ST EDMUND OF CANTERBURY & ST THOMAS MORE CATHOLIC CHURCH
9 Traps Hill
Loughton, Essex IG10 1SZ
Parish Priest: Fr Adrian Lowe
Phone:0208 5083492
Email: loughton@brcdt.org
Website: https://stedmundsloughton.org.uk
The Brentwood Diocesan Trust / Registered Charity No. 234092
FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)
13th July 2025- 20th July, 2025
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTIONS will be this Sunday 13th July at 3pm in the Church.
All are welcome. Confessions are available afterwards.
STELLA MARIS-SEA SUNDAY
There will be a second collection after all the masses this weekend.
This is the day in the Church’s year when it prays and collects funds for all those who live and work at sea. Seafarers and fishers play a vital role in all our lives, but they often work in difficult, hazardous conditions. Your support will make a big difference to seafarers and fishers in need.
NOTE FOR OUR CONTEMPORARY MUSIC GROUP
We will next be singing and playing at the 11am Mass on Sunday, 3rd August and holding a practice 7 to 8pm on Monday, 28th July. Kindly make every effort to come to the practice as well as the Mass so that we can practise the psalm and other hymns for the Mass itself. If you are on holiday, please have a safe and happy time, but otherwise please do come along to both! Thanks.
MARANATHA
Join us for Mass and Prayer and Praise on Thursday 17th July from 7.00 to 9.00pm at the Sion Community, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, Essex CM15 9BX . All are welcome and there is no need to book, just come along. CCR Team.
“AWAKE LONDON”
A Catholic Bible convention and Healing ministry on Saturday 19th July 2025 from 1.30 pm to 5 pm led by Fr. Gerry Ezekwere 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.
BAPTISMS
If there are parents wishing to have their children baptised at St. Edmund’s please could you kindly contact your parish priest Fr Adrian Lowe 0208 5083492 as soon as possible. For first time parents there is a Baptismal Programme run by Mrs Sharon Chalk.Baptisms take place on Saturdays at 12.30pm.
NATIONAL PILGRIMAGE OF REPARATION & PRAYER FOR THE SANCTITY OF LIFE
to Walsingham, Saturday 2nd August to be led by Bishop John Keenan of Paisley diocese, Scotland. Everyone is invited to join in this pilgrimage either in person or via the Shrine livestream at https://www.walsingham.org.uk/live-stream/.
Details of the day and travel arrangements can found at www.prolifepilgerimage.org
FOOD BANK DONATIONS
Over the summer when all children stay at home, the costs of food are felt even more by families that are just about managing, or for those that work, the continuing need of childcare with the costs incurred. Many rely on Free School Meals during term time and are left without anything in the holidays- a stark reality that many families rely on those meals for their children’s main meal of the day. The box for food donations is in the parent and baby room (to the left as you enter the church). Thank you very much for all your donations.76
THE DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE, LONDON
We are holding a Celebration of St Faustina Birthday at Aylesford Priory, Aylesford, Kent on Bank Holiday Monday 25 August 2025 from 10:30 am to 4pm.The reflection day will include teachings on the Message of Divine Mercy, Holy Mass, Hour of Mercy with Stations of the Cross, Adoration and Benediction and Veneration of the Image of Merciful Jesus.
All welcome. Call Millie on 07957594646 for more information.
Coaches from Ealing Broadway and Victoria.
GIFT AID NOTICE
Please note the new email address for correspondence with our Gift Aid Coordinator (Abbie) is as follows giftaid-loughton@brcdt.org
MARCH FOR LIFE
SATURDAY, 6 SEPTEMBER 2025
Please witness for life from conception to natural death and join us at Marsham Street SW1P 3NT (by Westminster Abbey. The event starts at 10:00am with a 10:30am Mass in Westminster Cathedral. The March starts at 2:00pm.
Many parents enjoy using the room at the back of the church if children become restless. There are toys and children’s books to keep children occupied as well as a speaker so that the Mass can still be heard and followed.
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, Peter Wright and all our loved ones who are unwell.
Job Vacancies
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
Our Lady of Good Counsel- Wickford
A vacancy has arisen for a Parish Administrator, to provide administrative support services to the Parish Office by implementing and maintaining office systems, processes and procedures and delivering a welcoming, appropriate service to those attending the parish office.
The post will be part-time working 12 hours per week –
(4 Days per week, 3 hours per day).
The salary is £12.60 per hour
The closing date for applications is 12pm on 8th July 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 wickford@brcdt.org
PARISH ADMINISTRATOR
St Mary Mother of God– Hornchurch
St Mary Mother of God in Hornchurch are looking for a Parish Administrator to provide complete and comprehensive administration for the church community and also carry out some financial duties.
The successful applicant will need to have excellent communication and administration skills as well as financial experience.
Hours: 20 to 22 hours per week working three or four days per week .
Pay is dependable on skills and experience.
The full job description can be accessed on our diocese website Vacancies – Brentwood Diocese
Please apply by sending a CV and covering letter (no longer than A4) to hr@brcdt.org . Closing date for applications is Monday 14th July at 12 noon .
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 ON THE WEBSITE, BACK OF THE CHURCH NOTICE BOARD, AND IN THE OUTSIDE DISPLAY CASE.