THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT (B) 14TH DECEMBER 2014

(PARISH MASS BOOK PAGE 87)

PARISH NEWS
PARISH FINANCES Weekend: 6th 7th December: Loose 703.90. Envelopes 362.01. Standing
Orders 446. Total 1,511.91. Many thanks for your generosity
CHRISTMAS FLOWERS There will be a second collection THIS 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.
DECEASED Please pray for Margaret (Peggy) McLoughlin RIP who died last week, her Requiem
Mass will be at Our Lady of Peace on Monday, 15th December at 11.30am followed by burial at
Slough Cemetery. Also please pray for Gertrudes Ariz RIP who died recently, her Requiem Mass
will be on Monday, 22nd December at 1.00pm followed by cremation at Slough Crematorium. May
their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed rest in peace. Amen.
MASS CHANGE There will no Mass at 9.30am in Our Lady of Peace on Monday, 15th December,
Mass will be at 11.30am and will be the Requiem Mass for Peggy McLoughlin RIP.
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 is available in the Church porches which gives details of all
the Christmas Service times.
HELP AT THE CHRISTMAS MASSES Please sign up on the sheets which are at the back of the
Church: 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.
MARKING ADVENT Mass in the Chapel at St Bernards School at 7.15am. on Friday, 19th
December.

MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS

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

Monday
11.30am

15th December
Our Lady of Peace

Tuesday
9.30am

16th December
Our Lady of Peace

7.30pm

Our Lady of Peace

Sick & Housebound of the Parish and Asia

Bede Intentions (Rosary Group)
Hadrian & Cedrica Lobo Intentions (Wedding
Anniversary)
Penitential service

Wednesday
9.30am

17th December
Our Lady of Peace

O Wisdom
Service of Word and Holy Communion

Thursday
8.30am
9.30am

18th December
St Andrews
St Andrews

O Adonai
Confessions
Caterina & Orazio Ricci RIP (Kontrec)
Susan Feehan RIP

Friday
7.00pm
7.30pm

19th December
St Gilberts
St Gilberts

O Root of Jesse
Confessions
Ellen Noonan RIP (Morrissey)
Kevin Fox RIP (2nd Anniversary) (Fox)

Saturday
20th December
10.00am-11.00am Our Lady of Peace
4.45pm-5.45pm Our Lady of Peace
6.00pm
Our Lady of Peace
Sunday
9.45am

21st December
Our Lady of Peace

11.30am

St Andrews

Requiem Mass Peggy McLoughlin RIP

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Confessions
Confessions
Philomena, Stanley & Jennifer Ward RIP (Ward)
McCann & Mann (Foundation)
FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT
Anne Maasch RIP (Anniversary) (McClintock)
Gordon Campbell (Foundation)
Vittorio Fortino RIP (1st Anniversary) (Fortino)
Sheila Arnold RIP (Rosary Group)
People of the Parish

NOTICES FOR NEWSLETTER For the weekend of 21st December there will be a two week
newsletter, therefore if you require any notices to be included in the newsletter, please email
Yvonne on yvonnecaff@talktalk.net, or drop in the Presbytery door. Deadline for notices will be
Thursday, 18th December by 12noon.
CATHOLIC DIARIES are available in the Church porches, a donation of 1 each is welcomed
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.
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
over the next two 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 next Friday,
20th December please.
USED STAMPS Over the years used stamps have been collected at Slough and have been sold
on to raise funds for work undertaken in schools, hospitals and Parishes by Sisters, Brothers, Lay
People and Priests in the developing world.. At this time of year with the sending of Christmas
Cards a common practice, there is a great opportunity to boost the collection of used stamps to sell
on to Dealers and Collectors and use the proceeds to assist in funding Church projects. This can
be done here in this Parish by as many people as possible depositing as many stamps as is
possible in the Stamps for the Missions box at the back of Church. Please make a real effort to
bring your used Christmas Card stamps to Church over the next couple of weeks and help in this
simple way to support the Church's work abroad. Thank You.

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.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL meet at 2.00pm on Tuesday, 16th December 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.
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
CHRISTMAS CHURCH CLEANING This will take place on Saturday, 20th December at 9.00am.
Please come along and try and spare an hour to help clean the Church in preparation for our
Christmas services. Mince pies and tea/coffee will be supplied!!
READERS & EXTRAORDINARY EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS ROTA 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.
20th 21st December
Saturday 6.00pm Jean Walker and Mike Connolly.
9.45am Readers : Patricia Goldberg and Denise McClintock.
Eucharist Ministers: Georgia Clark, Barbara Bryant, Peter Koenig,
Madeleine Bowron. Audrey Truman.
11.30am Leela and Ashley.