This begins on Monday, 22nd September 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 Newman 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.
GB Row 2025
I finished the row from Scarborough, North Yorkshire (starting Saturday 26th) to Burnham on Crouch on Wednesday 30th July and it was such an adventure and challenge.
Thank you so much for all the Donations—over £1600 in total raised, to be shared equally between Children in Need and the SVP Centre Southend.
Lourdes Pilgrimage October 2025
St Helens Westcliff will be going on Pilgrimage to Lourdes, Wednesday October 15th to Saturday 18th October inclusive. Staying at Hotel Grande Moderne 4* closest to sanctuaries. All rooms have ensuite facilities. Full board. Flying from Stansted direct to Lourdes (Tarbes) airport. Transfer time 20 mins by luxury coach included both ways in France. We have a few places available and you will be made most welcome.
Please contact Sue Baillie for more information 07979746707, Tour Operator Anam Cara Travel.
St Vincent Afternoon Tea
We are delighted to invite you to a special Afternoon Tea hosted by St Vincent at the beautiful Roslin Beach Hotel on Monday, 8th December, at 1.30pm.
Join us for an elegant afternoon overlooking the sea, sharing delicious treats and warm company. The event promises a relaxed, friendly atmosphere and is a wonderful way to enjoy the festive season together in style.
Tickets are £37.50 per person and include a traditional afternoon tea selection perfectly brewed teas, freshly baked scones, delicate finger sandwiches and irresistible cakes.
Not only will this be a lovely occasion but by joining us, you will also help us continue our charitable work in the community. Your support truly makes a difference.
Booking is essential please RSVP to secure your place. To reserve email NesperM@svp.org.uk
We very much hope you can join us for what is sure to be a memorable afternoon.
St Bernard's High School
Learning Mentor – from September 2025
Five days per week, Term Time Only 8.00am-4.00pm
Scale 7-12 (£25,584-£27,711) / pro rata actual salary £21,933 - £23,757
An opportunity has arisen for a Learning Mentor to join our Pastoral Team. We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic and approachable professional to work alongside our Learning Mentor Team supporting identified students.
You will be joining a successful, friendly and supportive department within a high-performing school, supporting students from Years 7 – Y13. You will need to be able to work flexibly and provide support, motivation and guidance to help students overcome barriers to their learning.
St Bernard's High School is a vibrant Catholic girl’s school from Years 7-11 with a co-educational mixed Sixth Form. Our school is ranked one of the top schools in Southend, and we are in the top 20% of schools across the country for our progress with students and our outcomes. It is a warm and welcoming school where our Catholic values underpin our day to day life.
All new staff are supported within the positive ethos of this happy and high performing school, and to this end all staff complete an applicable induction training programme. The community at St Bernard’s welcome applications from all faiths or none.
Closing Date: 1 September 2025, 12:00 . Interviews: date tbc
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Liturgy:
Readings Year C
Preface of Sunday 4
The Nicene Creed
Saturday 26
Ss Joachim and Anne, Parents of the BVM
5.30pm Mass Lourdesmary, Manglem & Elizabeth Pallis, RIP (DL)
6.30-7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Seventeenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
27th July
8am Mass Roland Selvini, RIP (Fr. S)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Marjorie Jay, RIP (JS)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
Monday 28
Feria
9am Mass Intentions of John Archer (MS)
Tuesday 29
Ss Martha, Mary and Lazarus
9am Mass Intentions of the Lambert Family (Ruth’s Anniv) (LL)
Wednesday 30
St Peter Chrysologus, Bp, D
No 9am Mass
11am Requiem Mass Pamela Uglietti RIP
Thursday 31
St Ignatius of Loyola, Pr
9am Mass Holy Souls
1.30pm Requiem Mass Paolo Selci RIP
Friday 1—First Friday
St Alphonsus Mary de Liguori, Bp, D
12.00 Noon Paul Swann, RIP (Anniv) (MD)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament after Mass until Holy Hour 7—8pm
Saturday 2
St Peter Julian Eymard, Priest
10am Mass Noel Charles Auger, RIP (Anniv) (YA)
10.30—11.30am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
5.30pm Mass William (Bill) Clark, RIP (BP)
6.30-7.30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Confession
Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time
3rd August
8am Mass Denise MacDermott, RIP (Anniv) (AC)
9.30am Mass The People of the Parish
11.30am Mass Clare Chadwick, RIP (Anniv) (MI)
4pm Mass Darwin Feliciano, RIP (MD)
5.30pm Vespers & Benediction
We Pray for the Dead on their Anniversaries
Fr John Harding, Fr Bernard (Brian) McGilloway, Fr Michael O’Sullivan, Mrs Pearle, David Bavin, Margaret Hughes, Bertha Dokk-Olsen, Emma Alexander, Anne Owen, Mirren Button, Dorothy Pogue, Basil Hall, Ruth Lambert, Rory Forge, Richard Wallner, Les Francis, Paul Swann, Irene (Molly) Kerry, Irene Hall, Caroline Richards, Mary Ellen Fiddes, Eleanor Lawson, Sylvia Gosling, Ethel Warwick, Olive Scott-Hansen, Winifred Bailey, Bernard Martin, Frances Murray, Teresa Fitzgerald, Max Button, Margaret Ring & Noel Auger.
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 souls of
PAMELA UGLIETTI who died on Thursday, 19th June. Her Requiem Mass will be on Wednesday, 30th July at 11am followed by committal at Southend Crematorium.
PAOLO SELCI who died on Thursday, 3rd July. His Requiem Mass will be on Thursday, 31st July at 1.30pm followed by committal at Sutton Road Cemetery.
Requiescant in pace
Dates for your Diary
Monday 8th September Centenary of the Opening of our Church. Mass 7.00pm
Sunday 14th September Parish Centenary Celebration 3pm
Music at 11.30am Mass
Prelude: Recit—Pierre Du Mage (1674-1751)
Postlude: Grand Plein Jeu—Louis-Nicolas Clerambault (1676-1749)
Knights of Saint Columba-Holy Relics Tour 2025
St Margaret of Scotland
St Columba
St Andrew
We are enormously proud to be given permission to once again tour the Holy Relics of these three remarkable Saints. Below is the timetable of the tour.
Date: Town: Church: Times open for Prayer and Veneration:
Monday 28th July
Kings Lynn, Our Lady of the Annunciation 12:30—6pm
Tuesday 29th July
Kings Lynn, Our Lady of the Annunciation 8am—6pm
Wednesday 30th July
Kings Lynn, Our Lady of the Annunciation 8am—10am
Ipswich, St Marys 12:30pm—8pm
Thursday 31st July
Ipswich, St Marys 8am—10am
Clacton, Our Lady of Light and St Osyth 12 Noon—6pm
Friday 1st August
Clacton, Our Lady of Light and St Osyth 8am—10am
Kelvedon, St Mary Immaculate and the Holy Archangels 12 Noon—6pm
Saturday 2nd August
Kelvedon, St Mary Immaculate and the Holy Archangels 8am —10:30am
Chelmsford, The Blessed Sacrament 12 Noon—7:30pm
Sunday 3rd August
Chelmsford, The Blessed Sacrament 8:30am—12:30pm
Eastwood, St Peters 1:30pm—6pm
Monday 4th August
Eastwood, St Peters 8am—10am
Basildon, The Most Holy Trinity 12 Noon—6pm
Tuesday 5th August
Basildon, The Most Holy Trinity 8am—10am
Brentwood, St Mary and St Helen Cathedral 12 Noon—8pm
Wednesday 6th August
Brentwood, St Mary and St Helen Cathedral 8am—10am
Hornchurch, St Mary Mother of God 12 Noon—6pm
Thursday 7th August
Hornchurch, St Mary Mother of God 8am—10am
West Ham, Our Lady of Compassion 12 Noon—6pm
Friday 8th August
West Ham, Our Lady of Compassion 8am—10am
Elm Park, St Alban 12 Noon—6pm
Saturday 9th August
Elm Park, St Alban 8am—10am
Chingford, Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila 12 Noon—7:30pm
Sunday 10th August
Chingford, Our Lady of Grace and St Teresa of Avila 8am—12 Noon
All timings are approximate and subject to travel delays.
First Holy Communion 2026
If your child is going into Year 3 or above and you wish for them to make their First Holy Communion in May 2026, please submit the application by Friday 5th September.
This should be done via the parish website, under Sacraments - Communion
(https://lourdesleigh.org/sacraments)
Baptisms
We congratulate the parents of Serafina Pia Smyth who was Baptised recently at Our Lady of Lourdes. May God bless her and her family as she grows in His knowledge and love.
Parish Fundraising
The winners of the draw this month are:
1st Prize £150 190 Mr J Hurley
2nd Prize £100 82 Mrs J Lewis
3rd Prize £75 175 Miss F DeSouza
4th Prize £25 46 Mr I Charters
The Parish Finance Committee has, after due research and consideration, decided to focus our 200 Club funds on a new project—Aid to the Church in Need’s project in Nigeria to provide support for vocations to the Congregation of the Holy Spirit, whose missionary priests are known as Spiritans. Nigeria is an important front line of the Church’s struggle in the face of violent ideology and persecution. Our fundraising will contribute to the overall costs of the tuition and expenses of trainee priests who, on completion of their formation, will be available for mission appointments strengthening the Church within Nigeria and elsewhere in the world. Furthermore, we have our own experience of the Spiritans in our Diocese so it would be a good way of showing our gratitude and support to them.
There are some spare places available in the 200 Club. If you wish to join with a monthly regular donation of £5, forms are available at the back of the church. Alternatively, you can telephone Linda Wall on 01702 558217
Repository
The Repository will be closed from this weekend and re-open early in September. Mass Cards are available from the Parish office.
Catholic Women's League Westcliff
We are hosting a cream tea on Saturday 2nd August from 14.30 to 16.30pm at 18 Fairmead Avenue, Westclilff SSO 9RX.
You will be able to take a cream tea (scone, cream, jam, butter and cup of tea for £3.00 per person) We will also have a raffle, homemade cakes and Bring and Buy so please support Breast Cancer Now by coming, BRING A FRIEND or you can make a donation direct to our account:
Sort Code: 30-98-90 Account No. 18096960
Name of Account Catholic Women’s League CIO Westcliff Section
Please put the reference Breast Cancer Now
Contactless payment is available on the day.
We look forward to seeing you!
Our Lady of Lourdes Catholic Primary School & Nursery
Our family friendly nursery welcomes children from 2-4 years old. Our experienced team provide opportunities for all children to learn through play, inside and outside the classroom. We are pleased to offer spaces from September. Please contact the school office on 01702 475689 to book your visit.
St Bernard's High School
Learning Mentor – from September 2025
Five days per week, Term Time Only 8.00am-4.00pm
Scale 7-12 (£25,584-£27,711) / pro rata actual salary £21,933 - £23,757
An opportunity has arisen for a Learning Mentor to join our Pastoral Team. We are looking for a positive, enthusiastic and approachable professional to work alongside our Learning Mentor Team supporting identified students.
You will be joining a successful, friendly and supportive department within a high-performing school, supporting students from Years 7 – Y13. You will need to be able to work flexibly and provide support, motivation and guidance to help students overcome barriers to their learning.
St Bernard's High School is a vibrant Catholic girl’s school from Years 7-11 with a co-educational mixed Sixth Form. Our school is ranked one of the top schools in Southend, and we are in the top 20% of schools across the country for our progress with students and our outcomes. It is a warm and welcoming school where our Catholic values underpin our day to day life.
All new staff are supported within the positive ethos of this happy and high performing school, and to this end all staff complete an applicable induction training programme. The community at St Bernard’s welcome applications from all faiths or none.
Closing Date: 1 September 2025, 12:00 . Interviews: date tbc