THIRTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR B)
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News
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 21st October: Loose £630.82. Envelopes £220.50. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,297.32. The retiring collection for Mission Sunday amounted to £664.09. Many, many thanks for your generosity. There will be a retiring collection next weekend for the Bishop’s Maintenance Fund.
WE WELCOME the children from the Reception Classes of Our Lady of Peace Primary School who will be joining us at the 9.30am Mass on Tuesday.
DECEASED Please pray for Jacqueline Smith RIP who died recently, her Funeral Service will be on Monday, 5th November at 10.45am in Our Lady of Peace, followed by committal at Slough Crematorium. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
FEAST OF ALL SAINTS: HOLY DAY OF OBLIGATION Thursday, 1st November the Church celebrates the Feast of All Saints (in old English ‘All Hallows’ – from which the term ‘Halloween’ originates – the Eve of All Hallows). The Feast honours the triumph of God’s grace in the lives of all those who are now in heaven.
MASS TIMES – Thursday, 1st November
- 9.30am at St Andrew’s
- 7.30pm at Our Lady of Peace
ALL SOULS DAY is celebrated on the following day, Friday, 2nd November. Here we pray for all who have died in God’s grace and friendship, but may still need our prayers as they prepare to enter into the fullness of heaven. This is why we pray and offer Masses for our deceased relatives and friends during the month of November in particular.
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE As in previous years, the Book of Remembrance will be kept in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel during November. Please leave the names of any relatives and friends you wish to be entered in the Book of Remembrance by Tuesday, 30th October, for the book to be ready for the 1st November. Please return names to Yvonne in the Presbytery. Kindly print the names clearly – if the names have already been entered there is no need to enter them again.
HOLY SOULS ENVELOPES These are now available in the Church porches. Please write the names of your dear ones and put in the envelope with your offering. The envelopes can be returned with the usual collection or put them through the letter box at the Presbytery. Your dear ones will be remembered at all the Masses for the Holy Souls offered during November.
LONDON & SLOUGH RUN There will be a talk by a member of the London and Slough Run at all Masses this weekend, and we will hold a retiring collection to raise funds for the Winter Night Shelter. You are also invited to take part in the upcoming Slough Sleepout for the Homeless.
THANK YOU to the children from Montessori School who delivered cans, pasta and rice from their Harvest festival a couple of weeks ago. These have been delivered to the Slough Foodbank.
CONFIRMATION 2019 programme for Year 9 students or above will begin in February, with Confirmation by Bishop Peter expected to be in June. Classes will consist of 8 sessions, with an opportunity to attend the Diocesan Blaze Day on Saturday, 23rd March. Please let Fr Andy know if you would like to be Confirmed as we need to have an idea of numbers in order to book the Blaze Day.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2019
If your child is in Year 3, and you wish your child to receive their First Holy Communion in May 2019 you will need to enrol them on the First Holy Communion programme. The final date for enrolments will be Sunday 11th November, any latecomers after the final date will have to wait until 2020.
Please contact Yvonne in the office to arrange an appointment to enrol your child, telephone 01628 605764, or email the Parish office. If your child was Baptised in another Parish, you will need to bring with you a copy of the child’s Baptism certificate: if you cannot find it, you will need to contact the Parish where your child was Baptised and obtain it before the appointment.
The First Holy Communion classes will begin in January 2019 and will be held at St Andrew’s on Saturday mornings.
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.
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace on Saturday, 3rd November at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
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.
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. 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.
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.
ST ANDREW’S 300 CLUB DRAW If you wish to join the 300 Club please contact Shelagh Whitehouse on 01753 516502. Forms are available in the Church porches.
CHRISTMAS WITH A DIFFERENCE! Can you make some room for an international student to learn what true British Festive hospitality can mean? Should you like to add that international element to your Christmas, learning another country’s traditions and enjoying the connection and friendship that such sharing brings?
Host UK arranges for international students to enjoy brief homestays with UK hosts, one day, a weekend or, over the festive period-a three day visit. We need more hosts, if you should like to know more, go to our website or leave us a message on: visits.hostuk.org/Public/ApplyToBecomeAHost
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.
CHRISTMAS CARDS Mary McCarthy will be selling Christmas Cards at St Andrew’s after 11.30am Mass on Sunday, 28th October. Proceeds towards St Gilbert’s Mission project.
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.
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.
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.
3rd – 4th November
Saturday 6.00pm – Jennie P and Pat P.
Sunday 9.00am – Pauline
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Maura P and Alexcia O-W. Eucharistic Ministers : Juliet S, Patrick A, Denise McC, Robert B, Tina K.
Sunday 11.30am – Readers : Boni and Jacinta N.
10th – 11th November
Saturday 6.00pm – Sandy McC and Mike C.
Sunday 9.45am Readers : Robert B and Madeleine B. Eucharistic Ministers : Georgia C, Barbara B, Melissa W, Denise McC.
Sunday 11.30am – Readers : Mike C and Rivita R.
Upcoming Events
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. 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
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace on Saturday, 3rd November at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
CAFOD RETREAT – SATURDAY 10TH NOVEMBER – COUNTERING CONSUMERISM What does it mean to be holy? Have you ever felt a conflict between living out your faith and the pressure of living a busy, modern life? Pope Francis offers some ideas in his new letter, Gaudete et Exsultate (Rejoice and Be Glad). You are invited to take time out to explore Scripture and Church teaching and be inspired by one another and CAFOD’s campaigning and work overseas. This event will be held at Thornton College, Thornton, Milton Keynes, MK17 0HJ, 10.00am – 4.00pm. Booking is essential as spaces are limited! Please email Deborah using this link or call 01494 863777.
CAFOD Northampton website
FILM SCREENING: ‘PAUL APOSTLE OF CHRIST’ (2018) (BBFC Cert. 15) 🎬 If you would like to see this film, we will be showing it on Sunday, 11th November starting at 2.00pm in the Sacristy at Our Lady of Peace Church. Tea, Coffee and biscuits provided. The running time of the film is 1 hour 43 mins. We will have a short break during the film and expect to finish by 4.15pm. There is no charge. If you would like to reserve a seat please contact Yvonne in the office on 01628 605764 or Bob on 01628 543650.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
IMDB listing with trailers| BBFC listing
THE DIVINE MERCY APOSTOLATE OF MARIAN FATHERS is organising a retreat and pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Knock, Co. Mayo, Ireland from 16th to 20th November, “Praying for the Holy Souls”. £520 per person including return flights from Gatwick to Knock, half board, 4 nights accomodation in en suite rooms, 10 kgs hand luggage, all coach travel and Airport Development fee. Optional visit to Croagh Patrick and Kylemore Abbey. Devotional program includes Daily Mass, Retreat talks, Hour of Mercy and Praying for the Holy Souls.
Call Divine Mercy Apostolate on 0208 9980925 or write to Divine Mercy Apostolate, 1 Courtfield Gardens, London W13 0EY or contact Millie on 07957594646.
Divine Mercy Apostolate website
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, 24th November 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
SLOUGH SLEEPOUT FOR THE HOMELESS On Saturday, 24th November 2018, over 100 people will swap their beds for sleeping bags and a cardboard box to raise money and awareness for the homeless in the Slough area.
Taking place at St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School in Langley, this year’s Slough Sleep Out for the Homeless aims to raise funds for the Slough Winter Night Shelter. Thanks to our volunteers, Slough Council and other bodies, the shelter was open for 94 consecutive nights last winter and was used by 49 guests, 22 of whom went on to find accommodation and many have since found employment.
Could you do it? Could you sleepout for one night to help keep people off the streets during the coldest months of the winter? We can promise you a night you will never forget! A campfire sing-along, entertainment, food and lots of camaraderie. The Sleepout has gone from strength to strength and this year’s we are hoping to hit a new target of 150 people! Bring your friends. Get a team together!
Details on how to register can be found here. You can start your own MyDonate page and get everyone to sponsor you. Go on, be brave – this is one night you will never forget and never ever regret! For more information you can also call Brid on 07540 013181.
PARISH FAMILY DANCE A Dance to raise funds for our Parish will be held in Slough Irish Club on Friday, 7th December from 8.00pm. Music by Chris Ball with dancing from 9.00pm until Midnight. Tickets priced £5, will be on sale from November at most Masses. Please support the Parish by buying a ticket and coming along on the night.
Slough Irish Club – Sheehy Way, Upton Lea, Slough | SL2 5SS
FEED THE SOUL would like to invite you to a Christmas event of International Dance music and entertainment, on 15th December from 6.30pm – 11.00pm. The venue will be St Anne’s Hall, Trelawney Avenue, Langley, Slough. SL3 7UD. There will also be a delicious buffet, prize draw and fun for all the family. Tickets : Adult £12, Child under ten £3. Free Parking. For tickets please contact Margaret on 07878 851787 or Nabs on 07432 152933.
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. Deadline for booking is 30th October 2018. For further details please see brochure on Church noticeboards.
Mass Times & Intentions
27th October – 4th November
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 27th October | THIRTIETH 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 Mary Barker Intentions, Nora McAuliffe RIP (Price), Rose McErlean RIP (Gatt)
Sunday 28th October | THIRTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
N.B. British Summer Time ends, clocks go back 1 hour at 2am.
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Peggy Boundy family Intentions (Rosary Group), Michael & Sheilagh & family Intentions (Hamed) ☕
11.30am St Andrew’s – In thanksgiving (Walsh), Private Intention, Babu family Intentions (Rosary Group), People of the Parish
Monday 29th October
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Simpson (Foundation), Denis Falahee RIP (Aherne), Staff & Pupils Mulroy College (Hamed), Bill Spells RIP
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 30th October
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Chief Salami Agbaje RIP (Anniversary) (Edward), Irene & Jim Intentions (Gatt), Keith Purbrick RIP (Pauline)
Thursday 1st November | ALL SAINTS
Mass Readings
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Assunta Smyk RIP (Rosary Group), Mary Harris RIP (Walsh)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
7.30pm Our Lady of Peace – Holy Souls
Friday 2nd November | ALL SOULS
Mass Readings
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Keeley (Foundation), Vocations to Priesthood in Ireland (Rosary Group)
Saturday 3rd November | THIRTY 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 Julia Murphy, Marie Chamberlain and Canon Tim Russ RIP (P&C), Christopher Potter RIP (Potter)
Sunday 4th November | THIRTY FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.00am St Gilbert’s – Janet Rowe Intentions & Pat Rowe RIP (Rosary Group) ☕
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Ashley Kuthokathen in thanksgiving (Leela), Alma family Intentions (Rosary Group), Maurice Burke RIP (Anniversary) (Sugrue) 👧👦 ☕
11.30am St Andrew’s – Holy Souls in Purgatory (Prithi), Shelagh Whitehouse Intentions (Evelyn), Holy Souls of Daliling & Fernandez & Antao (Thomas & Millie) 👧👦
☕ 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 