performance. In particular, help is needed with costumes and backstage. We also need more singers who can join the rehearsals at Brentwood School on CATHEDRAL OF ST MARY AND ST HELEN Monday evenings between 7.30 and 9.30 p.m. Tickets are on sale via HOLY CROSS AND ALL SAINTS Eventbrite.co.uk – search St Nicolas and Popular Choral and Orchestral Classics. For further information please contact David Worsfold on 01277 221445 or Father Martin Boland Father Patrick Daly email [email protected]. Email: [email protected] NEXT SUNDAY’S READINGS: Isaiah 50:5-9, James 2:14-18 and Mark 8:27- Website: www.cathedral-brentwood.org 35. Facebook: www.facebook.com/BrentwoodCathedral/ THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK is available to anyone who is gravely ill or Twitter: cathedralb about to have an operation, so if you know someone who would like to receive Clergy House: 01277 265235 this important sacrament then please speak to a member of the clergy or ring the office on 265235. Deacon Paul: 01277 810321 Deacon Quentin: 01277 200925 Deacon Simon: 01277 225237 SICK AND HOUSEBOUND PARISHIONERS: If you know anyone who is unable to come to Mass but would still like to receive Holy Communion in their TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) home, please contact Clergy House so we can put them on our Sick Communion visits list. Sunday 9th September 2018
GENERAL NEWS
A DAY FOR READERS Calling all who proclaim the Word of God at Mass. A day of reflection has been arranged to take place at The Becket Centre, Woodford Green on Saturday 20th October 10.00 am – 4.00 pm led by Dr Marian Tolley from Shrewsbury Diocese. Please book by the Doodle link https://doodle.com/poll/h49mzkv7hxxqu8tw. For further information email [email protected] or [email protected] or phone 01206 385881.
AUTUMN SPIRITUALITY TALK: Conference Centre. Cathedral House, Ingrave Road, Brentwood CM15 8AT on Saturday 15th September 2018 - 10.30 a.m. - 12.00 noon. ‘One Bread One Body’. by Thomas McMahon, Bishop Emeritus of Brentwood. Call 265285 / email: [email protected].
BRENTWOOD URSULINE YEAR 7 OPEN EVENING Tuesday 25th September from 6.30 – 9.00 p.m. with Headteacher’s talks at 6.30 and 7.30 p.m. Open mornings will be held on Wednesday 26th and Thursday 27th September (by appointment only) from 9.30 – 11.00 a.m.
ROYAL SCHOOL OF CHURCH MUSIC AREA FESTIVAL Saturday 29th September, Chelmsford Cathedral. A special one-day come and sing event for choirs and individual singers led by James Davy, Master of the Music,
Chelmsford Cathedral and featuring the music of Martin Shaw who died 60 years ago in 1958. All choirs and individual singers are welcome. Registration 10 a.m. Festival Service 4 p.m. Registrations For more information, telephone 01277 Please ensure that you are aware of the position of 233302 or e-mail [email protected]. all the emergency FIRE EXIT doors in the Cathedral
The Brentwood Diocesan Trust – Registered Charity No. 234092 3) Being friendly. Taking time before Mass to say hello, to greet others (not CATHEDRAL PARISH NEWS just our friends but especially visitors and people we do not know), to offer Parish Office Hours: 8.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m. Monday to Thursday a handshake of welcome and a friendly glance—these acts are an essential part of our participation. This should not be a full blown conversation (that How we can Participate More Actively in the can happen after Mass), but if you see someone sitting on their own, say “hello” to them. Like Christ who welcomed all who came to him—even Celebration of the Mass sinners – we are called to do the same.
Thank you for coming to Mass. Thank you for joining the community in this It’s not the priest’s “job” alone to welcome others especially in a community public worship of God. Thank you for coming into the presence of Christ and as large as our own and with so many visitors and new people each week. being a witness of Him to others. This is everyone’s “job”. There are those among us on Sunday who feel
But now that we are here as a community, how might we actively and fully isolated and alienated, so many hungry for a sign of welcome. We know participate in this celebration? How might we become participants and not that when we pray God listens, God has time for us. But not all of our mere spectators at this Holy sacrifice? How can we move from just passively brothers and sisters believe this; they need signs in order to believe. Every one of us should be a sign of God's hospitality. watching what is going to actively entering into these mysteries? 4) Being well located. Where do you sit? Do you find this is a place that Here are some practical ideas that might help: helps you to engage with the liturgy and the community? Or do you 1. We Come Together (especially if you have children) make for the back rows of the Cathedral, thinking that you cannot be seen or heard? Might it not be better to be 1) Being there. The first action required of us is being present. We need to nearer the front, where any children can better see what is going on and be here because of the importance of our presence as a sign of our faith to you are closer to a door so you can easily slip out if your child gets restless? the other members of the congregation. Christ is present in the Sacrifice of the Mass not only in the consecrated bread and wine but, also, in the 5) Being mindful that we are coming in to the presence of the living God proclamation of the Sacred Scriptures and in the assembly, our gathering and that we are here to worship and give thanks to Him. We do this by together. blessing ourselves with holy water which helps us to recall that we have been baptised into the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit. At Sunday Mass we "make visible and manifest to others the mystery of Also, we should take proper time to settle our restless minds, to still our Christ's Body". When we gather together to form God's Holy People, we give active bodies and to pray that our hearts will be open to receiving God’s powerful witness to others of Christ’s real presence among us and, at the transforming life. same time, we help strengthen each other’s faith. 6) Being a responding and singing believer. Praying and taking part in the Your presence makes a real difference. Your presence is needed not to fulfil responses at Mass mean we are participating. A community where every an obligation but as a witness to the community that you care enough to member responds confidently and sings heartily is a participating come to Mass. Your presence says that you believe enough to plan your community. A community that murmurs the responses and that does not weekend so that you can be here with us to proclaim the death and sing cannot be said to be worshipping God with any visible conviction or joy. resurrection of the Lord. By being at Mass, you are making a very real and Please do not hesitate to ask the ushers for a Mass sheet if you need help visible declaration of your faith in Jesus. This sign, this witness, not only with the responses and prayers that are said by the congregation. strengths and nourishes your faith but strengthens the faith of those who see it. Without your presence, our community is diminished and our witness If you do not have the greatest singing voice that does not matter. We to Christ is weakened. should all join in and reflect upon the words we are saying and singing. We can make the thoughts and feelings of the prayers, responses and hymns 2) Being prompt. Being on time and ahead of time says that we consider our own. None of us should stand tight lipped throughout Mass, but all of us what we are going to do to be important to us, more important than the have a duty to contribute to the community’s worship of God: Father, Son things that would keep us at home or any other distractions. and Holy Spirit. THANK YOU for the collection on the weekend of 1st/2nd September: JOURNEY IN FAITH PROGRAMME Are you an adult who is interested in £3,696.79 of which £2,618.65 was Gift Aided. Thank you for your continued finding our more about the Catholic Faith, perhaps, with a view to becoming a generosity and support of the parish. Catholic? Have you been baptised a Catholic but have never been confirmed and have not received the fullness of the gifts of the Holy Spirit? If you are THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION TODAY, Education Sunday, for interested in the course please contact the Parish Office on 01277 265235 to the diocese’s education work and the Catholic Education Service. There are register your interest. more than 2200 Catholic schools, academies and colleges in England and Wales educating over 850,000 pupils. The Catholic Church and the Church of England DO YOU HAVE AN ENQUIRING MIND? Are you 18-35? Do you want to think together provide one-third of all of the schools in the country and account for more deeply about who God is and what the death and resurrection of Christ 98% of all schools with a religious character. Many of us have benefitted from a means? If so then An Intelligent Person's Guide to Catholicism course is for you Catholic education and this collection is an opportunity to support Catholic and begins on 19th September. More information is available on the education in our diocese and country. Cathedral website at www.cathedral-brentwood.org.
THERE WILL BE A SECOND COLLECTION next Sunday 16th September for THE ST VINCENT DE PAUL SOCIETY will be holding their Annual Festival in Home Mission Sunday. The Home Mission Office exists to help the Church the Cathedral next Sunday 16th September. Mass will be at 2.00 p.m. followed throughout England and Wales to share the joy of the Gospel and money by National President speaker, Helen O’Shea, at 3.00 p.m. after which there will received by them will go to ensure that the Catholic Faith Centre is resourced be Q & A panel and afternoon tea. All are most welcome. and able to respond to those who have questions about the Catholic faith. APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA invites you to a Mass in the Cathedral in honour Please be as generous as you are able. of our patroness Stella Maris, Our Lady Star of the Sea on Thursday 20th
September at 9.15 a.m. Bishop Alan Williams will celebrate the Mass. COFFEE AFTER 9.30 a.m. MASS today will be hosted by the Catenians; next week will be the turn of the Altar Servers. Why not join us for a cuppa? PACE (Parish And Community Events) TEENAGE QUIZ FUNDRAISER Saturday 22nd September at 6.45 p.m. in the parish hall. Tickets £5 each and WE WELCOME INTO OUR PARISH COMMUNITY Charlotte and Rosie will include a bag of popcorn and drink; tickets will be on sale after the 9.30 and Christmas, Phoebe O’Flynn-Lynch, Violet De Looper and Sienna Rontganger who 11.30 a.m. Masses this and next weekend. Sweets, crisps and drinks will be were all baptised recently in the Cathedral; please remember the children and available for purchase on the evening. Tables up to groups of 8. This quiz is their parents, “the first and best teachers of their children in the ways of Faith”. open to school years 11-13 only. Why not buy a ticket and come and join us for
a lovely evening to help raise money for our World Youth Day appeal? READERS, COUNTERS & EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS You should have received an email last week with the new rota for 15th September – 16th MOTHERS PRAYERS are held fortnightly; the next meeting will be this December 2018 Printed copies will be available this week. If you are unable to Wednesday 12th September at 10.00 a.m. in Clergy House. All are welcome. cover your ministry please try to find someone to take over. Thank you for your continued support. Ann 01277 231593 or email [email protected]. CHORAL VESPERS is celebrated in the Cathedral on Wednesdays at 6.30 p.m. and Fridays at 6.15 p.m. (during term time). All are welcome. THE PARISH ON YOUTUBE As part of the mission of the parish, we have just had a video produced that will give people a snapshot of our community. If you UPPER ROOM PRAYER GROUP The Upper Room Prayer Group will next meet want to see it, go to YouTube and search Brentwood Cathedral Parish. You this Thursday 13th September in the Upper Room of the Cathedral from 8.00 – will see lots of familiar faces at prayer and play! 9.15 p.m. A time of prayer, praise, reflection and intercession. For details, call 07974 702771 / 07817 515207 or email: [email protected]. CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME 2018 - 19 Please note that the registration forms and details of all the programme dates are available in the narthex and BRINGING THE STORY OF ST NICOLAS TO LIFE There will be a one-off, the porch of Holy Cross. There will be an additional Information Meeting semi-staged performance of Benjamin Britten’s St Nicolas on Saturday 17th held for those who have registered for the Confirmation Course on Sunday 7th November in the Cathedral. It tells the story of the saint’s life and is a simple, October at 4.00 p.m. Please make a note of this in your diaries. The deadline attractive piece of music that is being especially dramatised for this for return of the registration form is next Sunday 16th September 2018. performance. There are some opportunities to be involved with this exciting SERVICE TIMES, MASS INTENTIONS 11.00 a.m.–12 noon - Sacrament of Reconciliation 12.30 p.m. Nuptial Mass for the marriage of and PARISH DIARY Sarah Pearson and Roberto Tella BRENTWOOD CATHEDRAL and HOLY CROSS 6.30 p.m. Holy Cross Veronica Lennon
Saturday THE NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY Sunday TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) 8 September 9.15 a.m. Cathedral Intentions of Ann 16 September (Home Mission Day) 11.00 a.m.–12 noon - Sacrament of Reconciliation 8.00 a.m. Cathedral Intentions of the Selo-Ojeme Family 6.30 p.m. Holy Cross Holy Souls in Purgatory 9.30 a.m. Cathedral Intentions of Mgr Bill Nix (50th Jubilee) Sunday TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME (B) 10.00 a.m. Marillac Intentions of Gerald Fay 9 September (Education Sunday) 11.30 a.m. Cathedral Michael Grace R.I.P. 8.00 a.m. Cathedral Intentions of Hugh Collins 2.00 p.m. Cathedral SVP Annual Festival Mass 9.30 a.m. Cathedral Alan Wakely R.I.P. 5.00 p.m. Conf Centre Fr Martin’s Baptism Meeting 10.00 a.m. Marillac Intentions of Pat and Lew Lynch 6.30 p.m. Cathedral Joyce Coward R.I.P. 11.30 a.m. Cathedral Bridget O’Connell R.I.P. 1.00 p.m. Cathedral Baptism of John Hurley PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK:- Please pray for all our sick and housebound 6.30 p.m. Cathedral People of the Parish parishioners and friends, including: Lawrence Allum, Hermine Bayley, Carmen Blackett, Sr Eileen Bolger, Stacey Bosley, Josephine Brooks, Toni Bryson, Beryl de Prazer, Charles Monday Carlton, Tom and Phil Carr, John Carroll, Michael Clifford, Sharon Cornell, David, Baby 10 September 9.15 a.m. Cathedral Wilham and Edith Brockway R.I.P. Arthur Fleming, Rebecca Florendo, Ron Fuhr, Concetta Hall, Tom Horan, Rita Hornsby, 12.00 Noon Cathedral Chapter of Canons Mass Ann Hurcumbe, Jess, Joseph, Annette Jones, Billy Jones, James Joseph, Brian Kelleher, Veronica Kelleher, Marion Kelly, Ronald Lee, Tony Maule, Anita McDonald-Liggins, Tuesday Diarmaid McMahon, Betty McManimon, Baby Michael, Eliane Moss, Michael Murphy, 11 September 9.15 a.m. Cathedral Gertrude Ryan R.I.P. Barney O’Driscoll, Phoebe O’Flynn-Lynch, Kathleen O’Harte, Siobhan O’Leary, Babs Page, 7.30 p.m. Clergy Hse Finance Committee Meeting Mercedes Payne, Debbie and Brian Perrett, James Quilligan, Mary Robinson, Ted Rogers, Anne Rowe, Pat Shaw, Robin Shenton, Daisy Simpson, Bernard Slater, David Spring, Wednesday Marie Stack, Sarah Storer, Patricia Swadling, TCT, Mark Thompson, Tim, Donald Walker, 12 September 9.15 a.m. Cathedral Intentions of Jodie and Brendan Lane Fr John Warrington, Maria Wallis, Celine Wells, Wendy, Louisa Whiteman, and all our sick in Marillac, Mascalls, Brentwood Community, The Beeches, Queens, Nuffield and 10.00 a.m. Clergy Hse Parish Audit Hartswood Hospitals and St Francis Hospice. 5.30 p.m. Cathedral Organ Recital 6.30 p.m. Cathedral Choral Vespers CATHEDRAL ANNIVERSARIES: Please remember the following, whose anniversaries 7.30 p.m. Cathedral BUCHS Year 7 Welcome Mass occur at this time: Bridget O’Carroll, Donald Clayton, Mary Caddell, Marie Maher, Peter Clarke, Arthur Willis, Teresa Lynch, Abby Julia Hart, Sarah Oliver, James Byrne, Edward Thursday St John Chrysostom, Bp Swift, Katherine Wisely, Joseph Rank, Bartholomew O’Mahoney, Gerry Dowds, Francis 13 September 9.15 a.m. Cathedral Jan and Agnieszka Borsuk R.I.P. Rudd, David Richards, Alan Wakely, Walter Cross, Tommy Mahan, Rosa Brind, Catherine 5.30 p.m. Grange David Driscoll R.I.P. Ryan, Mary Duffy, Mrs P Kelly, Gabrielle Young, Anthony Ratnam, Sr Carmelita Quinn 7.45 p.m. Cathedral Upper Room Prayer Group OSU, Rupert Varmer, Ivy Wood, Peter Bodley, Rebecca Sabbagh, Joan Worboys, Mary Obern, Jean Bond, Paul Byrne, Rev Joseph Silva Tavares, David Wilkie, Sr Josephine Friday EXHALTATION (TRIUMPH) OF THE HOLY CROSS Payne OSU, Sydney Porter, Ben Millerick, Margaret Webster, Terri Grainge, Cora Barry, 14 September 9.15 a.m. Cathedral Rebecca and Boghas R.I.P. Avril Greenaway, Ernest England, Eileen Keary, Nell Gutch, Frank Burgess, John Camp 6.15 p.m. Cathedral Choral Vespers and Charmaine Gutch.
Saturday Our Lady of Sorrows HOLY CROSS ANNIVERSARIES: Please remember the following, whose anniversaries occur at this time: Jim Connor, Mary Guilfoyle, Edward Gahagan, Gerry Shanley, Patrick 15 September 9.15 a.m. Cathedral Deceased Members of the O’Brien, Jack Spellman, Margaret Kenny, George Baker, Alice Ford, Joan Green, Nora Henshall Family R.I.P. Quinlan, Patrick Power and Eileen Lewis.