News
Youth Mass
BCYS
Youth Mass, 7th July from 6pm at Brentwood Cathedral – join us for
Pizza in the Parish Hall at 6pm, followed by a Music Workshop in the Cathedral
led by Art Wangcharoensab of the Cathedral Music Dept.
Singers,
instrumentalists and young people (roughly year 9+) are all very welcome,
whether you wish to join in or simply watch and listen! Mass will begin in the
Cathedral at 7:30pm, celebrated by Fr Damien Wade.
All
information can be found on our website www.bcys.net/events
Scripture Talk
CATHOLIC BIBLICAL ASSOCIATION OF GREAT BRITAIN
The Association announces its next Scripture talk, to be
given by Fr Adrian Graffy, parish priest and member of the Pontifical Biblical
Commission, on ‘Jonah: Prophet for Today’.
You can attend the talk in-person at Christ the Eternal High
Priest Catholic Church, Gidea Park, RM2 6DH, from 11.00 BST on Saturday 9th
July. Coffee will be provided in the hall from 10.30. If you are attending
in-person please book your place by clicking on the Eventbrite link on the
poster. The venue is a short walk from Gidea Park Station (TfL from Stratford
or Shenfield). Alternatively please join the livestream by going to www.whatgoodnews.org at 11 a.m. on 9th
July. There is no need to book if attending by livestream. The talk will be
available subsequently on You Tube and on www.whatgoodnews.org
Thank you.
Pilgrimage to Transylvania
Transylvania: Religion, History & Culture
Fr Eduard Fartan from Holy Family in Benfleet is organising a Pilgrimage to
Transylvania from 18th - 25th October 2022. The tour will
include many beautiful churches and monasteries often set amongst the stunning
Romanian countryside and focus on the melting pot of ancient cultures that have
been present in the area. The approximate cost will start at £850 for one place
in a double room. For more information or to register your interest please send
an email to benfleet@dioceseofbrentwood.org
Faith Lift Day
Faith Lift Day - Sunday 10th July at the Sion Community, Sawyers
Hall Lane, Brentwood, CM15 9BX. The day will begin with 12.00 noon Mass,
(this is optional if people would prefer to attend their parish Sunday Mass)
followed by lunch at 1pm. At 2pm there will be prayer and praise,
followed by a talk from 2.45 - 3.20. After a short break will be Exposition of
the Blessed Sacrament with opportunity for Confession, and Prayer Ministry from
3.45 finishing at 4.45 pm. Tea and coffee will be provided for the day,
but please bring your own packed lunch. Everyone is welcome, and please
feel able to join in the day at any time. No booking is required.
YEAR OF THE FAMILY
YEAR OF THE FAMILY: The 10th World
Meeting of Families is taking place in Rome this coming week, with a programme
of talks and liturgies which will be live-streamed via Vatican media
channels. Our Diocese is marking the close of the Year of the Family at
the annual Mass for Marriage and Family Life in July, which Bishop Alan will
offer for the intentions of all families in the Diocese. If would like a
particular intention to be placed before the altar at this Mass, please
complete the prayer request form which can be found on the new Marriage and
Family Life pages of the Diocesan website, where you will also find more
information about the World Meeting of Families: https://www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/departments/marriage-family-life
Gap Year Opportunity
Just finished A-levels or Uni? Aged 18-22?
Interested in working with young people? Join the Walsingham House Team 2022/23
for an amazing Gap Year opportunity starting September 2022. Details on www.bcys.net or
contact Joseph Beattie – phone 01277 373959 or email josephbeattie@dioceseofbrentwood.org
Gap Year Opportunity
Vincentian
Volunteers are Catholic young people aged
18-35, from all over the world, who commit a year of their lives to the service
of vulnerable people. During their year with us, they live in a community of
three or four people and engage in voluntary work in partnership with other,
well known charity organisations in order to help the impoverished, the
homeless, the disabled, refugees and those suffering with addictions within the
local community. We are still recruiting for 2022/23 (September 2022 to July
2023) for more details visit https://www.vincentianvolunteers.org.uk/
Vacancy
Choral
Director Vacancy – The Diocese of Brentwood Schools Singing Programme
We are seeking to appoint a Choral Director, this
is a new and exciting post which is part of the National School Singing
Programme.
Further information about the role can be found on the website https://www.dioceseofbrentwood.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/NSSP-Choral-Director-Application-Pack-002.pdf
Closing date for applications is 12 noon on
Monday 4 July 2022.
Thanksgiving Mass
Keith Williams, Headmaster at The Campion School is retiring at the end of this academic year. In order to celebrate his 40 years of service, there will be a Thanksgiving Mass at the school at 7.00 pm on Friday, 8th July 2022. The Mass will be followed by a buffet in the Main Hall. If you and any of your family would like to join us on this occasion, please e.mail office@thecampionschool.org giving the numbers expected.
LATE VOCATION TO THE PRIESTHOOD:
A vocation discernment weekend for men between the
ages of 30 and 55 will take place at St Beuno’s in North Wales from Friday 2nd to Sunday 4th September
2022. The direct link for further details and booking: Discernment Weekend
https://www.pathwaystogod.org/courses-events-retreats/discernment-weekend-older-men-2
Volunteering at Sion Community
Sion Catholic Community for Evangelism runs a Mission House in Brentwood which hosts weekend events to help young people, families and adults deepen their faith.
Do you have some free time? Would you like to put that time to service of God and his church? We are looking to recruit some volunteers to help prepare guests' rooms before and after our events. Or maybe you could spare a weekend to come and assist with hospitality tasks during one of our retreats.
We can
offer travel expenses should this be an obstacle to help plus overnight
accommodation for those helping at the weekend.
A
Diocesan DBS would be required at no cost to yourself, which we can
process.
If you are interested or would like further information please
email admin@sioncommunity.org.uk or
ring 01277 234401.
Needed Donations
The Passage, a Catholic charity working with homeless people is raising funds through the Big Give a matched giving scheme. Every £1 donated online by 12.00 noon on Tuesday 19 April makes £2 and £2.25 if you are a taxpayer through Gift Aid. Please visit: https://bit.ly/BigGiveMarch22 to support the campaign. The campaign ‘It takes more than a house to make a home’ focuses on the services we provide to people who have been homeless in their journey to being happily settled in a new home. The Passage would be very grateful for your support. For questions about the campaign or assistance making a donation please ring 020 7592 1856.
