FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR C)
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News
DECEASED Please pray for Margaret Mc Guigan RIP who died recently, her Requiem Mass will be in Our Lady of Peace on Tuesday, 26th February at 11.15am, followed by committal at Slough Crematorium. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.
PARISH FINANCES Weekend 3rd February: Loose £687.45. Envelopes £309. Standing Orders £446. Total £1,442.45. Many thanks for your generosity.
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.
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.
MISSING: LAUDATE VOLUME 2 ORGAN HYMN BOOK if anyone has borrowed this book or taken it home by accident, please can you return as soon as possible. If we cannot locate it we will have to purchase a replacement which will be expensive.
CHURCH CLEANING At Our Lady of Peace, Saturday, 16th February at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
BAPTISM PREPARATION COURSE The next Baptism Preparation course that Deacon Marek will be running begins on Wednesday, 6th March 2019 at 6.10pm 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
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLASSES The next session is on Saturday, 23rd February 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 PROGRAMME 2019 Session 1 of the Confirmation programme for Confirmation candidates will be on Thursday, 28th February at 7.00pm in Our Lady of Peace Sacristy.
MARY’S MEALS From 3rd December 2018 until 1st March 2019 the UK government will match donations up to £2 million. We have called this our ‘Double the Love’ campaign as it is an amazingly simple opportunity to change the lives of chronically hungry children in Zambia with a daily meal in school. So, any donations made between now and 1st March will be doubled. For further details see poster in Church porches or email using this link.
MARRIAGE AND RELATIONSHIP COUNSELLING WITH MARRIAGE CARE Catholic Marriage Care is a faith-based organisation, that draws on its Catholic tradition and contemporary research, to help couples in both good times and bad. Most relationships face difficulties at some point. Talking to a relationship counsellor can help. Our local centre in Reading offers relationship counselling with fully-trained counsellors. For further information please call 0800 389 3801.
ST ANDREW’S 300 CLUB The next draw will be held at the beginning of April, if you are not already a member of the 300 Club, please contact Shelagh on 01753 516502 (or complete the form on Church noticeboards) for a chance to win. Membership is £12 per year.
ST GILBERT’S MISSION PROJECT will still continue raising funds. 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 Our Lady of Peace.
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.
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. Please drive in as far as you can to allow us to use all the available spaces. 🚗
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.
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
Are you interested in becoming a teacher? St Joseph’s Catholic High School, as a centre for Teach SouthEast, will be holding a taster morning on 13th March from 8.30am – 1.00pm. Teach SouthEast provides Initial Teacher Training (ITT) across a range of secondary school subjects.
The morning will cover a presentation of the different routes into teaching and how to prepare for an interview lesson as well as a tour of the school and the opportunity to observe two lessons (which will be very valuable both when completing your UCAS application and when preparing for interview).
If you are interested in signing up for this half-day event, please email Joanne Hawkins using this link, In the meantime, further information about Teach SouthEast can be found on their website where you can download a prospectus in PDF format: www.teachsoutheast.co.uk
ST MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL, HIGH WYCOMBE would like to hear from any trained counsellors who may be interested in working at St Michael’s. Anyone who is interested please contact the school for details / discussion on 01494 535196 or email using this link.
St Michael’s Catholic High School website
ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, SLOUGH
EXAM INVIGILATORS REQUIRED We are currently looking to expand our team of Invigilators and welcome applications from experienced and new invigilators. Full training will be provided for any individuals who are new to the role. For more information and an application pack, please telephone 01753 524713 or visit the School website: www.st-josephs.slough.sch.uk
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.
16th – 17th February
Saturday 6.00pm – Sandy McC and Mike C.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Barbara B and Wanda M. Eucharistic Ministers : Peter K, Georgia C, Robert B, Audrey T, Denise McC.
Sunday 11.30am – Jinu E A and Livinia P.
23rd – 24th February
Saturday 6.00pm – Readers : Marie G and Norman G. Psalm and acclamation : Agnieszka.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Denise McC and Robert B. Eucharistic Ministers : Barbara B, Georgia C, Lisa M, Tina K, Maura P.
Sunday 11.30am – Merlyn G and Mike C.
Upcoming Events
ST VINCENT DE PAUL meet at 2.00pm on Tuesday, 12th February 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.
SVP (England & Wales) website | » Contact the Presbytery
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL \ Bus: 12, 53
WORD OF LIFE TEACHING AND PRAYER MINISTRY will be held every Tuesday 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
VOCATIONS WEEKEND FOR YOUNG WOMEN Theme: Follow your Heart – Discernment and Vocation. Dates: 15th – 17th February 2019. Location: Liverpool. The weekend is organised by the sisters, Faithful Companions of Jesus (FCJ). There is nothing quite like religious life – it is an extraordinary adventure into a deep relationship with God.
If you are wondering if God is calling you to religious life and would like to find out more why not come along? You are welcome to stay for the weekend or just come along on Saturday for the day. There will be opportunity for prayer, reflection and input, chance to ask questions and to meet others who are also wondering where God is calling them.
For more information contact Sr Lynne fcJ using this link, or visit our website – www.fcjsisters.org
CHURCH CLEANING At Our Lady of Peace, Saturday, 16th February at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
IS THIS FOR YOU OR FOR SOMEONE YOU KNOW? St Scholastica’s Retreat Open Day – Saturday, 16th February. The Retreat offers sheltered housing to practising Catholics aged 60 or over in 36 self-contained flats at £491pcm. More information on the poster or from the warden, Deacon Seán Duffy – Princes Risborough (01844) 344437. Email using this link. www.stscholasticas.co.uk
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
SPIRIT AND LIGHT WORSHIP EVENING at St Andrew’s on Friday, 22nd February 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
OPEN MORNING: THE ORATORY PREPARATORY SCHOOL is a Catholic independent day and boarding school providing an enriched education for boys and girls aged 2 to 13. Transport is available from Windsor and surrounding areas. We invite you to visit us for a show round at a time suitable to you, or to join us at our next Open Morning on Saturday, 2nd March from 10.00am – 12.30pm. Please email the registrar using this link, visit www.oratoryprep.co.uk or call 0118 984 4511 to find out more.
The Oratory Preparatory School – Goring Heath, Reading | RG8 7SF
THE NATIONAL NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH will take place from 10th-18th March 2019 at St Joseph’s Church, Maidenhead. Each year the Mill Hill Missionaries prepare for the Feast of St Joseph, their patron, with a special Novena of Masses and prayers to ask for God’s blessing on their Society and the missionary outreach of the Church, as well as for the intentions of all those who support their work. All are invited to attend.
Masses are as follows: Saturday, 10th March at 10.45am, Sunday, 11th March at 10.45am, Monday, 12th to Friday, 16th March at 7.30pm, Saturday, 17th March at 10.00am, and concludes on Sunday, 18th March with 10.45am Mass.
If you are unable to attend but would like to join in from home by praying the daily Novena prayer, you are welcome to send in your petitions and/or to request a Novena booklet. Please write to Fr Brian Oswald MHM, St Joseph’s Missionary Society, 58 Cookham Road, Maidenhead, SL6 7HT, or email using this link.
St Joseph’s Church – 36 Cookham Rd, Maidenhead | SL6 7EG
Mill Hill Missionaries website – Novena
ST PATRICK’S EVENING at St Andrew’s on Saturday, 16th March from 6.30pm. Celebrate an evening with Irish Bingo, a raffle and music by Stephen Barker, complete with a licensed bar. Tickets on sale at all Masses from next weekend, priced £10 for adults, children under 16 free, over 16 £10, food included. The proceeds of this event will be shared equally between Our Lady of Peace and St Andrew’s. If you would like to donate a prize for the raffle please leave in the Presbytery or the Sacristy for Yvonne.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus: 4
EAT WELL SPEND LESS (EWSL) is a free six-session course teaching people cooking and household tips to help make budgets stretch further. Typically, they look at the basics of cooking, budgeting, hygiene and nutrition. The course consists of six 2.5 hour sessions, with each session being run once per week. The next course will begin at 10.00am on the 25th February, and finish on 1st April, at Yew Tree Children’s Centre, Yew Tree Road Slough, SL1 2AR. To book your place call: 01753 550303 or email EWSL using this link.
Slough Foodbank
HOLY LAND TRIP Monday, 18th – Wednesday, 27th March 2019, 10 days. Trip Price £1,160 per person. The price includes Flight from London Heathrow to Tel Aviv, Accommodation in good quality hotels, half board. Discounted from £1,360 to £1,160. per person. For more details please contact Nabs on 07432 152933 or Margaret 07878 851787.
Mass Times & Intentions
9th February – 17th February
N.B. Changes and new events are in bold text.
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.
Morning Prayer is prayed before every weekday Mass and the Rosary is prayed after Mass: all are welcome to join us.
| Saturday 9th February | FIFTH 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 – May McGrath (Gatt), Eugene Magee and P&C Intentions (Cafferty) |
| Sunday 10th February | FIFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Mass Readings (Year C) 9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Judy Creedon Intentions (Sharp), Denise Intentions (Cafferty), Arthur O’Keefe RIP (Birthday Remembrance) (O’Keefe) ☕ 👧👦 11.30am St Andrew’s, Jack & Maura Walsh RIP (Walsh), People of the Parish 👧👦 |
| Weekday Mass Readings Monday 11th February 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Bernie & Tony Intentions (Gatt), Marcella Morzajew RIP (Healy), Zdenka Yabani & baby RIP (Rosary Group) 7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament |
| Tuesday 12th February 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Margery Christian Intentions (Cafferty), Manuel Nicdao Intentions (Rosary Group), Aldona (Rosary Group) |
| Thursday 14th February | SS CYRIL & METHODIUS 8.30am-9.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9.30am St Andrew’s – Mary Duffy Intentions (Gatt), Bignell (Foundation) 10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers |
| Friday 15th February 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Families & children (Rosary Group), Meade (Foundation) |
| Saturday 16th February | SIXTH 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 – Matt Best Intentions (Hamed), Mai & David Knibbs Intentions (P&C), Fr Chris Intentions (Gatt) |
| Sunday 17th February | SIXTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR Mass Readings (Year C) 9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Denis Sugrue RIP (Sugrue), Gerard Hill RIP (Sharp), Patrick & Juliet Intentions ☕ 11.30am St Andrew’s – Melissa Oliver family Intentions (Rosary Group), Phillip Dias RIP (Zeena), People of the Parish |
☕ Tea and Coffee available after Mass.
👧👦 Children’s Liturgy for ages 4-7 during Mass.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
Our Lady of Peace 