EPIPHANY OF THE LORD (YEAR C)
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News
GRATEFUL THANKS from Fr Andy for your very generous Christmas offering, for all the gifts, cards and good wishes. Thanks to all who helped in the preparations for the Christmas Masses in so many different ways. Finally “Thank You” for your support during 2018 in many numerous ways. Wishing you all God’s blessings for the coming year. Fr Emmanuel, Deacon Marek, Yvonne and Denise also wish to say many thanks for your gifts, cards and good wishes.
DECEASED Please pray for the following who died recently:
- Patricia Cox RIP, her Funeral Service will be in Our Lady of Peace on Tuesday, 15th January at 10.00am, followed by committal at Slough Crematorium.
- Sarah Jones RIP, her Requiem Mass will be in Our Lady of Peace on Monday, 21st January at 11.15am, followed by committal at Slough Crematorium.
- Atalia Clementoni Albisser RIP, her Requiem Mass will be in Our Lady of Peace Church on Friday, 25th January at 11.00am followed by committal at Slough Crematorium.
- Albert John Norman RIP, no details of his Funeral are available at present. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 23rd December : Loose £732.61. Envelopes £207.50. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,386.11. Weekend 30th December : Loose £784.31. Envelopes £365.50. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,595.81. Many thanks for your generosity.
WHITE FLOWER APPEAL next weekend the Society for the Protection of Unborn Children (SPUC) will be holding its annual appeal. SPUC is currently campaigning to stop the decriminalisation of abortion, which means taking abortion outside the law. This is the most dangerous threat to unborn children and their mothers in decades. Please be as generous as you can to help us defeat this latest attack on unborn babies and their mothers, and to stop abortion getting even worse in this country by decriminalisation. There are cards and stickers available in the Church porches.
CONGRATULATIONS to the following : Kaitochukwu Mbanefo who was Baptised in St Andrew’s on Saturday, 5th January. Zariah Alesha Andaloussi-Sadsad and Thomas Martin Wilson who will be Baptised in Our Lady of Peace on Saturday, 12th January. Please pray for their parents, Grandparents and Godparents.
REJOICE IN MOTHERHOOD : MOTHERS PRAYERS will resume again on Thursday, 10th January. 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 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!
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.
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.
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. Please drive in as far as you can to allow us to use all the available spaces. Over the Christmas season there will be extra cars and we ask please could everyone park considerately. 🚗
300 CLUB If you wish to join the 300 Club please contact Shelagh Whitehouse on 01753 516502. Forms are available in the Church porches.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASSES If you have registered your child(ren) to make their First Holy Communion in May 2019, there will be a meeting for the Parents on Thursday, 10th January at 6.30pm in Our Lady of Peace Church. The books we shall use with the children will be available at this meeting so please bring an envelope with your child’s name written on it containing the cost of the books, which you will be advised by letter/email.
The children’s sessions will then commence on Saturday, 12th January from 9.30am–11.00am in St Andrew’s Church, Cippenham. Further information on the full programme will be explained at the meeting on 10th January, therefore please attend with your child. Please pray for our children so that they will grow in their appreciation of the sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Appointments
FOUNDATION GOVERNORS Vacancies for Foundation Governors on the Governing body at Our Lady of Peace Catholic Primary and Nursery School have arisen and expressions of interests are being sought from practising committed Catholics for the ministry. Governors work as a team, in close co-operation with the headteacher and all the staff.
Foundation Governors share the responsibilities of all Governors:
- Ensuring clarity of vision, ethos and strategic direction;
- Holding the headteacher to account for the educational performance of the School and its pupils, and the performance management of staff;
- Overseeing the financial performance of the School and making sure its money is well spent.
- In addition to this, Foundation Governors are appointed specifically to ensure: that the religious character of the School is preserved; that the School is conducted in accordance with its trust deed.
Please contact the School’s Clerk to the Governors if you are interested or have any questions by emailing the school using this link.
Our Lady of Peace Primary & Nursery School website
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.
9.45AM READING & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ROTA the reading rota for the 9.45am Mass has been emailed to the Readers and Eucharist Ministers.
12th – 13th January
Saturday 6.00pm – Marie and Norman G.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Peter K and Karen R. Eucharistic Ministers : Robert B, Georgia C, Barbara B, Audrey T, Melissa W.
Sunday 11.30am – Millie F and Sheba M.
19th – 20th January
Saturday 6.00pm – Yvonne C/Marie O and Liam H.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Maura P and Alexcia O-W. Eucharistic Ministers : Madeleine B, Peter K, Lisa M, Denise McC.
Sunday 11.30am – Jaxo N and Noreen W.
Upcoming Events
WORD OF LIFE TEACHING AND PRAYER MINISTRY led by Fr Emmanuel Okami will be held every Wednesday from 7.30pm to 9.15pm 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 will resume again on Thursday, 10th January. 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 | Bus: 12, 53
SPIRIT AND LIGHT WORSHIP EVENING at St Andrew’s on Friday, 25th January 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 | Bus: 4
CATHOLIC BASICS COURSE – 31ST JANUARY 2019 Want to know more about your Faith? Join us for a basic introduction to the Catholic Faith in four parts: God, The Church, The moral life, Prayer. For each part there is a day of engaging teaching with opportunities for interaction and discussion. Cost: £25 per person per day (£10 for the unwaged). Price includes a full lunch. No qualifications needed – just interest, good will and a sense of humour!
Launch and Part I: 31st January 2019, 10.00am-3.00pm (arrive 9.30am for refreshments). NORES Centre, Holy Ghost Parish, 33 Westbourne Road, Luton, LU4 8JD. To book, email NORES using this link or phone Jackie on 01582 723312.
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
THE DIOCESE OF NORTHAMPTON is first for the Dowry Tour of Our Lady of Walsingham in 2019! Thursday, 7th February to Saturday, 9th February 2019 in the Cathedral Church of Our Lady & St Thomas. Further details to follow.
Northampton Cathedral – Barrack Rd, Northampton | NN2 6AG | Bus stop: Marriot St.
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
5th January – 13th January
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 5th January | EPIPHANY OF THE LORD 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 – Val Corcoran RIP (Marie) |
| Sunday 6th January | EPIPHANY OF THE LORD Mass Readings (Year C) 9.00am St Gilbert’s – Parishioners & Benefactors of St Gilbert’s ☕ 9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Val Corcoran RIP (Marie), Francis & family Intentions (Denise) ☕ 👧👦 11.30am St Andrew’s – Marie-Thérèse Feeley RIP (De Silva), John Hill RIP (9th Anniversary) (Sharp), People of the Parish 👧👦 |
| Weekday Mass Readings Monday 7th January 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Peggy Boundy & Family Intentions (Rosary Group), Fr Emmanuel Intentions (Rosary Group) 7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament |
| Tuesday 8th January 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Daniel Cronin RIP (Sugrue), Khalid, Maggie & Valentino Intentions (Hamed) |
| Thursday 10th January 8.30am – 9.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9.30am St Andrew’s – P & C Intentions (P & C) 10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers |
| Friday 11th January 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Audrey Truman Intentions & Peter Truman RIP (Rosary Group), Teddy Nalwoga & Robert McClintock RIP (Mary) |
| Saturday 12th January | THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Mass Readings (Year C) 5.15pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 5.15pm-5.45pm Our Lady of Peace – Confessions 6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – P & C Intentions (Gatt), Delaney family Intentions (Gatt) |
| Sunday 13th January | THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD Mass Readings (Year C) 9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Karen Cronin RIP (Sugrue), Patrick & Juliet Intentions ☕ 👧👦 11.30am St Andrew’s – Jack & Maura Walsh RIP (Walsh), 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 