Month: November 2025

Monday 9:30am, Tuesday No Morning Mass, Wednesday 9:30am, Thursday 9:30am,

Friday 9:30am Confessions are available on Saturday 5:00-5:45pm

Sunday 16th November – Divine Mercy Devotions at 3pm 

Thank you- Remembrance Sunday  Thank you to everyone who came along to show their support and help with the soup and cake on Remembrance Sunday.  Fr. Adrian

First Communion Catechesis

Classes for children will begin on Sunday, 30th November, at 10:00 am in the parish hall. Children and their families must then attend the 11:00 am Mass for enrolment into the programme, followed by a short exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

There will also be a mandatory parents’ meeting on Wednesday, 26th November, at 7:00 pm, also in the parish hall. If you have not yet registered and are interested in your child receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion, please contact Fr Adrian as soon as possible. Your child should be in Year 4 or above. Thank you!

Christmas Book Sponsorship Help 

Each Christmas, the children at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School receive a special book from Santa as a gift, that brings joy, warmth, and the spirit of Christmas. 

If you own a business and can help sponsor this year’s books, we would be truly grateful. It’s a meaningful way to support the children and share in the season of goodwill.

Please get in touch committeesjf@gmail.com if you’re able to help. Thank you.

Christmas Hamper Draw

Join us for coffee and cake at 12:00 on Sunday 21st December 2025 in the parish hall, for our annual Christmas Hamper Draw.

We would be very grateful for any prize or hamper donations which may be left at the presbytery, or placed in the box in the church porch from 22nd November 2025. 

Thank you in advance for your kind support!  

Christmas Nativity

We are starting rehearsals for our wonderful Christmas Nativity which takes place at the 5:00pm Christmas Eve mass. If your child would like a part in the Nativity please come along to our first date on 30th December 2025 after the 11:00am mass where we will assign parts. 

The following dates will be the rehearsal’s 7th,14th, & 21st Dec straight after the 11:00am mass. These generally last no longer than 30 minutes. Should you have any queries please contact us on 07946 138307 Sam & Danielle

Important Pro-Life News from the Bishops’ Conference Website

The Catholic Church teaches that life is sacred, from the moment of conception to natural death.  In June 2025, pro-abortion MPs, led by Tonia Antoniazzi MP, rushed through the abortion up to birth clause after just 46 minutes of backbench debate – there was no prior consultation with the public, no Committee Stage scrutiny and no evidence sessions.

The Antoniazzi clause would make it more likely that healthy babies are aborted at home for any reason, up to birth. The clause would change the law so it would no longer be illegal for women to perform their own abortions for any reason, and at any point up to and during birth. If this amendment becomes law, it would likely lead to a significant increase in the number of women performing late-term abortions at home, endangering the lives of many more women.

Please consider writing to the Lords using the sample letter and details of the Lords at the back of the church. Alternatively, you can send a pre-written letter to the Lords at this link, it takes less than 30 seconds to complete and send:

https://righttolife.org.uk/uptobirthlords

Please also pray that all life, which is so precious to God, is protected, and for all people who are desperate and worried about their pregnancies and feel that abortion is their only option.

God Bless  Fr. Adrian

World Youth Sunday 

On the weekend of the 22nd/23rd November we will be celebrating World Youth Sunday and there will be a 2nd collection after all the masses. 

Walk With Me Advent Booklets will be for sale in the Repository, priced at £1.50. 

This is a great way to pray and be with the Lord during the advent season. 

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.

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 

The closing date for these vacancies is 18th November, 2025

• 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
• SENDI Teaching Assistant, Full Time, Permanent, Start ASAP

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

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

Education Support Administrator- Cathedral House

A vacancy has arisen to provide administrative and general departmental support to School Advisors across the Education Department of the Diocese.

The post will be part-time,  working 24 hours per week – 4 days per week working from 9 am until 3 pm with half an hour for lunch. Term time only

Location- Cathedral House- please note this is an office-based role.  

Salary £14.50 per hour 

The closing date for applications is 5pm on 5th December 2025 and we will then invite suitable applicants to interview.

If you have any queries or if you would like to apply, please send your CV by email to hr@brcdt.org

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

ThMass Intentions are listed on the website, Back of the Church notice board, and in the outside display case

Monday 9:30am, Tuesday No Morning Mass, Wednesday 9:30am, Thursday 9:30am,

Friday 9:30am Confessions are available on Saturday 5:00-5:45pm

Please Note : Divine Mercy Devotions at 3pm has moved to the 16th November

Thank you to the SVP for a lovely coffee morning last Sunday and to everyone who came along to show their support. Fr. Adrian

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.

First Communion Catechesis

Classes for children will begin on Sunday, 30th November, at 10:00 am in the parish hall. Children and their families must then attend the 11:00 am Mass for enrolment into the programme, followed by a short exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

There will also be a mandatory parents’ meeting on Wednesday, 26th November, at 7:00 pm, also in the parish hall. If you have not yet registered and are interested in your child receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion, please contact Fr Adrian as soon as possible. Your child should be in Year 4 or above. Thank you!

Christmas Book Sponsorship Help 

Each Christmas, the children at St John Fisher Catholic Primary School receive a special book from Santa as a gift, that brings joy, warmth, and the spirit of Christmas. 

If you own a business and can help sponsor this year’s books, we would be truly grateful. It’s a meaningful way to support the children and share in the season of goodwill.

Please get in touch committeesjf@gmail.com if you’re able to help. Thank you.

Learn To Pray Course Online

Would you like some tips to help your prayer life each day?  The Diocesan Service Team are offering an online course running from Friday 14th November for six weeks until Friday 19th December from 7.30 to 9.00 pm.  If you are interested in signing up for this course please follow this link: https://wkf.ms/3VcDEgl?text0=   Please note that it is l not capital i in the link 

Divine Mercy Devotions will be Sunday 16th  November at 3:00pm. Join us in this beautiful prayer for 20 minutes. Confessions are available after.

Assisted Suicide: England

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will enter Committee Stage in the House of Lords on 14 November. Catholics are being encouraged to write to peers to oppose the Bill. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales has issued guidance on how to write to peers with reasons that can be emphasised in a letter. www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/news/bishops-urge-catholics-to-write-to-peers-on-assisted-dying-bill/

Important Pro-Life News from the Bishops’ Conference Website

The Catholic Church teaches that life is sacred, from the moment of conception to natural death.  In June 2025, pro-abortion MPs, led by Tonia Antoniazzi MP, rushed through the abortion up to birth clause after just 46 minutes of backbench debate – there was no prior consultation with the public, no Committee Stage scrutiny and no evidence sessions.

The Antoniazzi clause would make it more likely that healthy babies are aborted at home for any reason, up to birth. The clause would change the law so it would no longer be illegal for women to perform their own abortions for any reason, and at any point up to and during birth. If this amendment becomes law, it would likely lead to a significant increase in the number of women performing late-term abortions at home, endangering the lives of many more women.

Please consider writing to the Lords using the sample letter and details of the Lords at the back of the church. Alternatively, you can send a pre-written letter to the Lords at this link, it takes less than 30 seconds to complete and send:

https://righttolife.org.uk/uptobirthlords

Please also pray that all life, which is so precious to God, is protected, and for all people who are desperate and worried about their pregnancies and feel that abortion is their only option.

God Bless

Fr. Adrian

Our parish SVP: The essence of the work of the Society of St Vincent de Paul is person-to-person contact and spending time with people. Depending on the capacity of our volunteers, some visits may include taking walks or even assistance with shopping or medical appointments. You can read more about our SVP, and download a referral form, using this link to their page on the parish website https://stedmundsloughton.org.uk/st-vincent-de-paul-society

Gift Aid Notice: We have a quite a few gift aid envelope boxes that have not been collected. Please can you check the boxes at the back of the church and kindly notify us if you would still like to receive envelopes for next year. Contact our Gift Aid Coordinator (Abbie) at the following

 giftaid-loughton@brcdt.org or the presbytery office 020850833492 to inform us. Thank you.

Good Counsel Network Please pray and fast for the end of abortion and euthanasia on Monday 17th November. These days seem quite dark, what with Parliament voting to partly decriminalise abortion and voting to legalise euthanasia. Please invite others to join us in praying and fasting for life, you can do so with this link, https://www.facebook.com/events/828656872884422”

Awake London

A Catholic Bible convention and Healing ministry on Saturday 15th November 2025 from 12.45 pm to 4.45 pm led by Rev. Fr.Bijoy CMF and Anointing Fire Catholic Ministry UK at Catholic Parish of Christ The King, 455 Chingford Road London,E4 8SP. Convention includes: Praise and Worship, Holy Mass, confession, Healing service and Eucharistic Adoration, spiritual sharing, sessions for children  (www.afcmuk.org). Free car parking available.

World Youth Sunday 

On the weekend of the 22nd/23rd November we will be celebrating World Youth Sunday and there will be a 2nd collection after all the masses. 

Baptisms

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.

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.

Billy -RIP Please remember Iain McLay & family in your prayers as they recently lost their beloved & faithful dog Billy who was 15 years old. Billy and Iain’s Christian Aid walking adventures along with a daily story were always interesting and a joy to read. Billy -RIP will be dearly missed by our Parish.

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.

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 listed on the website, Back of the Church notice board, and in the outside display case

Monday 9:30am, Tuesday No Morning Mass, Wednesday 9:00am, Thursday 9:30am,

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

Sunday 9th November – 3:00pm Divine Mercy Devotions

SVP Coffee Morning

There will be an SVP coffee morning this Sunday, Nov 2nd, after the 9am mass. It will be a great opportunity for parishioners to meet each other and enjoy tea, cake and chat while raising funds for the work of the Parish SVP. If you haven’t come across it before, the SVP is “The Society of St Vincent de Paul”. Its role is to help people in need. For instance, visiting and befriending old folk and the sick, being a friend to families experiencing difficulties and always supporting the Parish Priest.

All Saints and All Souls

Please note that this year, All Saints Day is Sunday 2 November and All Souls Day is Monday 

3 November. The box with names of those who are deceased will be placed at all Masses from Monday onwards. Brown envelopes are at the back of the church for you to hand in with names of those you would like added to the box. Please pass envelopes to Father Adrian or put through the Presbytery letterbox. Thank you.

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

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.

Divine Mercy Devotions will be Sunday 9th November at 3:00pm. Join us in this beautiful prayer for 20 minutes. Confessions are available after.

First Communion Catechesis

Classes for children will begin on Sunday, 30th November, at 10:00 am in the parish hall. Children and their families must then attend the 11:00 am Mass for enrolment into the programme, followed by a short exposition and adoration of the Blessed Sacrament.

There will also be a mandatory parents’ meeting on Wednesday, 26th November, at 7:00 pm, also in the parish hall. If you have not yet registered and are interested in your child receiving the sacrament of Holy Communion, please contact Fr Adrian as soon as possible. Your child should be in Year 4 or above. Thank you!

Assisted Suicide: England

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will enter Committee Stage in the House of Lords on 14 November. Catholics are being encouraged to write to peers to oppose the Bill. The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales has issued guidance on how to write to peers with reasons that can be emphasised in a letter. www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/news/bishops-urge-catholics-to-write-to-peers-on-assisted-dying-bill/

Gift Aid Notice

We have a quite a few gift aid envelope boxes that have not been collected. Please can you check the boxes at the back of the church and kindly notify us if you would still like to receive envelopes for next year. Contact our Gift Aid Coordinator (Abbie) at the following

 giftaid-loughton@brcdt.org or the presbytery office 020850833492 to inform us. Thank you.

Baptisms

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.