ST. JAMES
THE LESS AND ST. HELEN

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Colchester

with

Mersea, Mile End and Monkwick

Fr
Joseph Whisstock

Fr
Brett
Adams

Fr
Philip Willenbrock

51 Priory
Street , Colchester, Essex,
CO1 2QB

Tel:
01206 866317;   Fax  01206 791213

E-Mail      [email-masked]

www.stjamesthelessandsthelen.org

THE FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF
THE YEAR  [B]

July 5th   2009 A.D.

Dear Friends

Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, shows how bitter neighbours
betray one another, deep resentments are manifested and dangerous liaisons
lead to the unjust treatment of others.
When Jesus arrives in his hometown of Nazareth, his neighbours
reject both himself and his message.
His words and actions are greeted with scepticism
and unbelief which appears remarkable when the Gospel describes the large
crowds elsewhere who accepted his preaching and acted upon his words.  Those with whom he grew up and played
with, reject the man who returns to preach the message of the Kingdom of God.  We cannot know the reasons why but it
does suggest the human ways in which people judge one another.  Whilst Jesus is rejected, God
continues to invite each and every person into a relationship.  The people rebel against Ezekiel
because they are stubborn and obstinate – not in my back yard -  but they
will know there is a prophet amongst them.  They may reject the prophet but they
can never conquer God’s plan.
Paul faces the same fate; he knows his weaknesses and his Achilles’
heel is a reminder that he relies utterly on God’s grace.  Often we find it difficult to forgive
others and allow them the space and time to repent. It’s
true those in the public eye must be accountable but we are beset with the
temptation to blame others for their failures, thus deflecting attention from
our own. There is a warning in today’s Gospel about judging
others.  If Jesus had wanted
perfect disciples, neither Peter nor Paul would have been chosen.  The grace of the Gospel opens eyes and
restores sight.  It enables us to
see the good in the other person, especially those who are excluded and marginalised.
Unresolved bitterness and resentment will become destructive unless
they are healed by the Lord so that we can love others, especially those who
fail.
God bless

EVENTS THIS WEEK  [Please check any changes]

Saturday 11th July  11:30am      Justice & Peace
Meeting
Presbytery

“
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10.30-12.30  Monkwick
Coffee Morning       See
below

DAILY:                 8:35am; Rosary &Divine
Mercy  [Wednesdays 11:30am]

EVENING
PRAYER:
Monday to Friday: 5:45pm in the Church

PRAYER
GROUP:                                           Mondays  at 8pm in the Crypt

MEDITATION
GROUP:                  Tuesdays
at 8pm at No. 48 Priory Street

EXPOSITION:                                               Saturdays at 9:45am – 10:30am

THE HOLY FATHER’S MISSION
INTENTIONS FOR JULY: That the
Church may be the nucleus
of a humanity reconciled and reunited in the one family of God.

BAPTISM TODAY:
Prudence Jane Duffy  [Diana’s grand-daughter].
God bless you, little one.
Welcome into the Church.

To celebrate the Year for Priests
there is Adoration every Thursday 11am - 5pm at Abbotswick House of Prayer. Please do come and join us in praying for our Priests.  For further details and directions visit
our website www.abbotswick.org or call 01277 373959

FIRST HOLY
COMMUNION 2009-2010: The Parish will shortly be drafting the Programme
for next year's First Holy Communion Programme for
children in Year 3 and above - if you would like to be involved please
contact Hywel Edwards on 867325 or
[email-masked].

SECOND COLLECTION – SEA SUNDAY:  Next Sunday there will
be a second collection after all Masses for the Apostleship of the Sea [AOS]:
the official maritime welfare agency of the Catholic Church in Great Britain
which provides pastoral and practical support and care to seafarers who visit
our ports each year.  AOS receives
no statutory funding from either the Church or Government.  Thank you for your generosity; this
ministry cannot continue without it.

The Second Collections [as requested by the Diocese]
coming up are:  25th July for Day for Life;  6th September for the
Brentwood Ecclesiastical Education Fund [BEEF]; 4th October for
CAFOD Harvest Fast Day.

ANNUAL
DIOCESAN DAY OF RETREAT FOR ALL CATECHISTS: -‘The
Person of Jesus Christ in the life of the Catechist’. Facilitator - Bishop John Crowley. Saturday 11th July 10.30am-3.00pm, Cathedral
Conference Centre, Brentwood.  A Suggested Donation of
£5 per person. Please bring a packed lunch. Tea/Coffee provided. To
book your place please contact the Adult Religious Education office on 01277
265257or Sr Nuala Gannon on 01277
265219.

MONKWICK NEWS:
The next coffee morning will be at the home of  Pauline
Carter – 53 Old Forge Road,
Malting Green -  on  Saturday, 11th July, 10:30-12:30.  All very welcome.

COLCHESTER THREE FAITHS FORUM:  On Wednesday, 15th
July at 7:30pm there
will be a visit to the Synagogue, organized through the Churches Together
network.

VACANCY: Brentwood Catholic
Children’s Society has a vacancy for a full-time Senior Administrator based at the head office in
Rayleigh, Essex.  The successful
candidate will be literate in up-to-date IT software packages; have proven
administration experience at a senior level and ability to manage a small
team.  The closing date is 16th July 2009 and interviews will be
conducted on Friday 24th
July 2009.  For more information and an application pack
please call 01268 784544.

Assisted
suicide amendments to Coroners & Justice Bill.

New amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill would legalise assisted
suicide under certain conditions. Amendments are likely to be considered by
peers on 7th July. Please contact four peers before this date to urge them to
oppose amendments tabled by Lord Falconer (173), Lord Alderdice
(174) and Lord Joffe (177). Please ask peers to
protect vulnerable people by retaining the ban on assisted suicide. To
receive the name of four peers to write to in your area, please email [email-masked] stating your
county and region.

URGENT:  Two voluntary helpers and a sandwich
maker are STILL urgently needed for the Colchester
Soup Run.  This is jointly run
Christian venture, and if you are able to spare a couple of hours – on
a rota basis – please contact Claire –
765926.

REPOSITORY SUMMER SALE NOW ON:   Rosaries,
jewellery, books and much more, all reduced.  Up to 20% off all items.

SCRIPTURE COURSE:  Diary
date: In September Sr Angela will re-commence the Scripture Course.  The topic will be the Gospel according
to Luke [it being his year from November/Advent 2009].  More details to follow nearer the
time.

Childcare
– Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society has guaranteed places for the ‘Run
to the Beat’ half marathon starting from the O2 Arena – Greenwich on Sunday 27th September
2009.  You will run
13.1 miles to streets of music from various artists.  Interested? Please call Claire Mathews on: 01268 784544/01268 654434 or email [email-masked]
for more information.

IF YOU ARE
NEW TO THE PARISH: please introduce yourself to one of the priests after Mass.  A registration form [on the table in
the porch] will need to be completed.
If you are moving within or out of the parish, please let the parish
office know.

THE PARISH
WEB SITE:  For all contact,
inclusions etc, please get in touch with Don
Clarke.  His email address is [email-masked]

LITURGY FOR THE
FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR [B]

[Day for Life] July 5th 2009  A.D.

The first Mass of Sunday
is on Saturday Evening at Priory
Street

Saturday  July 4th

Sunday July 5th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

6:30
pm

Stephen Mooney RIP

Intentions of Mary
Pink

Gregory & Janina Nazarko RIP

Fr John Mack RIP

West Mersea

8:30
am

Dorothy & John Somers RIP

Mile
End

9:15
am

Barney Mason RIP

Monkwick

10:15 am

Parishioners

Monday  6th

Feria

Church      9:15 am   Margaret Murray RIP

Tuesday 7th

Feria

Church      9:15 am   Martin Lydon
RIP

Wednesday  8th

Feria

Church    12:15 pm   Intentions of Mrs
T Matiz & Family

Thursday 9th

Feria

Church      9:15 am   Intentions
of Brenda Travers

Friday  10th

Church      9:15
am   Intentions of Mary
Pink

Saturday 11th        St
BENEDICT, Ab., PATRON OF EUROPE

Church       9:15 am   Maria Arioja RIP

4:00
pm  WEDDING –
HELEN AND CHRIS

LITURGY FOR THE FIFTEENTH
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR  [B]

[Sea Sunday] July 12 th2009
A.D.

Saturday July 11th

Sunday   July 12th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

2:00
pm

3:30
pm

5:00
pm

6:30
pm

Christopher Cooke RIP

Intentions of Helen Travers

Peggy Eade RIP

POLISH MASS

SIGNED MASS

HOLY HOUR

Dr Vincenzi & Charles
Houghton RIP

West Mersea

8:30
am

Parishioners

Mile End

9:15
am

Dennis Pearce RIP

Monkwick

10:15 am

Peggy Wilding RIP

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION
Saturday 9:45-10:30am
and 5:30-6:00pm

SACRAMENT
OF BAPTISM                    Baptismal Courses arranged as per Newsletter

SACRAMENT
OF MARRIAGE             At least six months
notice is required

SCHOOLS
St Thomas More       Head:
Bridget Harris   [865722]

St
Benedict’s            Head: John O’Hara     [549222]

www.marriagecare.org.uk   or 0800 389 3801.
www.brentwoodvocations.org

The Brentwood Diocesan Trust – Registered Charity No.
234092