FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT (YEAR C)
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News
PASTORAL LETTER Read Bishop Peter’s pastoral letter for Advent 2018.
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 25th November: Loose £488.95. Envelopes £317.60. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,252.55. The retiring collection for the Sick and Retired Priests’ Fund amounted to £514.57. 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 RIP, her Requiem Mass will be on Thursday, 6th December at 1.30pm 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.
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS There will be a second collection next weekend (8th-9th December) for the flowers for Christmas. Our flower ladies who do the flowers each week produce beautiful displays and work hard throughout the year. Please be as generous as you can.
ST BERNARD’S CHAPEL Mass will be said in St Bernard’s Chapel on Friday’s during Advent 7th, 14th and 21st December at 7.15am.
ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation with visiting Priests in Our Lady of Peace Church on Tuesday, 18th December at 7.00pm.
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.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
Contact the Presbytery
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.
REPORT: The Slough Sleepout for the Homeless is over for another year and what a cold night! The atmosphere was excellent and everyone was in great form. We were so glad to head back to our warm beds the following morning. While sleeping outside with not much more than cardboard for shelter, was a tough challenge for one night, it was but a mere taster of what homeless people on our streets have to endure – night after night.
It is difficult to put into words just how grateful we are to you and to everyone who played a part in this event. 100 people participated on the night and over £40,000 has been raised so far this exceeds our target for the funds needed to run the Winter Night Shelter once again this winter!
The Winter Night Shelter is going from strength to strength. Last year 50 people were accommodated across three and a half months , 22 of these went on to find permanent accommodation and 11 found employment. The importance of providing that safe, warm place across the darkest coldest months cannot be stressed enough as we can see that it is helping many to move out of the downward spiral they are in and to regain their lives.
Thank you so much for your help , prayers and sponsorship – we simply could not have achieved so much without you!
From the Board of Trustees – The London and Slough Run Charitable Trust
London and Slough Run website
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
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 1 of the Mass books for Year C. As with Year A and Year B, 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.
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.
15th – 16th December
Saturday 6.00pm – Jennie P and Liam H.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Edward A and Maura P. Eucharistic Ministers : Georgia C, Barbara B, Audrey T, Melissa W.
Sunday 11.30am – Sandra B and Mayor J M.
Upcoming Events
NEW: ADVENT RECOLLECTION directed by Fr Emmanuel Okami, will be held on Tuesday, 4th and 11th and Wednesday, 19th December at 7.30pm to 9.00pm at St Andrew’s Shared Church. The evenings will be a journey through the Scriptures in preparation for the Celebration of the Birth of Christ. Please bring your Bible. We shall also have confession, rosary, Mass and adoration. For the three sessions, we shall be reflecting on the following themes; I. Lead us not into the temptation. II. Am I a true Christian? III. Let another take his place. All welcome. Call Millie for more information on 07957 594646.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus: 4
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
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 Thursday, 6th December. Mothers Prayers will be taking a break for Christmas and will resume again on Thursday, 10th January. 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 | Bus: 12, 53
ST BERNARD’S CHAPEL Mass will be said in St Bernard’s Chapel on Friday’s during Advent 7th, 14th and 21st December at 7.15am.
St Bernard’s – 1 Langley Road, Slough | SL3 7AF | Bus: 3, 7, 9, 81
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 this 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, Slough
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.
ETON WICK Christmas Carols and dress-up story outside the Pet Shop in Eton Wick on Saturday, 15th December at 11.00am. All welcome!
1 Bell Lane, Eton Wick | SL4 6JP| Bus: 15
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.
ADVENT RECONCILIATION SERVICE opportunity for the Sacrament of Reconciliation with visiting Priests in Our Lady of Peace Church on Tuesday, 18th December at 7.00pm.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
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
1st December – 9th 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 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 👧👦
Readings for the 1st week of Advent
Monday 3rd December | ST FRANCIS XAVIER, Priest
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – In Thanksgiving (Almeida), Parsons (Foundation), Fr Emmanuel Intentions (Rosary Group), Mary Moloney RIP (Moloney)
12noon Our Lady of Peace – Requiem Mass for Patricia Parker RIP
7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 4th December
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Elsie McClintock RIP (Denise), John Irwin RIP (McLoughlin), Eileen & Enoch Barton Intentions (Madeleine)
7.30pm St Andrew’s – Advent Recollection
Thursday 6th December
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
9.30am St Andrew’s – Andrew Compton & Seminarians Intentions (Rosary Group), Nora McAuliffe RIP (McLoughlin), Jose Tharakan RIP (P&C)
10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers
1.30pm Our Lady of Peace – Requiem Mass for Mary Downes RIP
Friday 7th December | ST AMBROSE, Bishop & Doctor of the Church
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mann (Foundation), All souls in Purgatory (FOSS), Joanna Subrai Intentions (Rosary Group)
Saturday 8th December | IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY
11.30am Northampton Cathedral – Closing Mass for the Year of Prayer and Vocation
Saturday 8th December | SECOND 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 – Peggy McLoughlin RIP (4th Anniversary) (Family), Mai Knibbs Intentions (P&C)
Sunday 9th December | SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Mass Readings (Year C)
9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Jose Tharakan RIP (Leela), Kathleen Galea RIP (Galea), Special Intention (Bowron) 👧👦 ☕
11.30am St Andrew’s – Edward Williams & Maud Beard (Marcelin), Vittorio Fortino RIP (Anniversary), 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
Northampton Cathedral – Barrack Rd, Northampton | NN2 6AG | Bus stop: Marriot St.
Our Lady of Peace 