Seventh Sunday of Easter
Seventh Sunday of Easter
MONTH OF OUR BLESSED LADY
Liturgy:
Readings of Year A
The Apostles’ Creed
Preface of the Ascension
Sunday 21 May
Seventh Sunday of Easter
5.30pm Vigil Mass Rene Solecki, RIP (IS)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Elean Norah Egodawela, RIP (Anniv) (AE)
11.30am Mass Michelle Power, RIP (AC)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 22
St Rita of Cascia, Rel
9am Mass Henryk Konieczka, RIP (MS)
Tuesday 23
Feria
9am Mass Fr Henry Young, RIP (Westminster) (PM)
Wednesday 24
Feria
10.30am Requiem Mass Thomas Corcoran, RIP
Thursday 25
St Bede the Venerable, Pr, D
9am Mass Bishop Christopher Budd, RIP (SH)
Friday 26
St Philip Neri, Pr
12 Noon Mass Intentions of Brett Mackay (SD)
Saturday 27 May
St Augustine of Canterbury, Bp
10am Mass For those who have left the Faith to return as never before (AD)
10.30-11.30am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Sunday 28 May
PENTECOST
5.30pm Vigil Mass Nellie O'Sullivan , RIP (AP)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
8am Mass Pascal Gardiner, RIP (CMcH)
9.30am Mass Michael Rubbert, RIP (Anniv) (MR)
11.30am Confirmation Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Mgr Canon William O’Grady, VG, Fr Henry Peace, Fr Charles Carless, Fr Austin Thorburn, Mrs Gertrude Caden, Henry James Herbert, Christopher Buckingham, Eileen Hart, Murray Grant-Browning, Minnie Rowland, Derrick Amner, Cliff Falkus, Andrzej Sasiadek, Lyonel Winyard, Monica-Rose Smith, Kate Parr, Henry Smith, Laurence Marshall, Mary Lyons, Elizabeth White, Rosa Betts, James Byrne, Jacqueline Cussen, Henrietta Bartley, Mary Pearce, Michael Farmer, Eleanra Ruggiero, Francis Bull, David Anthony Ward, Kathleen Reynolds, Frances Florence, Elizabeth Newton, Thomas O’Malley, Richard Bird, Sheila Hall & Mary Leftley.
We Pray for our Sick
Ian Spacie, Bobby Newman, Paul Watts, Christine Reid, Rose D’Souza, Jimmy & Pauline Martin, Ben Dench, James Fegan, Muriel Matthews, 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, Russell Short, Marie Kharas, 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, 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, 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.
Sanctuary Lamp
This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for the deceased members of the Butler family.
We Pray for the Repose of the Souls of
IAN IRWIN RIP who died on Sunday, 9th April. His body will be received into the church on Wednesday, 31st May at 5pm and his Requiem Mass will take place on Thursday 1st June at 11am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
JOHN COOPER RIP who died on Monday 8th May. His Requiem Mass will be held on Monday, 19th June at 10.30am followed by committal at Basildon Crematorium.
Requiescant in pace
Responsorial Psalm at 11.30am Mass
Prelude: Allegro in C—Anon. (18th. Cent.)
Postlude: Voluntary in D— William Croft (1678 - 1727)
Responsorial Psalm
Dates for your Diary
Sunday 28th May—Pentecost Sunday—Confirmation Mass 11.30am
Sunday 11th June—Corpus Christi Procession 4pm
Saturday 17th June—SVP Strawberry Tea
Saturday 8th July—Flower Festival
First Holy Communion
We congratulate the children who made their First Holy Communion this weekend; please continue to pray for them as they grow in their faith, knowledge and love of God.
Niamh Mohan, Eimear Mulhern, Gus Greer, Jessica Bloxham, Kittie Appleton, Jyoshita Jegapriyan, Alvin Fernandez, Leo Jarvis, Erin Griffin, Elsie Pereira, Nathan Stocks, Samuel Blainey, Wilfred Roberts-Watkins, Kit Tanner-Dorling, Frederick Bennetto, Bethany Rose, Teagan Hayde, Finley Manning, Leonard Radley, Mollie Binns, Oscar Gregory, Eva Hancock Aidan Cross, Emilie O’Sullivan, Andrew Ngosa, Louie King and Sebastian Balloch.
Parish Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the April draw are as follows:
1st Prize £150 40 Ms J Yates
2nd Prize £100 59 Miss A Spelling
3rd Prize £75 141 Master J McCarthy
4th Prize £25 6 Mr P F Abbott
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.
OLL Ladies Group
We meet again on Thursday 25th May in the Parish Centre at 10 am. This week we are delighted to welcome a special guest speaker: Gina Marshall who has kindly agreed to come along and tell us all about the Beecroft Art Gallery. We look forward to a very interesting morning and hope to give Gina a very warm welcome. As usual subs are just £1. 00 with no extra cost for refreshments. Our popular Raffle is in need of replenishment so any gifts will be very welcome.
Repository
We have a few Confirmation gifts and cards available plus a selection of cards and other religious objects. Please feel free to browse.
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham-Saturday 27th May-Coach travel
Join Bishop Alan and other parishes around the Diocese of Brentwood in Walsingham. We will celebrate Mass at the Basilica before walking the Holy Mile to the grounds of Walsingham Abbey to celebrate Vespers and Benediction on the site of the Holy House.
Sacred Heart are running a coach to and from Walsingham. If you are interested, please email Liam Rand on southend@brcdt.org Tickets are available at a cost of £20 per person, under 16s are free.
SVP Summer-time Strawberry Tea!
What could be nicer! Summertime is on its way and your parish SVP (Society of St Vincent de Paul) Conference is delighted to announce the date of its forthcoming annual 'Strawberry Tea' to which all senior citizens of the parish are most warmly invited!
Our Strawberry Tea is being held in the Parish Centre on Saturday, 17th June, commencing at 2pm and concluding at 4pm! If you, or someone you know, would like to join us on this happy parish occasion please call Sue Hibbert on 07957 411373. You will be most welcome!
Brentwood Diocese Initiative - Laudato Si' (our Common Home)
Bishop Alan has launched a Diocesan initiative based on the Pope's Encyclical Laudato Si', caring for our Common Home and it's people. He is encouraging every Parish to become engaged in his vision. He asks us to think about issues such as; the environment, the homeless, those hungary/food waste and refugees. God asked us to be 'stewards' of this place he gave us to live in and share it's resources fairly and justly, caring for all our brothers and sisters.
The Bishop asks us to work with and support the work of Caritas International that has 162 Catholic relief, development and social service organisations operating in over 200 countries. As you have seen in the bulletin already, Caritas are holding a Networking Day on 10th June in Upminster.
Fr. Kevin has asked me to be the Parish representative for this initiative, but I cannot do this alone. If you are interested in any or all of these social issues and would like to get involved (or find out more) please contact me - I would very much value help and ideas to move this initiative forward.
Cathy (Sweeney) - Tel: 07762 107920
Email: cathy.sweeney16@btinternet.com
“Let the children Live”
On Monday 19th June Fr. Peter Walters will be visiting St. Thomas More to talk about his work in Columbia’s shanty towns with “Let the children Live”. Fr. Peter is an experienced speaker who promises an engaging and informative talk about Catholic social teaching, the plight of street children in South America and the work of his charity “Let the children live”.
All families of the school and parish family are warmly invited to hear the talk and join us for refreshments at 7pm, St. Thomas More High School (careers centre).
If you would like to attend, please let Paul Griffin know on pgriffin@st-thomasmore.southend.sch.uk. Please feel free to contact for more info.
CARITAS
Interested in the Catholic response to homelessness, welcoming refugees and migrants, assisting with the Cost of Living Crisis, or tackling the causes and effects of climate change? Come to the first Caritas Brentwood networking day, Saturday 10th June, 10am – 2.30pm, at Sacred Heart of Mary School, Upminster (on C2C & District lines, close to M25 & A127). Hear national speaker Raymond Friel, OBE, Chief Executive of the Catholic Social Action network.
This day is a chance to be sustained, share ideas and good practices with people from parishes across Essex and East London and hear about charities and resources available.
Details and Registration (free!) at www.caritasbrentwood.org/network
Bereavement Support Group
If you are in need of individual or Group Counselling and support, please leave your name and contact details with the Parish Office. All enquiries received in strict confidence.
Vacancy - Parish Administrator - Our Lady of Good Counsel
Our Lady of Good Counsel, Wickford is looking for a Parish Administrator to provide complete and comprehensive administration for the church community. The candidate must have excellent written and verbal communication skills and be able to manage their own workload. The post is for 12 hours a week, over 3 days (preferably Monday, Wednesday and Friday). Closing date is noon on Friday 2nd June 2022. CV and Covering letter required for application. For further information (as well as Job Description) please contact Fr Mark Reilly on 01268 733219 or email or wickford@brcdt.org.