St Thomas More High School Sixth Form Open Evening
Thursday 23rd November, 6.00-9.00 PM
For families who have students—boys and girls—in year 11 of secondary school who are intending to begin sixth form studies in September 2024. Come and visit the school and meet the staff and current sixth form students. There will be tours of the sixth form building and the rest of the school.
Missio Red Boxes
If anyone has a box that needs emptying please let me have it either in person or left in the office by the very latest Sunday 26th November. Thank you. Joan Caunce, Secretary. 01268 757505
St Bernard's High School Vacancy
Reprographics and Display Technician Urgently Required, Part-time 25 hours per week 8.00am-1.30pm Monday-Friday (hours negotiable) Term time + 1 week
Scale 7-12 (pro rata)
The school is urgently looking to recruit a Reprographics and Display Technician ideally from 17 November 2023. We are looking for someone organised and adaptable to ensure the smooth running of our Reprographics Department.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff to share in this commitment.
If you are interested in this position, please fill in the support staff application form found on our website under https://www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk/about-us/vacancies/ and email it to recruitment@stbernards.southend.sch.uk
BIN A TIN FOR VIN
The St Vincent Centre is doing wonderful work in Southend helping the poorest amongst us.
You can help the food bank there by bringing a tin of something with you when you come to mass and putting it in VINNIE'S BIN, which will be in the OLD BAPTISTERY.
This will be emptied twice weekly.
St. Vincent de Paul Society(SVP), Our Lady of Lourdes & St. Joseph
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Our Lady of Ransom Catholic Primary School Vacancies
Class Teacher
We are looking to appoint a Class Teacher in KS2 for September 2024. Please visit Essex Jobscene for further details: https://www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk/Vacancies/Details.aspx?VacancyId=94018 Closing date: Thursday 23rd November 2023 (4pm) Interview date: tbc
Learning Mentor
We are looking to appoint a Learning Mentor Permanent contract. Salary - Point 5 £21,575 FTE (actual salary £11,686) 23 hours, 45 mins a week (8.30am-1.15pm) Term Time only
Please visit Essex Jobscene for further details: https://www.essexschoolsjobs.co.uk/Vacancies/Details.aspx?VacancyId=94015 Closing date: Thursday 23rd November 2023 (4pm) Interview date: tbc
Supply Teachers
We are also looking to build a team of Supply Teachers. Please Contact Mr Parascandolo via info@olorcps.net for further details.
The Governing Body is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. These appointments are subject to satisfactory references, medical and enhanced DBS checks.
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends in Christ
In the Gospel of the Mass this Sunday, Our Lord reproaches the Pharisees for performing deeds only to attract the attention of the people including their desire for social standing and approval. He
Dear friends in Christ
In the Gospel of the Mass this Sunday, Our Lord reproaches the Pharisees for performing deeds only to attract the attention of the people including their desire for social standing and approval. He goes on to say that there is only one Teacher and Doctor who is Christ, and there is only one Father, who is in Heaven. God enjoys the fullness of paternity and earthly fathers participate in His paternity whenever they contribute to new life. Those who foster faith in others also partake in this paternity. St Paul writes to the Christians in Corinth: For though you have countless guides in Christ, you do not have many fathers. But I became your father in Christ Jesus through the Gospel. I urge you, then, to be imitators of me (1Cor4:14). He felt a deep paternal responsibility for all his children in need. This is why the Church teaches us that the people who foster our Faith through preaching and the Sacraments, should also be seen as our parents. We each participate in the spiritual parenthood of the many souls whom we have helped to find Christ and the salvation He alone brings. Paternal love, always involves a special readiness to expend oneself and be poured out for the sake of those who come within one's range of activity. In marriage, this readiness, even though open to all, consists mainly in the love that parents give to their children. In virginity, this readiness is open to all, who are embraced by the love of Christ the Spouse (St Pope John Paul II, Mulieris Dignitatem,21). Saint Joseph can be a model and help to us in this dimension of the Christian life, when it comes to our concern for the well-being and salvation of others. If we go to Joseph, we learn from him how to grow in love for our neighbour; he was the fatherly teacher of the Son of God on earth!
May God bless you!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgy:
Readings of Year A
The Nicene Creed
Preface of Sunday 4
Saturday 4
St Charles Borromeo, Bp
5.30pm Vigil Mass The People of the Parish
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Sunday 5 November
Thirty-First Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Deceased Relatives of the Clancy Family
9.30am Mass Deceased Members of the Wall & Rockell Families
11.30am Mass Vivian Payne, RIP (Anniv) (VP)
4pm Mass Assunta Cotgrove, RIP (AMcC)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 6
Feria
9am Mass Jan Andre Solecki, RIP (IS)
Tuesday 7
St Willibrord, Bp
9am Mass Gerry Kelly, RIP (JA)
Wednesday 8
Feria
9am Mass Jim & Lilian Fegan, RIP (JC)
4.30pm Body in Church Muriel Matthews, RIP
Thursday 9
Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
9am Mass Holy Souls
2.30pm Requiem Mass Muriel Matthews, RIP
Friday 10
St Leo the Great, P, D
12Noon Mass Pauline Godfrey, RIP (MI)
7pm Sung Latin Requiem Mass
Saturday 11
St Martin of Tours, Bp
10am Mass Fr Bernard O'Brien, RIP (K&LW)
10.30-11.30am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
5.30pm Vigil Mass Jerzy (George) Wislocki, RIP (Anniv) (PW)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
Sunday 12 November
Thirty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Intentions of Evelyn McKay (SD)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Intentions of Brian Mountier-Birthday (SVP) (S&NH)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Canon John Carmel Heenan, Fr William Philpot, Canon Denis Petry, Fr James Ethrington, Bob O’Toole, Dorothy Bartley, Lily Kenny, Irene Fanning, May Pinsent, Arthur (Rob) Hood, Margaret Scales, Marie Elliott, Olive Potter, Alice West, James McHugh, Alan Gloyne, Eileen Waskett, Bernard Culham, Bridget Curtis, Tom Doran, Robert Drew, Clare Murphy, Emma Harley, Reginald Johnston, Francis Whelan, Dorothy Stuart, Sydney Hamblon, Thomas Horner, Dr Gerry Leyden, Marie Daniels, Sidney Hempstead & Pearl Scaife.
We Pray for our Sick
Lucy Moreno, Jose Luis Lira, Richard Poole, Pamela Uglietti, Michael Mapson, Deana Ince, Susan Griffin, Gy Rampersaud, Mary O’Sullivan, Ian Spacie, Bobby Newman, Paul Watts, Christine Reid, Rose D’Souza, Jimmy & Pauline Martin, James Fegan, David Lesley, Kenneth Biebuyck, Zach Stokes, Andrew Stokes, Noel Conroy, Marjorie Jay, Paul Sutton, John Murphy, 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, Charlotte O’Neil, Ella Williams, David Kislingbury, Mark Shepherd, 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 Poole, 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, Florence Hownam & 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 McGeoghegan Family.
Please pray for the repose of the souls of
Mrs MURIEL MATTHEWS Her body will be received into the church on Wednesday, 8th November at 4.30pm and her Requiem Mass will take place on Thursday, 9th November at 2.30pm, followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
Mrs YVONNE ASHWELL-RIVENS who died on Friday 27th October. Her body will be received into the church on Wednesday, 22nd November at 4.45pm and her Requiem Mass will take place on Thursday, 23rd November at 3pm.
Mr KENNETH BIEBUYCK who died on 20th October. Funeral details to follow.
Mrs PATRICIA BOWER who died on Tuesday 31st October. Funeral details to follow.
Requiescant in pace
Responsorial Psalm at 11.30am Mass
Prelude: Voluntary in C—John James (c.1730)
Postlude: Recessional Voluntary—Francis Linley (1771-1800)
Responsorial Psalm
Holy Souls Box
During November we customarily keep the memories of our Beloved Dead in our prayers. Their names will be placed under the Altar by using one of the envelopes at the back of church (please add your name or Gift Aid number) and placing it in the box provided, including an offering if you can, for Holy Souls Masses. In this way, we present them to God in the Masses and Offices during this month of the Holy Souls.
Candles for the Forty Hours’ Prayer
These can be had in the Sacristy (£5) and will burn before the Blessed Sacrament with your intention written on the base. The remaining lamps will be used as the Sanctuary Lamp throughout the coming year.
Dates for your Diary
Monday 6th November—Journey in Faith (RCIA) continues—8pm Newman Room
Friday 10th November—Sung Latin Requiem 7pm
Thursday 16th November—Annual Requiem for the deceased of the Parish Family in the last year 7pm
Sunday 26th November—Sea of Voices Annual Christmas Concert—3pm Parish Centre
Thursday 30th November—Saturday 2nd December—Forty Hours’ Prayer
Sunday 3rd December—Parish Bazaar
Friday 15th December—Carol Service—Serving the Homeless
Monday 22nd—Saturday 27th July 2024—Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Journey of Faith—RCIA
RCIA will meet on Monday, 6th November and is specifically for those who are not Catholics but who are enquiring with a view to finding out more about the Catholic Faith and Reception into the Church. These evenings begin at 8pm, are held in the Newman Room of the Parish Centre (the door is beside the Memorial Garden) and usually last just over an hour. Names may be given in advance to Fr Kevin or the Parish Office.
Parish Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the October draw are as follows:
1st Prize £150 8 Mrs B Regan
2nd Prize £100 158 Mr A Bullock
3rd Prize £ 75 117 Mrs M Ward
4th Prize £ 25 78 Mr Martin O’Brien
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.
Sea of Voices Annual Christmas Concert
The Sea of Voices Choirs Christmas Concert will be held on Sunday 26th November at the Parish Centre starting at 3pm. Tickets at £5 are available from the Parish Office (9.00am to 1pm weekdays), choir members or Darrell (contact number below). We will also aim to have tickets available at teas and coffees after Sunday masses.
All proceeds are to be donated to Fairhavens (Havens Hospice), in memory of Alice Hood, the late daughter of one of our former choir members.
Raffle prize donations and offers of help with refreshments, etc are very welcome!
Contact Darrell on 07825686249 for tickets and offers of help.