Brentwood pilgrims experience Lourdes joy
Parish Webmaster • August 30, 2019
As part of the BCYS offering to the whole Diocese a group of young adults filmed sections of each day, and packaged these as “Virtual Pilgrimage” highlights.
At the end of July 217 young people and leaders from the Brentwood Catholic Youth Service supported many adult pilgrims with varying needs on the Brentwood Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes. They were accompanied by Bishop Alan Williams, Fr Dominic Howarth, the newly ordained Fr Gary Dench and Deacon Paschal Uche and other clergy and seminarians. “It was a week infused with faith and joy,” says Fr Dominic. “The young people came from 46 different parishes and will talk to parishioners about their experiences on National Youth Sunday later in the year.”
This will take place on Sunday, 22nd November this year. Application forms available after the summer holidays.
SACRISTANS – required for the 11am Mass on Sundays. If you feel able to help please have a word with me after Mass. It mainly entails coming a little earlier and setting up the vessels, etc. Training, of course, given.
St Bede’s Catholic Church, Bishops Avenue, Chadwell Heath are launching a new club for elderly, isolated and lonely parishioners to give older parishioners regular opportunities to meet others. They know that across Ilford, there are many people who spend much of their time alone. This ‘Golden Hearts Club,’ plans to have meetings once or twice a week, initially on Monday mornings. Launch day is on Sunday the 7th June at 12.30pm , when those who are able, are invited to come for lunch, cost £10. Details can be found on the notice board at the back of the church.
In 2025 St Augustine’s Parish raised £3326.53 through our Red Boxes and donations to Missio and the Mill Hill Missionaries. Thank You! Our missionary community here at St Augustines is part of a worldwide network of people supporting missionaries overseas through prayer and financial assistance. Communities around the world who are being supported by missionaries like the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament, who feature on this years Red Box Thank You poster, rely on your support so they can continue to flourish. Visit missio.org.uk to find out more.
Maundy Thursday, 2nd April at 7.30pm. We need twelve volunteers (women & men) for this important ceremony. Please sign up on the list at the back of the church.
Wednesday, 29th April – Do this in memory of me - Children only in the Meeting Room 5.15 – 6.30pm. Sunday, 3rd May – 11.00am – Mass in the church [arrive in church by 10.45am].
These are available at the back of the church in alphabetical order by surname. If for any reason you no longer require envelopes [i.e. because you are now using the new Dona terminals and using the gift function] please hand them to me and they will be cancelled for next year. However, the boxes do have envelopes for the occasional special collections. Joining the scheme costs nothing as the parish simply claims back from the Inland Revenue the tax you pay on what you already give in the collection. If you would like to join the scheme please have a word with me after Mass.