16th March to 20th March Weekday Masses
Monday 9:30am Mass
Tuesday 9:30am Mass-St Patrick’s Day
Wednesday 9:30am Mass
Thursday 9:30am Mass
Friday 9:30am Mass & 12:15pm Stations of the Cross
LENT -Stations of the Cross and Lenten Lunch Friday 20th March 12:15pm
Stations of the Cross is followed by a Lenten soup lunch provided by our parish St. Vincent de Paul group. Come along to pray at 12:15pm in the church and then join us for soup and fellowship in the church hall. Please sign up for soup after the masses this weekend.
All donations on the day will go to towards the work of our SVP.
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.
Lent Prayer Activity on Monday 16th March 2026 at 7:00pm-1 hour
A Prayer Session led by John Fitzmaurice using the Ignatian Examen prayer and Ignatian meditation to explore our lives and how God is speaking to us. Please join us in the upstairs retreat room in the church hall on March 16th at 7:00pm for 1 hour.
Antoniazzi Amendment
The vote on the abortion to birth clause known as the Antoniazzi Amendment is scheduled for this Wednesday, 18 March in the House of Lords. There are twenty-three Church of England Bishops, known as the Lords Spiritual, who currently sit in the House of Lords. Please consider writing to them and asking them to vote against the passing of this bill. You can do this by following this link: https://righttolife.org.uk/y8z8 It takes less than a minute to do this. Thank you and God bless, Fr. Adrian
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
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.
40 Hours Devotion
40 hours of Continuous Eucharistic Adoration during Lent (night and day except during Mass) will take place on the weekend of 21-22 March at St John Vianney Catholic Church,
1 Stoneleigh Road, Clayhall, Ilford IG5 0HE, starting with Mass of Exposition and Procession of the Blessed Sacrament at 7am on the Saturday and ending with Benediction at 11pm on the Sunday. All are very welcome to take part in this very special devotion.
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
Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage
Would you like to join our Bishop and parishioners and clergy from around the diocese on our annual pilgrimage to Lourdes this Summer? The dates are Friday 17th – Friday 24th July 2026. Please visit https://tangney-tours.com/brentwood for further information and to book, or contact Deirdre Pembroke, lourdes@brcdt.org if you have any questions. Paper booking forms to follow.
Please Pray for those who are Sick:
Evelyn Bearne, Robert 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 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 Phone: 01992 572516, or the St. Thomas of Canterbury Friary at Woodford Green Phone: 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
Job Vacancies
Trinity Catholic High School
- Teacher of Geography, Full time, Permanent, ASAP or Easter 2026
- DT Technician, Part Time, Permanent, ASAP
- Vacancy – Exam Invigilator to start March/April
Seasonal £15.19 per hour
Application form on https://www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/employment/
- SENDI Teaching Assistant, P/T, Permanent, March 2026
- Midday Supervisor – P/T, Fixed Term, March 2026
Primary Vacancies- Diocese of Brentwood
Click on vacancy to take you to the advert
Class Teacher – St Antony’s Catholic Primary School, Woodford Green
Deadline for applications: 12:00 noon Thursday 19th March 2026
Deputy Headteacher – Our Lady Immaculate Catholic Primary School, Chelmsford
Deadline for applications: 12:00 noon Friday 20th March 2026
Deputy Headteacher – St Mary’s Catholic Primary School, Tilbury
Deadline for application: 12:00 noon Friday 10th April 2026