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 MOST HOLY TRINITY  [B]

June 7th  2009 A.D.

Dear
Friends

The feast of Pentecost which we celebrated last
week reminded us that we cannot begin to understand the truth of God unless
we are gifted with the power of the Spirit.  Even the apostles could not recognise
the full truth about the Jesus they knew and loved without the gift of the
Spirit. The same is true for us; to understand Jesus we need the Spirit.  To reach the Father we need to go via
the Son.  So it is the mystery of
the Trinity that is at the heart of the Christian life of faith.  Which is why we
begin and end everything in the name of the Father, and of the Son and of the
Holy Spirit.

Today’s second reading reminds us that we
are the children of God, heirs as well.
We have been granted the privilege of inheriting the glory of God; we
have been given the right to belong and if God is a mystery, it is hardly
surprising that his children are of similar strain.  If we are all made in the image and
likeness of God, it should come as no shock to realise
that it takes a lifetime to work out and understand each other.  Our love for people prompts us to know
them better; our love for God urges us to deepen our understanding of
him.  Loving is the highest form
of understanding.  Our journey
towards God and towards each other is made along the same road and when we
journey that road in love and respect, the way we travel assures us of our
destination.  That is the
Gospel.  It is not just the
written scrolls and printed books or beautiful manuscripts that pass on the
word of God; it is the living body of believers who, in every generation,
make up the Church.  The Book of Kells has survived for a thousand years and more.  Its creation gave joy not only to
those who composed it, but also to millions ever since who have seen it in Trinity College,
Dublin, or in
reproduction copies.  The same is
true of a human life well lived.
The message rings out loud and clear from a true disciple of Christ.    We are God’s work of
art, God loves us.   God bless.

EVENTS THIS WEEK  [Check for any changes]

Evening Prayer will be at
48 Priory Street
until 12TH June

Tuesday 9th June
10:30 am  Mersea Coffee
Morning   See below

Wednesday 10th             6:45pm    Scripture Course
Crypt

“
“
7pm
SVP Meeting
Presbytery

Thursday 11th
7:30pm    UCM Meeting
Crypt

Sunday 14th                    7:30pm    Confirmation Class
Crypt

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

EVENING
PRAYER:
Monday
to Friday 5:45pm @ 48 Priory St

PRAYER
GROUP:                                           Mondays  at 8pm in the Crypt

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

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

HOLY
FATHER’S MISSION INTENTION:  That churches operating in regions marked
by violence may be sustained by the love and prayer of all Catholics.

FIRST HOLY
COMMUNION:  Please remember in your
prayers those of our children who made their First Holy Communion this
Saturday.

BAPTISM TODAY:  Taylor Patterson.   God bless this child and congratulations to his
family.

BAPTISM
COURSE:  The next baptism course
has been arranged for Monday, 15th June and Monday, 22nd
June at 7:30pm in the Crypt. This Course is for all those wishing to have a
child [of up to 6 years] baptised in the months up to and including September.  If you would like to present a child
for Baptism please note that both
sessions must be attended.   There is no need to make an
appointment.

CAFOD
COLLECTION:  Will be taken up after all Masses
today.

REPOSITORY:  Please note the Repository will not be
open today.

CONFIRMATION
CLASS:  Confirmation class as usual after 6:30pm Mass on the 14th
June. [Our away day is on the 4th July. Attendance is required for this ].

ADULT CONFIRMATIONS: As you know, The Bishop
will be conferring the Sacrament of Confirmation on these young people,
currently attending preparation classes, on the 20th
September.  If you are over the
age of 18, a weekly-practising
Catholic and would like to be confirmed by Bishop
Thomas in September, please contact the Parish Office within
the coming week so that your contact details may be taken for
separate preparation session[s].

MERSEA COFFEE MORNING:  Takes place on Tuesday, 9th June, at the home of Margaret
Williams, 28 Coast Road,
from 10:30am.  All welcome.

MERCY
ASSOCIATES:  The next meeting takes
place on Monday, 15th June at 7:30pm at Christ Church Court.  Tel.No:
763049.

MONKWICK
COFFEE MORNING:   On Saturday, 20th
June at the home of Joyce Wrobel, 26 Queensland Drive,
from 10-30 to 12.30.  All welcome.

BUILDING
COMMUNITY: Summer term RCIA Study Evening on Wednesday 24th June at
the Conference Centre, Cathedral House, 7:30-9:30pm.  An invitation to RCIA Teams,
catechists and sponsors.  There is
no charge and to book, contact 01277 265219/0208 554 0257 by 17th
June please.

CAVENDISH
CONCERT:  The Cavendish Consort will present  "A
Summer Garland" - music by Handel and his contemporaries, played on
period instruments - on Saturday 27th June 2009 at 7-45 pm in the
Church.  Admission is £5.00 (concessions £3.50) payable on
the door.   Don't miss the opportunity of hearing this lively and
entertaining group of musicians.  All proceeds to the Church
refurbishment fund.

PILGRIMAGE to  Walsingham organised by Aid to the Church in Need on the 27th June.  Contact John Sutcliffe on 851838 for
full details.  Share fuel costs
– approximately £6 per head.

PARISH BBQ:   On Saturday 4th July
in the Presbytery
Garden from 3pm –
6pm.  Tickets on sale after Mass
today: £5 Adult/£3 children.

MOONLIGHT & SUNLIGHT COLOURTHON
2009-BCCS: Saturday 4th July 2009. The Moonlight Colourthon is a walk with a difference.  Walkers
will walk a half marathon (13.1 miles) at night along Southend
Seafront!  Why not join and support the Brentwood Catholic
Children’s Society in their 25th Anniversary year? For younger members of the family and people who would
rather walk in daylight you may like to participate in the Sunlight Colourthon. This walk starts at 3pm in Chalkwell Park, Westcliff on Sea.To
register for either walks call Claire Mathews on 01268 784544 or you can
download the registration form from the website at www.childcareuk.org.

REUNION: Were you at St. Angela's Ursuline Convent,
Forest Gate, from 1957 -1961? We (Margaret Foley, Carole Edwards, Marjorie Beck) are trying to arrange a reunion for Old
Brownies for the aforementioned years on Saturday July 4th at 12.30 at a
local restaurant in Brentwood. Could you
please call Margaret Foley 0208 529 5599 if you are able to attend.

THANK
YOU:  A big thank-you to our
priests and the people of the parish for their prayers and kind thoughts
whilst I was ill.  God bless you
all.   Lucy W.

PILGRIMAGES EITHER [a] TO ASSISI: 1ST-8TH
October.  Cost £699 half
board or [b] TO ASSISI [4 nights], LORETO [1 night], SAN
GIOVANNI ROTONDO [2 nights] 1st-8th October:] Cost
£779 H/B;  Both include flight, excursions, and a guide throughout; excludes
insurance, single room supplement.
Contact the Parish Office or see Fr Joseph.

URGENT:  Two helpers are urgently needed and a
sandwich maker 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.

FINANCES:
£ IN
APRIL
£OUT

AWC [incl STOs]
2265
2500   Diocese

Holy Land Colln     558
5192  Church Dome repair

Pro Life Colln
721
795  Gas [ex Hall]

Confirmation Prog   40
280  Mile End Garden

Easter Lilies
81

MAY

AWC
2121
2500   Diocese

P’Cost Flowers      405
50   M/wick Boiler
Serv.

Sick Clergy Colln  683
12,561   Presbytery Roof

Confirmation Prog   20
200   Fire Ext.Maintnce

[all sites but ex Hall]

574   Gas [ex Hall]

IF YOU ARE
NEW TO THE PARISH: please introduce yourself to one of the priests after Mass.  A registration form 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 MOST HOLY
TRINITY [B]

June 7th  2009  A.D.

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

Saturday  June
6th

Sunday June 7th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

6:30
pm

Lancelot Milford
RIP

Intentions of Maria and Family

Patrick Burke RIP

Donor’s Intentions

West Mersea

8:30
am

Parishioners

Mile
End

9:15
am

Gerry Coyle RIP

Monkwick

10:15 am

Peggy Wilding RIP [TR]

Monday  8th

N.B.

Feria

Church       8:30 am   Iris Licence
RIP

Helen Lydon
RIP

Tuesday   9th

Feria

Church      9:15 am
Intentions of Mary Pink

Wednesday 10th

Feria

Church     12:15 pm   Deirdre Kehoe RIP

Thursday 11th

St Barnabas, Ap.

Church       9:15
am   Poor Souls RIP

Friday  12th

Feria

Church       9:15 am
Deceased Relatives
– Betts Family RIP

Saturday 13th        St Antony of Padua,
Pr. D.

Church        9:15 am   William O’Connell RIP

LITURGY FOR THEBODY AND
BLOOD OF CHRIST[B]

June 14th  2009
A.D.

Saturday June 13th

Sunday   June 14th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

2:00
pm

3:30
pm

6:30
pm

Peter Whitlock RIP

Cecily Sim RIP

Dr Roger Sykes RIP

POLISH MASS

SIGNED MASS

D/Rels: Brogan/Owens
Fam. RIP

West Mersea

8:30
am

D/Rels: Rafferty Family
RIP

Mile End

9:15
am

Parishioners

Monkwick

10:15 am

Peggy Wilding RIP [JW]

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