Parish newsletter · 5 November 2023

This is a historical edition. Dates, notices, service times and contact details are reproduced as published at the time. Please consult the latest newsletter for current information.

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The Corby Catholic Parishes of Our Lady of Walsingham and St John Ogilvie

Diocese of Northampton Registered charity No. 234091 / Pastoral Area of St Luke, North Northants

Parish Priest: Fr Christopher Perry
Episcopal Vicar
Assistant Priest: Fr Prasad Kasireddy
Priest in Residence: Fr Wayne Coughlin

Parish Secretary: Mrs Maggie Cleary

Parish Office: 01536 203121
71 Occupation Road
Corby. NN17 1EE
Email: parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org

Website: www.ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org

Office Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday:

9:00am to 12:30pm Not Bank Holidays

Parish Safeguarding Representatives:
Our Lady of Walsingham: Caroline - 07947485935
St John Ogilvie: Kirsty - 07956363869

Please ring if you have any concerns

Diocese of Northampton Safeguarding Office:
Danielle Dixon 01604 723514

In Hospital? Please note: 24/7 emergency sacramental
provision continues at Kettering General Hospital. Please
ask the ward staff to contact the on-call Catholic Priest.

Parish School

Our Lady of Walsingham Primary
Headteacher: Mrs Hayes
Tel.: 01536 203805 Website: www.ourladys.co.uk\ Email: office@olw.cor.olicatschool.org
Website:

Are You New? Have You Moved?

I am a new parishioner. Please add me to the Parish Census.

NAME(S): ………………………………………………………………….
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ADDRESS: ………………………………………………………………….
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TEL.: ………………………………………………………………….
EMAIL: ………………………………………………………………….
Data Protection – The personal details of yourself and family members given
above will only be stored and used by the Parish for internal administrative and
organisational purposes of the Parish. They will not be disclosed outside the
parish. If statistics from the census are shared with the Diocese or anyone else,
they will be strictly anonymised. Details of how we process your data, and your
rights, are on the full Privacy Notice which may be viewed on the Parish Website
or on the notice board at the back of Church.
I confirm that all individuals whose information has been provided on

this form have agreed for it to be provided to the Parish:

Signed: ……………………………………………………………………

Name: ……………………………………………………………………

Date: ……………………………………………………………………

Please cut out and return to the Pa rish Office or hand to the Clergy.

November: The Month of the Holy Souls in Purgatory

Prayer Intention for November: We pray for the Holy Father;
as he fulfils his mission, may he continue to accompany the
flock entrusted to him, with the help of the Holy Spirit.

Liturgies this Week

OLW: Our Lady of Walsingham, 71 Occupation Rd, NN17 1EE
SJO: St John Ogilvie, 1 Copenhagen Rd, NN18 9BX

THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 5th November
Parish Mass Books: Page 149 for OLW / Page 80 for SJO
→ 5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS OF SUNDAY
Intention - Priest 1: Janet Bettles, RIP
Intention- Priest 2: Mary Mack (Intention)
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Mary Francis Kelly, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Hugh McAteer, RIP
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Members of the Friel Family, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Pro Populo
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention: Janet Bettles, RIP

Monday Feria 6th November
9:30am (OLW) REQIUEM MASS
Intention: All the Faithful Departed

Tuesday Feria 7th November
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention: Doris Connellan, RIP

Wednesday Memoria: Blessed John Scotus 8th November
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention: Hugh McAteer, RIP

Thursday Feast: Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 9th November
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Patsy Currie, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Joan Cowan (Intention)

Friday Memoria: Pope St Leo the Great 10th November
9:30am (SJO) MASS
Intention: Patsy Currie, RIP (Anniv.)
10:00am (SJO) Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession

Saturday Memoria: St Martin of Tours 11th November
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention: Vincent & Juozas Darbutas & Zigmas Darbutas, RIP
10:00am (OLW) Sacrament of Reconciliation/Confession
2:30pm (OLW) MEMORIAL MASS for James Brennan, RIP

THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY OF THE YEAR 12th November
Parish Mass Books: Page 152 for OLW / Page 82 for SJO
→ 5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS OF SUNDAY
Intention - Priest 1: Sheila Mills, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Patsy Currie, RIP (Anniv.)
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention: Helen Fairburn, RIP
10:00am (OLW) REQIUEM MASS for Remembrance Sunday
Intention - Priest 1: Agnes and Amos McDaid RIP
Intention - Priest 2: All victims of war and conflict
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention: Pro Populo

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Requiescant in Pace

Please pray for the repose of the soul of:

James Brennan whose Memorial Requiem Mass is at OLW,
Occupation Road, on Saturday, 11th November at 2:30pm.

Dorina McCafferty whose Funeral Mass is at OLW Church,
Occupation Road, on Wednesday, 15th November at 9:30am.

Peter Michael Doherty whose Funeral Mass is at OLW Church,
Occupation Road, on Friday, 17th November at 10:00am.

Jospeh Russell whose Funeral Service is at OLW Church,
Occupation Road, on Thursday, 23rd November at 11:00am.

Elizabeth Hewitt whose Funeral Mass is at OLW Church,
Occupation Road, on Friday, 24th November at 10:00am.

Anthony Muir (Tony) whose Funeral Mass is at OLW Church,
Occupation Road, on Friday, 24th November at 2:00pm.

May Christ, who called you, take you to Himself;
may angels lead you to Abraham’s side.
Receive their souls and present them to God the Most High.

→ Vigil Mass of Sunday:

Please remember that the Sunday Vigil Mass is celebrated at
5:30pm in OLW Church on Saturday and all are very welcome!

Church Statistics from the Vatican:

Global Catholic population: 17.67% (decreased). The number of:
• Catholics is rising to 1.375 billion.
• Priests has fallen to 407,872; a drop of 2,347.
• Bishops has decreased to 5340.
• Deacons has increased to 49,176.
• Religious has decreased with 10,588 fewer nuns.
• Diocesan Priests has decreased by 911.
• Religious Priests has decreased by 1,400.
Let us be fervent in our prayers that all people will come to
the full knowledge of Jesus Christ and be brought into the
fellowship of His Holy Catholic Church. Let us also pray that
there will be an increase in people responding to the vocations
of the Sacred Priesthood and Religious Life (monks and nuns).

The Prison Advice and Care Trust (PACT) Roadshow

is on Saturday, 18th November between 10:00am and 1:00pm
in the St Thomas Centre, Northampton Cathedral. All are
welcome to attend to find out how PACT supports six prisons
in our diocese. The prison population in England and Wales is:
88,126. The number of children with a parent in prison is
100,464. Please pray for all prisoners and their families.

Thank you

to everyone who fulfilled the All Saints Holy
Day of Obligation in our parishes. All Saints of God: pray for us.

Thank you

to all who participated in an All Souls Requiem
Mass (OLW) or Requiem Mass at SJO. Jesu Mercy, Mary Pray.

Well done

to everyone who participated in the Blessing of
Graves last Saturday; it is never too late for you to ‘sprinkle’
Holy Water and/or light a candle on the grave of a loved one.

Grave Candle:

If you would like this (or water) blessed,
please speak to a Priest after Mass who will happily oblige.

“Pro Populo”

• it is a canonical necessity that Mass be
  offered for the parish or parishes every Holy Day of Obligation.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

will take
place on the Satudays of Advent: 10am to 10:30am in OLW.

“The Church in the British Isles will only begin to grow when
she begins again to venerate her own saints.” St Arsenios of Paros

Rorate Mass

The is
offered in honor of Our
Lady’s role in salvation
history and it’s name
comes from the Entrance
Antiphon: “Drop down
dew, ye heavens, from
above, and let the clouds
rain the just” (Isaiah 45:8).
The Mass is celebrated
only by candlelight and
the rising sun symbolises
the coming of the infant
Jesus as the light of the
world. Our Rorate Mass
will be offered at 7:15am in OLW on Saturday, 2nd December;
it would be great to have a full Church! Mass also at 9:30am.

When England goes back to Walsingham, Our Lady
will come back to England”. Pope Leo XIII, 1897

Mass

Every word and gesture of the is truly Christ acting and
speaking. As Head, He operates through the Priest. As Body He
operates through the (said and sung) words and actions of the
congregation. Thus, when the Priest and people are united in
worship the unity of the Head and Body: Christ, is manifested.

November

is the month during which we especially pray
for and remember our departed loved ones and in charity pray
for the Holy Souls in Purgatory as we aid them in their journey
to be with God in Heaven. If you write the names of your
deceased loved ones and place this list in the appropriate box
in Church, Mass will be celebrated for them during November
and prayers offered for them at every Sunday Mass during this
month. Please note that there is no need for a donation.

Thank you in advance for contributing to these Second

Collections:

This weekend - Bishop’s Maintenance Fund
Next weekend - Sick and Retired Priests Fund

Guild of St Stephen:

After a probationary period, Altar
Servers can be admitted to this international group and receive
a bronze medal; after ten years they receive a silver medal and
after fifty years a gold medal. Let us pray for our Altar Servers.

Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic Primary School; from Mrs M. Hayes, Head Teacher:

“We are delighted that our latest Ofsted inspection was so
positive and recognises the part our school plays at the heart
of our parish community. … We are welcoming visits from
families looking for a school place in Reception for September
2024. You are welcome to visit us at a time convenient for
you. Please contact the school office on 01536 203805.”

With every blessing this Ordinary Time,

Fr Christopher, Fr Prasad & Fr Wayne

The lamp in the Chapel of Our Lady of Walsingham Church burns in prayer for:

Betty Creek, RIP