Weekday Masses : Monday 9:30am , Tuesday No Mass, Wednesday 9:00am,
Thursday 1:30pm Funeral Mass for Margaret Cole, Friday 9:30am,
Confessions are available on Saturday 5:00-5:45pm
Sunday 18th January: 6:00pm Sung Evening Prayer for the week of Christian Unity
Pax Christi -World Peace Day: There will be a second collection after all the masses this weekend for World Peace Day-Pax Christi.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Please pray especially during this time that all Christian denominations will be one.
On Sunday 18th January at 6:00pm there will be a sung evening prayer here at St. Edmund of Canterbury and St. Thomas More. Please come and share some time in prayer with our Christian sisters and brothers from around the town.
Crib Offering BCCS Second Collection: There will be a 2nd Collection after the masses on the weekend of the 31st & 1st Feb for the BCCS Crib Offering Collection.
Leadbeater Thank You
A big thank you to all parishioners who responded to Fr Adrian’s appeal, supported by our bishops, and collected letters to send to peers at all the Masses last weekend, urging Lords to vote against the Leadbeater Assisted Dying Bill. Please let the Life Group know, if possible, what the peers responses were. It is brilliant that you took the time to write about this real danger posed to so many lives by this bill, which is contrary to the Church’s teaching, which values every human life from the moment of conception to natural death.
Note For Our Contemporary Music Group
We will next be playing and singing at the 11am Mass on Sunday, 1st February and holding a practice beforehand 7 to 8pm on Monday, 26th January.
Please try to come to the practice as well as the Mass – we will be going through the psalm and Mass setting music – practice really does help!
New singers and musicians in the Parish who may consider joining our group will be made most welcome. Thank you.
Hats & Socks Donation
Following last year’s success in collecting second hand coats we are asking for donations of hats and socks which will be given to The Whitechapel Mission in East London. The items don’t have to be new but in a good and usable condition. If you can donate there will be a box in the entrance of the Church. Many thanks in advance for any donations given and your support.
St John Bosco Children’s Camp – an amazing volunteer opportunity for this Summer.
If you are in school year 12 or student age (or any age over 17!) you are very welcome to apply at www.boscocamp.co.uk. The application process includes references and a DBS check, which we can help with, as well as a training and support before and during Camp. The Camp provides over 100 children a week with a summer holiday – for many their only holiday. As a volunteer you use your skills in assisting with different sporting and fun activities, as well as the practical aspects of camp life. Volunteer for 25th July – 1st August or 1st – 8th August. The Camp is a special work of Caritas Diocese of Brentwood and also seeks financial donations – all information on the website.
Responding to Homelessness
“You are invited to join Caritas Brentwood at our upcoming ‘Responding to Homelessness’ event on Saturday, January 24th, 2026 (10am-12:30pm). NoThe event will be hosted by St Francis of Assisi Catholic Parish in Stratford. It will offer practical support, shared insights and meaningful discussions with local organisations, including Your Place Anchor House, Rainham Foodbank and the Basildon Night Shelter, who are all working on the frontline of homelessness: For more information and to register for free go to:
www.caritasbrentwood.org/events
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.
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 this year. Contact our Gift Aid Coordinator (Abbie) at the following giftaid-loughton@brcdt.org or the presbytery office 020850833492 to inform us. Thank 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, Adam Piotrowski, Bernard Hughes,
Steve Aylmer and all our loved ones who are unwell.
Contemporary Music Group
We will next be playing and singing at the
11:00am Mass on Sunday, 1st February
and holding a practice beforehand
7:00 to 8:00pm on Monday, 26th January.
Please try to come to the practice as well as the Mass – we will be going through the psalm and Mass setting music – practice really does help!
New singers and musicians in the Parish who may consider joining our group will be made most welcome.