WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
Mass times this week are: Monday at 9:30am,Tuesday 9:30am, Wednesday 9:30am, Thursday 9:00am, Friday 9:30am. Stations of the Cross at 7:00pm on Friday
CLOCKS GO FORWARD 1 Hour on SUNDAY 30th MARCH @1:00am
LENT NEWS
Sacrament of Reconciliation – 31st MARCH 7:00pm in the Church
Confessions will be this evening. There is a short talk on the importance of coming to Confession at 7pm, then there will be a number of priests available for the sacrament. Please come along for this important preparation for Easter.
Stations of the Cross this week is on Friday 4 April at 7:00pm. All are welcome.
Sunday 6 April 4pm- An hour of Ignatian meditation and prayer in the Church Hall. Join us to pray a guided meditation. Using our imagination, we will step into a Gospel story, encounter Jesus there, and listen as Jesus communicates with us through our imagination. We will foster a closer relationship with Jesus. Everyone is welcome – just bring your openness and curiosity, and of course your imagination!
LENTEN LUNCH AFTER STATIONS OF THE CROSS
There will be a simple Lenten meal of soup and crusty bread following the 12.15pm Stations of the Cross on Friday 11th April. Please do join us in the hall for some beautiful homemade soups provided by the newly formed parish SVP.
NOTE FOR OUR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP
We will next be playing and singing at the 11am Mass on Sunday, 6th April and holding a practice beforehand 7 to 8pm on Wednesday, 2nd April in the Retreat (the room situated above the stairs in the Church hall).
(Please note the change to Wednesday from our usual Monday evening practice).
Please make every effort to come to the practice as well as the Mass so that we can practice the hymns and psalm for the Sunday. Thanks.
If there is anyone in the Parish who may consider joining our group, you would be made very welcome!
ST EDMUND LIFE GROUP MEETING
The next meeting takes place in the upper room (The Retreat) of the Parish Centre on Monday 7th April 7.15 – 8.45pm. Please keep this date in your diary. Any questions please ring Paul 07861032174.
GIFT AID NOTICE
To save money and be more sustainable, we will no longer be printing the small boxes of envelopes.
If you pay your contribution direct to the bank, please use the spare envelopes at the end of the church for extra collections.
For those still using the weekly envelopes they have been ordered and should be arriving soon. We will inform you when they are ready to collect.
If you are currently using the weekly envelopes and would like to switch to bank transfer, please message Abbie at abbie.akinfenwa@btinternet.com.
Thank you!
SOCIETY FOR THE PROTECTION OF UNBORN CHILDREN:
The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) is holding a meeting which is open to anyone who is interested in the pro-life cause, on Tuesday 8th April, at 7.30 p.m. at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, Epping. In this meeting, SPUC will focus on current pro-life campaigns, especially the serious threat posed by the assisted suicide bill currently before Parliament. All are welcome to attend.
LENTEN REFLECTION AT THE MOST HOLY REDEEMER, BILLERICAY
On Sunday 6th April at 5.30 pm. The Most Holy Redeemer Singers warmly invite you to join them for a programme of Anthems and Motets, together with readings appropriate to the Season of Lent. They are joined by Emma Gibbins, Director of Music at Chelmsford Cathedral, who will play pieces by Demessieux, Joel Martinson and Bach arranged Widor.
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, Remy, Geraldine Taylor, James Wright, Pamela Gibson, Geraldine Stains, Linda Moriarty, Victoria Leahy, Jean Collins, Barbara Searl, Lyn Povey, Mason Family and all our loved ones who are unwell.