PENTECOST (YEAR B)
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News
DECEASED Please pray for Deacon Douglas Denny RIP who died last week, final confirmation for his funeral arrangements are not available currently. May his soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 13th May : Loose £672.88. Envelopes £327. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,445.88. The retiring collection for World Communications Day (Mass Media), amounted to £342.08. Many thanks for your generosity.
OFFERTORY ENVELOPE BOX NUMBER 39 Please can you collect your box of envelopes from the Sacristy in Our Lady of Peace Church, or contact Yvonne on 01628 605764.
UNEXPECTED EXPENSES! We are very grateful to those who have made donations towards the replacement boiler in the Sacristy, and the external lighting and repainting of the car park lines and disabled bays, if you feel able to make a donation towards these costs it would be greatly appreciated. This was something which was required for Health and Safety reasons. Please enclose in an envelope marked ‘Boiler/White lining’.
PLEASE REMEMBER the sick of our Parish: Mary Whiteford, James Bryant, Howard Hoare, Tony Richardson, Sarah Mallett, Victoria Clinton, Mary and Christopher Downes, Jim Barrett, TJ Cummins, Linda Pritchard, Linda Ward, 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, Joe Gartland, Kathleen Magee, Nora Fitzgerald, Giacomo Fenech, Malcolm Glenn, Vincent Do Rosario, David Archer, 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, Jane McMahon, Caroline Tembe, Joanna Deverill, 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, Jerry Ellis, Jim Scott, Kathleen Richardson.
OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL invite you to Holy Mass on Friday, 25th May at 10.00am. We invite all parishioners to join us in our celebration followed by tea or coffee afterwards. We look forward to welcoming you to our School. This will be our Parish Mass for that day.
HELP AFTER SUNDAY 9.45AM MASS We are extremely grateful to all those who help tidy the Church after the 9.45am Mass each Sunday, please keep up the good work!
CONFIRMATION There will be a rehearsal in Our Lady of Peace Church on Thursday, 24th May at 7.00pm. It would be helpful if the Sponsors could also attend the rehearsal.
BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE The next Baptism Preparation course that Deacon Marek will be running begins on Wednesday, 23rd May 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.
Contact the Presbytery
OUR LADY OF PEACE CHILDREN’S LITURGY 9.45AM MASS All children aged 4-8 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.
For more information, or if you are interested in helping with the Liturgy, please email Lisa Mennone using this link or call 07807 495998, or call Fiona Arterton 07721 763235. The Children’s Liturgy is run in accordance with the Diocesan Safeguarding procedures, and any new volunteers will be required to have a DBS check.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
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.
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE 👜 📚 The CWL will be holding a stall at the 2018 Donkey Derby on Saturday, 26th May in Burnham Park. We would be grateful for donations of handbags, gardening books, cookery books, costume jewellery and unwanted gifts. There is a green box in Our Lady of Peace Church porch for donations. Proceeds will be donated to charity. Thank you.
THE ROSARY GROUP has enrolled the Parish where prayers will be offered daily in Church of Our Lady in Pompeii, for all benefactors every Wednesday for their intentions, remembering especially both their living and deceased loved ones.
BURNHAM YOUTH CLUB are seeking volunteers from the community who would like to give a small amount of time to our youngsters in the village. Those who have skills in performing arts, gardening, arts and crafts, street dancing and music as well as skills in IT, for mixing and recording in our music studio. They are also looking for a sports development youth worker who can deliver a sports programme for the Tuesday, Thursday and Friday evening sessions. Please contact Paul Sherrif on 01628 665539 or email using this link.
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.
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’s 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.🚗
DIOCESAN DIRECTORY Copies available in the Church porches, now priced £2.00.
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 abroad. 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 in the Church porch.
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.
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. 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. 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 complete Mass Rotas.
26th – 27th May
Saturday 6.00pm – Val Warner and Marie Grimmette.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Peter Koenig and Karen Rakowska. Eucharistic Ministers: Jennifer Ossei-Williams, Alexcia Ossei-Williams, Lisa Mennone, Tina Koenig.
Sunday 11.30am – Kerry and Millie Fernandes.
2nd – 3rd June
Saturday 6.00pm – Patsy Murphy and John Barry.
Sunday 9.00am – Alison
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Maura Potter and Alexcia Ossei-Williams. Eucharistic Ministers : Hadrian Lobo, Tina Koenig, Denise McClintock, Franka Deluca, Robert Bryant. Sunday 11.30am Rita Massoud and Jenna Massoud.
The new Readers Rota for St Andrew’s is posted on the notice board there. Please check it for the date you are scheduled to read.
Upcoming Events
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. 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
OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC PRIMARY AND NURSERY SCHOOL invite you to Holy Mass on Friday, 25th May at 10.00am. We invite all parishioners to join us in our celebration followed by tea or coffee afterwards. We look forward to welcoming you to our School. This will be our Parish Mass for that day.
Our Lady of Peace School – Derwent Drive, Slough, Berkshire | SL1 6HW
SPIRIT AND LIGHT WORSHIP EVENING at St Andrew’s on Friday, 25th May at 7.30pm.
Update: This event has been cancelled.
VOCATIONS WEEKEND for young women (20s and 30s) Theme: Discerning God’s Call in my life. Dates: 25th -27th May. Location: Liverpool. The weekend is organised by the sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ). There will be input from the FCJ sisters on different aspects of vowed life, and time for prayer, reflection and discussion with other young women who are also considering a vocation to religious life. It’s an opportunity to live community life for a weekend and meet some sisters! For more information email Sr Lynne fcJ using this link, or visit their website: www.fcjsisters.org
THE GUARDIANS OF THE RELIC IMAGE OF OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE (BEDFORD) invite you to the “Mass for Life” on Saturday, 26th May at 2.00pm in the Church of the Holy Child and St Joseph, Bedford, MK40 1HU; the principal celebrant will be Father Jeremy Davies. The Mass is open to everyone and all are welcome! Refreshments will be available after the Mass. Details of the “Mass for Life” and the amazing work of the Shrine can be found on relicourladyofguadalupe.wordpress.com
Our Lady of Guadalupe, Protectress of the Unborn: Pray for us!
HCPT DANCE IN AID OF THE CHILDREN’S EASTER PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 2019
**Please note the change of date.**
To be held on 9th June, in Slough Irish Club, tickets £5. For more information or tickets please contact Kay on 07759 560894.
HCPT | Slough Irish Club
Slough Irish Club – Sheehy Way, Upton Lea, Slough | SL2 5SS
SLOUGH FOODBANK
Free 6 x 2.5 hour sessions cooking and budgeting course – Starts 4th June.
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. 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. 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 Slough Foodbank using this link. or call 01753 550303.
Slough Foodbank
HOLY FAMILY PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 25th to 30th June. Heathrow to Toulouse and then by Luxury Coach to Lourdes. Price £550 inclusive of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Spiritual Director Fr Michael Bates. Contact Matthew Fernandes, 01753 675786 or Mobile 07958 666067 or Kitty Flood on 01753 533230 or Mobile 07496 784160.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL AND THE CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE invite you to a celebration of Mass with the sacramental anointing of the sick at St Andrew’s on Saturday, 30th June 2018 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
DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE 7-Day Pilgrimage and Retreat to Warsaw, Poland and Vilnius, Lithuania. Visiting Shrines connected to the Message of Divine Mercy. Thursday, 28th June – Wednesday, 4th July. Cost £865 per person. Organised by the Marian Fathers of the Divine Mercy Apostolate. Please see flyers in Church porches. For more information contact 0208 998 0925 or email using this link.
PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 24th – 31st August 2018. Our Diocese is joining the Dioceses of Clifton, East Anglia, Southwark and Stonyhurst College. If you are interested please see the poster in the Church porches for more details or visit www.catholicassociation.co.uk Our contact for Northampton Diocese is Deacon Michael Fleming email using this link. There is a particular need for nurses, for which there is some financial support for nurses and assisted pilgrims. The deadline for the helpers’ to register is Friday, 1st June.
Mass Times & Intentions
19th May – 27th May
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.
ADORATION of the Blessed Sacrament prior to the 6.00pm Mass on Saturdays, beginning at 5.15pm. Please respect the Lord and those who would like to pray by maintaining silence in Church prior to Mass.
Saturday 19th May | PENTECOST
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 – Josie Walsh and P&C Intentions (Cafferty), Martha Irwin RIP (Cafferty)
Sunday 20th May | PENTECOST
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Anne Maasch RIP (Birthday Remembrance) (Denise), Peter Truman RIP (Bamber) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Mary Magdalene Intentions (Mary), Thanksgiving (Thomas & Millie), Arthur K Ratna RIP (Anniversary) (K Ratna & family), People of the Parish 👧👦
Mass Readings for the seventh week in Ordinary Time
Monday 21st May | MARY, MOTHER OF THE CHURCH
Mass Readings
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Kathleen Gallagher RIP (Cafferty), Fr John Moloney & The Carmelites Intentions (Gatt)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 22nd May
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Florence & Irene Ali Intentions (Rosary Group), Peter Truman RIP (Tim)
Thursday 24th May | OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, THE ETERNAL HIGH PRIEST
Mass Readings (B)
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – In Thanksgiving (Almeida), Maura Potter Intentions (Rosary Group), In Thanksgiving (Synatra Vas)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
Friday 25th May
N.B. No 9.30am Mass today. Mass will be held at the School, parishioners welcome.
10.00am Our Lady of Peace School – Frank Stewart RIP (Stewart), Margery Christian Intentions (CWL), Meade (Foundation) ☕
Saturday 26th May | TRINITY SUNDAY
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, Marie Chamberlain, Canon Tim Russ RIP (P&C), Kay & Vince Gatt Intentions (Shiels)
Sunday 27th May | TRINITY SUNDAY
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Demetrio Macri RIP (Anniversary) (Family), Basil Potter RIP (Potter) ☕
11.30am St Andrew’s – Mary Magdalene Intentions (Mary), Peter Truman RIP (Vint), Mary Ann O’Leary RIP (Oates family), 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 