TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR B)
Sections: News | Rotas | Upcoming Events | Mass Times
News
FR SIMON wishes to say a MASSIVE “THANK YOU” for all your gifts, both the Parish retiring collection and gifts received individually, and all your kind wishes and words of encouragement over the last few weeks, he will keep the Parish community in his Prayers.
WE WELCOME to the parish Andrew Compton, a fourth year Seminarian for Northampton Diocese. Andrew will be with us for four months.
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 2nd September : Loose £877.95. Envelopes £346.50. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,670.45. Many thanks for your generosity. There will be a retiring collection next weekend for Home Mission Sunday.
CATHOLIC TIMES The cost of the Catholic Times will increase from this weekend to £1.50 (from £1.30).
OUR PARISH LIST OF THE SICK There is a book where you can enter the name of the person to be prayed for. In line with 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 in Our Lady of Peace Church.
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.
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.
HELP AFTER SUNDAY 9.45AM MASS Thank you to all who help tidy the Church after the 9.45am Mass each weekend. Please try and spare 15 minutes to help, 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 rubbish lying around.
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.
GO FUND BURNHAM YOUTH CLUB The youth club, which is always in need of funding, is a vital resource for our young people. With your help it will continue to thrive. If you wish to donate please visit www.gofundme.com/raising-for-a-local-youth-club to donate.
WALK WITH ME ‘Eucharistic Reflections’ book available in the Church porches, priced £1 each.
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.
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 the bookings secretary on 07546 710834 to avoid duplication.
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.
15th – 16th September
Saturday 6.00pm – Patsy M and Liam H.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Melissa W and Sabah A-M. Eucharistic Ministers : Hadrian L, Tina K, Franka D, Robert and Barbara B.
Sunday 11.30am – Readers : Jenna and Rita M.
22nd – 23rd September
Saturday 6.00pm – Liam H and Patsy M.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Barbara B and Wanda M. Eucharistic Ministers : Maura P, Andrea B, Tina and Peter K, Madeleine B.
Sunday 11.30am – Readers :Sheba M and Millie F.
Upcoming Events
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
FIRE & LIGHT WITH COR ET LUMEN CHRISTI COMMUNITY “Come and join us for special evenings of praise, worship, healing and empowering prayer ministry in the glorious presence of the Eucharistic Lord,” 8.00pm on Wednesday, 12th September, at Chertsey Hall, Heriot Road, Chertsey, KT16 9DR. All welcome. Please contact Fr Andy if you need transport.
Cor et Lumen Christi Community website
SLOUGH FOODBANK : ‘SHOW NIGHT’ on Saturday, 15th September from 7.00pm to 9.30am in St Mary’s Church, Church Street, Slough. Join Slough Foodbank and ‘Pop Goes The Choir’ for a wonderful evening of musical entertainment. All proceeds to Slough Foodbank. Tickets in advance £7 (£8 on the door), contact 01753 550303.
St Mary’s Church – Church Street, Slough | SL1 2DE
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.
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
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
ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL invite prospective parents and pupils to an open evening on Thursday, 20th September 2018 from 5.00pm-8.00pm. For more information contact the School on 01753 524713 or visit www.st-josephs.slough.sch.uk
St Joseph’s School prospectus
St Joseph’s Catholic High School – Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough| SL2 5HW | Bus: 1, 12
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.
MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING Saturday, 29th September, 10.00am-12noon in St Andrew’s Shared Church. Coffee, Tea and plenty of cakes to buy. All welcome.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus: 4, 5
BURNHAM URC CHURCH family invite you all to join them at 3.00pm on Sunday, 30th September when their Minister the Rev’d Nigel Douglas will lead our celebration service which will be followed, in the small hall, with a Cream Tea. It would be lovely to have your company.
Burnham URC – Stomp Rd/Windsor Lane, Burnham | SL1 7LR
HOW CAN WE KEEP FROM SINGING? – AN EVENING WITH JO BOYCE & FRIENDS Saturday, 6th October at 8.00pm, Holy Family Church, Langley. Advance tickets £6.00, (£7.00 on the door). Local ticket line telephone 07801 820488. Please see posters for further information.
Holy Family Church – 226 Trelawney Av. Langley | SL3 7UD | Bus: 7
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
SPACE FOR WOMEN Cor et Lumen Christi Community are holding a day for women on Saturday, 13th October, 10.00am to 8.00pm, at the London School for Girls, Barbican, London. The event will include sharings, praise and worship, prayer ministry and times of silence. For more information visit www.coretlumenchristi.org, email using this link, or telephone 01932 565 747.
City of London School for Girls – St. Giles’ Terrace, Barbican, London | EC2Y 8BB | Tube: Barbican or Moorgate
MEN ON FIRE Cor et Lumen Christi Community are holding a day for men on Sunday, 14th October, 9.00am to 6.00pm, at the London School for Girls, Barbican, London. The event will include inspirational teaching, praise and worship, prayer ministry and Mass. For more information visit www.coretlumenchristi.org, email using this link, or telephone 01932 565 747.
City of London School for Girls – St. Giles’ Terrace, Barbican, London | EC2Y 8BB | Tube: Barbican or Moorgate
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
POP GOES THE CHOIR St Andrew’s Shared Church, Saturday, 27th October at 7.30pm. Licensed bar and Raffle. Tickets £5.00 being sold by CSCT Trustees. Don’t miss a wonderful evening of choral music.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus: 4
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
8th September – 16th 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 8th September | TWENTY THIRD 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 – Hadrian Lobo in thanksgiving (Lobo), Marie Corcoran Intentions (Evelyn), Marshlee Simao 18th Birthday Intentions
Sunday 9th September | TWENTY THIRD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Mariamma Tharakan RIP (Leela), Mike Siragusa Intentions (Hamed) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – Patrick special family Intention (Patrick), Joaquim & Santana Antao RIP & In thanksgiving (Fernandez), People of the Parish 👧👦
Monday 10th September
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mai Finch RIP (Anniversary) (Murphy), Mike Dilley RIP (Denise)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 11th September
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Vocations to the Priesthood (Rosary Group), Pena Zambrano Family Intentions (Family)
Thursday 13th September | ST JOHN CHRYSOSTOM, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Intention for Family Holy Souls (Zeena), Patrick special family Intention (Patrick)
Friday 14th September | THE EXALTATION OF THE HOLY CROSS
Mass Readings
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Patrick Turmer RIP (Evelyn), Pat McGonigal Intentions (Gatt), Mangan (Foundation)
Saturday 15th September | TWENTY FOURTH 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 – Joe & Margaret Haire Intentions (Evelyn), Emma Grech RIP (Denise)
Sunday 16th September | TWENTY FOURTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Alma Hayden RIP (Hayden), In thanksgiving Annrose Kuthokathen (Leela) ☕ 👧👦
11.30am St Andrew’s – John Patrick Vint RIP (Anniversary) (Vint), Thanksgiving (Rosario), 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 