OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, UNIVERSAL KING (YEAR B)
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PARISH FINANCES Weekend 18th November: Loose £776.79. Envelopes £231. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,453.79. There will be a retiring collection this weekend for the Sick and Retired Priests’ Fund. Many thanks for your generosity.
DECEASED Please pray for Patricia Parker RIP who died recently, her Requiem Mass will be on Monday, 3rd December at 12 noon in Our Lady of Peace, followed by burial at Parkside Cemetery. Also please pray for Mary Downes who died recently, no details of her funeral arrangements are available currently. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
ST GILBERT’S CHRISTMAS FLOWERS There will be a retiring collection at St Gilbert’s on Sunday, 2nd December for the Christmas flowers at St Gilbert’s.
101 HOURS ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT – for the intentions of the Parish from 10.00am on Tuesday, 27th November through to 3.00pm on Saturday, 1st December at Our Lady of Peace Church. It would be great if as many people as possible could give an hour or more! Sign up sheets are on the lectern at Our Lady of Peace Church.
BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE As in previous years, the Book of Remembrance will be kept in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel during November. Please do not write in the book.
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.
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.
ADVENT BOOKS copies of ‘Walk with Me’, a journey of prayer for Advent, available from the Church porches, priced £1 each.
MISSIO RED BOXES 2nd collection of the year. Please bring your Red Box to Mass as soon as possible. Please be sure that you leave you box in secure hands at Church and deposit it in the Sacristy if it’s a weekday. New red boxes will be distributed over the coming weeks.
BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE The next Baptism Preparation course that Deacon Marek will be running begins on Wednesday, 5th December 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 Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
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.
SLOUGH WINTER NIGHT SHELTER Once again I call upon your generosity as we sleep outside on the night of the 24th November in a cardboard box. We do this for one night every year to raise funds and ensure the continuity of the Slough Winter Night Shelter. Now in its 4th year, the Shelter provides a safe, warm place to sleep for up to 50 rough sleepers with a hot meal and breakfast served.
To give you an idea of the importance of this initiative, last winter, of the 50 that were sheltered, 22 went on to find permanent accommodation and 11 found employment. This is so much more than providing basic food and shelter. It gives homeless people a chance to take a step outside of a downward spiral. The Shelter also saves lives. Enduring temperatures that reach well below zero it is unimaginable how awful it must be for anyone to live outdoors. We do it for just one night and it is an extremely tough experience – every time. The simple joy of returning to a warm home and a hot shower is indescribable.
I hope you can support us this year as we join with over 100 others to raise funds. This link will take you to the mydonate site where our team can be supported. Thank you, on behalf of our team, but most of all, thank you on behalf of the homeless people who will be helped again this winter.
BIBLE STUDY COURSE: ACTS OF THE APOSTLES This course is part of The Great Adventure Series produced by Ascension Press. if you are interested in taking part in that course then please contact Yvonne on 01628 605764. Watch the notice board in the Church for further details regarding the course etc We hope to start it in the New Year. The cost of the student pack is £26.99.
THE TGA CATHOLIC BIBLE This is a Bible based on the RSV Catholic Edition but incorporating within its text The Great Adventure Bible Study. For those of you who might be interested, especially those who have completed this study, Bob is able to order it at a cost of £60.00. Delivery would be towards the end of December as they are in print at the moment and then have to be shipped in from America. Please contact Bob on 01628 543650 ASAP as these sell out very quickly.
GOOD COUNSEL NETWORK On Friday, 7th December, the Vigil of the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, please pray and fast for the end of abortion and euthanasia in this Country. Your prayer and fasting is urgently needed, and it really does save lives. http://www.goodcounselnetwork.com
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 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!
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.
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! You may be aware that 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. GDPR covers the personal data (e.g. addresses, telephone numbers, email addresses) we collect and hold in our Parish to ensure you as Parishioners can be contacted, for example for preparation to receive the Sacraments, when organising Parish group meetings or rotas, or to process Gift Aid donations. ‘Informed consent’ means that we tell you how we process and use your data, so that you can decide whether to give your consent for its use within the Parish to continue.
If we do not receive a written consent from you, we have to remove your details from our Parish register and from any groups to which you may belong. Consent forms can be found at 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. A Data Privacy Notice sets out how the Parish processes personal data, and a copy of the Data Privacy Notice is available here on the Parish website, or from the Parish office. 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.
1st – 2nd December
Saturday 6.00pm – Yvonne C and Liam H.
Sunday 9.00am – Fran.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Melissa W and Barbara B. Eucharistic Ministers : Maura P, Andrea B, Peter K, Tina K, Madeleine B.
Sunday 11.30am – Shirley F and Kerwin F.
8th – 9th December
Saturday 6.00pm – Marie and Norman G.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Barbara B and Wanda M. Eucharistic Ministers : Juliet S, Patrick A, Denise McC, Robert B.
Sunday 11.30am – Kellen F and Adam G.
Upcoming Events
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL meet on Monday, 26th November at 7.30pm in the Sacristy in Our Lady of Peace.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
WORD OF LIFE TEACHING AND PRAYER MINISTRY led by Fr Emmanuel Okami. It will be held every Wednesday from 7.30pm to 9.00pm at St Andrew’s Shared Church. The evening will be a teaching on the Word of God, Intercessory prayers, Adoration and Worship with Holy Mass at 8.30pm. Come and deepen your knowledge of the Word of God and enjoy the beauty and riches of His awe inspiring Presence. Please bring your Bible, writing pads and pens. All welcome. Call Millie for more information on 07957 594646.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus: 4
101 HOURS ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT – for the intentions of the Parish from 10.00am on Tuesday, 27th November through to 3.00pm on Saturday, 1st December at Our Lady of Peace Church. It would be great if as many people as possible could give an hour or more! Sign up sheets are on the lectern at Our Lady of Peace Church.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL | Bus: 12/13, 53
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 7.00pm on Thursday, 29th November. 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
ST ANDREW’S DAY 🏴 Joint service on Friday, 30th November at 7.30pm. Led by Rev Janet and Fr Andy at St Andrew’s Shared Church. All welcome.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE \ Bus: 4
THE FRIENDS OF OUR LADY OF PEACE SCHOOL will be holding a small Christmas grotto at the School where children can meet Santa and receive a small gift. As part of the afternoon/evening, we are looking for anyone interested in setting up their own stall. Each stall will be £10 and the seller keeps 100% of their profits. The afternoon starts at 3.30pm on Friday, 7th December and runs until 5.30pm. Stalls may be set up from 2.30pm. If you are interested, please contact the group’s email using this link. Thanks in advance for any support!
Our Lady of Peace School – Derwent Drive, Priory Estate, Slough| SL1 6HW
PARISH FAMILY DANCE 💃🏻A Dance to raise funds for our Parish will be held in Slough Irish Club on Friday, 7th December 2018 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
CHURCH CLEANING Saturday, 8th December at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
A CHRISTMAS FAYRE will be held at St Andrew’s Church from 10.00am until 1.00pm on Saturday, 8th December. The Church Trust will be running a bottle tombola stall to raise funds for the maintenance of St Andrew’s. If we may rely on your generosity once again, we shall provide a box for donations at every weekend Mass at both Our Lady of Peace. and St Andrew’s until 2nd December.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE \ Bus: 4, 5
MASS FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND There will be a Mass for the sick and housebound held in Holy Redeemer Church on Saturday, 8th December at 2.00pm.
Holy Redeemer Church – Wexham Road, Slough | SL2 5QR | Bus: 6
CAKE SALE 🍰 On Sunday, 9th December, after the 9.45am Mass we will be hosting a bake sale to raise funds for the Slough Winter Night Shelter. ‘Sleeping out’ may not be your thing, but everyone can take part in this Cake Sale one way or another! So please, pick up your whisks, don those oven gloves and get baking! All donations very gratefully received. For those less comfortable in the kitchen, we are relying on you to support us, buying all those delicious goodies. It is all for a very worthy cause!
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
COULD THE PRIESTHOOD BE YOUR CALLING? Vocations weekend at Northampton Cathedral, 14th – 16th December 2018. Further details contact 01604 714556 or email Fr Mark Floody using this link.
The Vocations Team for the Diocese of Northampton
Northampton Cathedral – Barrack Rd, Northampton | NN2 6AG | Bus stop: Marriot St.
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.
BIBLE STUDY COURSE: ACTS OF THE APOSTLES This course is part of The Great Adventure Series produced by Ascension Press. if you are interested in taking part in that course then please contact Yvonne on 01628 605764. Watch the notice board in the Church for further details regarding the course etc We hope to start it in the New Year. The cost of the student pack is £26.99.
NYMO – LUX.GOLD A fun residential weekend in Northampton for young Catholics aged 11-18 years from 1st – 3rd February 2019. Please contact Fiona on 01582 720627 or email using this link for more information. There will be a coach provided from Our Lady of Peace Church to the event.
NYMO Lux.Gold information and booking forms
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
24th November – 2nd December
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 24th November | OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, UNIVERSAL KING
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 – Pat Rowe RIP (Potter), John Browne RIP (Hamed)
Saturday 24th November | OUR LORD JESUS CHRIST, UNIVERSAL KING
Mass Readings (Year B)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Mary Pereira family Intentions (Rosary Group), The Rosary Group (Hamed) 👧👦 ☕
11.30am St Andrew’s – Mary Oates RIP (Oates family), Berta’s Mum RIP (Sylvia), Thanksgiving (Thomas & Millie), People of the Parish 👧👦
Monday 26th November
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mary Harris RIP (Cafferty), Maria Rawling & Janet Rowe Intentions (Florence), Ron Clark RIP (McLoughlin)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 27th November
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Deceased members of Maasch family (Denise), Victoria T Intentions (Family), James Church RIP (Pauline)
10.00am – Our Lady of Peace – 101 Hours Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Thursday 29th November
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Christina Rodrigues Intentions (Janot), Jason Smith RIP (Forrest)
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
Friday 30th November | ST ANDREW, Apostle
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mann (Foundation), All souls in Purgatory (FOSS), David & Susie Jordan Intentions (Hamed)
7.30pm St Andrew’s – St Andrew’s Day joint service
Saturday 1st December | FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Mass Readings (Year C)
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 – Fr Edmund Worthy Intentions (Batt), Johnnie Keenan RIP (Shiels)
Sunday 2nd December | FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Mass Readings (Year C)
9.00am St Gilbert’s – Holy Souls ☕
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Jose Tharakan RIP (Cedrica), Andrew Francis Intentions (Family), Michael & Patricia Daly RIP (Bradford) 👧👦 ☕
11.30am St Andrew’s – Shelagh Whitehouse Intentions (CWL), Jimmy Rose RIP (Forrest), Deacon George Brooker RIP (Brooker), 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 