Catholic Church of Saint Peter Served by clergy of The Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham DIOCESE OF BRENTWOOD

EASTWOOD PARISH In today's Gospel, Jesus SUNDAY says that we cannot be the slave of two masters. As we prepare for Lent, it allows us the FRIDAY 3 opportunity to examine in our lives FERIA 9.10 Morning Prayer to see whether we are God’s servants 9.30 l Julio Isidro RIP or if we are slaves to the world. 15.30 m St. Margaret's Mass 19.00 Stations of the Cross & Lent Bible Study SATURDAY 4 8TH SUNDAY FERIA 9.30 l Bob Köhle’s Intentions 11.00 l First Holy Communion OF THE YEAR Reconciliations SUNDAY 5 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT PARISH PRIEST: Fr. Jeff Woolnough 8.30 l Claire Ellen Hunt RIP 59 EASTWOOD ROAD NORTH 10.15 l Barbara Townsend RIP LEIGH-ON-SEA · ESSEX SS9 4BX 18.00 l James O’Connor RIP Hall Bookings and Parish Office: (01702) 522879 26TH FEBRUARY 2017 & People of the Parish E-mail: [email protected] PARISH

St. Margaret's Mass All are welcome to the first Friday Mass at St. Margaret's, Rayleigh Road, this Friday, 3rd March at 3.30pm. Please stay for a cup of tea with the residents after Mass. First Holy Communion Thursday, 2nd March in the New Mazenod Hall from 4.30pm-5.45pm. Session 6. Jumble Sale On Saturday, 11th March at 10.30am we are holding a Jumble Sale in the Hall. The 'Big Box' is now in the porch for your contributions of clothes, shoes, handbags, (no suitcases, please), good bric- a-brac. No bedding please, as it does not sell. We need your help on the evening of Used Palm Crosses Bethlehem Nativity Friday, 10th March to set up Please bring your used A missionary group from and on Saturday morning to Palm Crosses in to be Bethlehem Nativity will sell (times to be arranged). burned and blessed ready visit us next Sunday, 5th Please sign the list in for Ash Wednesday, on 1st March to briefly talk about the Church porch. March. There is box available the Holy Land and sell in the Church porch. religious articles made out Blessed Sacrament of olive wood from the Holy Lamp at St. Peter’s Ecumenical Stations Land to help and support The Blessed Sacrament of the Cross poor Christian families. Lamp can be sponsored for With our neighbours at an intention to burn for St. James', Elmsleigh Drive, SVP Annual Raffle seven days. The cost of this every Wednesday during A wonderful opportunity will be £5.00. Place your Lent (beginning at St. James' to win great prizes! Raffle tickets will be on sale next intention and donation in on Wednesday, 8th March Sunday, 5th March for the an envelope for the attention and alternately between our National SVP raffle. First prize of the Parish Office. two churches thereafter) at £3000, second prize £2000, 7.00pm. Donations received third prize £1000 plus ten Repository at every devotion to HARP. We have St. Patrick's Day cards prizes of £100 and ten prizes The full programme will and badges on sale now. of £50! Tickets are £1 each be advertised next week. Also, First Holy Communion or £5 a book. Everyone has invitation cards are available. been so generous in the past. Parish Stations We hope we can continue to A Useful Website... of The Cross have your support and, of www.catholicscomehome.org/ Every Friday during Lent course all profits go to those find-meaning-purpose/ at 7.00pm at St. Peter’s. in need in this country. St. Patrick's Night Walk With Me Safety Manager Saturday, 18th March in the The Lenten Journey of New Hall Senior School New Mazenod Hall. Come Prayer booklet 'Walk With requires, as soon as possible, a and enjoy one of the world's Me' is on sale now in the Health and Safety Manager great cultures – live music, Repository – £1.00 each. (8.30am to 5.30pm, Monday Irish dancers, wonderful to Friday, all year) to support imagery of Ireland, Irish stew First Holy Communion the Estate Manager, taking and soda bread (vegetarian overall responsibility for all option available), raffle and Parents’ Meeting aspects of health and safety. Tuesday, 28th February a licensed bar. All profits will The successful candidate is from 8.00pm-9.00pm in go to the Knights of Saint required to have a NEBOSH/ the New Mazenod Hall. Columba and associated IOSH Diploma or equivalent charities including Nazareth level health and safety House, MISSIO, BEEF Meeting the “Living qualification and NEBOSH (Brentwood Ecclesiastical God” Seminars 2017 Fire Certificate or equivalent Education Fund for the Seminars at Cathedral House, level fire safety qualification. training of new priests) and Ingrave Road, Brentwood: A full driving licence and the parish of St. Peters. Doors n The three marks of excellent communication open at 6.30pm for 7.00pm Easter Faith. Speaker: Bishop and IT skills are required. start. Adults £10; Children Emeritus Thomas McMahon. Understanding and support under 16 £5; Children under 4 Date: Saturday, 4th March. of the ethos of a Catholic Free. To purchase tickets, Time: 10.30am-12.00 noon. boarding and day school is please see Bruno after Mass n With Christ during Lent. essential. The salary range for or visit Joan in the Repository Speaker: Bishop this post is between £30,528pa or telephone Liam Rand on Alan Williams, sm. and £34,813pa depending 07952 954833 or e-mail: Date: Saturday, 18th March. on skills and experience. [email protected] – Time: 10.30am-12.00 noon. Closing date: Midday, 3rd We look forward to enjoying a For further information on March. Interview date: 15th spectacular evening together. each seminar, please e-mail: March. For further details [email protected] and an application form, Study Day on the or telephone (01277) 265285. please visit the website: Gospel of John www.newhallschool.co.uk/ The next Study Day at Nazareth House job-opportunities or contact Christ the Eternal High Priest, Do you have some the HR Department on Gidea Park, RM2 6DH, spare time? Then why (01245) 467588. will take place on Saturday, not volunteer at 18th March from 11.00am Nazareth House? Beginning Experience until 3.00pm. The theme is The Sisters are looking for There is a healing weekend ‘The Journey of Faith in the people to enhance the life for men and women who Gospel of John’. The day will of the residents, by sitting find themselves single be led by Fr. Victor Darlington, with them, assisting at again following divorce, Professor of Scripture at St. meal times, bringing the separation or the death of John’s Seminary, Wonersh. resident out for a walk/ a partner from 17th-19th The day will include shopping etc. You can help March at the Emmaus Centre, exploration of the Lenten for as little or as long as West Wickham in Kent. Sunday Gospels from the you can and if you are there For more details please Gospel of John. Admission during meal time then get in contact with Freda on is free, tea and coffee will you will be provided with (01322) 838415, Sandra on be provided, but please a hot meal. If you would (01293) 783965 or John on bring a packed lunch. Ample like to help, please contact (01992) 642443, or e-maiI: free parking is available at Sister Brigid on (01702) [email protected] the Church, which is three 345627 or e-mail: superior. minutes’ walk from Gidea [email protected] Brentwood Youth Park Station. It is essential Visit the BCYS facebook to book your place and this Parish Website page to find out about should be done by e-mail to: Visit our parish website at: current youth events in the [email protected] www.stpetereastwood.org Diocese: http://bit.ly/fb-bcys HARP’s Prittle Brook Flame Congress Diocesan Property Spring Walk SSE Wembley Arena, Consultant Vacancy Why not sign up again Saturday, 11th March. The Diocese has a vacancy for HARP’s Prittle Brook Travel with the Brentwood for a Property Consultant, Spring Walk which takes Catholic Youth Service to the working out of Cathedral largest Catholic youth event place on Sunday, 23rd April House in Brentwood. in the country! Open to all at 2.00pm? It’s a 3½ mile The role is full-time. aged 15-23, this Congress Sunday afternoon stroll along If you, or any of your family/ includes music by Grammy the Prittle Brook Greenway friends are interested in Award winner Matt Redman, from Priory Park to Belfairs applying, please first contact talks from the Cardinal Park – raising vital funds for property-recruitment@ Archbishop of Myanmar HARP. Every step you take dioceseofbrentwood.org (Burma), experiences shared to request a job description will show you’re supporting by young people who have local homeless people. and person specification. worked in refugee camps in You should then send in What’s more, with each Jordan, conversation with entry you will receive a FREE your CV, with a covering Fr. Augusto Zampini, who letter demonstrating how HARP Spring Walk T-shirt was once a parish priest in and also enjoy a well-earned your experience and the slums of Buenos Aires and skills match the essential cup of tea and a slice of cake now works very closely with afterwards at the Woodlands requirements and attributes Pope Francis, and input from of the role. Closing date Centre in Belfairs Park. Sarah Teather, once an MP This is a great afternoon for CVs/applications is 7.00pm and now head of the Jesuit on Tuesday, 28th February. out and knowing you are Refugee Service. The day helping Southend’s homeless Interviews take place the week also includes music, dance commencing 6th March. community rebuild their lives and drama, as well as times and live independently makes of reflection and prayer and it even better! Visit: www. lots of activities in the break Estates Manager New Hall Senior School harpsouthend.org/spring-walk times. It is an amazing day, it only happens once every requires, from June 2017, an Women's World Day two years, and tickets are Estates Manager. Closing date limited. Travel on your own for applications: Midday, of Prayer Service Friday, 17th March. All are welcome to a Women's or with friends, and we will meet you at Liverpool Street Interview date: Tuesday, 28th World Day of Prayer Service, March. For further details at St. Helen's Church, or Fenchurch Street station. Cost just £15, plus your train and an application form Milton Road, Westcliff on fare. E-mail: gabriellafusi@ please visit the website: Friday, 3rd March at 10.30am. dioceseofbrentwood.org www.newhallschool.co.uk/job- With guests Sir David Amess or telephone (01268) 515970. opportunities or alternatively, M.P., a representative of the please contact a member Philippine Ambassador and Magnificat of the HR Department the Mayor of Southend. Magnificat is published on (01245) 467588. 5,000 services will be held monthly in a convenient in the British Isles on the format for fitting in the Part Time Clerk theme of ‘Am I Being Unfair pocket. In addition to the New Hall School has a to You?’. The Christian women texts and prayers of each daily vacancy for a part time of the Philippines wrote Mass, it contains morning New Hall Multi Academy the service and it has been and evening prayers. Trust (NHMAT) Clerk. translated into 1,000 different If you would like to order, 2 days a week (Essex County languages and dialects, to it can be done online at; Council term time only). be used, throughout the www.catholicherald.co.uk/ For further details and whole world, on Friday, 3rd magnificat or alternatively an application form, March, starting at sunrise you can also write to: The please visit the website: over the island of Samoa and Catholic Herald, Herald House, www.newhallschool.co.uk/job- continuing until sunset off Lambs Passage, Bunhill Row, opportunities or alternatively, the coast of American Samoa. London EC1Y 8TQ. Telephone: please contact a member Please come along and join 020 7448 3618. E-mail: of the HR Department in this worldwide event. [email protected] on (01245) 467588. Altar Flowers Diocesan Pilgrimage Annual Diocesan Many thanks to all those who to Walsingham – Pilgrimage to have donated to the flower fund throughout the year. 22nd July 2017 Lourdes July 2017 If you would like to donate Join Bishop Alan and Bishop Alan will lead the in memory of a loved one, other parishes around the diocesan annual pilgrimage or someone who is ill or Diocese of Brentwood in from Sunday, 23rd to Friday, far away, please pick up an Walsingham as we celebrate 28th July. Accompanied envelope from the Repository. the centenary of our diocese. by an experienced medical We will dedicate the diocese team, there will be plenty of to the Immaculate Heart of help for those with mobility Lent Lectures needs. The pilgrimage is All are welcome at the Catholic Mary at the Basilica before no less ideal for couples, Church Hall, 11 Church walking the Holy Mile to individuals, and groups of Hill, Epping CM16 4RA: the grounds of Walsingham friends; all are welcome. n “The Privilege of Suffering”. Abbey to celebrate Mass on There is a full programme to Dr. Colin Harte will speak the site of the Holy House. opt in and out of. There are on suffering, as we find it If you would like to come, brochures at the back of the difficult to cope with and please sign the list in the Church porch. A coach will Church. For more information understand. All suffering is or for a brochure, please in some way redemptive and be leaving from St. Peters. Further details to be advised. telephone the pilgrimage can be associated with the administrator Cathy O’Connor sufferings of Christ. Monday on (01206) 735623. 6th, March at 8.00pm. Fatima June 2017 n “The Joy of Love - Amoris This year the holy shrine Fatima October 2017 Laetitia”. Fr. Alban McCoy of Fatima, which is fully approved by the Church, Pilgrimage to Fatima OFM, Dean of St. Edmund’s and The Eucharistic celebrates 100 years since the College, Cambridge, will Miracle of Santarem first apparition to the children. speak on Pope Francis’ 1917-2017: Centenary. The parish of Canvey Island reflection on the recent Synod From 9th-15th October 2017 is planning a pilgrimage there of Bishops, on the family, (6/7 days). £760 per person from the 10th-15th June 2017 and pastoral practice and sharing. Transfer from the and travelling with Anam moral issues, on Monday, parish of St. Helen’s, Westcliff. 13th March at 8.00pm. Cara Travel. The price will Breakfast, lunch and dinner n “Being a Catholic Doctor be approx. £595 with full all included. 100 years ago in 21st Century England board and travelling with Our Lady appeared to three and staying true to the British Airways. Anyone shepherd children at Fatima, Catholic Faith – lessons for interested should either Portugal. She foretold the wars a lay Catholic”. Dr. Charlie telephone Canvey Island and chaos happening today. O’Donnell FRCP, Consultant parish on (01268) 682599 And she gave us the solutions! on Emergency Medicine and or e-mail Fr. Eamonn at: If you are weighed down by Intensive Care, will speak on [email protected] the many trials and difficulties the challenges facing doctors of modern life, then read her who follow Christian and Lourdes May 2017 maternal message of Fatima. moral principles on Monday, 29th May-2nd June 2017. To book a place, please 20th March at 8.00pm. St. Helen’s parish, Westcliff- contact Salvatore or All are welcome and on-Sea invites you on a Patricia on (01702) 432458 admission is free. Pilgrimage to Lourdes by air. or Salvatore mobile: Staying at the fabulous 4-star 07753 203129 or Patricia Catholic Singles Hotel Grande Moderne, mobile: 07946 687623. Catholic Singles is an closest to the Sanctuaries. ATOL certificated. organisation which helps Full board basis. All rooms single adult Catholics of all are en-suite. Price based Diocesan Directories ages meet, either one-to-one on two sharing, £545. Full The 2017 Diocesan Directories or through social events. spiritual programme and have arrived and are available Please telephone 0161 941 free time. Contact Sue Baillie to buy at £2.75. Please see 3498, or visit the website: on 07979 746707 or e-mail: Joan in the Repository to www.catholicsingles.org.uk [email protected] purchase your copy. Hospital Visits What Good News Springtime Catholic In emergencies, please contact Discover the Good News of History Walks 2017 Fr. Gerry Drummond at Jesus Christ! Visit the website: Come and enjoy a walk Rochford on (01702) 544334. www.whatgoodnews.org along London’s river, in good company and discovering Sunday Bulletin Diocesan Website fascinating history along E-mail your news items The Brentwood Diocese the way! No need to book – for the Sunday Bulletin to: website is online at: just turn up! Wear suitable [email protected] www.dioceseofbrentwood.net shoes and clothing – we walk whatever the weather! n Sunday, 5th March, starting Parish Weekly Offertory at 3.00pm at the door of the Church of the Most Precious Blood, O’Meara Street, London Offertory for 19th February 2017 ...... £1,268.27 SE1 1TD. The walk will go (of which £978.77 was donated under Gift Aid) along the river to the Tower WEEKLY OFFERTORY TARGET ...... £1,375.00 of London and from there to St. Paul’s Cathedral and back across the Millennium Bridge. n Sunday, 19th March, starting at 3.00pm at the door What’s on this week in of the Church of the Most Precious Blood, O’Meara the New Mazenod Hall Street, London SE1 1TD, and walking along the Thames Sunday, 26th February Coffee Morning (11.15am) to Westminster, crossing the Monday, 27th February NHS Blood & Transplant (all day) river at Charing Cross and going along the Embankment Tuesday, 28th February Tai Chi (10.30am-12.30pm) to Westminster Abbey. Contact: 07816 790016 All along, there will be stops Tuesday, 28th February First Holy Communion at places of historic interest, with information on the great Parent’s Meeting (8.00pm-9.00pm) events that shaped London’s Wednesday, 1st March Handicraft Club (1.45pm-3.00pm) and Britain’s history. Contact: Joan (01702) 523751 A donation of £5 is invited for each walk. Concessions Wednesday, 1st March Irish Dancing (4.00pm-7.00pm) for senior citizens and Contact: Cecily 07737 226545 unemployed. Children under Wednesday, 1st March Martial Arts Course 16 free. For more information (8.00pm-9.00pm) please visit the website: www.essex-martialarts.co.uk www.catholichistorywalks.com Thursday, 2nd March Tai Chi (1.00pm-3.00pm) Missio Red Boxes Contact: 07816 790016 There are a number Thursday, 2nd March First Holy Communion of Missio Red Boxes Catechesis (4.30pm-5.45pm) awaiting homes. Please take one from the porch Thursday, 2nd March Tai Chi (7.30pm-9.30pm) and leave your name, Contact: 07816 790016 address and telephone Friday, 3rd March Freestyle Drama (4.45pm-6.45pm) number at the repository. Contact: Jake 07888 822733 If you are a tax payer please state whether you wish to Sunday, 5th March Coffee Morning (11.15am) Gift Aid your contribution.

facebook.com/StPeterEastwood Find us on Facebook Please like and join our page: twitter.com/StPeterEastwood facebook.com/StPeterEastwood Requiescat in Pace 8TH SUNDAY n Carlo Apicella’s OF THE YEAR Requiem Mass will take place here at St. Peter’s LIVING on Thursday, 9th March at 12.15pm followed by committal at Sutton Road Cemetery at 1.45pm. n Reception of Anne Snell’s body into Church on Thursday, 9th March at 4.30pm. Requiem of Anne Snell on Friday, SERVANT 10th March at 2.00pm. n Reception of John Murphy’s OR SLAVE? body into Church on Wednesday, 15th March at 4.00pm. Requiem of John Murphy on Thursday, 16th March at 11.45am. Our gospel readings from the ‘Sermon on the mount’ are We continue to pray for all coming to an end. Today’s passage is a familiar one: ‘Look at the the deceased of our parish, birds in the sky... Think of the flowers in the field’, Jesus declares, their families and friends. ‘How much more will God look after you, you people of little faith’. These memorable words are in danger of becoming little Headteacher more than a comforting sentimentality if they are not set within The governors of Our Lady the challenging program of the whole ‘Sermon on the Mount’. of Lourdes Catholic Primary School, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex Note that the passage chosen for today’s liturgy has as SS9 3HS, are seeking to its introduction the pithy parable about the impossibility of appoint an inspirational, ‘serving two masters’. If we recall the teaching of Jesus we have enthusiastic and dedicated been following, this passage can be read as a commentary Headteacher to lead the on the first Beatitude, with which the ‘Sermon on the Mount’ school into an exciting future. began: ‘How happy are the poor in spirit’. As they share their Starting date: 1st September journey of life with Jesus, his true followers find the joy of an 2017. Please see the full undivided heart: ‘Set your hearts on the Father’s kingdom advert in the Catholic first’, Jesus concluded, ‘and on God’s saving justice and all Teachers Gazette or visit these other things will be given to you as well’. (The version the website: www.e-ctg.com in the lectionary follows the Jerusalem Bible translation. The or e-mail: recruitment@ New Jerusalem Bible translation is quoted here. This change ourladyoflourdes.southend.sch.uk clarifies something basic to Christian faith. God’s ‘saving for an application pack. justice’ is the divine rectitude which will heal, reconcile, Closing date: 10th March. restore in undeserved generosity. The Christian’s undivided heart is filled with confidence in this ‘saving justice’). First Holy Looking back on the charter outlined by Jesus we will Communion Dresses recognise that from beginning to end it presupposes the Bespoke and unique First Good News that was the essential message of all his teaching, Holy Communion dresses, the astounding truth in which the whole story of creation is beautifully made to meet your grounded, the absolutely gratuitous but boundless generosity specific requirements. Please of the eternal Father. The first reading, from the Isaian writings, contact Helen Morgan (a has been chosen because its astounding declaration, given parent at Our Lady of Lourdes through the prophet, reminds us of this background: ‘Does a School) on 07715 418074 woman forget her baby at the breast ... Yet even if these forget, I for a no obligation chat. will never forget you’. The first Christians took up their following of the Saviour in the same spirit, echoed in the words of Paul’s Mobile Phones Letter to the Ephesians, ‘Blessed by God the Father ... Before Please remember to put your the world was made, he chose us, chose us in Christ’ (1:3). mobile phone in ‘silent mode’. ROTAS holic Church THIS WEEK No one can ROTAS Cat of

serve two CHURCH ANNIVERSARIES masters. You CLEANERS n 3rd March Mary Connolly David Patrick Bell cannot serve Mrs. Batley Gerard O'Leary Robert Kohle n 10th March Rita Migliorini George Zee both God Elizabeth Payne Tom Rice Mrs. Studds Catherine McCluskey Elizabeth Rodgers and money. Elizabeth Batley Catherine Kirkham SUNDAY COFFEE Florence Ada Moore Ada Grantham (Matthew 6:24) n 26th February Kathleen Kerley Christine O'Brien Leonore & Ian Patricia O'Sullivan n 5th March WORD Carmel & Clare

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KEY: l Mass at St. Peter’s t Mass at St. Thomas More High School m Mass at St. Margaret’s, Rayleigh Road SUNDAY 26 TUESDAY 28 FRIDAY 3 8TH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR FERIA FERIA 8.30 l Intentions of Kerry Hunt 18.30 Holy Hour & 9.10 Morning Prayer 10.15 l CONFIRMATION: Confessions 9.30 l Julio Isidro RIP Candidates & Families 19.30 l Divine Worship: 15.30 m St. Margaret's Mass 18.00 l People of the Parish Emily Ware RIP 19.00 Stations of the Cross & Lent Bible Study WEDNESDAY 1 MONDAY 27 ASH WEDNESDAY FERIA SATURDAY 4 9.30 l The Holy Father 9.10 Morning Prayer FERIA 11.45 t S.T.M. School Mass 9.30 l Mary Berryman (A) 9.30 l Bob Köhle’s Intentions 19.30 l People of the Parish 11.00 l First Holy Communion THURSDAY 2 Reconciliations FERIA facebook.com/StPeterEastwood 9.10 Morning Prayer SUNDAY 5 twitter.com/StPeterEastwood 9.30 l May Carroll RIP 1ST SUNDAY OF LENT 8.30 l Claire Ellen Hunt RIP 10.15 l Barbara Townsend RIP The Blessed Sacrament Lamp Intention 18.00 l James O’Connor RIP In loving memory of Claire Ellen Hunt (26/2-4/3) & People of the Parish