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

SIXTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR [B]

July 23rd  2006
A.D.

Dear Friends

Human beings live in
groups – racial, political and religious. But groups need protection
from enemies without and from corruption within.  Without a vision, people perish and
without a leader and guide, people waste away.  Sheep wander off and are lost in
dangerous places.  We all need
shepherds.

So it was that Jesus
trained his disciples to be good shepherds but on their return he advised
them to take a rest in a quiet place – someone must take care of the carers – and so they set off for a lakeside holiday,
only to find that when they arrive the crowds are there before them.  So much for their attempt at a package
holiday.  But by not turning the
boat around, by not sending away the besieging crowds, Jesus gives his
apostles a profound teaching on the tenderness of God for his people.  “Ask and you will receive.  Seek and you will find”.  When the crowds seek Jesus at a time
when He is seeking privacy, there is no question which need has
priority.  Of course this Gospel
passage is not an argument against apostolic havens or holidays; rather it
does serve to highlight the urgent love of Jesus for people in need.  Jesus’ original plan for the
apostles underlines the importance of spending time apart, and the value of
rest and recovery.  If no rest is
ever taken, if no time is ever reserved for recovery and renewal, the apostle
will simply end up a burnt-out case with nothing to offer but guilty
exhaustion, and that offer is no good to any crowd.

We all need to get away,
to be by ourselves, to have our time of quiet and yet sometimes when we find
ourselves alone, we don’t know how to cope.  Solitude can make us uncomfortable;
resting can make us feel guilty, especially if we have been brought up to honour a work ethic that equates idleness with
laziness.  Stillness is something
we have to learn in time.  For God
speaks to us not only in the urgent cries of other people, but also in the
“still, small voice”.
And to hear that voice, we have to be at one with the stillness.     God bless you

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Wednesday 26th  7.30pm  C.I.N. Meeting  Church
and crypt

Friday 28th     12 noon   Hospital Mass – Chapel
adjacent to Wivenhoe Ward

RECENTLY
DECEASED:  Please pray
for the repose of the soul of Kathleen Cook and Ruth Dowling who have
recently died.  May they rest in peace.

BAPTISMS TODAY:
Leo Jerrom and Peter and Jan Calatayud.  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.

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.

TOWN CENTRE PRAYER ROOM: From 6pm  5th
August to 6pm 12th
August. Venue to be confirmed but all other details from Richard and Katy
Smith 522781; [email-masked]    www.colchesterboilerroom.blogspot.com

SPECIAL COFFEE MORNING IN
THE GARDEN of Ivan and Anna Norfolk on Saturday 5th
August at 10.30am.  Tickets £5 and booking is
essential.

Tel: 242170 for reservations.
All proceeds to church funds.

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.

MERSEA NEWS:   Thank you to Jane Brennen for hosting our July coffee morning.  Our next date will be Tuesday August 8th,
10.30 at No. 4, Westwood Drive,
West Mersea.

THANK YOU to
all who attended the Monkwick Barbeque.  Lovely evening - £180 was
raised.

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.

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
£1,408. + standing orders of £487.  The collection for the Apostleship of
the Sea amounted to £446.25.
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, is detailed on the front of the Newsletter.  For ALL contact, inclusions
etc., -                                         [email-masked]

LITURGY FOR
THE SIXTEENTH  SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
[B]

23rd  JULY 2006

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

Saturday July 22nd

Sunday   July 23rd

6:15 pm

8:00 am

10:30
am

6:30 pm

Intentions
of Tony Nea

Canon
Thomas Clarke RIP

David
Wood RIP

Ivy
McCormick RIP

West Mersea

8:30 am

Parishioners

Mile End

9:15 am

Michael
and Bridget Brady RIP [A]

Monkwick

10:15
am

Hilda
Grimmer RIP [PW]

Monday 24th

Feria

Church

9:15 am

Michael Piquet-Wicks RIP

Tuesday 25th

ST JAMES,
Apostle

Church
9:15 am
Biddy Healey RIP

Wednesday 26

Thursday 27th

Church

Church

Feria

Church

9:15 am

12:00
pm

9:15 am

St
Joachim & Ann, Parents of BVM

Intentions
of Cornelius

FUNERAL – RUTH DOWLING RIP

V
Rev Canon Joseph Whitfield  RIP

Holy
Souls RIP

Friday 28th

Gen. Hosptl

Feria

Church

Chapel

9:15 am

12.00
pm

Intentions
of Joe Parkinson [JH]

Gerry
Coyle RIP; family & friends

Saturday 29th

St
Martha

Church

9:15 am

Phil
Treby RIP

LITURGY
FOR THE SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR
[B]

July 30th  2006 A.D.

Saturday
July 29th

Sunday    July  30th

6:15 pm

8:00 am

Kathleen
& Maurice Maloney RIP

Intentions
of Cornelius

10:30
am

6:30 pm

Lionel
Blanchette RIP

Intentions
of Mrs T and Maria

West Mersea

8:30 am

Canon
T W Clarke and  Family RIP

Mile End

9:15 am

Parishioners

Monkwick

10:15
am

Ron Lewis RIP and Intentions
of Mary

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