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
Liturgy:
Readings of Year C
Preface of Easter 4
The Apostles’ Creed
Saturday 10
Saturday after the Third Sunday of Easter
10.30am First Holy Communion Mass
No exposition or Confessions
5.30pm Mass Edward (Dandy) Dooley, RIP (SW)
6.30-7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Fourth Sunday of Easter
11th May
8am Mass Sr Mary Juliana, RIP (RM)
9.30am Mass Jim McEvoy, RIP & Mary & Arthur Leftley, RIP (FMcE)
11.30am Mass The People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 12
St John Houghton, Pr, M
9am Mass William Hale RIP, (SD)
Tuesday 13
St Erconwald, Bp
9am Mass Holy Souls
Wednesday 14
St Matthias Ap
9am Mass Holy Souls
Thursday 15
Thursday after the Fourth Sunday of Easter
9am Mass Jim & Lilian Fegan, RIP Anniv (JC)
Friday 16
Friday after the Fourth Sunday of Easter
12Noon Mass Ian Spacie, RIP (VS)
Saturday 17
Saturday after the Fourth Sunday of Easter
10.30am First Holy Communion Mass
No exposition or Confessions
5.30pm Mass The People of the Parish
6.30-7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Fifth Sunday of Easter
18th May
8am Mass Bobby Newman, RIP (JC)
9.30am Mass Holy Souls
11.30am Mass Intentions of Susan Griffin (90th Birthday) (PG)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr Augustine Davidson, Mgr Canon John Howell, Fr John Boyle, Fr Stanley Joynes, Fr James (Jim) McCormack, Fr John William Hayes, Fr Paul Dynan, Mary Jones, Wally Hurst, Philip Wilson, Vera Sarah Fogarty, Frederick Leslie Freeman, James McEvoy, Charlotte Anderson, Robert King, Patrick O’Sullivan, Joyce Wilkinson, Iris Amner, John Lyons, Mrs Constance Newton, Dorothy Kyrke-Smith, Margaret Philp, Joseph Edwards, John Smith, Eileen Rosina Hood, Gerald Clarke, Mrs Winifred Craig, Francis Thomas, Roma Morgan, John Rivens, Arthur Mills, Emma Jane Hobbs, Alfred Warner, Philip Everett, Amy Ehn, Bridget Hamblion, Pauline Cousins, Jacqueline Rogers, Florence West, Ellen O’Leary, Agnes Theresa Brady & Edward Petronis.
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.”
Please pray for the repose of the soul of
MARJORIE JAY who died on 10th April. Her funeral will be held at Southend Crematorium on Wednesday, 14th May at 1.30 pm.
Requiescat in pace
Sanctuary Lamp
This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for John Butler, RIP
Dates for your Diary
Saturday 17th May 10.30am—First Holy Communion Mass
Sunday 1st June 2025—Visitation & Confirmation
Sunday 22nd June—Corpus Christi Procession 4pm
Saturday 5th July—Flower Festival
Monday 21st—Friday 25th July—Lourdes Pilgrimage
Monday 8th September Centenary of the Opening of our Church
Sunday 14th September Parish Centenary Celebration 3pm
Music at 11.30am mass
Incoming: Chorale Prelude—Georg Phillip Telemann (1681-1767)
Outgoing: Marche Pontificale—Charles Gounod (1818-1893
Baptisms
We congratulate the parents of Jude Juffs, Poppy Clarke, Zachary Chapman & Michael Ashley-Chelton who were Baptised recently at Our Lady of Lourdes. May God bless them and their families as they grow in His knowledge and love.
Susan Griffin's 90th Birthday
You are warmly invited to celebrate Susan Griffin’s 90th Birthday on Sunday 18th May in the Parish Centre, following the 11.30am Mass. Join us for tea, cake, and good company as we give thanks for Susan’s wonderful milestone. All are welcome!
SVP Awareness Month
Awareness Month is our society's opportunity to highlight the SVP's presence in our parish and community and to promote an understanding of our work. This, in turn, can help people in need of support to know how to contact us, and for those considering joining the Society to make enquiries about joining our local Group/Conference.
Founded in Paris in 1833 by Frederick Ozanam and companions and taking Vincent de Paul as their patron. With Christian values at our core, members of the SVP work in a variety of ways, including visiting and befriending the lonely and housebound, supporting locally (and in strict confidence) individuals and families in financial need.
If you would like to learn more about the SVP, or consider joining us, please contact Sallie Pollock 07450 277956, alternatively, leave a message with the Parish office on 01702 478078.
You can support our parish Conference financially via the SVP button on the parish website.
Repository
The Repository is open after all Masses at the weekend. With First Holy Communions approaching, we have a lovely selection of gifts and cards, so please take time to come and browse.
We also have Mantillas for sale, plus a large selection of various cards, Rosaries and statues and a few copies left of the new yearly Missal.
Missio Red Boxes
On behalf of Missio I wish to thank you all who contributed either via the Red Boxes or Direct giving - Direct Debits or online donations. Our Parish of Our Lady of Lourdes and St. Joseph donated £4875.34 (£2035.25 via the Red Boxes and £2840.09 via Direct giving) in 2024. Please see the Thank you Poster at the back of Church. Joan Caunce, Secretary.
Third Sunday of Easter
Third Sunday of Easter
Liturgy:
Readings of Year C
Preface of Easter 3 The Apostles’ Creed
Saturday 3
SS Philip & James, App
10am Mass Susan Tisi, RIP (LB)
10.30-11.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions
5.30pm Mass William Dennis Hale, RIP (LL)
6.30-7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Third Sunday of Easter
4th May
8am Mass The People of the Parish
9.30am Mass Dec'd Parents, Brothers & Sisters of Canon Gilbert, RIP (FM)
11.30am Mass Cathy Sanders, RIP (Anniv) (RS)
4pm Mass Richard Coleman, RIP (JC)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 5
Monday after the Third Sunday of Easter
10am Mass Tadhg Gallagher, RIP (GM)
Tuesday 6
St John Payne, Pr, M
9am Mass Valerie Quinn, RIP (Anniv) (TQ)
Wednesday 7
Wednesday after the Third Sunday of Easter
9am Mass Intentions of Tyrone Scott (sick) (SH)
Thursday 8
Thursday after the Third Sunday of Easter
9am Mass In Thanksgiving (IS)
Friday 9
Friday after the Third Sunday of Easter
12Noon Mass Private Intention (KH)
Saturday 10
Saturday after the Third Sunday of Easter
10.30am First Holy Communion Mass
No exposition or Confessions
5.30pm Mass Edward (Dandy) Dooley, RIP (SW)
6.30-7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Fourth Sunday of Easter
11th May
8am Mass Sr Mary Juliana, RIP (RM)
9.30am Mass Jim McEvoy, RIP & Mary & Arthur Leftley, RIP (FMcE)
11.30am Mass the People of the Parish
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Canon Thomas Norris, Fr Feargus Saurin, Fr Andrew Dorricott, Canon Patrick Palmer, Canon Basil Booker, Fr John O’Callaghan, Canon Brian Grady, Canon John Duckett, Leslie Porter, Anita Dawson, David McCluskey, Sybil Figueredo, Elizabeth McCarthy, John Brown, Petronella Jennett, Mary Deyong, Arthur Leftley, Bertha Nesnas, Catherine Sanders, Mary Hardie, Marvel Salter, Dorothy Hosmer, Denys Hale, Charles McLaughlin, Fred Parsons, Arthur Chadwick, Anthony Camelo, John Cooper, Patrick Shanahan, Peggy Choppin, Mary Donovan, Michael McDermott, Cestan Szymczak, Margaret Park & May Downey.
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.”
Please pray for the repose of the soul of
MARJORIE JAY who died on 10th April. Her funeral will be held at Southend Crematorium on Wednesday, 14th May at 1.30 pm.
Requiescat in pace
Sanctuary Lamp
This week the Sanctuary Lamp burns for Thomas Cook, RIP.
Prayer for the Election of a New Pope
O God, eternal shepherd,
who govern your flock with unfailing care,
grant in your boundless fatherly love
a pastor for your Church
who will please you by his holiness
and to us show watchful care.
Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,
who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen.