Parish newsletter · 28 April 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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The Corby Catholic Parishes of Our Lady of Walsingham and St John Ogilvie

Diocese of Northampton

Pastoral Area of St Luke, North Northants

AD 2024: 28th April

Parish Priest: Fr Christopher Perry
Assistant Priest: Fr Prasad Kasireddy
Priest in Residence: Fr W ayne Coughlin

Parish Secretary: Mrs Maggie Cleary
Parish Office Tel.: 015 36 203121
Email: parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org
Parish Office Address: 71 Occupation Road, NN17 1EE
Office Open: Monday, Tu esday, Wednesday
and Friday f rom 9:00am to 12:30pm

Parish Website: www.ourla dyofwalsinghamcorby.org

Please ring if you have any s afeguarding concerns
Diocese of Northampto n Safeguarding Office:
Danielle Dixon: 01604 723514

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

Thank you to everyone who contributed to last weekend’s
Second Collection on the “World Day of Prayer for Vocations”.

Tuesday, 30th April is the National Day of Prayer for
Victims and Survivors of abuse; for more details please visit:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/prayer-for-survivors-of-abuse/

The relics of the saints remain on display in the Sacred
Heart Chapel in OLW; a laminated sheet is available to help us
identify each relic and thereby to ask that saint to pray for us.

New Parish Registration and Communication Tool:

To ensure we have up to date contact information for all our
parishioners we would be most grateful if you could complete
a registration form by using the appropriate QR code below or
by typing the link for your parish into an internet browser. If
you do not have an email address, please contact the Parish
Office and Maggie will complete the form on your behalf.

Liturgies this Week

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

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 28th April
Parish Mass Book: Page 268 for OLW / Page 134 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS OF SUNDAY
Intention: Billy Graham, RIP (Anniv.)
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Mary Mack, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: pro populo
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Willie Kitson (Birthday Intention)
Intention - Priest 2: Joe Moone, RIP (Anniv.)
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention: To be announced

Monday: St Catherine of Sienna, Virgin and Doctor 29th April
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Danny McEleney, RIP (1st Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: The Murray Family, RIP

Tuesday: St Pius V, Pope 30th April
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Laurie McCahill, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Bishop Peter’s Birthday and Fr Prasad’s Birthday

Wednesday: Opt. Memorial of St Joseph the Worker 1st May
9:00am (OLW) St Joseph Cincture Devotion with Rosary

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9:30am (OLW) MASS and St Joseph Cincture Blessing
Intention - Priest 1: Kate Kenealy, RIP (Anniv.)
Intention - Priest 2: Recipients of the St Joseph Cincture
10:30am (OLW) Commendation Liturgy for Andy John Black, RIP

Thursday: Memorial of St Athanasius, Bishop and Doctor 2nd May
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Catherine Edwins (Int.)
Intention - Priest 2: Special Intention

Friday: Feast of Ss Philip and James, Apostles 3rd May
9:10am (SJO) Holy Rosary
9:30am (SJO) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: To be announced
Intention - Priest 2: Ss Philip and James Parish, Bedford
10:00am (SJO) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

Saturday: Feast of The English Martyrs 4th May
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Ellie and Denis Cleary, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Persecuted Catholics across the world
10:00am (OLW) Eucharistic Exposition and the Holy Rosary
10:00am (OLW) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 5th May
Parish Mass Book: Page 270 for OLW / Page 137 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS OF SUNDAY
Intention: Betty Robinson, RIP (Anniv.)
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Marie Lang, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: pro populo
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention: Eamonn Norton (Intention)
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention: To be announced

Sunday, 5th May is the International Day of Prayer
for Eastern Christians for m ore details please visit:
https://www.cbcew.org.uk/pray-for-eastern-christians/

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Requiescat in Pace

Please pray for the repose of the soul of:

Andrew (“Andy”) John Black, whose commendation liturgy will
be celebrated on Wednesday, 1st May at 10:30am in OLW Church.

Kathleen Connachie, whose Funeral Mass will be celebrated on
Tuesday, 14th May at 11:00am in OLW Church. The Rite of
Reception into Church is on Monday, 13th May at 4:30pm in OLW.

Memorial of St Joseph the Worker

WEDNESDAY, 1ST MAY - OLW

9:00am - St Joseph Cincture
prayers within the Holy Rosary

9:30am - Blessing and distribution
of St Joseph’s Cinctures at Mass

Please contact Maggie at the Parish
Office before Tuesday, 30th April (by
12:30pm) to reserve a unique specially
commissioned St Joseph’s Cincture!
✝ We now request a £3.00 donation
due to reduced production costs.

Fr Prasad is celebrating all the Sunday Masses in the parish of
Our Lady of Lourdes, Bedgrove (Aylesbury) this weekend and will
then be flying to India where he will spend six weeks visiting his
family, friends and fellow Fransalians. Please pray that Fr Prasad
has a wonderful and relaxing time back home in Andhra Pradesh!

Sycamore is an informal gathering that is an effective tool in
catechising the whole family and most especially the parents of
children preparing for First Reconciliation and First Communion.
This webinar is on Friday, 24th May from 7:30pm. More details:
https://northamptondiocese.org/courses/virtual-webinar-by-the-\ sycamore-team-hosted-by-mission-northampton-may-2024/

Thank you

to everyone who joined us for Morning Prayer
and Mass on the Solemnity of St George, the Patron of England.

Mary’s Meals

wants to collect your

*foreign currency to feed hungry children in
the eighteen countries it works in. There are
envelopes at the back of the Church for you
to take home and return with your foreign
coins and notes. Mary’s Meals feeds children for 10p per meal.
*UK coins and notes that are not legal tender are also welcome.

Life in the Spirit Seminars are being held in-person at
the Cathedral in Northampton and live-streamed to the Catholic
Club (“KK”), Corby. Next session: Tuesday, 30th April at 6:30pm
and the speaker is: Fr Emmanuel Okami. All are very welcome.

The Diocese is seeking two fire marshals for every parish
and training will be provided. The role is to be a point of contact
with the fire service and to ensure that full evacuation has taken
place in the event of a fire. If you are interested, contact Maggie
at the Parish Office before 12:30pm on Tuesday, 30th April.

Please pray for The Rt Rev’d Peter Doyle (our former
Bishop) as he celebrates his eightieth Birthday! Ad multos annos.

The red seven-day lamp at the relics of the saints in
the OLW Sacred Heart Chapel burns in prayer for:

Danny McEleney, RIP (Anniversary)

Singing

is a central part of Catholic worship and each person
present is meant to sing with full voice; it can be a foretaste of
heaven when everyone at Mass sings and says the responses!
In the Constitution on the Sacred Liturgy (Sacrosanctum Concilium),
we find inspiration for this full, conscious and active participation
of all the Baptised: “singing by the people is to be intelligently
fostered so that…the voices of the faithful may ring out…” (SC,
118). Accordingly, our faith in Jesus is nourished and renewed as
our minds and hearts are raised to God (SC, 33); singing makes
theology sink deep into our hearts! To that end, the choir and/or
cantor are leaders that we follow rather than people we listen to.
By singing and making the responses we become participants in
the Mass rather than spectators. St Augustine said: to sing is to
pray twice; thus, we don’t need to be a great singer, rather all we
need is a lively and active faith in God. What is more, the young
people at Mass are looking to us adults to be an example, so let
us lift-up our voices! All are invited to this Diocesan Music Day:

The Diocesan Music Day “Alleluia!” is on Saturday, 11th May
from 11:00am to 3:30pm at Thomas Becket School, Northampton.
All cantors, choir members, etc. are most welcome. The day will
explore the wealth of Church music from Georgian Chant, ancient
hymns, new ‘Praise and Worship’ songs, etc. Price - Adults: £10 /
Under 18: Free (but must be accompanied by an adult). You will
need to bring a packed lunch whereas tea, coffee and juice will be
provided. Please contact Maggie at the Parish Office if you are
interested in attending this as lifts and funding may be available.

The transforming power of the Eucharistic Sacrifice:

Before MASS: we talk to God in prayer and recollection!
During MASS: we observe the silence and allow God to talk to us!
After MASS: we talk to one another!

Mission Northampton will host a Zoom call on Friday,
10th May at 7:30pm to help prepare our hearts for Pentecost!
https://northamptondiocese.org/courses/return-to-the-upper-\ room-preparing-for-pentecost-2024-may-2024/

Our Lady of Lourdes & Ferrero Rocher! Michele Ferrero
was a devout Catholic with a great devotion to Our Lady and thus
named his company “Rocher” after the Rocher de Massabielle in
Lourdes where Our Lady appeared to St Bernadette; “Rocher”
translates to “rock”. Michele incorporated symbolism into the
design of the chocolates: the coating and uneven gold wrapping
resembles the rocky outcrop of Lourdes whilst inside the hazelnut
represents Our Lady in the grotto. Michele attributed his success
to Our Lady of Lourdes, saying: “Without her we can do little” and
he ensured that each of his factories had a statue of Mary. Whilst
13th May is in honour of Our Lady of Fatima, following the praying
of the Perpetual Succour Novena, there may be a little chocolate
treat, in honour of Our Lady of Lourdes, to take home with you!

From Our Lady of Walsingham Catholic School:

• Last term we raised £700 for CAFOD as the pupils undertook a
200km Sponsored Lent Walk; we are all very proud of them!
• School places are available for September 2024 plus we might
be able to accommodate older siblings in other year groups.
Please contact the school for information: 01536 203805.

With every blessing this Eastertide,
Fr Christopher, Fr Prasad & Fr Wayne

The blue seven-day lamp in the Marian Chapel of
Our Lady of Walsingham Church burns in prayer for:

Marie Rice, RIP