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

EASTWOOD PARISH

John the Baptist not only SUNDAY saw Jesus but recognised him as the Lamb of God. Christ promises to be with us all our days FRIDAY 20 in the faces of those we come into contact FERIA 9.10 Morning Prayer with. We see all these people, but how 9.30 l Vincent Halloran RIP do we recognise the Lamb of God? 19.30 l Ecumenical Service for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity SATURDAY 21 2ND SUNDAY ST AGNES 9.10 Morning Prayer 9.30 l Frank Howgate RIP OF THE YEAR 10.00 Holy Hour & Confessions

SUNDAY 22 PARISH PRIEST: Fr. Jeff Woolnough 3RD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 59 EASTWOOD ROAD NORTH 8.30 l Maud Amess RIP LEIGH-ON-SEA · ESSEX SS9 4BX 10.15 l Sarah & Joe Rivers RIP Hall Bookings and Parish Office: (01702) 522879 15TH JANUARY 2017 18.00 l People of the Parish E-mail: [email protected] PARISH

Pax Christi – Peace Sunday – 15th January The work of Pax Christi is based on the gospel and inspired by faith. Our vision is of a world where people can live in peace, without fear of violence in all its form. Rooted in Catholic Christianity, we work with all who share our values to abolish war and create communities of peace and justice. There will be a second collection after all the Masses today (Sunday, 15th January). Music Recital You are welcome to a Lunchtime Guitar Recital to be held in the Song School of Brentwood , this coming Wednesday, 18th January at 1.00pm. Many of you will remember the very popular accord guitar duo, who back in September came to play for us in the Cathedral. George Tarlton and Jiva Housden will again be playing some of their beautiful Latin American and some International music. Do hope many of you can join us for this event, as well as for refreshments afterwards. Blessed Sacrament Lamp at St. Peter’s The Blessed Sacrament Lamp can be sponsored for an intention to burn for seven days. The cost of this will be £5.00. Place your intention and donation in an envelope for the attention of the Parish Office. Stewards of the Gospel Week of Prayer Study Day on the As you will have heard during for Christian Unity Gospel of John the Masses last Sunday, (18th-25th January) The next Study Day at Christ the consultation phase of the Eternal High Priest, Gidea the Stewards of the Gospel An Ecumenical Service of Park, RM2 6DH, will take initiative is now underway Christian Witness here at St. place on Saturday, 18th March and you are invited and Peter’s on Friday, 20th January from 11.00am until 3.00pm. encouraged to get involved at 7.30pm. Worshipping The theme is ‘The Journey of and make your voice heard! with our brothers and n Parish Questionnaire sisters from the Methodist Faith in the Gospel of John’. For those of you who have and Anglican churches, The day will be led by Fr. provided your e-mail address locally. Refreshments served Victor Darlington, Professor you will have (or will very afterwards. All welcome! of Scripture at St. John’s soon) receive an e-mail Seminary, Wonersh. The day with a link to our Parish Meeting the “Living will include exploration of Questionnaire which you the Lenten Sunday Gospels God” Seminars 2017 from the Gospel of John. can complete online. For Seminars at Cathedral House, those who would prefer to Admission is free, tea and Ingrave Road, Brentwood: coffee will be provided, but complete a paper copy, the n The unspoken Seminar 1: please bring a packed lunch. Parish Questionnaires will genocide: Christian persecution Ample free parking is available be handed to you after each in the twenty-first century. at the Church, which is three Mass on 15th January. Copies Speaker: Fr. Martin Boland, minutes’ walk from Gidea will continue to be available of Brentwood Cathedral. Park Station. It is essential in the Church porch. If you Date: Saturday, 21st January. to book your place and this know of fellow parishioners Time: 10.30am-12.00 noon. who may not attend Mass or should be done by e-mail to: n Seminar 2: The three for any other reason will not [email protected] marks of Easter Faith. be aware of what is going on, Speaker: Emeritus maybe a first practical step in Thomas McMahon. Rosary Vigil our evangelical mission could Date: Saturday, 4th March. The next Rosary Procession be to take an extra copy and Time: 10.30am-12.00 noon. Vigil, led by Fr. Jacob, ask them to complete it. n Seminar 3: Franciscan Friars of the We want to hear from With Christ during Lent Renewal, will be held next everyone in our parish! Speaker: Bishop Saturday, 21st January, at All Parish Questionnaires to , sm. St. Charles Borromeo Church, be completed and returned 8 Ogle Street, W1W 6HS. by no later than Wednesday, Date: Saturday, 18th March. Time: 10.30am-12.00 noon. The Holy Sacrifice of the 1st February please. Mass will begin at 9.00am n Parish Consultation Meeting For further information on each seminar, please e-mail: with Exposition of the – 28th January at 10.45am. Blessed Sacrament at 9.40am, Thank you to those of you [email protected] after which we start our who have already confirmed or telephone (01277) 265285. Rosary Procession, attendance at the meeting. If following an Image of you haven’t yet done so, please Concert and Cake Our Lady of Guadalupe, ensure you sign-up so we don’t Saturday, 4th February at run short of bacon rolls! St. Clement’s Church, to Marie Stopes clinic, Your Clergy and the Stewards Leigh Broadway at 11.00am. Whitfield Street, W1T 5BE, of the Gospel Team look A Mini Recital given by where we shall pray fifteen forward to welcoming you Elizabeth Upsher – decades of the Rosary and on the day. The Stewards 30 minutes of beautiful sing hymns. At approximately of the Gospel Team are: songs performed for you, 11.30am we return to St. Riccardo Burzotta, Deacon followed by coffee and cake to Charles Borromeo Church Richard Cerson, Brian Holt, support the Women’s World for Benediction followed Maura Kohle, Mary Laverty, Day of Prayer service. Please by refreshments. For full Anna McCormick, come along for an enjoyable details see the poster on Russell Munro, David O’Ryan Saturday morning of superb the Church notice board or (Steward of the Gospel), entertainment. No need to telephone (01727) 763832 or Abbie Sands and Jim Wate. book (entrance is free!). e-mail: [email protected] Mazenod Hall Hire Can you help HARP? Missio Red Boxes Please contact the Parish HARP the homeless charity There are a number Office for information about of Southend require some of Missio Red Boxes hiring our New Mazenod help for a charity collection awaiting homes. Please Hall in the Church grounds. taking place in Tesco Southend take one from the porch E-mail: eastwood@ A127 on the weekend on and leave your name, dioceseofbrentwood.org 4th/5th February between the address and telephone hours of 10.00am-4.00pm. number at the repository. Christmas Shoebox If you could spare an hour If you are a tax payer please Appeal Update or two to raise vital funds state whether you wish to The destination of your for HARP your help would Gift Aid your contribution. filled shoeboxes this year be really appreciated. was to Bulgaria and Zambia. Please contact Lisa Walton, Fr. Jeff’s Mobile Many thanks on behalf of Community Fundraiser at For pastoral emergencies, all the children for your HARP on (01702) 415834 please contact Fr. Jeff on kindness and generosity. or e-mail: lisa.walton@ 07956 801381 or e-mail him www.samaritanspurse.org harpsouthend.org.uk for details. at: [email protected] Flame Congress SSE Wembley Arena, Saturday, cymfed.org.uk/f lame2017 11th March. Travel with the Brentwood Catholic Youth Service to the largest Catholic youth event in the country! Open to all aged 15-23, this Congress includes music by Grammy Award winner Matt Redman, talks from the Cardinal of Myanmar (Burma), experiences shared by young people who have worked in refugee camps in Jordan, conversation with Fr. Augusto Zampini, who was once a parish priest in the slums of Buenos Aires and now works very closely with Pope Francis, and input from Sarah Teather, once an MP and now head of the Jesuit Refugee Service. The day also includes music, dance and drama, as well as times of reflection and prayer and lots of activities in the break times. It is an amazing day, it only happens once every two years, and tickets are limited. Travel on your own or with friends, and we will meet you at Liverpool Street or Fenchurch Street station. Cost just £15, plus your train fare. Book now by e-mailing: gabriellafusi@ dioceseofbrentwood.org or telephone Gabby on (01268) 515970. Lourdes with ACROSS Fatima February 2017 Annual Diocesan There are places available Pilgrimage to Fatima travelling Pilgrimage to on a pilgrimage to Lourdes on Tuesday, 14th February with ACROSS for the Feast and returning Saturday, 18th Lourdes July 2017 of Our Lady of Lourdes. February. The price is £503 Bishop Alan will lead the Departing from Beckton on per person. Accommodation diocesan annual pilgrimage Thursday, 9th February by is based on 2 people from Sunday, 23rd to Friday, Jumbulance and returning sharing a room. If you are 28th July. Accompanied Tuesday, 14th February. The interested, please telephone by an experienced medical cost is just £350 for full board the Presbytery in Dagenham team, there will be plenty of in 4-star accommodation (Monday to Friday, 9.30am to help for those with mobility close to the Sanctuary and 12.30pm) on 020 8592 1634. needs. The pilgrimage is a full programme of events. no less ideal for couples, Places available for helpers Fatima June 2017 individuals, and groups of willing to push wheelchairs, This year the holy shrine friends; all are welcome. and for those with limited of Fatima, which is fully There is a full programme to mobility or needing some approved by the Church, opt in and out of. There are care. Please contact Fr. James celebrates 100 years since the brochures at the back of the Mackay at St. Anne’s, Custom first apparition to the children. Church. For more information House on 020 7476 2084, The parish of Canvey Island or for a brochure, please or e-mail: customhouse@ is planning a pilgrimage there telephone the pilgrimage dioceseofbrentwood.org from the 10th-15th June 2017 administrator Cathy O’Connor and travelling with Anam on (01206) 735623. Mass for the Sick Cara Travel. The price will Our Lady of Lourdes is both be approx. £595 with full Fatima October 2017 the patroness of our diocese board and travelling with Pilgrimage to Fatima and the sick. At 3.00pm on British Airways. Anyone and The Eucharistic Sunday, 5th February, Bishop interested should either Miracle of Santarem Alan will celebrate Mass in her telephone Canvey Island 1917-2017: Centenary. honour at Our Lady of Lourdes parish on (01268) 682599 From 9th-15th October 2017 Church, Wanstead. This is a or e-mail Fr. Eamonn at: (6/7 days). £760 per person diocesan celebration; all are [email protected] sharing. Transfer from the invited. During the Mass, parish of St. Helen’s, Westcliff. the Sacrament of Anointing Lourdes May 2017 Breakfast, lunch and dinner of the Sick will be given to 29th May-2nd June 2017. all included. 100 years ago those who are unwell. St. Helen’s parish, Westcliff- Our Lady appeared to three on-Sea invite you on a shepherd children at Fatima, Essex Recusant Pilgrimage to Lourdes by air. Portugal. She foretold the wars Staying at the fabulous 4-star and chaos happening today. (Historical) Society Hotel Grande Moderne And she gave us the solutions! The next meeting of the Essex closest to the Sanctuaries. If you are weighed down by Recusant Society (Brentwood Full board basis. All rooms the many trials and difficulties Diocesan Historical Society) are en-suite. Price based of modern life, then read her will be on Saturday, 21st on two sharing, £545. Full maternal message of Fatima. January at The Grange, spiritual programme and To book a place please 93 Queens Road, Brentwood, free time. Contact Sue Baillie contact Salvatore or Patricia Essex CM14 4EY, at 2.30pm. on 07979 746707 or e-mail: on (01702) 432458 The speaker will be Rev. [email protected] or Salvatore mobile: Dr. Ken Carleton, Church 07753 203129 or Patricia Historian and Permanent Mobile Phones mobile: 07946 687623. Deacon at St. Alban, Elm Park, Please remember to put your ATOL certificated. who will be speaking on the mobile phone in ‘silent mode’. of London during whilst inside the Church. Diocesan Directories the Tudor Reformation. The 2017 Diocesan Directories Brentwood Youth have arrived and are available A Useful Website... Visit the facebook page to buy at £2.75. Please see www.catholicscomehome.org/ to find out about current Joan in the Repository to find-meaning-purpose/ events: http://bit.ly/fb-bcys purchase your copy. RCIA (Rite of Large Candles Healing Mass Christian Initiation The large candles at the Sacred All are welcome to celebrate a Heart and St. Peter’s Shrine Healing Mass at Abbotswick for Adults) & can be bought at the repository House of Prayer, Brentwood Confirmation to light in the Church or to with Fr. Eamonn Power at The course, led by Deacon take home. Price: £2.00 each. 2.30pm on Wednesday, Richard Cerson and Fr. Jeff, 25th January. Telephone continues from 7.30pm to What Good News (01277) 373959 or visit 9.30pm in the Church Discover the Good News of www.abbotswick.org Meeting Room on Jesus Christ! Visit the website: for more information. Monday, 16th January. www.whatgoodnews.org Prom Praise Hospital Visits Diocesan Website This event is held each year In emergencies, please contact The Brentwood Diocese and in 2017 is on Saturday Fr. Gerry Drummond at website is online at: 22nd April, beginning at Rochford on (01702) 544334. www.dioceseofbrentwood.net 7.30pm. Prom Praise is a delightful blend of sacred and concert music, a unique and joyful fusion of performance Parish Weekly Offertory with worship, combining the spirit of Songs of Praise Offertory for 8th January 2017 ...... £1,405.87 with the enthusiasm of the world-famous Last Night of (of which £790.00 was donated under Gift Aid) the Proms. Presented by the WEEKLY OFFERTORY TARGET ...... £1,375.00 All Souls Orchestra under the energetic and inimitable direction of Artistic Director, Noël Tredinnick, Prom Praise is a feast of orchestra, solo What’s on this week in and, often, choral music. the New Mazenod Hall Tickets are now on sale. If you are interested please contact Derek Matthews, 7 Weare Sunday, 15th January Coffee Morning (11.15am) Gifford, Shoeburyness, SS3 Monday, 16th January NHS Blood & Transplant 8AB or telephone: (01702) (11.25am-8.45pm) 582994 or e-mail: derek. [email protected] Tuesday, 17th January Tai Chi (10.30am-12.30pm) Contact: 07816 790016 Gift Aid your Wednesday, 18th January Handicraft Club (1.30pm-3.00pm) Donations Contact: Joan (01702) 523751 The Inland Revenue will give Wednesday, 18th January Irish Dancing (4.00pm-7.00pm) our parish an extra 25% to Contact: Cecily 07737 226545 your offertory giving every Sunday. Just one condition Wednesday, 18th January Martial Arts Course has to be met: You must be (8.00pm-9.00pm) a taxpayer, either from your www.essex-martialarts.co.uk employment, pension, or investments. Even better for Thursday, 19th January Tai Chi (1.00pm-3.00pm) those who are higher rate (7.30pm-9.30pm) taxpayers, each year your tax Friday, 20th January Alzheimer’s Society – Singing for will be reduced by a similar the Brain (2.00pm-4.00pm) 25% on the total of your annual offertory giving. Friday, 20th January Freestyle Drama (4.45pm-6.45pm) For more details, please Contact: Jake 07888 822733 contact your parish Gift Aid Sunday, 22nd January Coffee Morning (11.15am) organiser, Anne-Marie Abbott on (01702) 522879. Nazareth House 2ND SUNDAY Do you have some spare time? OF THE YEAR Then why not volunteer at Nazareth House. LIVING The Sisters are looking for people to enhance the life of the residents, by sitting with them, assisting at meal times, bringing the resident out for a walk/ shopping etc. You can help for as little or as long as THE you can and if you are there during meal time then LAMB you will be provided with a hot meal. If you would OF GOD like to help, please contact Sister Brigid on (01702) 345627 or e-mail: superior. [email protected] When John the Baptist called Jesus the “Lamb of God” what did his hearers think he was talking about? To us it Finding and seems such a strange thing to say. Was it any less strange Broadcasting for the people on the banks of the River Jordan? the best Catholic Those who knew about the scriptures would think of two things. They would remember some mysterious passages Musical Talent in the prophecies of Isaiah, and their minds would also go Are you a Catholic singer or back to the Exodus and its annual celebration at Passover. musician? Or part of a choir At one stage in their history the Jews were deported to or band? Do you know anyone Iraq, to Babylon, close to Baghdad. Their hopes seemed dashed who is? Do you have your work recorded? If so, Heaven’s as for about fifty years they were separated from Jerusalem Road Catholic Radio would and the proper practice of their religion. At that time Isaiah love to broadcast your music (or one of his disciples) begins to talk about a mysterious as it could be featured in their “suffering servant” who would take on the troubles of the ‘Album of the Week’ spot and people and ultimately save them by giving his own life. played in their music mix. The Jews in today’s gospel might have been back home in The station is really keen to Jerusalem but once more they were under army occupation, showcase Catholic talent, this time by the Romans. When John points Jesus out as the so please get in touch about “Lamb of God” his hearers would have made the connection yourself or your group. E-mail: with the “suffering servant” of Isaiah. Some would have hoped [email protected] for a revolutionary leader to overthrow the Romans, but others would remember the perfect disciple of God who proclaims Messages for the true faith in the midst of errors, who suffers to atone for Parishioners the sins of the people and who is ultimately glorified by God. Please do check the table Of course, not everyone would have immediately taken in the Church porch from all this in. But every Jew would have made the connection time-to-time to see if there with the Exodus and the Passover. For the lamb was the is any correspondence from animal by which the people were saved from Egyptian slavery the Church or Parish Office and brought into the Promised Land. It was with the blood for your attention. This saves of the lamb that sacrifices were made daily in the Temple us money on postage. and at the annual celebration of Passover it was a lamb that was eaten. The lamb was a central spiritual symbol. S.V.P. Money Jars So when John the Baptist called Jesus the “Lamb of God” Should anyone wish to have it started to ring bells for his hearers. Who was this man? an S.V.P. collecting jar in What did he want? What would he do? their home, there are plenty Little did they suspect. And little did they know. to be taken from the porch. ROTAS holic Church

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CHURCH ANNIVERSARIES is the lamb ANNIVERSARIES CLEANERS of God that n 20th January Marie Cullen Elizabeth Crisp Mrs. Studds Violet Jeffreys Ernest Cotgrove takes away n 26th January Edna Harker Alan Griffith Laurence Campbell John O’Donovan the sin of Mrs. Joyce Thomas Cullen Emily Wilde Michael Marley William Wilde the world. SUNDAY COFFEE Olive Crisp Samuel Edwards n 15th January Pauline Johnson Brigid Connolly (John 1:29) Margaret, Mike Audrey Lambert James Connolly & Barbara Eileen Hercus Annie Drum n 22nd January William James Mary Cosgrove Sharon & Sally Denis McCarthy Mary Drum WORD Dorothy Noyce Thomas Cullen Audrey Barrett Marlo Migliorini Molly Harvey-Williams Johny Vigour Cliff Keller Margaret Stapleton

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KEY: l Mass at St. Peter’s SUNDAY 15 TUESDAY 17 FRIDAY 20 2ND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR ST ANTHONY FERIA 8.30 l People of the Parish 18.30 Holy Hour & 9.10 Morning Prayer 10.15 l Rita & Mario Confessions 9.30 l Vincent Halloran RIP Migliorini RIP 19.30 l Divine Worship: 19.30 l Ecumenical Service for 18.00 l Graham Hoare RIP David Smith (Sick) the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity MONDAY 16 WEDNESDAY 18 FERIA FERIA SATURDAY 21 9.10 Morning Prayer 9.10 Morning Prayer ST AGNES 9.30 l Julio Isidro RIP 9.30 l Winnie McDonald RIP 9.10 Morning Prayer 9.30 l Frank Howgate RIP 10.00 Holy Hour & THURSDAY 19 Confessions FERIA facebook.com/StPeterEastwood 9.10 Morning Prayer twitter.com/StPeterEastwood 9.30 l Mary Finan RIP SUNDAY 22 3RD SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 8.30 l Maud Amess RIP The Blessed Sacrament Lamp Intention 10.15 l Sarah & Joe Rivers RIP In loving memory of Maria Keen (15/1-21/1) 18.00 l People of the Parish