ST. JAMES
THE LESS AND ST.
HELEN

CATHOLIC CHURCH, Colchester

with

Mersea, Mile End and
Monkwick

Fr  Anthony  McKentey

Fr
Neil
Brett

Fr
Philip Willenbrock

51 Priory
Street , Colchester, Essex,
CO1 2QB

Tel:
01206 866317;   Fax  01206 791213

E-Mail      [email-masked]

www.stjamesthelessandsthelen.org

THE SEVENTH SUNDAY OF THE
YEAR [A]

February 20th 2011

Since God is holy, we are to be holy.  We are holy when we imitate the
generosity of God by not exacting vengeance, or bearing a grudge against
another.  In Leviticus, the
commandment: “You must love your neighbour as yourself” is
restricted to fellow-Israelites.
But Jesus broadened it to include everyone, Gentiles as well as Jews,
enemies as well as friends.
Why?  Because this is the
way the heavenly Father acts.  He
shows equal love towards good and bad, not because he is indifferent to
morality, but because he loves without limit.

Paul give us a profound
reason why we should respect one another: we are the Temple of God.  Individually and collectively the Holy
Spirit dwells in us.  This is also
the basis of our unity.

REFLECTION
Turning enemies into friends

When Abraham Lincoln was running for President of
the United States
there was a man called Stanton, who never lost an opportunity to vilify
him.  Yet when Lincoln
won the election, he gave Stanton
a post in his cabinet.  Why?  Because he considered him the best man
for the job.  And Lincoln was proved
right.  Stanton gave him loyal service.  Asked why he didn’t destroy his
enemies, Lincoln
replied, “Do I not destroy my enemies when I make them my friends?”.

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday 23rd
6:45 pm    Scripture Group
Crypt

“
“
7:00 pm    SVP

Thursday 24th
7:30pm     RCIA                                             Crypt

Friday 25th
12 noon     Mass  in Colchester General
Hospital

Chapel which is adjacent to Wivenhoe Ward

DAILY:   Morning
Prayer 8:15am; Rosary/Divine
Mercy 8:35am. [Wed. 11:15am]

PRAYER
GROUP                                            Mondays
@ 8pm in the Crypt

MEDITATION
GROUP:                                   Tuesdays @ 8pm in the Crypt

EXPOSITION:
Saturdays
@ 9.45am – 10.30am

SICK:  Please remember in your prayers: June Bickersteth, Joan Boyden, Frank Campbell, Nancy Drummond,
Charlie George, Cara Maude, Bridie Murphy, Denis Nolan, Leah Patterson, Hector
Silva, Cameron Smith, Olivia Thorpe, Ellen Woodley.

RECENTLY DECEASED: Please pray for the repose of the soul Terry Cleare
and Stephen Conlon, son of Nial and Frances. May
they rest in peace. Stephen’s funeral takes
place here on Friday, 25th February at 11:30am; Terry’s funeral has yet to be
arranged.  Patrick [Paddy] Irvine’s Funeral
is here on 17th March at 11:45am.

WOMEN’S
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER SERVICE
– Friday 4th March: is being
hosted by [1]St James the Less and St Helen at 10.15am.
This year focusing on Chile,
all welcome, followed by refreshments - with a Chilean flavour
- in the Cardinal Bourne Hall. If
there are any ladies
interested in being involved with the WWDP service at Priory Street, please contact me ASAP on 07980 312584 or via email [email-masked]  and [2] at St Cedd’s, Mersea, later at 3pm.  Here is an opportunity to attend either
time, with a warm welcome guaranteed.

ST
THOMAS MORE PTA QUIZ NIGHT: to be held in the school hall on Friday 4th
March. Doors open 7.30pm.
Tickets cost £2.50, available through the school office or on the
door on the night. Licensed
bar. Bring your own nibbles. All proceeds to the school.

TABLE
QUIZ:  The Knights of St Columba are holding a
Table Quiz in the Cardinal Bourne Hall,
Priory Street,
on Saturday March 5th at 7:30pm.  Proceeds will be donated to St Helena Hospice.  Light refreshments will be
provided, please bring your own drinks.
Tickets £4:50.  Ring
Ron on 797850 to book or just turn up on the evening.

BRES
SPRING LECTURE:
Understanding the Revised Mass Texts on Tuesday 8th March, 7.30pm. To be held at Cathedral
Conference Centre, Brentwood. Cost £5
per person. To book; [email-masked]
or call 01277 265255.  Please see
poster.

MONKWICK
AGM:  Takes place at St
Theodore’s on Wednesday March 16th.

ST
PATRICK’S NIGHT: Diary
date – March 19th 7:30
– 10:30pm.  Can you or
do you know someone who does Irish Step Set or Ceili
dancing; call out the sequence of the dance steps? If so, please ring Frances
on 369568 as soon as possible.
Tickets: Adults £7.50; children [5/12yrs] £6, available
from Frances
[as above] or Nora …….

FAMILIES TOGETHER – SHARING THE MINISTRY. Sunday
20th March 1pm to 4pm
at Our Lady and St
George’s School,
(Lower Site) Shernhall Street,
Walthamstow, E17 9HU. There is a 12 o’clock Mass at St George’s and
you will be made very welcome if you wish to attend. We are providing lunch and
crèche facilities so it is especially important to book a place for
your children as well as for yourself: [email-masked]
or call Elisabeth Abbott on 01277
265236 for more information.

LENT 2011: Annual Lenten Spirituality Day- The
Road to Jerusalem- ‘Jesus resolutely took the
road to Jerusalem’. Saturday 26th
March  10.00am
-3.30pm with Fr Denis McBride,
CSsR. Cathedral Conference Centre, Brentwood. Cost £10 per person.  Full details on poster in the porch

‘I Call You Friends’ Introducing a new,
exciting and accessible parish programme for
children 5-11 years old to help them grow in faith. Monday 28th
March 7.30pm with Mgr George Stokes, Sr Vicky Hummell,
Mrs Bridie Stringer and Sr Nuala
Gannon. Cathedral Conference Centre, Brentwood.

Admission is free. (A donation is welcome).  Again, full details on the poster in
the porch.

DIARY DATES FOR PILGRIMAGES:[1]The
SVP have booked a coach for a PILGRIMAGE
TO WALSINGHAM on 3rd of July. This year is Walsingham's
950th Anniversary. The cost is £10. Time, pick up points and more
details to be announced later.

[2]
DIOCESAN ANNUAL PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES:
Takes place on 24th –
30th July.
We will have
the option of flying from Stansted or travelling by train. We have a full programme of activities and a choice of hotels.

Anyone who wants further information should contact Cathy O'Connor, tel.
01206 501146

DANNY FERDINAND
REPORTING:
The
Parish football team lost 5-4 against high - flying Kingsland in a
keenly fought match. It was a game of two halves. We were 3-0 down at
half -time but produced a storming display in the second half and Andrew Springford even had a 'goal' controversially disallowed!
Our heroes were Luis Pradal (one of our sizeable
contingent of 'Latin' players ) with a hat-trick and
once again Andrew produced a wonder goal. He controlled an incisive long
range pass from Jose Rodriguez instantly with his right foot before firing
into the bottom corner of the net with his left foot from all of 30
yards!!.

DVD OF PAPAL VISIT has been delivered.  If you
have placed an order, please contact the Parish Office to arrange collection
and payment. [£5.99].

CLEANERS’
ROTA: Thursday, March 3rd.  Team 4.

MOVING?: If you are moving, please let the parish office know.  If you are newly arrived, please
complete a registration form, which are in the porch.  For inclusions on the parish website: [email-masked]

LITURGY FOR THE SEVENTH
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR  [A]

February 20th 2011[Education Day]  – Breviary Week 3

Saturday February 19th

Sunday February 20th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

4:00
pm

6:30
pm

In Thanksgiving [O’Keefe]

Canon John Bloomfield
RIP

Parishioners

POLISH MASS

Stephen Hilton RIP

Mersea

8:30
am

John Kelly RIP

Mile End

9:15
am

Frederick, Elizabeth & Angelo Lucas RIP

Monkwick

10:15 am

Mrs K Hurlo
RIP [Wright]

Monday 21st

Feria

Church      9:15 am   Dr Halley Matthew RIP

Church    11:00 am   FUNERAL – RAYMOND FLYNN
RIP

Tuesday 22nd

THE CHAIR OF ST PETER

Church     9:15 am    Frederick, Elizabeth
& Angelo Lucas RIP

Wednesday
23rd

St Polycarp, Bp, M.

Church
7:30 am   Herbert Kilcline RIP

Church    12:15 pm
Intentions of
Christine McElroy

Thursday 24th

Feria

Church:     9:15 am   Tony Hughes RIP

Friday 25th

Gen. Hospital

Feria

Church      9:15 am   Matthew O’Toole RIP

Church       11:30 am    REQUIEM – STEPHEN CONLON
RIP

Chapel      12 noon   Intentions of Wendy and
May

Church      6:30 pm   Intentions of Elizabeth Riley

Saturday 26th       Feria

Church       9:15 am   Canon John Bloomfield
RIP

LITURGY FOR THE EIGHTH
SUNDAY OF THE YEAR  [A]

February 27th 2011

Saturday February 26th

Sunday   February 27th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

Tommy Close RIP [A]

Mr Miriampillai
RIP

10:30am

Dolores McManus RIP

6:30
pm

Robert Thomas Dean RIP

West Mersea

8:30
am

Irene Lawrence RIP

Mile End

9:15
am

Chris Barrell
& Bob McLean RIP

Monkwick

10:15am

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