WEEKDAY MASS TIMES
Mass times this week are: Monday 9:30am, Tuesday NO MASS, Wednesday 9:30am Thursday No Morning Mass/ 11:00am Funeral , Friday 9:30am
5th June- Thursday 11:00am FUNERAL MASS FOR MARGARET BALDWIN-RIP
SECOND COLLECTION
There will be a second collection after the masses this weekend 30th May & 1 June for World Communication Day.
ST EDMUND LIFE GROUP MEETING
The next meeting takes place in the upper room (The Retreat) of the Parish Centre on Monday 2nd June, 2025 7.15 – 8.45pm. Please keep this date in your diary.
Any questions please ring Paul 07861 032174
CATHOLIC LEGACY WEEK (2-8th June)
“Catholic Legacy Week is a time to reflect on the values of faith, generosity, and care for future generations. Leaving a Will ensures your loved ones are looked after and allows you to leave a lasting legacy to the causes you care about most. Writing your will with Your Place Anchor House, a charity supporting people affected by homelessness, can help build a brighter future for those most in need.
You can write your FREE Will today at: https://your-place.org.uk/gift-in-your-will/. Your gift can help support those in our communities who need it most. For more information, please call: 0739 965 3512 or email: Anwar.beeharry@your-place.org.uk”
ST THOMAS OF CANTERBURY SUMMER CONCERT
This year is on 28th June, 7.45pm. The evening is a mixture of orchestral and choral music that includes Bach (Double Concerto), Parry (I Was Glad), Vaughan Williams (Fantasia on Theme of Thomas Tallis), Karl Jenkin’s Adiemus, Elegy for Dunkirk and the amazing Libertango. The soloist is the wonderful Caitlin Downie. For tickets, £15/£13 each, please contact St Thomas’s Parish Office, 02085041686. There will be a retiring collection for The Lourdes charity, “Across Paths”.
BRENTWOOD CATHOLIC YOUTH SERVICE – MONTHLY YOUTH MASS
On Thursday 5th June, Youth Mass will be held at Brentwood Cathedral, with a workshop looking at the key themes of Pentecost, and how we live out discipleship in the modern world. Join us in the Brentwood Cathedral Parish Hall from 6pm for Pizza, refreshments and workshop, followed by Youth Mass in the Cathedral from 7:30pm. There is no need to book and no cost for this – please feel very welcome to come along and simply find out more about the BCYS and what they offer!
(The Bethlehem Nativity Group TBNG,) A missionary from Bethlehem,
The Holy Land, will be visiting us on the weekend 7th – 8th June to briefly talk about the Holy Land and sell religious articles made out of Olive Wood to help and support the poor Christian families, any help you could give to them will be highly appreciated” (when you help the poor you help our Lord”).
THE BRENTWOOD CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S SOCIETY INVITE YOU TO JOIN THEM AT THEIR SUMMER LUNCHEON!
Join us for an elegant afternoon on Friday, 13th June, at The Lawn – a stunning Grade II listed Georgian manor house in Rochford. Enjoy exclusive use of the venue as we serve a delicious two-course luncheon in the Orangery, overlooking beautifully landscaped gardens.
Date: Friday, 13th June
Venue: The Lawn, Rochford
Time: 12.30 to 3.30pm
Seating: Tables of 10
Price: £37.50 per person
Tickets are available now! Reserve your place by visiting our website: www.bccs.org.uk/get-involved/events/ We expect that this event will sell out quickly so do purchase your tickets early and we look forward to welcoming you for a delightful afternoon of good company and great food.
For further information please contact Julie – jabbott@bccs.org.uk / 07912 277413
SION COMMUNITY CHARISMATIC TEACHING WEEKEND
From 6pm Friday 13th June to 2pm Sunday 15th June 2025 Theme: ‘Moving in the Anointing’. This weekend is a great follow-up to ‘Life in the Spirit’ seminars and is especially aimed at those wishing to grow in the Charisms and Gifts of the Holy Spirit and learn to exercise them with more confidence. Guest Speaker: Allegra Mutanda. Cost: £130 residential, £100 non-residential. To book a place or for more information, visit https://sioncommunity.churchsuite.com/events/ztjfwiwu
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 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
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
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
- Headteacher, Full time, Permanent, January 2026 or sooner
- Teacher of Music, Full or Part time, Permanent, September 2025
- Teacher of Economics, Full or Part time, Permanent, September 2025
- Teacher of Geography, Full time, Permanent, September 2025
- Teacher of Spanish, Full or Part time, Permanent, September 2025
- Teacher of French, Part time maternity cover, September 2025-June 2025
Please visit the school’s website https://www.tchs.org.uk/about-us/employment/ for further job information.
A New Headteacher for St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Romford
Our wonderful Headteacher is retiring after 20 years, and we are looking for a new Headteacher to start in January 2026 (or sooner, if possible). Visits to the school are very warmly welcome; the application deadline is midday on 6th June 2025, and the Job Description and all other information is at:
St Peter’s Catholic Primary School, Goresbrook Road, Dagenham
Are seeking to appoint a KS1 or KS2 Class Teacher from 1 September 2025, suitable for ECT’s. Closing date 2 June 2025.
Please call the school office for more information on
Tel.0208 270 6524, email:- office@st-peter.bardaglea.org.uk.
School visits are welcomed.
PA to the Dean- Brentwood Cathedral
A vacancy has arisen for a PA, to provide administrative support services to the Parish Priest and Parish Office by implementing and maintaining office systems, processes and procedures and delivering a welcoming, appropriate service to those attending the parish office. The successful applicant will need to have excellent communication and administration skills.
The post will be full-time working 35 hours per week- Monday to Friday
The salary is £14- £15 per hour depending on experience
The closing date for applications is 12pm on 11th June 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 cathedral@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.
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.