Newsletter 27th July 2025

First Reading: Genesis 18: 20-32
Responsorial Psalm: Psalms 138: 1-2, 2-3, 6-7, 7-8
Second Reading: Colossians 2: 12-14
Alleluia: Romans 8: 15bc
Gospel: Luke 11: 1-13

CHILDREN'S LITURGY AT THE 9AM MASS IN OUR LADY IMMACULATE CHURCH AND ST AUGUSTINE CHURCH: The Children's Liturgy will be taking a break for the summer from Sunday 27th July and will resume on Sunday 7th September 2025. All the catechist's wish for you all a safe, happy and fun filled summer holiday, and from our Priests a public thank you for the catechists ministry throughout the year.

KNIGHTS OF SAINT COLUMBA HOLY RELIC TOUR: The Knights of Saint Columba are delighted to announce that between Friday 1st August and Sunday 10th August we will be touring the First Class Holy Relics of St Columba, St Margaret of Scotland and St Andrew throughout the Diocese of Brentwood.
The relics will be available for private prayer and veneration in Chelmsford at the Blessed Sacrament Church in Melbourne on Saturday 2nd August between 12Noon and 7:30pm and Sunday 3rd August between 8:30am and 12:30pm. Please see the posters in Church for more information and venues or email Liam Rand prov10.ippgk.liamrand@gmail.com

KEEP THE DATE: Fr Damien will celebrate his final Mass in the parish at 7pm on Sunday 31st August. All are warmly invited to come along afterwards to the Parish Hall at Our Lady Immaculate for a farewell gathering to thank him for his ministry and wish him well in his new Parish. If you would like to help make it a memorable celebration, please contact the Parish Office.

NEWSLETTER FOLDERS: If you can come to the Parish Office located in the Presbytery in Springfield at Noon on Fridays to help with the newsletter folding please contact Linda via the Parish office to be added to the rotas. New volunteers are so appreciated.

INGATESTONE HALL TEA AND TOUR: Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society invites you to a special day at the historic Ingatestone Hall on Thursday 11th September. Guests will enjoy a rare guided tour of this beautiful 16th-century manor, led by Lord Petre or his son, followed by tea and cake served in the parlour.
There are two tour times available: 10.30am and 12.30pm. Tickets are £25 per person and can be booked online at https://eu.jotform.com/form/25....
Please note that, due to the historic nature of the building, access may be limited for those with mobility difficulties. For more information, contact Julie at jabbott@bccs.org.uk or on 07912 277413.

SAVE THE DATE - HALL OF GAMES: Saturday 20 September - St Augustine's Church at 7 p.m. in aid of South Sudan. Bring a team or join a team and demonstrate skills that you never knew that you had!

PARISH OFFICE: If you would like visit the Parish Office and you cannot attend in person at the new location in Springfield, please contact the parish office and someone will meet you at an arranged time in Our Lady Immaculate Parish Hall.

THANK YOU: A big thank you to you all who came to the Strawberry Cream Tea at Holy Name. The Mayor and Mayoress came too and the Pimms was an especial favourite! Thanks to your generous donations we raised £271 for CAFOD

POPE LEO XIV PRAYER INTENTION FOR JULY: Let us pray that we might again learn how to discern, to know how to choose paths of life and reject everything that leads us away from Christ and the Gospel. https://youtu.be/YJ8wXJML-Yk?f...

VACANCY - PARISH ADMINISTRATOR WICKFORD: A vacancy has arisen for a Parish Administrator, to provide administrative support services to the Parish Office by implementing and maintaining office systems, processes and procedures and delivering a welcoming, appropriate service to those attending the parish office. Carrying out financial duties is also required as part of the role. All applicants should have good administrative and finance skills, although some training will be given.
The post will be part-time working 12 hours per week – (4 Days per week, 3 hours per day). The salary is £12.60 per hour. The closing date for applications is 6 August 2025 and suitable applicants will be invited to attend interviews week commencing 18 August 2025.
If you have any queries or if you would like to apply please complete a Recruitment Application Form and send this to the HR department by email at hr@brcdt.org.
For more information please see the advert at: https://www.dioceseofbrentwood...

THE SAINT VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY: The SVP provides practical help to those in need. If you or someone you know could use support, call us confidentially at 0207 7033030, 07936 579230, or contact the Parish Office. For furniture project donations or assistance, call the furniture bank on 0330 0436474.

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

May the souls of all the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE SICK AND HOUSEBOUND OF OUR PARISHES, (AND ALL WHO ARE SICK.) Susan Ager, Annie Blake, Maureen Byrne, Marie Callahan, Valerie Cummins, Doreen Cornish, Simon Docherty, Peter Dodson, Madeleine East, Troy Erickson, Marta Fevola, Mary Fletcher, Teresa Foster, Michael Hoare, Mike Healy, Shelia Hughes, John Grainger, Robert Godfrey, Connor Hickey, Cathy Ingram, Maureen Leatherdale, Stuart Lucas, Margaret Lowrey, Anne Lowden, Maura Magee, Barry & Shelia Mayo, Sarah & Henry McKeon, Monica McShane, Donny McColl, Margaret O'Sullivan, Grazia Paola, Christine Staines, Patrick Waters, Anja Welsh-Smyth, Gayle Williams, Shirley Willis.