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 BODY AND BLOOD OF
CHRIST  [B]

June 14th  2009 A.D.

Dear Friends

The Eucharist is not something we come to
watch:  rather, it is something we
come to do.  We gather as a
consecrated people to do something together.  In the action of the Mass, we hold
holy the memory of Jesus, share the bread that is broken, accept
the cup that is held out to us.
Week by week throughout the year we strengthen each other by our
sharing and our faith, so that all our time is consecrated to the Lord.  Until the fullness of the kingdom,
when we hope to see the Lord face to face, this simple meal has to be enough
for us.

The letter to the Hebrews may well have been a
talk addressed to a group of convert Jewish priests.  Though now Christians, they still
hankered for the magnificent ceremonies of the Temple
in Jerusalem
and for the elaborate sacrificial rites. The blood of those rites produced
nothing more than a ritual, superficial purity; but the precious blood of
Christ –and that alone- makes possible a sharing in the very holiness
of God himself.  The same truth
emerges clearly in the gospel account of the institution of the Eucharist.  Jesus’ solemn words and actions
portray his impending, violent death.
His body will be broken like this piece of bread; his blood will be
shed like this wine poured into the cup.
Jesus does not simply say this is his blood but this is the
“blood of the covenant”.
On Mount Sinai, the Jewish people had
renewed their covenant with the Lord.
Animals were ritually slaughtered and that blood sealed the
relationship between the two parties.
It was the blood of the covenant, and Jesus’ words at the Last
Supper make it clear that through his precious blood, that which we receive
in Holy Communion, a new and everlasting covenant is sealed between God and
his people.

God bless

EVENTS THIS WEEK  [Check for any changes]

Monday
15th June        7:30pm  Baptism Course [1 of 2]       See
below

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Mercy Associates Meeting   See below

Wednesday 17th             6:45pm
Scripture Course                  Crypt

Saturday 20th                10-12pm FHC Group
Hall & Crypt

Sunday   21st                 Noon     Social
Committee
Presbytery

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 St

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

SVP ANNUAL
COLLECTION:  Next Sunday, 21st
June, after all Masses there will be a second collection in aid of the St
Vincent de Paul Society to help them in their work with the poor and needy.

CONGRATULATIONS TO:  Gavin Aplin who was received into full communion with the
Catholic Church last Sunday.

BAPTISM
COURSE:  The next baptism course
has been arranged for tomorrow, Monday 15th
June and next 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.

MERCY
ASSOCIATES:  The next meeting takes
place tomorrow, 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 this coming
Wednesday please.

ABBOTSWICK: Please join us
for the HEALING MASS celebrated by Fr John Glynn at Abbotswick House of Prayer on Thursday
25th June at 2.30pm.  For further details and directions visit www.abbotswick.org or call 01277 373959.

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.

MARRIAGE
ENCOUNTER WEEKEND:  26-28TH June at the Emmaus Centre, West Wickham, Kent. No charge other than a £25
booking deposit.  No group
discussions.  Call 01277 8410501
or visit www.wwme.org.uk

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. Burgers, hot dogs, stalls +
raffle.  Donations of unwanted
gifts, bedding/pot plants, salads, herbs please. Tickets on sale after
Mass-£5 Adult/£3 children. Phone Frances 369568/Nora 503410. All
proceeds to the Church refurbishment fund.

DARWIN AND FAITH:  Nick Spencer,
director of studies at the Theos public theology
think-tank, will be giving a lecture entitled ‘Did Darwin Kill
God?’ at Chelmsford Cathedral on Wednesday 1st July at 8 p.m. The
entrance charge is £3.50, which includes a glass of wine. This event is
being promoted by the Brentwood Diocesan Commission for Evangelisation
and Formation.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
Phone 01277 821886/07754 163007 or see Fr Joseph.

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 BODY AND
BLOOD OF CHRIST [B]

June 14th  2009  A.D.

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

Saturday  June 13th

Sunday June 14th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

2:00
pm

3:30
pm

5:00
pm

6:30
pm

Peter Whitlock RIP

Cecily Sim RIP

Dr Roger Sykes RIP

POLISH MASS

SIGNED MASS

HOLY HOUR

D/Rels: Brogan/Owens
Families 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]

Monday  15th

N.B.

Feria

Church     11:00 am   REQUIEM – IRIS LICENCE RIP

Tuesday 16th

Feria

Church      9:15 am     Mr
T Jayarantnam RIP

Wednesday 17th

Feria

Church     12:15 pm    Patrick and Mary
English RIP

Thursday 18th

Feria

Church       9:15 am    Maria Bradshaw RIP [A]

Friday  19th

N.B.

THE MOST SACRED HEART OF
JESUS [B]

Church       8:30 am     Des Fuller RIP

William O’Connell RIP

Saturday 20th        Feria

Church        9:15 am     Alan Walker RIP

LITURGY FOR THE TWELFTH
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR [B]

June 21st  2009
A.D.

Saturday June 20th

Sunday   June 21st

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

6:30
pm

Christina Mooney RIP

Des Fuller RIP

Richard Wheeler RIP [A]

D/Rels:
Herbert/Richards Fam.RIP

West Mersea

8:30
am

Intentions of Fr Bernard O’Brien

Mile End

9:15
am

Zita Toffolo
RIP

Monkwick

10:15 am

Parishioners

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