FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR B)
Sections: News | Rotas | Upcoming Events | Mass Times
News
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 28th January : Loose £718.57. Envelopes £299.92. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,464.49. The retiring collection for the White Flower Appeal amounted to £495.89. Many thanks for your generosity.
DECEASED Please pray for Vera Webb RIP who died recently, her Funeral Service will be held in Slough Crematorium on Thursday, 8th February at 3.00pm. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
CONGRATULATIONS to Katherine Rose Pacheco, who will be Baptised in Our Lady of Peace on Saturday, 10th February. Please pray for her parents, Grandparents and Godparents.
PLEASE REMEMBER the sick of our Parish: Margaret Johnson, David Bunce, Mary and Christopher Downes, 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, 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, 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.
AMORIS LAETITIA : WORLD MEETING OF FAMILIES 2018 The official Family Prayer cards are available in the Church porches. Please take a copy home.
MASS TIMES ON ASH WEDNESDAY, 14TH FEBRUARY 2018
9.30am St Andrew’s – Holy Mass and distribution of Ashes.
12.30pm St Gilbert’s – Service of Word and Holy Communion and distribution of Ashes.
7.30pm Our Lady of Peace – Holy Mass and distribution of Ashes.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS During Lent Stations of the Cross will be held on Mondays in Our Lady of Peace at 7.00pm led by the Adoration Group and on Thursdays at St Andrew’s after 9.30am Mass. All welcome.
HELP AFTER SUNDAY 9.45AM MASS Many thanks to all those who help tidy the Church after the 9.45am Mass each Sunday.
SERVICE OF WORD AND HOLY COMMUNION Unfortunately we have had to take the decision to no longer hold a Service of Word and Holy Communion each Wednesday, this is due to a lack of Parishioners to lead the Service which is normally not very well attended.
BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE The next Baptism Preparation course that Deacon Marek will be running begins on Wednesday, 28th February 2018 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
Contact the Presbytery
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASSES The next session is on Saturday, 10th February from 9.30am – 11.00am at St Andrew’s Church, Cippenham. Please pray for our children so that they will grow in their appreciation of the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion.
SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION 2018 the Confirmation programme meet again on Thursday, 8th February at 7.00pm in Our Lady of Peace.
HELP AFTER SUNDAY 9.45AM MASS Many thanks to all those who help tidy the Church after the 9.45am Mass each Sunday.
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.
YEAR OF PRAYER & VOCATION this year our Diocese is celebrating a Year of Prayer and Vocation. There are some prayer cards available at the Church entrances.
DIOCESAN DIRECTORY Copies available in the Church porches, now priced £2.00.
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. 🚗
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.
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.
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 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
N.B. Use this link for the 2018 Sunday 9.45 Mass Rotas.
10th – 11th February
Saturday 6.00pm – Marie Grimmette and Norman Grimmette.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Edward Agbaje and Maura Potter. Eucharist Ministers : Jennifer Ossei-Williams, Alexcia Ossei-Williams, Lisa Mennone, Pearl Eatwell, Madeleine Bowron.
Sunday 11.30am – Rita Massoud and Jenna Massoud.
17th – 18th February
Saturday 6.00pm – Sandy McCabe and Mike Connolly.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Barbara Bryant and Robert Bryant. Eucharist Ministers : Hadrian Lobo, Tina Koenig, Franka Deluca, Juliet Sokpo, Patrick Aigbomian.
Sunday 11.30am – Christopher Koeburg and Sheba Martin.
Upcoming Events
LET IT BE – INSPIRING NEW VIDEO COURSE ON MARY – COMING SOON We will be running the new CaFE video on the life of Mary past and present. Filmed around the world with well-known experts and down-to-earth testimonies about how the example and prayer of Mary can help us grow in our everyday faith. Why not bring a friend and come and check out Session 1.
This course will be run after Easter at Our Lady of Peace Church. Dates to be advised. If you wish to express an interest in participating, or require further information then please contact Yvonne Cafferty on 01628 605764 or Bob Bryant on 01628 543650.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL meet at 2.00pm on Tuesday, 6th 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.
SVP (England & Wales) website | » Contact the Presbytery
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
CHOIR PRACTICE 🎶 The choir rehearse every Tuesday evening at Our Lady of Peace starting at 7:30 pm until 9:00 pm. We would welcome new members at any time. Do not worry if you have never sung in a choir before, if you can just about hold a tune and would like to be part of a group that meet regularly, work hard and have lots of fun – you will fit in wonderfully! For more information please call Brid Vaughan on 07540-013181.
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 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
CAFOD SUPPORTERS’ EVENT – ALL WELCOME Come and hear about CAFOD’s work in Zimbabwe, our Lent focus country. Deborah Purfield, CAFOD coordinator, will also share her amazing experience from her recent visit to El Salvador.
- Wednesday, 7th February – Our Lady Help of Christians, 59 Hollow Way, Cowley, Oxford OX4 2ND. 10:15am – 2.30pm (coffee/tea from 10am with shared lunch from 1:30pm).
Please book a place by calling 01844 274724 or email CAFOD Northampton using this link.
CAFOD Northampton website
SHROVE TUESDAY PANCAKES 🥞 at St Peter’s Church, Burnham on Tuesday, 13th February. If you like Pancakes, Books or CDs come along to St Peter’s Church between 6.00 and 8.00pm where you can enjoy a pancake and browse through a massive CD collection (everything from Mozart to the Manic Street Preachers) and a lot of beautiful books. Bring a bag with you and fill it with your favourite music and some good books to read. The more CDs you buy the cheaper they will be but prices start at £1.50 and books from 50p.
St Peter’s Cornerstone: Church St/The Precincts, Burnham | SL1 7HX
ST ANTHONY’S MUSIC MINISTRY 🎼 Music Retreat Day, Saturday, 17th February 2018 from 10.30am to 4.00pm in the Crypt at St Anthony’s, Farnham Road, Slough. Please go along and join their friendly Music Group for a day of music, singing and fellowship. All welcome. Refreshments will be available, please bring a contribution to the shared lunch. Further details contact St Anthony’s on 01753 267918 email using this link
St Anthony’s Parish website
St Anthony’s – Farnham Road, Slough, Berks | SL2 3AE
SLOUGH FOODBANK 🍳 Free 6 x 2.5 hour sessions cooking and budgeting course – Starts Monday, 19th February. This is a free six week cooking/ budgeting course (Eat Well Spend Less) to show how to make nutritious food on a tight budget. Sessions are once a week for two and a half hours.
The course demonstrates and allows participants to practise, 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. All ingredients are provided free of charge.
The course would benefit people who are feeling under the pressure of increasing food costs, but who may lack confidence in cooking for themselves and their families. If you know anyone who would like to enrol on this fun, interactive and free course, please email using this link or call 01753 550303.
Slough Foodbank
CIPPENHAM SHARED CHURCH TRUST AND CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE 🍲 will be holding five Lenten lunches on Tuesdays during Lent. They will be held in St Andrew’s at 12.30pm, and will consist of soup and bread. The first one will be on Tuesday, 20th February.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus 4, 5
SPIRIT AND LIGHT WORSHIP EVENING 🔥 at St Andrew’s on Friday, 23rd February at 7.30pm. These evenings are led by Fr Andy, and involve praise and worship in the Presence of the Blessed Sacrament, together with gentle prayer ministry where we invite the Holy Spirit to come to bless us. All welcome, especially those who desire the Lord’s healing touch. Please speak to Fr Andy if you would like any more information.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus 4, 5
THE PROPHECY SCHOOL with Cor et Lumen Christi Community, 24th – 25th February 2018, at Barbican School for Girls, London, including an open Fire & Light Service on the Saturday at 7.00pm. See leaflet online (PDF) or at the porches.
City of London School for Girls, St Giles’ Terrace, Barbican, London | EC2Y 8BB | Tube: Barbican, Moorgate or St Paul’s.
ST PATRICK’S CELEBRATIONS ☘️ Friday, 16th March – we will once again be celebrating St Patrick’s Day with an entertaining evening at St Andrew’s. Come along and celebrate an evening with a traditional supper of bacon and cabbage, Irish Bingo, a raffle and music. There will be a Licensed bar. Tickets will be 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
3rd February – 11th February
N.B. Changes and new events are in bold text.
SERVICE OF WORD AND HOLY COMMUNION
Unfortunately we have had to take the decision to no longer hold a Service of Word and Holy Communion on Wednesdays, this is due to a lack of Parishioners to lead the Service which is normally not very well attended.
Saturday 3rd February | FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
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 – Julia Murphy RIP, Marie Chamberlain RIP, Canon Tim Russ RIP (P&C), Frank Christian RIP (Birthday Remembrance) (Christian)
Sunday 4th February | FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.00am St Gilbert’s – Michael D’Arcy RIP (McCabe), Patrick Joseph Egan RIP (1st Anniversary) (Egan) ☕
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Bridget Hill RIP (Anniversary) (Sharp), Maurice Baudry RIP (O’Shea) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Melanie Morley RIP (K. Ratna & Sepala), Marie-Thérèse Feeley RIP (De Silva), Thomas Fernandez Intentions (Millie), People of the Parish 👧👦
Monday 5th February | ST AGATHA, Virgin, Martyr
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mass of Thanksgiving for family & friends (Pearl), May Stawicki RIP (Eleanor)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 6th February | ST PAUL MIKI & COMPANIONS, Martyrs
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – MHM Priests & retired Priests in gratitude (Rosary Group), Deceased members of Griffin & Sheehy families (Griffin)
Thursday 8th February
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Butler family and Melanie Coombs RIP (Fell), Karin Cronin RIP (Sugrue)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
Friday 9th February
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Michael Hill RIP and Intentions of Rose Hill & family (Rosary Group)
Saturday 10th February | SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
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 Arthur O’Keefe RIP (Birthday Rembrance) (Glenister), Paddy and Bernie Troy & Rita and Iain Mackay Intentions (Shiels)
Sunday 11th February | SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Deceased of the Leone family (Leone), Paul Walsh RIP (Deignan), Arthur O’Neill RIP (Flannery) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – May Stawicki RIP (Rafter), Thomas Fernandez Intentions (Millie), 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 