SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT (B) 7TH DECEMBER 2014

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PARISH NEWS
PARISH FINANCES Weekend: 29th 30th November: Loose 617.63. Envelopes 406. Standing
Orders 446. Total 1,469.63. Many thanks for your generosity
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS There will be a second collection NEXT weekend for
the flowers for Christmas. Our flower ladies who do the flowers each week
produce beautiful displays and work hard throughout the year. Please be as
generous as you can.
CAKE SALE : LAST SUNDAYS 9.45AM MASS Thank you all very much for your very generous
support at our Cake Sale for our School (St. Bernards Catholic Grammar) South Africa Project. I
thought that you might like to know that we raised 314. This is a significant contribution towards
our target. Thank you once again, and I hope you enjoyed the cakes. Hannah Hodge.
DECEASED Please pray for Terence Jordan RIP who died recently, his Funeral Service will be at
Slough Crematorium on Wednesday, 10th December at 1.00pm. May his soul and the souls of all
the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
MARKING ADVENT You may like to mark Advent by attending an early morning Mass. There will
be a Mass in the Chapel at St Bernards School at 7.15am. on Friday, 12th December and 19th
December.
PLEASE REMEMBER the sick of our Parish: babies Austin and Freddie Wynstanly, Mary
Morrissey, Eileen Doherty, Cedrica Lobo, Mary Green, Molly Curran, Danny Smith, Michele Deluca,
Val Corcoran, Ted Connolly, Marian Bellamy, Demetri Mackri, Charlie Young, Nigel Richardson,
Charles Greenwood, Lynn Arnold, Jean Walker, Luis Vancini, Graham Loudon, Ann Cronin, Pauline
Rafter, Mabel McCulloch, Phyllis Wallbank, Joanna Glowski, Rocco Seagrove, Rosemary Conry,
Marie Stephens, Deacon George Brooker, Ann and Des Gurrie, Sheila Ganguli, Kathleen and
Terence Jemmett, Mary Compton, Fr David, Jerry Ellis, Francis Cashell, Jim Scott, Kathleen
Richardson, Craig Wiley, Michael Hattrell.

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

Saturday
5.15pm-5.45pm
6.00pm

6th December
Our Lady of Peace
Our Lady of Peace

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Confessions
Jack & Daphne Lavender RIP (P&C)
John Downey RIP (John & Helen Griffin)

Sunday
9.00am

7th December
St Gilberts

9.45am

Our Lady of Peace

11.30am

St Andrews

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Matthew & Carol McCarthy Intentions
(McCarthy)
Christopher Wade RIP (Hayden)
People of the Parish
Paul Balakrishnan RIP (Conroy)
Pat Brouder RIP (Taylor)

Monday

8th December

9.30am

Our Lady of Peace

7.30pm

Our Lady of Peace

Tuesday
9.30am

9th December
Our Lady of Peace

Wednesday
9.30am

10th December
Our Lady of Peace

Thursday
8.30am
9.30am

11th December
St Andrews
St Andrews

Friday
9.30am

12th December
Our Lady of Peace

Saturday
5.15pm-5.45pm
6.00pm

13th December
Our Lady of Peace
Our Lady of Peace

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Confessions
Alice ONeill RIP (Flannery) (25th Anniversary)
Eithne Clasby Intentions

Sunday
9.45am

14th December
Our Lady of Peace

11.30am

St Andrews

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Cyril Karl Maasch RIP (Birthday Remembrance)
Massimo Ricci RIP (Tearle)
Jim Deignan RIP (Deignan)
People of the Parish

IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF BLESSED

VIRGIN MARY
David Donaghue & fellow Seminarians together
with Mary (Rosary Group)
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Mary ODonoghue RIP (Regan)
Owen Maloney RIP (Daly)
Service of Word and Holy Communion
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Kathleen Galea (Galea)
Alan Webb Intentions (Connolly)
Fr Tatah Humprey Mbuy Int (Rosary Group)
Terry Jordan RIP (Gatt)

PENITENTIAL SERVICE Our Penitential service (with visiting priests and opportunity for individual
confession) will be on Tuesday, 16th December at 7.30pm in Our Lady of Peace.
CHRISTMAS SERVICE TIMES leaflet will be available from next weekend which gives details of all
the Christmas Service times.
HELP AT THE CHRISTMAS MASSES Please sign up on the sheets which will be at the back of
the Church from next weekend: Readers, Eucharist Ministers, welcomers, and ushers, are needed.
There will be a separate list for altar servers in the Sacristy, please check which Mass you will be
attending before you sign up. The Midnight Mass and the childrens Mass are always very busy so
any help offered will be very much appreciated. Many thanks.
APF/MHF RED BOXES. The second half-yearly count for 2014 is due to take place for banking of
your donations BEFORE Christmas. Would all Red Box Holders kindly bring their boxes to Mass in
the forthcoming weekends to assist in a quick count and turnaround. Many thanks, John Barry.
OUR LADY OF PEACE CHURCH HALL PROJECT Although progress has been slow, we now
find ourselves in a position requiring the services of a fully qualified Architect. If there is anyone in
the parish who is qualified as an Architect, and who would be willing to help us with this project,
could you please contact Fr Andy (01628-605764) or Bob Bryant (01628-543650). We are reaching
a point where we will have some concrete proposals to submit to the Diocese, and then, subject to
their approval, to the Parish, hence our need for an Architect. If you can help, we would be most
grateful. Thank you.
THE SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION will be conferred by Bishop Peter
NEXT year on Tuesday, 23rd June 2015 at 7.30pm. If any young person from
Year 8 onwards would like to receive Confirmation next year, then please will
they themselves write to Fr Andy as soon as possible to request to receive this
Sacrament and to join the course. All applications need to be in by Friday, 20th
December please.
CHURCHES TOGETHER IN BURNHAM Joint Advent Carol Service, The Light of the World, on
Sunday, 7th December at 3.00pm in the United Reformed Church, Stomp Road, Burnham. All
welcome. Come and sing the beautiful songs of Advent as we prepare for Christmas.
BURNHAM CONCERT BAND Christmas Special at St Anthonys Church, Farnham Road, Slough,
on 10th December, concert starts at 8.00pm, doors open at 7.00pm. Adults 7, Concessions 5,
Family 12. Mulled Wine and mince pies available. Contact Jacqueline on 07920 101027 or Colin
on 07596 432615 for tickets.
CATHOLIC WOMENS LEAGUE The Catholic Women's League will be having a stall at St
Andrew's Christmas Fair on Saturday, 13th December from 10.00am - 2.00pm. Money raised will be
given to charity. If you have any unwanted gifts, costume jewellery or any items in good condition
that you could donate for our stall, please leave in the box in the entrance porch at Our Lady of
Peace Church.

LONDON AND SLOUGH RUN Homeless Christmas Street Party, London, Monday 15th December.
Once again, we depend on your very kind generosity to help supply the goodie bags for the street
parties. The list of contents is below and we would like to thank you in advance for thinking of our
friends on the street at a particularly lonely time of year.
Bag contents (suggested items):

1 x cooked chicken or turkey breasts or thighs (foil wrapped)

1 x round of meat sandwiches

1 x round of jam or cheese sandwiches

1 x portion of Christmas/fruit cake/mince pie

Bar of chocolate

Bag of crisps

1 x soft drink

1 x banana or orange

A Christmas wrapped present of warm hat, gloves, socks or toiletries

A Christmas card
Delivery Bags can be placed in the hut at the back of Our Lady of Peace Church on Monday 15th
December. Contact John Power on 07837 333986. Join us! If you would like to join us on
Monday, 15th December to help hand out the food, distribute the goodie bags or join in our carol
singalong, you would be extremely welcome. Contact John Power on 07837 333986 for further
details.
COME, LORD JESUS ADVENT RETREAT on 19th December with Fr Joseph Edattu, VC, from
Divine Retreat Centre, Ramsgate from 7.00pm to 10.30 pm at Polish Church of Divine Mercy, 48
Pitts Road, Slough. Praise, Holy Mass and Service of Healing and Anointing. All Welcome to this
amazing experience. Call Millie on 07957 594646
READERS & EXTRAORDINARY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ROTA 6th 7th December
Saturday 6.00pm Yvonne Cafferty and Marie Oke.
Sunday 9.00am Norman
9.45am Readers : Peter Koenig and Robert Bryant.
Eucharist Ministers: Melissa Whatley, Georgia Clark, Barbara Bryant,
Tina Koenig, Denise McClintock.
11.30am Millie and Kerry.
13th 14th December
Saturday 6.00pm Patsy Murphy and Pat Parker.
9.45am Readers : Denise McClintock and Samuel Goldberg.
Eucharist Ministers : Hadrian Lobo, Tina Koenig, Franka Deluca,
Robert Bryant.
11.30am Allen and Augustine.
The rotas are available on the Parish website
CAN YOU HELP? St Andrews Shared Church Foodbank distribution point for Cippenham. Every
Wednesday 11am-2.00pm. They need volunteers to work alongside Foodbank in St Andrews,
working on a rota. Full training given. For further information please contact Revd Janet Minkkinen,
Vicar 07856047960 or 01628 661994.