Walsingham House Abbotswick
We are looking for young people to join our team next year, you’d live and work as part of the community at Walsingham House at Abbotswick, helping to run retreats for young people aged 10 -18. Our retreats are a mix of prayer, games, discussions and workshops. If you have an interest in working with young people in the future, are enthusiastic, hardworking, involved with your faith and enjoy working with others then please get in touch.
We will provide you with leadership development which will give you skills that will help in your future. We aim to accompany you in your faith journey and enabling you to share that with others. In addition to this your accommodation and meals are included along with a weekly stipend. Through team training, holidays and a week in Lourdes we aim to build a wonderful community.
If you would like to visit or find out more do get in touch, you are always welcome, just email Joe at josephbeattie@dioceseofbrentwood.org
We look forward to hearing from you and hope that you will consider taking a gap year with us.
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - Corpus Christi
Dear friends in Christ
Of all the feasts that are dear to the hearts of faithful Catholics, it is that which we celebrate this weekend—Corpus Christi—the Body and Blood of Christ.
Dear friends in Christ
Of all the feasts that are dear to the hearts of faithful Catholics, it is that which we celebrate this weekend—Corpus Christi—the Body and Blood of Christ. What are we celebrating? The truth that God became man, lived amongst us, and before his Passion left us His abiding presence in the Blessed Eucharist. As each successive generation of the Church grew in faith and appreciation of this Sacrament, it became more and more evident that the Eucharist is THE Mystery of Faith; that it is given for our strength and nourishment here on earth as we journey towards Heaven. It is celebrated each Sunday—the Lord’s Day—when as the Family of the Church we gather and make present again the Eucharistic Sacrifice. It is an abiding Presence, which means that it remains even after the Mass is concluded. Christians have understood that this is so that those who are deprived of the Eucharist, for whatever reason, can receive Jesus outside of Mass: the sick and those in prison, for example. From the Middle ages onwards—a period of enormous faith and growth of theology in the Church—it became apparent that reserving the Blessed Sacrament in our churches was of supreme benefit. There we can go to pray face-to-face with Our Lord in the Tabernacle. We encounter Him there in his Real Presence. In periods of Eucharistic exposition we can adore Him and receive the help and inspiration we need to live our Christian lives more faithfully. Let us make this Feast— The Feast of Feasts—an occasion once again to express our Eucharistic piety in all the appropriate ways. The Procession which goes onto the street on Sunday afternoon is a small public act of our desire to make Jesus known; to bring Him outside of the walls of our church, and show others how much we love our God, made flesh in this way. Let us not disappoint him!
God bless you!
Msgr Kevin Hale
The Solemnity of the Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ - Corpus Christi
Sunday 19th June
The Body & Blood of Christ—Corpus Christi
MONTH OF THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS
Liturgy:
Readings of Year C
The Nicene Creed
Preface of the Holy Eucharist
5.30pm Mass Janet Elizabeth Bull, RIP (Anniv) (AB)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Christine Keenan, RIP and her family (KF)
11.30am Mass Ray & Teresa Parascandolo, RIP (Anniv) (PP)
4pm Procession of the Blessed Sacrament (No Vespers today)
Monday 20
St Alban, First Martyr of England
9am Mass Tom O’Callaghan, RIP (K&LW)
Tuesday 21
St Aloysius Gonzaga, Rel
9am Mass Joseph & Stella Gallo, RIP (RGG)
Wednesday 22
SS JOHN FISHER, Bp & THOMAS MORE, Mm
9am Mass Tom & Benita Skellon, RIP (RM)
Thursday 23
NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
9am Mass Betty Gray, RIP (Anniv) (JH)
Friday 24
THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS
12Noon Mass William Armstrong, RIP (Anniv) (JA)
7-8pm HOLY HOUR & BENEDICTION
Saturday 25
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
10am Mass Intentions of Pamela Playle (L&KW)
10.30-11.30am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Sunday 26
Thirteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5.30pm Mass Guy Bragard, RIP (RB)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
8am Mass Julie Emerson, RIP (GM)
9.30am Mass Dominic DeSouza, RIP (CB)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Vincent Dutton, Fr Edward Thomas, Audrey Conlon, Angelo Camilleri, John Callaghan, Brenda Dorey, Alfre Mansell, Kathleen Michael, Micheal Woolcott, Bridget Parsons, Eileen Ketterer, Angela Balcombe, David Gurney, Mary Wright, Doreen Faux, Patricia Larman, Francis Woodward, Sidney Baldwin, Anthony Gwatkin, Francesco Antonio Ciccone, Peter Liddell, Rosemary Conway, Frank Cope, Marie Patricia Kidd & Margaret Smith.
We Pray for our Sick
David Lesley, Tony Tisi, Ann Owen, Kenneth Biebuyck, Zach Stokes, Andrew Stokes, Noel Conroy, Marjorie Jay, Paul Sutton, John Murphy, 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, Garry Pearman, Patricia Ann Darroch, 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, John Lavery, Paul Keane, Rosemary Bragard, Pat Lynch, Maureen Gooding, Ben Wilson, Christian Ryan, Tina Doveaston, Addi Brady, Patricia Fleming, Nicky Wigmore, Rose Craft, Patricia Spikin, Sandra Fagan, Edna Wallace, Beryl Dixon, Nick Evans, Vicky Jack, Mary Boyce, Kristin Hallenga, Anne O’Neill, Cheryl Shallis, 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, 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, Sharon Levill, Annie Holland, Ivor & Joanne Knight, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, Connor Bourke, Mattia Mollica, Bernadette Lane, Irena Solecki, Ianto Bellis, 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 & baby Forest Gallagher.
We Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
MARY LEFTLEY, RIP who died on Friday, 27th May. Her Body will be received into the church on Wednesday, 29th June at 5pm and her Requiem Mass will take place on Thursday, 30th June at 1pm followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
MICHAEL (MIKE) RUBBERT, RIP who died on Sunday, 29th May. His Body will be received into the church on Thursday, 30th June at 5pm and his Requiem Mass will take place on Friday, 1st July at 10.30am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Requiescant in pace
Music at 11.30am Mass on Sunday
Prelude: Toccata Cromaticha per l'Elevatione (from Fiori Musicali) - Girolamo Frescobaldi (1583-1643)
Postlude: Allegro (Voluntary in D minor) Op. 5 No. 8 - John Stanley (1712-1786)
Dates for your Diary
Sunday 19th June—Corpus Christi Procession
Saturday 10th September—Flower Festival
Annual Procession of the Blessed Sacrament
Sunday 19th June 4.00pm
Accompanied by the Tilbury Brass Band
Followed by Tea in the Parish Centre
Parish Fundraising - 200 Club Results
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the May draw are as follows:
1st prize £150 133 Mrs P Uglietti
2nd Prise £100 86 Mrs M Maguire
3rd Prize £75 20 Mrs C Carlile
4th Prize £25 154 Miss I Solecki
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.
School Family Consecration
School Family Consecration
Marking the X World Meeting of Families taking place in Rome, the children from Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School and their families will be making an act of consecration to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, through Mary, on Friday 24th June.
Please remember the families from Our Lady of Lourdes school in prayer on this special day.
Angelus and Family Blessing 26th June
On Sunday 26th June, Pope Francis will close the X World Meeting of Families with his Sunday Angelus. As a parish, we will join the Holy Father in prayer for Marriage and Family Life with the Angelus and a blessing of families after the 11.30am Mass.
Annual Mass for Marriage and Family Life
Bishop Alan will celebrate the annual Mass for Marriage and Family Life at the Cathedral in July. The parish have received several invitations, intended for couples who have celebrated significant wedding anniversaries this year or have been recently married. If you like to attend, please contact the parish office for more details.
This Mass will be offered for the intentions of families around the Diocese. If you have a particular intention for this day, please complete the form on the website : https://www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/departments/marriage-family-life/x-world-meeting-of-families/
Message from Sister Elizabeth Mary (Liz Mann)
Thank you all so much for your good wishes and prayers on my election as Prioress General. I will be moving to the Generalate House at Lille, France, in the summer. The next 6 years will involve regular visits to our Communities in Japan, DRCongo, Burkina Faso, Vietnam, and of course to our two UK communities. So an interesting, albeit daunting, time ahead! Please keep up the prayers........and be assured of mine with so many happy memories of Leigh and the parish as 'home'.
With many thanks
S Elizabeth Mary
Outing to Hyde Hall Gardens - Thursday, 23d June
Reminder: The coach leaves from outside the Church at 10:15am prompt and then on to Westleigh Schools.
NB: RHS members - please remember to bring your membership cards with you!
Choral Director Vacancy - The Diocese of Brentwood Schools Singing Programme
We are seeking to appoint a Choral Director, this is a new and exciting post which is part of the National School Singing Programme.
Further information about the role can be found on the website
Closing date for applications is 12 noon on Monday 4 July 2022.
Consecration to Jesus through Mary
On the 26th June, Pope Francis will close the X World Meeting of Families in Rome at his Sunday Angelus.
United in prayer with the Holy Father, families are invited to gather in the Lady Chapel after 11.30am Mass on Sunday 26th June, where we will pray the Angelus together for the intentions of all families in the parish. This will be concluded with a blessing of families.
Strawberry Tea - Saturday, 9th July
Your parish SVP (Society of St Vincent de Paul) Conference is delighted to announce the post-pandemic return of its annual 'Strawberry Tea' to which senior citizens of the parish are most warmly invited! Our Strawberry Tea is being held in the Parish Centre on Saturday, 9th July, commencing at 2pm and concluding at 4pm! If you would like to join us on this happy parish occasion please call Janeth Markham on 07786 901488. You will be most welcome!
St Thomas More Alumni Memorial Mass - Wednesday, 22nd June
This year's annual Memorial Mass for deceased pupils and members of staff of St Thomas More High School will be held in the school at 8pm on Wednesday 22nd June.
A tradition that began in 1980, this occasion is open to all former pupils as well as current and former members of staff and offers an opportunity to remember and honour former classmates and teachers.
The Mass is followed by a buffet reception and the chance to renew acquanitances over a drink or two.
Walsingham House Abbotswick
We are looking for young people to join our team next year, you’d live and work as part of the community at Walsingham House at Abbotswick, helping to run retreats for young people aged 10 -18. Our retreats are a mix of prayer, games, discussions and workshops. If you have an interest in working with young people in the future, are enthusiastic, hardworking, involved with your faith and enjoy working with others then please get in touch.
We will provide you with leadership development which will give you skills that will help in your future. We aim to accompany you in your faith journey and enabling you to share that with others. In addition to this your accommodation and meals are included along with a weekly stipend. Through team training, holidays and a week in Lourdes we aim to build a wonderful community.
If you would like to visit or find out more do get in touch, you are always welcome, just email Joe at josephbeattie@dioceseofbrentwood.org
We look forward to hearing from you and hope that you will consider taking a gap year with us.
Flower Festival - 10th September 2022
It is time to be creative again! Thank you to all those who have already said that they want to take part.
The theme of the Flower and Arts & Crafts festival this year is Christian Feasts and Festivals. Like last year we would like people to create a flower arrangement, or tapestries, paintings, photographs (or any type of craft work) on the theme chosen.
The main topics will be: Advent, Christmas, Epiphany, Holy Family, Lent, Palm Sunday, Good Friday, Easter Sunday, Christ the King, Pentecost, Ascension Day, Corpus Christi, All Saints & All Souls Day, St Peter & Paul.
There are of course other special feast days you can choose. In Anglican churches Harvest festivals are prominent whilst there are several special feast days for Our Lady in the Catholic church.
Many people who visit during the festival have no religious background and we want to present a powerful and prayerful message about Christianity.
Please let me know which theme or themes you will be doing and in what medium. (mcronan@btinternet.com)
Thanks, Jo Ronan