SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR B)
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News
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 4th February: Loose £1,193.43. Envelopes £320.70. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,960.13. Many thanks for your generosity.
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.
MASS CHANGE there will be no Mass on Friday, 16th February at 9.30am in Our Lady of Peace, Mass will be at 7.30pm in St Gilbert’s, Eton Wick.
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.
DECEASED Please pray for Margaret Johnson RIP who died recently, her Requiem Mass will be held in Our Lady of Peace Church on Friday, 23rd February at 11.00am followed by committal at Slough Crematorium. Also please pray for Sheila Knight RIP, who died recently, her Requiem Mass will be in St Anthony’s on Friday, 2nd March at 11.00am. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
CONGRATULATIONS to Abigail Rose Willems, Noah Maximilian Leen and Yulia Alexandra Gomes who will be Baptised in Our Lady of Peace on Saturday, 17th February. Please pray for their parents, Grandparents and Godparents.
CAFOD FAMILY FAST DAY Next weekend there will be a speaker at all Masses to talk to you about CAFOD’s Family Fast Day which is on Friday, 23rd February, there will be CAFOD envelopes attached to the Bulletin which should be returned on weekend 24th – 25th February.
DEACON DOUGLAS DENNY we have just heard from Douglas’ daughter to say that he has moved to St David’s Nursing Home, Ascot Priory, Priory Road, Ascot, SL5 8RS. The family would like to thank everyone from the Parish who has visited him, and those who over the years have taken him Holy Communion. They hope very much that visiting can continue to keep him in touch with the Parish, but understand the distance might make that difficult.
PLEASE REMEMBER the sick of our Parish: Victoria Clinton, David Bunce, Mary and Christopher Downes, Jim Barrett, TJ Cummins, Linda Pritchard, Linda Ward, Peter Truman, James Olexa, Tina Bowron, Jake Mayler, 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.
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, 24th 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, 22nd 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.
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace; Saturday, 17th February at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
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.
COMPULSORY SEX ED – HAVE YOUR SAY The Department of Education are updating their Relationships and Sex Education (RSE) guidance and they want our input about the content of this subject both for primary and secondary schools. For further information and to complete a survey visit: https://consult.education.gov.uk/life-skills/pshe-rse-call-for-evidence/
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.
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.
24th – 25th February
Saturday 6.00pm – Val Warner and Marie Grimmette.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Maura Potter and Alexcia Ossei-Williams. Eucharist Ministers : Hadrian Lobo, Lisa Mennone, Denise McClintock, Robert Bryant, Tina Koenig
Sunday 11.30am – Colleen Koeburg and Cydney Koeburg.
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.
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.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
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. Next Thursday, Mothers Prayers will start at 10.30am. All Christian faiths welcome. For further information please speak to Denise. Please feel free to request prayers for family and friends. There is a ‘Mothers Prayers’ request book on the bookshelf at the side entrance to the Church.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
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
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace; Saturday, 17th February at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
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 ☘️ SATURDAY, 17TH 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, Irish dancers, a raffle and music. There will be a Licensed bar. Tickets will be on sale from next weekend, 17th & 18th February, £10 for adults and children aged 10+, free for under 10’s. 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
10th February – 18th February
N.B. Changes and new events are in bold text.
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 👧👦
Monday 12th February
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Deacon Michael Ossei-Williams Intentions, Ann, Leigh and Steve Intentions (Gatt), Gus Hearne RIP (Barry), Rosily Tharakan Intentions (Leela)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 13th February
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Val Corcoran RIP (Birthday Remembrance) (Marie), Mary Hughes RIP (Pearl), Sheila Knight RIP (Rosary Group)
Wednesday 14th February | ASH WEDNESDAY
Mass Readings
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.
Thursday 15th February
Mass Readings
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Eudes Coutinho RIP (Almeida), Daniel Cronin RIP (Sugrue)
N.B. Stations of the Cross after Mass.
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
Friday 16th February
Mass Readings
N.B. No 9.30am Mass today.
7.30pm St Gilbert’s – Sunny D’Souza RIP (Almeida), Ceinwen Roberts RIP (Anniversary) (O’Donnell)
Saturday 17th February | FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
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 – David & Mai Knibbs Intentions (P&C), Jody Troy Intentions, Sylvester Donnelly RIP, and Gatt family Intentions (Shiels)
Sunday 18th February | FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Ivanka Gibalova RIP (Sylvia), Denis Sugrue RIP (Birthday Remembrance) (Sugrue) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Martin, James & Dominic Feeley Intentions (De Silva), 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 