Parish newsletter · 28 January 2024

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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20 The Corby Catholic Parishes of

Our Lady of Walsingham

C + M + B

+ and St John Ogilvie

24

Diocese of Northampton

2024: 28th Registered charity No. 234091
January Pastoral Area of St Lu ke, 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.

Are You New? H ave 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

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

Signed: ………………………………………………… Date: ……

Name: …………………………………………………………………

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

January is dedicated to the Most Holy Name of Jesus

February is dedicated to the Holy Family
Jesus: Have mercy on us! Mary and Joseph: Pray for us!

Liturgies this Week

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

SUNDAY: FOURTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 28th January
Parish Mass Book: Page 132 for OLW / Page 59 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Jim Treacy, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Pro Populo
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Ann Hyland, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Private Intention
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: George and Teresa Goodall (Intention)
Intention - Priest 2: Eamonn Norton (Intention)
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Lois Jones, RIP (1st Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Richard Mason, RIP

Monday Feria 29th January
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Richard Mason, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Nick Flack, RIP
7:00pm (OLW) Eucharistic Adoration and Holy Rosary

Tuesday Votive: The Most Holy Name of Jesus 30th January
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Mary Mack, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Mary George, RIP (4th Anniversary)
4:30pm (OLW) Reception into Church of Richard Mason, RIP

Wednesday Memoria: St John Bosco, Priest 31st January
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: John Ostapczuk, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: John Hennessy (Intention)
11:00am (OLW) FUNERAL MASS of Richard Mason, RIP

Thursday Votive: St Joseph 1st February
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Emmanuel Buckman, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Private Intention

Friday Feast: The Presentation of the Lord 2nd February
9:10am (SJO) Holy Rosary: The Joyful Mysteries for Candlemas
9:30am (SJO) MASS with the Blessing of Candles
Intention - Priest 1: Jimmy Geary, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Private Intention
10:15am (SJO) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

Saturday Memoria: St Blaise, Bishop and Martyr 3rd February
9:30am (OLW) MASS with the Blessing of Throats
Intention - Priest 1: Áine Mullan, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Private Intention
10:15am (OLW) Exposition of the Most Blessed Sacrament
10:15am (OLW) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

SUNDAY: FIFTH WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME 4th February
Parish Mass Book: Page 134 for OLW / Page 61 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS
Intention: Catherine Gallagher, RIP (Anniv.)
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Pro Populo
Intention - Priest 2: Francis Lagan, RIP (1st Anniv.)
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Harry Mellon (Intention) & Anne Mellon, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Jane and James McElvaney, RIP (Anniv.)
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Richard Mason, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Arthur Rafferty, RIP

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Requiescant in Pace

Please pray for the repose of the soul of:

Richard William Mason whose Funeral Mass is at OLW, on
Wednesday, 31st January at 11:00am. The Reception of the
Body into Church will take place on 30th January at 4:30pm.

Joe Elliott whose Funeral Liturgy will be offered at Shire Lodge
Cemetery, on Wednesday, 7th February at 10:00am.

Maureen Lapsley whose Funeral is at St John Ogilvie Church,
on Friday, 9th February at 10:00am.

Esta King whose Funeral is at Our Lady of Walsingham Church,
on Thursday, 15th February at 10:00am.

Eamonn Carr whose Funeral Mass is at OLW Church, on Friday,
16th February at 11:00am. The Reception of the Body into
Church will take place on Thursday, 15th February at 4:30pm.

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.

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

Did you know that Pope Francis asked that in the year AD:
• 2023 we study the Second Vatican Council documents?
• 2024 we keep this as an intense period of prayer?
• 2025 we observe a Jubilee Year? A plenary indulgence
will be offered for the removal of the temporal punishment
associated with sin meaning that no further expiation in
Purgatory (for oneself or a departed soul) is required.

This Weekend

at Mass there will be a second collection
for Lepra. Your support of this charity, on World Leprosy Day,
will help them continue to detect and treat over 35,000 people
each year and to reach more than 2.4 million people with vital
health information and education. Visit: www.lepra.org.uk

Change: Mass on Friday, 9th February will be at 9:30am in OLW.
Mass on Thur., 15th February will be at 8:30am in OLW.

Please return last year’s Palm Cross so that this might be
burned and the ash used on Ash Wednesday: 14th February.

Our

Green scapular

investitures with
take place during at the 9:30am Mass on St
Joseph’s Day: 19th March; if you would like to
be enrolled, please contact the Parish Office
so that we have a list of participants. New: It
was revealed to Sr Justine Bisqueyburo that Jesus desired to
establish among all people a more tender love of His Mother
through devotion to her Immaculate Heart. It is believed that
when Mary’s prayer is invoked through her Immaculate Heart,
and through the image of the green scapular, she will obtain
divine aid for our physical and mental well-being. NB: You will
need to provide your own green scapular for the investiture;
this is available from the repository in OLW Church for 75p.

Pilgrims of Hope Tour: Bishop David

is to visit
us for a time of prayer, a talk, a Q&A session and to socialise
with us; this is on Monday, 29th January and the timetable is:
7:00pm Eucharistic Adoration and Holy Rosary OLW
7:30pm Bishop David’s Talk: ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ OLW
7:50pm Question & Answer with Bishop David OLW
8:30pm Social gathering with light refreshments “KK”

“On the journey home, something unexpected happens.
Jesus does not travel with the others but stays behind in
Jerusalem. His parents become aware of this only at the end
of the first day’s journey. For them it was…normal to assume
that Jesus was somewhere among the group of pilgrims. Luke
uses the word synodia - “pilgrim community” - the technical
term for the traveling caravan. This illustrates very beautifully
that in the Holy Family freedom and obedience were combined
in a healthy manner. The twelve-year-old Jesus was free to
spend time with friends and children of his own age, and to
remain in their company during the journey. Naturally, his
parents expected to see him when evening came.” Benedict XVI

→ The Blessing of Throats will be offered on St Blaise’s
Day (3rd February) during the 9:30am Mass. From the ninth
century the prayers of St Blaise were invoked for ailments of
the throat and by the fifteenth century the blessing of throats
using candles was well established. Such rituals lift our heart
to God and often we realise that something extraordinary has
happened. The red ribbon tied around the candles represents
martyrdom and the “X” shape of the candles is symbolic of the
martyrdom of St Andrew. St Blaise and St Andrew: Pray for us!

Shrove Tuesday - 13th February:

Join our clergy
team for Mass on this day, which is the last day of Ordinary
Time, and then adjourn to the Parish Room for tea/coffee and
pancakes before we begin the Lenten Fast! All are welcome.

Code of Canon Law - Canon 919:

§1. A person who is to receive the Most Holy Eucharist is to
abstain for at least one hour before Holy Communion from any
food and drink, except for only water and medicine.
[NB: §2. Relates to Priests celebrating multiple Masses]
§3. The elderly, the infirm, and those who care for them can
receive the Most Holy Eucharist even if they have eaten
something within the preceding hour.

St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP)

The offer their
sincere appreciation to the following shops who contributed so
generously to the Advent “Baby Basics” Giving Tree Appeal:
• Boots, Phoenix Parkway, Corby
• Co-op Food, Occupation Road, Corby
• Marks and Spencer Foodhall, Courier Road, Corby
• Morrisons, Oakley Road, Great Oakley, Corby
• Sainsbury, St Mary’s Place, Market Harborough
• Tesco, St James Industrial Estate, St James Road, Corby
• Waitrose, Springfield Street, Market Harborough
• Asda, Phoenix Park Way, Corby

→ During Mass for The Presentation of the Lord
(2nd February) the Priest will bless votive candles that we hope
everyone will take home and use in prayer; the intention is
that you pray for our parishes and especially if you receive a:
• red candle you ask St John Ogilvie to intercede for us.
• green candle you seek the Lord’s blessing for us during
this season of Ordinary Time and as we prepare for Lent.

With every blessing during this season of Ordinary Time,
Fr Christopher, Fr Prasad & Fr Wayne

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

Janet Bettles, RIP