Month: October 2025

Monday 9:00am, Tuesday NO MASS, Wednesday 9:30am, Thursday 9:30am- Church Clean Following Mass, Friday 9:30am     Confessions are available on Saturday 5:00-5:45pm 

Second Collection: There will be a 2nd collection following the masses this weekend for  Pact (Prison Advice and Care Trust)The day of National Prayer for prisoners and their families. www.prisonadvice.org.uk/.

Thank you for supporting CAFOD’s Harvest Fast Day 
Thank you for your generous response to CAFOD’s Harvest Fast Day Appeal. Your donations are helping families like Waré’s in Ethiopia. CAFOD’s local partners worked with Waré’s community to build an underground water tank that now provides safe water for 300 families. Your support will help more communities have better access to safe water. Find out more about Ware’s story here: cafod.org.uk/harvest  

 

November will soon be upon us….and in our Catholic tradition it is a month of particular remembrance of the deceased members of our families, friends and loved ones. As is customary we will place brown envelopes at the back of the church in which you may place the names of those who you will wish to remember in a particular way  this month of the Holy Souls. The lists will be placed by the altar at all Masses from Holy Souls Day onwards.

Bach Vespers 26 October at 6:30pm at St. Mary at Hill Church

Father Adrian will be the guest preacher at this Lutheran Service which will include a performance of Bach’s magnificent and ever popular Reformation cantata, BWV 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. This Bach Vespers service takes place at 6.30pm at the church of St Mary at Hill in the City of London, hosted by St Anne’s Lutheran Church. This cantata features a team of three oboes of different sizes and bassoon, playing with and in contrast to the strings to create fabulous textural colours. There will also be lots of other music too, performed on period instruments. Everyone is welcome and attendance is free. Do come along and bring your friends. We look forward to seeing you there to share Bach’s wonderful music!
St Mary-at-Hill, Lovat Lane, London EC3R 8EE.

Remembrance Day Soup – Please Help!

We need volunteers to help make and serve  soup and cakes on Remembrance Day, 

Sunday 9 November. After the service at the War Memorial, those present are welcomed back to our church hall at St. Edmunds for refreshments. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to share with everyone who has attended the Remembrance service and to join with the wider community of Loughton. If you can help, then please contact Sam Gell via the parish WhatsApp group or email the Parish Office. Many thanks for your generosity and kindness as always, Father Adrian

Notice: Please Pray for Peter Nicholl- RIP a former parishioner who recently passed. Patricia Foley (Nicholl) his sister said, “although most of the family have either passed away or are no longer in Loughton, we have a lot of history with St Edmunds’s right back to the 1950s -and the tin church”.

Group Church Clean

There will be a church clean on Thursday 30th October 2025 after the morning mass. Please come along and help if you are able. Thank you. Sharon  

Remembrance Sunday

The 9th of November is Remembrance Sunday. Following the 11am mass at 12:15pm there will be the traditional Loughton Remembrance service at Kings Green by the war memorial with the local community and local children’s uniform groups. All are welcome. After the service everyone parades back to our church hall for soup and cake. Please do try and join us for this important day.

School Certificates of Catholic Practice

If you are applying for a school for your child that requires a certificate of church attendance, then please allow a few minutes to see Fr. Adrian after a Sunday Mass and bring a copy of the 

form along with you. The Diocesan document can be obtained through your Parish Priest or on the Diocesan website. The closing date for applications is 31st October 2025. 

Food Bank Donations

The box for food donations is in the parent and baby room (to the left as you enter the church). We currently need toiletries. (deodorant, shower gel, soaps, shampoo etc.) Thank you very much for all your donations.

Join Our Mission: Become a Trustee and Support Children’s Wellbeing
Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society is currently seeking new Trustees with expertise in fundraising and marketing to help us expand our reach and strengthen our impact. Your skills and experience could play a vital role in shaping the future for children and young people, ensuring we continue providing essential services to children and families in need.

If you are interested in learning more about this opportunity or know someone who might be a great fit, please do not hesitate to contact our Director, Bernadette Fisher, at bfisher@bccs.org.uk. She will be delighted to hear from you.

Please Pray for those who are Sick

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, Ben Lewis, Kathleen Pampellonne and all our loved ones who are unwell.

Job Vacancies

Trinity Catholic High School

• Teacher of English, Part time, Permanent, January 2026
• Teacher of Economics with TLR, Full time, Permanent, January 2026
• Teacher of Geography, Full time, Permanent, January 2026
• Teacher of Spanish, Part Time, Permanent, January 2026
• Teacher of Psychology & Sociology, Part time, Permanent, January 2026
• SEND1, Deputy, Part time, Maternity Cover, Nov 25
• SEND1, SEN TA, Full time, Maternity Cover, Nov 25
• SEND1, Full time Permanent, ASAP
• Science Technician, Full time, Permanent, ASAP
• Midday Supervisor, Part Time, Temp, ASAP

Please see the website for details at  https://www.tchs.org.uk   Employment Opportunities 

Headteacher-Holy Family Catholic Primary School, Benfleet

Closing date 10/11/25 Start date April 2026

Holy Family Headteacher

Headteacher – Our Lady Immaculate School, Chelmsford
Deadline for applications: 12:00 (noon), Thursday 20th November 2025

Monday 9:30am, Tuesday NO MASS, Wednesday 9:30am, Thursday 9:30am,

Friday 9:00am Confessions are available on Saturday 5:00-5:45pm

Second Collection: There will be a 2nd collection following the masses this weekend for World Mission Day (MISSIO).

School Certificates of Catholic Practice

If you are applying for a school for your child that requires a certificate of church attendance, then please allow a few minutes to see Fr. Adrian after a Sunday Mass and bring a copy of the 

form along with you. The Diocesan document can be obtained through your Parish Priest or on the Diocesan website. The closing date for applications is 31st October 2025. 

Bach Vespers 26 October at 6:30pm at St. Mary at Hill Church

Father Adrian will be the guest preacher at this Lutheran Service which will include a performance of Bach’s magnificent and ever popular Reformation cantata, BWV 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. This Bach Vespers service takes place at 6.30pm at the church of St Mary at Hill in the City of London, hosted by St Anne’s Lutheran Church. This cantata features a team of three oboes of different sizes and bassoon, playing with and in contrast to the strings to create fabulous textural colours. There will also be lots of other music too, performed on period instruments.

Everyone is welcome and attendance is free. Do come along and bring your friends. We look forward to seeing you there to share Bach’s wonderful music!
St Mary-at-Hill, Lovat Lane, London EC3R 8EE.

Remembrance Day Soup – Please Help!

We need volunteers to help make and serve  soup and cakes on Remembrance Day, 

Sunday 9 November. After the service at the War Memorial, those present are welcomed back to our church hall at St. Edmunds for refreshments. It is a wonderful opportunity for us to share with everyone who has attended the Remembrance service and to join with the wider community of Loughton. If you can help, then please contact Sam Gell via the parish WhatsApp group or email the Parish Office. Many thanks for your generosity and kindness as always, Father Adrian

Pact (Prison Advice and Care Trust) We will be celebrating  Prisoners’ Sunday on the following weekend 25th /26th October, 2025. The day of National Prayer for prisoners and their families. www.prisonadvice.org.uk/.

St Edmund’s Life Group Meeting

The next meeting takes place in the upper room (The Retreat) of the Parish Centre on Monday 3rd November 7.15 – 8.45pm.  Any questions please ring Paul 07861032174

Note for our Contemporary Music Group

We will next be playing and singing at the 11:00am Mass on Sunday, 2nd November and holding a practice beforehand on Monday 27th October from 7:00 to 8:00pm. Please do try to make the practice as well as the mass itself – we sing and play better with practice. 

Remembrance Sunday

The 9th of November is Remembrance Sunday. Following the 11am mass at 12:15pm there will be the traditional Loughton Remembrance service at Kings Green by the war memorial with the local community and local children’s uniform groups. All are welcome. After the service everyone parades back to our church hall for soup and cake. Please do try and join us for this important day.

Girlguiding-Volunteers Needed

Following the recent sad passing of Catherine Daly-RIP we are trying to ensure the future of her two units 7th Loughton Guides & 4th Loughton Brownies. We are looking for more over 18 years adult volunteers to assist & support with either of these groups. You do not need any special skills or interests or even to have been involved in Guiding before. Just bring enthusiasm to support our young girls. We offer full support and training. Please contact the Parish office 0208 5083492 or email loughton@brcdt.org and we will pass your details to Susan Wiseman -Assistant County Commisioner for Girlguiding Essex West. Thank you.

Brentwood Catholic Youth Service – Youth Gather, 25th – 26th October

Youth Gather is a weekend of faith, fun and friendship – with speakers, workshops, prayer and outdoor activities, meeting friends old and new, and all while sharing in and celebrating our Catholic faith. There will be coaches offering transport from around the Diocese included in the cost, as well as all meals, cabin accommodation and activities. This event is for year 9 and above. Apply now at www.bcys.net/events. 

Group Church Clean

There will be a church clean on 30th October 2025 after the morning mass. Please come along and help if you are able. Thank you. Sharon  

Notice:  Peter Nicholl-RIP  who was a parishioner since a small boy in the 1950’s and who wed his late wife Valerie in 1969 at the church sadly passed away 17 September,2025 at Whitechapel Hospital after a courageous period of ill health. He leaves his sisters Patricia & Wynifred and sons Paul, Matthew & Peter and his daughter Julia. Please keep the family in your prayers. May he rest in peace. 

Please Pray for those who are Sick

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, Ben Lewis, Kathleen Pampellonne and all our loved ones who are unwell.

Job Vacancies

Trinity Catholic High School

• Teacher of English, Part time, Permanent, January 2026
• Teacher of Economics with TLR, Full time, Permanent, January 2026
• Teacher of Geography, Full time, Permanent, January 2026
• Teacher of Spanish, Part Time, Permanent, January 2026
• Teacher of Psychology & Sociology, Part time, Permanent, January 2026
• SEND1, Deputy, Part time, Maternity Cover, Nov 25
• SEND1, SEN TA, Full time, Maternity Cover, Nov 25
• SEND1, Full time Permanent, ASAP
• Science Technician, Full time, Permanent, ASAP
• Midday Supervisor, Part Time, Temp, ASAP

Please see the website for details at  https://www.tchs.org.uk   Employment Opportunities 

Monday 10:00am, Tuesday NO MASS, Wednesday 10:00am, Thursday 9:30am,

Friday NO MASS

CONFESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE SATURDAY 5:00-5:45pm

Second Collection: On the weekend of the 18th/19th October, 2025 there will be a second collection for Missio (World  Mission Sunday) after all the masses.  

School Certificates of  Catholic Practice

If you are applying for a school for your child that requires a certificate of church attendance, then please allow a few minutes to see Fr. Adrian after a Sunday Mass and bring a copy of the 

form along with you. The Diocesan document can be obtained through your Parish Priest or on the Diocesan website. The closing date for applications is 31st October 2025. 

Parish Community Day & BBQ -Thank You

Thank you to everyone who worked hard to make our Community Day and barbeque wonderful and special last Sunday. Thank you, also, to everyone who came along. There was a wonderful sense of warmth and togetherness as well as a feeling of celebration of all that we do in our parish. Thank you everyone, again, and God bless, Father Adrian

Bach Vespers 26 October at 6:30pm at St. Mary at Hill Church

Father Adrian will be the guest preacher at this Lutheran Service which will include a performance of Bach’s magnificent and ever popular Reformation cantata, BWV 80, Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott. This Bach Vespers service takes place at 6.30pm at the church of St Mary at Hill in the City of London, hosted by St Anne’s Lutheran Church. This cantata features a team of three oboes of different sizes and bassoon, playing with and in contrast to the strings to create fabulous textural colours. There will also be lots of other music too, performed on period instruments.

Everyone is welcome and attendance is free. Do come along and bring your friends. We look forward to seeing you there to share Bach’s wonderful music!
St Mary-at-Hill, Lovat Lane, London EC3R 8EE.

Girlguiding-Volunteers Needed

Following the recent sad passing of Catherine Daly-RIP we are trying to ensure the future of her two units 7th Loughton Guides & 4th Loughton Brownies. 

We are looking for more over 18 years  adult volunteers to assist & support with either of these groups. You do not need any special skills or interests or even to have been involved in Guiding before. Just bring enthusiasm to support our young girls. We offer full support and training. Please contact the Parish office 0208 5083492 or email loughton@brcdt.org and we will pass your details to Susan Wiseman -Assistant County Commisioner for Girlguiding Essex West. Thank you . 

Brentwood Catholic Youth Service – Youth Gather, 25th – 26th October

Youth Gather is a weekend of faith, fun and friendship – with speakers, workshops, prayer and outdoor activities, meeting friends old and new, and all while sharing in and celebrating our Catholic faith. There will be coaches offering transport from around the Diocese included in the cost, as well as all meals, cabin accommodation and activities. This event is for year 9 and above. Apply now at www.bcys.net/events

Marriage Help 

Retrouvaille helps couples find hope and healing for their marriage. Next date: 17th-19th Oct. www.retrouvaille.org.uk Tel: 0788 7296983

St Edmund Life Group Meeting

The next meeting takes place in the upper room (The Retreat) of the Parish Centre on Monday 3rd November 7.15 – 8.45pm. Please keep this date in your diary. Any questions please ring Paul 07861032174

Baptisms

The Church has always advocated that infants should be baptised as soon as possible after birth. If you are parents of new infants and you wish to have your child baptised, please can you kindly contact your parish priest Fr Adrian Lowe 0208 5083492 as soon as possible regarding the baptism of your child at St Edmund’s. For first time parents there is a Baptismal Programme run by Mrs Sharon Chalk. Baptisms take place on Saturdays at 12.30pm.

Please Pray for those who are Sick

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, Ben Lewis,

Kathleen Pampellonne and all our loved ones who are unwell.

Monday 9:30am, Tuesday NO MASS, Wednesday 9:30am, Thursday 9:30am, 

Friday 9:30am

CONFESSIONS ARE AVAILABLE SATURDAY 5:00-5:45pm

Second Collection: There will be a second collection for CAFOD after all the masses this weekend. 

School Certificates of  Catholic Practice

If you are applying for a school for your child that requires a certificate of church attendance, then please allow a few minutes to see Fr. Adrian after a Sunday Mass and bring a copy of the 

form along with you. The Diocesan document can be obtained through your Parish Priest or on the Diocesan website. The closing date for applications is 31st October 2025. 

Journey in Faith

Do you feel God’s gentle call to become Catholic? Or have you been away from Church life and want to return, finding out more about your faith? Would you like to deepen your knowledge of the Catholic Faith? If any of these questions apply to your situation then the Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults is for you! Running from October until Easter, the RCIA programme helps to form intentional disciples for Christ and prepare candidates for the sacraments of initiation into the Church, as well as helping anyone who would like a refresher of Catholic teaching. If you are interested, or know someone who might be, please contact the parish office 02085083492.

Parish Community Day & BBQ – 5th October, 2025

Just a reminder to everyone that our community day and BBQ are taking place on the

5th of October, 2025. Please come along after the Sunday masses and join us for a late summer BBQ and refreshments alongside our Community Day which will be in the church hall. We will have teas, coffee, soft drinks and maybe cake after the 9:00am Mass. The BBQ will be after the 11:00am Mass. Our volunteer activity leaders will be present in the hall ready to show the parish what they do and talk to everyone who comes along. We have many voluntary activities going on in our Parish, all of which our volunteers devote their time to helping. We are a community that is busy, inclusive and has a strong sense of belonging. Everyone is welcome on the day to celebrate our community and we look forward to seeing you!

Girlguiding-Volunteers Needed

Following the recent sad passing of Catherine Daly-RIP we are trying to ensure the future of her two units 7th Loughton Guides & 4th Loughton Brownies. We are looking for more over 18 years  adult volunteers to assist & support with either of these groups. You do not need any special skills or interests or even to have been involved in Guiding before. Just bring enthusiasm to support our young girls. We offer full support and training. Please contact the Parish office

 0208 5083492 and we will pass your details to Susan Wiseman -Assistant County Commisioner for Girlguiding Essex West. Thank you . 

CAFOD: Response in Gaza

Your donations to Gaza since the start of the conflict have been a vital lifeline. Right now, CAFOD’s partner, Caritas Jerusalem, is delivering essential medical treatment to displaced people and providing medicines to treat chronic illnesses. We have helped 1,400 households with cash to buy supplies in the last month and we are currently feeding 2,000 people with new stocks of flour and rice. Despite the restrictions on aid coming into Gaza, CAFOD’s local partners are working tirelessly to help people. And with your ongoing support, they will do all in their power to keep doing so. You can find out more about how you can make a difference in Gaza at cafod.org.uk. Thank you for backing our work through holding collections for our Family Fast Day appeals and for continuing to pray for peace in the Middle East.

Empowering Vulnerable Children ( EVC ) Uganda Appeal

 The collection raised for the charity EVC was £1,594.08 and we wish to place on record our deepest thanks to the Parish for their generosity and kindness.  Judi Fawcett, Founder and Trustee

Please Pray for those who are Sick

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, Ben Lewis,

Kathleen Pampellonne and all our loved ones who are unwell.