THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER (YEAR A)
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News
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 23rd April : Loose £750.13. Envelopes £205.21 Standing Orders £446, Total £1,401.34. Next weekend there will be a retiring collection for the Priest Training Fund. Many thanks for your generosity.
CHANGE OF MASS TIME Please note Mass on Monday, 1st May in Our Lady of Peace will be at 10.00am and not 9.30am.
DECEASED Please pray for Rosemary Byrne RIP who died recently, her Funeral Service will be in Our Lady of Peace on Wednesday, 10th May at 12noon, followed by committal at Slough Crematorium. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen
PLEASE REMEMBER the sick of our Parish: Jessie Gibbard, Janet Marchant, Hayley Hughes, Eric Bragger, John Lisle, Sandra Shrader, Hannah Millrain, Baby Findlay James William Conway. Marie Philps, Christopher Browne, Robert Ferguson, Maria Rhodes, Tim Webb, Chris Potter, Jeremy Best, Nathan Le Roux, Joe Gartland, Kathleen Magee, Nora Fitzgerald, Giacomo Fenech, Malcolm Glenn, Vincent Do Rosario, David Archer, Catherine Bryant, Martin Waters, 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, 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.
BISHOP PETER will be making a Pastoral Visit to Our Lady of Peace Parish on the weekend of 13th – 14th May and celebrating all our Masses. He will also meet with the Parish Pastoral Council on Saturday, 13th May at 7.30pm in the Sacristy.
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR CHILDREN WHO MAKE THEIR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION ON SATURDAY, 6TH MAY 2017:
Elijah Abel, Szymon Bakowski, Olivia Clarke, Tahlia Cole, Teagan Daly, Cillian Dowling, Kavin Gurung, Richie Liyanaarachchige, Oliver Mahoney, Teddy Moulder,
Thomas Moulder, Asha Nanda, Benedict Nsiah-Boateng, Benedictha Nsiah-Boateng, Suzan Paga, Klaudyna Perkowska, Dylan Phelan, Seth Ranaweera, Lucas Smith,
Tillie Valimaa, Komel Wojcik, Julia Wrzesinska.
Angelo Abejar, Ninah Bangalan, Julia Bania, Jonathan D’Costa, Constance Davis, Denny Disney, Ella-Blue Disney, Oliwier Greener-Simon, Serena Hennah, Maya Kravitz, Oliver McCarthy, Lena Pawlik, Maja Poszelenzna, Nicole Przepiorka, Fabian Przybylek, Ellie Southall, Sam Thuo, Nikhil Wight, Jack Woolhouse, Amelka Zak.
Please continue to pray for our children so that they will grow in their appreciation of the Sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion.
GIFT AID OFFERTORY ENVELOPES If you currently use offertory envelopes the new envelopes from April 2017 are now available, and can be found on the table at the back of Our Lady of Peace Church. If you are a UK taxpayer, you could add 25p to every £1 that you give to your Parish (at no cost to yourself) through Gift Aid, this is a great help to Parish finances. Now that the Together in Faith campaign has ended you may feel able to increase your offering each week. If you require any further information please ring Yvonne on 01628 605764.
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.
CAN YOU HELP? At Funerals we need help with handing out the Order of Service and helping tidy the Church after the funeral. If you can help please just turn up when you see the notice in the Bulletin that there is to be a funeral held in the Church.
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.
OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH ‘DEFECTS LOG’ BOOK There is a ‘defects log’ book on the bookcase in Our Lady of Peace Church. If you find any defects which need to be investigated in the Church please make a note in the book.
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.
Over the next couple of weeks with the children making their First Holy Communions there will be extra cars and we ask please could everyone park considerately.
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 BERNARD’S PREPARATORY SCHOOL, SLOUGH
Early Years Foundation Stage Teaching Assistant 8.00am–4.45pm. Required for September 2017. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications.
Experienced KS1 and KS2 Class Teachers. Please contact the school office, for an application pack. Visits to the school are welcomed.
The closing date for completed applications is Wednesday 10th May 2017. Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 15th May. Telephone 01753 521821 or email using this link.
St Bernard’s Prep School website
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
6th – 7th May
Saturday 6.00pm Patsy Murphy and Pat Parker.
Sunday 9.45am Readers : Edward Agbaje and Maura Potter. Eucharist Ministers : Hadrian Lobo, Tina Koenig, Denise McClintock, Franka Deluca, Robert Bryant.
Sunday 11.30am Adam Gentry and Kellan Fernandes.
13th – 14th May
Saturday 6.00pm – Yvonne Cafferty and Val Warner.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Denise McClintock and Robert Bryant. Eucharist Ministers : Maura Potter, Andrea Barry, Mary McCarthy, Peter Koenig, Madeleine Bowron.
Sunday 11.30am – Sandra Beale and Cydney Koeburg
Upcoming Events
LANDINGS Do you know someone who may be thinking along these lines:
“I want to go back to Church, but I am afraid… it has been so long”
“I am not sure what I believe… will I be judged?”
“I am not a perfect Catholic, am I good enough for others to accept me?”
Landings is primarily a listening programme. A place where a returning Catholic can safely ‘land’, explore and share their experiences and hear other people’s stories.
Landings is at Our Lady of Peace, they meet at 7.30pm in the Sacristy. It is not too late to register your interest. It is primarily a listening/sharing group so no preparation or homework involved! For more information contact Bernie Garfitt on 07508 7871222.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
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 (as normal). 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.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
MEMORIAL MASS for Sr Mary Stephen at St Bernard’s, Slough, on Tuesday, 2nd May 2017 at 6.30pm. Mass will be celebrated by Fr. Kevin O’Driscoll and there will be Sisters from both Communities present. All are welcome especially staff, students, parents, governors, friends, (both former and present).
St Bernard’s Grammar School (formerly St Bernard’s Convent) – 1 Langley Road, Slough | SL3 7AF
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASSES Parent’s meeting and rehearsal on
Thursday, 4th May 2017 in Our Lady of Peace Church. Due to the high
numbers this year we will hold 2 separate rehearsals. 6.30pm – for parents
and children whose Holy Communion is on Saturday, 6th May at 11.00am
and 2.00pm, and 7.10pm for parents and children whose Holy Communion
is on Saturday, 13th May at 11.00am and 2.00pm. It is important that you
attend this meeting with your child. Holy Communion goods will be on
sale at this meeting. Please continue to pray for our children so that they will
grow in their appreciation of the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
PILGRIMAGE to pray for the family with Bishop Peter Doyle on the Feast day of Our Lady Of Fatima, Saturday, 13th May 2017, which will be held in the Northampton Diocesan Shrine of Our Lady of Perpetual Succour, Great Billing. They have 100 places available and bookings are essential – there is no cost to the pilgrimage. Please see poster for further details.
Our Lady of Perpetual Succour – High St. / Elwes Way, Great Billing, Northampton | NN3 9EA
DIOCESAN ALTAR SERVERS MASS – SATURDAY 13th MAY Bishop Peter has very kindly agreed to celebrate a votive Mass of St Stephen at the Cathedral on Saturday, 13th May at 12 noon for the altar servers of our Diocese. This invitation is extended to clergy, family, friends and parishioners and is not exclusive to members of the Guild of St Stephen, they very much would like to see altar servers from all of the parishes in the Diocese and would encourage them to join with what promises to be a memorable occasion.
Altar servers are asked to be at the Cathedral from 11.00am onwards ready to process into the Cathedral by 11.45am. Altar servers should bring their albs/cottas with them. After the Mass, they hope to have a buffet on the lawn of Cathedral House.
Northampton Cathedral – A508 Kingsthorpe Rd, Northampton | NN2 6AG
ARTS FOR PEACE IN SYRIA Reflections and visions. A weekend of arts events, entitled Arts for Peace in Syria ‘Reflections and Visions’, will be held in St. Peter’s Church, Burnham on Saturday 13th May and Sunday 14th May 2017. An Exhibition of Art and Flowers will be on display on Saturday and Sunday and we will be able to enjoy the talents of classical guitarist Ayman Jarjour and violinist Teresa Brown, along with local singers Emily Slatter, and Issy and Josie Sebire in a concert on Saturday evening. Cream Teas will be served in the Cornerstone café in St Peter’s on Sunday afternoon.
St. Peter’s (CofE) – Church Street/The Precincts, Burnham | SL1 7HX
CSCT Meeting for Trustees, Tuesday 16th May 2017 at 7.30pm in St Andrew’s.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
SPIRITUAL SUPPORT FOR SYRIA Novena of Prayer prior to Pentecost. Prayer evenings are being organised between 25th May and 3rd June, culminating with a night vigil in Our Lady of Peace on 3rd June 2017. These evenings will involve as many local faith denominations as possible. More details to follow as a programme is finalised.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
DAY PILGRIMAGE TO COVENTRY We are visiting Coventry Cathedral on Saturday 3rd June, we will be leaving St Andrew’s at 8.30am. Evensong will be in the cathedral. Cost is £14 per adult, £7 per child 0-12 years. To book please phone Rev’d Janet on 07856 047960.
PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK Fully escorted Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine, Ireland, 11th June 2017. £599 per person sharing. Price includes flights from Luton or Stansted with 15kg checked in bag, all taxes, luxury transfers, 4 nights’ in newly refurbished Knock House Hotel with full Irish Breakfast each morning and 4 Course Dinner each evening. All entertainment, excursions and guided tours included. Wheelchair accessible rooms in the hotel. Limited single rooms at supplement of £60. Groups and Individual bookings welcome. Contact Patricia anytime on 07740 175557 or email Knock Pilgrimages using this link. Knock Pilgrimages is a member of the Travel Trust Association and is fully protected by ATOL T7613.
Mass Times & Intentions
29th April – 7th May
N.B. Changes and new events are in bold text.
Saturday 29th April | THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
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 – Christopher Potter RIP, Michael McCarthy RIP, Alan Rosemeyer RIP (Potter), Mary Morgan RIP
Sunday 30th April | THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Paul Walsh RIP (Rosary Group), In thanksgiving (Ashley) ** ♦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Jack & Maura Walsh RIP (Walsh), People of the Parish ♦
Monday 1st May
10.00am Our Lady of Peace – Robert Ferguson & Sick and Housebound (Rosary Group, Chief Salami & Madam Fadera Agbaje RIP (Edward)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 2nd May
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Fr Noel MSP, South Sudan (Rosary Group), Dennis Chunkey Le Pine RIP (O’Donnell)
Wednesday 3rd May | MARTYRS OF ENGLAND AND WALES
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Service of Word and Holy Communion
Thursday 4th May
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Kay Gatt and Patsy & Carol Intentions (Shiels), John Carmichael RIP (Carmichael)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
Friday 5th May
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Fr Jimmy Intentions (Rosary Group), Holy Souls in Purgatory (Leela)
Saturday 6th May | FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
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 – Christine Ann Dilly RIP (Sansom and Rosary Group),
Paul Walsh RIP (O’Donnell)
Sunday 7th May | FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER
9.00am St Gilbert’s – Gwyn Davies RIP (Anniversary) (O’Donnell), Sue & Janette Jones RIP (Jones) **
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Leone family Intentions (Leone), Paul Walsh RIP (McLoughlin), Nathan Le Roux & family in thanksgiving (P&C) ** ♦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Mary Lawlor RIP (5th Anniversary) (Family), Raula & JJ Mascarenhas RIP (Zeena), 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 