Kevin Hale
Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear friends in Christ

The liturgy is a lesson in vigilance this Sunday: because the enemy never rests, and love never sleeps.

Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Kevin Hale
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear friends in Christ

The message of the liturgy of this Sunday is stark: our life on earth is brief!

Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Kevin Hale
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear friends in Christ

We have just completed, and returned from, our Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes

Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Kevin Hale
Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Today’s Gospel recounts the arrival of Jesus to visit his friends Martha, Mary and Lazarus at Bethany. Jesus would often stop at their house to rest and eat with them. He felt at home there, surrounded by their warmth and affection.

Sixteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Kevin Hale
Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear friends in Christ

The Parable of the Good Samaritan is one of the world's best known and loved stories.

Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Easter Sunday

Dear friends in Christ

A blessed and happy Easter to you all!

As we arrive at the summit of our Lenten pilgrimage, we give thanks to God for the graces of this holy season that has prepared us to celebrate the Paschal Mystery. Throughout the forty days of Lent we have accompanied Our Lord in His journey towards Jerusalem where the events of our salvation have been accomplished. We can reflect with gratitude on the graces from our Parish Mission last month, and go forward now in the joy and light of the Resurrection as faithful disciples of the Lord.

I thank all those who have helped to make Lent and Holy Week a time of spiritual encounter with Christ, and all of you who, by your prayers and good works, make the experience of our Faith fulfilling. So many of you contribute to the life of the Parish Family in a quiet but consistent way. I thank you all for the collaboration you give for the service of the Church. Together we are working for the building of God’s Kingdom on earth.

Our heartfelt prayers and good wishes go to those who are Received into the Church and Confirmed this Easter: Lia Aquilina, Paul Baker and Thomas Haden; may God give them holy perseverance in His Catholic Church.

May God grant you all the joy and optimism His Resurrection brings!

Msgr Kevin Hale

Easter Sunday

Liturgy:
Readings of Year C
Renewal of Baptismal Promises
Preface of Easter 1

Holy Saturday
9:00am Office of Reading and Lauds
Confessions 11:00am-12noon

8:30pm Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter The People of the Parish

Easter Sunday 20th April
8:00am Mass Thomas Cook, RIP (Anniv) (SD)
9:30am Mass Flora Ignatius, RIP (Anniv) (RP)
11:30am Mass Grace Earles, RIP & Dec’d Relatives & Holy Souls (FM)
5:30pm Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Monday 21
Monday within the Octave of Easter
10:00am Mass Ian Irwin, RIP (MI)

Tuesday 22
Tuesday within the Octave of Easter
9:00am Mass Bobby Newman, RIP (RO’C)

Wednesday 23
Wednesday within the Octave of Easter
9:00am Mass Intentions of Joe Hurley, (K&LW)

Thursday 24
Thursday within the Octave of Easter
9:00am Mass Intentions of the Eagle Family (JS)

Friday 25
Friday within the Octave of Easter
12Noon Mass Intentions of Cynthia Bush (MR)

Saturday 26
Saturday within the Octave of Easter
10:00am Mass Susan Tisi, RIP (MT)
10.30-11.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confessions

5:30pm Mass Rosemary Braggart, RIP (RM)
6.30-7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession

Second Sunday of Easter—Divine Mercy
27th April
8:00am Mass William Denis Hale, RIP (SW)
9:30am Mass Christine Keenan, RIP (Anniv) (FK)
11:30am Mass The People of the Parish
2.30pm Devotions for the Divine Mercy
No Vespers & Benediction

We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries

Fr Arthur Ryan, Fr Michael Enright, Canon Thomas Smith, Fr Derek Powney, Fr Augustine Davidson, Mgr Canon John Howell, Fr John Boyle, Fr Stanley Joynes, Fr James (Jim) McCormack, Fr John William Hayes, Fr Paul Dynan, Fr Simon Sullivan, Fr Myles O’Reilly, Violet Darnell, Louisa Hucks, Harold Horam, Ellaline Stenfalt, Magdalena Schenbel, George Robertson, Capt France Lionnet, Peggy Ayres, Lucy Richardson, Joan Fairchild, George Conridge, Albert Middleton, Clifford Mawer, Gladys Watts, Arnold Kyrke-Smith, Thelma Chambers, Michael Abbott, Dorothy (Dolly) Thorp, Mary Johnson, Mary Bartley, Tony Pycraft, Brigid Alexander, Grahame Addecott, Joseph Heaphy, Minnie Smith, Elizabeth White, Vincent Hurley, Audrey Lewis, Phyllis Eileen Tate, Mary Butt, Eric Pearson & Vera de Souza.

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

Please pray for the repose of the souls of

PAULINE SHAW, RIP who died on Monday, 10th February. Her funeral will take place on Wednesday, 23rd April at 3.30pm at Southend Crematorium.

JOHN COLIN REYNOLDS who died on Monday, 17th March. His body will be received into the church on Wednesday, 30th April at 5pm and his Requiem Mass will take place on Thursday, 1st May at 3pm.

MARJORIE JAY who died on 10th April. Her funeral will be held at Southend Crematorium on Wednesday, 14th May at 1.30 pm.

Requiescant in pace

Dates for your Diary

Saturdays 10th & 17th May 10.30am—First Holy Communion Masses

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

Assisted Dying

The important vote for all MPs on the assisted suicide legislation, known as the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, is likely to take place on 25th April.

The charity Right to Life UK has a simple online mechanism to allow people to contact their Member of Parliament and it only takes a few moments to submit a message to ask an MP to stop assisted suicide being rushed into law. It can be accessed here:https://righttolife.org.uk/asvote. Right to Life has also distributed postcards for the faithful to send to their MP’s on this subject which can be found at the back of church.

Young Adult Catholic Group

Are you aged between 18-30? Looking for a group of similar aged and likeminded Catholics? Look no further and join us on 01/05/2025 at Sacred Heart church hall from 6.30pm.

We are a group of young adult Catholics from across our Deanery who meet monthly for faith based discussions, prayer, and to socialise with each other. Food is provided.

Please contact Max on 07783506474 to confirm your attendance - and to ensure that quantity and allergies are taken into account when food and drink is organised. We hope to see you there.

OLOL Ladies Group

Our next Meeting will be on Thursday 24th April from 10am in the Parish Centre.

After our break over EASTER we welcome back all the ladies in the Parish who would like to join us for a  return of one of Jan's popular Quiz mornings ...so ladies, get your thinking caps on to beat the reigning champions! Plus enjoy our fun raffle and refreshments and a welcome return of CAKE!!! Subs are just £1.00

Centenary Celebration Concert Sunday 14th September at 3pm

As you will now be aware our Church building is 100 years old this year. It opened on 8th September 1925.

We are going to celebrate this with a Centenary Concert in the Church on Sunday 14th September at 3pm.

We envisage an uplifting hour of music with community hymns, and songs from the Sea of Voices Choir and from some of the children from our Catholic Schools.

This will be followed by Coffee & Cake in the Parish Centre.

Please keep this date free if you can. It would be wonderful to have a packed church to celebrate our 100th year in this beautiful building. Jo Ronan

Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

Liturgy:
Readings of Year C
The Apostles’ Creed
Preface: The Passion of the Lord

Saturday 12

Saturday of the Fifth Week of Lent

5.30pm Vigil Kathleen Young, RIP (Anniv) (LY)

6.30-7.30pm: Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession

HOLY WEEK

Palm Sunday of the Passion: 13th April

8:00am Mass Michael Mapson, RIP (LM)

9:30am Mass The People of the Parish

11:30am Mass Holy Souls Preceded by Blessing and Procession of Palms

5:30pm Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

Confessions after all Masses

Monday of Holy Week

9:00am Mass Anne Martin (LP)

Confessions after Mass

Tuesday of Holy Week

9:00am Mass Martin Payne, RIP (Anniv) (VP)

Confessions after Mass

Wednesday of Holy Week

9:00am Mass Timothy McCarthy, RIP (SH)

Confessions after Mass

11:00am Mass of Chrism in Brentwood Cathedral

Maundy Thursday

9:00am Office of Lauds

7:00pm Solemn Mass of the Lord’s Supper Johanna & Samuel Beech, RIP (Anniv) (JC)

Watching at the Altar of Repose until Midnight

Confessions after Mass; Compline 11:45pm

Good Friday

9:00am Office of Reading and Lauds

10:00am Children’s Way of the Cross

3:00pm Solemn Liturgy of Our Lord’s Passion

7:00pm Way of the Cross

Confessions after all the Services

Holy Saturday

9:00am Office of Reading and Lauds

Confessions 11:00am-12noon

8:30pm Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter The People of the Parish

Easter Sunday 20th April

8:00am Mass Thomas Cook, RIP (Anniv) (SD)

9:30am Mass Flora Ignatius, RIP (Anniv) (RP

11:30am Mass Grace Earles, RIP & Dec’d Relatives & Holy Souls (FM)

5:30pm Vespers and Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament

We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries

Fr Owen Fitzgerald, Fr John O’Mahoney, Fr William Donelan, Fr George Duckett, Fr Joseph McEntee, Fr Anthony Colebrook, May Provera, Andrew Traynor, Eileen Goodwin-Self, John Clements, Ian Walker, John Adams, Agnes Dorothy (Queenie) Ransom, Martin Payne, Peter Abel, James Kennedy, Sebastiano Marino, Stephen Bendall, Orla Shapiro, Antonio Capone, Mary Ellen O’Driscoll, Kenneth Sigovallan, Doris McEvoy, Cecelia Spindly, Wilfrid Walton, Phyllis Osment, Beryl Rombaut, Mary Kyrke-Smith, Anna Coste, George Andrews, Millicent Howell, Albert Thomas Cook & Thomas Corcoran.

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