LITURGY
FOR THE FIFTEENTH  SUNDAY OF THE
YEAR [B]

16th JULY 2006

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

Saturday July 15th

Sunday   July 16th

6:15 pm

8:00
am

10:30
am

4:00 pm

6:30 pm

Christopher
Cooke RIP

Frederick,
Elizabeth & Angelo Lucas RIP

Dorothy
Burke RIP

POLISH MASS

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

Monday 17th
Feria

Church

9:15 am

Intentions of John, Sue,
Polly

Lucy, Jack and Joseph
Oliver

Tuesday 18th

Feria

Church               9:15 am   Jim Pearman RIP

Wednesday 19

Thursday 20th

Feria

Church

Feria

Church

9:15 am

9:15 am

Gerard
Coyle RIP

Intns
of Simon Matthews & Eve Taylor

Friday 21st

Feria

Church

9:15 am

on
their Marriage

Maria
de Millo RIP

Saturday 22nd

St
Mary Magdalen

Church

9:15 am

Intentions
of Michael Parker

LITURGY
FOR THE SIXTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
[B]

July 23rd   2006 A.D.

Saturday
July 22nd

Sunday    July  23rd

6:15 pm

8:00 am

Intentions
of Tony Nea

Canon
Thomas Clarke RIP

10:30
am

6:30 pm

David
Wood RIP

Ivy
McCormick RIP

West Mersea

8:30 am

Parishioners

Mile End

9:15
am

Michael
& Bridget Brady RIP [A]

Monkwick

10:15
am

Hilda Grimmer RIP [PW]

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

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR [B]

July 16th
2006 A.D.

Dear
Friends

In today’s first reading, we are introduced
to one of the great characters of the Old Testament, a layman called Amos,
farmer turned prophet.  A simple
man but who certainly had no straw between his teeth. He was a critical
observer of the social and religious scene, the first prophet to commit his
work to writing and a telling communicator who knew how to proclaim his
message with biting clarity, using this talent for disturbing the peace.

In today’s Gospel, Jesus summons the twelve
apostles and sends them out on a missionary tour.  Like Amos, they have to carry the word
of God as a challenge to others and in their mission they have the authority
and power of Jesus.  On that, they
have to travel.  They are not to
rely on their own resources but on this God-given authority, together with
the hospitality offered to them.
With no bread and no money, they have to depend on the kindness of
others: that vulnerability makes their
message their real resource. The preaching of the apostles brings about a
crisis to those who hear them.
Unclean spirits are confronted; the inhospitable are abandoned; devils
are cast out; and sicknesses are cured.
Clearly, the word the apostles bear effects a change in hearers and
bearers alike.  Clear and simple,
like the good use of language, the gospel message bears fruit.  But when a town rejects their message,
they are to shake the dust from their feet and move on.

To be apostles of Christ, we must be like
Amos.  We must know we are sent by
God, and cannot be deflected from our mission by the discomfort we cause to
others and ourselves, and, as St
Paul says in his letter to the Ephesians, we rejoice
in the blessings we have received from God in Christ. This process continues
daily in the life of the Church and the world – every time a preacher
braces himself to declare the word of God; every time a Christian goes public
on Gospel values; every time we take a stand against injustice.
God Bless

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Sunday  16th July    8pm   SGBC Ecumenical Service [St
Botolph’s] Church Monday  17th
July    7.30pm Mercy Associates Meeting  as below

SECOND
COLLECTION TODAY –  APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA:  As detailed in last weeks’
Newsletter.   Thank you.

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.

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

COLCHESTER INTERFAITH NETWORK: The aim of the Network is to
bring people of all religions and none to meet each other on an equal
footing, learn about each other’s beliefs and practices, and to gain a
greater tolerance for the diverse community in which we live.  The next meeting is on Wednesday 26th
July at 7.30pm here
at St James the Less in Priory
Street.
Sr Pauline Crowther crss will speak on “Saints and How
they are Made” and “The Nature of sainthood in
Catholicism”.  After the
talk, there will be tea and coffee in the Crypt.  It is an open meeting and there is a warm
invitation to all parishioners and friends to come.

MILE END DAY:  Will take place on Wednesday
2nd August.  Please
phone the Presbytery if a visit to the housebound is required.  Mass will be celebrated in the
evening.  The time to be arranged.

MISSA de 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  Tridentine
Mass.

PROJECT 2030: Have you seen in the Church porch the programme of events over the
summer in London, Cheshire,
Oxford and Brentwood?  For example – a visit to the
National Gallery; holiday retreat in Cheshire;
tour of Hampton
Court Palace
and plenty more.  Open to all
Catholics in their 20s/30s.
Contacts:

[email-masked]; www.project2030.org.uk or Clare on
07950 202205.

BCYS – TRIP TO POLAND: The Youth Service has 2 remaining
places for the Poland
trip [August 21st-27th].  The cost is £475, which includes
flights, hotels, all meals and all trips.  Open to anyone aged 17+. Contact Fr
Dominic by tomorrow, 17th July, on 01277 265286/01268 696610.

ROME PILGRIMAGE/HOLIDAY 9TH-16TH
SEPTEMBER:  Fr Andrew Headon is
chaplain to a pilgrimage-cum-holiday to Rome
on the 9th-16th September.  Flights are from Stansted and
accommodation is at Palazzola (www.palazzola.it) .  The week will include guided tours of Rome, a papal audience
and excursions to Frascati, Montecasino and Sperlonga.  There are still places available.  Price is £750 all inclusive [flight,
full board accommodation;single room available
without supplement, all excursions and entry fees].  For more information, please e mail Fr Andrew: [email-masked] .

DO YOU ENJOY GOLF?: The Brentwood
Catholic Children’s Society is holding its 19th Annual Golf
Classic on Friday 15th September 2006 at Ilford Golf Club.  The day’s competition is
followed by Dinner [optional] at the clubhouse.  If you would like to compete or are
able to donate raffle prizes, please contact John Buckley [Event Organiser]
07986 968388 or Nick Appleby on
01268 784544.  Places are limited
so please book early to avoid disappointment.

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 £1,644.
+ standing orders of £487.  Thank you very much.

CATHEDRAL
CHORISTERS: Applications are invited for Cathedral Choristers aged 8-11 commencing
in September 2006. Full details from the Cathedral Music office on 01277
265288 or in writing to the Music Office, Cathedral House, Ingrate Road, Brentwood,
CM15 8AT.

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]