THIRTY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR A)
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News
ST VINCENT DE PAUL This weekend the SVP are holding an appeal for new members, please see flyer attached to the Bulletin for more details of the work they carry out.
St Vincent de Paul (England & Wales)
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 29th October : Loose £639.11. Envelopes £338.30. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,423.41. Many thanks for your generosity. This weekend there will be a retiring collection for Bishop’s Maintenance Fund.
MASS CHANGE Please note that Mass at St Gilbert’s on the third Friday in November (17th November) will be at 6.30pm.
CONGRATULATIONS to Matteo D’Anastasi, who will be Baptised on Saturday, 11th November. Please pray for his parents, grandparents and Godparents.
DECEASED Please pray for Patricia Cole RIP who died recently, her Requiem Mass will be on Tuesday, 14th November at 11.00am followed by committal at Slough Crematorium. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE As in previous years, the Book of Remembrance will be kept in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel during November. Please do not write in the book.
HOLY SOULS ENVELOPES These are now available in the Church porches. Please write the names of your dear ones and put in the envelope with your offering. The envelopes can be returned with the usual collection or put them through the letter box at the Presbytery. Your dear ones will be remembered at all the Masses for the Holy Souls offered during November.
PLEASE REMEMBER the sick of our Parish: Jim Barrett, TJ Cummins, Linda Pritchard, Linda Ward, Peter Truman, James Olexa, Des Cafferty, Tina Bowron, Jake Mayler, Alan Harbinson, Baby James Lee, Janet Marchant, Hayley Hughes, Eric Bragger, John Lisle, Sandra Shrader, Hannah Millrain, Baby Findlay James William Conway. Marie Philps, Christopher Browne, Robert Ferguson, 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, 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, Caroline Tembe, Joanna Deverill, Sabah Ali-Maraj, Deacon Douglas Denny, Michele Di Gangi, Daisy Wingrove, Mary Morrissey, Mary Green, Michele Deluca, Lynn Arnold, Ann Cronin, Mabel McCulloch, Phyllis Wallbank, Joanna Glowski, Rosemary Conry, Ann Gurrie, Kathleen Jemmett, Fr David, Jerry Ellis, Jim Scott, Kathleen Richardson.
HELP AFTER SUNDAY 9.45AM MASS Many thanks to all those who help tidy the Church after the 9.45am Mass each Sunday.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2018 Session 4 of the Confirmation programme is on Thursday, 9th November at 7.00pm in Our Lady of Peace.
CATHOLIC SINGLES Single, separated, widowed or divorced?
- Catholic Singles helps practising Catholics meet other Catholics.
- Supports Catholic Parishes and Charities, donating thousands of pounds from members’ fees.
- Provides a strictly confidential service.
- Sends members a monthly bulletin called Catholic Networking.
- Publicises social events free of charge.
£10 annual membership plus an initial donation. Free information, with no obligation, from: CATHOLIC SINGLES, 1 BURLESCOMBE CLOSE, ALTRINCHAM. WA14 4UX. Tel. 0161 941 3498. email: info@catholicsingles.org.uk website: catholicsingles.org.uk
MARRIAGE CARE READING CENTRE, wants to spread the good news of the services they offer to couples and also to stay abreast of any needs in Parishes. Marriage Care is a Catholic charity which can help couples to improve their relationship when things are not going so well. Our skilled relationship counsellors can make all the difference. They are trained to listen and to support couples towards positive outcomes. For further information visit www.marriagecare.org.uk or for an appointment phone 0800 389 3801.
CHRISTMAS CARDS Mary McCarthy will be selling Christmas Cards at St Andrew’s after 11.30am Mass on Sunday, 12th November. Proceeds towards the St Gilbert’s Mission project.
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. There are also 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 (this week at Our Lady of Peace) 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 2 of the Mass books for Year A (gold 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’.
FACEBOOK A Facebook page for Our Lady of Peace Church has been set up and can be found by seaching @BurnhamCatholicParish on facebook (or use the link below) as a forum for advertising parish life. It’s early days but you are all welcome to ‘follow’ on Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/BurnhamCatholicParish/
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 Coordinator 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.
News Links
- Diocese News
- The Vine (Journal of the Diocese of Northampton)
- Diocese of Northampton Flickr photo albums
- 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 albums
- News from the Vatican (in English)
Readers & Extraordinary Eucharistic Ministers Rota
11th – 12th November
Saturday 6.00pm – Marie Grimmette and Norman Grimmette.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers :Maura Potter and Alexcia Ossei-Williams. Eucharist Ministers : Juliet Sokpo, Patrick Aigbomian, Denise McClintock, Robert Bryant, Tina Koenig.
Sunday 11.30am – Colleen Koburg and Boni Ngu.
18th – 19th November
Saturday 6.00pm – Yvonne Cafferty and Marie Oke.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Robert Bryant and Madeleine Bowron. Eucharist Ministers : Irene Ali, Georgia Clark, Barbara Bryant, Audrey Truman, Melissa Whatley.
Sunday 11.30am – Noreen Whelan and Jacinta Ngu
Upcoming Events
SLOUGH FOODBANK is running a free six week cooking/ budgeting course (Eat Well Spend Less) to show how to make nutritious food on a tight budget. The course starts on Monday, 6th November from 10.00am – 12.30pm in The Children’s Centre, Yew Tree Road, Slough, SL1 2AR.
The course demonstrates and allows participants to practice making home-made meals, as well as giving practical advice and hand-outs about how to plan weekly menus and avoid spending more money on food than you need to. The course is very interactive and the participants can take home the food that they make in the classroom.
The course would benefit people who are feeling under the pressure of increasing food costs, but who may lack confidence in cooking for themselves. For more information or to enrol on this free course, please email Slough Foodbank using this link or telephone 01753 550303.
Slough Foodbank
ST VINCENT DE PAUL group meet at 2.00pm on Tuesday, 7th November 2017 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.
St Vincent de Paul (England & Wales)
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2N
SING YOURSELF BETTER – THE HEALTH AND WELL-BEING BENEFITS OF SINGING A new body of research reveals the overwhelmingly positive feeling that people get from singing in choirs — that singing in a choir impacts positively on their physical, social and emotional well being and suggests the potential of choirs to improve wellbeing. The findings of the study concluded that,
“The greatest benefits of singing in a choir came from reducing social isolation; stimulating cognitive function; alleviating low mood and anxiety; improving respiratory function; having fun and relaxing and obtaining a sense of mindfulness and transcendence from everyday worries”.
Come join our very own choir at Our Lady of Peace – recruiting now – in time for Christmas – and reap these benefits. We can promise a relaxed atmosphere, plenty of laughs and wonderful sense of wellbeing. We meet every Tuesday evening – 7.30pm in Our Lady of Peace. We are an informal choir and all voices, of all kinds are very welcome.
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 on Thursdays. On the last Thursday of each month Mothers Prayers will only be at 7.00pm, there will be no Mothers Prayers at 10.30am on that day. All Christian faiths welcome. For further information please speak to Denise (sacristan at Our Lady of Peace).
BIBLE TIMELINE – THE GREAT ADVENTURE This is a comprehensive course looking at the story of Salvation. It will run for 24 weeks (but not during school holidays). This course will help you to understand God’s plan for mankind and teach you how to read and understand the Bible. It will also help you to understand the Liturgy of the Word during Mass and encourage you to read your Bible more regularly. We are hoping to start this course very soon.
If you are interested please register your interest with any of the Parish Evangelisation Team as follows – Laurent Janot, Cedrica Lobo, Leela Kuthokathen, Ed Kwiatkowski, Anna Kwiatkowski, Bernie Garfitt or Bob Bryant.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT COURSE Session 2 (of 6) – The Joy of the Gospel – will be held on Friday, 10th November at 7.30pm in Our Lady of Peace Church.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
ST VINCENT DE PAUL AND THE CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE – MASS FOR THE SICK
The SVP & CWL groups invite you to a celebration of Mass with the sacramental anointing of the sick at St Andrew’s on Saturday, 11th November 2017 at 2.00pm. This will be followed by a tea party. Transport can be arranged, if required please contact Bernie on 01628 603315.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
LONDON AND SLOUGH RUN This year’s Slough Sleep out for the homeless fundraiser will be at St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School on Saturday, 25th November at 7:30pm. Please see our website www.thelondonandsloughrun.com for further details.
St Bernard’s – 1 Langley Road, Slough | SL3 7AF
PARISH FAMILY DANCE A Dance to raise funds for our Parish will be held at the Slough Irish Club on Friday, 8th December 2017. Music by Tony Kearney with dancing from 9.00pm until Midnight. Tickets priced £5, will be on sale over the next couple of weeks.
Slough Irish Club – Sheehy Way, Wexham Lea, Slough | SL2 5SS
A CHRISTMAS FAYRE will be held at St Andrew’s Church on Saturday, 9th December. The Church Trust will be running a tombola stall. If we may rely on your generosity once again, we have provided a box for bottle donations at every weekend Mass at both Our Lady of Peace and St Andrew’s until 3rd December.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
Mass Times & Intentions
4th November – 12th November
N.B. Changes and new events are in bold text.
Saturday 4th November | THIRTY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
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, Marie Chamberlain and Canon Tim Russ RIP (P&C), Christopher Potter RIP (Potter)
Sunday 5th November | THIRTY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
9.00am St Gilbert’s – Elizabeth Ryan Intentions (Vaughan) ☕
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Annie Monteiro RIP (Goudie), James Herbert Intentions (Anne) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Randall Lobo Intentions (Lobo), Bill Spells RIP (Whitehouse), People of the Parish 👧👦
Monday 6th November
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Rosetta Brugognone RIP (Tearle), Mary Harris RIP (Walsh)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 7th November
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – In thanksgiving (Almeida), In thanksgiving (Walsh)
Wednesday 8th November
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Service of Word and Holy Communion
Thursday 9th November | DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Jane & Colin Intentions and Rita & Ian Intentions(Gatt)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
Friday 10th November | ST LEO THE GREAT, Pope, Doctor of the Church
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – In thanksgiving (Lamb), Eileen O’Sullivan Intentions (Sugrue)
Saturday 11th November | THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
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 – Deceased Shiels Brothers (Shiels), Susan Gallagher Intentions (Hamed)
Sunday 12th November | THIRTY SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace Anne-Marie Sadler RIP (Anniversary) (Sadler), Ashley in thanksgiving, Massimo Ricci RIP (3rd Anniversary) (Tearle) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Deceased McEnroe & Vint families (Vint), 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 