, Tom Doran, Robert Drew, Clare Murphy, Emma Harley, Francis Whelan, Dorothy Stuart, Sydney Hamblon, Thomas Horner, Dr Gerry Leyden, Marie Daniels, Sidney Hempstead, Pearl Scaife, Lucy Tombleson, Jean Lucey, Donald Galvin, Eileen Stanshall, Anne Britt, Isobel Good, Joan Read, Albert Rogers, Janet Conway, John Owen & Rene Solecki.
We Pray for our Sick
Fred Ring, 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, 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, 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.
Please Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
Jacques Charles Louis Goubel, RIP. His Funeral Service will take place at 10am on Friday 20th November at Pitsea Crematorium.
Barbara Terry, RIP who died on Friday 23rd October.
First Holy Communicants
The following children made their First Holy Communion last Saturday, 31st October:
George Stanes, Charles Stocks, Alice Tait, Daisy Tanner-Smith, Henry Watkins, Bella Watts, Leo Webb, Elliott Weidner, Alexander White, William White & Alice Yorke.
Music at 11.30am Mass on Sunday
Prelude: Nimrod (from Enigma Variations) - Sir Edward Elgar (1857-1934)
Postlude: Fantasia in C minor BWV 562 - J S Bach (1685-1750)
Accommodation required
Do you have a two bedroomed flat for rent close to Our Lady of Lourdes Church? If so, please contact the Parish office as one of our elderly parishioners would be very interested. Thank you.