St. Edmund of Canterbury & St. Thomas More
Parish Newsletter
5th Sunday of Easter-April 2024
Parish Priest: Fr Adrian Lowe
Parish Phone: 0208 508 3492/ E-mail: loughton@brcdt.org
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, Eileen Lee, Victoria Leahy, Jean Collins and all our loved ones who are unwell.
A NOTE OF THANKS:
Catherine Daly would like to Thank everyone for their support with the Missio coffee morning. The final figure, including the boxes, came to £470.78.
A MESSAGE FROM AMY CROSSLEY: On Sunday 21st April 2024 I completed the London Marathon. A day I will remember forever. What an experience! Thank you all for your support and donations.
INVITATION: Golden Jubilee Ordination Mass of Canon Brian O’Shea Date: Saturday 4th May 2024 at 1:30pm St Thomas of Canterbury, 16 East Thurrock Road, Grays, Thurrock, Essex RM17 6SR. All are welcome; please email N.Chinnon@sky.com if you would like to attend for the purpose of catering.
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 12th May – 18th May: can you help collecting outside Sainsbury’s on Saturday 18th May? Sainsbury’s manager has very kindly offered to let us stand with our buckets outside the Loughton Store throughout the day. We are working with the Methodist Church and St John’s to organise collectors for this. If you can spare an hour during the day please speak to Iain McLay or send an email to Iain at bloggeriain@gmail.com saying what time would be good for you.
NOTE FOR OUR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP
We will next be singing and playing at the 11am Mass on Sunday, 5th May (6th Sunday of Easter)
and holding a practice beforehand 7 to 8pm on Monday, 29th April.
We hope you can all come to the practice as well as the Mass itself. At the practice, we’d like to run through a couple of music pieces which need rehearsing, so please do make every effort to be there. If there are any singers/musicians in the Parish who may consider joining us, simply come along – you will be made very welcome.
Good news on our joint choirs’ BCCS bear mascot – the bear’s ‘son’ has turned up! Not that we want to empty your purses or wallets, but we’ll be having a little collection among ourselves after the 5th May Mass. If you don’t mind, kindly bring some spare cash to pop into a new collection box which arrived with the bear. Thanks in anticipation! God bless.
The trustees of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Multi Academy Trust are seeking governors to support the leadership of the schools they serve.
Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Multi Academy Trust consists of three Catholic schools
- St. Albans Catholic Academy in Harlow,
- St Luke’s Catholic Academy in Harlow
- St John Fisher Catholic Academy in Loughton
Active governance supports the Catholic community and Catholic education in a variety of ways, most importantly it can have a significant impact by raising the quality of educational provision in our schools, which in turn ensures our children have a rich and full life, growing as ambassadors our Catholic faith.
We are particularly seeking governors who can support the schools using their professional qualities, such as leadership and management, finance and HR.
Being a foundation governor in a Catholic school is very rewarding, and a great way to live out your faith and serve your local community. It is also an opportunity to learn new skills which can have a positive impact on your own learning and professional development.
If you are interested please email Clerk@ourladyoffatimatrust.essex.sch.uk to arrange a meeting, or visit our website https://www.ourladyoffatimatrust.essex.sch.uk/ for the governor application / nomination form.
SAINT JOHN FISHER SCHOOL VACANCIES: The Trustees of Our Lady of Fatima Catholic Multi Academy Trust wish to appoint an Assistant Headteacher and a KS1/2 Teacher with starting date September 2024. The closing date for applications is Friday 10th May (noon) with interviews to be carried out on the 16th May. For further details please visit www.ourladyoffatimatrust.essex.sch.uk or alternatively call Mrs Irene Nelson, H.R. Manager on 01279 425383.
TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL VACANCIES
1. SEN TA 32 hours, ASAP
2. Midday Supervisor, 5.75 hours p/w, ASAP
3. Teacher of Business, P/T or F/T, ASAP or September 2024
4. Assistant Headteacher: Director of Religious Education and Religious Life of the School ( Start Date September 2024 closing date 10th May)
Please visit the school’s website https://www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/employment/ for further job information.
FOOD BANK DONATIONS: The box for the donations has moved. It is no longer in the garage. It is now tucked away in the parent and baby room (to the left as you enter the church). Thank you very much for making donations, they are greatly needed at the moment.
BAPTISMS: If there are parents wishing to have their children baptised at St. Edmund’s please 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
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
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.
MASS INTENTIONS -FROM 27th April, 2024
| First Mass of SundayConfessions 5:30-6:00pm or by appointment | ||||
| Sat 27th April | 6:00pm | Kim Frances Handel RIP( Mary Witten) | ||
| Sun 28th April | 9:00am | John Large RIP ( Campbell Family) | ||
| Sun 28th March | 11:00am | People of the Parish | ||
| Mon 29th April | 9:30am | Martha De Souza RIP( Veronica Short) | ||
| Tues 30th April | 9:30am | Pat Salter RIP( Geraldine & Robert) | ||
| Wed 1st May | NO MASS | |||
| Thur 2nd May | NO MASS | |||
| Fri 3rd May | 9:30am | Cecelia Hodgson( Veronica & Steve Short) | ||
| Sat 4th May Sun 5th May Sun 5th May | 6:00pm 9:00am 11:00am | People of the Parish John Large RIP( Campbell Family) People of the Parish | ||