FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT (C) 6TH MARCH 2016

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HAPPY MOTHERING SUNDAY to all our Mums.
PARISH FINANCES Weekend: 27th 28th February : Loose 666.11. Envelopes 383.95
Standing Orders 446. Total 1,496.06. The retiring collection for the Youth Evangelization
Team amounted to 864.96. Many, many thanks for your generosity.
EASTER SERVICES a yellow leaflet will be available from NEXT weekend which gives details
of all the Easter Service times. Please take home a copy.
EASTER RAFFLE We will be selling raffle tickets after each Mass from
this
weekend until Easter to raise funds for the Parish. Prizes as follows : 1st Prize Simnel cake.
2nd Prize - Easter egg. 3rd Prize : Bottle of Prosecco and chocolates.
DECEASED Please pray for Gladys Diver RIP who died recently, her Requiem Mass will be in
St Andrews on Tuesday, 22nd March at 11.30am, followed by committal at Slough
Crematorium. May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen
PLEASE REMEMBER the sick of our Parish: Alison Roach, Maisie McFarlane, Simon Holwell,
Florence Peters, Larry and Linda Pritchard, Mo Malone, John Norman, Ron Shaw, Sharmaine
Deans, Ronald Deans, Raul Khan, Becky Warren-Heyes, Angela Brown, Hilton & Mary Hughes,
Jane McMahon, Abid Ali, Joan Langer, Caroline Tembe, Joanna Deverill, Sabah Ali-Marat,
Samina Jalal, James Deegan, Joe Gartland, Deacon Douglas Denny, baby Matthew William
Davis, Annie Dias, Michele Di Gangi, Daisy Wingrove, Mary Morrissey, Mary Green, Michele
Deluca, Marian Bellamy, Demetri Mackri, Charlie Young, Lynn Arnold, Graham Loudon, Ann
Cronin, Mabel McCulloch, Phyllis Wallbank, Joanna Glowski, Rosemary Conry, Ann Gurrie,
Kathleen Jemmett, Fr David, Jerry Ellis, Francis Cashell, Jim Scott, Kathleen Richardson.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS will be celebrated during Lent as follows :
Each Thursday in St Andrews Church after 9.30am Mass.
Each Friday at 7.30pm in Our Lady of Peace Church.
On Friday, 25th March at 7.30pm in St Gilberts.

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

Saturday
5.15pm-5.45pm
6.00pm

5th March
Our Lady of Peace
Our Lady of Peace

Sunday
9.00am
9.45am

6th March
St Gilberts
Our Lady of Peace

11.30am

St Andrews

Monday
9.30am

7th March
Our Lady of Peace

7.00pm
Tuesday
9.30am

Our Lady of Peace

8th March
Our Lady of Peace

1.00pm
Wednesday
9.30am
Thursday
9.30am

Our Lady of Peace

9th March
Our Lady of Peace
10th March
St Andrews

10.00am
1.00pm
Friday
9.30am

St Andrews
Our Lady of Peace
11th March
Our Lady of Peace

7.30pm

Our Lady of Peace

Saturday
5.15pm-5.45pm
6.00pm

12th March
Our Lady of Peace
Our Lady of Peace

Sunday
9.45am

13th March
Our Lady of Peace

11.30am

St Andrews

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

Confessions
Steafan Allen RIP (Burbridge)
Sr Mary Cecilia RIP (P&C)
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Howell Roberts RIP (Anniv) (ODonnell)
Mary Lawlor RIP & Iris Goldberg RIP
People of the Parish
Augustine Unuavworho family Intentions
(Rosary Group)
Anne & Bill Spells RIP (Whitehouse)
Joe & Carmel Gartland Int (Rosary Group)
Rick Paton RIP (Bowron)
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Deceased Leone family (Leone)
James & Mary Houlihan RIP
Stations of the Cross : Junior School children

Service of Word and Holy Communion

Bernadette DSouza RIP (Almeida)
Natale Fuscaldo RIP (Anniversary) (Bruno)
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross : Junior School children
Dearing (Foundation)
Len Norman & Sick and Housebound of the
Parish (Rosary Group)
Stations of the Cross
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Confessions
Veronica McNulty RIP (Gorham)
Manuel and Charles Nicdao Intentions
(Rosary Group)
FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT
Clotilde Rawling RIP (Birthday Remembrance)
(Rawling)
Louis Gervais & Nelle Velma Lavictoire RIP
(Roger)
David Whitehouse RIP (Whitehouse)
Pat Ryan RIP (Prole)

MASS CHANGE Due to the St Patrick's Celebration, there will be no evening Mass at
Gilbert's on Friday, 18th March. Mass will instead be at Our Lady of Peace at 9.30am.

St

APF/MHF RED BOXES In addition to 1,807.54. already published, we have now been informed
that we have received direct donations of 455, therefore this gives us a grand total of
2,262.54. Many, many thanks for your continued support and generosity.
READERS & EXTRAORDINARY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ROTA 12th 13th March
Saturday 6.00pm Patsy Murphy and John Barry.
Sunday 9.45am Readers : Kevin Murray and Denise McClintock.
Eucharist Ministers : Jennifer Ossei-Williams, Maura Potter, Andrea Barry,
Lisa Mennone, Pearl Eatwell.
11.30am Aldous and Claire.
19th - 20th March
Saturday 6.00pm Yvonne Cafferty and Marie Oke.
Sunday 9.45am Readers : Peter Koenig and Karen Rakowska.
Eucharist Ministers : Hadrian Lobo, Tina Koenig, Denise McClintock,
Franka Deluca, Robert Bryant.
11.30am Millie and Kerry.
ST BERNARDS PREPARATORY SCHOOL Experienced KS1/KS2 Class Teacher required for
September 2016. The Trustees and Governors of this happy, welcoming and highly successful
school wish to appoint a qualified, outstanding practitioner who is committed to achieving high
standards and genuinely cares about children. A willingness to contribute to the life and ethos of
this Catholic school is essential. Salary is on the Main Pay Scale (London Fringe) and will be
commensurate with experience and qualifications. The closing date for completed applications is
Friday 11th March. Interviews will be held week commencing Monday 14th March. ALSO
REQUIRED EARLY YEARS FOUNDATION STAGE TEACHING ASSISTANT 8.00 a.m. 4.45
p.m. As soon as possible. The Governors are seeking to appoint a caring and committed
Teaching Assistant, who is able to inspire and motivate pupils and have high expectations for the
children in their care. The successful candidate must be willing to contribute to the ethos and life
of this Catholic school. Salary commensurate with experience and qualifications. The closing
date for completed applications is Friday 18th March. Interviews will be held week commencing
Monday 21st March Please contact the school office on 01753 521821, or email:
pa@stbernardsprep.org for an application pack for the vacancies. Visits to the school are
welcomed.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARIES
CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE The next meeting of the CWL will be their Annual General
Meeting and will be held on Monday, 7th March in the Sacristy of Our Lady of Peace Church at
2.00pm.
OUR LADY OF PEACE JUNIOR SCHOOL children will be celebrating the Stations of the Cross in
Our Lady of Peace Church on Tuesday, 8th, Thursday, 10th, Tuesday, 15th, Thursday, 17 th and
Tuesday, 22nd March at 1.00pm. You are all invited to join the children.

CONFIRMATION PROGRAM For those who have enrolled for the

Sacrament of Confirmation, The second Session will be on Tuesday, 8th
March from 7.00pm to 8.00pm and will be held in ST ANDREWS The
Enrolment Mass will be on Sunday, 13th March at 9.45am Mass. The
Sacrament of Confirmation will be conferred by Bishop Peter this year on
Tuesday, 21st June at 7.30pm in Our Lady of Peace.
CHURCH CLEANING Saturday, 12th March at 9.00am. Please try and spare an hour to help.
ST PATRICK'S EVENING at St Andrews on Friday, 18th March from 6.30pm.
Celebrate an evening with a traditional Irish Supper of bacon and cabbage,
Irish Bingo, a raffle and music, complete with a licensed bar. Tickets on sale
at all Masses, priced 10 for adults, children under 10 free, over 10 10. The
proceeds of this event will be shared equally between Our Lady of Peace and
St Andrew's. If you would like to donate a prize for the raffle please leave in
the Presbytery or the Sacristy for Yvonne.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION The next session is on Saturday, 19th March
from 9.30am 11.00am at ST ANDREWS CHURCH. When you are next
in Our Lady of Peace Church please take time to see the poster the children
have prepared which asks the Parish to pray for them. Please continue to
pray for our children so that they will grow in their appreciation of the
sacraments of Confession and Holy Communion.
YOUNG ADULTS Jimmy Mitchell will be leading a day for Young Adults at the Bridgettine
Convent in Iver Heath on Saturday 19th March starting at 11.00am to 5.00pm. The cost of the
day is 5. Lunch will be included. We hope this day will be a great opportunity for young adults
18-35ish to gather and be formed in their faith and share experiences together. For more info,
please contact Fiona at Fiona@nymo.org or Neil Roseman on 07725 234700.
A DATE FOR THE LANDINGS WORKSHOP After an encouraging response to the
announcement of a Landings workshop, a date has now been set: March 19th at St. Teresas
Beaconsfield. We aim to start at 10.00am and finish between 1.00pm-1.30pm with a midmorning break for refreshments. The object is to demonstrate the power of the Landings process
and how it helps returning Catholics. All welcome - potential returners or welcomers alike, or
those simply interested in recommending Landings to others. No commitment will be asked for
but, if you are thinking of attending, please phone or e-mail so we can gauge numbers. Speak to
Maggie or Ian on 01753 482 496 or mail maggiemillrain@icloud.com.
LENTEN RECONCILIATION SERVICE : Our Lady of Peace :
Monday, 21st March at 7.00pm with visiting confessors
ST VINCENT DE PAUL meet at 2.00pm on Tuesday, 22nd March in the Sacristy at Our Lady of
Peace. New members would be welcome. If you know of anyone who would like a visit from the
SVP please advise Yvonne.