MASS TIMES & INTENTIONS

Fourth of (B) ( World Day of Prayer for Vocations) (StH) (Sat) 5.30pm: Bridget Doherty RIP ( Teresa Lowe) Sun 22nd Apr: (StH) 8.30am: People of the Parish Parish Priest: (StM) 10.00am: Pat Spicer RIP (Mary Cox & Family) Fr Emile Nkumu

Phone: 01277 362645 Mon 23rd April: St George, M, Patron of England NO [email protected]

Tues 24th April: St Mellitus, Bp NO MASS www.catholic-parish-ongar.org.uk

Wed 25th April: St Mark, Evangelist

(StH) 9.00am: Mary & Family tree St. Helen’s St. Margaret of Scotland Thu 26th April: Feria The Presbytery Doddinghurst Road 87 High Street Doddinghurst (StH) 9.00am: Maureen McGuinness RIP (Owen McGuinness) Chipping Ongar CM15 0QJ CM5 9DX Fri 27th April: Feria www.dioceseofbrentwood.net (StH) 9:00am: Richard Blackman RIP ( A Robertson) Fourth Sunday of Easter (B) Sat 28th April: Feria NO MASS 22nd April 2018 (B) Acts 4.8-12; Psalm 117; 1John 3.1-2; John 10.11-18. (StH) (Sat) 5.30pm: Newman (Pat Scott) Good Shepherd Sunday' is a day of prayer for vocations. Today's passage emphasises Sun 29th Apr: the way in which the shepherd (Christ) knows his sheep personally and lays down his life for them. The Paschal Mystery is presented very much as something that is (StH) 8.30am: Christina O’Toole RIP (Peggy Maxwell) deliberately embraced out of love - love of the Father for the Son, and love of the (StM) 10.00am: People of the Parish Son for the threatened flock. Jesus willingly 'lays down his life' for his sheep and can 'take it up again'. That is precisely the tone that John adopts in his account of the Sacrament of Reconciliation: Sat 4.30pm-5pm at St Helen’s (and by request) Passion which we heard on . The reference to the 'other sheep I have that Baptisms: Saturdays during 5.30pm Mass or Sundays 2pm are not of this fold' can be taken as referring to a universal mission, the extension of the invitation beyond Israel, and is also used regularly as an imperative to the unity PRAYER LIST of Christians. Those who accept the call to follow - especially those who also take up Trudi Burrows, Lucy Callabritto, Joan Cooper, Matthew Dansey, Sheila Davies, Yvonne a role as pastors - should never expect to find a cosy niche; they may not actually lay D’Cruz, Richard Denton, Kathleen Donovan, Harry & Oliver Dowsett, Chris Easter, Anne down their lives, but there will always be personal cost. Fagan, Angela & Hugh Hard, John Harris, Maria Hickey, Douglas Jason, Jane Jowers, Sharon Lewis, Anna Lumley, Joan Marshall, Ian Maxwell, Sybil McCloud, Norman Miller, Alan WEEKLY ROTAS Nyman, Paul Nyman, Kevin O’Donnell, Elizabeth Rainsbury, Ann Rayment,Marjorie Robbins, Date Mass Reader (BP) E M Sick Rota Bruna Roberts, Mary Sage, Marie Sainsbury, Kathleen Walsh, Michael Weaver, Ellen Witt, Sat 21st 5.30pm Bill Pauline A) Peggy Harrison Wybow. Sun 22nd 8.30am Maria Peggy B) Pauline CONTACT INFORMATION 10.00am Brendan/Alina Jo/Lorraine C) Jo Sick/Housebound: Sheena Mackintosh - 01277 821524 D) Lorraine Hall Bookings: Please contact the Parish Office Sat 28th 5.30pm Rosemary Jim A) Delores New Parishioners: Please introduce yourself to Fr Emile Steward of the Gospel: Alan Chapman: 01277 822793 Sun 29th 8.30am Bernard Delores B) Fr Emile

Safeguarding Officer: Peggy Maxwell 01277525912 10.00am Maggie/Patrick Kathy/Jo C) Fr Emile

D) Kathy Gift Aid Organiser: Bernard Adams - 01277 823511 ThBrentwood Diocese Trust is a Registered Charity no: 234092 Parish Admin: Bessem - 01277 362645 (Tues-Thurs 9.30-3.00, Fri 9.30-12.30) The Brentwood Diocese Trust is a Registered Charity no: 234092

PARISH LIFE Ongar Festival 6th May 9.45am—5.00pm: During the Ongar Festival St. Helen’s Church will be inviting visitors into our Church. This will include visitors from France. Coffee Morning: Every Sunday after 8.30am Mass at St Helen’s and There will be displays about Father Byles’ life and the history of the Church. There after 10am Mass at St Margaret's! Come along for friendly chat and a cup will also be ploughman's lunch and hot drinks available. It is a great opportunity to of tea. A warm welcome is always assured. £2.00 raised. share this interesting and inspirational story and for people to see our lovely church. Second Collections: This weekend 21st/22nd April will be a collection for Promotion We are looking for volunteers on the day to be available in the church for one-hour of Vocations. Please support these worthwhile diocesan collections as you are able. slots to greet people and answer questions. We would also like help setting up after the Thank you for your continued support. 08.30 mass and clearing up at 5pm. We would appreciate any help that can supplied

RCIA: We remember in prayers our RCIA candidates. The next meeting is cancelled either from parishioners in Doddinghurst or Ongar. This should be a nice event to be and sessions will resume on Wednesday 2nd May at 7.30pm in the Presbytery. involved in. Please give your names to Bernie Wrobel (01277 821986), Jenny Smith, Alan Chapman or Basil Vaz. First Holy Communion -FHC: All FHC children are expected to attend all sessions and Mass every week. Please continue to pray for all our FHC children. Latin Mass in Epping Church! Responding to the letter of His Holiness Pope Benedict XVI to all the bishops of the Catholic Church, the ‘’ Fr Thomas Byles evening: Thank you to all who came. An enjoyable evening was had given by ‘Motu Proprio’ (‘on his own initiative’), of 7/7/07, in which he encourages by all. the Faithful to attend the traditional, still-valid Latin Mass, there will be a Traditional SVP Spring Party: This year's SVP Spring Party will take place on Sunday afternoon on Latin Mass on Saturday the 28th April at 12 noon in Epping Catholic Church, 11 April 22nd in St Margaret's Hall in Doddinghurst, and will have a St Georges Day Church Hill, CM16 4RA. All are welcome to savour our glorious heritage. theme. There will be entertainment and a buffet. If you or anyone you know would like to DIOCESEAN NEWS attend, please let a member of the SVP know. Anyone who would to come along on the Diocesan Pilgrimage to Walsingham: Saturday 26th May. Join Bishop Alan and day to help and to talk to our guests would be welcome. other parishes around the Diocese of Brentwood in Walsingham as we honour Our Parish Finance Committee: meeting to take place on Tuesday 24th April has been lady of Walsingham. If you would like to attend, please PRINT your details clearly on postponed. New date to be confirmed. the sign up sheet in both Parishes.

Steward of the Gospel: New Evangelisation Summit 4th-5th May- we are hosting the Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society will be hosting their annual Charity Golf New Evangelisation Summit in Brentwood for people to connect, be inspired and engage Day at The Rayleigh Golf and Country Club, Hullbridge on Monday 11th June. with others who want to share the good news. If you would like to know more about the Tickets are priced at £55 per person and include bacon rolls & tea/coffee on arrival, 18 Summit, please visit https://www.newevangelization.ca/ Hole Stableford Competition and a Golfers’ Lunch. For tickets and information, please contact: Julie Abbott 01268 784544 / 07912277413 / [email protected]. Strawberry Fayre: All those interested in participating in this years’ event, please attend the Presbytery on Wednesday 25th April at 7.30pm. Alan will be co-ordinating. St. Helen’s Catholic Infant School, Brentwood - Caretaker required. The post is

SVP - National raffle. Thank you to all who recently purchased tickets for the subject to an enhanced criminal records check and satisfactory references. Contact the National raffle. The draw has now been made and a list of winners can be seen in the school office on 01277 215626, email [email protected] or the website Porch at St. Helen's with the winning ticket being sold in Wanstead. www.st-helens-inf.essex.sch.uk.

Gift Aid - I would be grateful if those of you who took Gift Aid Declaration forms from Chaplain at All Saints Catholic School Dagenham- (scale 4 pt 18-21 £16,945 - me after Masses on 24th/25th March 2018 would return the completed forms to me as £18,653 pro rata ) term time only. Job description and person specification are on the soon as possible so that the Parish does not lose out on the benefit of the tax refund on website www.allsaintsschool.co.uk or by emailing [email protected]. your offertory donations. If you have mislaid your form or if you have any queries Oberammergau Passion Play 2020 to take place in 2020 the 42nd Oberammergau concerning the Gift Aid scheme which you would like to discuss before completing the Passion Play – a performance that takes place every 10 years and celebrates the suffer- form then please contact me. My details are in the Parish Newsletter. Thanking you in ing, death and Christ. Visit the Austrian Lake district for 5 days, 1 anticipation. Bernard Adams Parish Gift Aid Organiser. night in Oberammergau to see the Passion Play. Cost £1,239 includes half board, a full Vocations Enquirers evening: For anybody interested in exploring a vocation to the programme of tours, Passion play seats. Phone Lee Robinson on 01277652358 ASAP. priesthood or religious life then contact Fr Graham Smith on 01702 465720. There are now regular enquirers evenings at Allen Hall seminary but the next evening for those  exploring their vocation will be at Tyburn Covent at 8-9 Hyde Park Pl, London W2 Mass Attendance 14/15 Apr: Sat 5.30pm: 25 Sun 8.30am: 42 Sun 10am: 61 2LJ where the Reverend Mother at Tyburn will speak about the martyred priests of Offertory Collection: £587.79 Holy Land £53 (St Helen)

England and Wales on Tuesday 24th April at 6pm. Al are welcome, no need to book. The Thank you for your generosity and support next evening will be advertised ASAP. 