TRINITY SUNDAY (YEAR C)
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News
HAPPY FATHERS DAY to all our Fathers.
DAY FOR LIFE there will be a retiring collection this weekend for Day for Life. There are postcards available in the Church porches.
NEW TO THE PARISH? If you are new to the Parish we ask you to introduce yourself to our point of contact for ‘newcomers’, or speak to either Fr Andy or Fr Emmanuel. Before the final blessing you will be invited up to be greeted/prayed for. The point of contact for 6.00pm Mass is Louise or Marie, for 9.45am Mass, Madeleine or any of the choir members led by Brid, for 11.30am Mass Fr Emmanuel or Edward. There are Parish forms available in the Church porches which we ask you to complete and return to Yvonne in the Parish office.
PRAYING WITH BISHOP PETER for the election of our new Bishop. Bishop Peter, having offered his resignation as our Bishop to the Holy Father, asks you to pray with him for God’s Spirit to guide the election of a new Bishop for our Diocese. Prayer cards are available in the Church porches.
“Lord God, you are our eternal shepherd and guide. In your mercy grant your Church of Northampton a shepherd who will walk in your ways and whose watchful care will bring us your blessing. Lord, bless us with the fullness of your love. Give us the joy of having a shepherd to lead your Church of Northampton who will be pleasing and acceptable to you. Lord, in your love for us, give us the joy of receiving a shepherd who will be an example of goodness to your people and will fill our hearts and minds with the truth of the gospel.
Mary Immaculate – Pray for us. St Thomas of Canterbury – Pray for us”.
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.
MESSAGE FROM BISHOP PETER Individual meetings for victims and survivors of abuse, their families and supporters with Bishop Peter. Bishop Peter is offering to meet with victims and survivors of abuse, their families and supporters. For more details, or to book a meeting with the Bishop, contact the Safeguarding office on: 01604 723514.
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.
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.
CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME 2019 The Confirmation Vigil for Confirmation candidates will be on Thursday, 13th June at 7.00pm in Our Lady of Peace Church.
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace. Saturday, 22nd June at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
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 DRAWS If you wish to join the 300 Club please contact Shelagh Whitehouse on 01753 516502. Forms are available in the Church porches. Membership is £12 per year.
DIOCESAN DIRECTORY copies of the Northampton Diocesan Directory for 2019 are available in the Church porches priced £5 per copy.
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.
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. 🚗
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 GOVERNOR The Diocese of Northampton is seeking to appoint a Foundation Governor for St Bernard’s Catholic Grammar School, Slough. The suitable candidate must be a practicing catholic over the age of 18 who values the importance of Catholic education in the local community. A background in education is not required, but skills from other professional spheres are greatly welcomed. If you are interested in applying or would like further information, please send a letter of intent by email using this link.
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.
22nd – 23rd June
Saturday 6.00pm – Readers : Patsy M and John B.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Melissa W and Denise McC. Eucharistic Ministers: Maura P, Andrea B, Georgia C, Peter K, Madeleine B.
Sunday 11.30am – John B and and Andrea B.
29th – 30th June
Saturday 6.00pm – Readers : Yvonne C and Marie O.
Sunday 9.45am – Readers : Tony W and Martin W. Eucharistic Ministers: Juliet S, Patrick A, Alexcia O-W, Robert B, Tina K.
Upcoming Events
WORD OF LIFE TEACHING AND PRAYER MINISTRY led by Fr Emmanuel Okami, will be held every Tuesday from 7.30pm to 9.15pm in St Andrew’s Church. There will be Adoration, teaching and Worship, and 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. All welcome. Call Millie for more information on 07957 594646.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus: 4
NEW RECRUITS Calling all budding singers. The Our Lady of Peace choir is recruiting and we would be delighted to welcome anyone who would like to join. We are a very informal group, meeting once a week to practice. We work hard but we also have a lot of fun together and we are always in need of new voices. If you are interested, please do approach one of the choir after 9.45am Mass on Sunday or you can join us on Tuesday evenings at 7.30pm at Our Lady of Peace. We will welcome you with open arms!
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
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
CHURCH CLEANING at Our Lady of Peace. Saturday, 22nd June at 8.30am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
CATHOLIC MIRACLE RALLY with Cor et Lumen Christi Community on Saturday 22nd – Sunday 23rd June at Friends Meeting House, Euston Road, London, NW1 2BJ. The open Miracle Healing Service will be at 6.00pm on Saturday 22nd. See flyers at the church entrance.
MARTYRS’ WALK Sunday, 23rd June, meet at 1.30pm for 2.00pm start at St Sepulchre’s Churchyard, opposite the Old Bailey, London. For further details please see poster in Church porch.
St Sepulchre’s – (A40) Holborn Viaduct, Farringdon, London | EC1A 2DQ | Rail: City Thameslink (north exit)
HOLY FAMILY PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES 24th to 29th June. Heathrow to Toulouse, then by coach to Lourdes. Price £590 inclusive of breakfast, lunch and dinner. Spiritual Director to be announced later. Contact Matthew J. Fernandes on 01753 675786 or Mobile 07958 666067 and Myo Lyn on 07807 375061.
SAVE THE DATE Fr Tony Brennan will be celebrating the 25th Anniversary of his Ordination into the Priesthood on Monday, 24th June at 7.00pm at St John’s Church, 296 Sundon Park Road, Luton, LU3 3AL with Mass celebrated by Bishop Peter, followed by a reception in the Parish Centre afterwards. All are very welcome.
SUMMER FAYRE AT OUR LADY OF PEACE PRIMARY SCHOOL We are very excited to be holding a Summer Fayre at Our Lady of Peace School on Saturday, 29th June from 12.00pm to 3.00pm. This year’s theme is Disney, so children can come dressed as their favourite character! There will be a children’s fancy dress parade at 12.30pm and any child interested in participating needs to be inside the KS1 hall no later than 12.20pm on the day.
We have just under three weeks to go before the big day, if you have any donations of any new, unwanted toiletries, candles or beauty products for our tombola we would be very grateful. We are also looking for any unwanted toys, games and books which are in good condition. Any donations can be left at the Church. We thank you for your support and generosity and look forward to seeing you on the 29th.
Our Lady of Peace Primary and Nursery School – Derwent Drive, Priory Estate, Burnham | SL1 6HW | Bus: 12
DIOCESAN ALTAR SERVERS MASS – SATURDAY, 29th JUNE Bishop Peter has very kindly agreed to celebrate a votive Mass of St Stephen at the Cathedral on Saturday 29th June at 12 noon for the altar servers of our Diocese. This invitation is, of course, extended to clergy, family, friends and parishioners and is not exclusive to members of the Guild of St Stephen, indeed we very much would like to see altar servers from all of our parishes and would encourage them to join with us at what promises to be a memorable occasion. Altar servers are asked to be at the Cathedral from 11.00am onwards ready to process into the Cathedral by 11.45pm. Please ensure that all your servers bring their albs/cottas with them. After the Mass, we hope to have a buffet on the lawn of Cathedral House.
Northampton Cathedral – A508 Barrack Rd, Northampton | NN2 6AG
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CHILDREN’S PROCESSION You are all invited to Blessed Sacrament Procession on Sunday, 30th June at 3.00pm in Our Lady of Peace Church, with tea and cake afterwards to celebrate their First Holy Communion. Please bring a plate of food to share and please could the children wear their First Holy Communion clothes.
Our Lady of Peace Church – Lower Britwell Road, Burnham | SL2 2NL
PARISH FAMILY DAY will be held in the garden of St Andrew’s Church on Sunday, 14th July from 1.00pm. Please bring your own drinks and a plate of food to share and come along and join in our Parish Family day.
St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE | Bus: 4
NYMO SUMMER CAMP 4th – 8th August 2019. Staying at Alton Castle with one day of the camp being spent at Alton Towers. This summer holds an exciting opportunity for you if you are aged 11-18 years. Take part in some amazing adventurous activities such as : messy games, biking, archery, trekking and much more. As well as daily Adoration, Mass, Sacraments, Testimonies, and more. Cost £295 per person but they ask for a minimum donation of £205. Early bookings essential. Transport available. Contact NYMO on 01582 720627 or www.nymo.org/summercamp
PILGRIMAGE to Our Lady’s Shrine, Banneux, Belgium, for the 86th Anniversary of the Apparitions and Feast of the Assumption, 11th -16th August 2019. A coach will leave from St Edmund Campion Church, Maidenhead. Accommodation and full board (including travel): staying at the Hotel Halleux is £470 and staying at the Hospitalité is £350. (Single room Hotel + £100 and Hospitalité + £60).
The Hospitalité is very spacious and can accommodate all pilgrims, especially those who are sick, disabled or elderly. Fr John Lee, of St Joseph’s Parish, Maidenhead, will be the Spiritual Director for this pilgrimage. If you are interested and you would like more information or to reserve a place, please contact Lisa Pirie, pilgrimage director, on 07500 288384 or Fr Liam, Priest at St Edmund Campion Church, on 07776 580596. (email Fr Liam using this link ).
St Edmund Campion Church – 40a Altwood Rd, Maidenhead | SL6 4PY
THE NORTHAMPTON DIOCESAN ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE to Lourdes, 23rd – 30th August 2019. There are brochures available in the Church porches if you would like to join a group, or visit www.catholicassociation.co.uk or www.tangney-tours.com/CA for further details.
MASS for victims and survivors of abuse, their families and supporters at St Mary’s in Woburn Sands at 12 noon on 12th October 2019. All victims and survivors of abuse, their families and supporters are invited to this Mass. The focus will be on healing, reconciliation and the forming of compassionate links with the Church. There will be light refreshments after the Mass.
St Mary’s, Woburn Sands website
St Mary’s Church – Aspley Hill, Woburn Sands, Bucks | MK17 8NN
Mass Times & Intentions
15th June – 23th June
N.B. Changes and new events are in bold text.
There is 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.
| Sunday Mass Readings (Year C) Saturday 15th June | TRINITY SUNDAY 5.15pm-5.45pm Our Lady of Peace – Confessions 6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Phil O’Sullivan RIP (Robert), P & C Intentions (Shiels) |
| Sunday 16th June | TRINITY SUNDAY 9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Fr Bosco Clarke Anniv Ordination (Rosary Group), Patrick & Juliet Intentions, Harry Quarterman RIP (1st Anniv.) (Quarterman) ☕ 👧👦 11.30am St Andrew’s – John Patrick Vint RIP (Vint), Brendan O’Rourke RIP (Whitehouse), People of the Parish 👧👦 |
| Weekday Mass Readings Monday 17th June 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Francesca Mennone Intentions (Denise), Jose Tharakan RIP (Family), Colleen Van Der Schyff RIP (Florence) 7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament |
| Tuesday 18th June 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Meta & Sieglinde RIP (Rosary Group), Joan O’Grady RIP (Morrissey), Fr Bosco Clarke Intentions (Denise), Eldridge Family (Jeanne) |
| Thursday 20th June 8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament 9.30am St Andrew’s – Kay & Vince Intentions (Cafferty), Patsy Intentions (Shiels) 10.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mothers Prayers |
| Friday 21st June 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Fr Andy Anniversary Ordination (Rosary Group), Eileen Danaher RIP (Morrissey), Jusztina Sulyok RIP (Family) |
| Sunday Mass Readings (Year C) Saturday 22nd June | THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST 5.15pm-5.45pm Our Lady of Peace – Confessions 6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Paddy Conroy RIP (Conroy), Sr Regina Corrigan SS CC (Birthday) (Whitehouse), Sue Valentine RIP (Robert), Steve Guerin RIP (Anniversary) (Smith) |
| Sunday 23rd June | THE MOST HOLY BODY & BLOOD OF CHRIST 9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Laurence Brennan RIP (Baker family), Gennaro & Vingenzina Macri RIP (Macri), Brendan O’Rourke RIP (Oates family) ☕ 👧👦 11.30am St Andrew’s – Thanksgiving Manuel & Lavinia Fernandez and Joaquim & Santana Antao (T & M), 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
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