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21st Aug 2011

MASSTIMES AND INTENTIONS

ADORATION & PRAYER BEFORETHE BLESSED SACRAMENT

TUESDAYS 9.15am to 10.15am& 10.45am to 11.15am

SATURDAY 11amto 12 noon & 5pmto 5.30 pm

MASS ATTENDANCE14^thAugust 2011 (previousweek) Total 472 (522): 6pm Mass 133(129) 9am Mass 124(127), 11am Mass 121(174),

5pm Mass 94(92)

OFFERINGSTHANK YOU somuch for your generous Offeringsof £1414.32 forour parish lastweekend. There is a wall money box in our Church porch (under theCAFOD notice board) for more donations to the AfricanFamine Appeal. Thanksalso for the £63.93put in our CAFOD Box forourCAFOD Parish Project Connect2Rwanda.

CHURCHESTOGETHER IN BILLERICAY Copiesof the July newsletter are in the Church porch

TWENTYFIRST SUNDAY OF YEAR A 21^stAugust 2011

Dearfriends,

Today’s first reading talks about a man being dismissed from hishigh office and the keys of authority being passed to another (Isaiah22:19-23). The second reading contains a hymn of joyful praise to thewisdom of God, which is far too deep for us to understand (Romans11:33-36). In the Gospel Peter makes a marvellous declaration offaith in Christ. Jesus gives him the keys of the Kingdom of Heavenand the power to bind and to loose (Matthew 16:13-20).

In the Catechism of the Catholic Church we read: “Simon Peter holdsthe first place in the college of the Twelve (Mk 3:16); Jesusentrusted a unique mission to him. Through a revelation from theFather, Peter had confessed: ‘You are the Christ, the Son of theliving God.’ Our Lord then declared to him: ‘You are Peter (Rock)and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades willnot prevail against it’ (Mt 16:18). Christ, the ‘living stone’,thus assures his Church, built on Peter, of victory over the powersof death. Because of the faith he confessed Peter will remain theunshakeable rock of the Church” (CCC 552).

Let us consider: who do people today say the Son of Man is? Teacher,idealist, faith-healer, revolutionary, prophet, saint? But what aboutus? Who do we say He is? As a great Christian writer once said, themost important thing about any person or church or society is howthey answer that question. Our lives on the earth and after deathdepends on finding an answer to that question.

Lord Jesus, I believe you are the Christ, the Son of the livingGod. I am deeply grateful that the Father has revealed this to me,but I am weak, and so often fail to honour you, love you and trustyou. Help me be a firmer witness to the faith you have given me.

May your faith be a source of strength in both joys and sorrows. Fr.Dariusz

WHAT’SONTHISWEEK

WE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AT HOME AND IN HOSPITAL:

Bridget Edwards, Dorothy Wheeler, IreneYarrow, Mary de Souza, Peter Bion, Marie Wheeler, Barbara Flynn,Marie Liddall, Maura Stone, Maeve Walmsley, Bernard Regan, MavisReed, Jacques Visser, Denzil Reeves, Elizabeth Smith, IsabelJasinska, Delia Birch, Aileen Fleetwood, Pam DeKeyser, Eileen Beard, Ken Brook, Maureen Travers,Lily Warner, Regina Barnes, Sarah Stewart, Janice Bignall, MiriamGregory, Ruth Gillespie, Jim& Diane Bowen, Dorothy Robertson, AnnHurcombe, George Pritchard, Patricia Nicholson, Elsie Jackson,Maureen Phillips, MarleneHawkins, Isabella Butler, Pauline Wallace, Eileen Molloy, JulieBouchel, Kirsti Dennett, Julie Halstead, Gertie Walsh, Jill Field,Debbie Dowds, Jean French, Mary Shane, Maureen Tall, Rhona Sullivan,Beryl Barclay, Mary Carr, Mary Keilthy, Kay McCabe, Margaret Sefton,Anne Cannon, Tony Wilkinson, Michael Glavin, Michael Pierce, ErrollNewman, Brian Mardle, John Nolan, Francis Monk, Tommy Campbell, NickRamsey, Lyle Wheeler, Bryce Smith, Jamie Taylor. Clergy:Fr John King, Bishop Michael Rowland, MgrChris Brooks, Fr Dick Ashton, Rev Warner Pidgeon. Children:Amy Gander, Savannah & Cayde Lewis, Helen Slattery, Mark Selwood,Daisy Locker, John Quilligan & Grace.

May the healing power of the Holy Spirit come downupon them.

WE PRAY FOR OUR DECEASEDRELATIVES & PARISHIONERS:

FR. DAVIDPAPWORTH RIP, whodied on Thursday, 11^thAugust. Father David served as Assistant Priest at St Margaret’sCanning Town, and as Parish Priest of Holy Name Chelmsford, StMichael East Ham, St Thomas More Debden and St Dominic Harold Hill.His Funeral Mass took place at St. Dominic’s Church on Friday, 19^thAugust. May he rest in peace.

MRS. FRANCES(JULIA) PRITCHARD RIP,wife of George, who died on Thursday, 18^thAugust. Funeral arrangements pending. May she rest in peace.

ANNIVERSARIES:Christina Hickey, Patrick (Terry) Cregg, George Nunzio-Silver, ErnestMcCarthy, Eamonn McCanny Clergy:Canon Vincent Cameron, Fr George Gresley. Maythey rest in peace and rise in glory, and may the Holy Spirit, theComforter, console their bereaved families.

CHURCHCAR PARK Please note that the Church car park will be closed onWednesday morning for the Holiday Bible Club Sports Day. Thoseattending Mass may use the Emmanuel Church car park on Wednesday.

HOLIDAY BIBLECLUB 22^nd-26^thAugust. Children need to bring an A4 size shoe box, a bag andaluminium foil as per the registration form.

FIRST HOLYCOMMUNION & RECONCILIATION PREPARATION Applicationforms to enrol children who will be in School Year 3 and above inSeptember 2011 should now have been returned to the Parish Office.

SOUTHEND GIRLS’CHOIR Charity Concertin aid of Macmillan Cancer Support on Friday 9^thSeptember 8pm St Basil’s Church. Tickets £5 or £4 for concessionsfrom Sue 01268 493434 or Mary 01277 284825.

CHERNOBYLCHILDREN’S LIFELINEAfter the success of our last Quiz evening we are holding one on 24^thSeptember, 7.30 at the Canon Roche Centre.  Tables of 8, butindividuals can be added to make up a table.  Tickets £5; bringyour own Drinks and Nibbles.  Tickets from Kate Venables on01277 650608.

CELEBRATINGSACRAMENTS IN A CONSUMERIST CULTUREInviting all Catechists to an evening with Rev Dr Niall Coll atthe Cathedral Conference Centre on Thursday29^thSeptember7.30pm-9.30pm.Advancebooking essential. Contactthe Adult Rel. Education office on 01277265255 orSr Nuala on 01277265219 email are&fm@dioceseofbrentwood.org.Primary school Head teachers RECo-ordinators,Secondary Heads of RE and Chaplains are invited to a session with FrColl on the morning of Friday30^th9.15am-12.30pmat the Cathedral Conference Centre. Forbooking, pleasecontact the BRES secretary email marycronin@dioceseofbrentwood.orgor 01277 265285.

LOURDES2012You are invited to join St. Helen’s,Westcliff-on-Sea ParishPilgrimage. We will travel by air from City Airport to Lourdes onEaster Monday, 9^thApril returning Saturday 14^thApril. Full board at 4* Hotel (only 50 metres from Sanctuary area),all coach transfers in France, excursion to Bartres, £560 pp (basedon 2 sharing). Excludes Travel Insurance and single room supplement. Places are limited so please ring Sue on 01268 750752 for details

Full BrentwoodUrsuline uniformfor sale.  Perfect condition.  For more information contactTracy on 07708 928968.

THE NEW TRANSLATION OF THEMASS

From the 1^stSunday ofSeptember we will use the new revised translation of the Mass. Thereare some very good and lovely Booklets in the Mass, in bookstand inthe Church porch. There is also a free booklet and sample Mass sheetin the porch prepared by the Brentwood priests.