Kevin Hale
Fourth Sunday of Easter

Dear friends in Christ

On   morning/evening we heard those much awaited words from St Peter’s in Rome: Annuntio vobis gaudium magnum: habemus Papam!

Fourth Sunday of Easter
Kevin Hale
Third Sunday of Easter

Dear friends in Christ

On this Octave of Easter we renew the joy of our celebration of the Resurrection of The Lord!

Third Sunday of Easter
Kevin Hale
Second Sunday of Easter

Dear friends in Christ

On this Octave of Easter we renew the joy of our celebration of the Resurrection of The Lord!

Second Sunday of Easter
Kevin Hale
Easter Sunday
Easter Sunday
Kevin Hale
Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Holy Week is the most time of the Christian year and the Paschal Triduum—Maundy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday—form the very core of the Christian Mystery, as we celebrate the Passion, Death and Resurrection of the Lord.

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Parish Mission — 7th-15th October 2017

 Theme: The Catholic Faith – Ever Ancient, Ever New

Rediscovering and Renewing our Faith to fit us for the Mission of the New Evangelisation. 

Come and learn more about our Faith! Come and deepen your relationship with God! Come and experience the joy and confidence of the Gospel! 

Discover - Reflect - Pray - Worship 

Sunday 8th Solemn Mass at 11:30am to open the Mission. 
Vespers and Benediction at 5:30pm. 

Monday 9th Faith 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
“Credo” - I believe … in what? 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Faith 8-9pm Talk with devotions.

Tuesday 10th Prayer & Worship 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast
in the Parish Centre.
It’s the Mass that Matters 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Prayer and Worship 8-9pm Talk with devotions.

Wednesday 11th Contrition, Confession, Conversion 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
I confess 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Contrition, Confession, Conversion 8-9pm Talk with devotions.

Thursday 12th    Faith and our eternal deal 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
Destination Heaven 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Faith and our eternal destiny 8-9pm Talk with devotions.

Friday 13th Faith in Marriage and Family Life 6.30am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
God Housekeeping 9am Mass followed by Talk.
Faith in Marriage and Family Life 8-9pm Talk with devotions.
All Night Vigil in the Church 11pm to 6.30am for young people to pray for vocations.

Saturday 14th    Mary the Mother of Jesus Our Mother 10am Mass (with Confessions), 10.30-12Noon Special Talk for children/young people, with activities and devotions ending midday at latest.

Sunday 15th Solemn Pontifical Mass to close the Mission 11.30-12.30pm.
Solemn Blessing to gain the Plenary Indulgence. 

Preached by:     Abbot Hugh Allan and Fr Stephen Morrison, Priests from the Norbertine Canonry of Chelmsford

Confessions available after all the Services

Plenary Indulgence for the Parish Mission

One of the gifts the Church offers us is the possibility of obtaining a Plenary Indulgence - either for ourselves or for the Faithful Departed - during a Parish Mission.  A Plenary Indulgence is granted to those who attend the Mission, hear some of the sermons and are present for the solemn close of the Mission.  The three prerequisites apply: Sacramental Confession, Holy Communion and prayers for the Pope.

During the Mission we hope to make the Lourdes Grotto a focus of special devotion to Our Blessed Lady. If you would like to bring flowers to be placed at the Altar then please leave them in the Sacristy so that they can be arranged and placed there.

School Admission Forms

Parents wishing to apply to Catholic Primary Schools for the next academic year are required to obtain a Letter of Catholic Practise from their Parish Priest.  This must be requested from your Parish Priest in person and only one per child will be issued.  Please come to the Parish Centre for these on Saturday, 28th October between 2pm and 4pm or Sunday 29th October between 4pm and 5pm. 

These are issued only to practising Catholics (i.e. those who attend weekly Mass). Furthermore, this practise of the Faith will be viewed over a period of time and not just the weeks prior to an application. Parish Priests may also look at the date of Baptism, noting those children who have been Baptised soon after birth as compared to those Baptised with proximity to school age. This is a matter of justice to all involved in applying for places in our Schools. Our schools are often oversubscribed and in order to be fair, preference will justly be given to those who live and practise the Faith as well as who contribute to the life of the Church through the various ways in which that support is given. If you are not a practising Catholic this Certificate will not be given; you may still apply to a Catholic School but your application will considered under another category for Admissions.

We Pray for our Sick

enata Butler, Mike Rubbert, Teresa O’Brien, Derek Timothy, Maureen Deekes, Carol Halldenby, Noel Fagan, Patricia Abram, Christine Noden, Tina Doveaston, Pat Lynch, Rose Craft, Addi Brady,  Ben Wilson, Patricia Fleming, Nicky Wigmore, Brita Irons, Eileen Wilson, Patricia Spikin, Sandra Fagan, Edna Wallace, Beryl Dixon, Nan Carrit, Nick Evans, Vicky Jack, Lyn Gopee, Margaret Harrington, Mary Boyce,Kristin Hallenga, Anne O’Neill, Cheryl Shallis, Anthony McEvoy, Justin Stark, Sheila Netherton, David Blyth, Dympna Addecott, Monica Neate, Janet Woods,Laura & Anne Breen, Roy Widdecombe, Lynne Hilkene, Johanna Lynch, Thomas Corrigan, June Moncaster, Breda Lynch, Sheila McBrearty, Anthony King, Norma McCleverty, Belinda Balazsi, Edward Martin, Johnnie Pool, Joanna Luciani, Pauline Wilsher, Simon Marshall, Kriston Barnes, Barbara Sheaf, Maria Clark, Josephine Griggs, Colleen Worley, Antonella McConalogue, Fr Jean Laurent Marie, Noel Kolb, Eddie McConalogue, Georgina Cornwell, Lorraine Hart, Dawn Deleigh, Wyn McCafferty, Linda Dean, Annie Holland, Martin Buckley, Chas Taylor, Martha Braun, John Lavery, Ivor & Joanne Knight, Brian Beresford, Rebecca Peake, David Clark, David Askew, Connor Bourke, Mattia Mollica, Sharon Levill, Bernadette Lane, David Kislingury, Maureen Ward, Jane Jowers, Irena Solecki, Doreen Troughton, Marguerite Harris, Andrew Exley, Rosemary Arscott, Lanto Bellis, Richard Collins, Niqui Denkmayer, Elizabeth McConalogue, Kean Smith and children Thomas Ball, Liam Davis, Albert Chambers, Fergus Grant, Lucy Price, Connie Price, Mary Isherwood, Frazer Gregory, baby Talia Emery and Hattie Seymour.

Please pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries

Fr Alfred Clements, Pope Pius XII, Fr John Dempsey, Fr Patrick Malin, Mgr Matthias Kearney, Mgr Canon Michael McKenna, James Roberton, Joyce Pycroft, Henry Hart, Thomas Gunsell, Ronald Ballard, Amelia Eaglesfield, Mary Chin Eng Sawyer, Julia Shields, Mary Clark, Moira O’Riordan, Eva Riley, Francis Gurney, Charles Cutter, Arthur Hooper, Chloe Watts, Valerie Martin, Thomas Patrick Costello, Joan Lucey, Eric Phillips, Irene Earl, Stanley Greaves, Teresa Morton, Winifred Archer, Adele Cumbo, Caroline Cussen, Annie Dunne, George Masi, Kathleen Liannett, & Christopher Adams.
May their Souls & the Souls of all the Faithful Departed rest in peace

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear Friends in Christ

Next weekend we begin our Parish Mission which we have been preparing for these last few months.  A Mission is a time of extra-ordinary grace.  It’s like the whole Parish going on retreat, except we aren’t going away, it’s going to happen here!  And we are welcoming two of the Norbertine Canons from Chelmsford - Fr Hugh Allan & Fr Stephen Morrison - who are going to guide us through the days. However, it is the Holy Spirit who is the real One who will guide us and bring us closer to God.

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Twenty-Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday 1st October

Saturday 5.30pm Vigil Raymond de Chantilly, RIP (RO’C)
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession

8.00am Mass Intentions of Bernadette & Derek Timothy
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Elpedio Bonggot, RIP (ER)
4.00pm Mass Private Intention- Extraordinary Form
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

Monday 2 The Holy Guardian Angels
9.00am Mass Intentions of Sheila de Chantilly, RIP & Family, (RO’C)

Tuesday 3 Feria
9.00am Mass Eileen Pearson, RIP (SP)

Wednesday 4 St Francis of Assisi, res
9.00am Mass John Kidney, RIP (AO)    

Thursday 5 Feria
9.00am Mass Margaret Randall, RIP (CB)

Friday 6 St Bruno, Pr
12Noon Mass Intentions of the CWL
12.30pm Exposition after Mass until
8.00pm Holy Hour and Benediction

Saturday 7 Our Lady of the Rosary
                         10.00am Mass Maureen Regan, RIP (CR)                         
10.30am-11.30am Exposition & Confession 

The Holy Rosary is prayed after morning Mass during the week

Twenty-Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time - Sunday 8th October

Saturday 5.30pm Vigil The People of the Parish
6.30pm–7.30pm Exposition & Confession


8.00am Mass Teresa Yates, RIP (SVP) (PR)
9.30am Mass Intentions of Mike & Marie Rubbert - Thanksgiving for Golden Wedding Anniversary                                          
11.30am Mass Thomas Patrick Costello, RIP (Anniv) (KC)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

The Sacrament of Penance is available on request

 

 

Christmas Bazaar, Sunday 3rd December 2017

This year we are holding our Parish Bazaar on a SUNDAY!  Everyone is welcome to join us after 8am Mass right through to 1.30pm.

We need your donations of unwanted gifts, bottles, toiletries and good quality raffle prizes.  You can leave these in the old Baptistry.  We really hope that you can join us for delicious refreshments.  Come along and bag a bargain.

If you wish to help on the day please contact Sue Lawford 07816141492 or Angela Clements 07940183452.

Christmas Shoebox Appeal

Leaflets are available at the back of the Church giving instructions how to fill a shoebox with gifts for a child this Christmas, who otherwise would receive nothing.  Filled and ready to collect shoeboxes should be taken to the nearest drop off point, Leigh Road Baptist Church (opposite the Church in Marguerite Drive) tel no: 478698, by the closing date, Friday 17th November 2017.

Please do not leave filled shoeboxes at Our Lady of Lourdes Church.

CAFOD Fast Day - Friday 6th October

This year, Cafod is focussing on El Salvador and realising the words from a prayer from Blessed Oscar Romero ‘to plant the seeds that one day will grow’. Farmers had been encouraged to buy foreign seeds for bigger harvests, but these have been few, and the seeds and crops are not resilient enough to survive extreme weather, like heavy rains. Also, seeds collected after the harvest do not grow the next year, creating a reliance on commercial seeds. Cafod is supporting farmers to rediscover more resilient native seeds and to learn new farmer techniques to boost their crops. Please pray for the work of Cafod and collection envelopes are available at the back of the church if you are able to support this work. Thank you.

Parish Mission - 7th-15th October 2017

Theme: The Catholic Faith – Ever Ancient, Ever New
Rediscovering and Renewing our Faith to fit us for the Mission of the New Evangelisation. 
Come and learn more about our Faith! Come and deepen your relationship with God! Come and experience the joy and confidence of the Gospel! 
Discover - Reflect - Pray - Worship 


Sunday 8th     
Solemn Mass at 11:30am to open the Mission. 
Vespers and Benediction at 5:30pm. 

Monday 9th    
Faith 6.30-8am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre. 
“Credo” - I believe … in what? 9-10.30am Mass followed by Talk.
Faith 8-9pm Talk with devotions.

Tuesday 10th    
Prayer & Worship 6.30-8am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
 It’s the Mass that Matters 9-10.30am Mass followed by Talk.
Prayer and Worship 8-9pm Talk with devotions.

Wednesday 11th    
Contrition, Confession, Conversion 6.30-8am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
I confess 9-10.30am Mass followed by Talk.
Contrition, Confession, Conversion 8-9pm Talk with devotions.

Thursday 12th  
Faith and our eternal deal 6.30-8am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
Destination Heaven 9-10.30am Mass followed by Talk.
Faith and our eternal destiny 8-9pm Talk with devotions.

Friday 13th Faith in Marriage and Family Life 6.30-8am Mass and meditation followed by Breakfast in the Parish Centre.
God Housekeeping 9-10.30am Mass followed by Talk.
Faith in Marriage and Family Life 8-9pm Talk with devotions. 
All Night vigil in the Church 9pm to 6.30am.

Saturday 14th    
Mary the Mother of Jesus Our Mother 10am Mass (with Confessions), 10.30-12Noon Special Talk for children/young people, with activities and devotions ending midday at latest.

Sunday 15th     
Solemn Pontifical Mass to close the Mission 11.30-12.30pm.
Solemn Blessing to gain the Plenary Indulgence. 

Preached by:     
Abbot Hugh Allan and Fr Stephen Morrison, Priests from the Norbertine Canonry of Chelmsford

Plenary Indulgence for the Parish Mission

One of the gifts the Church offers us is the possibility of obtaining a Plenary Indulgence - either for ourselves or for the Faithful Departed - during a Parish Mission.  A Plenary Indulgence is granted to those who attend the Mission, hear some of the sermons and are present for the solemn close of the Mission. The three prerequisites apply: Sacramental Confession, Holy Communion and prayers for the Pope.

During the Mission we hope to make the Lourdes Grotto a focus of special devotion to Our Blessed Lady. If you would like to bring flowers to be placed at the Altar then please leave them in the Sacristy so that they can be arranged and placed there.