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Thank you to those that volunteered to do the nightshelter, you were truly amazing. I know our guests appreciated all that you offered to the shelter, taking time out of your busy life, to sit and chat with them. Sadly the shelter has now closed for another season but we will be back in January 2018, see you then!      ~ From Ann Shean & Lindsay Martins .

Pre-Baptism Meeting, Friday 28^th April at 7pm in the Presbytery.

PLEASE HELP.  The parish is looking for volunteer readers for 6pm Mass.  Please email or ring the parish office during office hours.

St Patrick’s Nursery – Full and part-time places available from September 2017.  Please see church notice board for full details.

St Patrick’s Catholic Primary School has the following pupil vacancies:

Year 3 – 5 spaces, Year 4 – 2 spaces & Year 5 – 5 spaces.   Please contact the school office on 020 8509 4321 for more information.

Divine Mercy- every Wednesday at 4pm in the church.

UNABLE TO MAKE IT TO MASS? The church offers a service called Mass Link.  At 6pm Sunday Mass, via Skype, we call people who want to listen to the Mass and broadcast the Mass to them over their phones. This service is available for anyone who can't make it to Mass, be that due to illness or any other reason.  If you would like this service, please give  your number to the Parish Office and we will ring you every Sunday at 6pm to listen in!

NEW PUBLICATION: The Diocese of Brentwood – 100 Years in Pictures, a Souvenir Booklet to mark our Diocesan Centenary, 110 pages with more than 300 colour and black & white photographs. Copies may be ordered from: Centenary Booklet, Brentwood Diocesan Archives, Cathedral House, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8AT. The Suggested Donation is £7 per copy (plus £2 postage & packing). Cheques should be made in favour of BRCDT.

Diocesan Centenary Exhibition, Cathedral House Conference Room Foyer, Ingrave Road, Brentwood, Essex CM15 8AT: April-June 2017. Opening Times: Saturday 10am-5pm (except Holy Saturday 15 April) ; Sunday 9am-1pm & 3pm-8pm. Other times by arrangement:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.    01277 265238.

JOB VACANCY.  The Diocese of Brentwood is seeking to appoint a talented Deputy Director to join a newly established and still evolving education department. This is an exciting time to join the education team as it develops to address the needs of Diocesan schools and Catholic education. The post of Deputy Director affords the successful candidate a high-profile and influential role at a time of significant change. Please see church notice board for full details.

TRINITY CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL – Vacancies for  2 posts in Religious Education:  a full time post and a part time post. Candidates  must be practising  Catholics and will join a  highly successful R.E. department from September 2017.   Closing date: 26^thApril. Please visit the schools website for more details.  http://fc.tchs.uk.net/Vacancies.shtml

THE URSULINE ACADEMY ILFORD Employment Opportunities -RECEPTION/ADMINISTRATION ROLES We are looking to recruit two enthusiastic, efficient, motivated, friendly and suitably experienced staff to work in our busy reception.Closing date: noon on Friday 21^st April 2017 .              Interviews:  w/c Monday 24^th April 2017.For further information:     www.uai.org.uk    or email:  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

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DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD 

From: Rt Rev Mgr Gordon Read, Diocesan Chancellor and Judicial Vicar .

If you know the whereabouts of any of the following persons, please contact the Tribunal Office on 01277 265283 quoting the reference number given.  It is important that I make contact with them, if possible, in order to protect their rights under Canon Law.          Santhpradeep Aloysious   (ref: 103/16)

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Join us at Brentwood Cathedral Parish Hall on Monday 8 May at 8pm for a CAFOD talk on "Migrants and refugees - our brothers and sisters. An update on CAFOD's response to the Refugee Crisis' followed by discussion and reflection on how we can help in our parishes and communities. Last year CAFOD's World News Officer, Laura Ouseley, travelled to the village of Idomeni on the border of Greece and Macedonia. She visited the huge makeshift refugee camp to meet the men, women and children who live there, as well as volunteers and CAFOD partners. Laura will be talking about her visit and updating us on the work that CAFOD's partners are doing in Lebanon, Jordan and Greece. How can I help refugees? Watching the plight of refugees from war-stricken countries, such as Syria, can often leave us feeling helpless and asking ourselves questions such as “How can I help?”, “Could I help welcome and support a refugee family in my community?”. If you are interested in working out answers to these questions, please come along and share your thoughts. Pope Francis called upon parishes to play their part supporting refugees. This is your opportunity to respond to that call.  If you are interested in finding out please contact Brenda Underwood from Brentwood Cathedral Justice and Peace team on This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. ”.

Prayer for Lent

God of our healing and our wholeness, renew and recreate us in your truth. Let this time of Lent bring nourishment, refreshment, and new life to our hearts and spirits. Help us to become more aware of what we need to let go of and what we need to embrace. May we come to an ever deeper appreciation of the unique and wonderful work of art which You—the Artist of each soul—created us to be. We offer this prayer in the name of Jesus your Son who died that we might live life to the full. Amen.(“Turn to the Living God” from A Place at the Table, Lori True)