Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II RIP

The Parish Family joins the nation in mourning the death of Queen Elizabeth II and praying for her eternal repose. We also pray for the Royal Family at this time.

From the days of her Accession and Coronation, Queen Elizabeth had an acute awareness that, according to the Scriptures, a Monarch is chosen, consecrated and anointed by God for service of His people.

On 21 April 1947, on her twenty-first birthday, Princess Elizabeth said: I declare before you all that my whole life whether it be long or short shall be devoted to your service.

Now, seventy-five years later, we are heartbroken in our loss at her death, and so full of admiration for the unfailing way in which she fulfilled that declaration.

Even in sorrow, shared with so many around the world, we are filled with an immense sense of gratitude for the gift to the world that has been the life of Queen Elizabeth II.

At this time, we pray for the repose of the soul of Her Majesty. We do so with confidence, because the Christian faith marked every day of her life and activity.

In her Millennium Christmas message, she said, To many of us, our beliefs are of fundamental importance. For me the teachings of Christ and my own personal accountability before God provide a framework in which I try to lead my life. I, like so many of you, have drawn great comfort in difficult times from Christ’s words and example.

This faith, so often and so eloquently proclaimed in her public messages, has been an inspiration to us, and to so many. The wisdom, stability and service which she consistently embodied, often in circumstances of extreme difficulty, are a shining legacy and testament to her faith.

Our prayer is that she is now received into the merciful presence of God, there to be reunited with her beloved Prince Philip. This is the promise of our faith, and our deep consolation.

Queen Elizabeth II will remain, always, a shining light in our history.

The Queen died on the feast of the Birthday of Our Blessed Lady; we ask that the Queen of Heaven may receive our Queen into the heavenly court.

We pray for His Majesty the King, and all the members of the Royal Family and even as they mourn say: God save the King!

We pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries

Fr Charles Johnson, Fr Conrad Smith, Fr Theophilus Borer, Abp George Andrew Beck, Canon James Hemming, Deacon Arthur Woods, Fr Louis Heston, Fr John Bergin, Fr Anthony Mayston, Joseph Canton, William Allen, Jim Hayes, Peter Green, Joseph Thurlow, Elsie Ivett, Anne Brooks, Mary Manton, William Wheaton, Kathleen Matthews, Eliza Moore, Mary Wright, Wilfred Sawyer, Kathleen McGowan, Anne McCarthy, Veronica Maguire, Joyce Wager, Alan Bush, Patricia Lawrence, Kathleen Horning, Bill Jarrett, Ann Dodd, Marie Norah Browne, Jack Abbott, Dario Peretti, Philomena Conley, Frank Maguire, Bernard Wiltshire, Eileen McCarthy, Percival De’Ath, Bridget Finnegan, Sylvia Mary Jones, Dot Tooley, Anne Kathleen Gibson, Frances Spriggs, Joseph Hayes, Queenie Kay, Christopher Hickey, Stella Smith, Bernard Ratcliff and Hing San Lan.

We Pray for our Sick

David Lesley, 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, Johnny 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.

We Pray for the Repose of the Souls of

VALERIE MARGARET HUNTLEY, RIP who died on Friday, 19th August. Her Requiem Mass will take place on Wednesday, 14th September at 10.15am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.

MARJORIE HOOK, RIP who died on Thursday, 18th August. Her Requiem Mass will take place on Wednesday, 21st September at 1.30pm followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.

Requiescant in pace

Music at 11.30am Mass on Sunday

Prelude: Improvisation on the Introit—Da pacem Domine

Postlude: Allein Gott in der Höh sei Ehr— Georg Böhm (1661-1733)

Response to Psalm

Dates for your Diary

Monday 19th September—Journey in Faith-RCIA commences.

Thursday 24th—Saturday 26th November
Annual Solemn Days of Eucharistic Exposition

Relics of St Bernadette

The relics of St Bernadette will come to our diocese in October. This is a wonderful opportunity to pray with the woman to whom Our Lady chose to appear in Lourdes. Here are the details:

BRENTWOOD CATHEDRAL
Sunday 16 October
11 am: Relics of St Bernadette arrive.
11.30 am: Holy Mass, celebrated by Bp Alan.
6.30 pm: Holy Mass, led by the Youth Service.
9 pm: Cathedral closes.
Monday 17 October
6 am: Cathedral opens.
9.15 am: Holy Mass
12 noon: Relics of St Bernadette leave.

OUR LADY OF LOURDES, WANSTEAD
Tuesday 18 October
10 am: Relics of St Bernadette arrive.
11 am - 3 pm: Time reserved for pre-booked school groups.
7.30 pm: Holy Mass, celebrated by Bishop Alan
12 midnight: Church closes.
Wednesday 19 October
6 am: Church opens.
9 am: Relics of St Bernadette depart.

You are welcome to come to pray before the relics outside reserved times for schools. If possible, book your visit through the national website: stbernadette.org.uk Whether you book or not, you may have to queue

Certificate of Catholic Practice for Schools

If you are applying for a place in a Catholic School for your child you may wish to include a Certificate of Catholic Practice. As our local Schools are currently undersubscribed with Catholics, the need for this Certificate is not as pressing as it has been previously. However, if you wish your application to be endorsed then these Certificates may be obtained from the Parish Office either on a Thursday or Friday morning between 10am—1pm.

Journey in Faith-RCIA

The Monday evening sessions of our Journey in Faith—RCIA—resume next Monday, 19th September. Week-by-week we shall explore the Catholic Faith as set-out by the Catechism of the Catholic Church. These evenings are suitable especially for those thinking of becoming a Catholic or for anyone who wants to know more about their Catholic Faith. 8-9.15pm in the Newman Room of the Parish Centre (entrance beside the Memorial Garden).

Silent Weekend Retreat 'My Lord and my God' Friday 4th-Sunday 6th November

Led by Fr Martin Boland, Dean of Brentwood Cathedral. Venue: Sion Community, Brentwood. Our theme focuses on how closeness to Christ enables us to develop a deeper level of intimacy with Him. It enables us to recognise Jesus more readily in our lives and acknowledge Him both in private and in public. This silent weekend retreat offers us the opportunity to spend time with the Lord in quiet prayer and reflection. 40-HOURS of CONTINUOUS Adoration, guidance & ministry included. For more information or to book, visithttps://sioncommunity.org.uk/adults/ or email allegra.mutanda@gmail.com

Pakistan - ACN to help flood victims

Aid to the Church in Need is to give emergency aid to victims of the floods that have devastated Pakistan. More than 33 million people are affected by the floods, which have left more than 1,300 dead – a third of them children – and ACN’s aid package is aimed at helping those most at risk.
Please click here to donate and read the full story.

Baptisms

We congratulate the parents of Henley Colman who was Baptised recently at Our Lady of Lourdes. May God bless him and his family as he grows in His knowledge and love.

Children's Liturgy

We are pleased to announce that Children's Liturgy will begin on Sunday 18th September for two groups. The first group will be for children attending Reception class and Infants. The second group will be designed for juniors.

We are still looking for volunteers to lighten everyone's load! if you are interested, why not come along to one of the sessions to see what happens? Sam Miller 07879676341

Sea of Voices Community Choir

Our Sea of Voices choir returned to rehearsals on Thursday 8th September at the Parish Centre meeting from 7.30pm, for singing from 8pm to 9.30pm. Subs are £3 each session, part of which goes to the Church.

Any parishioner or friends who fancy singing with us can join or rejoin us for our Autumn season and we hope to do some performances in December as in previous years.

Please contact Darrell on 07825686249 or email manybindings@hotmail.co.uk if you are interested or know someone who may be. Particularly interested in more Bass and tenor singers to join our sopranos and altos!

Bereavement Support Group

The Group re-starts on Tuesday 20th September in the Parish Centre (Bernadette room) at 2pm. The Group is open to people who have experienced loss and Bereavement and who feel they might find sharing their experience with others in a confidential and caring environment. We try to ensure that nobody is under any pressure to talk but participants are gently encouraged to express their feelings supported by other Group members and experienced Counsellors. If further information is required please contact the Parish Office or phone Cynthia on 01702 477384 with your name and contact number.

Requiem Mass for Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

This Friday evening—9th September—there will be a Requiem Mass for the eternal repose of the soul of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II at 7pm.

Eternal rest grant unto her, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon her. May she rest in peace.

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear friends in Christ

According to the teaching of Jesus, and the experience of the Christian Faith lived-out, the cost of discipleship is not less than everything. This is the message proclaimed in the Liturgy of the Word at Mass this weekend. Jesus wants our whole heart, not just a part of it; our entire commitment and not a measured-commitment. This is the supreme undertaking of our lives, even if sometimes we may think that we had no choice in the matter. God has called each one of us by name to follow His Divine Son, Jesus Christ. To do this, and to do this well, we need to know all the means available to us, and how to use them. We also need to be aware of what is lacking in order to ask Our Lord for it with confidence. Each day we should examine our lives—our consciences—in the light of what has been given to us, and how we are corresponding to the call Jesus makes to us daily: follow Me!

We are once again beginning a new academic year, and we wish all those who work in our Schools a full and fruitful year ahead. Next Sunday is actually designated Education Sunday throughout our country. It is a day for us to reflect on the way we form our young people in the image and likeness of Christ; and how we communicate the essential and vital Truths of our Catholic Faith in a clear and comprehensive way. It is a Day for us to pray for all those entrusted with the education and formation of our Youth, that they may use their own talents and evangelical insights to let the unsurpassed glory of our Catholic Faith shrine through.

God bless you all, especially those who return to the halls of academia this week!

Msgr Kevin Hale

Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Sunday 4th September
Twenty-Third Sunday in Ordinary Time

Liturgy:
Readings 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 Intentions of the Mapson Family (LM)
9.30am Mass Mirek Przyjemski, RIP (AAC)
11.30am Mass Rev Philip Willenbrock, RIP (MJK)
4pm Mass Helen Hiscock, RIP (MH)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

Monday 5
Feria
9am Mass Basil Emmerson, RIP (Anniv) (AE)

Tuesday 6
Feria
9am Mass Mary Leftley, RIP (LC)

Wednesday 7
Feria
9am Mass Gilberte Cook, RIP (Anniv) (SD)

Thursday 8
The Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary
9am Mass Denis Hippard, RIP (SH)

Friday 9
St Peter Claver, Pr
12 Noon Mass Alfredo Moniz, RIP (FdS)

Saturday 10
Saturday Memorial of BVM
10am Mass Michael Rubbert, RIP (MI)
10.30-11.30am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

Sunday 11
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

5.30pm Mass Tommy Wrighton, RIP (J&CO’B)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Rob Butler, RIP & Intentions of Carolyn Butler (TW)
11.30am Mass Michael (Mick) Sheridan, RIP (II)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries

Fr Patrick Cavanagh, Mgr Canon Michael Wilson, John Mulhern, Noel Crighton, Anthony Cummins, Judith Davies, Mary Agnes Birkins, Gilberte Cook, Edith Annie Murray, William Peck, Marie Bailey, Francis Ryan, John Burns, Mary Cope & Winifred Gansen.

We Pray for our Sick

David Lesley, 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, Johnny 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.