FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT (YEAR B)
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Parish Priest: Fr Anthony Dampson
Assistant Priest: Fr Marek Balawender
Parish Notices
CONGRATULATIONS to Erin Elizabeth Carter who will be Baptised on Sunday 18th February. Please keep Erin, her parents, Grandparents and Godparents in your prayers.
PARISH PASTORAL COUNCIL will meet this Monday, 19th February at 7.30pm in St Andrew’s.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be celebrated during Lent as follows :
- Each Wednesdays after 9.30am Mass & Fridays at 7.00pm in Our Lady of Peace Church.
- Each Thursdays in St Andrew’s Church after 9.30am Mass.
PARISH MISSION WEEKEND Yet another reminder that we are considering collaborating with the SION Community to organise a parish mission weekend. Tentatively, we are looking at the weekend of March 15th to 17th. The parish mission strives to awaken people in our parish to the depths of the love, hope, truth, beauty, and power of Our Lord Jesus Christ and his Church. It will be a special time for our parish to evangelise, catechise, and inflame hearts with ardent love for Christ and his Church. To do this, we need volunteers who desire to share in the Mission of Christ and his Church. The Sion Community will host an online session with us to discuss our involvement. Please show willingness by providing your name and email address to our Parish Secretary via office.ourladyofpeace@northamptondiocese.org
YOUTH MEETING Calling all youths aged 11-17 years. Join us for a fun-filled gathering of young minds, where we’ll have engaging discussions, interactive activities, and opportunities for growth and friendship. St Andrews, 21st February, 7.30pm-8.00pm.
OFFERTORY The collection for 4th February amounted to £734.14. The DONA plate offerings amounted to £117.68 for this weekend. The Tea & Coffee collection for 4th February amounted to £17.55. We are very grateful for your continued support.
CAFOD FAMILY FAST DAY This Lent, your donations to CAFOD’s Family Fast Day will help hardworking people like James the fisherman in Liberia with resources, tools and training to feed their families for good. Please join us in praying with James that our sisters and brothers around the world have what they need to feed their families. Use the envelope in church or give online at www.cafod.org.uk. Next weekend February 24th and 25th, there will be a retiring collection at the end of all Masses. Please let us kindly support CAFOD’s mission.
LENTEN LUNCHES will be held every Tuesday during lent at St. Andrews Church, Cippenham 12.30pm – 1.30pm. Soup and bread will be served during these lunches starting on Tuesday 20th February till the 26th of March 2024.
WALK WITH ME books, a Lenten of Prayer 2024, are available in the Church porches, priced £1.
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.
SHOP ONLINE AND AUTOMATICALLY RAISE FUNDS FOR OUR LADY OF PEACE Give as you Live Online is a free and easy way to raise money for Our Lady of Peace Church when you shop online with 6,000+ stores. Boost donations by simply registering first and then clicking on the ‘share’ link and sharing with your friends and family – an extra £5 is donated to our church when the first £5 is spent! Link: Shop Online & Raise Money – Give as you Live Online
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.
FAMILIES NEEDING HELP If anyone is aware of people who require assistance/help, please provide names and contact information to the parish office.
SLOUGH FOODBANK For details on how to donate see https://slough.foodbank.org.uk/give-help-2/donate-food/ or please view the poster on the parish noticeboard.
WIDOWS & WIDOWERS There is a support group in the parish for widows and widowers. Please email the parish office if you would like help with bereavement. office.ourladyofpeace[AT]northamptondiocese.org
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.
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
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.
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
FOOD TECHNICIAN 19.5 hours per week – Required to start ASAP. Term time plus 1 week Insets/during school closure 8.30 – 3.30pm Tuesday – Thursday STCAT SCP 6 Actual Salary £10,378. St Joseph’s Catholic High School, Shaggy Calf Lane, Slough, SL2 5HW. Any Information pack is available from the school or can be downloaded from the school website www.st-josephs.slough.sch.uk.
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.
LENTEN LUNCHES will be held every Tuesday during lent at St. Andrews Church, Cippenham 12.30pm – 1.30pm. Soup and bread will be served during these lunches starting on Tuesday 20th February till the 26th of March 2024.
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. Please contact the Parish Office for the link.
CATHOLIC CONVERSATIONS GROUP This is an online conversation about anything Catholic and if you would like to receive an invitation to join us, then email: bobryant144[AT]gmail.com and I will add you to the group.
YOUTH MEETING Calling all youths aged 11-17 years. Join us for a fun-filled gathering of young minds, where we’ll have engaging discussions, interactive activities, and opportunities for growth and friendship. St Andrews, 27th February, 7.30pm-8.00pm.
LIGHT UP LENT 29th FEB – 7th MARCH Light Up Lent is our diocesan Week of Accompanied Prayer, a retreat in everyday life. Begin or deepen your prayer life, get to know the Scriptures better, and above all, grow in faith and in love for the Lord who loves you. With one-to-one support each day for a week, via Zoom, from an experienced prayer guide. Find out more and sign up here: https://pastoralministryoffice.org/event/lightuplent
WYCOMBE HOMELESS CONNECTION – Big Sleepout 2024 – Sign up Today! We are excited to announce Our Big Sleepout will be held on Saturday 2nd March 2024. We need as many people as possible to swap their beds for sleeping bags for just one night. We’ve moved the event to March to make it an even trickier and meaningful challenge as we act in solidarity with people who do not have a home of their own. There is lots of info at www.wyhoc.org.uk/bigsleepout2024 or see poster on parish noticeboard.
NATIONAL NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH 2024 will take place at St Joseph’s Church, Maidenhead, from Sunday 10th March to 18th March. Every year, the Mill Hill Missionaries prepare for the Feast of St Joseph, their Society Patron, with a special Novena of Masses and prayers to ask for God’s blessing on their Society’s missionary outreach, and for the intentions of all those who support their work. Masses are at 10.00am everyday of the Novena except Sunday, when it is at 11.00am. Masses from St Joseph’s can be joined online from home via Zoom, visit the Mill Hill website: www.millhillmissionaries.com/novena. You are welcome to request a Novena prayer booklet and/or send in your petitions, email: novenamhm@gmail.com
ST PATRICK’S DAY It’s time to look for your shamrock and get out your dancing shoes! We shall be having our annual St Patrick’s day celebration on Sat 16th March at St Andrew’s. Tickets will be on sale after all Masses from this weekend and are priced at £10 per adult (16+), under 16s are free. There will be the usual wonderful DJ, great food, raffle, Irish bingo, bar and good company. Doors open at 6.30pm. Please could you contribute a raffle prize? There will be a box in the porch at OLP and at St Andrew’s for your contributions.
WINTERSHALL See The Life of Christ performed at Wintershall! There will be a coach to Wintershall on Sat 22nd June 2024 to see this renowned reenactment of ‘The Life of Christ’. Over the course of five and a half hours Jesus’s birth, life, death and Resurrection are portrayed by over 100 actors in this tranquil 1000 acre estate. Take a picnic lunch and chairs/rugs and be prepared to walk between Acts to the next place. The cost will be no more than £50 for adults or £30 for 3-18yr olds. Deposit of £20 is payable by the end of February to book your place. Phone Shelagh on 07941 432706 or Anne on 07740 430298 for more information or to book.
PILGRIMS OF HOPE TOUR Bishop David has announced a list of dates he will visit parishes across our diocese for ‘an evening with…’. During the evening Bishop David will pray with those present, offer some words and take questions before spending time socially with the community. The evenings will be open to all, Catholics, and non-Catholics. You are invited to come along and bring a friend or family member who is interested in our Catholic faith. We hope that people will feel able to cross parish boundaries and attend an evening in the local area. For more information and full list of venues and dates visit
https://northamptondiocese.org/pilgrims-of-hope-tour/
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.
Appointments
ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST are looking to recruit a Chief Finance and Operations Officer working across all the schools in our Trust, in Luton, Bucks and Slough. For more details and to apply please visit https://www.mynewterm.com/jobs/320797/EDV-2023-STCAT-45441. Closing date for applications is Midday on 29th January 2024.
ST THOMAS CATHOLIC ACADEMIES TRUST are looking to recruit RE Teachers, both existing and current teachers looking to convert. To register your interest for this or any other role within our Trust, please visit https://mynewterm.com/trust/St-Thomas-Catholic-Academies-Trust/320797
ST MICHAEL’S CATHOLIC SCHOOL (AYLESBURY CAMPUS)
SCHOOL CHAPLAIN
Bucks Pay range 3, FTE. hours to be negotiated. View full details and apply online at My NewTerm website https://mynewterm.com/jobs/419299382/EDV-2024-SMCSAC-31511 Closing date for applications is Midnight on Wednesday 31st January 2024.
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)
Masses & Intentions
Go to: 17th February – 25th February
Sunday Readings: Year B.
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
17th February – 25th February
| Saturday 17th February | FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Mass Readings (Year B) 6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Liz Bamber INT (Kay), Kay Gatt INT (Ann), Rita Mackay Birthday (Ann) |
| Sunday 18th February | FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT Mass Readings (Year B) 9.30am Our Lady of Peace LS – Anitha Babu INT (R. Group), Brother Chris Colaco INT (Denise), Paul Coogan INT (B. Madden), Dunne (Foundation) 11.30am St. Andrews – Brendan O’Rourke RIP (Edward), Danny Smith RIP (Edward), Patrick Iwu and Family |
| Monday 19th February 8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration 9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Jim McErlean INT (Kay), William Rafter RIP (Bernard & Family) |
| Tuesday 20th February 8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration 9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Yvonne & Des INT (Kay), Denise McClintock INT (R. Group), Aleksander Pepaj RIP (Alma) |
| Wednesday 21st February 8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration 9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Joe & Margaret Haire INT (R. Group), Patrick Iwu and Family | Stations of the Cross after Mass |
| Thursday 22nd February | THE CHAIR OF ST PETER, Apostle 8.30am St Andrew’s – Adoration 9.15am St Andrew’s – Morning Prayer 9.30am St Andrew’s – Wiseman (Foundation), Danny Shaw and Family | Stations of the Cross after Mass |
| Friday 23rd February | ST POLYCARP, Bishop, Martyr 8.15am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration 9.15am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer 9.30am Our Lady of Peace – Richard Bamber RIP 1st Anniversary (Liz), Patrick Iwu and Family 7.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Stations of the Cross |
| Saturday 24th February 8.45am Our Lady of Peace – Adoration 9.45am Our Lady of Peace – Morning Prayer 10.00am Our Lady of Peace – Andy & Noreen INT (Kay), People of the parish |
| Saturday 24th February | SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Mass Readings (Year B) 6.00pm Our Lady of Peace – Frank Stewart RIP 7th Anniversary (Valerie Stewart), Patrick Iwu and Family |
| Sunday 25th February | SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Mass Readings (Year B) 9.30am Our Lady of Peace LS – Joe & Margaret Haire INT (R. Group), Lapsed Family Members of the Parish (Foundation), Thanksgiving for Abigail Francis (Francis Family), Patrick Iwu and Family 11.30am St. Andrews – Baptised Children’s arents & Godparents INT (R. Group), Altar Servers INT (R. Group), People of the parish |
Notes:
LS = Mass livestreamed on Facebook and Youtube. R. Group = Rosary Group
Liturgy Office resources:
Calendar notes for 2024 (PDF)
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St Andrew’s – Elmshott La/Washington Drive, Cippenham, Berks | SL1 5RE
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