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

PALM SUNDAY OF THE
PASSION OF THE LORD

March 28th  2010

My dear Friends,

We come together on Palm Sunday to begin the
Church’s solemn celebration of Holy Week.  I hope you will come in good numbers
for the main ceremonies of the Easter Triduum: the
Mass of the Last Supper on Maundy Thursday evening at 8pm, the celebration of the Lord’s
Passion on Good Friday afternoon at 3pm
and the first Mass of Easter on Holy Saturday night at 8pm.

On Maundy Thursday evening there is watching
until midnight, recalling
Our Lord’s Agony in the Garden.
On Good Friday we can also join in with our local Christians in the
Walk of Witness.  At the Easter
Vigil we will welcome seven new members into our community and hopefully you
can remain behind to celebrate with them at a party afterwards in the
Cardinal Bourne Hall.

At the beginning of the Easter Vigil we hear these
words: “This is the Passover of the Lord:  if we honour
the memory of his death and resurrection by hearing his word and celebrating
his mysteries, then we may be confident that we shall share his victory over
death and live with him for ever in God”.

May God bless you all

Fr Tony McKentey

Please see Schedule
overleaf for Holy Week Services

No prayer group for the next two Mondays – see below*

Monday 29th
March
7:30pm  PENITENTIAL
SERVICE
Church

Wednesday
31st March 7pm       CHRISM
MASS      Brentwood Cathedral

Thursday 1st
April
9:30am  Grand Clean
See below

Friday 2nd
April
11:45am  Town Walk of
Witness from S/A Citadel

Saturday  3rd April
NO CONFESSIONS

“
“        “
11am-12noon Hour of Prayer
See below

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

*N.B.  NO PRAYER GROUP  UNTIL MONDAY 12TH APRIL

MEDITATION
GROUP:
Tuesdays at 8pm in
the Crypt

N.B. No Exposition of
Confessions on Holy Saturday

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

BAPTISMS
TODAY: Evan Sawyer:  God bless this child and
congratulations to his family.

“100” CLUB DRAW TODAY: The March Draw takes place today in the Hall after 10:30 Mass.  You can still join at a fee of
£8 which will enable you to take part for the remainder of this
year’s Draws.

EASTER LILIES: If
you would like to donate a bloom in memory of a loved one, please enclose
whatever you can afford in an envelope marked “Easter Lily” and
deliver to the Priests’ House.

RECONCILIATION SERVICE:  Takes place on
Monday at 7:30pm.  Three priests
will be available to hear Confessions.

GRAND CLEAN: N.B.  Date change to Thursday, April 1st
9:30am.  Everyone
welcome.  No equipment
needed!  Thank you.  Helena Gibson.

DIVINE MERCY NOVENA: Begins
on Good Friday and concludes on the Sunday after Easter, 11th
April, with exposition of the Blessed Sacrament from 2:45pm to 3:45pm, during which there will be Confessions and the
Divine Mercy Prayers will be said.
Novena leaflets are available.

SECOND COLLECTION – HOLY
LAND:  The Diocesan
Collection to help with the upkeep of places in the Holy
Land will take place on Good Friday.

“HIS CROSS STANDS EMPTY”:  Join the
Community at 74 Howe Close on  Holy Saturday, April 3rd,
for an hour of prayer and silence from 11am – 12 noon.

POLISH MASSES:  A change of timing – On Easter
Sunday at 1pm and on Sunday 11th April at 1:30pm [because of
Divine Mercy Sunday –see above].

SPUC MEETING: Society
for the Protection of Unborn Children is holding a meeting on Monday, 19th
April, 7.30-9pm, in
Blessed Sacrament Church Hall, 116
Melbourne Avenue, Chelmsford, CM1 2DU.  Speaker: John Smeaton.
Contact Jim or Margaret Feeney on 01245 265896 for more details.

SVP SPRING OUTING: Departing
Colchester 10:30am from East Hill/Priory Street junction on 22nd April 2010
to enjoy a barge cruise along the River Chelmer.
Cost - £30.00 per person which includes buffet lunch and afternoon
visit to Tiptree Jam.
To book please telephone Anna on 01206 242170.

LOOKING FOR A NEW JOB:  The Canonesses of the
Holy Sepulchre [www.canonesses.co.uk] are looking
for a Partnership Worker – an opportunity to work with us as we deepen
and extend our vision of community.
[Full time – salary IRO £20-£25K or pro rata].  We are based in Essex and East London.
For ALL information and application form, email
[email-masked]  Closing Date: 25th
April.

THE ESSEX RECUSANT
SOCIETY: is inviting applications
for a bursary to enable a young person interested in History to attend the
Catholic Record Society conference in July 2010. The bursary will cover the
conference fee, accommodation and travel expenses. Applicants should be aged
between 16 and 30 years and should write an outline of 300 words for an
article to be published in South Eastern Catholic History in 2011.
Applications should be sent to the Hon. Secretary: Miss
Isobel Parks,
Magdalene Lodge, Wash
Road, Laindon, Basildon, Essex, SS15 4AZ by 31st May 2010.

DIOCESAN
PILGRIMAGES: Walsingham 29th May. Leaving East Hill 8:30am.Cost £12.
Minibus.  Lourdes
19th-25th July. For more details for both,  contact 01206 523501 or [email-masked]

BRES
SUMMER TERM EVENTS: Thursday 6th May: BRES Summer Spirituality Evening
entitled, “Liturgical Spirituality”  Given by Mgr David Manson, VG. Thursday 13th May: BRES
Summer Lecture entitled:  ‘Light in the dark’ How
meditation as ‘pure prayer’ leads us through the dark nights of
the soul and deepens our faith. Given by Fr Laurence Freeman, OSB. Both
events - Time: 7:30 p.m.
Cost: £5 waged £3 unwaged. Tele: 01277 265285.

EASTER OFFERING: The Offertory Collection
at all the Easter Masses is, by tradition, your personal gift to the Clergy.
In this parish, Fr Tony and Fr Brett are the beneficiaries because this collection, together with the Christmas one, form the
main part of their personal annual income.       Thank you.

CHOOSING THE COMMON GOOD  The Bishops of England
and Wales
have recently produced a statement in preparation for the General Election.
Free copies of the statement may be obtained by going to www.alivepublishing.co.uk/
You may also order a free copy of a new magazine called ‘Faith
Today’ which is published by Alive Publishing and the Bishops’
Conference of England and Wales.

GIFT AID SUBSCRIBERS: Your boxed envelope sets for the 2010-11
financial year are now available for
collection.  Please remember to collect your supply.
Thank you.  John Sales

REPOSITORY IS
NOT OPEN UNTIL AFTER EASTER.

LITURGY FOR PALM SUNDAY
OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD[C]

March 28th  2010

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

Saturday March 27th

Sunday March 28th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

6:30
pm

Carmelo Zammit RIP

D/Rels:
Herbert/Richards Families RIP

Lisette Graziani
RIP

Vito Anzalone RIP

West Mersea

8:30
am

Parishioners

Mile End

9:15
am

Margaret Murray RIP

Monkwick

10:15 am

Peter McCartney RIP

Monday 29th

MONDAY IN HOLY WEEK

Church      9:15 am    Sister
Labouré RIP

Intentions of Bert Malseed

Church      7:30pm     Penitential Service

Tuesday 30th

TUESDAY IN HOLY WEEK

Church
9:15 am     James Power RIP

Wednesday
31st

WEDNESDAY IN HOLY WEEK

Mersea     10:00 am   Holy Souls RIP

Church     12:15
pm   Frederick, Elizabeth & Angelo Lucas RIP

Thursday,1st
Apl

E A
S T ER    T R I D U U M

MAUNDY THURSDAY

Church       8:00 pm    Lorna Robinson RIP

Friday 2nd

GOOD FRIDAY           Fasting and Abstinence

Mile End    10:00 am   Stations of the Cross

Church      10:30 am   Children’s Stations
of the Cross

Church       3:00 pm    Solemn Liturgy of the
Passion

Saturday 3rd         HOLY
SATURDAY      First Mass of Easter

Church        8:00 pm
Moira and Dennis Pryke RIP

LITURGY FOR THE
RESURRECTION OF THE LORD [C]

April 4th  2010

Sunday  April 4th

8:00
am

D/Rels: Brogan &
Owens Families RIP

10:30am

Intentions of Kay Cotter

1:00
pm

6:30
pm

POLISH MASS

D/Res: Herbert/Richards Families RIP

West Mersea

8:30
am

Mgr David Donnelly RIP

Mile End

9:15
am

Intentions: Joyce &
Colin Whittle

Monkwick

10:15am

Parishioners

SACRAMENT
OF RECONCILIATION      NOT EASTER SATURDAY

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

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