This Week in Church
Saturday 8th 6.30pm Mary & Jim Holland RIP (Holland/Wiseman)
Sunday 9th 9.30am Dennis Barton RIP (Geary)
11.30am The People of the Parish
Monday 10th 10.00am Martin King RIP (Rabbitte)
Tuesday 11th 10.00am Private Intention (Dec’d Clergy Association)
Wednesday 12th 12.15pm Ints of Golden Club (Swallow)
Thursday 13th 8.30am Service of the Word/Holy Communion
11.00am Mass in St Peter’s School
Friday 14th 10.00am Frederick & Winifred Howett (Foundation)
Saturday 15th 6.30pm The People of the Parish
Sunday 16th 9.30am Ints of Anne Connolly (O’Donnell)
11.30am Davida Charles RIP (Crane)
Morning Prayer of the Church is celebrated after the morning services. Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament normally takes place on Saturday morning’s from 11am - 12noon.
The Sacrament of Reconciliation is normally held on Saturday between
11am - 12.00 noon & 5.30pm. – 6.15pm.
What’s On?
Sun 9th Confirmation Catechists 4.00pm Brentwood
Clergy Support Group 7.00pm Dagenham
Mon 10th St Edwards Preschool 9.00am-3.00pm Parish Hall
Knit & Natter 2.30pm-4.30pm Community Centre
Legion of Mary 4.30pm-5.30pm Upper Room
Tues 11th Parent & Toddler Group 9.45am-11.45am Parish Hall
Radiator Replacement All Day Church
Beavers/Cubs/Scouts 5.00pm-9.30pm Parish Hall
St Vincent de Paul 7.00pm Community Centre
Weds 12th St Edwards Preschool 9.00am-3.00pm Parish Hall
Golden Club 1.00pm Community Centre
Rainbows/Brownies/Guides 3.45pm-8.45pm Parish Hall
Marriage Preparation 5,6,7pm Priest’s House
Thurs 13th St Edwards Preschool 9.00am-12.30pm Parish Hall
Blessing of new School buildings by Bishop 10am -1pm St Peter’s School
Fri 14th St Edwards Preschool 9.00am-3.00pm Parish Hall
Hospital pm London
Sat 15th Pastoral Interviews 1 & 2pm Priest’s House
Sun 16th Coffee morning 10.30am Community Centre
Parish Stewardship: Offertory Collection Weekend 24th /25th June & 1st /2nd July
Envelopes: £338.60 £406.20 Cash: £407.86 £414.10
Standing Orders to 5th May £1975.02
Travelling Chalice
Weekend Family Mass
8th /9th July Prendi Family 9.30am
15th /16th July Alberia Owusu 11.30am
22nd /23rd July L Oommen 11.30am
Collectors Rota
6.30pm 9.30am 11.30am
8th /9th July Michael & Anne Julie Smith & David Briden Antonella & Andy
15th /16th July Tom & Ian, John Sizer & Lennox, Christian & Maureen
Please pray for our Dead whose Anniversaries occur about this time:
James Lane, Dorothy Chudley, David Cowell, Stephen Dempsey, Fede Pascarella,
Marguerita Kivlehan, William Barry, Walter Williams and Anthony Heeralal.
Please pray for all who are sick in our hospital, our nursing homes and at home. For those who are anxious, bereaved or struggling in the Faith. May they experience the healing hands of Jesus through our prayerful actions and visitations. Especially we pray for:
John Abbott, Margaret Alake, Nora Brennan, Margaret Brockbank,
Bob Cole, Dyllis Dangerfield, Jose De Abreu, Veronica Flood, Marie Gahagan,
Margaret Harries, Margaret Harvey, Eileen Heneghan, Ben Holmes, Evelyn Hughes, Fatima Hussein,
Hannah Jermain, Fr Tom Jordan, Benjamin Joseph, Mona Keenan, Paula Lam, Mrs D Langan,
Fr Tony McKentey, Ann Montgomery, Teishan Mulholland, Brendan O’Connor, Chioma Onwumere,
Bernadette O’Sullivan, Fr David Prior, Maureen Ross, Fr John Taylor,
Andrew Todd, Danny Toye, Eileen Terrell, Martine Vella, Betty Walsh and Trudy Wijeyeratnam
Communion for the First Time 2018
Interviews have now closed. Please return your Registration Forms to the Parish Office by Sunday 30th July. Any queries, please contact the Parish Office.
Centenary Anniversary Pilgrimage to the National Shrine of
Our Lady of Walsingham on Saturday 22nd July 2017
If you have signed up for the Pilgrimage to Walsingham, please make payment to the parish office any weekday (except Thursday) between 9am and 12pm. Alternatively, make payment in a clearly marked envelope with your name and post through the Presbytery door. The cost is £17 pp (includes £2 admission) payable by cash or cheque to ‘St Edward the Confessor’. Once you have made payment, a ticket will be left for you in the correspondence rack. The coach will leave St Edwards at 7.00am (not 7.15am) and return approx 8pm. You will need to bring a packed lunch and drinks for the day, also suitable clothing, (umbrella/ sun cream) and something to sit on, as the Mass will be outside. See poster for more details. PLEASE NOTE THERE WILL BE NO SATURDAY EVENING MASS IN PARISHES ON THIS DAY.
Parish Information Morning A representative from every parish group is invited to attend a short meeting this Sunday 9th July in the Community Centre after the 9.30am Mass.
Peter’s Pence The retiring collection raised £440.27. Bless you for your generosity.
Parish Building & Maintenance Fund The monthly collection in June raised £493.11. Bless you for your continued support.
Thank you I wish to thank my fantastic friends who thought about a leaving party for me and then invited over one hundred of my friends to gather and provide tasty food. It will of course be a great wrench leaving St Edward’s after almost 82years in Romford, but of course I will be local to my girls & families and I have already made new friends during my visits to Suffolk. Many, many thanks. Wally McNeela.
St Peter's School Summer Fayre: The Summer Fayre took place on 24 June and we would like to thank all the parishioners who attended the event and who generously donated their time and money to make the Fayre a huge success this year. The fantastic sum of over £9,300 was raised. Thanksalsofor the wonderful plants that were donated this year, they were very popular. If you would like to give us any feedback on how you thought the Fayre went or ideas for the Fayre next year please email Claire Clist at . Thank you once again for your support. The Summer Fayre committee.
Journey in Faith (Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults – RCIA) If you know of an adult who desires to be baptized as a Catholic Christian, an adult who is already baptized (e.g. C of E, Methodist etc) or a Catholic adult who has not made their Communion or Confirmation then our Parish Journey in faith course may be for them, with Reception into Christian Faith and Full Communion at Easter 2018. Our next course begins in September. Contact Fr Tom for more details.
Christian Fun Day at Cottons Park, London Road from 11am-4pm Sunday 16th July. All welcome.
Catechists Training and Resources Day for Holy Communion and Confirmation helpers on Saturday 4th November from 10.30am – 3.30pm at Sacred Heart of Mary School, Upminster RM14 2QR. See poster for details or contact F4r Tom.
St Peter’s School If your children no longer attend St Peter’s but you would still like to know what’s going on – copies of the school newsletter can be found at the back of the church for information.
News of the Diocese
National Eucharistic Congress
Following the International Eucharistic Congress held in Cebu, Philippines in January 2016, and responding positively to the exhortation for Bishops’ Conferences to hold National Eucharistic Congresses to enhance and promote the Adoration of the Lord in the Eucharist, and to give witness to our faith, the Bishops of England and Wales resolved to hold a National Eucharistic Congress for England and Wales in 2018. This will take place 7th – 9th September 2018 in Liverpool. Fr Daniel Kelly (Basildon Parish) and Mr Denis Courtney, from our parish, are the co-ordinators for our Diocese of Brentwood. Further information about this important event will follow in due course.
/ Parish newsletter ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSORCATHOLIC CHURCH
(St Edward is the Patron Saint of our Deanery)
5 Park End Road, Romford, Essex RM1 4AT
Telephone & Fax: 01708 740308
e-mail:
Parish Web www.stedwards-romford.org.uk
Diocese of Brentwood Registered Charity No.234092
Web Site: www.dioceseofbrentwood.net
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Parish Priest: Father Tom Jordan
St. Peter’s Primary School 01708 745506
Head Teacher: Mrs Jenny Waterfield
Our Parish is part of the Brentwood Diocese and Alan Williams is our Bishop
and we belong to the Havering Deanery.
We are twinned with the parish of Regina Pacis, Ladysmith, Diocese of Dundee, South Africa,
and pray for their Bishop, Graham Rose.
The Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)
9th July 2017
Fr Tom’s Schedules Due to hospital appointments for ongoing treatment and physiotherapy sessions for pre-operation knee replacement, Fr Tom’s availability is compromised. He will do all he can to facilitate enquiries. Patience and understanding will be required by all, including for Fr Tom!
Apostleship of the Sea This Sunday is Sea Sunday when our Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. Our retiring collection has been postponed until next Sunday. The Apostleship of the Sea is the official maritime welfare agency of the Catholic Church and it provides practical and spiritual support to seafarers visiting our ports. As it is dependant on voluntary donations, please be as generous as you can. For more information about its work, please visit www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk
Parish Shop Rotas Would the people that kindly help in our Parish Shop please collect your new rota from the Porch. Thank you.