Parish newsletter · 24 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: 24th 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

Email: parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org

Website: www.ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org

Office Hours this week: Friday, 9:00am to 12:30pm
NB: Closed between 25th December and 28th December

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

Diocese of Northampton Safeguarding Office:
Danielle Dixon 01604 723514

The Birth of Jesus Christ in Bethlehem:

“In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus
that all the world should be enrolled” (Lk2:1). With these
words, Luke introduces his account of the birth of Jesus
and explains how it came to take place in Bethlehem. A
population census, for purposes of determining and
collecting taxes, was what prompted Joseph to set off
from Nazareth for Bethlehem, together with Mary, his
betrothed, who was expecting a child. The birth of Jesus
in the city of David is placed within the overarching
framework of world history, even though Caesar was quite
unaware of the difficult journey that these ordinary
people were making on his account. And so it is that the
child Jesus is born, seemingly by chance, in the place of
the promise. The context in world history is important for
Luke.” Pope Benedict XVI

December is dedicated to the Immaculate Conception

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

To fulfil the Sunday Holy Day Obligation we need to

participate in a Mass of the Fourth Sunday of Advent:

Liturgies this Week

SUNDAY: ADVENT FOUR 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: Shirley & Bernard Brady, RIP (Anniv.)
8:30am (OLW) MASS of Advent Four
Intention - Priest 1: Mary and James Griffin, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Pro Populo
9:15am (SJO) MASS of Advent Four
Intention: Emmie Davey, RIP (1st Anniv.)
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

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

To fulfil the Holy Day Obligation we need to participate in a Mass of Christmas Day:

SUNDAY: CHRISTMAS EVE 24th December
4:00pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS of Christmas Day: Family
Intention - Priest 1: Gordon Muldownie, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Deceased members of the Friel family, RIP
6:00pm (SJO) VIGIL MASS of Christmas Day
Intention - Priest 1: Pro Populo
Intention - Priest 2: Michael McDonagh and Martin McDonagh, RIP
8:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS of Christmas Day
Intention - Priest 1: Hugh McAteer, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Chris Colgan, RIP (90th Birthday)
Intention - Priest 3: Thanksgiving for Maggie, Cath & Kay

MONDAY: CHRISTMAS DAY 25th December
8:30am (OLW) MASS of Christmas Day
Intention - Priest 1: May Hughes, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Catherine Maguire (Intention)
10:00am (OLW) MASS of Christmas Day
Intention - Priest 1: Bridget Killeen, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Jordan and Gollogly families, RIP
12:00pm (OLW) MASS of Christmas Day: Telugu
Intention: The local Catholic Indian community

Tuesda y Feast: St Stephen, First Martyr 26th December
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Mary Rodgers (Intention)
Intention - Priest 2: Maureen Davies, RIP

Wednesday Feast: St John, Apostle & Evangelist 27th December
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Cleary family (Intention)
Intention - Priest 2: Patrick Killeen, RIP

Thursday Feast: The Holy Innocents, Martyrs 28th December
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Frank Maguire, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Colin McGinley, RIP

Friday Feast: St Thomas Becket, Bishop and Martyr 29th December
9:30am (SJO) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Emmie Davey, RIP (1st Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Patrick Harrington, RIP (Anniv.)
10:00am (SJO) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

Saturday Sixth Day within the Christmas Octave 30th December
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Therese & Len Berry, RIP (30th Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Thanksgiving from the parish clergy
10:00am (OLW) Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament
10:00am (OLW) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

SUNDAY: THE HOLY FAMILY 31st December
Parish Mass Book: Page 105 for OLW / Page 41 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Hugh Murphy, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Bill, Annie, Patsy & William Currie, RIP
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Sadie Chalmer, RIP (2nd Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: James Brook, RIP
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Frank Maguire, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Catherine Duncan, RIP (Anniv.)
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention: Pro Populo

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Requiescant in Pace

Please pray for the repose of the soul of:

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.

The Parish Office is closed between 25th and 28th December.

Bishop David

Video messages from for the:
Fourth Sunday of Advent can be found here:
https://youtu.be/IvM82SCCT6w?si=TyjbXlEt-vGOKQmn\ Christmas Season can be found here:
https://youtu.be/zayN3NZttuI?si=BW2HXpMspDnYCqXy

St John Ogilvie: Pray for us!

New:

Bethlehem in AD 2023 is in turmoil. The town has taken
down its historic Christmas decorations in solidarity with those
who are suffering, the ancient bazaars have been called off and
all hotel bookings have been cancelled; even the traditional tree
lighting ceremony won’t go ahead this year in Manger Square.
The situation for our Christian family in the Holy Land is critical
and we face the possibility of the last members of the ancient
Christian community leaving the homeland of our Faith forever.
Any financial offering made at the Christmas Crib will be given

to “Friends of the Holy Land” to support those most in need.

poinsettia

Everyone is invited to donate a to decorate our
churches. Please add a label with the name of a departed loved
on and hand this to a steward at SJO or place in the Walsingham
Chapel at OLW. Mass will be offered for our departed loved ones.

Pray for Vocations to the Priesthood:

Our first
’Priest Calendar’ is for sale for £5 at the back of the Church.

Friday, 29th December - St Thomas of Canterbury:

This is not a Day of Abstinence; that is, we can eat meat on this day!

Mary, the Holy Mother of God: 1st January 2024

8:15am to 9:15am Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
8:15am to 9:15am Sacrament of Confession
9:15am Singing of Veni Creator Spiritus
9:30am HOLY MASS (with hymns and incense)

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

The stained-glass
window in OLW.

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

The Christmas
collections will be
shared between
Fr Christopher and
Fr Prasad who, in
advance, offer their
sincere appreciation
for your generosity.

Our Lady of

Walsingham:

Pray for us!

New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day Indulgence:

To gain the indulgence the following conditions must be met:\

1. Reception of Confession and Holy Communion within a
   brief time (that is, about twenty days).\
2. Perform the prescribed good work, offer the: Te Deum on
   New Year’s Eve / Veni Creator Spiritus on New Year’s Day.\
3. Pray for the Holy Father’s intentions, e.g. 1 x Our Father
   and 1 x Hail Mary.\
4. Be detached from sin, even venial sin.
   An indulgence can be applied either to oneself or to departed
   souls but cannot be applied to other living persons. There are
   two kinds of indulgence: a “partial” indulgence removes part of
   the temporal punishment due for our sins whilst a “plenary”
   indulgence removes all of it.

With our prayers on this final day of the Advent season,

Fr Christopher, Fr Prasad & Fr Wayne

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

The McAuley Family, Intention

The Star of Bethlehem, 1890 by Sir Edward Burne-Jones