17th March 2019

 

Mass Times

Monday – Friday 09.30am    /   Saturday 10.00am / 7.00pm

Sunday 09.00am / 11.30am / 1.00pm (Polish) / 6.00pm

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesday 7.30pm – 8:30pm & after Friday Morning Mass

Every Friday 8.00pm – 9:30pm (Polish)

Confession Saturday 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 6:15 pm – 6:40 pm

 

 

CAFOD LENT FAST DAY SECOND COLLECTION FAMILY FAST DAY today at all Masses.  CAFOD is a Catholic charity that helps the poorest, most hard-to-reach people around the world. People who are facing drought, conflict, disease, injustice.  For more information please visit www.cafod.org.uk

 

PLEASE NOTE: STATIONS OF THE CROSS DURING LENT every Thursday after the morning Mass and Friday at 7.00pm.

 

GIFT AID 2019-20. Boxes for the new financial year are available to collect at all Masses. Envelope numbers 1-400 are available in the church. Numbers 401 and above will be available next week.

 

MARRIAGE IN CHURCH.  Couples thinking of getting married later this year are asked to register in good time.  Make an appointment to see Fr. Kevin and he will help you from there.  Couples planning to marry in another parish or even outside the country should realise that the process properly begins here.

 

WATER ONLY CHALLENGE for Lent.  How are you doing?  Our small self-denial will help provide the treasure of clean water in a dry land.

 

DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD RESTRUCTURING AND RENEWAL OF OUR DIOCESE. “VISION DOCUMENT: SHAPING OUR FUTURE” The e-bulletin for February is available on the Diocese’s website htts:www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/departments/development/stewards-of-the-gospel/current-e-bulletin. Included are many hyperlinks to other documents and images. For those parishioners without access to the internet you can obtain a hard copy from the Steward of the Gospel via the Parish Office.   LENT RETREAT 2019, ‘Walking Together with Jesus’, is offered by the Jesuit’s Mission Team via Pathways to God. Register on line to receive free daily prayers and meditations that can fit around your own schedule. Bcys Events and Opportunities 1. Quiet Residential weekends for adults –August 2019. 2. Holiday Opportunity for families 3. Lent retreat for Young people 4. Charity football 5. Sponsored Sleepout. 6. “Be still in the presence of the Lord” – for adults, a long week end of peace , stillness and prayer and reflection in the beautiful setting of Walsingham at Abbotswich. Lent retreat for young people; if you are school year 10-13 and would like some peace and space to prepare for Holy Week, along with the joy of being on retreat with our magnificent Walsingham House at Abbotswick Team, then join us for the Lenten retreat 8pm Tuesday 9th – 3pm Thursday 11th April. £35 includes accommodation and meals. Details & booking at www.bcys.net/events Charity football match; if you are 16-27 and want to be part of a Lourdes fundraiser, the charity football match details are at www.bcys.net/events. 13th July, Dagenham. Last year the youth beat the leaders 6-2; can the leaders regain their pride in 2019?! Spectators are very welcome. Sponsored sleepout; can you give one night of your life to change nights for others next winter? Since November hundreds of people in Essex and East London have found warmth, food and shelter in church halls and other projects supported by our church. Could you get sponsors (anything from £10 to £1000 – every penny helps) and sleep outside for one night to help support this work next winter? Sleepout Fri 12th- Sat 13th April, in the grounds of Walsingham House at Abbotswick. Full details at www.bcys.net/events. “Be still in the presence of the Lord” – for adults, a long weekend of peace, stillness, prayer and reflection in the beautiful setting of Walsingham House at Abbotswick. From Friday to Monday 9th – 12th or 23rd – 26th August. A simple programme of morning and evening prayer, Mass, Adoration and Reconciliation; all optional, use your time as you wish. Maximum of 18 people. All rooms en-suite. £200 single room, £250 twin room, for three nights’ accommodation and all meals. Email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  or call 01277 373959 and ask for Joe.

 

OUR LADY OF FATIMA.  A day of thanksgiving and blessings for the visit of the National Pilgrim Statue of Our Lady of Fatima with Relics of Saints Jancinta & Francisco. Ave Maria! A very special event official National Pilgrim Fatima Statue visit in Chelmsford on Saturday 23^rd March 2019, Our Lady Immaculate 178 New London Road, Chelmsford, Essex, CM2 0AR Contact: OUR LADY IMMACULATE Parish Office 01245 352898.  Moreen Healy 01245 472773. 

 

WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE.  CHEWING GUM AND EATING SWEETS, BISCUITS ETC IN CHURCH?  IT’S A NO NO. PLEASE!

IMPORTANT NOTICE. Due to Fire and Safety Regulations, children and persons of limited mobility are NOT permitted in the gallery.  We also ask that when lighting a candle, you first place the candle in one of the cups provided. Please do not walk around with a lighted candle. Please do not let your children play around candles.

 

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE: A range of Catholic newspapers are on sale at the back of church: The Catholic Herald, The Universe, Ireland's Own, The Irish Post, The Catholic Times and The Sacred Heart Messenger.  They are a great way to get up to date with Catholic news and benefit the local community at the same time - any profits go towards the parish's St Vincent de Paul conference, a group of parishioners who support and visit local people in need.  The price of each paper is shown on the front page.  Please be sure to put your payment in the box which is clearly labelled next to the papers.  We will be closely monitoring sales over the next few months to guage demand for these titles.

 

 

NOVENA PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP every Wednesday at 10am.

 

DIVINE MERCY- every Wednesday at 4pm in the Church.

 

LEGION OF MARY meeting is held each Thursday after Mass at 10:15 am.  If anyone is interested in what we do you are very welcome to attend. For more information, come and meet us.

 

EL SHADDAI (CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC GROUP). Rosary prayer, praise and worship, preaching the gospel of the Lord, every Saturday, from 1pm – 4pm. All welcome to join.

 

POPE’S LENTEN MESSAGE.  Dear Brothers and Sisters, Each year, through Mother Church, God “gives us this joyful season when we prepare to celebrate the paschal mystery with mind and heart renewed… as we recall the great events that gave us new life in Christ” (Preface of Lent I). We can thus journey from Easter to Easter towards the fulfilment of the salvation we have already received as a result of Christ’s paschal mystery – “for in hope we were saved” (Rom 8:24). This mystery of salvation, already at work in us during our earthly lives, is a dynamic process that also embraces history and all of creation. As Saint Paul says, “the creation waits with eager longing for the revealing of the children of God” (Rom 8:19).  The “lenten” period of forty days spent by the Son of God in the desert of creation had the goal of making it once more that garden of communion with God that it was before original sin (cf. Mk 1:12-13; Is 51:3). May our Lent this year be a journey along that same path, bringing the hope of Christ also to creation, so that it may be “set free from its bondage to decay and obtain the glorious liberty of the children of God” (Rom 8:21). Let us not allow this season of grace to pass in vain! Let us ask God to help us set out on a path of true conversion. Let us leave behind our selfishness and self-absorption, and turn to Jesus’ Pasch. Let us stand beside our brothers and sisters in need, sharing our spiritual and material goods with them. In this way, by concretely welcoming Christ’s victory over sin and death into our lives, we will also radiate its transforming power to all of creation.

10th March 2019

 

Mass Times

Monday – Friday 09.30am    /   Saturday 10.00am / 7.00pm

Sunday 09.00am / 11.30am / 1.00pm (Polish) / 6.00pm

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesday 7.30pm – 8:30pm & after Friday Morning Mass

Every Friday 8.00pm – 9:30pm (Polish)

Confession Saturday 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 6:15 pm – 6:40 pm

 

 

CAFOD LENT FAST DAY SECOND COLLECTION FAMILY FAST DAY next weekend in all Masses.  CAFOD is a Catholic charity that helps the poorest, most hard-to-reach people around the world. People who are facing drought, conflict, disease, injustice.  For more information please visit www.cafod.org.uk

 

PLEASE NOTE: STATIONS OF THE CROSS DURING LENT every Thursday after the morning Mass and Friday at 7.00pm.

 

GIFT AID 2019-20. Boxes for the new financial year are available to collect at all Masses. Envelope numbers 1-400 are available in the church. Numbers 401 and above will be available in next two weeks.

 

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY - St Patrick's Day Party on Saturday 16th March - you are all warmly invited to this celebration in the parish hall, between 8pm and 10:30pm. If you are able to bring food or help on the night, please sign up on the list provided on the notice board in the porch.

 

ST. PATRICK’S DAY RAFFLE. Please support the raffle to raise funds for St. Joseph’s Convent in Bethlehem.  Raffle will be drawn during the St. Patrick’s Day social.

 

	† WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF JOHN MELIA RIP who died recently. John was a member of our parish. His funeral arrangements will be held here on Tuesday 26th March at 10am. This will be the only Mass on this day.  May he rest in peace.
DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD RESTRUCTURING AND RENEWAL OF OUR DIOCESE. “VISION DOCUMENT: SHAPING OUR FUTURE” Message from the Steward of the Gospel is available at the back of the Church. Please take one with you.

 

PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK SHRINE.  Fully escorted Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine, Ireland, 27^th May 2019.  £649.00 per person sharing.  Price includes flight with 10kg hand luggage, all taxes, luxury transfers, 4 nights’ in Knock House Hotel with full Irish Breakfast each morning and 4 Course Dinner each evening.  All entertainment, excursions and guided tours included.  Wheelchair accessible rooms in the hotel.  Limited single rooms at supplement of £100.  Groups and Individual bookings welcome.   Contact Patricia on 01268 762 278 or 07740 175557 or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Knock Pilgrimages is a member of the Travel Trust Association and is fully protected by ATOL T7613.

 

SHARE YOUR STREET. Stop by at the pavement cafe (just outside)... Share views, ideas & info.. belong to a neighbourhood which feels safe, friendly & welcoming.. where we can pool our skills to support each other & bring our community together.  Every Sunday 11:00am - 2.00pm. You're all welcome & it would be great if you could even volunteer! 

 

BRENTWOOD CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S SOCIETY (bccs)- Head of School Services bccs are seeking to appoint an experienced and dynamic team manager who has the drive, enthusiasm and commitment to lead our School Service provision. The Head of School Services will provide professional support, supervision, training and leadership to social workers and counsellors who work in the school setting. Please visit our website at www.bccs.org.uk to down post details, or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  for further information or to arrange an informal chat.

 

MARIAN MISSION CHARITY CONCERT The Marian Missionary Sisters of the Poor have organised a Charity Concert for Saturday 23^rd March 2019 in support of the improvement and renovation of their children centre to accommodate wheelchair users and improve available space for all children. Please support this project by buying the entry tickets. See the flyer in the parish notice board for more information. Please call the Sisters for further information on: 07940143545 or 02085187499.

 

MARRIAGE IN CHURCH.  Couples thinking of getting married later this year are asked to register in good time.  Make an appointment to see Fr. Kevin and he will help you from there.  Couples planning to marry in another parish or even outside the country should realise that the process properly begins here.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE. Due to Fire and Safety Regulations, children and persons of limited mobility are NOT permitted in the gallery.  We also ask that when lighting a candle, you first place the candle in one of the cups provided. Please do not walk around with a lighted candle. Please do not let your children play around candles.

 

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE: A range of Catholic newspapers are on sale at the back of church: The Catholic Herald, The Universe, Ireland's Own, The Irish Post, The Catholic Times and The Sacred Heart Messenger.  They are a great way to get up to date with Catholic news and benefit the local community at the same time - any profits go towards the parish's St Vincent de Paul conference, a group of parishioners who support and visit local people in need.  The price of each paper is shown on the front page.  Please be sure to put your payment in the box which is clearly labelled next to the papers.  We will be closely monitoring sales over the next few months to guage demand for these titles.

 

 

WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE.  CHEWING GUM AND EATING SWEETS, BISCUITS ETC IN CHURCH?  IT’S A NO NO. PLEASE!

 

NOVENA PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP every Wednesday at 10am.

 

DIVINE MERCY- every Wednesday at 4pm in the Church.

 

LEGION OF MARY meeting is held each Thursday after Mass at 10:15 am.  If anyone is interested in what we do you are very welcome to attend. For more information, come and meet us.

 

EL SHADDAI (CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC GROUP). Rosary prayer, praise and worship, preaching the gospel of the Lord, every Saturday, from 1pm – 4pm. All welcome to join.

 

TO KEEP A TRUE LENT    (Robert Herrick)

 

Is this a Fast, to keep                                                        No: ‘tis a Fast to dole

The harder lean?’                                                             Thy sheaf of wheat

And clean                                                                           And meat

From the fat of veals and sheep?                                Unto the hungry soul.

 

Is to quit the dish                                                                It is to fast from the strife

Of the flesh, yet still                                                           And old debate,

To fill                                                                                      And hate;

The platter high with fish?                                               To circumcise thy life.

 

Is it to fast an hour,                                                            To show a heart gref-rent;

Or ragg’d to go,                                                                To starve thy sin,

Or show                                                                                Not bin;

A down-cast look and sour?                                          And that’s to keep thy Lent.

 

Almsgiving is one of the disciplines of Lent. Putting money in the St. Anthony’s box in the church is one way of giving alms to the poor.

3rd March 2019

 

Mass Times

Monday – Friday 09.30am    /   Saturday 10.00am / 7.00pm

Sunday 09.00am / 11.30am / 1.00pm (Polish) / 6.00pm

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesday 7.30pm – 8:30pm & after Friday Morning Mass

Every Friday 8.00pm – 9:30pm (Polish)

Confession Saturday 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 6:15 pm – 6:40 pm

 

 

WEDNESDAY 6^TH MARCH IS ASH WEDNESDAY, the day we begin a season of repentance and reflection as we prepare for the great feast that is Easter. Masses with the distribution of ashes will be at 9:30am and 7:30pm.

ASH WEDNESDAY IS A DAY OF FAST AND ABSTINENCE

 

PRE-BAPTISM MEETING on Friday 8^th March at 7.30pm in the Presbytery.  Please note that this meeting is for parents only.

 

 

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY - St Patrick's Day Party on Saturday 16th March - you are all warmly invited to this celebration in the parish hall, between 8pm and 10:30pm. If you are able to bring food or help on the night, please sign up on the list provided on the notice board in the porch.

 

MARRIAGE IN CHURCH.  Couples thinking of getting married later this year are asked to register in good time.  Make an appointment to see Fr. Kevin and he will help you from there.  Couples planning to marry in another parish or even outside the country should realise that the process properly begins here.

 

† WE REGRET TO ANNOUNCE THE DEATH OF JOHN MELIA RIP who died recently. John was a member of our parish. His funeral arrangements will be confirmed later. May he rest in peace.

 

DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD RESTRUCTURING AND RENEWAL OF OUR DIOCESE. “VISION DOCUMENT: SHAPING OUR FUTURE” Message from the Steward of the Gospel is available at the back of the Church. Please take one with you.

 

WALK WITH ME: A Lenten Journey of Prayer 2019 is now available in the repository at £1 each.

 

WALKING TOGETHER WITH JESUS. Lent Retreat 2019 6^th March -21^st April 2019. Deepen your prayer life through Lent with scripture reflections and resources and find out more about different ways of praying. Registration opens in February, find out more at www.pathwaystogod.org

 

DO YOU HAVE GREEN FINGERS?  There is a small patch in the presbytery back garden which is available for growing vegetables and/or flowers. If anyone with green fingers would like to grow their own veg here this year, please email the Faith in Action group before at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before 10th March 2019.

 

LENTEN RETREAT. Parish of Christ the King 4^pm Sunday 10^th March. With Adoration & Benediction at 6pm.

 

“JOIN THE PARISH LENTEN FAST/CHARITY!WATER ONLY CHALLENGE! A live simply miracle. For a fortnight -or all 3 fortnights of Lent- drink only WATER. Put what you would have spent on, coffee, alcohol, soft drinks, in a jar and DONATE WITH US TO WATER HARVEST.”

 

PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK SHRINE.  Fully escorted Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine, Ireland, 27^th May 2019.  £649.00 per person sharing.  Price includes flight with 10kg hand luggage, all taxes, luxury transfers, 4 nights’ in Knock House Hotel with full Irish Breakfast each morning and 4 Course Dinner each evening.  All entertainment, excursions and guided tours included.  Wheelchair accessible rooms in the hotel.  Limited single rooms at supplement of £100.  Groups and Individual bookings welcome.   Contact Patricia on 01268 762 278 or 07740 175557 or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Knock Pilgrimages is a member of the Travel Trust Association and is fully protected by ATOL T7613.

 

SHAPE YOUR STREET. Stop by at the pavement cafe (just outside)... Share views, ideas & info.. belong to a neighbourhood which feels safe, friendly & welcoming.. where we can pool our skills to support each other & bring our community together.  Every Sunday 11:00am - 2.00pm. You're all welcome & it would be great if you could even volunteer! 

 

BRENTWOOD CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S SOCIETY (bccs)- Head of School Services bccs are seeking to appoint an experienced and dynamic team manager who has the drive, enthusiasm and commitment to lead our School Service provision. The Head of School Services will provide professional support, supervision, training and leadership to social workers and counsellors who work in the school setting. Please visit our website at www.bccs.org.uk to down post details, or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  for further information or to arrange an informal chat.

 

 

WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE.  CHEWING GUM AND EATING SWEETS, BISCUITS ETC IN CHURCH?  IT’S A NO NO. PLEASE!

 

MARIAN MISSION CHARITY CONCERT The Marian Missionary Sisters of the Poor have organised a Charity Concert for Saturday 23^rd March 2019 in support of the improvement and renovation of their children centre to accommodate wheelchair users and improve available space for all children. Please support this project by buying the entry tickets. See the flyer in the parish notice board for more information. Please call the Sisters for further information on: 07940143545 or 02085187499.

 

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE: A range of Catholic newspapers are on sale at the back of church: The Catholic Herald, The Universe, Ireland's Own, The Irish Post, The Catholic Times and The Sacred Heart Messenger.  They are a great way to get up to date with Catholic news and benefit the local community at the same time - any profits go towards the parish's St Vincent de Paul conference, a group of parishioners who support and visit local people in need.  The price of each paper is shown on the front page.  Please be sure to put your payment in the box which is clearly labelled next to the papers.  We will be closely monitoring sales over the next few months to guage demand for these titles.

 

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 if you are ill or housebound.  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!

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE. Due to Fire and Safety Regulations, children and persons of limited mobility are NOT permitted in the gallery.  We also ask that when lighting a candle, you first place the candle in one of the cups provided. Please do not walk around with a lighted candle. Please do not let your children play around candles.

 

 

NOVENA PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP every Wednesday at 10am.

 

DIVINE MERCY- every Wednesday at 4pm in the Church.

 

LEGION OF MARY meeting is held each Thursday after Mass at 10:15 am.  If anyone is interested in what we do you are very welcome to attend. For more information, come and meet us.

 

EL SHADDAI (CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC GROUP). Rosary prayer, praise and worship, preaching the gospel of the Lord, every Saturday, from 1pm – 4pm. All welcome to join.

24th February 2019

 

Mass Times

Monday – Friday 09.30am    /   Saturday 10.00am / 7.00pm

Sunday 09.00am / 11.30am / 1.00pm (Polish) / 6.00pm

Eucharistic Adoration

Tuesday 7.30pm – 8:30pm & after Friday Morning Mass

Every Friday 8.00pm – 9:30pm (Polish)

Confession Saturday 10:30 am – 11:00 am & 6:15 pm – 6:40 pm

 

 

WE WELCOME FR. PAT KELLY SMA. Fr. Pat will stay with us for the month of March. He was with us last year August and for those who haven’t met him yet, Fr. Pat is from Belfast in Ireland and worked as a missionary priest in Liberia in West Africa and then spent almost 20 years helping to establish the SMA International Development Office in Philippines and India. We wish him a happy and relaxing stay.

 

LAST WEEKEND COLLECTION FOR RACIAL JUSTICESUNDAY AMOUNTED TO £355.21.  THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR GENEROSITY.

 

FUNDRAISING FOR A DEFIBRILLATOR – A big thank you to everyone who supported the raffle or gave donations.  £368 was raised.  Prize winners has already been notified apart from N Rose - Green Ticket 251-255.  A list of winners is on display in the porch.

 

DATE FOR YOUR DIARY - On Saturday 16th March we will be celebrating St Patrick's Day with a party in the Parish Hall between 8pm and 10:30pm. If you would like to help on the night please leave your details on the Notice Board in the porch.

 You are all warmly invited!!

 

PLEASE NOTE THAT PARISH OFFICE IS CLOSED ON TUESDAY 26th February and WEDNESDAY 27th February.

 

 

PRE-BAPTISM MEETING on Friday 8^th March at 7.30pm in the Presbytery.  Please note that this meeting is for parents only.

 

WALK WITH ME: A Lenten Journey of Prayer 2019 is now available in the repository at £1 each.

 

DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD RESTRUCTURING AND RENEWAL OF OUR DIOCESE. “VISION DOCUMENT: SHAPING OUR FUTURE” Message from the Steward of the Gospel is available at the back of the Church. Please take one with you.

 

BAPTISM. Application forms for infant Baptism are available in the porch.  Please fill in and present to Parish Secretary during office hours and make an appointment to see Fr. Kevin.  It is unwise to organise a reception until the date of the baptism has been approved. It’s a Diocesan requirement that you are registered in this parish for at least six months and a regular church goer.  Please be aware that baptism will now be on First Saturday of every month at 11:30am.

 

MARRIAGE IN CHURCH.  Couples thinking of getting married later this year are asked to register in good time.  Make an appointment to see Fr. Kevin and he will help you from there.  Couples planning to marry in another parish or even outside the country should realise that the process properly begins here.

 

“WATER ONLY CHALLENGE! A live simply miracle. Do you want to help the poor in the drylands of India get access to clean water? Do you want to join us in solidarity with the poor without adding a penny more to your household bills? Bring a glass screw-top jar to Mass next week to join the challenge.”

 

DO YOU HAVE GREEN FINGERS?  There is a small patch in the presbytery back garden which is available for growing vegetables and/or flowers. If anyone with green fingers would like to grow their own veg here this year, please email the Faith in Action group before at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. before 10th March 2019.

 

CATHOLIC NEWSPAPERS FOR SALE: A range of Catholic newspapers are on sale at the back of church: The Catholic Herald, The Universe, Ireland's Own, The Irish Post, The Catholic Times and The Sacred Heart Messenger.  They are a great way to get up to date with Catholic news and benefit the local community at the same time - any profits go towards the parish's St Vincent de Paul conference, a group of parishioners who support and visit local people in need.  The price of each paper is shown on the front page.  Please be sure to put your payment in the box which is clearly labelled next to the papers.  We will be closely monitoring sales over the next few months to guage demand for these titles.

 

PILGRIMAGE TO KNOCK SHRINE.  Fully escorted Pilgrimage to Knock Shrine, Ireland, 27^th May 2019.  £649.00 per person sharing.  Price includes flight with 10kg hand luggage, all taxes, luxury transfers, 4 nights’ in Knock House Hotel with full Irish Breakfast each morning and 4 Course Dinner each evening.  All entertainment, excursions and guided tours included.  Wheelchair accessible rooms in the hotel.  Limited single rooms at supplement of £100.  Groups and Individual bookings welcome.   Contact Patricia on 01268 762 278 or 07740 175557 or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. .  Knock Pilgrimages is a member of the Travel Trust Association and is fully protected by ATOL T7613.

 

IMPORTANT NOTICE. Due to Fire and Safety Regulations, children and persons of limited mobility are NOT permitted in the gallery.  We also ask that when lighting a candle, you first place the candle in one of the cups provided. Please do not walk around with a lighted candle. Please do not let your children play around candles.

BRENTWOOD CATHOLIC CHILDREN’S SOCIETY (bccs)- Head of School Services bccs are seeking to appoint an experienced and dynamic team manager who has the drive, enthusiasm and commitment to lead our School Service provision. The Head of School Services will provide professional support, supervision, training and leadership to social workers and counsellors who work in the school setting. Please visit our website at www.bccs.org.uk to down post details, or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  for further information or to arrange an informal chat.

 

CATHOLIC TEACHING: Two fantastic opportunities from the Agnus Dei Teaching School Alliance 21/3/19 - "Get Into Teaching - Catholic Education" is a drop-in event in Billericay for anyone considering a career in teaching (primary or secondary) who wants to find out more about training and employment opportunities. 6/4/19 - "Moving Into Catholic Education" is a Saturday networking event with a free lunch provided in Brentwood for teachers working in any non-Catholic school. For more details please contact: http://tiny.cc/catholicteaching or email  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.  

 

MARIAN MISSION CHARITY CONCERT The Marian Missionary Sisters of the Poor have organised a Charity Concert for Saturday 23^rd March 2019 in support of the improvement and renovation of their children centre to accommodate wheelchair users and improve available space for all children. Please support this project by buying the entry tickets. See the flyer in the parish notice board for more information. Please call the Sisters for further information on: 07940143545 or 02085187499.

 

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 if you are ill or housebound.  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!

 

WHEN ENTERING THE CHURCH PLEASE TURN OFF YOUR MOBILE PHONE.  CHEWING GUM AND EATING SWEETS, BISCUITS ETC IN CHURCH?  IT’S A NO NO. PLEASE!

 

 

NOVENA PRAYER OF OUR LADY OF PERPETUAL HELP every Wednesday at 10am.

 

DIVINE MERCY- every Wednesday at 4pm in the Church.

 

LEGION OF MARY meeting is held each Thursday after Mass at 10:15 am.  If anyone is interested in what we do you are very welcome to attend. For more information, come and meet us.

 

EL SHADDAI (CATHOLIC CHARISMATIC GROUP). Rosary prayer, praise and worship, preaching the gospel of the Lord, every Saturday, from 1pm – 4pm. All welcome to join.