Newsletter 17th March 2024
STATIONS OF THE CROSS DURING LENT:
• Mondays 7pm in Holy Name Church
• Fridays 12:30pm in Our Lady Immaculate Church
Fridays 7pm in Blessed Sacrament Church (CM1 2DU)
• Saturdays 11:30am in St Augustine of Canterbury Church.
We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.
LENTEN LUNCHES AT OUR LADY IMMACULATE: During Lent on Fridays at 1pm there will be light lunch (soup, bread, and a drink) in our Lady Immaculate Church Hall at 1pm after Stations of the Cross in the Church. All are welcome and all donations are to the Mary's Meals
FOODBANK IN OUR LADY IMMACULATE AND HOLY NAME DURING LENT: The yearly collection for food bank items continues this weekend. Thank you so much for your generosity this Lenten season, it really helps those in the local community. For more information about items needed please see the leaflets in church or on our Parish website at: https://www.chelmsfordcatholic....
STATIONS OF THE CROSS DURING LENT:
• Mondays 7pm in Holy Name Church
• Fridays 12:30pm in Our Lady Immaculate Church
Fridays 7pm in Blessed Sacrament Church (CM1 2DU)
• Saturdays 11:30am in St Augustine of Canterbury Church.
We adore you, O Christ, and we praise you because by your Holy Cross you have redeemed the world.
LENTEN LUNCHES AT OUR LADY IMMACULATE: During Lent on Fridays at 1pm there will be light lunch (soup, bread, and a drink) in our Lady Immaculate Church Hall at 1pm after Stations of the Cross in the Church. All are welcome and all donations are to the Mary's Meals.
FOODBANK IN OUR LADY IMMACULATE AND HOLY NAME DURING LENT: The yearly collection for food bank items continues this weekend. Thank you so much for your generosity this Lenten season, it really helps those in the local community. For more information about items needed please see the leaflets in church or on our Parish website at: https://www.chelmsfordcatholic....
HCPT GROUP 26 THANK YOU: Thank you to the parishioners at St. Augustine’s for supporting the raffle over the last couple of Sundays and raising nearly £500! If anyone would like to still like to support our charity then please visit www.justgiving.com/page/hcptgroup26 to donate. If you would like a candle to be lit or prayers placed at the grotto in Lourdes this Easter then please let a priest know.
EASTER LILIES IN ST AUGUSTINE: to decorate the Church for Easter in memory of loved ones. If you would like to make a donation ( suggested donation of £ 4.00 ) in memory of a deceased loved one, please place in an envelope marked Easter Lilies and pass to Cath Lyons. We will have a collection next week after Mass on the 17th March. Many thanks for your generosity.
HOLY NAME LADIES GROUP: are holding an Easter raffle to raise funds towards the BCYS Pilgrimage to Lourdes in the autumn. Tickets will be sold before/after all weekend Masses from Sat 2nd March to Sunday 24th March, when the draw will take place. It would be lovely to help the Youth of our Parish to go on this Pilgrimage. Thank you.
CAR PARKING AT COMMUNITY CENTRE NEAR ST AUGUSTINE'S CHURCH: This now has a gate and will be locked when then community building is closed. Please do not park your car if attending church events in the community car park as it risks being locked in overnight.
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTIONS: Take place in Holy Name Church after the 7:30pm Mass on Monday 18th March. All very welcome.
VOLUNTEER AT ST JOHN BOSCO CAMP: from 27th July – 3rd August help give 100 children a holiday. Helpers must be 18+, and the Camp will arrange for a DBS check, and appropriate training. To help at the Bosco Camp is a wonderful experience, but there are limited places. Applications open until the end of March. For more details about this opportunity see: https://boscocamp.co.uk/volunt...
IF YOU OR ANY MEMBERS OF YOUR FAMILY: have any First Holy Communion clothing that is in good condition and no longer needed, please consider donating it for it to be loved and used again. We will offer the clothing to our First Holy Communion children from all three parishes, to borrow or to keep for a voluntary charity donation. This will help reduce our impact on the environment, raise money for a good cause and help families when the cost of everything is soaring. Please put donations on a hanger so we can hang them to keep them nice, and either drop them at the Priory or at Holy Name church. Thank you!
THE DIOCESAN CHARASMATIC SERVICE OF COMMUNION: would like to invite all to the next Mass celebrated by Fr. Paschal Uche, followed by Prayer and Praise, held at Sion Community, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BX on Thursday, 21st March at 7pm.
HOLY WEEK TIMETABLE: across our three linked Parishes is now available on our Website. Please click the banner across the top of the homepage.
200 CLUB IN ST AUGUSTINE CHURCH: We are still collecting for 200 Club shares for the coming year. Chris will be collecting at 09.00 Masses at St. Augustine's but you can pay directly (several people have) on the usual bank details (be sure to put "200 Club" in the payment details). We are hoping to get the numbers up to 200 this year so please join if you are not members yet, or take some more shares. If you need more details, contact Chris Thompson, thompsoncjt01@blueyonder.co.uk.
DONATIONS OF FIRST HOLY COMMUNION CLOTHING: If you, or any family members, have any First Holy Communion clothing that is in good condition and no longer needed, please consider donating it for it to be loved and used again. We will offer the clothing to our First Holy Communion children from all three parishes, to borrow or to keep for a voluntary charity donation. Please put donations on a hanger so we can hang them to keep them nice, and either drop them at the Priory or at Holy Name church. Thank you!
‘BISHOP ALAN LISTENS’ RESEARCH REPORT: Understanding why Catholics in the Diocese of Brentwood no longer come to Church. Last summer Bishop Alan invited Catholics who no longer regularly come to Church to get in touch so that he could seriously listen to their stories and experiences and begin to understand why so many Catholics no longer feel as though they belong in the Church. Thank you to all those who so generously and thoughtfully participated in this research. Go to https://www.dioceseofbrentwood... to read the responses from Catholics across our diocese and what Bishop Alan heard.
FOR CURRENT VACANCIES IN BRENTWOOD DIOCESE: Please see: https://www.dioceseofbrentwood...
THE SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: provides practical help and support where possible for those who need it. Are you, in need of help, or know someone who is? If so, contact us on 07876 551150. All calls are completely confidential.
HOSPITAL AND SICK VISITS: If you or a member of your family go into hospital, or are sick and housebound, please inform the Parish Office so a priest or the Legion of Mary can visit you.
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