WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
Mass times this week are: Monday 9:30am, Tuesday 9:30am, Wednesday 9:30am, Thursday NO MASS, Friday 9:30am
POPE FRANCIS-RIP 1936-2025
The Bishop’s Conference has set up an online book of condolence for Pope Francis.
SECOND COLLECTION 10th & 11th May, 2025
Please note there will be a second collection after the masses next weekend for the Promotion of Vocations.
THANK YOU FROM FR ADRIAN
Thank you … to everyone who made our celebrations of the Paschal Triduum beautiful, prayerful and solemn. Thank you, also, for all the hard work that went into preparing the church and liturgies with such care and commitment. Blessings, Fr. Adrian
ST EDMUND LIFE GROUP MEETING ( DATE CHANGED)
The next meeting takes place in the upper room (The Retreat) of the Parish Centre on Monday 12th May 7.15 – 8.45pm. Please keep this date in your diary. Any questions please ring Paul 07861 032174
GIFT AID NOTICE
Please note the new email address for correspondence with our Gift Aid Coordinator (Abbie) is as follows giftaid-loughton@brcdt.org
For all Parishoner’s that are still using the weekly envelopes please can you collect them from the back of the Church. Also, please can you inform Abbie at the email address above of your current email address if you have not already provided it to her.
If you pay your contribution direct to the bank, please use the spare envelopes at the end of the church for extra collections.
If you are currently using the weekly envelopes and would like to switch to bank transfer, please message giftaid-loughton@brcdt.org Abbie at Thank you!
CHRISTIAN AID WEEK 11th MAY – 17th MAY, 2025
Can you help collecting outside Sainsbury’s on Saturday 17th 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.
Billy-The-Dog’s “Walsingham Walkies” for Christian Aid Week 2025
Billy is getting really excited about his fundraising for Christian Aid: lots of bouncing up and down and tail wagging whenever we chat about it. This year he had heard that some Parishioners were walking to the Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham from St Magnus Church in the City of London. His little legs won’t manage that distance in a week, he is such a tiny boy, but each day in Christian Aid Week, 11-17th May, he will be out walking a section of the “The Walsingham Camino”. Our aim will be to walk from The City of London to Ware in Hertfordshire, collecting our Pilgrim Camino stamps from churches on the way. Iain and Billy will be around after masses if you would like to sponsor Billy, or you can go to JustGiving and search for “Loughton Christian Aid” and make a donation. If you do that please mention Billy in your comment, he just loves that.
CHANGE TO STAMP DONATIONS
Thank you to all parishioners who have donated used stamps over the years which were given to Chigwell Covent by Teresa who handles the Repository. Sr. Pierina has now left Chigwell Convent for Uxbridge and she was the one who dealt with the stamps. The convent is unable to accept further donations of stamps. We will be looking into whether or not a Primary School may want to take this project on to collect the stamps.
NOTICE FROM A PARISHIONER
I lost my mother last August and am clearing her house. I wondered if anyone in the congregation might need the following: Wheelchair
Toilet surround
Walking frame
Please contact the (Parish Office 0208 5083492) if you are interested in any of the items.
GOOD COUNSEL NETWORK
The Good Counsel Network present, The Sisters of Life (NY, USA) speaking on ‘Why Pro-Life Vigils Matter’. Tuesday 6th May at 7pm at The London Jesuit Centre, 2nd Floor, 114 Mount Street, London, W1K 3AH. Entry: Free. More details 07795205117
NEW PARISH SIGN
A very talented sign writer named Claire has refurbished and updated our outdoor Parish sign with a new look. Thank you also to Richard who helped in painting the posts and the
back of the sign. It looks wonderful!
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.
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.
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 ARE ON THE WEBSITE, BACK OF THE CHURCH NOTICE BOARD, AND IN THE OUTSIDE DISPLAY CASE.
Job Vacancies
TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
- Headteacher, Full time, Permanent, January 2026 or sooner
Please visit the school’s website https://www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/employment/ for further job information.
- Teacher of Music, Full or Part time, Permanent, September 2025
- Teacher of Economics, Full or Part time, Permanent, September 2025
- Teacher of Geography, Full time, Permanent, September 2025
- Teacher of Spanish, Full or Part time, Permanent, September 2025
- Teacher of French, Part time maternity cover, September 2025-June 2025
Cleaner, Chingford – Our Lady of Grace
A vacancy has arisen for a part-time Cleaner at Our Lady of Grace, Chingford.
The post will be part-time (9 hours per week – with a flexible working agreement to be agreed)
The hourly rate of pay is £13.85 to start as soon as possible.
If you have any queries or if you would like to apply, please send your CV and cover letter by email to chingfordolgsta@brcdt.org