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
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (C)
6th July 2025- 13th July, 2025
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTIONS will be on Sunday 13th July at 3pm in the Church.
All are welcome. Confessions are available afterwards.
SECOND COLLECTION: On 12th & 13th July, 2025 there will be a second collection after the masses for STELLA MARIS-SEA SUNDAY.
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.
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.
CONFESSIONAL
The confessional in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel will be undergoing some work over the next few weeks to make it fully compliant with Health and Safety, and to make it a more attractive and prayerful space for the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
ST EDMUND LIFE GROUP MEETING
The next meeting takes place in the upper room (The Retreat) of the Parish Centre on Monday 7th July, 2025 7.15 – 8.45pm.
Please keep this date in your diary.
Any questions please ring Paul 07861 032174
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
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
If you have a gift aid account, you should have received your end of tax year statement either via email or the post. If you received your statement via the post and have an email address please send your Gift Aid number and the email address to
If you have not received your statement or there are any discrepancies in what you have received, also email giftaid-loughton@brcdt.org with any relevant information.
Thank you. Abbie
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
RETROUVAILLE ENGLAND & WALES
Considering separation or are already divorced? If you are open to try again – Retrouvaille could be the solution. www.retrouvaille.org.uk +44 797 338 0443
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. Let alone the added stress of being able to afford new school uniform for the September. 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.
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
TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL
- Teacher of Music with TLR, Full or Part time, Permanent, September 2025 or January 2026
- Teacher of Spanish with TLR, Full time, Permanent, September 2025
- Teacher of Science with TLR, Full time, Permanent, September 2025
Please visit the school’s website https://www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/employment/ for further job information.
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
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.
MASS INTENTIONS ARE ON THE WEBSITE, BACK OF THE CHURCH NOTICE BOARD, AND IN THE OUTSIDE DISPLAY CASE.