TWENTIETH & TWENTY FIRST SUNDAYS OF THE YEAR (YEAR B)
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News
BULLETIN This weeks Bulletin is for two weeks. If you require any notices to be included in the next Bulletin, which will be on weekend of 1st – 2nd September, please e-mail Yvonne, or drop them through the Presbytery door. Deadline for notices is Thursday, 30th August by 12noon.
FR SIMON will be moving to Luton on 6th September, and will be celebrating all the Masses over the weekend of 1st – 2nd September. There will be an opportunity to wish him farewell on Sunday, 2nd September from 3.00pm when we will hold a ‘bring and share’ buffet – weather permitting in the Presbytery garden! If you are able to bring some food to share this will be most welcome. We will hold a retiring collection for him next weekend 25th – 26th August, and present it to him as a farewell gift from the Parish at the get together on Sunday, 2nd September.
DECEASED Please pray for Francis Pereira RIP who died last week, his Requiem Mass will be on Monday, 20th August at 10.45am in Our Lady of Peace, followed by burial at Oakley Green Cemetery. Also please pray for Nora McAuliffe RIP who died recently, her Requiem Mass will be on Friday, 31st August at 11.30am in Our Lady of Peace, followed by burial at Slough Cemetery. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
CONGRATULATIONS to Dominic Murphy and Christine Lacey who were Married on Saturday, 18th August. We wish them every blessing.
CONGRATULATIONS to Amario Mikey Morris and Eddie Victor Paul who will be Baptised in Our Lady of Peace on Saturday, 25th August. Please pray for their parents, Grandparents and Godparents.
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 29th July : Loose £580.86. Envelopes £283.52 Standing Orders £446. Total £1,310.38. Many thanks for your generosity.
MANY THANKS to the team who provide the tea & coffee after 9.45am Mass each Sunday for their generous donation of £250. “Thank You” to all who support them each week.
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace Church on Saturday, 25th August at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
PHYLLIS WALLBANK is going to be 100 on the 1st September, if you would like to send her a card please give to Yvonne who will forward on to her.
LENT RISE CARE HOME are looking for volunteers to visit the Care Home when they can, to simply have a chat with residents there. No experience needed. If you are interested please contact Fr Andy.
BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE The next Baptism Preparation course that Deacon Marek will be running begins on Wednesday, 19th September 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.
WALK WITH ME ‘Eucharistic Reflections’ book available in the Church porches, priced £1 each.
HELP AFTER SUNDAY 9.45AM MASS Thank you to all who have helped over the last couple of weekends. Please can you spare 15 minutes to help tidy the Church after the Sunday 9.45am Mass, all that is needed is to collect the Hymn and Parish Mass books and place them back in the bookshelves, and to clear any Bulletins/papers and litter lying around.
MARY’S MEALS Please bring all your unwanted clothing including bags, towels,
blankets, curtains, shoes and bedding to Church on Saturday, 29th & Sunday
30th September. Put your clothing etc (no bric-a-brac or furniture please) into
sacks marked ‘Mary’s meals’ and bring them to Mass where the charity Mary’s Meals will be here to pick them up. Amazingly, 3 full black sacks of reasonable quality clothing will feed a child one good nutritious meal every school day for a whole year! Mary’s Meals is a low cost charity that sets up school feeding programmes in communities where poverty and hunger prevent children from gaining an education.
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.
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 Your Diocese is celebrating a Year of Prayer and Vocation. Here is the prayer of Richard of Chichester which will be used throughout the Year:
Thanks be to you, our Lord Jesus Christ, for all the benefits which you have given us. For all the pains and insults which you have borne for us. Most merciful Redeemer, Friend and Brother, may we know you more clearly, love you more dearly, and follow you more nearly, day by day. Amen.
OUR PARISH LIST OF THE SICK Instead of publishing a list of the sick of the Parish in the Bulletin (and online) each week, we will be using a book where you can enter the name of the person to be prayed for. In line with new Data Protection legislation please obtain the consent of the person before entering their name in the book. This book will be placed on the altar during each Mass at Our Lady of Peace Church.
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.
MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING WITH MARRIAGE CARE Catholic Marriage Care is a faith-based organisation, that draws on its Catholic tradition and contemporary research, to help couples in both good times and bad. Most relationships face difficulties at some point. Talking to a relationship counsellor can help. Our local centre in Reading offers relationship counselling with fully-trained counsellors. For further information please call 0800 389 3801.
If you are a trained relationship counsellor, could you volunteer with Marriage Care? Further counsellors are needed for our Reading centre – expenses and supervision is provided. For further information, please contact Sue Cooper using this link or telephone 0793 9495774.
Marriage Care website
GENERAL DATA PROTECTION REGULATION (GDPR) YOUR ACTION IS NEEDED! new data protection legislation came into force in the UK on 25th May 2018. It governs how personal data is processed and we as a Parish now need to obtain your informed consent to continue to use your personal data in our Parish. A copy of our Data Privacy Notice is available here on the Parish website. Consent forms can be found in the Church porches, we ask that these are returned to the Presbytery, as soon as possible. A separate Consent Form is required for each adult within each family. If you have any questions, please contact the Parish office.
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.
PARISH MASS BOOKS 📚 We are using Volume 2 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’.
If you have taken one of the Parish Mass books home by accident, please could you return it as soon as possible.
CAR PARKING Please when using the car park at the rear of Our Lady of Peace Church please keep the middle lane clear, this provides access for an emergency vehicle if necessary. Also 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. 🚗
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.
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.
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.
25th – 26th August
Saturday 6.00pm – Val W and Norman G.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Robert B and Madeleine B. Eucharistic Ministers : Juliet S, Patrick A, Denise McC, Alexcia O-W, Tina K.
1st – 2nd September
Saturday 6.00pm – Patsy M and John B.
Sunday 9.00am – Anne
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Jennifer O-W, Cedrica L. Eucharistic Ministers : Georgia C, Barbara B, Audrey T, Melissa W.
Upcoming Events
SPIRIT AND LIGHT WORSHIP EVENING at St Andrew’s on Friday, 24th August 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
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace on Saturday, 25th August at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE meet on Monday, 3rd September at 2.00pm in the Sacristy.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
HISTORIC CHURCHES TRUST Sponsored ride and stride, Saturday, 8th September. Cycle 🚴, horseride 🐎 or walk 🚶 around Buckinghamshire and adjacent counties to raise money for the Church of your choice. Sponsor forms available in the Church porches. For further details contact Jo Eden on 07947 698106 or email using this link.
Bucks Historic Churches website – Ride + Stride
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL meet on Monday, 10th September at 7.30pm in the Sacristy.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE The next Baptism Preparation course that Deacon Marek will be running begins on Wednesday, 19th September 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
SLOUGH FOODBANK ‘RIDE FOR FOOD 2018’ 🚴 8th Annual ‘Ride for Food’ will take place on Sunday, 16th September. Bring your own bicycle and meet at 12.45pm outside The Empire Cinema, Slough, SL1 1DD. Registration required, for information on how to register or donate email Toby using this link, or telephone 07738 028508, or visit the Slough Foodbank website. Please see poster in Church porches, there are entry forms and sponsor forms attached to the poster.
THE DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE is organising a pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Fatima, Portgual from 11th to 17th September 2018. Cost £795 per person includes return flights from Heathrow to Lisbon, half board 6 nights accommodation in en suite rooms, 23 kgs check-in luggage plus hand luggage, all coach travel.
We will be visiting Aljustrel, homes of the Shepherd children; Santarem, Shrine of the Eucharistic Miracle; historical monastery at Bathala and Alcobaca and seaside town of Nazare. Daily Mass, Retreat talks and Hour of Mercy.
Call Divine Mercy Apostolate on 0208 998 0925 or write to Divine Mercy Apostolate, 1 Courtfield Gardens, London W13 0EY or contact Millie on 07957 594646.
Divine Mercy Apostolate UK website
REJOICE IN MOTHERHOOD : MOTHERS PRAYERS is taking a break for the Summer. They will resume again on Thursday, 20th September at 10.30am.
Mothers Prayers is for those who wish to pray together for their children and grandchildren – Mothers, Grandmothers, Aunties! 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
HOLY FAMILY PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE 21st – 28th September by British Airways to Split. Price £560 half board. There are only 25 places available. Contact Matthew Fernandes on 07958 666067 or Myo at St Peter’s Pilgrimages on 0208 947 6369.
NORTHAMPTON JUSTICE & PEACE CONFERENCE on modern day slavery and trafficking, on Saturday, 13th October 2018 in St John’s Parish Hall, 296 Sundon Park Road, Luton, LU3 3AL. 10.00am – 1.30pm followed by a shared lunch. Speakers Sr Patricia Mulhall csb and Michael Duthie (Deputy Director Santa Marta Group). For more details see poster in the Church porch or contact Stephen Forster on 01494 875485, email using this link.
Northampton Diocese website – Justice & Peace Commission pages
YOUR GOD WILL BE MY GOD A retreat based on the Book of Ruth. Saturday, 20th October 2018 from 10.30am – 4.00pm, at The Bridgettine Guesthouse, Fulmer Common Road, Iver Heath, SLO ONR. Cost £30 per person, includes lunch, tea and coffee.
To book your place please send a cheque with your name, telephone number and email address, made payable to ‘R.E. Service’, to Diocesan Pastoral and RE Centre, 33 Westbourne Road, Luton, LU4 8JD. Telephone 01582 723312, or email NORES using this link. Please see poster in Church porches for further details.
NORES website
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND 18th – 27th March 2019. For further details and itinerary, please contact Nabs on 07432 152933, or David on 07771 542994. For further details please see brochure on Church noticeboards.
Mass Times & Intentions
18th August – 2nd September
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 18th August | TWENTIETH 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 – Theresa Van Wyck RIP (Potter), Frank Stewart RIP (Potter)
Sunday 19th August | TWENTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Alice Deignan RIP (Deignan), Thanksgiving Cornelious & Philomena Rosario, Wedding Anniversary (Holwell), Basil Potter RIP (Anniversary) (Potter) ☕
11.30am St Andrew’s – Private Intention (Gatt), Mary Magdalina in thanksgiving (Mary), People of the Parish
Monday 20th August | St Bernard, Abbot, Doctor of the Church
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Bignell (Foundation), Noleen Hennessy Intentions (Florence)
10.45am Our Lady of Peace – Requiem Mass for Francis Pereira RIP
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 21st August | St Pius X, Pope
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Sick & Housebound of the Parish (Foundation), Uravath Kuthokathen RIP (Leela)
Thursday 23rd August
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Woodard (Foundation), Cathleen Connoy Intentions (Carmel & Joe)
Friday 24th August | ST BARTHOLOMEW, Apostle
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Kate & Malcolm Glen Intentions (Rosary Group), Fr Neville McClement Intentions (Christian)
Saturday 25th August | TWENTY FIRST 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 – Pam Irwin Intentions (Shiels), P & C Intentions (Shiels)
Sunday 26th August | TWENTY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Robert McClintock RIP (Birthday Rem) (Denise), Maureen Boyle Intentions (Hamed) ☕
11.30am St Andrew’s – Canute Simoes RIP (Anniversary), K Ratna & Sepala, Eldred RIP Anniversary (Zeena), People of the Parish
Monday 27th August | St Monica
10.00am Our Lady of Peace – Eldred RIP (3rd Anniversary) (Zeena), Ernest & Ethel McClintock RIP (Denise)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 28th August | St Augustine, Bishop, Doctor of the Church
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Lenoy Tharakan in thanksgiving (Leela), Deceased of the Shorter family (Denise)
Thursday 30th August
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – St Margaret Clitherow’s Feast Day (CWL), P&C Intentions (Carmel & Joe)
Friday 31st August
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Des Finch RIP (Anniversary) (Murphy), Ingpen (Foundation), Nora & Maurice McAuliffe RIP (Morrissey)
11.30am Our Lady of Peace – Requiem Mass for Nora McAuliffe RIP
Saturday 1st September | TWENTY SECOND 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 Ray Shiels RIP (Shiels)
John Walsh RIP (Walsh)
Sunday 2nd September | TWENTY SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.00am St Gilbert’s – Phyllis Wallbank 100th Birthday Intentions (SVP), Gretta Condon RIP (Anniversary) (O’Donnell) ☕
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Peter Truman RIP (Rosary Group), Martin Ryan RIP (Burbridge) ☕
11.30am St Andrew’s – Marie Harper RIP (Gatt), Mary O’Sullivan RIP (Sweeney), 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 