Fireworks Night at OLOL!
Join us for a fantastic community evening full of fun, food, and fireworks!
📅 Date: Friday, 7th November
🕠 Gates Open: 5:30 PM
🎇 Fireworks Show: Starts around 7:00 PM
Enjoy a great night out with:
🍔 Delicious food stall
☕ Hot & cold drinks
🍭 Sweet treats
✨ Glow-up toys
Bring your family and friends — let’s make it a night to remember!
🎟 Tickets:
• Available on Ticketsource www.ticketsource.co.uk/our-lady-of-lourdes-pta
• OLOL school families can book via SchoolMoney
Spread the word and join us for an evening of sparkle and community spirit!
The Prisons Week Prayer
Lord, you offer freedom to all people. We pray for those in prison. Break the bonds of fear and isolation that exist. Support with your love prisoners and their families and friends, prison staff and all who care. Heal those who have been wounded by the actions of others, especially the victims of crime. Help us to forgive one another, to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly together with Christ in his strength and in his Spirit, now and every day. Amen.
For more information please go to: www.prisonsweek.org
Baby Loss Awareness Week (9-15 October 2025)
Archbishop John Sherrington, Lead Bishop for Life Issues, and Bishop Bosco MacDonald, Lead Bishop for Marriage and Family Life, have released a statement to mark Baby Loss Awareness Week that runs from 9-15 October.
You will also find there, prayers and podcasts on this delicate subject.
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/baby-loss-awareness-week-2025/
Marriages
We congratulate the following couples on their recent Marriages:
Jack & Eleanor Royce (nee Johnson) (16/8)
George & Amelia Malony (nee Cano-Lopez)) (23/8)
Thomas & Sarah Ince (nee Drane) (20/9)
Jeremy & Rebecca May (nee Blackstone-Whines) (27/9)
William & Elena Gleed (nee Clements) (4/10)
May God bless them as they grow in their holy vocation of Christian Marriage.
Certificates of Catholic Practice
These Certificates can be collected from the Parish Office 09.00-13.00 each Thursday and Friday over the coming weeks.
MISSIO Red Boxes
I have received the Autumn 2025 Missio magazines. If you have not been given one by me personally please take one from the back of the Church (in the usual place). If you have boxes that need empyting please let me have them ASAP. Thank you. Joan Caunce, Secretary
Journey of Faith—RCIA
This continues on Monday, 13th October 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.
Repository
We are pleased to announce that some new stock has arrived including Rosaries, bracelets and some statues. In addition to our popular selection of cards (all at only £1 each) we now have cards for those special Wedding Anniversaries ie Silver, Ruby and Gold.
Please come and have a browse, and if you cannot find what you are looking for please ask one of the Volunteers for assistance.
Celebrate our Faith Together
Celebrate your faith
This year our parish mission enlivened our faith and in September we will be celebrating a hundred years of our parish’s worship & witness in Leigh. So what better time to go deeper into our faith, growing in understanding & knowledge?
From September until Easter 2026 there will be an opportunity to watch & discuss a series of video talks by Brant Pitre, author of books like Jesus the Bridegroom & Jesus & the Last Supper. He is a very lively & engaging speaker who can open our hearts & minds to the depths & treasures of our faith.
We will be holding regular meetings in the parish centre but for those who want to join in from home it’s possible to buy audio & video versions of the talks from www.brantpitre.com.
Normally meetings will run from 7 to 9.30 pm to give ample time for a break, questions & discussion. It would be helpful to bring with you whatever you use for making notes. No need to book – just come!
22nd October A Biblical Explanation of the Mass
Pope Benedict XVI said that in order for Christians to actively and fruitfully participate in the Mass we must understand “the meaning of the signs contained in the rites” . In this talk Brant Pitre helps us towards this understanding by explaining the biblical meanings of the most significant moments of the Mass.
12th & 26th November, 10 December
Jesus and the Jewish Roots of Advent
If sometimes Advent gets lost in all the preparation for Christmas these talks, which focus on the Sunday Mass readings for Advent, will enable us to understand its deeper meaning & so lead us to a fuller, joyful celebration of Christmas.
If you’d like to know more please contact Heather Ward, 07885 737393, heatherward55@gmail.com
Our Lady of Lourdes Ladies Coach Trip
We are planning a trip to Cambridge on Thursday 06 November. The cost is just £20 00 for an enjoyable and interesting day out. We plan to leave outside the Church at 9.45 am and leave Cambridge at 4 pm so there is plenty of time to explore this lovely City or indulge in early Christmas shopping. Ladies in the Parish are welcome to join us. Please give your names and cash to either: Jan on 07775 620890 or Cynthia on 077830 94312 by 23 October or as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.
BCCS - Join Our Mission: Become a Trustee and Support Children’s Wellbeing
Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society is currently seeking new Trustees with expertise in fundraising and marketing to help us expand our reach and strengthen our impact. Your skills and experience could play a vital role in shaping the future for children and young people, ensuring we continue providing essential services to children and families in need.
If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity or know someone who might be a great fit, please do not hesitate to contact our Director, Bernadette Fisher, at bfisher@bccs.org.uk. She will be delighted to hear from you.
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Dear friends in Christ
The liturgy of this Sunday speak to us of the virtue of Faith. Jesus assures us that if our faith was only the size of a mustard seed, it will nevertheless grow into something deep and sustaining.
Dear friends in Christ
The liturgy of this Sunday speaks to us of the virtue of Faith. Jesus assures us that if our faith was only the size of a mustard seed, it will nevertheless grow into something deep and sustaining. The Apostles say to Jesus: Lord, increase our faith! This is a simple but profound prayer which can be repeated often. Faith, as with all of the virtues, needs practise. Whenever we find ourselves up against our weaknesses, when we are in pain, when we encounter problems, whenever we are at Mass or in front of the Blessed Sacrament…we can say Lord, increase my faith! Whenever Saint Thomas Aquinas assisted at Mass or celebrated Mass, at the moment of the consecration it was his habit to pray: Tu rex gloriæ, Christe; tu Patris sempiternus es Filius…You are the King of Glory. You are the eternal Son of the Father. Many of us have the habit of praying at that same moment in the Mass, words we were taught to pray as children, the words of Saint Thomas the Apostle: My Lord, and my God. These occasions are moments when we want to express our faith and trust, so that the presence of Christ, so close to us, will sustain us. We should imitate the Apostles who, in spite of their defects in faith, relied completely on the Lord.
We have begun the month of the Holy Rosary. Let us not be slow in taking-up our beads and using them as the most powerful weapon in our armoury and pray for peace in our world. This has been the continual request of the Blessed Mother whenever she has appeared on earth in recent times. There is so much to pray for in these times; may we realise the great power we have to bring about change by the simple but beautiful prayer that is the Holy Rosary!
God bless you!
Msgr Kevin Hale
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgy:
Preface of Sunday 5
The Nicene Creed
Saturday 4
St Francis of Assisi
5.30pm Mass Special Protection for Family
6.30-7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
5 October
8am Mass Private Intention (JL)
9.30am Mass Paul Sutton, RIP (JP)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
4pm Mass Holy Souls
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 6
St Bruno, Pr
9am Mass Dave Keeling, RIP (PL)
Tuesday 7
Our Lady of the Rosary
9am Mass Carolyn DaSilva RIP (SD)
Wednesday 8
St Osyth, Rel
9am Mass Anne Keys, RIP (JS)
Thursday 9
St John Henry Newman, Pr
9am Mass Holy Souls
Friday 10
St Denis, B and his Comps, Mm
9.30am Funeral Service Anna Pucino, RIP
12Noon Mass Holy Souls
Saturday 11
St John XXIII, P
10am Mass Paul Watts, RIP (Anniv) (DW)
10.30—11.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
5.30pm Mass The People of the Parish
6.30-7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Twenty-Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time
12 October
8am Mass Thomas Patrick Costello, RIP (Anniv) (KC)
9.30am Mass Paul Sutton, RIP (JP)
11.30am Mass Kathleen Lynch, RIP (AL)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Henry Healy, Fr David Logue, Canon Edward Heery, Fr Harold Cahill, Fr Alfred Clements, Pope Pius XII, Jean-Marie Matieu, Doris kelly, Derick Wheeler, James Wood, Sheelagh Sheridan, Adele Petronius, Ethel Shepherd, Jean Buck, Muriel Matthews, Alan Adamson, Kathleen Lionet, Walter Wood, Daphne Sounes, Dymphna Addecott, James Roberton, Joyce Mary Pycroft, Henry Hart, Thomas Gunnel, Ronald Ballard, Mary Chin Ing Sawyer, Julia Shields, Amelia Eaglesfield, Mary Clark, Moira O’Riordan, Francis Gurney, Charles Cutter, Arthur Hooper, Chloe Watts, Valerie Martin, Thomas Patrick Costello & Paul Watts.
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
ANNA PUCINO who died on Monday, 15th September. Her Funeral Service will be held at 9.30am on Friday 10th October, followed by burial at Sutton Road Cemetery.
ALAN WARD who died on Thursday, 18th September, His Requiem mass will take place at 11am on Monday, 27th October followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
ANTHONY ROBERT ABBOTT who died on Saturday, 13th September. His Requiem Mass will take place on Thursday, 6th November at 10am followed by committal at St Lawrence & All Saints, Eastwood.
CAROLYN DeSILVA who died recently; funeral details to follow.
Requiescant in pace
Music at 11.30am Mass
Prelude: Communion on the Hymn Tune, 'Bread of Heaven' - C H Trevor (1895-1976)
Postlude: Prelude and Fugue in E minor BWV 533 - J S Bach (1685-1750)
Dates for your Diary
Monday 6th October Journey in Faith (RCIA) 8pm Parish Centre
Thursday 6th November Parish Requiem 7pm
Thursday 27th-Saturday 29th November—Forty Hours’ Prayer
Saturday 16th May 10.30am—First Holy Communion Mass
Sunday 7th June—Corpus Christi Procession 4pm