We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Edmund Dobson, Fr Patrick Taylor, Deacon David Balmer, Fr James McEvoy, Fr Godfrey Anstruther OP, Joseph Letterer, James Dawson, Andrew Regan, Mabel Buckley, Michael Regan, Bill Prior, Margaret May Orme, David Finnegan, Reginald Copley, Caroline Hardy, Kathleen Butt, Jane Bickmore, Charles Fletcher, Jane Mawdsley, Alice Collins, Aislinn Lane, Elsie Witty, Irene Huggett, Frank McEvoy, Pamela Johnson, Francis Howard Kenney, Geraldine Hayter, Joan Farmer, Winifred Martin, Marian Bukowski, Leonard Betts, Arthur Koch, William Rhodes, David Hall, Eva Bartley, Silvester Smolarczyk & Marie Ann Brand.
We Pray for our Sick
Jennifer Biebuyck, Moira Scott, Peter Wilkinson, Jill Yates, Leonora Maguire, Brian Mountier, Renata Butler, Margaret Bartle, Tony Downey, Kristy Monferrari, Fred Ring, Ian Irwin, Russell Short, Marie Karaf, Gilberte Cook, Garry Pearman, Patricia Ann Darroch, Peggy Larman, 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, 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, Bradley & children: Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Connie Price, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Mary Isherwood, Lucy Price & Frazer Gregory.
We Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
LOUISE DRAY, RIP who died recently. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon.
MARGARET SMITH, RIP who died on Friday, 25th June. Her Body will be received into the church on Wednesday, 21st July at 5pm and her Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, 22nd July at 10.00am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
BRENDA PEARSON, RIP who died on Monday 28th June. Her Body will be received into the church on Wednesday, 28th July at 5pm and her Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, 29th July at 11.00am followed by burial at Woodside Cemetery.
MARGARET KELLY, RIP who died on Tuesday 13th July in Derry.
Sunday - It Is Our Day
Statement from the Catholic Bishops of England
On 19th July, the current legislative powers which assist the mitigations against the covid-19 virus transmission will be rescinded by HM Government. Nevertheless, there will be an encouragement to personal and corporate responsibility in this area; as the Prime Minister said in his most recent statement “The pandemic is not over.” Even without this legislation in place, the Church in England and Wales will be adopting a cautious approach to capacity and activity within our buildings, especially at corporate acts of worship.
We are mindful of the certain fact that the Covid-19 virus is still circulating in society. Vaccines provide genuine protection against the worst effects of the virus, yet we recognise the legitimate fear on the part of some who otherwise desire to gather for Holy Mass. It is our continuing judgement, therefore, that it is not possible at the present time for all of the faithful to attend Mass on a Sunday thus fulfilling their duty to God.
It is hoped that it will be possible for all Catholics in England and Wales to fulfil this most important Church precept, that of the Sunday Obligation, by the First Sunday in Advent 2021. In the meantime, all Catholics are asked to do their best to participate in the celebration of the weekly Sunday Mass and to reflect deeply on the centrality of Sunday worship in the life of the Church.
In April, following our Plenary Assembly, we offered a reflection on the experience of the extraordinary long months of the pandemic. It was titled The Day of the Lord. We also began to look at the way forward. We spoke about the important invitation to restore the Sunday Mass to its rightful centrality in our lives. We asked for a rekindling in our hearts of a yearning for the Real Presence of the Lord in the Eucharist, as our response to the total, sacrificial love that Jesus has for us. We said: “The Eucharist should be the cause of our deepest joy, our highest manner of offering thanks to God and for seeking his mercy and love. We need to make it the foundation stone of our lives.”
May this continue to be our striving during these coming months as we journey back to the full celebration of our Sunday Mass and our renewed observance of The Day of the Lord.
Music at 11.30am Mass on Sunday
Prelude: Méditation (Symphonie 1) - Charles-Marie Widor (1844-1937)
Postlude: Introduction-Choral and Menuet (Suite Gothique) - Léon Boëllmann (1862-1897)
Lourdes Pilgrimage Week
As we cannot travel to Lourdes this Summer, we are bringing Lourdes to a local parish!
The Mass locations for the week are as follows all at 11am:
Monday 26th July - Our Lady of Lourdes, Leigh-on-Sea
Tuesday 27th July - Our Lady of Light, Clacton-on-Sea
Wednesday 28th July- St Margaret’s Convent, Canning town
(with a special invitation to the Catholic Fellowship)
Thursday 29th July - Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead
Friday 30th July - Cathedral of St Mary & St Helen, Brentwood
Every Mass, prayer and event will be available on our YouTube channel ‘BrentwoodCYS’ – it will be streamed at the time given, and available later if it is more convenient to watch and pray at a different time of day, or over the summer.
To join in...
Simply go to www.youtube.com/brentwoodcys
If you want to, you can also click ‘Subscribe’ - Subscription is free and you will receive reminders each day if you click the little “bell” symbol.
There are direct links and lots more information on our website www.bcys.net and you can keep up to date with the BCYS and all our events on social media
- just search @brentwoodcys
You can also watch Masses and processions live from the Lourdes Sanctuary throughout the year on the Lourdes website;
www.lourdes-france.org/en/tv-lourdes/
Parish Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the June draw are as follows:
1st prize £150 125 Miss A Emmerson
2nd Prize £100 96 Mr I Britt
3rd Prize £75 21 Mr A Long
4th Prize £25 102 Miss Pauline Mitchell
Thank you to those parishioners who have joined the 200 Club over the past few weeks.
We are still looking for new members. The subscription is £5 per month, either by cash, cheque or direct debit. If you would like to join, please fill in a form which can be found at the back of the church or ring Linda Wall on 01702 558217.
Flower Festival - 11th September 2021
Thank you to everyone who has already agreed to contribute to the Flower festival this year. The Theme is “I AM” (as in I Am the Good Shepherd; the Light of the World; The Way, Truth, & Life etc.) This was the theme that we had chosen for last year, but due to the pandemic it did not take place. The Festival will again, hopefully, coincide with the Leigh Art Trail. I am pleased to say that we have already have some Art, Photography and Needlework, as well as flower arrangements promised by parishioners to illustrate the themes. We need more people to take part, particularly to do flower arrangements.
So we are calling all parishioners to help us to create a beautiful and prayerful event to be shared with our community.
Any donations collected on the day will go towards ‘Serving the Homeless’ projects.
For those interested a list of all the quotations will be available. You can email me at: mcronan@btinternet.com
Please let me know if you are planning to take part. You have 2 months left to get creative!
We are also holding a Summer Raffle to raise funds so that we can continue to contribute to HARP and YMCA projects. Tickets for our ‘Hamper Bonanza’ are now on sale, with the draw taking place at the beginning of September. Tickets can be purchased from any of our Committee members.
Jo Ronan (Chair, Serving the Homeless)
BCCS Relay 100: Our Lady of Lourdes to St. Helen's Church
Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society (BCCS) are holding a series of relays between 100 churches this Summer to raise funds and publicise their work in the Diocese. The relay covers 500 miles between 100+ churches and involves 100 people.
Parishioner Darrell Binding has volunteered to do our relay from OLOL church to St. Helen’s on 23rd July 2021. He is at pains to say he will be walking it, not running it!
Darrell is looking for sponsors please, so paper sponsor forms will be available from the parish office and back of church, but donations can also be made online by going to the Relay 100 fundraising page: https://uk.virginmoneygiving.com/Team/Relay100, or you can transfer directly into BCCS’ bank account: Brentwood Catholic Childrens Society Account Number: 31094130 Sort Code: 40 13 22 (please reference your donation ‘Relay 100’ along with the name D Binding). Many thanks!
CAFOD Brentwood
This year, the UK will host the largest gathering of world leaders ever to take place on British soil: the ‘COP26’ climate talks. As Prime Minister, Boris Johnson must push world leaders to show the ambition we need to keep temperature rises below the disastrous 1.5-degree threshold. Please urge the Prime Minister to put people hardest hit at the heart of COP26 climate talks and sign this online petition: https://action.cafod.org.uk/page/73304/petition/1
Catholicism Post-Covid
Here is a link to a very helpful (free) book as we move out of the pandemic. It gives lots of insights as to how we can rekindle our Faith after this dramatic period in our history. Above all, it describes ways that we can rekindle our Faith as we start to come back to Mass and the Sacraments.
BCYS
We have been working hard at the Brentwood Catholic Youth Service to be able to welcome Clergy, Catechists and young people back to events this year as restrictions begin to ease, and with much hope about what is possible in the Autumn.
We have some key dates to save in your diaries, including our Autumn Youth Gather, Catechist Training Day and our upcoming Virtual Youth Masses.
Most excitingly (at least we think so!) is the "Lourdes at your Local" event, which we will be hosting in place of our usual pilgrimage to Lourdes in July. We will be travelling to different parishes around the diocese to celebrate Mass and be able to gather in person in a way that has not been possible for much too long. At the end of this week, we are also welcoming those aged 18+ (School Year 13 and above) to gather together at Walsingham House at Abbotswick, with Mass celebrated by Bishop Alan and followed by a picnic in the beautiful grounds of our retreat centre.
If you would like any more information about any of these events, please click the links to visit the website events page, or please do email gabriellafusi@dioceseofbrentwood.org.
The 11th Annual GK Chesterton Walking Pilgrimage
The 11th Annual GK Chesterton Walking Pilgrimage will take place on Saturday 24th July 2021. You can sponsor Stuart McCullough as he raises funds for Good Counsel on this 27 mile walk here; www.justgiving.com/fundraising/gkcwalk21 You can email prayer intentions to be prayed for along the way, to; catholicgkcsociety@yahoo.co.uk You can join us for Mass or part of the walk on the day or even just join us by saying the GK Chesterton Prayer on the day wherever you are. Find details and the prayer in a number of languages here; www.catholicgkchestertonsociety.co.uk
St Bernard’s High School
A number of vacancies are available within our Catering Team from September 2021. Please go to our website - School Information - Vacancies -to complete an Application form. Closing date for applications Tuesday 24th August at 9am.
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
In the second reading of the Mass this Sunday we hear the words of Saint Paul: He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him.
Dear friends in Christ
In the second reading of the Mass this Sunday we hear the words of Saint Paul: He chose us in Him before the foundation of the world, that we should be holy and blameless before Him. Through Baptism and Confirmation all the Christian Faithful belong to a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God's own people. We all have the vocation, therefore, to seek holiness because of our consecration in Christ. From the ranks of the Faithful, all of whom have this common priesthood, some have been called by God, through the sacrament of Holy Orders, to exercise the ministerial priesthood. This second priesthood builds upon the first one, but they are essentially different. By means of the consecration received in Holy Orders, the priest becomes an instrument of Jesus Christ, to whom he offers his entire being, in order to bring the grace of redemption to all mankind. I am reminded of this enormous grace of priestly consecration in these days, since it is traditionally Ordination season! Last Sunday Fr Joseph Bailham OP, was ordained a priest for the Dominican Order (he is a native of Stock in our Diocese). Fr Callum Young from East Ham was ordained two weeks ago in Newry for the Neo Catechumenate. This weekend Fr Michael Barwick (Springfield Parish) was ordained in our Cathedral; and on Friday 23rd, Tony Grant (Forest Gate) will also be ordained for our Diocese. I ask you to hold these young men in your daily prayers, that wherever they are serving the Church, they will do so with single-mindedness and faithfulness so that God may use them as instruments for the salvation of many souls. As our Schools prepare for the Summer break, we wish all our students and staff a well-deserved holiday and pray that the coming academic year will be less fraught than the last!
God bless you all in this week ahead!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5.30pm Vigil Mass Lilian & Jim Fegan RIP (M&JC)
6.30pm Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Confessions in the Lady Chapel
Sunday 11 July
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Joseph Conlu & Lucille Farrdoal, RIP (JC)
11.30am Mass Kate & Mike Shardlow (40th Wedding Anniversary) (RD)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 12
Feria
9am Mass Norbert Widera, RIP (SH)
Tuesday 13
St Henry II, Roman Emperor
9am Mass Teresa Pinsent, RIP (JH)
Wednesday 14
St Camillus de Lellis, Pr
9am Mass Patricia Armstrong, RIP (Anniv) (J&PA)
Thursday 15
St Bonaventure, Bp,D
9am Mass Intentions of Kim Kenny (MW)
Friday 16
Our Lady of Mount Carmel
12noon Michael Owens, RIP (AO)
Saturday 17
Saturday Memorial of BVM
10am Mass Intentions of Sister Catherine Horan (MW)
10.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Confessions in the Lady Chapel
Sunday 18 July
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5.30pm Vigil Mass Arthur Mills, RIP (DL)
6.30pm Holy Hour: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Confessions in the Lady Chapel
8am Mass Intentions of Blake Mackay (SD)
9.30am Mass Larry Delahunty, RIP (Anniv) (LD)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr John Watson, Canon Daniel Harnett, Joan Gendall, Felix Keenan, Annie Harriet Briggs, Maria Chadun, Mary Bray, Irene Harvey, Margaret O’Callaghan, Elsie Mack, Stanislaus Dulewicz, Michael O’Connell, Betty Gray, Dorothy May Cole, Kathleen Scaife, Margaret Simpson, Monica Pray, Patricia Armstrong, Josephine Russell, Ronald Gibson, Robert Wright, Margarita Ekers, Mary James, Andrew Wardle, Hope Bailey-Pillow, Madeleine Bullock-Jarman, Joan Slattery, Norah Jordan, Donald Joyce & Ellen Gardner.
We Pray for our Sick
Jennifer Biebuyck, Moira Scott, Peter Wilkinson, Jill Yates, Leonora Maguire, Brian Mountier, Renata Butler, Margaret Bartle, Tony Downey, Kristy Monferrari, Fred Ring, Ian Irwin, Russell Short, Marie Karaf, Gilberte Cook, Garry Pearman, Patricia Ann Darroch, Peggy Larman, 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, 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, Bradley & children: Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Connie Price, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Mary Isherwood, Lucy Price & Frazer Gregory.
We Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
LOUISE DRAY, RIP who died recently. Funeral at Sacred Heart Church, Wimbledon.
MARGARET SMITH, RIP who died on Friday, 25th June. Her Body will be received into the church on Wednesday, 21st July at 5pm and her Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, 22nd July at 10.00am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
BRENDA PEARSON, RIP who died on Monday 28th June. Her Body will be received into the church on Wednesday, 28th July at 5pm and her Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Thursday, 29th July at 11.00am followed by burial at Woodside Cemetery.