ST. JAMES
THE LESS AND ST. HELEN

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Colchester

with

Mersea, Mile End and Monkwick

Fr  Anthony  McKentey

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 SECOND SUNDAY OF THE
YEAR [C]

Peace Sunday - January 17th  2010

My dear friends

Sometimes we wish for something to happen that would
change our lives for the better. Our lives seem too plain, too humdrum, too
boring with nothing happening. But in truth our lives are full of wonderful
happenings if only we had time to ponder and discover the beauty of life.
Faith gives us the ability to see things as God sees them, to look beyond the
ordinary and discover the specialness that is within.

When God is invited into our life we can celebrate
because he changes our water into wine! Celebrate this weekend inviting Jesus
into the ordinariness of your life!

May God bless
you,

Fr Brett

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday 20th      6:45pm
Scripture Course
Crypt

Thursday 21st          7:30pm       RCIA
Crypt

Friday 22nd             4:30pm       Over 6 Baptism Course

Saturday
23rd          10-12
FHC Programme
Crypt & Hall

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

PRAYER
GROUP:                                           Mondays  at 8pm in the Crypt

MEDITATION
GROUP:
Tuesdays at 8pm in
the Crypt

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

SICK:  Please remember in your prayers: June Bickersteth, Claire Cooper, Bridie Murphy, Baby Leah
Patterson, Mary Roddy, Hector Silva, Lucy Walker

WEEK OF PRAYER FOR
CHRISTIAN UNITY – 18th to 25th January:  Next Sunday, Sunday 24th
January, the Rev. Fred Woods, from St Peter’s Church, North Hill, will
be speaking at the 10:30 Mass at Priory Street, while Sr Angela Morris will
speak at 10am at the URC Church, Lion Walk, where there will be a Unity
Service later at 6:30pm to which all Church members are invited.

Prayer Service on 20th
January:  On 20th January the Free Church in West Mersea plans to hold a prayer service
concentrating on Christian Unity. We would like to invite members of other
churches to this service, as this is during the week of Prayer for Christian
Unity. The time is 7.30.p.m. and the place is West Mersea Free Church, Mill Road West Mersea.

A PRO LIFE MEETING is being organized by the
Society for the Protection of Unborn Children on Thursday, 21st
January at St Mary’s Church
Hall, Woodbridge Road,
Ipswich, IP4 4BD,
at 7:30pm.  The speaker is John

Smeaton, national director of SPUC.  For further details, contact Jean
Wallace on 01394 387304.

'Evangelisation: A
Route to Discerning Our Personal Vocation' .  A talk for young adults aged 18-38 by Fr. Nino Vinciguerra of the Sion Community on Friday 22nd January 2010,
7.30-9.00pm in
the Hinsley Room at Westminster Cathedral (off
Morpeth Terrace). For further details visit www.free2become.org or call 01277
373848.

PRIEST REFERENCE FORMS
FOR ST THOMAS MORE SCHOOL:  Fr Tony will be available
on the following dates to sign the Priest Reference Form for new applications
to St Thomas More School:  Monday, 25th January, at
3:30pm AT THE SCHOOL; Wednesday,
27th January, 3:30- 6pm at the Presbytery and Thursday 28th January 3:30-6pm
at the Presbytery. For appointments at the Presbytery please ring the
Parish Office on Monday, Wednesday or Fridays.

BAPTISM COURSE [FOR
CHILDREN UP TO 6 YRS]:  The next Course has been
arranged for Friday January 29th
and Friday 5th February at 7:30pm in the Crypt.  Appointments are not necessary, but both
sessions must be attended.

FRIENDS
OF PERU:  Beetle Drive on Saturday, 30th January in the
Cardinal Bourne Hall 7:30-10pm.  Adults £3:50; children £2:50.
Pay at the door.  Will include
hot fruit punch and soft drinks, mince pies and hotdogs.  For more information, call Helen
867707; Nora 503410.

Thank
you to all our supporters.  Fundraising events – sale of
Peruvian Craft and recycled cards during 2009 have enabled us to send
£1,750 to the needy in Peru.

BRES
Annual Spirituality Morning, Saturday 30th
January 9.30-12.00 at Cathedral House Brentwood.
Theme: “Keeping our compass right” Half-way through St
Luke’s Gospel we have the central teaching of loving God and
neighbour illustrated by the ‘Good Samaritan’ and
‘Martha and Mary’. The
implications of these will be teased out in our retreat morning; as
Christians we need to look at: Practice of the presence of God,  commitment, spiritual balance, activism and
cultivation of a relationship with God. This will be led by Fr
Christopher O’Donnell O.Carm. Author and
Retreat director. Cost:£5  Tel. 01277
265285.

The next meeting of
the Essex Recusant Society will
take place on Saturday 30th January at 2.30
p.m. at The Grange, 93, Queens
Road, Brentwood.
The speaker, Br. Rupert Allen, O.Praem
will talk about his research on 'The Premonstratensian
Order in Essex: Great Parndon, Beeleigh
and Chelmsford'.
For further information or to join the Society, please contact the Secretary,  Miss Isobel Parks on 01268 289678."

KSC – TABLE QUIZ:  The
Knights of St Columba are holding a table quiz in the Cardinal Bourne Hall, Priory Street, on
Tuesday 2nd February at 7:30pm.  Proceeds to various charities.  Light refreshments are provided.

UNDERSTANDING PRIESTHOOD: SHARING IN THE PRIESTHOOD OF CHRIST. An Ecumenical
Study Day on this theme will be given by Fr John Farrell OP, Provincial of
the English Dominicans, on Saturday 20th February at Brentwood
Cathedral Hall from 10.30 until 3
p.m. The event is free and a buffet lunch will be provided.
Please book your place by contacting [email-masked] or by
phone to 01277 265289.

THE ESSEX RECUSANT SOCIETY is helping to publicise
an evening of music at Ingatestone Hall on Saturday 6th March 2010, entitled
"Dangerous Candlelight: The Forbidden Music - A Gathering of
Recusants". The event is described as an evening of sacred motets and
music for the Mass, such as may have been experienced by 16th and 17th
century recusants. Numbers are strictly limited and tickets must be
pre-ordered. Tickets cost £12.50 and can be purchased from Jane Farrell
(5 Oaten Hill, Canterbury,
CT1 3HP. Tel: 01227 766301. Email:
[email-masked]

WRAP PROJECT:  Mike Sheehan writes: Sadly
we have insufficient support to run the project this year but are grateful to
those of you who have volunteered.

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 and returned to the Parish Office.  If you are moving within or out of the Parish, please also let
the Parish Office know.

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

LITURGY FOR THE SECOND
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR [C]

17th January 2010 [Peace Sunday]

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

Saturday January 16th

Sunday  January 17th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

4:00
pm

6:30
pm

Mr and Mrs
Milford RIP

Fr Raymond Kirby RIP

Intentions of the Major Family [SVP]

POLISH MASS

Olive Hall RIP

West Mersea

8:30
am

Norma Golding RIP

Mile End

9:15
am

Alfredo Sagnella RIP

Monkwick

10:15 am

Parishioners

Monday 18th

Feria

Church      9:15 am   Canon Daniel Cronin RIP

Tuesday 19th

Feria

Church
9:15 am   Walter Lazell
RIP

Wednesday
20th

Feria

Church     12:15 pm  John and Julie O’Connor
RIP

Thursday 21st

St Agnes, V.M.

Church      9:15 am    Helen Lydon RIP

Friday 22nd

Feria

Church      9:15 am    Edward Codling RIP

Saturday 23rd        Feria

Church        9:15am    Fr Geoffrey Jarvis RIP

LITURGY FOR THE THIRD
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR  [C]

24th January 2010

Saturday  January 23rd

6:15
pm

John Hammond/Guinnane
Family RIP

Sunday    January 24th

8:00
am

Pat Knight RIP

10:30am

Stephen Hilton RIP [A]

6:30 pm

Dec. Members: J & P
Group

West Mersea

8:30
am

Parishioners

Mile End

9:15
am

Rose Ann Foley RIP

Monkwick

10:15am

D/Rels:
McPoland Family

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