9th March to 13th March Weekday Masses
Monday 9:30am
Tuesday No Mass
Wednesday 9:00am
Thursday 9:30am
Friday 9:30am Mass & 7:30pm Stations of the Cross
Sunday 8th March 2026
10:00am First Holy Communion Classes
3:00pm Divine Mercy Devotions in the Church. Join us in this beautiful prayer for 20 minutes
LENT- Stations of the Cross at 7:30pm on 13th March 2026
Stations of the Cross will be held every Friday in Lent at a different time each week to give as many people as possible the opportunity to attend. Please think about coming to at least one of these, it is a chance to pray together with others this beautiful and ancient devotion.
Walk with me Books- A journey of prayer for Lent 2026 are available at the Repository at the back of the Church for cost £1.50. This is an amazing companion to help you through your Lent journey!
White Flower Appeal
Many thanks for all who contributed to SPUC White Flower Appeal and helped raise £508 for the compassionate life work done by this great charity. The many positive comments and enquiries were greatly valued. Please keep the ongoing work in your prayers. Thank you.
Best wishes, God bless. Paul
GIFT AID NOTICE-IMPORTANT
Please could we ask all Parishioners who currently use and receive the gift aid envelopes to kindly inform us if you would still like to continue to receive envelopes for the year ahead. We will be ordering the boxes very soon. Please email our Gift Aid Coordinator (Abbie) at the following: giftaid-loughton@brcdt.org or phone the Presbytery office 020850833492. Thank you.
Saturday 14th March 2026- First Holy Communion Candidates
10:00am & 11:00am –Sacrament of Reconciliation.
Please keep these young candidates in our prayers as they prepare for the Sacrament of First Holy Communion in May 2026.
St Edmund Life Group
Supporting life from conception to natural death. Any questions ring Paul 07861032174
Group Patron Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Stations of the Cross and Lenten Lunch Friday 20th March 12:15pm
Stations of the Cross on Friday 20th March is followed by a Lent soup lunch provided by our parish St. Vincent de Paul group. Come along to pray at 12:15pm in the church and then for soup and fellowship in the church hall. All donations will go to towards the work of our SVP.
SVP and CAFOD Work Experience
The St Vincent de Paul Society and CAFOD are working together to offer a week of free residential work experience for 20 young adults in England and Wales. The experience will run from 21st – 26th June in London. Candidates must be aged 18-25 years old, but priority will be given to those in their first or second year at university. Apply here Applications close on the 6th of April. For any queries, please contact KeziaH@svp.org.uk
Notice from Parish Administrator
Please could I kindly ask the Parishioners whose children’s Baptismal Certificates I currently have at the Parish office to come and collect them. Please see Fr Adrian after mass or collect from the Parish office. Thank you very much. Lisa -Parish Administrator
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, Adam Piotrowski, Bernard Hughes, Tony Bryant and all our loved ones who are unwell.