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 MOST HOLY TRINITY

MAY 30th   2010

My dear friends

On this Trinity Sunday, we celebrate not an event
in the story of our salvation but the very mystery of God himself.  The feast of the Trinity coming as it
does in the Church’s year would seem to sum up all that we have
celebrated thus far, through Christmas, Easter and Pentecost.  To evoke the name of the Trinity in
the Sign of the Cross or “Glory be” is to express in a moment of
time all that we know of God, all that he has revealed to us about himself
and the whole mystery of our salvation.
Notice that when we make the Sign of the Cross, we trace the Cross on
our bodies, reminding us of the depth of God’s love and the lengths he went to save us in Christ.

On this last Sunday in May with Our Lady and all
the saints we proclaim; Glory be to the Father and
to the Son and to the Holy Spirit; the God who is, who was and who is to
come.

We wish everyone a restful Bank Holiday weekend
and an enjoyable half-term holiday.

May God bless you all

Fr Tony McKentey

EVENTS THIS WEEK

Monday 31st
May             Mass
at 10am            [Bank
Holiday]

Wednesday 2nd
June      6:45pm  Scripture Course
Crypt

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:  Claire Cooper, Bridie
Murphy, Baby Leah Patterson, Hector Silva, Lucy
Walker.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION: Please
remember in your prayers those of our children who, today, make their First
Holy Communion.  A celebration for
their families and for our Parish community:

Callum Cura, Dominic Donnellan, Evelyn Duley, Bradley Henshaw, Angelika & Miguel Lapar, George Llewellyn,
Georgia Manning, Luca Pinto,
Thomas Reid,
Fiona Remetilla, Nicolas Rix-Perez, Chantal & Guinoc
Salira, Alannah & Tara Thorndyke,

Sophie Tudor, Alicia & Heidi Walklett.

SATURDAY
SOUP RUN:  A male volunteer is urgently needed as soon as possible.  The rotas
are now being drawn up until the end of the year so if you can spare a couple
of hours every few weeks, please contact Claire on 01206 765926.

THANK YOU from the SVP.  The recent annual collection totaled
£700.

PARISH AGM:
The Parish AGM takes place on Sunday, 20th June at 7:30pm in the Cardinal Bourne Hall
when the Financial Report will be presented and other items will be
discussed.

MERSEA
NEWS:  The next Coffee Morning
takes place on Tuesday June 8th at the home of Margaret Williams, 28 Coast Road,
from 10:30am –
12noon.

KSC:  Aylesford: on June 13th.  The coach will leave East Hill/Priory Street
junction at 9am, returning
by approximately 7pm.  Cost - £11 per head and to book
please contact Bill de Smith on 767597.

CHARITY
SHINDIG: Saturday 19th
June at the Halfway House, Brentwood, 7:30pm to midnight, featuring Irish recording artist
Joe Giltrap. Traditional Ceili
Band and caller; display of Irish Dancing; Buffet Supper.  £20 per ticket.  All proceeds to the Brentwood Catholic
Children’s Society who are now in

serious need of funding and who work with very many families
in our Diocese. Ticket hotline 01268 784544.

CONFIRMATION
2011: Fr. Tony and the Confirmation team would like
to meet with parents and young people in school year 9 and above who are
interested in receiving the Sacrament of Confirmation at Pentecost 2011.

This will
take place in the crypt of St James the less after 10:30 Mass on Sunday 20th June 2010. If you
wish to find out more then come along; if you can’t, an expression of
interest by letter from the young person with full contact details to Fr.
Tony please by the 20th June.

CATECHISTS
(especially 16 – 25) are needed to help deliver the Confirmation programme for 2011. Contact Andrew
Johnson 01206 861360 andrew@aandrwjhn,plus.com .

BCCS SPONSORED WALK – 8th MAY: If
you have still to pay in your sponsor money, collectors will be in situ after
Mass.  Mersea – please put
your money in a clearly marked envelope in the “Diplomatic Bag”
back to Priory Street.  Thank you.

GIVE A WEEK THIS SUMMER AND MAKE A DIFFERENCE:  Helpers needed for the St John
Bosco
Children’s Camp, where you will help 140 children to have the time of
their lives! Sports based holiday. Helpers aged 16+ are needed, especially
male helpers 31 July – 7 August, and 7 – 14 August. Camp is based
near Colchester, Essex. Helpers aged 18+
will need an enhanced CRB check – the camp will arrange this. Full details at www.svpboscocamp.org.uk
Deadline to apply is June 10th – applications
after that day cannot be accepted. Training afternoon (London based) for new helpers, Sunday 4th
July.

HEADTEACHER REQUIRED: A
vacancy exists for a suitably qualified Catholic applicant for the post of Head teacher of
St Philomena’s Catholic
School in Frinton-on-Sea.  This is an Independent School
catering for pupils of all denominations, aged 3 – 11.  Starting
date January 2011.  Further information and an application pack can be
obtained from Paul Barnett, School Adminstrator on
01255 674492.  Email [email-masked].
Closing date for applications 25th June.

PARISH BBQ – JULY 3rd :  Come to our Parish family BBQ for an
afternoon of food, fun and a bit of a chat.  More information to follow.

SECOND
COLLECTION LAST SUNDAY Your contribution towards the Pope’s visit amounted to
£1,048.  Thank you very
much.

DAY BY DAY BOOKLETS:  We
have been sent a few complimentary booklets for the month of June which are
on the Newspaper table.

IF YOU ARE NEW TO THE PARISH: Please introduce yourself to one of the priests after Mass and complete
a registration form [on the table in the porch], returning it to the Parish
Office.  If you move within or
out of the Parish, please also advise the Parish Office.

WEB SITE: For all inclusions on the parish website please contact Don Clarke
– [email-masked].

LITURGY FOR THE MOST HOLY
TRINITY  [C]

May 30th  2010

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

Saturday May 29th

Sunday May 30th

6:15
pm

8:00
am

10:30 am

2:00
pm

6:30
pm

Intentions of Joan Boyden

Intentions of Anna

John Murphy RIP

FIRST HOLY
COMMUNION MASS

Emmy and Francis Carter RIP [JH]

West Mersea

8:30
am

Richard Lambe RIP

Mile End

9:15
am

Timothy Buckley RIP [MF]

Monkwick

10:15 am

Parishioners

Monday 31st

N.B.

DEDICATION OF BRENTWOOD CATHEDRAL

Church    10:00 am    Int. of Kearney
& Hamilton
Families

Intention of McFadden Family

Tuesday
June 1st

St Justin, M.

Church
9:15 am    Holy Souls RIP

Wednesday 2nd

Feria

Church     12:15
pm    Anthony Daly RIP

Thursday 3rd

Ss Charles Lwanga and Companions, Mm.

Church      9:15am      William R McGibben RIP

Friday 4th

Feria

Church       9:15
am    Poor Souls RIP

Henry Stewart RIP

Saturday 5th          St Boniface, Bp. M.

Church        9:15 am   Fr Ronald Aylward
RIP [Westminster]

LITURGY FOR THE BODY AND
BLOOD OF CHRIST [C]

June 6th 2010 – HOLIDAY OF OBLIGATION

Saturday June 5th

6:15
pm

Lancelot Mitford RIP

Sunday   June 6th

8:00
am

Francis Carter RIP [FB]

10:30am

Patrick Burke RIP

6:30
pm

Intentions: Teresa & John
Sales

West Mersea

8:30
am

Norma Golding RIP

Mile End

9:15
am

Gerry Coyle RIP [A]

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