The two Princes of the Apostles—Peter and Paul—dominant our church building on the inside and out.
SS PETER & PAUL, App
Liturgy:
Readings of Year B
The Nicene Creed
Preface of Sunday 4
Saturday 29
Saturday Memorial of the BVM
5.30pm Vigil Mass Intentions of Michael Tisi (MTLB)
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Sunday 30 June
SS PETER AND PAUL, App - Holyday of Obligation
8am Mass Caroline Geoghegan, RIP (PG)
9.30am Mass Patrick Clarke, RIP (Anniv) (IR)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 1 July
St Oliver Plunket, Bp, M
9am Mass Kevin McGrath, RIP (MW)
Tuesday 2
Feria
9am Mass Intentions of Tabitha McGarry(MR)
Wednesday 3
St Thomas, Ap
9.30am Mass Frank Clancy, RIP (Anniv) (JL)
Our Lady of Lourdes Leavers Mass
Thursday 4
St Elizabeth of Portugal
9am Mass Cliff & Gina Sweetenham (Diamond Wedding Anniv) (CS)
Friday 5—First Friday
St Antony Mary Zaccaria, Pr
12 Noon Mass Steve Nortney, RIP (AT)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass until Holy Hour 7—8pm
Saturday 6
St Maria Goretti, V, M
10am Mass Lucille Tarrobal RIP & Violet Gray ,RIP
10.30-11am Confessions; NO Exposition—Flower Festival
5.30pm Vigil Mass The People of the Parish
6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Sunday 7 July
Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
8am Mass Winifred Gover ,RIP
9.30am Mass Carol Lawson, RIP (Anniv) (SF)
11.30am Mass Eleanor Greatly, RIP (AS)
4pm Mass Caroline Geoghegan, RIP (CB)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr James Edward Littleton, Fr Patrick Curran, Fr Patrick Carthy, Canon Thomas Barrett, Fr Bill Brown, Benita Skelton, Patrick Clarke, Jim Robinson, Albert Nichols, Marguerite Cave, John Lloyd, John Kidney, Frank Clancy, Gustave Rombaut, Lionel Conway, Paul Stewart King, Josephine Studd, Julie Quail, Iris Bell, Harriet Thompson, Reginald Brierley, Joan Wiltshire, Alfred Edwards, Mirian Jackson, Kathleen Ford, Gertrude Bridges, Elsie Asher, Edmund Gdembiewski, Frances Littlewood, Marie Louise Clements, Alfred Johnson, Jennifer Lyons, Joseph Bond, Dorothy Blaker, Ronald Albert Conner & Niqui Denkmayer.
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.”
Sanctuary Lamp
This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for Mick Stevens, RIP.
Please pray for the repose of the souls of
THOMASINA McVAY HILL (Nina) who died 19th June. Her Requiem mass will take place on Thursday, 11th July at 10am, followed by committal at Southend Cemetery.
FR BRIAN McGILLOWAY who died recently.
Requiescant in pace
Dates for your Diary
Saturday 6th July—Flower Festival
Monday 22nd—Friday 26th July 2024—Parish Pilgrimage to Lourdes
Saturday 15th—Friday 21st March 2025—Parish Mission led by the Redemptorists
Clergy Appointments
These changes take place from the first week of September.
PARISH PRIESTS
Fr Tony Grant—From Canning Town to Manor Park
Fr Gary Dench—From Cathedral to Hutton
Fr Jerold Savio Terrance—From Hornchurch, St Mary to Maldon/Burnham
Fr John Britto Michael—New to Diocese to Great Dunmow
Fr Jon Ravensdale (Ordinariate)—From Greenstead to Harlow, The Assumption of Our Lady
Fr Alex Garner (Ordinariate)—New to Diocese to Greenstead
Fr Timothy Ezet (Ordinariate)— New to Diocese to Chingford, CTK
Fr Paul Makita SCA—From Barking, St Thomas More to Barking, St Mary & St Ethelburga
ASSISTANT PRIESTS
Fr Paschal Uche—Chelmsford to Grays
Fr Matúš Meleg—From Grays to Cathedral
Fr Frank Westcott—Newly Ordained to Hornchurch, St Mary
Fr Saji Thomas RCJ—Basildon to East Ham
Fr Grzegorz Borski—New to Diocese to Clacton
Fr Albert Kollemkudy RCJ—New to Diocese to Basildon
RETIREMENTS
Father Leslie Knight
Canon William Young
Father John Corbyn [Ordinariate]
Responsorial Psalm at 11.30am
Incoming: Elevation—Andre Raison (1645-1719)
Outgoing: Basse de Trompette—Giles Jullien (1650-1703)
Responsorial Psalm
The Angel of the Lord will rescues those who revere him
OLOL Ladies Group
Our next Meeting is on Thursday 4th July at the usual time of 10am. New members are always welcome with subs still at £1 .
Next week we are very pleased to welcome back Father Jeanne-Claude Selvini who has very kindly agreed to give us a talk. This will be “A potted history of the Catholic Church in England”, which should prove to be a very interesting topic and food for thought! We would appreciate it if ladies could be on time, given Fr. Selvini’s busy schedule.
NB: This will be the last week for ladies to book a place on our end of term lunch, cost just £8. If you haven’t been able to come to Meetings recently, no problem just please remember to book a place to avoid disappointment.
Flower & Craft Festival Saturday 6th July 2024
Thank you to everyone who has agreed to take part in this year's Flower and Craft Festival. We now need all of you to support us by coming on Saturday 6th and bringing friends, neighbours and family to our beautiful Church. The theme is Prayer and everyone will find something that speaks to them, especially perhaps those who do not have any religious background. As always there will be free refreshments provided by some of our parishioners in the Parish Centre, with any donations going to HARP.
We would appreciate any donations of flowers on Friday 5th when we will be putting the displays together.
Please do try to make an effort to come along and appreciate the music, crafts and flowers that our parishioners have been creating.
Jo Ronan
Wedding Anniversaries
Fr Kevin would be pleased to hear from any couples who are celebrating significant anniversaries this year (25, 40, 50, 60 years) so that they can be invited to the Mass celebrating Marriage and Family Life in Brentwood Cathedral in July,
The Forthcoming General Election
As you know, the UK general election is fast-approaching and those standing will want our votes.
We have a responsibility as Catholics, to ensure that parties commit to tackling issues such as upholding the sanctity of life for the most vulnerable in our society.
Raising our voices and contacting parliamentary candidates as a parish community will send a strong signal to them.
The Prolife Charity, SPUC has created a simplified process to equip Catholics to contact their parliamentary candidates .
Please see https://www.spuc.org.uk/valueyourvote for more information.
You just enter your postcode to find out who your candidates are, and a template email appears for you to send to them.
The threat of decriminalising abortion was averted in this Parliament but will soon return in the next.
There is also expected to be a big push to legalise assisted suicide as well.
It is vital for us as Catholic to use our vote to stand up for the most vulnerable in our society and to elect pro-life MPs.
MISSIO Red Box Holders
I have received the Summer 2024 edition of he Missio. If you have not received one personally from me please take one from the back of the Church (on the ledge at the back usual place). If anyone has a box needing emptying please give to me or leave in the Office and I will pick it up. Please don't to forget to take your boxes back from the back of the Church after.
Thank you.
Joan Caunce, Secretary, 01268 757505.
Fairtrade
Our next Fairtrade sale will be in the Parish Centre on Sunday 7th July - 8.30am-11.30am. The church is encouraging us to support our brothers and sisters around the world giving them a fair price for the products they produce. Thank you to everyone who supported us last month, we raised £206.50. This is the last sale before the summer break so come and stock up on your favourite items.
Feel free to come in before or after Mass and have a coffee and a chat. We look forward to seeing you.
Live Simply Group
OLOL School Summer Fete
General Election 2024
Helping Catholics engage with the General Election to make their voices heard on Thursday, 4th July.
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
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.
St Vincent's Centre, Southend
The Mayor’s Nominated Charity for 2022/23 is St Vincent’s Centre Southend and there are various upcoming events. Your participation would make a huge difference where all proceeds will go towards restocking their food bank.
Events Include:
Afternoon Tea at The Roslin Beach Hotel - Monday, 8th July, 12:30pm £30.00 per person.
To book contact: 07549 128877 or Email: nesperm@svp.org.uk
Dinner & Auction - Saturday 16th November - Roslin Beach Hotel. Ticket Price £95.00 inc. welcome drink, 3 course dinner, live music & charity auction.
Phone: 07549 128877 or Email: nesperm@svp.org.uk for further details.