LITURGY
FOR THE FOURTEENTH  SUNDAY OF THE
YEAR [B]

SEA SUNDAY -  9th JULY 2006

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

Saturday July 8th

Sunday   July 9th

6:15 pm

8:00
am

10:30
am

3:30 pm

6:30 pm

Thomas
Cooper RIP

Frances&David Sutherland [Ruby W/A]

Intentions
of Sr M Pascal

SIGNED MASS

Patrick
Byrne RIP

West Mersea

8:30 am

Fr
Ronan Murphy OCD RIP

Mile End

9:15
am

Aceyamma
Sebastian RIP

Monkwick

10:15
am

Parishioners

Monday 10th
Feria

Church

9:15 am

D/Rels.
Herbert/Richards Families RIP

Tuesday 11th

ST
BENEDICT, Ab. Patron of Europe

Church               9:15 am    Sophia Higgins & Culley Family

Wednesday 12

Thursday 13th

Feria

Church

Feria

Church

9:15 am

9:15 am

Poor
Souls RIP

Michael
Piquet-Wicks RIP

Friday 14th

Feria

Church

9:15 am

John
McGinley RIP [A]

Saturday 15th

Feria

Church

9:15 am

Intentions
of Betty Crinnian

LITURGY
FOR THE FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
[B]

July 16th  2006 A.D.

Saturday
July 15th

Sunday    July  16th

6:15 pm

8:00 am

Christopher
Cooke RIP

Frederick,
Elizabeth & Angelo Lucas RIP

10:30
am

6:30 pm

Dorothy
Burke RIP

Intentions
of  Mr & Mrs Hoogwerf

West Mersea

8:30 am

Parishioners

Mile End

9:15
am

D/Rels. Doorish/McDonnell
Families RIP

Monkwick

10:15
am

Vivienne Wright RIP

SACRAMENT OF
RECONCILIATION

Saturday 10:00-11:00am & 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:   Alan
Whelan   (549222)

The Brentwood Diocesan Trust –
Registered Charity
No. 234092

ST. JAMES THE LESS AND ST.
HELEN

CATHOLIC CHURCH,
Colchester

with

Mersea, Mile End and
Monkwick

Fr Joseph Whisstock

Fr
Paul
Dynan

Fr
Philip Willenbrock

51 Priory Street , Colchester, Essex, CO1 2QB

Tel:
01206 866317;   Fax  01206 791213

E-Mail      [email-masked]

www.stjamesthelessandsthelen.org

FOURTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR [B]  July 9th  2006 A.D.

Dear
Friends

In the movie, Star Wars Episode One, a comic character by the name of Jar Jar Binks, an alien creature
with a tendency to get into trouble, is given to the Jedi Warriors as a
companion and guide.  The Jedi are
not too convinced of their good fortune, so they ask Jar Jar
if he is wise.  “I can
speak, can’t I?” he replies.
“Yes” say the Jedi, “but that doesn’t mean you
are intelligent.”  How very
true!  From Parliamentary debates
to TV talk shows to our daily conversations, we speak, but how much of it is
intelligent or wise?

So on this day in Nazareth, Jesus is invited to speak in the
synagogue and his words cause wonder and amazement.  How can he be this wise?  He belongs to a working family, not to
the intellectual class; never went to college.  Something not quite right here,
therefore he is not to be trusted, nor accepted. Such is the reaction of the Nazareth community to
their fellow citizen; such is the terrible nature of prejudice.  The only people who benefited from
Jesus’ day in his home town were the sick.  Sickness causes us to concentrate on true
values, namely; life itself, health of mind and body, the true humanity of
every person, and so the gentle acceptance of people. The sick people of Nazareth were strong
that day, recognising the truth and goodness of
Jesus, while the “healthy” crowd distrusted and rejected him.
This distrust disables Jesus; he moves elsewhere and never returns to Nazareth. For the sick,
however, the words of St Paul
are so true: “I will make my weaknesses my special boast for when I am
weak then I am strong” .

Sickness and weakness often free us up and open
us up to believe.  Faith is the
simple acceptance of people in their goodness, love and truth.  In this way we become wise.                                                                                         God bless

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Sunday  16th July    8pm   SGBC Ecumenical Service [St Botolph’s] Church

TODAY
IS SEA SUNDAY:  However as there
have been a few extras calls on your finances of late, the second collection
for this Cause, as requested by the Bishops of England and Wales, will  be postponed until next week.  The Apostleship of the Sea {AOS] is
the Catholic Church’s outreach to international seafarers.  AOS deploys chaplains and ship
visitors in our ports who provide pastoral and practical help to seafarers
who bring us 95% of the goods we use every day.  Each year, 1000,000 merchant ships
come to our shores and one million seafarers arrive at British ports. 60% of
them are Catholic and are typically away from home for 9 to 12 months at a time.
Globally, every week, 3 ships are lost and 5 seafarers are
killed.   Thank you for your
generosity.

CAFOD:  The next CAFOD collection will be not
be taken up until August.

BAPTISMS
TODAY:. Alice and Ciara
Baxter; Christopher Reid. God bless these children and congratulations to
their parents.

BAPTISMAL
COURSES:  Parents who wish to have a
child baptised need to have completed a Baptismal Course.  The actual date of the baptism will be
arranged with the priests at that time.
The next Session will be announced in the Newsletter in due course.

EXTRAORDINARY
MINISTERS OF HOLY COMMUNION who were re-commissioned on the feast of
Corpus Christi are: Elspeth and Andrew Johnson, Theresa
Higgins, Hywel Edwards, Jane Fleetwood, James Weale, Tony Weekes, Chris Humbles,
Michael Sheehan, Brendan Burke, Adrian Livesley, Olive Hewitt, Sr Helen, Iris
Jay, Margaret Wheeler, Bill de Smith, Tom McElroy, John Dolamore, Peter
Herbert, Christine Brown, Grace McCartney, Pauline Gilmore, Bernard Healy,
Deirdre Fordham, Margaret Griffin, Jane Brennan, Miriam Woodruff, Pat Davies,
John and Elizabeth Mauger, Tony and Nancy Dixon,
Anna Norfolk, Peggy Wilding, Cathy O’Connor, Srs:
Mary, Patricia, Alice, Christina, Mary Gabriel, Teresa Ann, Teresa, Mary Magdalene and Ann.  Again, this commissioning will be
valid for the next five years.
Our prayers and thanks go to those Ministers who are newly
commissioned and re-commissioned. Special mention goes to those who have
given many years of faithful service as Extraordinary Ministers and who have
decided to relinquish the ministry for a variety of reasons.  On behalf of the parish and the sick
you have visited, thank you for your faithfulness and loyalty.                                                    Fr Joseph

MONKWICK  - Barbecue AND “Bring and Buy” on
Wednesday, 12th July 6.30pm
at the home of Peggy Wilding.
£2.50

WALSINGHAM HOUSE –
SUMMER OPEN HOUSE: July 14th – 16th.  Open House is a good
opportunity to relax after the pressure of exams, enjoy the weather and meet
new people.  The retreat is open
to anyone in Y 10 and above.  The
full cost of the weekend is £35 per person. For more information or to
request an application form please email
[email-masked] or
call on 01268 515970.

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GRAND PARTY WITH A “FILIPINO FLAVOUR” will be held in St.
Benedict’s Main Hall on Saturday 15th July starting 7.45pm.  Lovely Filipino food and a Disco.  Profits to go to East Anglian Children’s Hospice.  Adults £8.  Children £5.  Admission by ticket only.  Book with Fidel Catantan
Col. 851683 or Ron Wheeler 797850.
Come and make this a great
night.

MERCY ASSOCIATES: The next Meeting
will be on Monday 17th July at 7.30pm at Christ
Church Court.  Tel. 763049.

BIKEATHON
for BCCS – 22nd July 11
am at Weald
Country Park.
This site will host the 2012 Olympic Mountain Bike event so you can try it
out first!  If you fancy raising
vital funds to help the children in our community, call Nick Appleby on 01268 784544 or visit www.bccs.org.uk   Registration closes on 14th
July.

MISSA D’ANGELIS
[LATIN] MASS will be held at 6.30pm
on Sunday 6th August in Priory
Street.
Please note the Mass is of the new rite and it is NOT
a Tridentine
Mass.

PROJECT 2030: Have you seen in
the Church porch the programme of events over the summer in London,
Cheshire, Oxford
and Brentwood!?
Open to all Catholics in their 20/30s.   Contacts: [email-masked]; www.project2030.org.uk  or  Clare on 07950 202 205.

DAILY:
Rosary – 8.40am;
Divine Mercy – 9am

EVENING PRAYER:
Monday to Friday 5.45pm

PRAYER GROUP:
Mondays in the Crypt – 8pm

MEDITATION GROUP:
Tuesdays at 48 Priory
Street – 8pm

EXPOSITION:
Saturdays 10am – 11am

SICK PARISHIONERS:  Please pray for Emily Begg, June Bickersteth, Tony Bickersteth,
Julie Corkery, Sylvina de
Britto, Marie Dixon, John Fisher, Denisia Gray, Richard Hadcock,
Eileen Head, Michelle Huet, Deirdre Kehoe,
Catherine Libby, Natalie, Luke McShane, John Rae, Carole Stover.

FINANCES:
Last week you gave
£1,926 [including SS Peter & Paul Holyday] .
+ standing orders of £487.   The final amount raised for Fr Widy’s Java Earthquake Appeal was £3,445
which has now been sent out to the Jesuit Relief Service in Jakarta.  Thank you very much.

CHURCHES
TOGETHER IN CENTRAL COLCHESTER:  Many parishioners attend and appreciate
the Good Friday evening service held each year at the Mercury theatre.  An organiser is urgently needed for
Good Friday 2007. Please contact John or Myra on 547740.

THE PARISH WEB SITE, as detailed on
the front of the Newsletter, is now active. For ALL contact, inclusions
etc., -             [email-masked]