Cemetery Director role - St Mary's and St Patrick's

The Administrators of the Secular Clergy Common Fund are looking to appoint a Cemetery Director to be responsible for the direct management and strategic oversight of St Mary’s Cemetery NW10 5NU and St Patrick’s Cemetery E11 4HL.

The Secular Clergy Common Fund is a charity originally formed back in 1701, the Cemeteries were established as Charitable Trusts to provide a place of rest and comfort for Roman Catholics and remain the only active Catholic cemeteries in London. We aim to provide a supportive working environment in line with our values of being inclusive, open, respectful, and responsible.

For an informal discussion regarding the role please contact Angela Rowe, Secretary to the Administrators atsecretary@secularclergy.org.uk (Tel 07537 185800).

OLL Ladies Group

Our next Meeting is on Thursday 6th October from 10.15am in the Parish Centre. All Ladies are welcome to join us and subs are just £1.00 with a donation for our Raffle.

With a definite chill in the air why not come along and join us in the fun of a Games morning, enjoy the company in a friendly atmosphere with tea/ coffee/ cakes provided at no extra charge.

Excursion to Tiptree: This will be the last chance to confirm your place ! If you have your name down please remember to bring the £20 payment with you on 6th October or to Jan Lewis during the week.

St Joseph's Catholic Primary School, Canvey Island

SENCO is required from January 2023. Pay scale : MPS / UPS + SEN Part-Time. 

St Joseph’s Catholic Primary School, Canvey Island are seeking to appoint an enthusiastic and experienced teacher to join our staff team and lead provision for SEN within our school.

We offer access to professional development: previous experience of a SENCo is not essential.

Deadline for applications: 12:00 noon on Friday 7th October 2022. We warmly welcome and encourage applicants to visit our school. Please contact the school office on telephone 01268 683903 or email admin@stjosephsrc.essex.sch.uk to arrange or if you require further information.

St Thomas More High School Open Days

Wednesday 19th and Thursday 20th October 2022 by appointment. Telephone 01702 344933- for parents who have a son due to transfer to secondary school in September 2023  -  come and see the school during a normal school day, meet the staff and pupils.

Parents of boys who wish to apply to St. Thomas More School for a place in September 2023 should complete the Local Education Authority single application form (SAF) and fill in the supplementary information form (SIF) that can be collected from the school or downloaded from the website:-                                                           www.st-thomasmore.southend.sch.uk

St Bernard's High School

St Bernard’s High School are offering an opportunity for Year 6 parents/carers to visit the school during a normal teaching day on the following dates between 9.30am and 11.00am:

Monday 3 October

Wednesday 5 October

Thursday 6 October

The visits will be done by appointment only so time slots can be booked via our main reception on 01702 343583.

Bereavement Support Group

The Group meets on the third Tuesday of every month in the Parish Centre (Bernadette room) at 2pm. Our next meeting will be on Tuesday 18th October.

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 07783 094312 with your name and contact number.

Missio-Red Box Holders

I have received the Autumn Missio Magazines. If you have not received one from me personally please take one from the back of the Church in the usual place.

If you have a box which needs emptying please let me have it personally or leave it in the Parish Office for me to collect. Thank you Joan Caunce Secretary. 01268 757505.

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear friends in Christ

This Sunday’s liturgy warns us that an excessive concern for comfort and the things of this world will inevitably lead us to a neglect of God and neighbour. The Gospel relates the parable of Dives and Lazarus: the man who fell into this very trap and was blind to his neighbours plight. Instead of winning Heaven through the use of his wealth, Dives lost it forever. The rich man didn't do anything wrong. His sin was that of omission and neglect. We all have people living along side us, like Lazarus, who need our sympathy, understanding and practical help.

We have become acutely aware of the rising cost of living and above all of the cost of energy. This affects us all and you will appreciate that with such a large plant here we need to be mindful of forthcoming costs as well as being good stewards of the resources of the planet. Some years ago we installed low energy lighting in the church. The Parish Centre is heated by hot-water underfloor heating throughout, powered by air-source heat pumps, which take the warmth from the outside air, even in the depth of winter, to heat the building to a comfortable level. Apart from the electricity needed to power the pumps, this is a totally renewable energy source. Lighting is by energy-saving fittings, most of the main areas are illuminated with LED spotlights, which give a high-quality of light at minimum energy consumption. The church, however, is heated by gas and although a new boiler was installed last year and is more efficient, the cost of the energy will be very high. Bearing this in mind, I am sure we will all appreciate that we should not keep the church heated to the temperatures we have been used to. During Covid we got used to wearing extra layers, and as we face the Winter months and the growing costs for energy, we could think about how we can conserve our energy and resources once again.

Thank you, as always, for your continued support, prayers and appreciation of all that happens in the Parish.

God bless you!

Msgr Kevin Hale

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in ordinary Time

Sunday 25th September
Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Liturgy:
Readings Year C
The Nicene Creed
Preface of Sunday 5

5.30pm Mass The People of the Parish
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

8am Mass Val Tisi, RIP (JC)
9.30am Mass Intentions of Maureen Maguire (RO’C)
11.30am Mass Michael Rubbert, RIP (CO’B)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

Monday 26
Ss Cosmas & Damian, Mm
9am Mass Rebecca Clarke, RIP (Anniv) (BH)

Tuesday 27
St Vincent de Paul, Pr
9am Mass Mary Leftley, RIP (JW)

Wednesday 28
St Wenceslaus, M
9am Mass Arthur & Rene Sanctuary, RIP (PT)

Thursday 29
SS Michael, Gabriel & Raphael, Archangels
9am Mass Thanksgiving to the Parishioners (MR)

Friday 30
St Jerome, Pr, D
12 Noon Mass Denise MacDermott, RIP (Anniv) (AC)

Saturday 1 October
St Thérèse of the Child Jesus (Lisieux), V, D
10am Mass Anne Owen, RIP (PT)
10.30-11.30am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

Sunday 2
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time

5.30pm Mass Winifred McSorley, RIP (CC)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Vincent Glauda, RIP Anniv) (KC)
11.30am Mass Deceased members of the Butler & Siani families (RB)
4pm Mass Tom O'Callaghan, RIP (EH)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries

Fr Gordon Godfrey, Pope John Paul I, Fr Bernard Wakeling, Mrs Emily Bailey, Pat MacHaughtan, Moira Stuart, Violet Shrimpton, Stephen McGough, Doreen Reynolds, Eileen Scott, Christopher James, Bridget Clinton, Elizabeth Butler, Elizabeth Fresh, Patrick Quinlan, Rebecca Clarke, Marion McNamara, Theresa O’Riordan, Elizabeth Barker, Arthur Sanctuary, Mary Fletcher, Charles Bartley, Madeleine Beckett, Edith Riley, Vera Osborne, Mark Hillson, Peter Vella, James Gallacher, Ethel W Bartley, Annie Thompson, Annie Levay, Lily Bentley, Patrick Michael Quinn, John Martin, Percy Sentinel, Witham Spedding & Ronnie Oliffe.

We Pray for our Sick

Charles D’Souza, 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

CANON PATRICK SAMMON RIP Parish Priest of Wanstead and Provost of the Cathedral Chapter. There will be a Vigil following the reception of the body with choral Office for the Dead in the Parish Church of Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead, on Wednesday, 28th September at 7pm. The Requiem Mass will be offered on Thursday, 29th at 11.30am.

CATHERINE LANE RIP who died on Wednesday, 14th September. Her body will be received into the church at 4.30pm on Tuesday, 25th October and her Requiem Mass take place at 10am on Wednesday, 26th October, followed by burial at Chingford Mount Cemetery .

Requiescant in pace

Music at 11.30am Mass on Sunday

Prelude: Choral Dorien - Jehan Alain (1911-1940)

Postlude: Choral in A minor - César Franck (1822-1890)

Response to Psalm

Dates for your Diary

Monday 26th September—Journey in Faith-RCIA continues..

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

First Holy Communion 2023

Please be reminded that if you have submitted a form for your child to make their First Holy Communion this academic year, there will be a Parent's Meeting on Wednesday 5th October at 8pm in the Parish Centre.

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.

Help Wanted

We are looking for a volunteer to help our Finance Team. This would involve 3 or 4 hours, one morning each week. If you are able to help, please email the Parish office at office@lourdesleigh.org.

Parish Fundraising

Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the August draw are as follows:

1st Prize £150   88 Mrs R O’Callaghan

2nd Prize £100   36 Mrs C Bush

3rd Prize   £75 183 Mr S Samuels

4th Prize   £25   36 Master J McCarthy

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.

Journey in Faith-RCIA

The Monday evening sessions of our Journey in Faith—RCIA—continue. 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).

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