Thank you from Fr Selvini

I would like to express once again my heartfelt thanks to all those who made my Silver Jubilee Mass such a happy and memorable occasion last week – Mgr Kevin Hale, our Parish Priest, for his most inspiring words, Spencer and his cantors, Niall and Rory, Bernard and the team of altar servers, the readers Mary and Rosa, those who kindly sent me Mass cards and gifts, and last but not least Sue Lawford and her team of helpers who prepared the lavish refreshments after Mass. Thank you all so much for your many kindnesses and generosity! I will offer Mass for your intentions in the near future.

OLL Ladies Group

Our next Meeting is on Thursday 20th June at 10am in the Parish Centre. Subs are just £1 00 which includes refreshments and we also have a fun Raffle. New members are always welcome.

Next week we will be having one of our popular Quiz mornings, so if you want to beat the Champions, no prizes for guessing, have your thinking hats at the ready!

NB: please remember to put your name down for the end of Term lunch.

Repository Notice

We have cards for all those special occasions so please browse and come early to avoid disappointment . One of the volunteers are happy to help if you do not see what you are looking for. We also have a selection of Statues and Rosaries, plus a few new books for children.

Please note that the Repository is only open after all Masses at the weekends.

Flower & Craft Festival Saturday 6th July 2024

It is time to start preparations for this year’s Flower and Craft Festival! The Theme this year is ‘PRAYER.’

We would love to have as many people as possible to take part. Simply choose a prayer or prayers and think about how that can be illustrated visually with Flowers, Art work, Artefacts, Needlework etc.

The Festival day is always a very inspiring occasion with people from all faiths or none dropping into our beautiful Church. We have been overwhelmed by the positive response that there has been over the last few years to our themes.

If you would like to take part please email me at : mcronan@btinternet.com, or simply speak to me or Theresa.

If you are not sure about a suitable prayer then I have lots to choose from.

Jo Ronan

St Bernard's High School Year 5 Open Evening Thursday 11th July

St Bernard’s High School, A Catholic Academy for Arts and Science

Open Evening for Year 5 Students(Starting Year 7 in September 2025)

Thursday 11 July 2024—5.30pm to 8.30pm

We would be delighted to welcome Year 5 girls and their parents/carers to our Open Evening. This is an evening for girls wishing to join Year 7 in September 2025.

We are also offering an opportunity for parents/carers to visit the school during a normal teaching day, between 9.30am and 11.00am on set days in October, dates will be published on our website. Appointments for these guided tours will be available in September.

St Bernard’s High School offers selective places based on success in the CSSE

selective tests and non-selective places according to faith-based admissions criteria. (Please see school website for full details.)

‘St Bernard’s High School is a welcoming, inclusive school’. Ofsted 2023

‘Leaders have high expectations of pupils in terms of learning and behaviour. Pupils live up to these expectations.’ Ofsted 2023

‘The behaviour of students is exemplary both in lessons and throughout the school as they strive to live out the mission statement, ‘Love one another as I have loved you’. (Diocesan Inspection, 2024)

‘Behaviour for learning is outstanding, fostered through extremely positive teacher-student relationships’. (Diocesan Inspection, 2024)

www.stbernardswestcliff.org.uk
Milton Road, Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex SS0 7JS. Tel: 01702 343583

St Thomas More Alumni Memorial Mass—22nd June

The annual St Thomas More Alumni Memorial Mass will take place this year in the chapel at St Thomas More High School on Saturday 22nd June at 11am to coincide with the SVP Fun Day being held at the school on the same day.

All former pupils and members of staff are welcome, together with their families and current members of the school, to pray for and remember those from the school community who have died.

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.

Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Liturgy:
Readings of Year B
The Nicene Creed
Preface of Sunday 1

Saturday 8
The Immaculate Heart of Mary
5.30pm Vigil Mass The People of the Parish
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession

Sunday 9 June
Tenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Peter Deal RIP (CMcH)
9.30am Mass Caroline Geoghegan, RIP (MI)
11.30am Mass The Speedy Recovery of Winifred Gover
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

Monday 10
Feria
9am Mass Vincent & Sheila Harrison, RIP (JC)

Tuesday 11
St Barnabus, Ap
9am Mass Richard Coleman, RIP (AC)

Wednesday 12
Feria
9am Mass Intentions of Susan Griffin (PL)

Thursday 13
St Anthony of Padua, Pr, D
9am Mass Ann Pyke, RIP (DS)

Friday 14
Feria
10.45am Requiem Mass Valerie Linda Quinn RIP
No 12 Noon Mass

Saturday 15
Saturday Memorial of the BVM
10am Mass Maureen Marsland, RIP (Anniv) (EM)
10.30-11.30am: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession

5.30pm Vigil Mass Intentions of Rosemary Bragard (90th Birthday) (SH)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession

Sunday 16 June
Eleventh Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Jim & Teena Rockell RIP (L&KW)
11.30am Mass Michelle Disney, RIP (Anniv) (JD)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction

We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries

Fr Gerard Butcher, Fr Thomas Crowe, Fr John Gallacher, Fr Robert Mortimer-Anderson, Fr Thomas Carlin, Fr Gerard Hughes, Fr Ambrose O’Gorman, Fr Philip Willenbrock, Kathleen Lee, Ray Parascadolo, Irene Chessher, Caroline Geoghegan, James McCrimmon, Pamela Gafga, Annie Adelia Lawrence, Rose Whitehead, Walter Burrill, Gerald Melhuish, Gwendoline Underwood, George Houston, Theresa Yates, Raymond Morton, Harold Britt, Ken Bailey, Margaret Grenier, James George Fairchild, Janice Mary Turner, Jill Kinsley, Norita Fanning, Christina Pegler, Michelle Disney, Sheila Ann Power, Ethel Dillon, Teresa O’Brien & Norbert Widera.

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.
— Roman Missal: For relatives and friends
Link to: The sick of our parish