Parish newsletter · 17 December 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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2 0 23: 17th The Corby Catholic Parishes of Our Lady of Walsingham and St John Ogilvie

December Diocese of Northampton Registered charity

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:
9am to 12:30pm NB: Closed between 25th and 28th December

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.

O ur Lady of Walsingham Primary School

H eadteacher: Mrs Hayes Website: www.ourladys.co.uk\ T.: 01536 203805 E.: office@olw.cor.olicatschool.org

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

Are You New? Have You Moved?

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

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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

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December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception

OLW: Our Lady of Walsingham Church / SJO: St John Ogilvie Church

No . 234091 / Pastoral Area of St Luke, North Northants

Liturgies this Week

THE THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT: Gaudete 17th December
Parish Mass Book: Page 87 for OLW / Page 30 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS OF SUNDAY
Intention - Priest 1: Patrick Harrington, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Shirley & Bernard Brady, RIP (Anniv.)
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Hugh McAteer, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Catherine Maguire (Intention)
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Monika, Damian & Michael (Intention)
Intention - Priest 2: Fr Christopher Perry (Intention)
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention: Pro Populo

Monday Feria of Advent 18th December
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Lily Connachie, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Martine Thompson, RIP

Tuesday Feria of Advent 19th December
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Mary Jane Griffin (Intention)
Intention - Priest 2: Catherine Maguire (Intention)

Wednesday Feria of Advent 20th December
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Lily Connachie, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Maureen Sweeney, RIP

Thursday Commemoration of St Peter Canisius, Priest 21st December
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Hugh McAteer, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Lily Connachie, RIP
6:00pm (OLW) Exposition and Sacrament of Confession

Friday Feria of Advent 22nd December
9:30am (SJO) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Norah O’Leary, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Eve & Tommy Lyons, RIP
10:00am (SJO) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)
10:00am (OLW) FUNERAL MASS of Sarah (“Sadie”) M. Bayley

Saturday Commemoration of St John of Kęty, Priest 23rd December
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Kathryne &Tim Cummings (Intentions)
Intention - Priest 2: Marie Rice, RIP
10:00am (OLW) Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament
10:00am (OLW) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

THE FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT 24th December
Parish Mass Book: Page 90 for OLW / Page 32 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS of Advent Four
Intention - Priest 1: Patrick, Agnes and Amos McDaid, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Thanksgiving from the parish clergy
8:30am (OLW) MASS of Advent Four
Intention - Priest 1: Mary and James Griffin, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Pro Populo

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9:15am (SJO) MASS of Advent Four
Intention:
10:00am (OLW) MASS of Advent Four
Intention - Priest 1: Jordan and Gollogly Families, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Sadie, Les and Podger Chalmers, RIP

SEE OVERLEAF FOR THE MASSES OF CHRISTMAS

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Requiescant in Pace - We pray for the repose of the soul of:

Sarah (“Sadie”) Mary Bayley whose Funeral Liturgy is at OLW
Church, on Friday, 22nd December at 10:00am.

Maureen Anne Davies whose Funeral Mass is at OLW Church,
on Friday, 5th January AD 2024 at 12:00pm. The Reception of
the Body into Church will take place on 4th January at 4:00pm.

Paul Anthony O’Neill whose Funeral is at OLW Church, on
Tuesday, 9th January AD 2024 at 11:00am.

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.

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

Cross Stitches:

There has been some interest shown in
restarting this craft group (whose activities included knitting,
sewing, crochet, etc.); if you would like to be a part of this new
group, or have questions, contact Maggie in the Parish Office.

Bambinelli Sunday

was popularised by Pope St John
Paul II; on this Sunday people bring to Mass their image of the
Infant Jesus to be blessed anew; have you brought your image?!

NB: The Parish Office will be closed between 25th and 28th
December but the Priests can still be contacted in an emergency.

Bishop David

This year is releasing four online messages
to coincide with the weekly themes of the Advent season; this
week it is about “joy” and Gaudete Sunday; it can be found
here: https://youtu.be/yAllUfvF9rY?si=WlxWuM8anWJci02w

Mini Vinnies

Well done to the from OLW Catholic School
for their amazing carol singing after Mass in Seagrave House!

Poinsettia for Christmas:

You are invited to donate a
poinsettia in memory of a departed loved one and these will be
used to decorate our Churches. If you would like to be a part of
this endeavour, please attach a label to the plant with your loved
one’s name on it, and bring to either Church from now onwards.

Sacrament of Confession:

The Bishops have asked
that neither the Priest nor Penitent take a mobile phone into
the Confessional. The Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1992:
• The forgiveness of sins is conferred by a sacrament called:
Conversion, Confession, Penance or Reconciliation. # 1486
• Confession of grave sin followed by absolution is the ordinary
means of reunion with Almighty God and His Church. # 1497

“Let the Wilderness Bloom!”

Join the final session
on Monday, 18th December (or access the recording later) as
Canon John Udris and Avril Baigent explore ‘vulnerability: how
our Faith grows the more we rely on God’. More details and
registration here: https://pastoralministryoffice.org/bloom/

Thank you Radio Maria

to all who tuned in to to hear
Fr Wayne and Canon Michael speak about Our Lady of Guadalupe.

Eucharistic Exposition & Individual Confession:

Thursday, 21st December from 6pm to 7pm in OLW Church.

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

To fulfil the Sunday Obligation we need to participate in
a Mass of the Fourth Sunday of Advent; see the calendar.

We shall need to participate in a Mass of Christmas Day to fulfil the Holy Day Obligation:

24th Dec. Vigil Mass of Christmas Day: Family OLW 4:00pm
24th Dec. Vigil Mass of Christmas Day SJO 6:00pm
24th Dec. Vigil Mass of Christmas Day OLW 8:30pm
25th Dec. Mass of Christmas Day OLW 8:30am
25th Dec. Mass of Christmas Day OLW 10:00am
25th Dec. Mass of Christmas Day: *Telugu OLW 12:00pm
*The official language of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana, India

This Christmas is the eight h undredth anniversary

of the very first Crib Scene being erected by St Francis of Assisi
in Greccio; his aim was to display the poverty of Christ’s birth.

There will be no Christmas tree

or the traditional
festivities in the place of Jesus’ birth this year in response to the
thousands killed in the conflict in the Holy Land. If you want to
support the work of the Friends of the Holy Land, as it seeks to
provide aid to the families most in need, you can do so here:
https://www.friendsoftheholyland.org.uk/donate/angels-cry

Our Priests receive a small
‘wage’ and therefore the
collections at Holy Mass on
Christmas Day and Easter
Sunday form a sizable part
of their annual taxable
income. This year the

Christmas Day collections

will be divided equally
between Fr Christopher
and Fr Prasad who, in
advance, offer their
sincere appreciation
for your generosity.

Fr Christoper and Fr Prasad
after the Rorate Caeli Mass

Pray for Vocations to the Priesthood:

Copies of
our first ever ‘Priest Calendar’ are for sale for £5 at the back of
the Church; the intention is that it will be a “fun, positive and
effective way” of encouraging us to pray for priestly vocations.

All are welcome to attend these OLW School Carol Services
on Tuesday, 19th December in Our Lady of Walsingham Church:
10:30am - Key Stage One / 1:30pm - Key Stage Two

With the assurance of our prayers this Advent season,

Fr Christopher, Fr Prasad & Fr Wayne

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

The Connachie Family, RIP