Music at 11.30am Mass on Sunday
Prelude: Trumpet Voluntary - Jeremiah Clarke (1674-1707)
Postlude: Intrada - Grayston Ives (b. 1948)
Baptisms
We congratulate the parents of Grace Ashley-Chelton, Joseph Beeter, Freddie Knipe, Oscar Edmunds, Theodore Denison, Phoebe Kadwill, Zadie Clark-Abdullah, Remi Perham, Jackson Hennessey, Leo Hanby, Violet Hanby, Elsie Hanby, Albie Hanby, Isla Rippingale, Xavier Skileter & Gisèle Skileter who were Baptised recently at Our Lady of Lourdes. May God bless them and their families as they grow in His knowledge and love.
Serving the Homeless
The Committee of Serving the Homeless are planning to hold a Wine Tasting evening on Saturday 9th October so please save the date. The local wine shop Vino Vero will be supplying the wines and one of the staff will give a short talk about each of them. The event will be held in St Margaret’s Church Hall in Lime Avenue, which is a large, airy room. There will be tables of 6 to 8 people. Tickets will cost £20 per person, to include a cheese and nibbles supper.
If you would like to register your interest in coming, either as an individual, couple or a group, please ring Linda 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.
Jo Ronan (Chair, Serving the Homeless)
March for Life UK
The Annual March for Life UK event will take place on Saturday 4th September in Central London from approximately 10 am – 4.30 pm. A coach will leave from Priory street/East Hill, Colchester at 8am stopping at London road, Colchester, Witham, Chelmsford and Brentwood. The cost will be £20 per person (babies go free). Less if we have a full coach. To ask about coach details or book a seat, please contact Justin Nathan at eph890@gmail.com or on 07540 050814. Please do not leave a voice message but I will respond to text or whatsapp messages.
We recently had the highest ever annual abortion figures in the UK (last year saw 210,860 abortions in England and Wales) as well as the introduction of home/DIY abortions. Let’s do our part in turning the tide in our nation. More information is available at marchforlife.co.uk or form Isabel on 07773 501721/ izzyvs@gmail.com
Our Lady of Ransom School - Office Manager Vacancy
The school is looking to recruit an Office Manager from September 2021.
Hours 7.45am - 4.30pm, Monday to Friday in term time plus 10 additional days.
Scale 7 Points 19-21 (approximately £13.21 - £13.74 per hour)
Please refer to the school website www.olorcps.net for further details.
Closing date: 27th August, 2021
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
Dear friends in Christ
This year we have the opportunity to celebrate the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Sunday.
Dear friends in Christ
This year we have the opportunity to celebrate the assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary on Sunday. Since the fifth century, the church has held implicitly the belief in the Assumption of the Blessed Mother; body and soul, into Heaven. It can be deduced from the Liturgy, from pious documents and the writings of the Fathers and the Doctors of the Church. Popular piety and art have frequently depicted Mary in the midst of clouds carried aloft by the Angels. Saint Thomas Aquinas sees, in these angelic interventions on behalf of those who have left the earth and are already on the way to heaven, a manifestation of the reverence the angels and all creatures render the glorified body of Mary. The Preface for the Mass of this Day summarises the dogma of Mary’s Assumption:
For today the Virgin Mother of God was assumed into heaven as the beginning and image of your Church’s coming to perfection and a sign of sure hope and comfort to your pilgrim people; rightly you would not allow her to see the corruption of the tomb since from her own body she marvellously brought forth your incarnate Son, the Author of all life.
The Assumption of Mary is a wonderful reminder of our own resurrection. It is made possible through Christ rising from the dead. Today on this Solemnity, our prayers are full of confidence. Our advocate rose up to heaven, so she will arrange for our salvation as Mother of the Judge, the Mother of Mercy (St Bernard). One day, if we are faithful, we will contemplate Jesus and Mary whom we have invoked so many times in this life. Wishing you every blessing on this most lovely of Mary’s feast days!
Msgr Kevin Hale
The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary
5.30pm Vigil Mass Kathryn Shepherd, RIP (SW)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
8am Mass Frank Mann, RIP (Anniversary) (RM)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Tony Griffin (Intentions on a Special Occasion) (SG)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 16
St Stephen of Hungary
9am Mass Raymond de Chantilly, RIP (Anniversary) (LC)
Tuesday 17
Feria
9am Mass Bernardette Perry, RIP (Anniversary) (KH)
Wednesday 18
St Helena, Widow
9am Mass Intentions of Maura Irwin - Special Birthday (PL)
Thursday 19
St John Eudes, Pr
9am Mass Fr Andrew Hurley, RIP (Anniversary) & Canon Vincent Hurley, RIP (Anniversary) (JH)
Friday 20
St Bernard, Ab, D
12noon John, Agnes & Susan Watkins, RIP (Anniversary) (JW)
Saturday 21
St Pius X, P
10am Mass Christine Wallner, RIP (GW)
10.30-11.30 Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Sunday 22 August
Twenty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
5.30pm Vigil Mass The People of the Parish
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
8am Mass Philip O'Connor, RIP (CM)
9.30am Mass Thomas Walsh RIP, (Anniversary) (MC)
11.30am Mass Tom & Rita O'Callaghan (Wedding Anniversary) (JA)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Canon Peter Prendergast, Canon Vincent Hurley, Fr Andrew Hurley, Arthur John Watkins, Frank Mann, Hugh Palmer, Helen Louise Enright, Dr Anna (Reggie) Kemmerling, Carmen Georges, Bridie Corrigan, Francis Bartley, Mary Attersley, Bernadette Perry, Andre Lince, Raymond Vaulbert de Chantilly, Annie Gallacher, John Walmsley, Margaret McFarlane, John Power, Edwin Martin, Catherine McGowan, Noreen Selet, Edward Chavner, Charles Roots, Mary Theresa Johnson, Denise Gianelli, Rocco Forgione, Agnes Harding, Dainie Seebold, Edith Seymour, Mary Saegar, Rhoda Addecott & Doreen Spaul.
We Pray for our Sick
Mary Monaghan, Jennifer Biebuyck, Moira Scott, 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.
Thank You
We are very grateful for all the help and support Fr Michael Halsall has given us over recent months. This is his last weekend celebrating 8am Mass in the Parish. From the first weekend of September, he takes up a new appointment as Parish Priest of St Josephs, Upminster. We wish him every blessing and happiness in his new post.
Music at 11.30am Mass on Sunday
Prelude: Improvisation on 'Ave Maris Stella' - James Devor (b. 1982)
Postlude: Magnificat Quarti Toni - Girolamo Cavazzoni (c. 1525 - 1577)
Baptism Preparation Sessions
All new parents are required to prepare for their child’s Baptism by attending one of the following sessions, which are held in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Centre.
Tuesday 17th August 2021 from 8pm to 9:30 pm
Tuesday 12th October 2021 fro 8pm to 9.30pm
Tuesday 7th December 2021 from 8pm to 9.30pm
Tuesday 8th February 2022 from 8pm to 9.30pm
If you would like to attend one of the above, please contact Catherine Harris on 07733327295 or email: mrscatherineharris@gmail.com in order to book a place.
Attending Holy Mass Post-Lockdown
As we begin to move out of the restrictions that have been imposed upon us over these last months, let us all be mindful of others when we come to church and attend Holy Mass. There will be many members of the Parish Family who are still feeling nervous, reticent and vulnerable. Although restrictions have been lifted, we must all remain prudent about how we act and inter-act within the confines of the church; we must all take personal responsibility for the way we act. Even if masks and social-distancing are no longer obligatory, there will be many who will wish to continue adhering to these precautions; and please respect the space of others. Singing in church is permissible and the Confessional may be used for the Sacrament of Penance. There is no reason why we should not show each other a sign of peace, albeit in a non-tactile way; i.e. a bow or smile acknowledging our neighbour, unless we are with family members. Obviously Communion from the Chalice is not possible because of the serious risk of infection. A reminder that, if you are receiving Holy Communion on the tongue, please come up last in the line. Booking a place at Mass is no longer necessary, nor the stewarding. Our Bishops have stated that the Sunday Obligation will be reinstated as from the First Sunday of Advent.
Parish Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the July draw are as follows:
1st prize £150 192 Mrs M Rubbert
2nd Prize £100 42 Mrs Susan Miller
3rd Prize £75 13 Mrs C Harris
4th Prize £25 89 Mr J Murphy
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.
Tom Maxfield Fundraiser
Tom Maxfield is going to have his long hair cut! He will be donating most of the money raised to the Little Princess Trust to go towards making wigs for children who have cancer and braving the shave for Macmillan. If you would like to sponsor Tom for these worthy causes, please click on the link below:
https://bravetheshave.macmillan.org.uk/shavers/thomas-maxfield
March for Life UK
The Annual March for Life UK event will take place on Saturday 4th September in Central London from approximately 10 am – 4.30 pm. A coach will leave from Priory street/East Hill, Colchester at 8am stopping at London road, Colchester, Witham, Chelmsford and Brentwood. The cost will be £20 per person (babies go free). Less if we have a full coach. To ask about coach details or book a seat, please contact Justin Nathan at eph890@gmail.com or on 07540 050814. Please do not leave a voice message but I will respond to text or whatsapp messages.
We recently had the highest ever annual abortion figures in the UK (last year saw 210,860 abortions in England and Wales) as well as the introduction of home/DIY abortions. Let’s do our part in turning the tide in our nation. More information is available at marchforlife.co.uk or form Isabel on 07773 501721/ izzyvs@gmail.com
Serving the Homeless
The Committee of Serving the Homeless are planning to hold a Wine Tasting evening on Saturday 9th October so please save the date. The local wine shop Vino Vero will be supplying the wines and one of the staff will give a short talk about each of them. The event will be held in St Margaret’s Church Hall in Lime Avenue, which is a large, airy room. There will be tables of 6 to 8 people. Tickets will cost £20 per person, to include a cheese and nibbles supper.
If you would like to register your interest in coming, either as an individual, couple or a group, please ring Linda on 01702 558217.
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.