Parish Newsletter 22.10.2023

TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (YEAR A)

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

Parish Notices

DECEASED Please pray for John Souvenir Fernandes RIP who died on 6th October aged 71, his Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Friday 10th November at 10.00am in Our Lady of Peace Church, followed by Burial at Slough Cemetery. Please pray for Mary Green RIP who died on 9th October aged 80, her Requiem Mass will be celebrated on Thursday 2nd November at 12.30pm in Our Lady of Peace Church, followed by Burial at Slough Cemetery. May their souls, and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace, Amen.

CONGRATULATIONS to Rosie Ogechi Onyeabor who will be Baptised on Sunday 22nd October. Please keep Rosie, her parents, Grandparents and Godparents in your prayers.

WORLD MISSION SUNDAY This year World Mission Sunday will be observed universally on Sunday 22nd October. The targeted parish is Kibera, Nigeria. There are envelopes available. If you use the donation envelopes, please return the envelopes in the collection bags. There will be a retiring collection this weekend for World Mission Sunday ‘Missio’.

YOUTH SLEEPOVER We are holding a movie night and sleepover at Our Lady of Peace Church on Saturday 4th November beginning with Mass at 6.00pm until 7.30am next day. This is for youth ages 12 and above. All you’ll need is £5 (contribution for food/snacks), your sleeping bag, pillow and lots of energy! Hope to see you there! If you are interested please email us at olpyouth22[AT]gmail.com

CHRISTMAS CONCERT A fantastic night of music at Our Lady of Peace Church Christmas Concert will be taking place at the church on Tuesday 12th December at 7.30pm. Tickets, for what should be a very memorable evening with wonderful performers will be going on sale after each Mass from November. Tickets will be £15. If you have any questions, please call Anna Goldberg on 07532 338874.

CONFIRMATION 2024 ENROLMENT If you are interested in your son/daughter receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation next year and they are in the academic Year 8 or above, then please register your interest to confirmationolop[AT]gmail.com. Registration will close on 5th November 2023.

BOOK OF REMEMBRANCE As in previous years, the Book of Remembrance will be kept in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel during November. Please leave the names of any relatives and friends you wish to be entered in the Book of Remembrance, to be ready for the 1st November. Kindly print the names clearly – if the names have already been entered there is no need to enter them again. Please return names to the Presbytery or email Venecia on office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org

NOVENA TO OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP There will be a Parish Novena, 9 days of prayer, for the intentions of all our parishioners, for all our sick and needy, for all family members, for our children and loved ones, for the refurbishment of our church, and for all those who are in need of prayer. This will start on Monday 23rd October, during the 9.30am week day Masses and conclude, on Tuesday 31st October. A free Novena booklet will be provided for all those taking part, and for all those who wish to take part, but are unable to attend in person on any day, or throughout the period. Those who wish to have a copy of the booklet, can do so by contacting Venecia our Parish Secretary on 01628 605764 or via email at office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org. We thank Edward who has worked tirelessly to make the booklets available to assist in the Novena prayers. There will be booklets available after each of the Sunday Masses at OLOP and St. Andrew’s.

CHILDREN’S LITURGY Sunday 5th November at OLOP, there will be a liturgy of the Word for children from Reception to Year 3 during the 9.30am Mass.

OFFERTORY The collection for 15th October amounted to £653.41. The DONA plate offerings amounted to £63.88 for this weekend. The Tea & Coffee collection for 15th October amounted to £7.19. We are very grateful for your continued support.

YOUTH LEADERS AGED 16+ We need you! We are actively reviving our Youth Group scene and need young leaders to help us form and lead regular meetings and activities for our youth. If you think this could be you, please email us at olpyouth22[AT]gmail.com.

“BUILDING OUR FUTURE TOGETHER” October is the month of the Holy Rosary, and Bridget from St Andrews has come up with an excellent idea to raise money for the building project: In essence, try to create some time in your day to say the Rosary every day throughout October. It is a wonderful opportunity to deepen faith and converse interiorly with Jesus and Mary. The Rosary is known for its meditative qualities, and therefore can bring peace and tranquillity to our hectic lives. Bridget’s idea is that we each put aside some money when we say the Rosary and at the end of October, we bring whatever we have saved for for the Mass next weekend.

ST GILBERT’S MISSION PROJECT Mary McCarthy will be selling Christmas goods and Blankets after the Masses in Our Lady of Peace on Saturday 28th October, Sunday 29th October and at 11.30am Mass in St Andrew’s on Sunday 5th November. Please support this work.

SAFEGUARDING Please remember that Bishop David is available to meet with anyone affected by abuse in our Church. To make an appointment (at short or long notice) please contact our diocesan safeguarding office.

LIFT TO CHURCH We have 3 parishioners who need lift to Church for 11.30am Mass on Sundays around Cippenham. If anyone is able to help please contact Venecia, our Parish Secretary, via email office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org or by phone at 01628605764.

SAFEGUARDING DBS Anyone who kindly provides lifts to church for vulnerable parishioners on a regular basis will need to be DBS checked as advised by the Diocese. Please can you make yourself known to Mairin Comfort using the following email address or in person after the mass on Sundays 9.30am. Email: safeguarding.olop[AT]northamptondiocese.org

ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL The Directors of this successful, thriving, top performing and over-subscribed Catholic Academy invite prospective parents and pupils to our Sixth Form Open Evening. Thursday 16th November at 6.00 – 7.30pm. Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough, Berkshire, SL2 5HW. For more information kindly email Emily Stagg at: e.stagg[AT]st-josephs.slough.sch.uk www.st-josephs.slough.sch.uk. Please see poster on parish noticeboard.

THE OLOP COFFEE MORNING We are pleased to launch a new tea/coffee morning which will be held once a month immediately following the 9.30am Mass at Our Lady of Peace Church on the first Wednesday of the month. All are welcome to join us for a friendly chat and a catch-up.

TEA AND COFFEE The money raised from the teas and coffees will be for the Church Refurbishment Fund. 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!

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.

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.

SAFEGUARDING DBS CHECKS If you have any DBS forms that need to be checked and validated, please contact Máirín Comfort. She can be reached via email at safeguarding.olop[AT]northamptondiocese.org, or at OLOP church after the 9.30am Mass. Kindly get in touch with her to arrange a suitable time for form validation. Thank you for your cooperation.

WYCOMBE HOMELESS PROJECT Please see poster on parish noticeboard of this local charity supported by the Knights of St Columba who are raising funds to help homeless people in South Bucks who need emergency accommodation and specialist support to avoid illegal and unfair eviction, also access to health services and much more. You can help directly by sending monies to Bank Account 07517319, Sort Code 60-11-01 “Knights of St Columba” with reference to the WHC Project. Any queries or more information can be obtained from Paul Hogwood on 07740-812414 or email: pjhogwood[AT]btinternet.com

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/

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.

MOTHER’S PRAYERS 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.

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).

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.

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.

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.

BULLETIN If you require any notices to be included in the next Bulletin, please email Venecia on office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org or drop in the Presbytery door. Deadline for notices is Thursday by 11.00am.

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.

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

Appointments

ST JOSEPH’S CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL, SLOUGH
EXAM INVIGILATORS
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 an application pack, please visit the school website www.st-josephs.slough.sch.uk. For more information please contact Miss Euden Tel : 01753 524713 or email: a.euden[AT]st-josephs.slough.sch.uk.

ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST are recruiting several school-based roles across Catholic schools in the Slough area. More details and to apply for any of our vacancies can be found here. Please visit the website www.mynewterm.com/trust/St-Thomas-Catholic-Academies-Trust/320797

Upcoming Events

YOUTH MASS Bishop David will celebrate a Youth Mass in Luton this Sunday, 22nd October. Mass will begin at 5.00pm at Our Lady Help of Christians and will be followed by a time of sharing with Bishop David until 7.00pm. All young people welcome!

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.

CATHOLIC CONVERSATIONS GROUP We meet every week, very informally, with a view to exploring the many different aspects of our faith. If you have questions about your Catholic faith and would like to join our group to faith share, you would be most welcome. Please email on bobryant144[AT]gmail.com to receive a Zoom invitation to our next meeting.

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. 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.

ROSARY EVENING IN OCTOBER You are invited to join in a beautiful, peaceful evening of rosary, litany, reading, music and prayer ministry on Wednesday, 25th October, 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.

MOTHER’S PRAYERS Meetings take place at 10.30am on Thursday mornings at Our Lady of Peace. This is a wonderful opportunity to pray for our children and grandchildren.

ETON – CANDLE ROSARY PROCESSION The month of October is the Month of the Rosary. On 27th October evening Our Lady of Catholic Parish, Eton will be holding a candlelight Rosary Procession around Eton Street after the Mass at 6.00pm. Let us seek the intercession of Blessed Virgin Mary for world peace. Please come and join the Mass at 6.00pm followed by the Candle Rosary Procession.

ST PAUL’S CHURCH SLOUGH is organising a ‘Wade in the water’ event on Saturday 28th October at 6.00pm to mark Black History Month. The event has two parts: a concert by award-winning gospel choir The Spirituals as part of their BHM tour presenting new arrangements of negro spirituals. The aim of the concert is to remember the amazing strength and courage that ordinary black people showed when fighting for what is right, often at great risk and cost to themselves. At the same time, we hope to inspire our generation to do the same, to fight for social justice, speak up for the poor, take care of our planet and acknowledge the reality of climate change and so make waves to make this world a better place. Please see poster on parish noticeboard for more information.

YOUTH SLEEPOVER We are holding a movie night and sleepover at Our Lady of Peace Church on Saturday 4th November beginning with mass at 6.00pm until 7.30am next day. This is for youth ages 12 and above. All you’ll need is £5 (contribution for food/snacks), your sleeping bag, pillow and lots of energy! Hope to see you there! If you are interested please email us at olpyouth22[AT]gmail.com

CELEBRATING OUR RICHES Bishop David will preside at Mass to celebrate diversity across our diocese. On Saturday 4th November at midday at Holy Ghost Catholic Church in Luton. Mass will be followed by refreshments. All are welcome. It is hoped that similar Masses will take place throughout our Diocese in 2024.

DIVINE ADORATION IN NOVEMBER 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 11th November, at 7pm. Everyone is welcome. Please invite your friends and family. There is plenty of parking opposite the church.

BISHOP’S CERTIFICATE IN CATECHESIS LEVEL 1 Do you feel called to be a catechist? Do you want to help children, young people or adults grow as disciples of Jesus? Are you already a catechist and want to develop your understanding and skills? If so come along to this in person Catechist Training Course designed to equip you. At the beautiful setting of the Bridgettine Guest House, Iver Heath on Friday 10th November (eve) and all-day Saturday 11th November. You can attend this course on a non-residential or residential basis. The cost for includes the course, all course materials, meals on Friday evening and Saturday as well as refreshments. £75 per person non-residential or £125 residential (staying one night). Rooms available are single, twin and shared on a first come first served basis. Arrivals will be from 5.00pm on Friday evening and dinner at 7.00pm. The course will end with dinner at 7.00pm on Saturday. For more information and to book your place please visit: http://www.northamptondiocese.org/courses

THE GOOD COUNSEL BALL Black Tie Ball will take place at 6.00pm Saturday 18th November in Kensington, London. Live Band. Silent Auction. London’s Catholic Pro-Life Ball raising money to help save lives and change lives. Tickets £125 each. For bookings and enquiries email GCNBall[AT]gmail.com or telephone 07795205117.

OUR LADY OF PEACE CATHOLIC PRIMARY SCHOOL CHRISTMAS FAIR The Friends of OLOP invite you to their Christmas Fair on Saturday 25th November at 11am – 2pm. If you are interested in having a stall? We are looking to have a wide variety of stalls selling lots of lovely gifts such as Christmas decorations, jewellery, toiletries, toys and more. Stalls cost £15, please contact the Friends of OLOP on friends[AT]olopprimary.co.uk for more information or a booking form. We look forward to welcoming you at our Christmas Fair.

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 ‘X’ 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
Videos on Vimeo from the Catholic Church in England & Wales
Catholic Church in England & Wales Flickr photo albums
News from the Vatican (in English)

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Masses & Intentions

October 21st – October 29th

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: youtube.com/@ourladyofpeacecatholicchur3404/streams

October 21st – October 29th

Saturday 21st October | TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Cardinal Ernest Simoni INT, Living Martyr of Albania 95th Birthday (R.Group), Padraig Barker RIP Anniversary (Mary Barker & Family), Simplicio Antonio Rodrigues RIP Birthday Remembrance (Christina Rodrigues)

Sunday 22nd October | TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
9.30am Our Lady of Peace ^LS – Jesurel Madappallil Birthday (Borges Family), Donal O’Connor RIP Anniversary (Mairin & Brid), Norman & Mary Grimmette INT (R. Group)

11.30am St. Andrews – Liam Walsh RIP (Mary Hickey), Thanksgiving for Catherine Ejikezeh Birthday (Catherine Ezeh)

Monday 23rd October
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Prayers for the Souls of Albert Beret & Antony Jeorge RIP (Annie), Urszula Anton Birthday (Monika Anton), Edward Agbaje Birthday (Monika Anton)

Tuesday 24th October
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Colin Roberts RIP (Angela & Tom Lamb), Edward Agbaje Birthday (Mary Hamed)

Wednesday 25th October
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Jackie Fisher Unwell (Batt), Eleanor Kempson Family INT (R. Group)

Thursday 26th October
8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration

9.15am St Andrew’s – Morning Prayer

9.30am St Andrew’s – Clarissa Mascarenhas Birthday (Borges Family)

Friday 27th October
8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Our Lady of Peace – Thomas Joseph Hennessy RIP (Florence’s Father)

Saturday 28th October | SS SIMON AND JUDE, Apostles
8.45am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration

9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer

10.00am Our Lady of Peace – Thanksgiving for Kathleen & Andy McLean (Batt)

Saturday 28th October | THIRTIETH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
Mass Readings (Year A)
6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Lisa Timms INT (R. Group), Vincent Peter Kilkenny RIP (Kilkenny Family)

Sunday 29th October | THIRTIETH 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. R. Group = Rosary Group

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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