SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (YEAR B)
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News
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 3rd December : Loose £693.76. Envelopes £379.10. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,518.86. Many thanks for your generosity.
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS There will be a retiring collection this weekend (9th – 10th December) for the flowers for Christmas. Our flower ladies who do the flowers each week produce beautiful displays and work hard throughout the year. Please be as generous as you can.
DECEASED Please pray for Michael Hill RIP who died recently, his Requiem Mass will be in Our Lady of Peace Church on Tuesday, 19th December at 1.15pm, followed by committal in Slough Crematorium. Also please pray for Evette Freeman RIP who died last week, her Requiem Mass will be in Our Lady of Peace Church on Thursday, 28th December at 12.30pm followed by burial in Oakley Green Cemetery. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
PLEASE REMEMBER the sick of our Parish: Jim Barrett, TJ Cummins, Linda Pritchard, Linda Ward, Peter Truman, James Olexa, 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.
MISSIO RED BOXES Second collection of the year. Would you kindly bring your RED BOX to Mass any day from now onwards, so that the money may be counted and banked before 31st December. Please be sure that you leave you box in secure hands at Church. Thank you for your co-operation.
CHRISTMAS SERVICE TIMES a red leaflet is available in the Church porches giving details of all the Christmas Service times listed below.
Opportunities for Confession during Advent |
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Friday 15th December |
St Gilbert’s Church |
5.30pm – 6.30pm |
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Monday 18th December |
Our Lady of Peace Church |
Advent Reconciliation Service 7.00pm |
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Thursday 21st December |
St Andrew’s Shared Church |
8.30am – 9.30am |
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Saturday 23rd December |
Our Lady of Peace Church |
11.00am – 12noon |
Christmas Eve |
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6.00pm |
Our Lady of Peace Church |
Christmas Mass |
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11.30pm |
Our Lady of Peace Church |
Carols and readings, followed by Midnight Mass |
Christmas Day |
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9.00am |
St Gilbert’s Church |
Mass |
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9.45am |
Our Lady of Peace Church |
Mass |
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11.30am |
St Andrew’s Church |
Mass |
‘HELP’ AT THE CHRISTMAS MASSES a sheet is available where you can sign up to help at the Christmas Masses. Extraordinary Ministers, welcomers, ushers and collectors will be needed.
ADVENT BOOKS copies of My Day by Day Infant and Junior Advent books are available from the Church porches, priced £1 each.
SERVICE OF WORD AND HOLY COMMUNION over the Christmas period on Wednesday mornings there will not be a Service of Word and Holy Communion.
ST GILBERT’S MASS on Friday, 15th December will be at 6.30pm with confessions from 5.30pm. This is due to the Rise Theatre event at Our Lady of Peace at 7.30pm.
YEAR OF PRAYER & VOCATION As we begin a new Church year your Diocese celebrates a Year of Prayer and Vocation. There are some prayer cards available at the Church entrance.
Watch Bishop Peter’s video message on Youtube.
DO YOU SUPPORT CATHOLIC SCHOOLS and the right of Catholics to send their children to them? Then we need you to make your voice heard. The Government is making a critical decision on whether to overturn the admissions cap which prevents Catholic schools from allowing all Catholic pupils to attend.
They have acknowledged that this policy discriminates against Catholics and promised to abandon it, now we need you to tell them not to u-turn on their promise to Catholics. Visit catholicnews.org.uk/education-cap or search for ‘Catholic Education’ in your search engine to write to the Government and urge them to drop their policy which bans new Catholic schools.
HELP AFTER SUNDAY 9.45AM MASS Many thanks to all those who help tidy the Church after the 9.45am Mass each Sunday.
OUR LADY OF PEACE CHILDREN’S LITURGY 9.45AM MASS All children aged 4-7/8 years (School Reception to year 3) are warmly invited to come along and listen to the Gospel especially adapted for this age group, with reflection and prayer time. Children who have made their First Holy Communion are encouraged to remain in the main Mass. If you are interested in helping or becoming a leader, please contact Lisa Mennone 07807 495998 or Fiona Arterton 07721 763235.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2018 the Confirmation programme will be taking a break over the Christmas period, the next session will be on Thursday, 11th January 2018 at 7.00pm in Our Lady of Peace.
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 Christmas season there will be extra cars and we ask please could everyone park considerately. 🚗
CAFOD WORLD GIFTS CATALOGUE World Gifts are a range of unusual, ethical presents that will delight your friends and family. They help transform the lives of poor communities and families in developing countries. Pick up a catalogue as you leave the Church or see the gift range online at cafod.org.uk/worldgifts. Through World Gifts, you can give your loved ones great presents this Christmas while giving gifts of hope to others.
USED STAMPS FOR THE MISSIONS
Please save your stamps and put in the boxes available in the Church porches. Over the years used stamps have been collected at Slough and have been sold on to raise funds for work undertaken in schools, hospitals and Parishes by Sisters, Brothers, Lay People and Priests in the developing world. The used stamps are sold on to Dealers and Collectors, and the proceeds used to assist in funding Church projects. This can be done here in this Parish by as many people as possible depositing as many stamps as is possible in the Stamps for the Missions box at the back of Church. Please make a real effort to bring your used stamps to Church and help in this simple way to support the Church’s work abroad.
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.
ST ANDREW’S 300 CLUB If you wish to join the 300 Club please contact Shelagh Whitehouse on 01753 516502. Forms are available in the Church porches.
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 using Volume 1 of the Mass books for Year B. As with Year A 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.
www.facebook.com/BurnhamCatholicParish/
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
16th – 17th December
Saturday 6.00pm – Jennie Phelan and Pat Parker.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Tony Wight and Denise McClintock. Eucharist Ministers : Hadrian Lobo, Tina Koenig, Franka Deluca, Robert Bryant.
Sunday 11.30am – Jinu Elizabeth Abel and Edward Agbaje.
23rd – 24th December
Saturday 6.00pm – Marie Grimmette and Norman Grimmette.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Robert Bryant and Denise McClintock. Eucharist Ministers : Hadrian Lobo, Tina Koenig, Peter Koenig, Franka Deluca, Barbara Bryant.
Upcoming Events
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.
THE ART CLASS 🎨, which meets every Wednesday at St Andrew’s Church, would welcome more members to join them into their friendly and creative club. Times are from 10.00am until noon. A minimal charge of £1 per session includes your tea/coffee and biscuits and funds Art Class projects, usually in the form of gifts to the Church. You might be the next Picasso!!
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
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).
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
BURNHAM CONCERT BAND CHRISTMAS SPECIAL at St Anthony’s Church, Farnham Road, Slough, on 13th December. Concert starts at 8.00pm, doors open 7.00pm. Adults £7, Concessions £6. Mulled wine and Mince Pies available.
St Anthony’s – Farnham Road, Slough | SL2 3AE
RISE THEATRE EVENT Non-church goers are invited to a professional Advent theatre production on 15th December, this is an opportunity to experience the meaning of Advent. This event is also open to parishioners who bring a guest (who is not a parishioner or who does not usually come to Church). Your guest might be a neighbour, a friend or a member of your family. The event is free and a light supper will be provided. Doors open at 7.00pm at the rear of the Church, the performance starts at 7.30pm. If you are coming, please text your RSVP to this number 07596 221538 or email Bob using this link and state how many are in your group so that we can confirm numbers.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
ETON WICK CHURCHES TOGETHER will be holding an outdoor Nativity and Carol Service by the shops opposite St Gilbert’s Church on Saturday, 16th December at 11.00am. All welcome, especially young families.
Eton Wick Rd, Eton Wick, Berks | SL4 6JH
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE The CWL will be holding a cake sale after the 9.45am Mass at Our Lady of Peace Church on Sunday, 17th December. Proceeds will be donated to charity. If you would like to donate a cake, please bring it to the Church on the day.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation with visiting Priests in Our Lady of Peace Church on Monday, 18th December at 7.00pm.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT COURSE Session 6 – Living in the Spirit – will be held on Friday, 22nd December at 7.30pm in Our Lady of Peace Church.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
CHRISTMAS CHURCH CLEANING This will take place on Saturday, 23rd December at 8.30am. Please come along and try and spare an hour to help clean the Church in preparation for our Christmas services. Mince pies and tea/coffee will be supplied!
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
Mass Times & Intentions
9th December – 17th December
N.B. Changes and new events are in bold text.
Saturday 9th December | SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Mass Readings (Year B)
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 – Jim Deignan RIP (Deignan), Maria Intentions (Ann)
Sunday 10th December | SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – In thanksgiving Andrew Francis Intentions (Francis), Kathleen Galea RIP (Galea) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Vittorio Fortino and family & Garro family RIP, and George & Francesca McCarthy RIP (Fortino) People of the Parish 👧👦
Monday 11th December
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – London & Slough Run Intentions (Rosary Group), Benzy & all bullied children (Rosary Group)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 12th December
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Bruno D’Souza RIP (Almeida), Irma Frabotta RIP (Bradford)
Wednesday 13th December | ST LUCY, Virgin, Martyr
9.30am Our Lady of Peace N.B. No Service of Word and Holy Communion
Thursday 14th December | ST JOHN OF THE CROSS, Priest, Doctor of the Church
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Eddy Coutinho RIP (Almeida)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
Friday 15th December
N.B. No 9.30am Mass today
5.30pm-6.30pm St Gilbert’s – Confessions
6.30pm St Gilbert’s – Ray & Hughie Shiels RIP (Shiels), Susan Gallagher & Kathleen Bonner Intentions (Hamed)
Saturday 16th December | THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Mass Readings (Year B)
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 – Clarry & Winifred Murphy RIP and Jack & Daphne Lavender RIP (P&C), Mary Hirth Intentions (Morrissey)
Sunday 17th December | THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Kevin Fox RIP (5th Anniversary) (Fox), Hadrian & Cedrica Wedding Anniversary (Cedrica) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Helen Hutchinson RIP (Birthday rememb) (Payne)
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 