SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR A)
Sections: News | Rotas | Upcoming Events | Mass Times & Intentions
News
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 5th February: Loose £739.03. Envelopes £399.63. Standing Orders £446, Total £1,584.66. The retiring collection to help raise money for the new boilers at St Andrew’s Church amounted to £972.11. Many, many thanks for your generosity.
DECEASED Please pray for Monsignor Paul Donovan who died from cancer on Wednesday, and for the parishioners of St Augustine’s, High Wycombe, for whom Mgr Paul was parish priest. Also Bob Galsworthy who died last week, Bob was a parishioner for many years before moving to Nottingham. Also Irene Heary whose Funeral Service will be at Slough Crematorium on Thursday, 16th February at 1.30pm. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen
DOROTHY PETERS with whom many of our congregation were acquainted, died on 15th January. Dorothy was a member of the Anglican congregation, a co-founder of St Andrew’s in 1969, kind, gentle and respected by all. Dorothy’s Funeral service will be at St Andrew’s on Monday, 13th February at 12.15pm.
CONGRATULATIONS to Lucas Richard Harajda and Orla Caterina Withers who are to be Baptised on Saturday, 18th February. Please pray for their parents, grandparents and Godparents.
PLEASE REMEMBER the sick of our Parish: Baby Findlay James William Conway. Marie Philps, Christopher Browne, Sienna Manley, Robert Ferguson, Maria Rhodes, Tim Webb, Peter Webb, Julie Fritz, Chris Potter, Jeremy Best, Frank, Nathan Le Roux, Joe Gartland, Kathleen Magee, Nora Fitzgerald, Giacomo Fenech, Malcolm Glenn, Vincent Do Rosario, David Archer, Catherine Bryant, Martin Waters, Louise McAleer, Patrick Porter, Carole Tearle, Carol Borowski, Fr Dennis Watters, Ann Messenger, John Fernandes, Alison Roach, Maisie McFarlane, Simon Holwell, John Norman, Raffaele D’Orsi, Eddie Phillips, Rahil Deans, Lawrence Deans, Ronald Deans, Iris Khan, Angela Brown, Mary Hughes, Jane McMahon, Abid Ali, Joan Langer, Caroline Tembe, Joanna Deverill, Sabah Ali-Marat, Deacon Douglas Denny, Annie Dias, Michele Di Gangi, Daisy Wingrove, Mary Morrissey, Mary Green, Michele Deluca, Lynn Arnold, Graham Loudon, Ann Cronin, Mabel McCulloch, Phyllis Wallbank, Joanna Glowski, Rosemary Conry, Ann Gurrie, Kathleen Jemmett, Fr David, Jerry Ellis, Jim Scott, Kathleen Richardson.
ST ANDREW’S CHURCH CIPPENHAM SHARED CHURCH TRUST Fundraising for our new boilers. Our industrial boilers are now 25 years old. We are unable to source spare parts for them, so they need to be replaced. One is broken and the other three keep having problems. We need to raise £18,000 for four new boilers and for them to be installed. We are asking for donations from both congregations.
This can be in the form of cash or a cheque made payable to CSCT Ltd, please drop through Vicarage door, or give to Shelagh Whitehouse or one of the CSCT Trustees. You may also donate by Bank Transfer, pay to: A/c Name CSCT Ltd A/c No 71397486 Sort Code 40-42-09. With your name and the word boiler in the reference field.
If you are a Tax payer, please do fill in the form on the reverse of the attached ‘flyer’ so that we can claim back 25p in £1. If you are unable to give money, please could you give your time in trying to fundraise, there will be various fund raising activities happening over the coming months, please try and support them.
Each of you should give what you have decided in your heart to give, not reluctantly or under compulsion, for God loves a cheerful giver. Corinthians 9:7.
ST GILBERT’S MISSION Small plastic bottles are available in the Church porches for any loose change you would like to donate to the St Gilbert’s Mission Project. Please return full bottles to either St Gilbert’s or Our Lady of Peace.
NORES has Word of God, Year A books available at £2.50 each. At the start of a new liturgical year, beginning with the first Sunday of Advent, there are books for purchase to help Readers with their understanding of the Gospels: Robin Cooper’s The Word of God, Year A Matthew’s Gospel. These are available for £2.50 each including p&p (paperbacks with 165 pages). Please send a request together with a cheque payable to RE Service to NORES, 33 Westbourne Rd, Luton, LU4 8JD. Please remember to include your return address.
DIOCESAN DIRECTORY Copies available in the Church porches, priced £2.50.
CHURCH LINEN We are very grateful to all who help with the Church linen throughout the year, but more volunteers are urgently needed, if you would like to help with this Ministry please speak to Denise or Yvonne.
PARISH PILGRIMAGE Late last year we asked if some Parishioners would be interested in the possibility of a Parish Pilgrimage in 2017. The choice of where you would like to go would have determined where we would visit. Unfortunately due to lack of interest, a group of 25 is necessary to make it viable, it has been decided to leave for this year. Maybe 2018!
SLOUGH FOODBANK thanks Parishioners from Our Lady of Peace and St Andrew’s for their donations which they received on 6th and 10th January. Our Lady of Peace weighed 20.3 kgs and is equivalent to about 23 individual meals and St Andrew’s weighed 143.3 and is equivalent to about 163 meals. They thank all our members and friends who gave gifts to make up this donation. Your generosity and continued support is greatly appreciated.
Their Wish List for JANUARY/FEBRUARY is Long Life Milk, Pasta Sauce, Rice (500g or 1kg), Tinned Spaghetti, Sponge Puddings, Instant Mash Potato and Washing up Liquid, Tin Openers, Shampoo, Baby Wipes, Carrier Bags. Their stocks of these items are often low as they are products which are included in almost every parcel given to a recipient.
Their prime function is to supply food to those in need, but they also give kitchen liquids and personal hygiene products fairly regularly, and children’s toys and books, and pet foods occasionally.
Slough Foodbank website
REJOICE IN MOTHERHOOD : MOTHERS PRAYERS For Mothers who wish to pray together for their children and grandchildren – Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties! Please come and join us as we pray for our children, Our Lady of Peace Church at 10.30am. Please note for those unable to attend the regular 10.30am Thursday meetings, once a month there will be an evening meeting at 7.00pm. All Christian faiths welcome. For further information please speak to Denise.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT every Monday at Our Lady of Peace from 7.00pm to 8.00pm. All welcome to join in Contemplating the Face of Christ through prayer, praise and stillness. There is also Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament at St Andrew’s every Thursday from 8.30am – 9.30am. All welcome.
ROSARY The Rosary will be said after the 9.30am Mass at St Andrew’s each Thursday.
MASS OFFERING FORMS are available in the Church porches which you can complete for any Mass intentions you wish to have offered. Please return the form, with your offering, in an envelope and hand to Fr Andy or Yvonne, or leave in the Sacristy or Presbytery.
PARISH MASS BOOKS We are now using Volume 1 of the Mass books for Year A (yellow cover). As with Year B and Year C, books if you would like to donate £1.95 for one of these books, or £7.95 for the large print books, please feel free to do so, and we will enter into the book a dedication for your intention. Just put into an envelope the offering and the name(s) you wish inscribed in the book(s) and hand to Yvonne at the Sacristy or Presbytery: for a deceased person please add ‘RIP’ to the name or names; for someone alive, please add ‘Intention’.
CAR PARKING Please when parking at Our Lady of Peace we ask that you take care not to block pavements or the corner of the road leading into St Michael’s Court. It is very difficult for residents of St Michael’s Court to access Lower Britwell Road when cars are parked on the corner obstructing the view onto the road. When using the car park please drive in as far as you can to allow us to use all the available spaces.
SICK & HOUSEBOUND CONTACT Maura Potter, is our Pastoral Co-ordinator for the sick and housebound, email Maura using this link or telephone 01628 666278. If you, a relative, friend or neighbour are sick or house bound and would like to receive Holy Communion please ring Maura on 01628 666278.
If you are a commissioned Eucharist Minister and would be willing to join the team who take Communion to our sick and housebound parishioners then please contact Fr Andy.
HIRING/USING ST ANDREW’S All proposed events, bookings or cancellations in any part of St Andrew’s Church must be made via Kerry Kipping, 07928 526927 to avoid duplications.
HOLY FAMILY BEREAVEMENT SUPPORT GROUP A monthly meeting held on the first Saturday of each month, facilitated by parishioners. Please contact Fr Kevin on 01753 543770, or email using this link for further information, or visit the Holy Family, Langley website.
Holy Family Church – 226 Trelawney Av. Langley | SL3 7UD
ARE YOU REGISTERED WITH THE PARISH? If you previously completed the census forms for the Together in Faith Campaign then you will be registered, If not registration forms are available in the Church porches, or e-mail Yvonne or phone the presbytery.
SUBMISSIONS FOR THE PARISH WEBSITE/WEEKLY NEWSLETTER can be sent to Yvonne (Click on this link for the email address). Items on paper and print are also accepted and can be given to Yvonne or Fr Andy or delivered to the Presbytery. The deadline for items for the printed bulletin is Thursday 12 noon.
Appointments
OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL
CARETAKER required for March 2017, 32.5 hours per week. Salary: Slough School level 2, SCP 10 – 13 £16,121 – £17,074 (inc. Local Weighting) pro rata.
The Headteacher and Governors of Our Lady of Peace Primary & Nursery School are seeking to appoint a Caretaker to join our site team. Duties will include: General maintenance & cleaning. Security of school site. Minor repairs. Liaising with & monitoring contractors. Health & Safety. Grounds maintenance. Key-holder. Hours of work will be 11.15 a.m. – 6.15 p.m. Monday – Friday, with half an hour lunch break. Overtime to cover in the absence of the Site Manager will be required. This position is a permanent contract.
For an application pack, please contact the Business Manager, Linda Shoard on 01628 661886 ext.229. Closing date: Thursday 23rd February. Interview date: 27th February. The school has a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB)
LUNCHTIME CONTROLLERS required to start as soon as possible. Salary: Slough School level 1, SCP 9 (£7.75/hour inc. Local Weighting). The Headteacher and Governors of Our Lady of Peace Primary & Nursery School are seeking to appoint Lunchtime Controllers to join our caring and friendly team.
In this role, your hours of work will be: KS1 Lunch cover – 11.30am -1.30pm, 10 hours per week Monday – Friday, or KS2 Lunch cover – 11.45am -1.15pm, 7.5 hours per week Monday – Friday. You will supervise our children during their lunch and play, whilst ensuring a safe and enjoyable environment. This position is a permanent term-time only contract.
For an application pack, please contact the Business Manager, Linda Shoard on 01628 661886 ext.229. Closing date: Thursday 23rd February. Interview date: W/C 27th February. The school has a commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children. The successful applicant will be required to undertake an enhanced DBS check (formerly CRB).
News Links
- Diocese News
- The Vine (Journal of the Diocese of Northampton)
- News from the Catholic Church in England & Wales
- Videos on Vimeo from the Catholic Church in England & Wales
- Catholic Church in England & Wales Flickr photo album
- News from the Vatican (in English)
Readers & Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers Rota
18th – 19th February
Saturday 6.00pm – Patsy Murphy and John Barry.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Denise McClintock and Robert Bryant. Eucharist Ministers : Hadrian Lobo, Tina Koenig, Franka Deluca, Juliet Sokpo, Patrick Aigbomian.
Sunday 11.30am – Noreen and Lavinia
25th – 26th February
Saturday 6.00pm – Marie Grimmette and Norman Grimmette.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Denise McClintock and Cedrica Lobo. Eucharist Ministers : Maura Potter, Andrea Barry, Mary McCarthy, Peter Koenig, Madeleine Bowron.
11.30am John F and Anneka.
Upcoming Events
CHURCH CLEANING Saturday, 18th February at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASSES The next session is on Saturday, 25th February from 9.30am – 11.00am at St Andrew’s Church, Cippenham. Please continue to pray for our children so that they will grow in their appreciation of the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
CAKE SALE on Sunday, 26th February before and after the 11.30am Mass at St Andrew’s to raise funds for the new boilers. If you would like to donate a cake to sell please bring along on the day.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
MIRACLE HEALING SERVICE led by Damian Stayne and the Cor et Lumen Christi Community at the City of London School for Girls, St Giles’ Terrace, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8BB, on Saturday 25th February from 7pm. All welcome, especially those in need of physical healing. See poster.
WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER This year Our Lady of Peace is hosting the Women’s World Day of Prayer service for Churches in the local area. The service, which has been prepared by the women of the Philippines, takes place on Friday, 3rd March 2017 at 2.00pm with tea and biscuits served afterwards. All are welcome.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE The next Baptism Preparation course that Deacon Marek will be running begins on Wednesday, 8th March at 7.00pm and will be held in the Sacristy at Our Lady of Peace. If you wish for your child to be Baptised over the next few months, you will need to attend the course. This is especially important for first time parents. If you have not already advised that you will be attending, please contact Yvonne on 01628 605764.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
CIPPENHAM SHARED CHURCH TRUST AND CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE will be holding five Lenten lunches on Thursdays during Lent, to raise money for Iain Rennie Hospice at Home, Catholic Women’s League and Cippenham Shared Church Trust. They will be held in St Andrew’s at 12.30pm, and will consist of soup and bread. The first one will be on Thursday, 9th March 2017.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
DATE FOR YOUR DIARY Friday, 17th March – we will once again be celebrating St Patrick’s Day with an entertaining evening at St Andrew’s – this will be a fundraiser for St Andrew’s to help towards the cost of the new boilers. Come along and celebrate an evening with a traditional supper of Irish Stew, Irish Bingo, a raffle and music. There will be a Licensed bar. Tickets on sale from this weekend at all Masses priced £10 for adults, children free under age 10, £10 over age 10. Donations of raffle prizes welcomed, please leave in the box in St Andrew’s or give to Yvonne in the Presbytery.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
Mass Times & Intentions
11th – 19th February
Saturday 11th February | SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
5.15pm-5.45pm Our Lady of Peace – Confessions
5.15pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Zenaida Nicdao RIP (Rosary Group), Ann Shiels Intentions (Gatt), Arthur O’Keefe RIP (Birthday Remb) (Glenister)
Sunday 12th February | SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Mary Tompkinson RIP (Bamber), Sardelli Domenico (Luigi)** ♦
11.30am St Andrew’s – John Berryman RIP, In Thanksgiving (Almeida), People of the Parish ♦
Monday 13th February
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Jim & Geraldine & Kay G Intentions (Gatt), Frank Christian RIP (Birthday Remembrance) (Christian)
1.15pm St Andrew’s – Funeral Service for Dorothy Peters RIP
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 14th February | SS CYRIL & METHODIUS
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Val Corcoran RIP (Birthday Remembrance) (Corcoran), James Alley & Roger Inman Int (Birthday) (Family)
Wednesday 15th February
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Service of Word and Holy Communion
Thursday 16th February
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Bogdan Swzarszak RIP (Murphy), Jody Troy Intentions (Shiels)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
Friday 17th February
N.B. No 9.30am Mass today.
7.30pm St Gilbert’s – Eamon Troy Intentions (Shiels), Eudes Coutinho RIP (Almeida)
Saturday 18th February | SEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
5.15pm-5.45pm Our Lady of Peace – Confessions
5.15pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Jack & Maura Walsh RIP (Walsh family), Tommy Goff RIP (Sansom & Rosary Group)
Sunday 19th February | SEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Deceased Leone family (Leone), Peggy Guerin RIP (Guerin family) ** ♦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Andy Madden RIP (Gatt), Sunny D’Souza RIP (Almeida), People of the Parish ♦
** Tea and Coffee available after Mass.
♦ Children’s Liturgy for ages 4-7 during Mass.
Morning Prayer is prayed before every weekday Mass and the Rosary is prayed after Mass: all are welcome to join us.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
St Gilbert’s – Eton Wick Rd, Eton Wick, Berks | SL4 6JH
Our Lady of Peace 