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Parish Newsletter 18.6.2023

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ELEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR A)

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Parish Priest: Fr Anthony Dampson
Assistant Priest: Fr Marek Balawender

Parish Notices

MASS CHANGE Please note there will be no 9.30am Mass on Tuesday, 20th June at Our Lady of Peace due to the Confirmation Mass at 7.00pm.

BISHOP DAVID We are delighted to welcome Bishop David to our Parish on Tuesday, 20th June for our Confirmation Mass, where twenty one members of our Parish community will receive the Sacrament of Confirmation. Congratulations to: Kingsley, Seth, Oliver M., Ariyana, Richard, Mia, Oliver A., Romain, Zuzana, Jessica R., Faber, Dylan, Jennifer, Michelle, Michael, Iyenosi, Jessica A., Valiant, Kamile, Emmanuel, Ruby. Please keep them all in your Prayers.

DECEASED Please pray for Ivy Longley RIP (Yvonne’s Aunt) who died on 13th May aged 99, her Funeral Service will be on 21st June at 11.30am in Our Lady of Peace Church followed by burial at Bandon Hill Cemetery, Wallington. Parishioners are welcome to attend her Funeral Service. Please keep her family in your prayers as they go through this trying time of mourning. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.

CONGRATULATIONS to Sam Donohoe and Natalia Rokek who are to be Married on Saturday, 24th June. We wish them every happiness in their future life together.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CERTIFICATES Congratulations to all who received their First Holy Communion on May 20th 2023. During this Sunday’s 9.30am Mass, each communicant will be given a certificate of First Holy Communion. Let us kindly keep our communicants and their families in our prayers.

DAY FOR LIFE This weekend, June 17th and 18th there will be a retiring collection at the end of all Masses. This is a mandatory collection for the Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales.

OFFERTORY The collection for 11th June amounted to £591.81. The DONA plate offerings amounted to £14.75 this weekend. The retiring collection for Lepra amounted to £313.99. We are very grateful for your continued support.

BAPTISM ZOOM MEETING will be held on Monday, 26th June 2023 at 7.00pm. This is for first time parents who wish their child to receive the Sacrament of Baptism over the next few months. To register please email Venecia: office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org

PILGRIMS OF HOPE As we all know, Bishop David has requested that every parish participate in the next round of our diocese’s Synod. The Bishop has requested that parishes send delegates to represent their parish communities during the diocesan Assembly on Saturday, July 15th, 2023.

We are eternally grateful to the parishioners listed below for accepting the invitation to serve as delegates for our Parish at the assembly. In no particular order: Lizzy Warner, Oliver Athila Ventura, Andy Marcelin, Noreen Marcelin, Edward Agbaje, Anitha Babu, Maria Corcoran, Maura Porter.

The Assembly reflections will encompass our diocesan resources, including people, property, and cash. Let us kindly pray for our delegates that they be open to the Holy Spirit as we identify missionary future for our diocese.

RETREAT There will be a one day retreat for Extraordinary Ministers of the Holy Eucharist. On July 1st 2023, from 11.00am to 3.00pm, at St. Andrews Cippenham. The formation and retreat will be led by Mgr. Kevin McGinnell, Chairman of the diocesan commission on Sacred Liturgy. We strongly encourage all current eucharistic ministers to attend this session, as it is critical to the future of eucharistic ministry in our parish. Are you also interested in becoming a Eucharistic minister? Please contact Venecia at office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org. We invite those who plan to participate in this formation to contact our Parish secretary by June 29th 2023, to assist with planning.

BUILDING OUR TEAM We are blessed with so much talent and skill across the parish and we continue to grow and develop plans for the future. Our need to communicate effectively across the parish is extremely important and as such, we need the assistance of skilled people to help us, in particular with Digital Communications: website development, social media as well as written materials to promote activities and to keep everyone fully engaged with developments for the refurbishment and associated fundraising. We welcome offers of assistance with any or all of the above. If you can offer even a little of your time and your skills, please have a word with Brid Vaughan after Mass on Sundays or email: ppcc.olop[AT]northamptondiocese.org for more information.

ORGANISING ACTIVITIES AND EVENTS ACROSS THE PARISH For anyone organising activities and events in OLP or St Andrew’s, please contact the Parish Office and advise Venecia so she can ensure that the diary is always current and check for clashes of venue or dates.

“BUILDING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER” Afternoon Tea Party on Saturday, 2nd September. The organisers of the ‘Afternoon Tea Party’ fundraising event for the Parish needs help with the following items:

  • Marquee/gazebo
  • Prosecco glasses
  • Teapots

If you can loan any of the above for the event, please contact Anna Goldberg on 07532 338874.

ECUMENICAL PRAYER WHEEL 2023 In the spirit of Ecumenism, Churches Together in Burnham is inviting local Christian denominations to pray for a specific Church each month. This month, June 2023, at Our Lady of Peace and St Andrew’s Parish, we pray for the Christian community at St Mary’s Church, Hitcham asking the Lord to bless them and all they do.

MOTHERS PRAYERS Meetings take place at 10.30am on Thursday mornings. This is a wonderful opportunity to pray for our children and grandchildren. Please note that beginning next week Mothers prayers will be taking a break and the resumption will be communicated in due course.

MOTHERS PRAYER INTENTION BOOK This is available at the Sacristy for your use. The mothers’ prayer group will pray for the intentions contained therein during their meetings on Thursdays.

RED BOXES The half-yearly swap of Boxes will take place on Sunday 25th June and Sunday 2nd July. Would you kindly bring your Boxes in next Sunday (or any weekday) from today onwards. Many Boxes were not returned at the year-end and there is consequently an acute current shortage. Lack of coinage was a widespread reason for non-returns. But the missionary effort needs to be maintained. Please consider an alternative method of donating. Forms are available to enable the transition.

OLOP REFURBISHMENT We are all reminded that donations to the refurbishment of our Parish Church of Our Lady of Peace are now very welcome. Please find the blue envelopes supplied at the entrance exclusively for monies donated towards church refurbishments. The Dona Plate is also currently set up to accept kind donations for this project, and those who donate via bank transfer or standing order are advised to specify that the payment is specifically for the refurbishment of Our Lady of Peace Church (OLOP Refurbishment). May God, whose house you are helping to build, bless your lives with his Divine blessings.

ST GILBERT’S MISSION PROJECT There are little bottles in the Church porches for any spare change! Please take one home and return when filled up.

TEA AND COFFEE refreshments are available each Sunday after the 9.30am Mass.

COFFEE SHOP is held at St Andrew’s every Saturday morning from 10.00am – 12.00noon. It is open to everyone, please pop in and enjoy tea/coffee and cake!

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.

MASS INTENTIONS If you wish to book a Mass Intention please place the intention in an envelope, write the name of the person(s) who the Mass is for, whether Deceased or Intention, also the name of the person who is offering the Mass. This will avoid any disappointment on the Mass intentions not being offered on the requested date(s).

SLOUGH FOODBANK are appealing for more donations, the cost of living crisis has resulted in fewer donations and more clients and they are having to use their funds to buy food themselves to meet the current demand. The following link will take you to a list of items which they need. https://slough.foodbank.org.uk/give-help-2/foodbank-wishlist/

CONFIRMING OUR PARISH NAME In discussion with Bishop David recently, it has been decided to firm up the name of our combined Parish by combining the two names together in a new logo. Going forward we are ‘Our Lady of Peace and St Andrew’s’. The Bishop is happy with this slight amendment as it helps in some way for people to understand that we are truly one Parish and not two separate entities. You will see the new logo appearing across the Parish in future.

CONTACT INFORMATION
Our Lady of Peace Parish Council Chair: ppcc.olop[AT]northamptondiocese.org
Our Lady of Peace Safeguarding Representative: safeguarding.olop[AT]northamptondiocese.org
Our Lady of Peace Head of Finance: financechair.olop[AT]northamptondiocese.org

PARISH SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVE Máirín Comfort is our Parish Safeguarding Representative. The role of the Parish Safeguarding Officer is to provide support, advice and information on all matters concerning the safeguarding of children and vulnerable adults in the parish. If you have any queries, please contact Máirín via the Parish office or email safeguarding.olop[AT]northamptondiocese.org. Please check your DBS’s are up to date.

GOING INTO HOSPITAL? If you wish to receive the Sacrament of Holy Communion and Anointing of the Sick before going into Hospital please let us know. A visit can be arranged from Fr Anthony or Fr Marek.

PARISH OFFICE Email office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org or you can telephone the Parish office on 01628 605764 and leave a message, or contact Fr Anthony on 07853 106000, email franthony.dampson[AT]northamptondiocese.org.

Appointments

Our Lady of Peace Primary School, Slough

TEACHING ASSISTANTS Required to start – September 2023 Term Time, Permanent, term-time only, 32.5 hours per week Job Salary: National Pay Levels 2 – 4, £20,441 – £24,496 (plus Local Weighting) pro rata. The Headteacher and Governors of Our Lady of Peace Primary School are seeking to appoint Teaching Assistants to join our caring and friendly team. In this role, your hours of work will be 8:30am – 3:30pm (half an hour lunch break). You will ensure that our pupils receive high quality education while remaining excited and enthused about the curriculum. The positions are permanent positions, to start in September 2023.

Salary will be dependent upon experience. For an application pack, please download from the website www.olopprimary.co.uk or contact Louise Woods on 01628 661886 ext. 226 or email pa[AT]olopprimary.co.uk Only applications submitted on the School’s (CES) application form will be accepted and can be emailed. Closing date: Monday June 19th 2023 – Noon. Interview date: Wednesday June 21st / Thursday June 22nd 2023. Applications from all faiths welcome. Applicants may be called to interview prior to the closing date.

Upcoming Events

ROSARY GROUP The Rosary Group recite the Rosary after 9.30am Mass each morning in Our Lady of Peace Church. Please join them if you can.

SHEKHINAH PRAYER GROUP Meets weekly on Wednesdays from 7.00pm to 8.30pm via Zoom.They hold Catholic teachings on different topics. Lectio Divina (Praying the Scriptures), takes place on alternative weeks. The talk for this Wednesday 21st June will be Divina and Reflections on the Gospel Matthew 10:26-33 12th Sunday of Ordinary Time A. If you are interested in joining the group please contact Deacon Michael on 07886923622 / osseiwilliams[AT]btopenworld.com : or email the parish office office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org and a link will be sent to you.

MOTHERS PRAYERS Meetings take place at 10.30am on Thursday mornings. This is a wonderful opportunity to pray for our children and grandchildren. Please note that beginning next week Mothers prayers will be taking a break and the resumption will be communicated in due course.

ROSARY EVENING IN JUNE You are invited to join in a beautiful, peaceful evening of rosary, litany, reading and music on Wednesday, 28th June, at 7.30pm, at St. Augustine’s, Amersham Hill, High Wycombe, HP13 6NZ. Come and find the peace you’re looking for. Bring your family and friends. Everyone is welcome and there is plenty of extra parking just over the road.

OVERFLOW CONFERENCE is taking place on Saturday 1st July in Birmingham and we’re getting excited. Yet we don’t want to keep this to ourselves-we want those in our parishes to have a wonderful experience of the joy of the Gospel and the life-changing power of the Spirit, which we look forward to experiencing at Overflow. There will be streams for school-age participants and a creche for infants alongside events for adults on the main stage-parents must stay with children under 5. Doors open from 9.00am, but the programme runs from 10.30am – 6.30pm. Venue: Bethel Convention Centre, Kelvin Way, West Bromwich, Birmingham, B70 7JW
Get tickets here: http://www.ccr.org.uk/articles/overflow2/

FRIENDS OF OUR LADY OF PEACE SCHOOL SUMMER FAIR Saturday, 1st July from 11am until 3pm. We have lots planned to make it a fun-filled day, including a mini-farm, bouncy castles, BBQ, games and live entertainment including a performance by the school choir. Please join us – all are welcome. We are looking for donations of prizes for our tombola stalls – if you have any new, unused gift items (e.g. toiletries, toys, stationery, candles, etc) we would be very grateful to receive them. Please could any donations be brought to the school office.

ST THOMAS BECKET The Catholic Diocese of Northampton will celebrate the translation of the relics of Saint Thomas Becket on Friday 7th July to 9th July 2023 at Northampton Cathedral. There are flyers concerning this programme at the back of Church.

DIVINE ADORATION IN JULY You are invited to another beautiful evening of Eucharistic Adoration, including praise and worship and prayer ministry, at St. Augustine’s, High Wycombe, HP13 6NZ, on Saturday 8th July, at 7pm. Everyone is welcome. Please invite your friends and family. There is plenty of parking opposite the church.

PILGRIMS OF HOPE Bishop Bishop David is asking every parish to get involved in the next phase of the Synod for our diocese. Delegate Invitation Northampton Diocese Assembly on Saturday 15th July 2023 to join on the journey and represent your community at our diocesan assembly. Find out more and register at: https://pastoralministryoffice.org/assembly

20TH ANNIVERSARY NATIONAL GRANDPARENTS’ PILGRIMAGE TO WALSINGHAM Celebration of the World Day for Grandparents and the Elderly, Sunday 23rd July at 10.00am to 4.00pm The pilgrimage Mass will be at midday in the Chapel of Reconciliation with music & songs performed by Walsingham Choirs followed by Children’s Liturgy with the Crowning of Our Lady’s Statue with Flowers. During the afternoon there will be a range of fun children’s activities. It is advisable to bring your own picnic lunch due to limited food availability and dietary requirements. Come and celebrate the feast of St Anne and St Joachim with Bishop David.

PILGRIMAGE to Our Lady’s Shrine, Banneux, Belgium, for the 90th anniversary of the Apparitions, 70th anniversary of ‘Pilgrimage GB’. and for the Feast of the Assumption, 11th -16th August 2023. A coach will leave from St. Edmund Campion Church, Maidenhead SL6 4PY.

Accommodation and full board (including travel and excursions): staying at the Hospitalité is £420. (Single room supplement +£100). Hospitalité is highly recommended. (There is a hotel next door, 3 *, £650 and for single supplement +200). The Hospitalité is very spacious and can accommodate all pilgrims, especially those who are sick, disabled or elderly. It also includes a full catering and medical staff. Fr. Liam Cummins (St. Edmund Campion Parish) will be the Spiritual Director for this pilgrimage and has been going to Banneux since 1996.

If you are interested and you would like more information or to reserve a place before June 30th, please contact Lisa Pirie, pilgrimage director, on 07500288384; banneuxndgb[AT]gmail.com or Father Liam, on 07776580596 (email him on lcummins[AT]portsmouthdiocese.org.uk ). Search online: ‘Our Lady’s Shrine, Banneux’, for history and more detail. The GB pilgrimage has been going for 70 years and it looks like this will be the last official trip from England, so get on board!

CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION LOURDES PILGRIMAGE 18th – 25th August 2023. The Catholic Association banner is ready for you to join it on the first fully medically supported pilgrimage since 2019! The CA have an experienced team of helpers – nurses, doctors and non-medical volunteers who support and care for our assisted pilgrims (sick or with a disability). We welcome anyone interested in visiting the beautiful shrine of Lourdes this year either as an assisted pilgrim or as a helper (new or experienced).

For more information, please contact your Lourdes Diocesan/Group pilgrimage director, or email: chiefs[AT]catholicassociation.co.uk / call: 01732 886666, or visit the CA website: www.catholicassociation.co.uk. Financial assistance for APs and helpers may be available – these include financial support and fixed price packages. Please ask the CA for more details.

NYMO SUMMER CAMP AT ALTON CASTLE Each year NYMO joins the Kenelm Youth Trust as they run the UK’s only Lifeteen Summer Camp at Alton Castle. This year’s camp will take place during the 13th-17th August 2023. Total cost for camp is £295 for a dorm and £225 for camping. This covers all food, activities, a full day in Alton Towers and a half day outing to another activity centre. The camp seeks to support and encourage our young people in their parish communities. Program includes Daily Mass, Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Morning and Evening Prayer sitting comfortably with activities such as archery, abseiling and bubble football. To book, go to: https://nymo.org/summercamp. For event enquiries, email info[AT]nymo.org or phone 01582 720 627.

SUBMISSIONS FOR THE PARISH WEBSITE OR WEEKLY NEWSLETTER can be sent to the Parish Office. Items on paper and print are also accepted and can be given to Fr Anthony, or delivered to the Presbytery.

A PARISHIONER HAS VERY KINDLY OFFERED TO PRINT AND DELIVER COPIES OF OUR WEEKLY BULLETIN to those unable to attend Mass each week, this would only be posted through the letterbox. If you know of anyone who would like a copy delivered, please contact the Parish office on 01628 605764. Please obtain the permission of the Parishioner to provide their address.

MASS BOOKINGS Kindly drop off your intentions at the Presbytery, place it in the donation box in the Church or give it to Fr Anthony. You can still make a request for Masses by email and telephone.

PARISH ONLINE PRAYER SERVICE A dedicated email has been set up for you to send prayer requests. The email address is: prayerministry.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org Meanwhile, let us continue to support and pray for one another in the parish.

Parish Donations

FINANCES We are extremely grateful, not only for your financial support, but also to the volunteers who help in so many ways for the Church to remain open for Masses.

Your valued ongoing support to the Parish can be made through the following options:

  • Donating by phone: ‘Giving Tuesday’ – Telephone Donation In addition to the online donation facilities currently available, the Diocese has begun a ‘Giving Tuesday’. Each Tuesday between 10:00am and 4:00pm, you can call this number, 01604 712065, and donate to your parish.
  • Online Donation We are now using a new provider ‘Invest My Community’ who work with other Catholic Diocese, schools and charities. You can access our online giving page via the donate button on our Diocesan Website or by using the following link https://northamptondiocese.org/donate/ If you would like to use this facility to make your regular, one off donations please ensure you indicate this along with the name of your parish, and any other message detail in the ‘Public Message’ box. Please note this information is not made visible to the public.
  • Standing Order via donor’s own bank: You can set up a standing order for donations to your parish using either your online bank account or in branch. You can also make a one-off payment to the parish. The information required to make the donation is as follows:
    Bank: NatWest.
    Sort Code; 60-06-11.
    Account Name; 46716203. Account Name; RCDN Our Lady of Peace.
    Payment Ref: Our Lady of Peace, Slough.
  • Standing Order using the form: https://northamptondiocese.org/wp-content/uploads/GAD-general-June-18-v2-revision.pdf You can complete the standing order form for donations to your parish with the option to Gift Aid. Please indicate on this form if you are not a tax payer but would like to set up a standing order only. There are two sides/sheets to this form, it should be printed, completed, signed and returned to our Parish office, we will then forward to central offices at Bishop’s House for processing at a later date. Please remember to state which parish this standing is for i.e. ‘For the benefit of Our Lady of Peace, Slough Parish’ section at the top of the form. Banks will require 7 working days from receipt of these forms to activate the request so please ensure the start date reflects this 7 day period to ensure the S.O. can take effect.
  • There is also a donation box in Our Lady of Peace for Mass intentions, offertory, donations, etc.
  • Contactless Donations 💳 We have installed ‘Digital Collection Plate’ contactless terminals in the Churches, allowing you to donate using a contactless debit/credit card, NFC smartphone or watch. Simply enter the amount you wish to donate and hold your card (or NFC device) to the reader. You can also opt-in for Gift Aid to increase your donation by 25%. If you are a UK taxpayer then donating with Gift Aid means that we can claim an extra 25p for every £1 received.
  • Parish Donations Portal 💳 After a successful trial of the physical digital collection plate in our Churches, we are pleased to announce that a web portal is now available as a queue-free alternative. Either use the link (Gift Aid giving is available using one-time registration): https://portal.mydona.com/assets/webPay/index.php?cid=419 or with your QR code reader mobile app, scan the code in the printed newsletter, click on the link to mydona.com, and it will give you the same options available on the Digital Plate in Church. Also look out for the DONATE HERE sign with QR Code in the Church. Thank you.
    N.B. To access this service, select links titled: Parish Donations Portal.

Thank you for any help you are able to give and God bless.

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Masses & Intentions

June 17th – June 25th

Sunday Readings: Year A.
Weekday Readings: Cycle I.

Universalis – Daily Mass Readings (updates automatically).

Live streaming of Sunday Mass at Our Lady of Peace can be found on
Facebook: ourladyofpeacecatholicchurchburnham and YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@ourladyofpeacecatholicchur3404/streams

June 17th – June 25th

Saturday 17th June | ELEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Dansie & Mary O’Mahony RIP (O’Donnell)
Sunday 18th June | ELEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
9.30am Our Lady of Peace LS – Adriana Pena Family INT (R. Group); Sean Ruddy RIP (Anna Goldberg); Dimitri Macri RIP (Family); Armando Alpuerto & Domingo Alpuerto RIP (Ida Dickel)

11.30am St. Andrews – Pat & Rose O’Mahony RIP (O’Donnell)
Monday 19th June
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mother Angelica and Forgotten Souls of the unborn (Rosary Group); Tess Healey RIP (Mads & Douglas); Ivy Longley RIP (Denise)
Tuesday 20th June
N.B. No 9.30am Mass today.

7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Confirmation Mass
Wednesday 21st June | ST ALOYSIUS GONZAGA, Religious
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Mary Hamed INT (Rosary Group)

11.30am Our Lady of Peace – Funeral Service of Ivy Longley RIP
Thursday 22nd June
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration

9.15am St Andrew’s – Morning Prayer

9.30am St Andrew’s – Adriana Pena Family INT (Rosary Group); George Mullis INT (Family)
Friday 23th June
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Forgotten Souls of Migrants in Mediterranean, largest cemetery in Europe (Rosary Group); Richard Bamber RIP (Bamber Family)
Saturday 24th June | THE NATIVITY OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
Mass Readings
10.00am Our Lady of Peace

2.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Nuptial Mass of Sam Donohoe and Natalia Rokek
Saturday 24th June | TWELFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Forgotten Souls of Migrants in Mediterranean, largest cemetery in Europe (Rosary Group)
Sunday 25th June | TWELFTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
9.30am Our Lady of Peace LS

11.30am St. Andrews

Notes:
LS = Mass livestreamed on Facebook and Youtube.

Liturgy Office resources:
Calendar notes for 2023 (PDF)

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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