Mass Times
Weekend Masses: Saturday evening at 6:00 pm
and Sunday at 8:30 am, 10:00 am, 12 noon
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Welcome everyone to OLSG parish. Please keep up to date with the events in our Parish through our newsletters.
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Words from Canon Niall ~ Reflection
It’s easy to image the disciples asking difficult relational questions as Jesus prepare to be assumed into heaven. Still, a generous spirit and a hurting heart can coincide in one body. Jesus calls the disciples to move through this transition with generosity. Rejoice that I have accomplished my life’s work. Rejoice that I am going to the Father. Rejoice that I will take you with me, for where I am you will also be.
Jesus calls his followers to love courageously. He tells the disciples, ‘Do not let your hearts be troubled or afraid.’ Now, I don’t think Jesus expects his followers to never feel these profoundly human emotions. The son of God knows better than anyone that hard things happen. Hearts get hurt. Sin and suffering remain strong forces in our world even with the promises of Easter. Abbot John Klassen OSB, of Saint John’s Abbey spoke powerfully to this reality on Good Friday when he said: ‘We can never really know the resurrection of Christ if we drive around the cross.’
Have a Blessed week.
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OLSG Primary School: The whole school will attend Mass on Wednesday 9th July at 9:15 as they begin a day of pilgrimage for the Jubilee Year of Hope. As a school we will journey to St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark for a day of prayer and reflection.
OLSG SVP Fundraising Cake Sale The new dates are as follows: Saturday 19th - Sunday 20th July 2025 after the weekend Masses.
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Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes 2025: Join Bishop Alan in Lourdes from Friday 18 to Friday 25 July. We can support those with medical needs. For further information, please 'phone Tangney Tours on 01732 886 666 or book online: Brentwood Lourdes Pilgrimage - Tangney Tours.
New Lectionary: The readings at Mass will now be translated using the English Standard Version Catholic Edition (ESVCE). The old version will no longer be used at Mass in accordance with the Bishops Conference of England and Wales. New Sunday missals and readings can be purchased via the CTS Bookshop www.ctsbooks.org/product/sunday-missal-2025
On Wednesday 15th of October 2025 Bishop Alan will come for a pastoral visitation and at the evening Mass administer the Sacrament of Confirmation. A preparation programme will be available in advance of the celebration. Details will be available in the parish newsletter. All candidates must attend Mass every Sunday.
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Thresholds of Hope : the Vicariate for Adult Formation - another wonderful tool when proclaiming the good news of God's grace to all. St John Henry Newman believed that the lay faithful were to take a full part in the life of the Church, to be confident in expressing their Catholic Faith and willing to share its beauty with others. Hope you find this resource useful; more here https://thresholdsofhope.co.uk/
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