Medjugorje Irish Centre Pilgrimages-April to October 2024
7 Nights Apartment B&B from €273 per person sharing. Airport transfer available on request. Contact us for details and book the dates that suit you.
Tel. 020 3239 8662 or website www.med-irishcentre.com
St Vincent's Centre, Southend
Get ready for an exceptional year ahead! Your calendar is about to be filled with thrilling experiences, making this year one to remember!
September 2024
Garrison Bakery—21st & 22nd September
October 2024
Quiz Night
November 2024
Roslin Black Tie—16th November 2024
December 2024
Christmas Afternoon Tea—2nd December 2024
Please contact Nesper, our Centre Officer to book your slot or if you are a local business who would like to sponsor an event either by email (NesperM@svp.org.uk) or 01702 592980.
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends in Christ
There are a number of questions in this life which we can safely ignore without consequences.
Dear friends in Christ
There are a number of questions in this life which we can safely ignore without consequences. Other questions have a more important relation to ourselves, to society, and above all to Almighty God. We might think about the dignity of the human person, the fleeting nature of material things, and the shortness of life on earth… but the most momentous question which touches upon our very existence is that question that Jesus put to his apostles and which forms the heart of the Gospel at Mass this Sunday: But who do you say I am? There is only one possible answer: You are the Christ, the son of the living God. It is in this profession of faith that we find all our happiness, our optimism, and our hope. Through the testimony of Peter, the apostles give Jesus the summary of what they had learned from him during His public ministry. God has proved His love for mankind by sending us his Only Begotten Son, so that we may live through Him. His death has brought us life, and Christ is the only way to the Father. The primary concern of every Christian must be living the life of Christ, to become one withHim as the vine is with the branches. The branch depends upon the vine for its very life. Remove the branch from the vine and it is useless, fit only for the fire. We have to be Christians not only culturally but above all in reality and make our following of Christ a daily experience which is lived-out in prayer, the practice of the Faith, and the celebration of our Faith through Holy Mass and the sacramental life of the Church.
Last Sunday was designated Education Sunday in this country: a moment for us to give thanks to God for the formation we have received especially as young people. It is also a moment to reflect on how we communicate the essential Truths of the Faith in an educational setting. Our Primary School will mark this by their joint attendance and participation at 9:30am Mass this Sunday. Let us pray for all those who live-out the Christian vocation in schools and colleges, that they may communicate at all times the deepest meaning of life here on earth, and so prepare our young people for eternal realities.
On Tuesday I attended the Service to welcome the new Rector of St Clement’s Anglican Church in the Town: Rev Myles Owen. As St Clements was the original Catholic Church in Leigh there is a special connection between our communities. We remember him and his congregation in our prayers as we strive to fulfil the unity for which Christ prayed.
God bless you all!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgy:
Readings of Year B
The Nicene Creed
Preface of Sunday 7
Saturday 14
The Exaltation of the Holy Cross
5.30pm Vigil Tom & Phyllis Attridge, RIP (AMcN)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Sunday 15 September
Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Michael Tisi (Thanksgiving) (MT)
9.30am Mass Intentions of Frances Scott (MR)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 16
Ss Cornelius, P and Cyprian, Bp, M
9am Mass Cassie Connolly, RIP (MI)
Tuesday 17
St Robert Bellarmine, B, D
9am Mass Seema Mathew (Thanksgiving)
Wednesday 18
Feria
9am Mass Michael Mapson, RIP (JL)
Thursday 19
St Theodore of Canterbury, Bp,
9am Mass Samuel & Johanna Beech, RIP (JC)
Friday 20
St Andrew Kim Tae-gǒn, Pr, Paul Chǒng Ha-Sang & Comps, Mm
12Noon Mass Ian Spacie, RIP (VS)
Saturday 21
St Matthew, Ap, Ev
10am Mass Eleanor Tierney, RIP (MI)
10.30-11.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
5.30pm Vigil Ciaran Fitzgerald, RIP (TT)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Sunday 22 September
Twenty-Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Intentions of the Kilroy & Kidman Families (EK)
9.30am Mass Carmina Czogalik, RIP (KCL)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr John Bergen, Canon Patrick Sammon, Fr Anthony Mayston, Canon Frederick Gahagan, Fr John Ryan, Bernard Wiltshire, Eileen McCarthy, Percival De’Ath, Bridget Finnegan, Sylvia Mary Jones, Dot Dooley, Anne Kathleen Gibson, Frances Spriggs, Joseph Hayes, Queenie Kay, Christopher Hickey, Stella Smith, Bernard Ratcliff, Hing San Lan, Mary R Collins,Elizabeth Parsons, James Hale, John Watters, Anna Marie Tynan, John Fazio, Lilian John, Dora Loker, Margaret White, Ann Maureen Walker, Mark Wilson, Moira Costello, George Hobbs, Josh Overton, Winifred Lawson, Frederick Tewkesbury, Lilian Craven, Helen Bainbridge & James Fogarty.
We pray for our sick
The Sick List is available on the website main menu, under Worship.
We pray for the sick of our parish
“Father,
by the power of your Spirit
you have filled the hearts of your faithful people
with gifts of love for one another.
Hear the prayers we offer for our relatives and friends.
Give them health of mind and body
that they may do your will with perfect love.
We ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,
one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.”
Please pray for the repose of the souls of
AMY FOX, RIP who died on Tuesday, 3rd September. Funeral details to follow.
JOSEPH SICHERI, RIP who died on Wednesday, 28th August. His Requiem Mass will be held on Friday, 27th September at 10.30am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
MICHAEL MAPSON, RIP who died on Tuesday, 10th September. Details of Memorial Mass to follow.
Requiescant in pace
Music at 11.30am Mass
Prelude—Largo (Voluntary VII)—Samuel Wesley (1805-18)
Postlude: Intrada—Grayson Ives (b. 1948)
Responsorial Psalm
Dates for your Diary
Monday, 23rd September—Journey in Faith (RCIA) 8pm Parish Centre
Thursday 14th November—Annual Requiem Mass 7pm
Friday 22nd November—Sung Latin Requiem Mass 7pm
Thursday 28th-Saturday 30th November—Forty Hours’ Prayer
Friday 20th December—Sea of Voices Carol Service 7pm
Saturday 15th—Friday 21st March 2025—Parish Mission led by the Redemptorists
Sunday 1st June 2025—Visitation & Confirmation
Monday 21st—Friday 25th July—Lourdes Pilgrimage
First Holy Communion 2025
Please note that the Parents’ Meeting for all those who have submitted forms for their children to make their First Holy Communion is being held on Thursday 26th September at 8pm in the Parish Centre.
The children's sessions will be held on a Saturday every month - the first session is on Saturday 28th September, 4-5pm, in the Parish Centre.
Mission Appeal 28th/29th September
The Daughters of Divine Love is an International Congregation founded in Nigeria in 1969 and a member of the Missionary Sisters of England and Wales. They educate, care for, and add value to the lives of the less privileged in society. Their charity home in Nigeria and school for indigent children in Kenya provide care and education for orphans, motherless, abandoned children, street children/teenagers, and children with special needs/HIV. Their aim is always to serve the less privileged and the marginalized in society. In everything that they do, the love of Christ impels them to respond to the cry of the poor and the vulnerable with concrete actions".
Following the guidelines of the Bishops of England and Wales, the appeal includes a short reflection on the liturgy of the day. This is followed by a reference to the work of the Missionary Sisters and also to the vocation of being a missionary that belongs to us all by virtue of our Baptism and the implications of that.
JOURNEY OF FAITH—RCIA
This begins on Monday, 23rd September 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.
Sea of Voices Summer Concert Tickets
Our Autumn concert is being held at the Parish Centre on Sunday 29th September from 3pm. Tickets £5 will be available from the parish office or direct from Darrell on 07825686249 email seaofvoiceschoir@outlook.com.
Refreshments will include servings of home baked cake; cake donations from home bakers are very welcome, delivered at the Centre at teas and coffees after all Sunday masses, along with any raffle donations please. Thank you!
All funds raised are going to @peterbatesjourney, a fundraiser for brain tumour treatment for one of our choir member’s nephew. Peter’s current treatment cannot be funded further by the NHS, hence the need to fundraise for private medical treatment. Details of Peter’s journey can be read on Gofund.me/24a35357
Repository
We are open after Masses every weekend with some new stock including Statues and Rosaries. We have a good selection of cards for various occasions, plus a few books for children.
You are welcome to come and browse and if you do not see what you are looking for please ask one of the Volunteers. NB. The Repository is open at weekends only.
TLM Catechism Chelmsford
The Traditional Latin Mass Community of Chelmsford invites you to Catechism For All Ages! Would you like to learn about the Traditional Latin Mass (TLM) or deepen your understanding of it? For all those interested in learning more about the Mass of the Ages, save the date—Saturday, 21st September, 2024—and come along to St Philip's Priory, 178 New London Road in Chelmsford, from 3pm, to learn about the Traditional Latin Mass, Our Lady, the Saints and even some Latin. For further details, please email tlmchelmsford@gmail.com or message Marie at 07913 424177. All ages are welcome! God bless you.
St. Thomas More High School—SixthForm Open Evening
Thursday, 3rd October 6pm to 8pm
For families who have students—boys and girls—in year 11 of Secondary School who are intending to begin sixth form studies in September 2025. 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.
Accommodation Needed
A young family in the parish are in urgent need of accommodation in the Leigh, Westcliff, Southend, Rochford area. Ideally three bedrooms with bathroom and kitchen facilities. If you know of anything or can possibly help in this regard, please contact Francis O'Brien on 07845874331.
Homeless Shelter
At this moment the details are a little sketchy, but we have been asked if we would be able to put a team of volunteers together to run a homeless shelter this coming winter. The shelter is likely to run from December through to the end of March 2025. The shelter will be central and not at the Sacred Heart Church. If you would like to volunteer, please contact the Parish office by email in the first instance to record your interest. southend@brcdt.org
As more information becomes available, we will of course share. Thank you.