THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD (YEAR C)
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News
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 6th January : Loose £1,069.30. Envelopes £300. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,815.30. Many thanks for your generosity.
DECEASED Please pray for the following who died recently:
- Patricia Cox RIP, her Funeral Service will be at Slough Crematorium on Tuesday, 15th January at 11.30am.
- Sheila (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.
- Italia 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, his Requiem Mass will be in Our Lady of Peace Church on Thursday, 31st January at 11.30am, followed by committal at Slough Crematorium.
- Chris (Christie) Downes, who died on Thursday, no details of his Funeral arrangements are available currently. May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
WHITE FLOWER APPEAL this 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.
LOST PROPERTY There is a large collection of glasses and glass cases in the Repository at the rear of the Church, please claim by the end of the month.
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace on Saturday, 19th January at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
JOURNALIST COMPETITION WITH PRIZES! Columban Schools Journalism Competition 2019 (Age range 15-18). Are you a budding journalist? – Can you write an article or make a video report on the ‘Challenge of Climate Change’ – Deadline 8th February. Please see notice board in Church porches, or go to www.columbancompetition.com for more details.
ST ANDREW’S 300 CLUB The Winter 300 Club draw was held on Sunday, 6th January at St Andrew’s between the services. The winners were: 1st prize £60; No 36, Noreen Sugrue. 2nd prize £40; No 65, Norman & Marie Grimmette. 3rd prize £25; No 37, Yvonne Cafferty.
The next draw will be held at the beginning of April, if you are not already a member of the 300 Club, then contact Shelagh on 01753 516502 (or complete the form on Church noticeboards) for a chance to win. Membership is £12 per year.
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. 🚗
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASSES The next session is on Saturday, 26th January from 9.30am – 11.00am at St Andrew’s Church, Cippenham. 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
ST ANTHONY’S CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL, SLOUGH
HEADTEACHER The Directors of this successful, popular Catholic School, wish to appoint a Head Teacher (ISR L24-L31) for September 2019, closing date 30th January. They are looking to appoint a highly motivated practising Catholic leader to build on past successes and lead the future development of this thriving School. For more information contact the Clerk to the Board of the St Peter Catholic Academy Trust, Jacky Cope, using this link.
St Anthony’s RC Primary School, Slough
OUR LADY OF PEACE PRIMARY & NURSERY SCHOOL
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.
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.
26th – 27th January
Saturday 6.00pm – Marie O and Patsy M.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Barbara B and Wanda M. Eucharistic Ministers : Hadrian L, Tina K, Denise McC, Franka D, Robert B.
Sunday 11.30am – Jacinta N and Boni N.
Upcoming Events
ST VINCENT DE PAUL group meet at 2.00pm on Tuesday, 15th January in the Sacristy at Our Lady of Peace. New members would be welcome. If you know of anyone who would like a visit from the SVP please advise Yvonne.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL | Bus: 12, 53
SVP (England & Wales) website | » Contact the Presbytery
WORD OF LIFE TEACHING AND PRAYER MINISTRY led by Fr Emmanuel Okami It will be held on Tuesday, 15th January 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 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
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace on Saturday, 19th January at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL | Bus: 12, 53
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BURNHAM & TAPLOW invite you to an Ecumenical Worship Service at Our Lady of Peace Church on Sunday, 20th January at 3.00pm. This is during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity with the theme ‘Only Justice’. The service will be followed by refreshments. All welcome.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
CIPPENHAM SHARED CHURCH TRUST meeting for Trustees Tuesday, 22nd January at 7.30pm in St Andrew’s.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus: 4
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,” at 8.00pm on Wednesday, 23rd January, in Chertsey Hall, Heriot Road, Chertsey, KT16 9DR. All welcome. For those who would like to share a lift we will meet at Our Lady of Peace at 7pm.
Cor et Lumen Christi Community
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.
THE HEALING & EMPOWERMENT SCHOOL with the Cor et Lumen Christi Community will run on the weekend of 16th/17th February 2019 at City of London School for Girls, Barbican, London. This will include a Miracle Healing Service on the Saturday from 7.00pm. See leaflets and poster in porch.
City of London School for Girls – St. Giles’ Terrace, Barbican, London | EC2Y 8BB | Tube: Barbican or Moorgate
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
12th January – 20th 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 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), Frank Christian RIP (Birthday Rembrance) (Christian) |
| 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 |
| Weekday Mass Readings Monday 14th January 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Bernadette Troy Intentions (Shiels),Mohammed Hamed Intentions (Hamed) 7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament |
| Tuesday 15th January 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Albert Norman RIP & Charles Hamett Intentions and Manuel Nicdao Intentions (Rosary Group) |
| Thursday 17th January 8.30am-9.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament9.30am St Andrew’s – Jody Troy Intentions (Shiels) 10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers |
| Friday 18th January 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Kay & Vince Intentions (Shiels) |
| Saturday 19th January | SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 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 – Lyn Baynes & Family Intentions (Denise), Yvonne Intentions (Gatt) |
| Sunday 20th January | SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Mass Readings (Year C) 9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Gerard Hill RIP (Sharp), Audrey Truman Intentions (Cafferty) ☕ 👧👦 11.30am St Andrew’s – Mary Harris RIP (Walsh), People of the Parish 👧👦 3.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Churches together in Burnham & Taplow; Ecumenical Worship Service for |
☕ 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 