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
Missio - Red Box Holders
I have received the Summer Issues of the Missio Magazine. If you have not received one from me personally please take one from the back of the Church in the usual place on the ledge. If anyone has a box ready for emptying, please let me have it personally or leave it in the office for me. The Nat. West bank in Leigh is closing at the end of August so I would like to get as many boxes as I can dealt with by then.
Thank you. Joan Caunce, Secretary, 01268 757505.
St Bernard's High School Vacancies
LSA Vacancy
Are you an enthusiastic and inspiring LSA with the skills, confidence, creativity and energy to make a positive impact on the lives of our students ?
You will be joining a successful, friendly and supportive department within a high-performing school, supporting students from Y7 – Y11 with a range of special educational needs.
Applications are welcomed from both experienced LSAs and those new to support. ASD/Autism interest desirable.
All new staff are supported within the positive ethos of this happy and high performing school, and to this end all staff complete an applicable induction training programme. The community at St Bernard’s welcome applications from people of all faiths or none.
Learning Mentor Vacancy
An opportunity has arisen for a Learning Mentor to join our Pastoral Team. We are looking for someone to work alongside our Learning Mentor Team supporting identified students.
You will be joining a successful, friendly and supportive department within a high-performing school, supporting students from Years 7 – Y11.
For further information please see our website: www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk
All new staff are supported within the positive ethos of this happy and high performing school, and to this end all staff complete an applicable induction training programme. The community at St Bernard’s welcome applications from people of all faiths or none.
Please complete a non-teaching application form which can be found on our website under School Information/Vacancies, and email it to zmb@stbernards.southend.sch.uk.
Please note that CVs will not be accepted.
Closing Date: Tuesday 12 July 2022, 9.00am Interviews: tbc
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children
Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory - Sunday, 17th July
Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory for the celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel, Sunday 17th July. Mass at 11.30am.
Talk on Carmelite Spirituality 2.30pm.
Procession and Benediction 3.30pm.
Followed by Scapular Enrolment.
Please bring packed lunch Coach leaves Our Lady of Lourdes Church 9am.
To book phone Margaret 07805 432159
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.
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends in Christ
The liturgy of this Sunday focuses our thoughts and prayers on peace.
Dear friends in Christ
The liturgy of this Sunday focuses our thoughts and prayers on peace. The Prophet Isaiah in the first reading announces that the coming of the Messiah will be signalled by a great peace on the earth. In the Gospel of the Mass Jesus tells those whom He sends out to make their first greeting to the homes they enter, a greeting of peace. However, we might wonder how this has not been achieved as we look across the centuries and see so much conflict, disharmony and lack of peace. In our own times, and especially in the twentieth century, we have witnessed so much inhumanity and wickedness. The war in Europe at the present time fills our hearts with anguish and anxiety. The beginning of peace is the presence of Christ in the hearts of His followers. St Paul affirms that Christ Himself is our peace (Eph.2:14). We know that our evil thoughts and intentions bring us disquiet and this should make us realise where the origins of peace lay. There is no peace without repentance and contrition. There is no peace unless we are deeply sincere with ourselves and acknowledge those things in our lives that separate us from God and our fellow human beings. There is no peace unless we can confront ourselves in a daily act of self-examination and sorrow. We have so many sources of peace available to us such as the Sacrament of Confession and prayer before the Tabernacle. Ask Mary, Regina Pacis...Queen of Peace, to calm our anxieties and bring us to Christ, the Prince of Peace.
With my prayers and blessings
Msgr Kevin Hale
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday 3rd July
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
MONTH OF THE PRECIOUS BLOOD OF CHRIST
Liturgy:
Readings of Year C
The Nicene Creed
Preface of Sunday 2
5.30pm Mass The People of the Parish
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
8am Mass Frank Clancy, RIP (Anniv) (JL)
9.30am Mass Peter & Carol Moon, RIP (SM)
11.30am Mass Dominic de Souza, RIP (FdS)
4pm Mass Valerie Tisi, RIP (CB)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 4
St Elizabeth of Portugal
9am Mass James Cornelius Forde RIP (FM)
Tuesday 5
St Anthony Mary Zaccaria, Pr
9am Mass Intentions of Hannah Harris (CH)
Wednesday 6
St Maria Goretti, V, M
9am Mass Dominic de Souza, RIP (CO'H)
Thursday 7
Feria
9am Mass Intentions of Caroline Geogehagan (CB)
Friday 8
Feria
12Noon Mass Alison Shepherd, RIP (Anniv) (CH)
Saturday 9
St Augustine Zhao Rong, Pr, & Comps, Mm
10am Mass Tom O'Callaghan, RIP (MC)
10.30-11.30am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Sunday 10
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
5.30pm Mass Michael Foy, RIP (MS)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Intentions of Susan Griffin (PL)
11.30am Mass Intentions of Pat Short (CH)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Patrick Curran, Fr Patrick Carthy, Canon Thomas Barrett, Fr Peter Brady, Canon Francis Gilbert, Fr Bill Brown, Iris Bell, Harriet Thompson, Reginald Brierley, Joan Wiltshire, Alfred Edwards, Mirian Jackson, Kathleen Ford, Gertrude Bridges, Elsie Asher, Edmund Gdembiewski, Ann Frances Littlewood, Marie Louise Clements, Alfred Johnson, Jennifer Lyons, Joseph Bond, Dorothy Blaker, Ronald Albert Conner, Niqui Denkmayer, Brian Finnegan, Dorothy Border, Susan Hayes, Alison Shepherd, Elizabeth (Lily) Dean, Mary Kennedy, Maurice Mulcahy, Benitta Skellon, George King, Margaret Smith, Patricia Cavanagh, Ted wilson, John Hardy & Paddy Shanahan.
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, German Morfin, Bradley & children: Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Connie Price, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Mary Isherwood, Lucy Price, Frazer Gregory & baby Forest Gallagher.
Sanctuary Lamp
The Sanctuary Lamp burns for Anna Killoyne, RIP and the deceased members of the O’Brien Family.
We Pray for the Repose of the Soul of
SUE WESTMORE, RIP who died on 2nd June. She worked at Our Lady of Lourdes School for many years. Her funeral will be held at St Peter’s Eastwood on Tuesday, 5th July at 12Noon.
Requiescat in pace
Clergy Appointments
The following appointments will take effect from the weekend of 3/4 September:
Parish Priests
Fr Matthew Bemand-Qureshi from Newbury Park to Upminster.
Fr Tibor Borovsky
Fr Martin Hardy
Fr Liam Hayes
Fr Jean-Laurent Marie
Fr Stephen Myers
Fr David Pearce
Fr Celestine Onwuekwe
Assistant Priests
Fr Jigo George
Fr Oliver Tham OFM
Fr Damien Wade
from Holy Cross Parsons Green to Waltham Abbey.
from Grays to Chelmsford, Our Lady Immaculate, Holy Name and Springfield.
to Stansted. Fr Liam will continue with his responsibilities at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology in Cambridge.
to Dagenham, Holy Family. Fr Jean-Laurent will be assisted by members of the Community of Grace.
from Dagenham, Holy Family to Grays.
from Basildon, St Basil the Great (also on loan to Chingford), to Newbury Park.
from Waltham Abbey to Great Bardfield.
from Springfield to Chingford, Our Lady of Grace & St Teresa of Avila.
from Malaysia to Chelmsford, Our Lady Immaculate, Holy Name and Springfield.
Newly Ordained to Chelmsford, Our Lady Immaculate, Holy Name and Springfield.
Live Simply - Recycling Bag
Thank you to all those who donated to our recycling bag. Through the recycling of all the old electronic bits and pieces, stamps etc., we were able to raise £110.61 to help others. Thank you, your support is much appreciated.
Sharing the Church's Story Conference
This Conference aims to bring people together for an experience of profound personal renewal and to be equipped for mission. With world-class speakers, including Bishop Robert Barron, panels, and moments of powerful prayer and worship, we are excited for what God will do through this event. The Conference takes place on Saturday 17th September in London, to find out more about this important conference and to book go to www.sharingthechurchsstory.com
OLL Ladies Group
Our next Meeting is on 7th July in the Parish Centre from 10.15am. Following our lovely outing to Hyde Hall we are back indoors for more fun, games and meeting up with friends over tea, coffee and cake. So what,s not to like………
This week it’s some home grown entertainment with your personal choice of Poetry readings. If you are a bit shy of reading aloud, just come along and enjoy the selection of poems selected for your entertainment.
All ladies in the Parish are welcome. There is no membership just £1 subs, which includes refreshments and a fun raffle.
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.
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!
Missio - Red Box Holders
I have received the Summer Issues of the Missio Magazine. If you have not received one from me personally please take one from the back of the Church in the usual place on the ledge. If anyone has a box ready for emptying, please let me have it personally or leave it in the office for me. The Nat. West bank in Leigh is closing at the end of August so I would like to get as many boxes as I can dealt with by then.
Thank you. Joan Caunce, Secretar,. 01268 757505.
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