Edmund of Canterbury & St. Thomas More
Twenty-Seventh Sunday of the Year.
8th October 2023
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE SICK IN OUR PARISH
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 and all our loved ones who are unwell.
THANK YOU FROM FR. JOHN! My Dear Friends in Jesus Christ, it was truly wonderful to have been invited back to celebrate a final Mass of Thanksgiving last Sunday. I would like to thank Fr Adrian and the whole parish community for your great kindness and hospitality, it was lovely to see so many of you at the 11.00am Mass, I felt very humbled. My thanks to Sue & Ferdi and both choirs for the lovely music, and all the servers who turned up. Special thanks to all those who helped to prepare the reception immediately after the Mass, it was so nice to have the opportunity to speak to so many of you. Thank you, Iain, for your very kind word and presentation of a very generous cheque from the whole parish community, your generosity has always amazed me, Thank you! Finally, just to reiterate what I said last week, it was truly a great honour and privilege to have been your Parish Priest for twenty-one years; you will always hold a very special place in my heart. Please keep me in your prayers, and if you are in Brentwood please don’t hesitate to drop in for a cup of tea.
With Love & God Bless
Fr John
My New Address: Rev Canon John J Harvey, (Cathedral Dean), Brentwood Cathedral. Clergy House, 28 Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex. CM15 8AT. Tel No: 001277 265235
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 at the following times:
Catholic Secondary School Applications:
Wednesday 11 October 4.00 – 7.00 p.m. at 9 Traps Hill
Catholic Primary School Applications:
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 relevant date above.
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-640159623667WINE TASTING EVENT “Giro D’Italia”: Everybody is welcome to this wine tasting event on Thursday 19 October, 7.15pm at the Becket Centre (next to St Thomas Canterbury Church in Woodford). The event is organised by our local Catholic Catenian group, which has many members in the parish, and is in aid of St Francis Hospice. It was a huge success last year, when we explored wines from around the world. This year we will be exploring the wonderful wines of Italy, under the expert, entertaining guidance of the well-known wine educator Gilbert Winfield. Tickets are £30/head and includes the wine sampling and light snacks. If you would like tickets, or have questions, please email Iain McLay (bloggeriain@gmail.com ).
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
BECOMING A CATHOLIC Have you ever considered becoming a Catholic? Do you want to find out more about the Catholic Faith? Have you been baptised but never confirmed and wish to strengthen your faith with the gifts of the Holy Spirit? If so, why not come along to the Church Hall on Thursday 12 October at 7.30pm to find out more and have a chat with our formation team.
BAPTISMS: If there are parents wishing to have their children baptised at St Edmund’s could you kindly contact your new 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 either Saturday or Sunday 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 iain.m.mclay@googlemail.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: Father Adrian will usually have his day off on Tuesdays. 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. This would also apply if Fr. Adrian is away for a few days break or on Retreat.
MASS INTENTIONS – SEPTEMBER 2023
| Sat 7 | 9.30am | Margaret and Rose Falcon RIP |
| Confessions 11am – 12 or on callVigil Mass for Sunday. | ||
| Sat 7 | 6.00pm | Kelly Barnes RIP |
| Sun 8 | 9.00am | People of the Parish |
| Sun 8 | 11:00am | Maree Kavanagh INTS |
| Mon 9 | 9.30am | Anna Citro RIP |
| Tues 10 | 9.30am | Communion Service |
| Wed 11 | 9.30am | Margaret Baldwin INTS |
| Thur 12 | 9.30am | Archie Campbell RIP |
| Fri 13 | 9.30am | Antonella Castelvedere RIP |
| Sat 14 | 9.30am | Michael O’Donnell RIP |
| Confessions 11am – 12 or on callVigil Mass for Sunday. | ||
| Sat 15 | 6.00pm | Holy Souls |
| Sun 16 | 9.00am | Kelly Barnes |
| Sun 17 | 11:00am | People of the Parish |
Please kindly put your Mass requests in early for anniversaries etc., this is to avoid any disappointment if a particular date has already been booked,
Parish Phone No: 0208 508 3492 Email: loughton@brcdt.org
The Brentwood Diocesan Trust Registered Charity No. 234092