FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR A)
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News
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 22nd January: Loose £653.96. Envelopes £275.71. Standing Orders £446, Total £1,375.67. Many thanks for your generosity. There will be a retiring collection next Sunday, 5th February to help raise money for the new boilers at St Andrew’s Church.
ST ANDREW’S BOILERS Unfortunately all the boilers at St Andrew’s need to be replaced. The target that needs to be raised is going to be £20,000, they already have £4,750 of this promised (from the Anglicans). The first boiler has been ordered and hopefully will be installed on the 2nd and 3rd February. There will be various fund raising activities happening over the coming months, please try to support them.
DECEASED Please pray for Nora O’Donovan RIP who died recently, her Requiem Mass will be on Monday, 30th January at 10.30am in Our Lady of Peace. The family have requested no flowers please.
Also please pray for Irene Heary who died last week, her 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
MASS CHANGES There will be no Mass on Monday, 30th January at 9.30am at Our Lady of Peace, Mass will be at 10.30am, and will be the Requiem Mass for Nora O’Donovan RIP. Also Mass on Thursday, 2nd February at 9.30am will be in Our Lady of Peace and NOT in St Andrew’s.
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.
WE WELCOME the children from Class 6KK, Our Lady of Peace School who are joining us at the 9.30am Mass on Tuesday.
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.
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.
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
ST ANDREW’S CHURCH CARETAKER REQUIRED
Opening and locking church building when required. No Sunday working. Cleaning of the building, removal of rubbish, undertaking adhoc duties, health and safety compliance. For further information please contact Revd Janet Minkkinen on 07856-047960 or John Barry on 01628-0662783. Interview and references required. The Caretakers role is about 8 hours per week. Pay: £350.00 per calendar month.
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
4th – 5th February
Saturday 6.00pm – Jennie Phelan and Pat Parker.
Sunday 9.00am – Reader : Alison.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Barbara Bryant and Sabah Ali-Maraj. Eucharist Ministers : Irene Ali, Georgia Clark, Tina Koenig, Audrey Truman, Melissa Whatley.
11th – 12th February
Saturday 6.00pm – Val Warner and Norman Grimmette.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Edward Agbaje and Maura Potter. Eucharist Ministers : Jennifer Ossei-Williams, Alexcia Ossei-Williams, Michelle Ossei-Williams, Lisa Mennone, Pearl Eatwell.
Upcoming Events
CHURCH CLEANING Saturday, 4th February at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
ST VINCENT DE PAUL group next meet at 2.00pm on Tuesday, 7th February in the Sacristy at Our Lady of Peace. New members would be welcome. If you know of anyone who would like a visit from the SVP please advise Yvonne.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASSES The next session is on Saturday, 11th February 2017 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 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.
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
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 – further details to follow, but please put the date in your diary.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
Mass Times & Intentions
28th January – 5th February
Saturday 28th January | FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
5.15pm-5.45pm Our Lady of Peace – Confessions
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Margaret Brown/Clarry & Winifred Murphy RIP (P&C), Paul Bowkett RIP
Sunday 29th January | FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Antonietta Brugognone RIP (1st Anniversary) (Tearle), Judith West RIP (3rd Anniversary) (Gannon) ** ♦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Martin Keaveney & Con O’Keefe RIP (Anniversary), (Conroy), Kathleen Kerrigan RIP (Anniversary) (Family), People of the Parish ♦
Monday 30th January
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Requiem Mass for Nora O’Donovan RIP
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 31st January
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Fr Jimmy Intentions, London and Slough Run, Shelter Intentions (Rosary Group), Collette Carney RIP (Fryer)
Wednesday 1st February
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Service of Word and Holy Communion
Thursday 2nd February | THE PRESENTATION OF THE LORD
8.30am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Marian Bellamy RIP (Vint), Edward Agbaje Intentions (P&C)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace Mothers Prayers
Friday 3rd February
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Deceased members of the Parish (Friends of Suffering Souls) , FOSS Intentions (Rosary Group), Chief Mojeed Agbaje RIP (Birthday remembrance) (Edward)
Saturday 4th February | FIFTH 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 – Julia Murphy RIP, Marie Chamberlain RIP,
Canon Tim Russ RIP (P&C), Joe & Carmel Gartland Intentions (P&C)
Sunday 5th February | FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
9.00am St Gilbert’s – Tom Condon RIP (O’Donnell)**
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Denise McClintock Intentions (P&C), Daniel Rooke Intentions (Rosary Group)** ♦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Romeo & Betty Daliling Intentions (Kerry), Bob Rogers RIP (Anniversary) (Rogers), 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 