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13th May 2012

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER B                      13^th May 2012

FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS will be celebrated at special Masses in our Parish on Saturday 19^th and 26^th May at 11 am. At Baptism, parents prayed “The Lord’s Prayer” and looked to their child’s first Holy Communion, when Christ would give himself to their child. Parents and children have been preparing for first Holy Communion since Baptism, and particularly over the past few months.  

THE REPOSITORY SHOP in our Church porch will be open at all Masses at the weekend with a variety of Holy Communion Gifts. There are also many other religious items of interest. Please come and look at our selection for a personal gift for this special time.

THE BLESSED SACRAMENT PROCESSION will be on Saturday the 16^th of June at 10.30am. It will start with a service in the Parish Hall and there will then be a procession into the Church, where there will be a service and Blessing with the Blessed Sacrament.  

The GOING FORTH MASS will be at 11am on Sunday, 24^th June.  The children will be presented with their First Holy Communion Certificates and we will have a celebration afterwards in the Hall, for the children and their families.

OUR CHURCH CAR PARK is restricted to First Holy Communion families and their guests up to 1.30pm on Saturdays, 19 & 26 May. We need volunteers to supervise our car park and direct guests to other parking once ours is full.  Please contact our Parish office on 624891. 

SIXTH SUNDAY IN EASTER B                                     13^th May 2012

Dear Parishioners,

Jesus said, “This is my commandment; Love one another as I have loved you” (John 15:9-17). Love is easy when we like and enjoy the company of the person who is the focus of our attention. When we are confronted with a difficult or not very likeable person or problem situations, then the quality of our love is tested. Love is at its greatest when a person makes sacrifices for another in what is right and good. Jesus saw his life as a union of love with his Father. He was prepared to make the sacrifice of love to save people from condemnation and death, for he put his Father’s will not his own first. In agony, in the Garden of Gethsemane, he prayed in love, “Father, not my will, but yours be done”. Our instinct may be the opposite, and whilst we might not say, we may well think, “Not your will, but mine be done”. Jesus teaches us the way of love for God and one another in the Lord’s Prayer when we say, “Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”. 

Jesus, by sacrificing his life in suffering and death, showed his love for God, his Father, and for people was total.  He tells us to remain in his love by keeping his commandments. When we ignore or break them, we walk away from love. There is no love when we put ourselves before God or others. When we put ourselves first and fail to sacrifice our self for the sake of another and for what is right, we deny ourselves growth in love. Love is a gift of God planted in our heart, and it is only by sharing love and giving it away, does it grow and enrich others.  

The more a person loves, the greater the glory they give to God, and the greater the blessings they bring to others. To live in love is to be in right relationship with God and people. Our age leads to centring on self, so we need to sacrifice in little things, to train our self for sacrifices in more challenging things. We grow in love by making sacrifices which sustain our commitments and relationships.

We congratulate the children and their parents, who received their first Holy Communion in our parish, on Saturday. In receiving Christ in Holy Communion, they receive the greatest gift of love, in which God gives himself to us. We thank our team of Catechists and their assistants who have given so generously of their time and expertise to help prepare the children for first Holy Communion and the Sacrament of Reconciliation.  

May the Lord bless you with his love and the new life of grace.  Fr John 

CONFIRMATION will be celebrated in our Parish on Pentecost Sunday, 27^th of May, at 11am Mass.  We ask parishioners who usually attend 11am Mass to try to attend another Mass that weekend.  Thirty-seven young people have been preparing for the Sacrament since January. With the gift of the Holy Spirit, in Confirmation, they will be strengthened in faith. Next session is at 3.30pm on Sunday 20^th May. There will be Reconciliation in preparation for Confirmation on Monday, 21^st May at 7.30pm in the Church. Please pray for them at this important time of preparation for their Confirmation.

PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK AT HOME &IN HOSPITAL:

Maeve Walmsley, Denise Zarb, Rebecca Lightfoot, George Pritchard, Gerry Ryan, Bernard Regan, Caroline Hill, Peter Jagger, Maura Stone, Dorothy Wheeler, Peter Bion, Michael Howlett, Jacques Visser, Rhona Sullivan, Joe McCreanor, Bob Boon, Michael Glavin, Marie Liddall, Barbara Flynn, Mary Wilding, Isabel Jasinska, Beryl Barr, Regina Barnes, Aileen Fleetwood, Isabella Butler, Eileen Beard, Mavis Reed, Maeve Freeman, Bridget Edwards, Maureen Tall, Delia Birch, Maureen Travers, Elizabeth Smith, Patricia McGeown, Pam De Keyser, Jim & Diane Bowen, Patricia Nicholson, Dorothy Robertson, Maureen Phillips, Pauline Wallace, Ann Hurcombe, Mary Carr, Debbie Dowds, Kay McCabe, Edith Snook, Marlene Hawkins, Kirsti Dennett, Janice Bignall, Julie Bouchel, Elsie Jackson, Julie Halstead, Eileen Molloy, Anne Babb, Lily Warner, Gertie Walsh, Margaret Sefton, Sarah Stewart, Beryl Barclay, Jean French, Mary Keilthy, Anne Cannon, Mary Shane, John Nolan, Denzil Reeves, Tommy Campbell, Erroll Newman, Michael Pierce, Jamie Taylor, Francis Monk, Lyle Wheeler, Nick Ramsey, Bryce Smith, Brian Mardle. Clergy: Fr Conrad Smith, Bishop Michael Rowland, Fr Andrew Dorricott, Mgr Chris Brooks, Rev Warner Pidgeon. Children: Savannah & Cayde Lewis, Helen Slattery, Daisy Locker John Quilligan, Mark Selwood & Grace. May the healing power of the Holy Spirit come down upon them. 

ILL IN HOSPITAL If you or a relative is going into hospital please inform your priest, or a Catholic Priest at the hospital. It is essential for everyone who is ill at home or in hospital to receive Holy Communion and the Sacrament for the Sick. 

WE PRAY FOR OUR DECEASED RELATIVES & PARISHIONERS:

Anniversaries: Catherine Exley, Kevin Murphy, David Barry, Creina Chiappe.    

Clergy: Fr John William Hayes, Canon Thomas Clarke. May they rest in peace and rise in glory, and may the Holy Spirit, the Comforter, console their bereaved families.

HELP SCHEME to help parishioners needing: transport to Mass; transport to doctor or hospital appointments; emergency help to collect prescriptions or shopping. The scheme is co-ordinated by: Grace Herbert (657550): Karen Millar (655033): Joan Forbes (655636). We would appreciate if people using the Help Scheme could be responsible for parking fees and make a donation to the Church to help cover petrol costs as some drivers have had a lot of expense

REGISTRATION IN OUR PARISH If you moved into our parish recently, please complete a Registration Form and hand it in to the Priest’s House. If you moved within the parish please either Email: office@mostholyredeemer.org.uk or tel 01277 624891 with your details.

WHAT’S ON THIS WEEK

OFFERINGS THANK YOU for your generous Offerings £1539.89 (of which £1091.11 was Gift Aided) for our Parish last weekend and for £70.21 in the CAFOD Box for our Parish CAFOD Project Connect2Rwanda.

THANK YOU to the Servers and their Families. I was very humbled and surprised to receive your very kind gifts marking my retirement from M.C. for the Altar Servers. It was one of the few times in my life when I was speechless. I would like to thank everyone who contributed. I am not sure what to spend the voucher on, but will try to obtain something that reminds me of all of you. The last 9 years have been very rewarding watching all the servers grow from nervous and quiet 8 year olds to in some cases not so quiet 18 year olds. Some do not make the full term but I have, on many occasions felt very proud of the standards of serving at The Most Holy Redeemer Church and have heard several times that our servers are admired throughout the Diocese. I leave you in very capable hands and thank Anne Marie Rainsford and Sara Dean for taking over as Parish M.C's. I will still be watching from the church so don't forget to wear those school shoes and continue to assist Father John and the Priests at the altar. Thank you again for all your best wishes. Mike Sinnott

SPIRITUAL LIFE & WORSHIP

MASSES FOR PARISH GROUPS   On the first Fridays of the month at 7.30pm we celebrate Mass for various groups in the parish. All parishioners are invited to attend these Masses, and we ask the members of the groups and organisations concerned to attend their particular Mass. The next Friday Masses are as follows:

8^th June       Messengers, Newsletter folders & Welcomers (may be changed)

6^th July        Altar Servers

MARRIAGE – WHAT CAN I DO? There is an article in the Church porch from the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England & Wales regarding the Government’s consultation on same sex marriage. Please take a copy.

TALKS ON THE CATHOLIC FAITH will resume in September and we will welcome anyone interested in finding out about our faith or becoming Catholic. 

Diocesan Preparation for the Year of Faith ‘How To Share The Good News’. Monday 28^th May 7.30pm-9.30pm Cathedral Conference Centre, Brentwood. The Speaker is David Payne, Director of café, who will explore how the word of God has the power to change and transform minds and hearts. To book, please contact 01277 265219/255are email are&fm@dioceseofbrentwood.org 

BCYS The Big Jubilee Lunch on 3^rd June in the grounds of Walsingham House, ‘On the Move’ 24^th June A day of games, for those in Year 8-13 at St Anne Line School in Basildon email roisin@bcys.net for an application form. Details in Porch

VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD & RELIGIOUS LIFE For young men and women aged 18 – 30 who want a place to reflect, pray and chat about vocation, you are very welcome to the Brentwood Vocations Discernment Group. We meet monthly for an evening together including a meal, a talk by a Priest or Religious, a sharing of their vocational journey, a time of quiet prayer and a chance to ask questions both in a group and one to one. To contact Fr Dominic call 01268 281732 or email frdominic@brentwoodvocations.org. You will be most welcome. www.brentwoodvocations.org 

NEWS FROM ST PETER’S This week all the children took part in the BBC’s World's Biggest Assembly. This was an opportunity for the children to link up with children around the world and air their views on what matters to them. Children thought about issues in their local areas or concerns directly affecting them. It was great to see what is important to children in other parts of the world. Ultimately the children could see that though we come from very different parts of the world, in many ways we all share a common goal. As said by Anne Frank,' we all live with the objective of being happy. Our lives are all different and yet the same' 

BAPTISM Congratulations to the parents of Evie Fairmaner and Abbie Judge who were Baptised in our Church last Sunday. We pray that the Lord will help them to bring up their children in the knowledge and love of God. 

FORTHCOMING EVENTS & NEWS

PARISH HALL AGM followed by ordinary meeting, of the Hall Management Committee will be held at 8pm on 22^nd May in Room 3. All are welcome.

STEPPING STONES – Bereavement Group – Whether you have recently lost family or friends or were bereaved a long time ago, you are welcome to come for a coffee and friendly support. It will be held in the lounge of the Pastoral Centre on Thursday 24th May 10.30am – 12 noon. You are welcome to come for as long or as short as you wish - there is no on-going commitment. For further information please contact Alison on 654385 or Karen 655033.

WALK FOR WARMTH – we recently had to replace two of the heaters in our Church that could not be repaired and the other heaters will soon have be replaced and the system updated.  There are insufficient funds in the Parish to do this, so we need some fundraising activities. We have entered the Parish into The Fun Walk at Barleylands, organised by John Baron MP, and the amount we raise as a Parish will be topped up by Mr Baron’s bonus pot.  It takes place on Sunday 27^th May at 1pm. There are 2 walks, one is 3 miles long, and the other much shorter and suitable for toddlers, families and the disabled. There will be live music, a BBQ and lots of charity stalls - a fantastic family day out. If you would like to take part, contact the Parish Office or Deirdre Pembroke on 650978 for details and sponsorship forms. If you would be prepared to be one of the marshals please contact us. If each family in the Parish could donate £10, this would go a long way to the covering the cost of the heating system.

CANON ROCHE REUNION DISCO, in homage to the great days of the Junior and Senior Discos back in the 1980’s. It is on Friday 1^st June 7.30 – midnight  in the Canon Roche Hall. Come and meet old friends and raise funds (hopefully in the region of £2,000) for Cancer Research and CRY (in memory of our friend James Patterson) Tickets are £10 and will be on sale after Masses on 12/13^th May or from Tim on e-mail t.deeks@deekssurveyors.co.uk tel: 01277 658033 or Nicole on 01277 633167. There is a Canon Roche re-union page on Facebook. If any parishioners can donate auction prizes, we would love to hear from you.  

JUBILEE SUMMER BALL Wickford Parish  HCPT Group  are  holding a Summer Ball at the Holiday Inn Basildon on Friday 1^st June. Tickets are £45 per person which includes drinks on arrival, a 3 course meal, and dancing and live entertainment. If you would like to support us please contact Chris & Joan Tisi on 01268 735915 or Karen Sharp at Wickford Parish Office on 01268 733219.

CAFOD Lee Valley Bike ride Sunday 27^th May – choose from the 10 mile family ride starting at Cheshunt or the longer 18 mile ride starting from Ponders End, The routes takes us through the Lee Valley Park and along the tow path to Broxbourne where we enjoy our picnic lunch. £6 entry fee per person. For more details email brentwood@cafod.org.uk or telephone 020 8502 9722

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS THIS WEEK

SACRAMENT OF PENANCE Saturday 5.00pm to 5.30pm (not on

                 Saturday mornings 19^th or 26^th May) and by request to the priest.    

ADORATION & PRAYER BEFORE THE BLESSED SACRAMENT 

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

SATURDAY       5.00pm to 5.30pm

DIVINE OFFICE PSALMS for Easter Week 6 are from Week 2 

MASS ATTENDANCE SUNDAY 6^th May 2012 (Previous Week)

Total 707 (794):    6pm Mass 137 (165), 9am Mass 197 (246), 

11am Mass 252 (256), 5pm Mass 121 (127)

PARISH MASS BOOK for SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER (B)

Page 7 BEGINNING OF MASS Page 266 COLLECT & READINGS   

Page 12 THE APOSTLES CREED Page 14  PREPARATION OF GIFTS 

Page 15 PREFACE DIALOGUE Page 60  EASTER PREFACE 4 

Page 16 HOLY, HOLY Page 28  EUCHARISTIC PRAYER 3

Page 43 COMMUNION RITE       Page 268 PRAYER AFTER COMMUNION

Prayers for before Mass and after Holy Communion are inside the front and back cover The Parish Mass Book.