Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School

Are you looking for a Nursery for your 2 to 4 year old?

Contact us to look around our learning environment!

office@ourladyoflourdes.southend.sch.uk 01702475689

olol.co.uk

Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School is located in Leigh's heart along Manchester Drive, a short walk from the London Road.

Our welcoming community school is perfect for children starting Nursery in 2024.

We're proud of our family feel, which spans generations, and our vast grounds for children to play.

Excelling in music, sport, science, and a balanced curriculum, we're the ideal place for your child to flourish.

Thinking about your child as they grow, our children transition easily and happily into our Reception classes. Our children achieve well in KS2, with many children moving on to the Catholic secondary schools.

40 Days for Life

40 days for life is a witness to human life praying and peacefully offering help to vulnerable women and girls. Southend City On Sea Marie Stopes International is an Abortion DIY Pills provider.  Join us over the Lenten period till Friday 22nd March. Contact Mary Connolly 07478765010 Madrecasita8@gmail.com 

St Bernard's High School—Exam Invigilators required as soon as possible

Current Hourly Rate: £10.50 

Invigilators should be reliable, responsible, and able to follow instructions in a calm and sensible manner. A flexible approach to working hours is essential and full training will be provided. We welcome applications from all denominations or none. 

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 torecruitment@stbernards.southend.sch.uk

Note: CVs will not be accepted.

Second Sunday of Lent

Liturgy:
Readings of Year B
The Apostles’ Creed
Preface of Second Sunday of Lent

Saturday 24
Saturday of the First Week of Lent

5.30pm Vigil Mass Violet Gray, RIP & Lucille Tarrabal, RIP
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

Sunday 25 February
Second Sunday of Lent
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Jim & Teena Rockell, RIP (K&LW)
11.30am Mass Lucrecia & Jose Conlu, RIP
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

Monday 26
Monday of the Second Week of Lent
9am Mass John Bernard Holland, RIP (Anniv) (MH)

Tuesday 27
Tuesday of the Second Week of Lent
9am Mass Tony, Brita & Michael Irons, RIP (JV)

Wednesday 28
Wednesday of the Second Week of Lent
9am Mass Madelaine Sighe, RIP (Anniv) (MR)
7pm Lenten Evening of Reflection

Thursday 29
Thursday of the Second Week of Lent
9am Mass Canon Francis Gilbert, RIP (FM)

Friday 1 March
St David, Bp—First Friday of the Month
12noon Mass Bill Hoggett, RIP (Anniv) (JH)
12.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass until
7pm Way of the Cross and Benediction

Saturday 2
Saturday of the Second Week of Lent
10am Mass Bernadette Lane, RIP (K&LW)
10.30-11.30am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

5.30pm Vigil Mass Fr Richard Moroney (Northampton) (PM)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

Sunday 3 March
Third Sunday of Lent
8am Mass Henry O'Callaghan, Special Intention
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Janet Weale, RIP (TW)
4pm Mass Violette Gray, RIP
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

Parish Fundraising

Thank you to everyone who has supported the 200 Club this year. The results of the January draw are as follows:

1st Prize    £150    121     Mrs A Craig

2nd Prize £100     88     Mrs R O’Callaghan

3rd Prize   £75      134    Mr D Little

4th Prize   £25      89      Mr J Murphy

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.

We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries

Mgr Canon Jules van Meenen, Fr Clifford Beecroft, Fr David Chapman, Fr John Wall, Fr Gerard Murphy, Anne Florence, Marie Bartley, Violet Nottle, Mary Sabot, Beau Winter-Myers, Maddalena Forte, Mary Tyson, Ronald Kitty, Janet Hurley, Michael Nils Irons, John Holland, Violet Smith, Adolphus Miller, Claire Sharpe, Sarah Bent, Emily Norwood, May Cooper, Mabel Smith, Michael Kieran, Rose Brookes, Aoife O’Sullivan, Christopher Kolwitz, Joe North, Joshua (Charlie) Peace, Cecil Ford, Harvey Martin, Gertrude Ettershank, Stephen Fontana, Bruno de Santis, Alfred George Holding, Margaret Carstairs, Paul Vermeulen, Patricia Hopper, Ada Champ, Jim Acaster, Michael Sheaf, Sylvia Langley, Miss A Till, Amy Rosetta Wood, Margaret Blissett, Catherine Byrne, Ruby Ravinet, Giovanni Puglisi, Patricia McBreaty, & Michael Flynn.

We pray for our sick

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.”

— Roman Missal: For relatives and friends

Sanctuary Lamp

This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for the intentions of Cynthia Bush.

Please pray for the repose of the souls of

MICHAEL COLMAN LUCEY who died on Wednesday, 14th February. His Requiem Mass will be held on Wednesday, 20th March at 10.45am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.

BRIDGET WARD who died on Thursday, 11th January.

ISABEL COOMBS who died on Wednesday, 17th January.

Requiescant in pace

Responsorial Psalm at 11.30am Mass

LENTEN EVENINGS OF REFLECTION

Wednesday, February 28th—Fr Mark Reilly PP Hornchurch: Towards the Holy Year 2025: Pilgrims of Hope

Wednesday, March 13th—Fr Graham Smith PP Southend: How to be Holy

Wednesday, March 20th—Fr Stephen Morrison OPræm PP Peckham: The Kingship of Christ in the Passion

To include a preached meditation by a guest speaker, Eucharistic Adoration, Compline, Benediction and Confessions. These will be held in the church from 7–8pm followed by refreshments and a bookstall in the Parish Centre.

Dates for your Diary

Monday 26th February—Journey in Faith (RCIA) continues—8pm St Clement Room

Thursdays: February 29th & March 7th, 14th & 21st—'The Chosen’ 7pm Parish Centre

Wednesdays: February 28th, & March 13th & 20th;
Lenten Evenings of Reflection—7-8.30pm

Saturdays 11th & 18th May—First Holy Communion Masses

Sunday 19th May—Sacrament of Confirmation

Saturday 6th July—Flower Festival

Monday 22nd—Friday 26th July 2024—Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes

THE CHOSEN—showing in the Parish during Lent

The Chosen is a groundbreaking historical drama based on the life of Jesus Christ, seen through the eyes of those who knew him. Set against the backdrop of Roman oppression in first-century Israel, the drama shares an authentic and intimate look at Jesus’ revolutionary life and teachings.

The third episode of this Gospel depiction will be screened in the Parish Centre on Thursday, 29th February, at 7pm; each episode lasts one hour.

Journey of Faith—RCIA

RCIA will meet on Monday, 26th February 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 St Clement 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.

National Novena to St. Joseph: 10th to 18th March 2024

Every year the Mill Missionaries prepare for the Feast of St. Joseph with a Special Novena of Masses and prayers to ask for God' blessing for the intentions of all those who support their work. Please see the poster at the back of Church with more information. Thank you. Joan Caunce (Secretary).

Repository

We are open after all Masses at weekends so please feel free to come and browse our new stock. We are pleased to say we now have a large collection of Rosaries to suit all tastes/ages, plus a selection of Statues and Candles.

Just arrived are new Cards for Mass intentions, Sympathy, Get Well, Birthday etc. For the early bird we have some Easter and Mother’s Day cards, plus gifts and cards for Baptism. If you do not find what you are looking for please ask one of the Volunteers.

Baptisms

We congratulate the parents of Hanna & Carl Rasmussen who were Baptised recently at Our Lady of Lourdes. May God bless them and their family as they grow in His knowledge and love.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham - Saturday 25th May 2024

Join Bishop Alan and other parishes around the Diocese of Brentwood in Walsingham. We will celebrate Mass at the Basilica before walking the Holy Mile to the grounds of Walsingham Abbey to celebrate Vespers and Benediction on the site of the Holy House.

If you would like to come please leave your name and contact details with the Parish office.

Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School

Are you looking for a Nursery for your 2 to 4 year old?

Contact us to look around our learning environment!

office@ourladyoflourdes.southend.sch.uk 01702475689

olol.co.uk

Our Lady of Lourdes Primary School is located in Leigh's heart along Manchester Drive, a short walk from the London Road.

Our welcoming community school is perfect for children starting Nursery in 2024.

We're proud of our family feel, which spans generations, and our vast grounds for children to play.

Excelling in music, sport, science, and a balanced curriculum, we're the ideal place for your child to flourish.

Thinking about your child as they grow, our children transition easily and happily into our Reception classes. Our children achieve well in KS2, with many children moving on to the Catholic secondary schools.