If you have not had your box opened in the last six months would you please give it in to the office or to me personally in the next few weeks. I have received the Summer Missio, if you have not already received one from me please take one from the back of the church in the usual place. Don't forget to collect your emptied boxes from the back of the church. Thank you. Joan Caunce, 01268 757505.
Sea of Voices
We have been going for one year now and have sung in various locations. We could still do with more voices, male and female. We meet upstairs in the Parish Centre 7.45pm to 9.15pm on Wednesday evenings. Do come along and see what you think with a view to joining. We also need an Assistant Musical Director. If interested, or know of someone, please contact Darrell on 07825686249.
Parish Fundraising
Thank you to everyone who supports the 200 Club. The results of the May draw are as follows:
1st prize £150 140 Mrs Diane Watts
2nd Prize £100 159 Mr A Bullock
3rd Prize £75 3 Mr M Diggines
4th Prize £50 190 Mr J Hurley
5th Prize £25 31 Mrs L Ravinet
Serving the Homeless
The Committee would like to thank everyone who joined us for Afternoon Tea on 8th June, we raised almost £600 which will go to support a new housing Project at Southend YMCA. In the last two months we have also been able to provide hundreds of pounds worth of new jeans, underwear, T-shirts and trainers for the use of young clients at the homeless centre. We have also provided quantities of personal hygiene items as well as our weekly food delivery. Our next fund raiser is our Summer Draw and tickets will be on sale after the masses this weekend. Thank you for your continuing support. Jo Ronan
Meal at East - 29th June, 2017
The Kwasnica fundraising meal at East (Alexandra Rd, Southend) is back! Pleasejoin us for delicious 'all you can eat' Chinese food. Tickets cost £13 (excluding drinks) and there will be a raffle. We are raising money to go to Lourdes with the BCYS (Brentwood Catholic Youth Service). In addition to attending planned activities with the other young pilgrims, we will be assisting the sick, elderly and disabled pilgrims by pushing wheelchairs and offering companionship. Although physically and emotionally challenging it is a very rewarding experience. In order to go, we need to raise the money to pay for our travel and accommodation. For information about tickets & raffle donations, please contact Amy on 07847517148. Thank you. Rachel and Joe
Quiz & Chips Night
This will be held in Our Lady of Lourdes Parish Centre on Saturday 22nd July, 6.30pm for 7pm start. Maximum 8 people per table. Prizes for the winners. Fish & Chips will be served, bring your own drinks and nibbles. £10 per person. Raffle donations gratefully received. All proceeds go to the Parish Lourdes Fund.
Rotas
The Eucharistic Minister and Readers Rotas are now available at the back of church.
Diocesan Centenary Lectures
Diocesan Centenary Lectures (4/4): Cathedral Parish Hall, Ingrave Road, Brentwood CM15 8AT, Wednesday 28 June, 7.30pm. Dr Paul Doherty, Headteacher of Trinity Catholic High School, Woodford Green, will speak on ‘The Patron Saints of the Diocese.’ Admission Free. Bookstall Available.
Catholicism: The Pivotal Players
Bishop Robert Barron's ground-breaking Pivotal Players series continues this week on June 26, 2017 at 8pm in the Parish Centre, with St. Catherine of Siena and Michelangelo. St. Catherine of Siena witnesses to a higher world beyond the material. Though the fourteenth century mystic never studied theology, and never learned how to read or write, her life constitutes a powerful example for our time. Michelangelo, the master of sculpture and painting is not a saint but serves as the privileged representative of the creative potential engendered by the Catholic Faith. The Church professes that beauty is a route of access to God, and through humanity’s creative artistry we glimpse the power and glory of the Lord!
Counters & Folders
Counters: Bob Hall & Eileen Wilson
Folders: Pauline Jordan & Bob Hall
Carmelite Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory - Sunday 16th July
Leigh on Sea Lay Carmelite Pilgrimage to Aylesford Priory for the Feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel. Holy Mass at 12Noon. Coach from bus stop opposite Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 9.15am (also pick up at bus stop opposite Nazareth House at 9am.) Fare £12. To book a seat on the coach telephone Bernadette Lane on 01702 421891 or 07963 300518. Please bring a packed lunch. All welcome.
My Life as a Priest
Fr Con Joyce will be talking about his Priestly Ministry in the Diocese of Brentwood on Monday 26th June at 2pm in the Parish Centre. Tea and home made cakes included, everybody welcome.
Volunteering for HARP
HARP the local homeless charity are looking for volunteers to help collect donations on Saturday 15th July between the hours of 9am-5pm at Waitrose, Fossetts Way, Southend-on-Sea SS2 4DQ. If you have an hour or two spare on that day please contact Lisa Walton 01702415834 lisa.walton@harpsouthend.org.uk many thanks.
Diocesan Centenary Pilgrimage to Walsingham Saturday 22nd July
The main celebration of our Centenary this year will take place at Walsingham and will be a Diocesan-wide event. Two coaches will travel from our Parish at a cost of £10 per adult, £5 per child. The coaches will leave Our Lady of Lourdes Church at 8am and depart from Walsingham no later than 5pm.
If you would like to book a ticket for the coach please call in at the Parish Office as soon as possible to avoid disappointment. Monies should be paid at the time of booking. The Parish Office is open from 9am to 1pm, Monday to Friday. Alternatively, put your name and cash/cheque (payable to Our Lady of Lourdes) in an envelope and post it through the Presbytery door.
Dates for your Diary
Sunday 2nd July Parish AGM - 6.30pm
Saturday 22nd July Walsingham Centenary Pilgrimage
Monday 24th-Friday 28th July Parish/Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
7th October - 15th October Parish Mission
Sanctuary Lamp
The lamp burns in memory of Marcia Clarke, RIP.
Memorial Mass for Msgr George Stokes, RIP
This will be celebrated on Thursday, 6th July at 11am at Brentwood Cathedral.
Please Pray for the Dead on their anniversaries
Canon James Dacey, Fr James Hawes, Rosemary Conway, Frank Cope, Marie Patricia Kidd, Stella Migdalski, Mildred Turner, Henry Adamson, Rory MacNaughton, Julie Emerson Dr Pat Collins, Joseph Whomes, Rosemary Montgomery, Esther Wilkins, Mary Ellen Sutcliffe, Elizabeth Ganidee, Derek Cousins, Leslie Earl, Marlon Lane, Anna Hlustik, Emannella Hillman, Christine Rigg, Gareth Lewis, Cecil Compton, Benita Skellon, Patrick Clarke, Jim Robinson, Albert Nichols, Marguerite Cave & John Lloyd.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace.
Dear Friends in Christ
This weekend we celebrate the feast of Corpus Christi - the Body and Blood of Christ - which is the central belief of our Catholic Faith. For century after century the Church has sought ways in which to celebrate the abiding presence of Christ with us in the Eucharist, and from the twelfth century this has taken the forms of all those public acts of adoration that we know today. Throughout the Church this weekend we are given the opportunity to praise and adore our Lord who has wished to give Himself to us in this unique and remarkable way. By virtue of the Mass, Christ remains on earth; in the Blessed Eucharist Jesus is present, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity and remains at the centre of our Parishes in the Tabernacle even after the conclusion of Holy Mass. Today the doors of our Tabernacles are opened wide so that Jesus can be seen in all His beauty. We adore Him in the Mass, in exposition, and in the Procession of the Blessed Sacrament. On this one Day in the year we carry our Lord in procession through our streets so that, just as He did when He walked on earth, he will make holy all those places where He passes. Do make a special effort to participate in our Eucharistic procession this Sunday afternoon together with all our First Communicants and their families. Through this Feast, let us ask the Good Jesus to have mercy on us and upon our homes and families.
The Body and Blood of Christ - Corpus Christi - Sunday 18th June
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Guy Braggard, RIP (RB)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Don McGregor, RIP (Anniv)(VC)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Intentions of Alison Shepherd (CH)
4.00pm Procession of The Blessed Sacrament
NO Vespers & Benediction
Monday 19 St Romuald, Ab
9.00am Mass Private Intention
2.30pm Requiem Mass Richard Walker, RIP
Tuesday 20 St Alban, Protomartyr of Britain
9.00am Mass Sybil Figueredo, RIP (TO’C)
Wednesday 21 St Aloysius Gonzaga,Rel
9.00am Mass Will & Vi Coveney, RIP (MC)
2.15pm Funeral Service Jacqueline Cussens, RIP
Thursday 22 SS JOHN FISHER Bp & THOMAS MORE, M
9.00am Mass Tom & Benita Skellon, RIP (RM)
Friday 23 THE MOST SACRED HEART OF JESUS
(Day of Prayer for the Sanctification of Priests)
12Noon Mass Betty Gray, RIP (Anniv) (JH)
8.00 - 9.00pm Holy Hour & Benediction
Saturday 24 NATIVITY OF ST JOHN THE BAPTIST
10.00am Mass William Armstrong, RIP (Anniv) (JA)
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confessions
The Holy Rosary is prayed after morning Mass during the week
Twelfth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday 25th June
Saturday 5.30pm Vigil The People of the Parish
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession
8.00am Mass Intentions of the Major Family (PM)
9.30am Mass Mass of Thanksgiving for all First Holy Communicants
11.30am Mass Intentions of the James Family (UO’K)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
The Sacrament of Penance is available on request