Newsletter 10th November 2024

MASSES FOR DECEASED LOVED ONES: Will be held at 7:30PM on the following dates:

St. Augustine of Canterbury - Friday 15th November.
The Church of the Holy Name - Friday 22nd November.
Our Lady Immaculate - Friday 29th November.
Additionally Priests will be available for Grave Blessings at Lawns Cemetery on Sunday 10th November at 3pm

LINKED PARISHES CHRISTMAS FAYRE – SUNDAY 24th NOVEMBER: It is now only two weeks until our Christmas Fayre. Donations of toiletries, new items, jewellery, bottles of alcohol, toys, and Christmas foods are particularly needed. All donations very much appreciated and can be left in the boxes available at the back of our churches. Thank you in advance for supporting this very enjoyable event, which raises much needed funds for the Parishes. For any enquiries and offers of help, please contact Anne on (01245) 257463.
Donations of cakes for the Christmas Fayre would be gratefully received and can be left at OLI Hall on Friday 22nd November or brought in on the day to OLI School Hall. With many thanks.

Christmas Draw tickets: Just a reminder that sold Christmas draw ticket counterfoils can be put in an envelope with the money and placed in the Sunday Mass collection basket or left at the parish office. If you could return any unsold tickets we can then resell them. Please try to sell as many as you can. All proceeds to our parishes. £300 first prize, large Christmas Hamper second prize and many more lovely prizes to be won. With many thanks.

Pilgrims of Hope 2025 across our Chelmsford Catholic Parish Partnership: The penultimate of our Linked Parish Prayer talks in preparation for the Pilgrim Year of Hope beginning in Advent is on Thursday 21st November at 7:30PM in Blessed Sacrament Church on "St Ignatius and discernment in Prayer," with Bishop Alan Williams.

NOVEMBER LISTS OF THE DEAD: During the month of November, Masses are offered for the repose of the souls whose names are placed on the sanctuary during the month of November. Envelopes and lists are available at the back of the churches, please return to a Priest, Sacristan or Parish office.

CALLING TO THE PRIESTHOOD? The next “Enquirers’ Evening” for those considering or interested in a vocation to the priesthood is on Tuesday 12th November at Brentwood Cathedral. The speaker will be Mgr Gordon Read. Please contact Fr Mark Swires: vocprom@brcdt.org for more information.

The Parishioner Magazine: Our next edition of the The Parishioner Parish magazine comes out on Christmas day. We would be very grateful for any contributions you might like to make, especially parish news, articles from yourself, our schools, parish organisations, obituaries etc. All articles should be with the editor at theparishioner@hotmail.co.uk by the 17th November. With many thanks.

St John Payne Catholic School, Sixth Form Open Evening: 13th November, from 17:00 to 19:00. If you would like to attend, please visit the school website to register your interest. https://www.sjp.essex.sch.uk/s...

Thank you TO ALL for the flapjack morning at Holy Name: and who have also since given generous donations to Mary's Meals. At least 18 children will be fed for a whole year thanks to your support. It costs just £19.15 to feed a child a school year. If you would like to find out more, or donate to this wonderful charity, please visit marysmeals.org.uk

Knights of St. Columba Retreat at Worth Abbey: The Knights of St next year and we are inviting parishioners to join us. It will be the weekend of March 7 - 9, 2025, the first weekend of Lent, and the cost will be about £200 (per person depending slightly on numbers and what we plan to do). in the past it has been a very rewarding weekend in a peaceful rural setting with very comfortable accommodation and very nice food. We will require a deposit of £50 per person as we have had to pay a deposit ourselves. Details are still being worked out but if you are interested, contact Chris Thompson at thompsoncjt01@blueyonder.co.uk.

MARANATHA - Our next meeting is on Thursday 15th November, at the Sion Community, Sawyers Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BX. Come and join us for Mass, Eucharistic Adoration and Prayer and Praise, everyone is very welcome. Mass begins at 7.00pm and the evening ends at 9.00 followed by refreshments in the dining hall. All welcome.

SVP St. Augustine of Canterbury, Springfield Conference. Next Sunday, 17th November we will be launching our annual Giving Tree appeal, at the nine o’clock mass. We will be asking you to select a gift tag with a present suggestion for a child from one of the families we support. The suggested amount to spend is between £10 and £15. We ask you to return the presents, unwrapped to St. Augustine’s Church by Sunday 8th December. Thank you again for your continued support for all we do.

SVP Chelmsford – Christmas Gifts. We would like your help in reaching out to those in need by providing gifts for children and adults this Christmas. Please donate an age-appropriate gift for a child or mother by selecting a gift tag from SVP members who will be outside Holy Name and Our Lady Immaculate churches on 16th/17th Nov. Many thanks.

THE SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: provides practical support where possible for those who need it. Are you, in need of help, or know someone who is? If so, contact us on 0207 7033030, 07936 579230 or via the Parish Office. All calls are completely confidential. If you would like to donate furniture or are in need, contact the SVP furniture project on 0330 0436474.

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.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SOULS OF THOSE WHO HAVE DIED RECENTLY AND ALL FAMILIES WHO MOURN.

Anna EDWARDS (RIP) Funeral Service on Wednesday 20th November at 2:30pm in Chelmsford Crematorium.
Bill INNES (RIP) Requiem Mass on Thursday 28th November at 12Noon in Our Lady Immaculate Church.
Christine WISBEY (RIP) Requiem Mass Thursday 21st November at 2pm in Our Lady Immaculate Church.
Josephine CHESHIRE (RIP) Requiem Mass to be arranged.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND OF OUR PARISHES, (AND ALL WHO ARE SICK.)

Jennifer Bowman, Maureen Byrne, Marie Callahan, Valerie Cummins, Doreen Cornish, Mary Denning, Madeleine East, Troy Erickson, Marta Fevola, Mary Fletcher, Michael Hoare, Mike Healy, John Grainger, Robert Godfrey, Connor Hickey, Sheila Hughes, Mavis Jennings, Maureen Leatherdale, Stuart Lucas, Margaret Lowrey, Anne Lowden, Maura Magee, Barry Mayo, Sarah & Henry McKeon, Monica McShane, Donny McColl, Grazia Paola, Christine Staines, Rose Turner, John Rees, Patrick Waters, Anja Welsh-Smyth, Gayle Williams & Shirley Willis.