Edmund of Canterbury & St. Thomas More
30th Sunday of the Year.
29th October 2023
THIS WEEK: Wednesday is the Solemn Feast of All Saints, when we celebrate all those who are with the Lord in Paradise. It is a Holy Day of Obligation when we are asked to attend Mass, please see the back cover of the newsletter for Mass times. Thursday is All Souls Day when we pray for all those who have died and await the Heavenly Kingdom. There are brown envelopes at the back of the church for you to write names of those you would like remembered at all Masses throughout November. Please complete with an offering if you would like to make one and put through the presbytery door at 9 Traps Hill. A box with all envelopes will be placed before the altar at all Masses this month,
Please note there is no Mass or Confessions this coming Saturday morning.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE SICK
Edgar Azzopardi, Margaret Baldwin, Evelyn Bearne, Karl Britz, Brenda Bryant, Jane Downs, Steve Dalgliesh, Pat Fenn, Bernadette Hall, Ann Hawkes, Claire Howes, Les Langan, Angela Long, Lilian Mothersole, John McKernan, Rosemary O’Rourke, Remy, Geraldine Taylor, Vera Taylor, James Wright, Pamela Gibson, Martha D’Souza, Peggy Howes and all our loved ones who are unwell.
A CERTIFICATE OF CATHOLIC PRACTICE is required by those parents who are making applications to Catholic schools this year. If you are a practising Catholic (that is, coming to Sunday Mass here at St. Edmunds of Canterbury every Sunday) and you require a Certificate of Catholic Practice, Fr Adrian will be giving out Certificates for Catholic Primary School Applications on Wed 8 November 4.00 – 7.00pm at 9 Traps Hill.
PLEASE NOTE that Fr Adrian will not give out Certificates at any other time, so please make sure that you collect the Certificate on the date above.
CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP, IMPORTANT NOTICE: We are next singing and playing at the 11am Mass on Sunday, 5th November and we’ll be holding a practice for this Mass at 7pm to 8pm on Tuesday, 31st October in the Church Choir loft.
Would all our singers please make every effort to come to the practice as we’d like to go over the Mass setting, psalm and hymns for the Sunday Mass. We hope you can all make it and that you’re able to sing at the Mass itself, so pass the word around! Thanks very much.
If there are new singers and/or musicians in our Parish who might like to join us, you will be made very welcome – simply come along!
CHARITY CHRISTMAS CONCERT AT ST EDMUND’S On the 16th December (7.30-9.30pm) the wonderful Winnie Greer, “science teacher by day Jazz singer by night” will be returning to St Edmund’s with her band for an evening of Christmas festive favourites in aid of The Essex based Helen Rollason Cancer Charity. A chance to enjoy some lovely music while raising money for a great cause and sharing a glass of mulled wine. Tickets are £20 each and available from the link below.
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/an-evening-of-festive-favourites-in-aid-of-helen-rollason-cancer-charity-tickets-640159623667COFFEE MORNING AND MISSIO BOXES FOR COLLECTION: Please bring your boxes for collection after the Sunday Masses next weekend (5 Nov). There will be a coffee morning in the hall after the 11am Mass.
READERS WANTED: Julie Callander is putting together a Rota for people to read at the weekend Masses. If this is something you are interested in can you please reach out to her at Julie.Callander@hotmail.com or 07834088661.
Christmas Hampers: Join us for Coffee, Cake & Carols from 12 Noon on Sunday 3rd December
in the Parish Hall for our annual Grand Prize
Draw with Christmas Hampers. ——————————
Suggestions for Grand Prize Draw donations are:
Laptop Computer, Smart TV,
Other Electrical Goods, Restaurant Vouchers, Beauty Vouchers Theatre Vouchers, Hotel Vouchers, Department Store Vouchers,
also, popular Smart Tech Wearables such as:
FitBits, Garmins, AirPods, Beats. ——————————
Last year we were able to put together 40 luxury Christmas hampers. Each one full of indulgent festive foods.
We will keep you updated via the parish newsletter with the requested items needed to make sure again, this year our luxury hampers are as abundant and indulgent as the Christmas season deserves.
CONFIRMATIONS: Bishop Alan will be visiting our parish on 18 September 2024, so Confirmations will be that evening. The Confirmation Programme will begin after Christmas in the New Year when details will be published in the newsletter.
WEEKLY OFFERTORY: My sincere thanks to those who are making their weekly contribution of Gift Aid envelopes and through the banking system that has been set up through the Diocese whereby your Offertory can be paid directly into the Parish Account, details below:
Or you can use Parish Bank Account: Using Online Banking
HSBC Sort Code 40-13-22 PLEASE BE GENEROUS IN YOUR
Account Number: 11019651 GIFTS TO GOD & HIS CHURCH
BAPTISMS: If there are parents wishing to have their children baptised at St. Edmund’s could you kindly contact your parish priest Fr Adrian Lowe as soon as possible. For first time parents there is a Baptismal Programme run by Mrs Sharon Chalk. Baptisms take place on Saturdays at 12.30pm.
JOB VACANCIES: Job vacancies for diocesan appointments, parishes and schools will be displayed on the church noticeboard.
PARISH NEWSLETTER: If you would like to receive the Parish Newsletter via Email each week, please contact Iain McLay bloggeriain@gmail.com this gives and extended version of the Weekly bulletin
The Parish Newsletter can also be obtained and downloaded from the Parish Website. They are always published on a Saturday Morning.
IN CASES OF EMERGENCY: If there is no answer from the parish phone, then in cases of 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.
MASS INTENTIONS – October/November 2023
| Confessions 11am – 12 or by appointmentVigil Mass for Sunday. | ||
| Sat 28 | 6.00pm | Anne, John and Matt McLoughlin RIP |
| Sun 29 | 9.00am | Jim Sullivan RIP |
| Sun 29 | 11:00am | Erol Ata RIP |
| Mon 30 | 9.30am | Pina and Albert Martinell RIP |
| Tues 31 | 9.30am | Communion Service |
| Wed 1 Nov | 12:15pm7:30pm | Bridget McLoughlin RIPPeople of the ParishALL SAINTS (HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION) |
| Thur 2 | 9.30am | Thecla Floor RIP |
| Fri 3 | 9.30am | The Sullivan and McLoughlin Families RIP |
| Sat 4 | 9.30am | NO MASS OR CONFESSIONS THIS MORNING. |
| Confessions 5pm – 5:30pm or by appointmentVigil Mass for Sunday. | ||
| Sat 4 | 6.00pm | Michael Barrass |
| Sun 5 | 9.00am | People of the Parish |
| Sun 5 | 11:00am | Lily and Sean Brennan RIP |
Parish Phone No: 0208 508 3492 Email: loughton@brcdt.org
The Brentwood Diocesan Trust Registered Charity No. 234092