St. Edmund of Canterbury & St. Thomas More
Parish Newsletter
17th Sunday in Ordinary Time-July/August 2024
Parish Priest: Fr Adrian Lowe
Parish Phone: 0208 508 3492/ E-mail: loughton@brcdt.org
9 Traps Hill Loughton, Essex IG10 1SZ
The Brentwood Diocesan Trust Registered Charity No. 234092
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK
Margaret Baldwin, Evelyn Bearne, Karl Britz, Brenda Bryant, Bernadette Hall, Ann Hawkes, Claire Howes, Angela Long, Lilian Mothersole, John McKernan, Rosemary O’Rourke, Remy, Geraldine Taylor, James Wright, Pamela Gibson, Peggy Howes, Geraldine Stains, Linda Moriarty, Andrew Godsave, Victoria Leahy, Jean Collins, Barbara Searl and all our loved ones who are unwell.
NEWSLETTER NOTICE FOR SUMMER: There will be one newsletter covering from 28 July, 2024 until the end of August, 2024.
NOTE FROM FR ADRIAN:
Fr. Adrian wishes everyone a blessed, peaceful and happy summer, and safe journeys for those travelling. Our usual Mass schedule continues through the summer months. Mass intentions and times will be on our website and in the display case outside the church and noticeboard.
Thursday 15 August is the Solemn Feast of the Assumption of Our Lady. This is a holy day when the Church asks us to attend Mass. Masses in our parish are at 12:15pm and 7:30pm.
The parish office will now be closed until Tuesday 12 August.
Fr. Christopher Clohessy is covering the parish over the next few weeks and is available for emergency calls.
NOTE TO OUR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP We will next be singing and playing at the 11am Mass on Sunday, 4th August and holding a practice beforehand between 7 to 8pm on Monday, 29th July. If you are on holiday at that time, do have a nice and relaxing break; otherwise, it would be good to see you all at the practice and at the Mass. Please do come to the practice as well as the Mass as we’d like to run through the psalm, Our Father and other music. New singers and musicians who might like to join us would be made very welcome! Thanks.
A DATE FOR YOUR DIARY:SATURDAY 7 SEPTEMBER 2024 LONDON MARCH FOR LIFE
START: 10 am to 1 pm at The Emmanuel Centre, Masham Street, SW13DW (Workshops, stalls, talks)
MARCH: 1.30 pm t0 4.30 from Emmanuel Centre to Parliament Square
Please join us for the full day or the March section and show your support for LIFE: Abortion Isn’t Healthcare, Healthcare doesn’t kill.
Contacts: Isabel 07773501721 Ben 07885505116
KEEP THE DATE- SEPTEMBER 28th – PARISH COMMUNITY DAY: Hi Everyone,
We’re organising a community day on September 28th, actually more of a morning. The parish is invited and please invite your friends and family. All are welcome.
We want to showcase our voluntary activities and tell our parish about them. There will be refreshments available, so save the date and come along. We look forward to seeing you.
If you are an organiser of a voluntary activity or a volunteer, please could you make yourself known to John at johnfitzm66@gmail.com giving your name, preferred contact method and what you volunteer for.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: Dear Parents: It is wonderful that families in our parish our always enthusiastic about their children making their First Holy Communion. I am sure that many of us remember our own experience of First Communion; how special it is to receive Jesus into our lives in this unique and profound way. It is, of course, part of our own ongoing growth as Christians, as Children of God, and is the beginning of a lifetime of Communions – of being united with Jesus Christ who is our Lord and Saviour.
After a time of prayer and discernment, of accompanying our children in this parish and in others, and after speaking with our catechists, it has become apparent that our children would be better able to participate in this important time in their lives if we wait a year, making the time of formation year 4 (ages 8/9). The important thing we all need to learn as disciples is that Jesus calls us into a deep, loving friendship with him and that Holy Communion is something that helps that friendship grow. Current thinking is that waiting a year , allowing maturity to develop, will help that understanding of friendship and discipleship and will help our young people in the long term in their relationship with Christ.
The Communion programme will pause for a year this September and a new set of sessions will be developed to commence in 2025/2026 for children aged 8 years and upwards. This will take the form of six sessions around the theme of ‘meetings with Jesus.’ As always, families will be encouraged to supplement this by sharing their faith with their children at home. Resources will be made available to families to help with this.
With every blessing
Fr. Adrian
Parish Priest
IN CASES OF EMERGENCY: If there is no answer from the parish phone and you are seeking a priest in an emergency, please call one of the local parishes, either in Epping – Tel 01992 572516, or the St. Thomas of Canterbury Friary at Woodford Green – Tel: 020 8504 1688.
IN CASE OF AN EMERGENCY IN THE CHURCH
Please follow instructions given by The Priest and/or Stewards.
For fires at the back of the church we will exit via the sacristy into
the hall or side exit.
For fires at the front of the church we will exit by front doors.
For fires in the middle of the church use the safest exit.
Fire extinguishers are to be used by competent trained persons only
MASS INTENTIONS -FROM 27th July, 2024
Confessions 5:30-6:00pm on Saturday | |||||
| Sat 27th July | 6 6:00pm | People of the Parish | |||
| Sun 28thJuly | 9:00am | Tyronne Lobban INTS | |||
| Sun 28thJuly | 11:00am | John McMorrow RIP ( 1st Anniv) | |||
| Mon 29th July | 9:30am | Olive Casserly RIP ( 1st Anniv 28th July)(Clare McGeady) | |||
| Tues 30th July | 9:30am | Lorna Corrigan Gaynor RIP ( Sharon) | |||
| Wed 31st July | 9:30am | Maureen Lang RIP( Kendal Family) | |||
| Thu 1stAugust | 9:30am | Nora -Herbert Farrell RIP | |||
| Fri 2ndAugust | 9:30am | Len D’Cruz INTS ( Ruiz Family) | |||
| Sat 3rdAugust Sun 4th August Sun 4th August | 6:00pm 9:00am 11:00am | People of the Parish Tess & Don Large INTS ( Veronica & Steve Short) Fr John Deehan INTS( M. Ryan) | |||