Parish Newsletter 2.7.2023 | 9.7.2023

THIRTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR &
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR A)

Minutes of the Parish Pastoral Council meeting, held on 5th Jun e 2023

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

Parish Notices

FR ANTHONY will be away from 3rd July until 3rd August, his absence will be covered by Fr Marek.

DECEASED Please pray for Anna Mary King RIP who died on 15th June age of 93 her Requiem Mass will be on Monday 10th July at 12.00noon in Our Lady of Peace Church followed by burial at Slough Cemetery. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.

MASS CHANGE Please note there will be no 9.30am Mass on Monday, 10th July, due to the Requiem Mass for Anna Mary King RIP at 12.00noon.

DENISE RETIRES Mrs Denise McClintock, our Parish Sacristan has decided to retire after 12 years of dedicated service to our beloved Parish. As we know, every good liturgy requires plaining and preparation. Denise has always ensured that all is set and ready for our Parish celebrations and liturgies. Denise’s commitment to the pastoral and spiritual lives of the people of this Parish has been tremendous, and she will be sorely missed.

Denise’s final day as Sacristan will be July 2nd 2023. We would like to express our love and affection for her during our 9.30am Mass on July 2nd. Denise, Our Lady of Peace is grateful for your commitment, dedication, and diligence in serving this parish over the years. As a token of our appreciation for her love and service to this Church, a retiring collection will be taken at the end of all Masses.

NEW PARISH SACRISTAN A team of three people will take on the function of Sacristan. Alma Pepaj will serve as the Lead Sacristan, assisted by Cedrica Lobo and Lisa Timms.

RETIRING COLLECTION This weekend at the end of all Masses, there will be a retiring collection as a token of appreciation for Denise (Sacristan).

OFFERTORY The collection for 25th June amounted to £606.02. The DONA plate offerings amounted to £80.58 this weekend. We are very grateful for your continued support.

PETER’S PENCE is the name given to the financial support offered by the faithful to the Holy Father as a sign of their sharing in the concern of the Successor of Peter for the many different needs of the Universal Church and for the relief of those most in need. There will be a retiring collection Next weekend July 8th and July 9th for Peter’s Pence at the end of all Masses. This is a mandatory collection for the Holy See.

TWO WEEK NEWSLETTER The bulletin for this weekend, 2nd July will be for two weekends. If you require any notices to be included in the next bulletin, which will be on weekend of 16th July, please email Venecia on office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org or drop in the Presbytery door. Deadline for notices is Thursday, 13th July 2023 by 11.00am.

COMMUNION UNDER BOTH KINDS Our Parish will resume the practice of receiving the Body and Blood of our Lord by intinction on Sunday, July 2nd. More parishioners willing to serve as Eucharistic ministers are needed to help with this. If you feel called to be a Eucharistic minister, please register with Venecia, our Parish Secretary, or speak to one of the priests, expressing your willingness to attend the retreat and formation for Eucharistic ministers on Saturday, July 1st. We invite more male parishioners to consider becoming Eucharistic ministers.

24 HOURS ADORATION Parishioners are invited to join in our usual ‘First Friday’ 24 Hour Adoration this 7th July at 10.00am and ending with Benediction and Mass at 10.00am on Second Saturday, 8th July. Please add your name to the hourly rota on the Lectern.

HOUR OF GRACE will take place on Friday, July 7th, beginning with a Mass at 7.00 pm. at Our Lady of Peace Church, Burnham. Come and be blessed as it promises to be a spirit-filled time of praise, worship, and ministration.

MOTHER’S PRAYERS We are pleased to announce that Mother’s Prayers will resume on Thursday, 6th July. Meetings will take place at 10.30am on Thursday mornings. This is a wonderful opportunity to pray for our children and grandchildren.

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.

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, Arthur Sebastian Ventura.

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.

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:

Prosecco glasses
Teapots

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

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.

CWL The CWL are holding a Handbags and Scarves stall at Burnham Village Fair on Saturday, 8th July. If you have any of these items in good condition to donate we would be delighted if you could drop them in the boxes in the porch at Our Lady of Peace Church and St Andrews in the CWL crate before Thursday, 6th July. Thank you for your support.

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.

PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL MINUTES copies of the Meeting held on Monday, 5th June 2023 are available in the Churches.

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.

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 5th July will be Divina and Reflections on the Gospel Matthew 11:25-30 and Wednesday 12th July will be ‘Enduring humility’. The Speaker will be Deacon Michael. 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.

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.

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.

News Links

Diocese News
Diocese Twitter page (includes the Bishop’s weekly engagements)
The Vine (Journal of the Diocese of Northampton)
Diocese of Northampton Youtube
Diocese of Northampton Flickr photo albums
News from the Catholic Church in England & Wales
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News from the Vatican (in English)

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Masses & Intentions

Go to: July 1st – July 9th | July 8th – July 16th

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

July 1st – July 9th

Saturday 1st July | THIRTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Audrey Truman RIP (Anna Ryan)

Sunday 2nd July | THIRTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
9.30am Our Lady of Peace ^LS – Mary Harris RIP Anniversary (Cafferty); Estrocio Coutinho RIP (Almeida); Yvonne Cafferty INT (Denise)

11.30am St. Andrew’s – Carmel Karunaratna RIP Birthday Remembrance(Family); Anthony McConville RIP (Thomas & Millie)

Monday 3rd July
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Jerry O’Donovan RIP (O’Donnell); Alma Pepaj INT (Rosary Group)

Tuesday 4th July
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Jake Golden RIP (Bamber)

Wednesday 5th July
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Adriana Pena Family INT (Rosary Group)

Thursday 6th July
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration

9.15am St Andrew’s – Morning Prayer

9.30am St Andrew’s – John Whitehouse RIP (Shelagh Whitehouse)

Friday 7th July
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Tom & Gretta Condon RIP (O’Donnell); Audrey & Peter Truman RIP (Rosary Group); Anthony McConville RIP (John Basey)

10.00am Our Lady of Peace – 24 hours’ Adoration

7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Sick and Housebound

Saturday 8th July
9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Benediction

10.00am Our Lady of Peace – Josephine Cronin INT (Shelagh Whitehouse); Mafalda Calvarese RIP (Family)

Saturday 8th July | FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – McCann Family INT (O’Donnell)

Sunday 9th July | FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
9.30am Our Lady of Peace ^LS – Adriana Pena Family INT (Rosary Group); Marisa Hancock (Rosary Group); Bridie O’Connor INT (Brid & Mairin)

11.30am St. Andrew’s – Eamonn Wade INT (Shelagh Whitehouse)

July 8th – July 16th

Saturday 8th July | FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – McCann Family INT (O’Donnell)

Monday 10th July
N.B. No 9.30am Mass today.

12.00noon Our Lady of Peace – Requiem Mass of Anna Mary King RIP

Tuesday 11th July
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Janina Haynes RIP (1st Anniversary) (Rosary Group); Raj Family Thanksgiving (V. Raj); Terry Bowron RIP 11th Anniversary (Mads Bowron)

Wednesday 12th July
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); Harry Basey RIP (John Basey)

Thursday 13th July
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration

9.15am St Andrew’s – Morning Prayer

9.30am St Andrew’s – Harper Family INT (O’Donnell)

Friday 14th July
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Softening of Anita’s Heart (Rosary Group)

Saturday 15th July
10.00am Our Lady of Peace – John Lawlor RIP 4th Anniversary (Goldberg); George Brooker RIP B’day Remembrance (Dorothy Brooker)

Saturday 15th July | FIFTHEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Everard Family INT (O’Donnell); Olga Lucia P. INT (PZ Family)

Sunday 16th July | FIFTHEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
9.30am Our Lady of Peace ^LS

11.30am St. Andrew’s

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