Parish newsletter · 12 May 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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A D The Corby Catholic Parishes of 2024 Our Lady of Walsingham and St John Ogilvie

1 2th

Diocese of Northampton

May
Pastoral Area of St Luke, North Northants

Please ring if you have any safeguarding concerns
Parish Safeguarding Representatives:
Our Lady of Walsingham: Caroline - 07947485935
St John Ogilvie: Kirsty - 07956363869
Diocese of Northampton Safeguarding Office:
Danielle Dixon: 01604 723514

→ Mass on Monday will b e offered at midday Diocese of Northampton

Michele Ferrero named his com pany “Rocher” after the Rocher
Pastoral Area of St Luke, North Northants
de Massabielle where Our Lady appeared to St Bernadette and
he added Marian symbolism to the chocolates: the rough coating
and gold wrapping resemble the rocky outcrop and the nut inside
represents Our Lady in the grotto. Following the midday Mass
on Monday, 13th May we shall offer the Our Lady of Perpetual
Succour Novena and there might be a chocolate treat, in honour
of Our Lady of Lourdes, to take home with you afterwards!

There is a Second Collection today for the Catholic Communications Network.

Thank you

to everyone who contributed to the
Second Collection for the Sick and Retired Clergy Fund.

The transforming power of the Eucharistic Sacrifice:

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

Parish Priest: Fr C hristopher Perry
Assistant Priest: Fr Prasad Kasireddy, MSFS
Priest in Residence: Fr Wayne Coughlin

Parish Website: www.ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org

Parish Secretary: Mrs Maggie Cleary
Parish Office Tel.: 01536 203121
Email: parish.ourladyofwalsing ham@northamptondiocese.org
Parish Office Address: 71 O ccupation Road
Office Open: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Friday from 9:00am to 12:30pm

Our Lady of Walsingham Cat holic Primary School
Tel.: 01536 203805 Website: www.ourladys.co.uk\ Email: office@olw.cor.olicatsc hool.org

To ensure we have your contact information we invite
you to complete a simple registration form by using the
applicable QR code or link below. If you do not have an
email address, please
contact the Parish
Office, and Maggie will
complete the form on
your behalf. THANK YOU.

Liturgies this Week

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER 12th May
Parish Mass Book: Page 277 for OLW / Page 141 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS OF SUNDAY
Intention: Mary Friel, RIP (Birthday)
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Martyn Garvey, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Fr Prasad (Intention)
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention: Ann McDonagh, RIP (Anniv.)
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention: pro populo

Monday: Optional Memorial of Our Lady of Fatima 13th May

→

12:00pm (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: The Holy Souls in Purgatory
Intention - Priest 2: Special Intention
12:30pm (OLW) Novena to Our Lady of Perpetual Succour
4:30pm (OLW) Reception into Church of Kathleen Connachie, RIP

Tuesday: Feast of St Matthias, Apostle 14th May
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: The Holy Souls in Purgatory
Intention - Priest 2: Special Intention
11:00am (OLW) FUNERAL MASS of Kathleen Connachie, RIP

Wednesday of the Seventh Week of Eastertide 15th May
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Jim McMahon, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Janet Creek (Intention)
11:00am MASS at Seagrave House Care Home

Thursday of the Seventh Week of Eastertide 16th May
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Maureen Kitson, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Danny McEleney, RIP (Birthday)

Friday of the Seventh Week of Eastertide 17th May
9:10am (SJO) Holy Rosary
9:30am (SJO) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: To be announced
Intention - Priest 2: Private Intention
10:00am (SJO) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

Saturday of the Seventh Week of Eastertide 18th May
9:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: Tom Fullerton, RIP
Intention - Priest 2: Mary Owens (Intention)
10:00am (OLW) Eucharistic Exposition and the Holy Rosary
10:00am (OLW) Sacrament of Confession (Reconciliation)

THE SOLEMNITY OF PENTECOST 19th May
Parish Mass Book: Page 282 or 290 for OLW / Page 26 for SJO
5:30pm (OLW) VIGIL MASS OF SUNDAY
Intention: John Carson, RIP
8:30am (OLW) MASS
Intention - Priest 1: George Creek, RIP (Birthday)
Intention - Priest 2: Betty Dwyer, RIP (6th Anniv.)
10:00am (OLW) MASS
Intention: Catherine Trigg, RIP (Anniv.)
5:00pm (SJO) MASS
Intention: pro populo

The great fifty days of Eastertide concludes with Pentecost.

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

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Requiescat in Pace

Please pray for the repose of the soul of:

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.

Thank you to everyone who fulfilled the Ascension Thursday
Holy Day of Obligation by participating in Mass in our parishes!

Parish Litany

The will be offered after Mass unless there is a
recessional hymn. This begins with the St Michael the Archangel
Prayer for in AD 2018 Pope Francis urged its revival in the wake of
disunity within the Catholic Church and the revelations of sexual
abuse of minors and adolescents by clergy and others. The Parish
Litany also includes the saint dedications of all our Corby parishes
and a prayer for divine help and for the Holy Souls in Purgatory.

Mary’s Meals

wants to
collect your foreign currency
to help feed hungry children
in the eighteen countries that
it works in; the envelopes at
the back of the Church can be
used for this purpose. Please do have a final look for any foreign
currency in your home and talk to your family and friends to see
if they have any! The charity also accepts UK currency that is not
legal tender. Thank you to those who have returned envelopes
thus far; the deadline for doing so is Pentecost Sunday: 19th May.

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, 21st May at 6:30pm
and the speakers are Jenny Baker and Fr Pius Amoako. The Holy
Spirit Retreat Day is on Saturday, 18th May (the eve of Pentecost
Sunday) from 2:00pm to 4:00pm at Northampton Cathedral.

The Diocese is seeking to recruit a Financial Accountant and
an Accounts Assistant to join the central team in Northampton.
All candidates should complete an application form and email it
to: hr.admin@northamptondiocese.org, together with a covering
letter detailing their qualifications, experience and why they are
interested in the position. The closing date for applications is
Friday, 17th May 2024; we reserve the right to close the vacancy
earlier if sufficient applications have been received. Interview
dates to be confirmed. Information for both positions can be
found here: https://northamptondiocese.org/jobs/

Singing and offering the responses and *liturgical actions

(e.g. striking our chest during the Confiteor, making the three-
fold cross at the Gospel, bowing during the Creed, etc.) are
pivotal elements in worship and so doing we become participants
in the Mass and not mere spectators. Singing nourishes our faith;
thus, the choir and/or cantor are leaders that we follow and not
people we listen to. We don’t need to have a great voice: all that
is necessary is a lively faith in God. Let us be good examples to
the young people and children present at Mass so that they feel
confident to sing, offer the responses and make all the necessary
actions! *See the Parish Mass Book or cards for details of when
and how we all join in the actions of the great liturgical drama.

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

A Special Intention

Fr Prasad

continues to spend time with his family and friends
and is taking every opportunity to visit the seaside which is much
cooler. Thankfully the abundant amount of British chocolate and
sweets that he took with him is surviving the heat and is being
much enjoyed by his niece and nephew!

Fr Prasad

has been appointed Parish Priest of Shefford and
Biggleswade by Bishop David and his first Sunday there will be
23rd June 2024! Please hold Fr Prasad, Canon Bennie Noonan
(who is retiring as Parish Priest) and these two parishes in your
prayers. From next weekend, brightly coloured envelopes will be
available at the back of the Church for those who want to make
an offering toward his leaving gift. NB: There will not be another
Assistant Priest coming to our parishes so some changes to the
liturgical timetable may be necessary over the coming months.

A training day for the new lectionary will be held in Luton on
Tuesday, 11th June and all responsible for delivering the sacred
liturgy are invited: Readers, cantors, etc. The day will familiarise
people with the new lectionary and remind Readers how to
introduce and conclude the Scriptures, i.e. since 2011 we say:
“The word of the Lord” at the end of the First/Second Reading.
Please contact Maggie if you would like to participate in this day.

The Corby SVP Pilgrimage for the Sick to Our Lady’s Shrine at Walsingham, Norfolk on Sunday, 7th July:

The cost for the coach is £10 per person; first two children are
free, £5 per child thereafter for each family and payment can be
made at the Parish Office. The time of departure of the coach
from each Church will be confirmed. Please reserve your place
ASAP by adding your name to the list at the back of the Church.

First Holy Communion Families - Please Note:

1. There will be a Parents/Guardian Gathering on Thursday, 23rd
   May in Our Lady of Walsingham (OLW) Church at 7:00pm and
   attendance is a mandatory part of sacramental preparation.\
2. First Holy Communion Masses will be offered in OLW on:
   • Saturday, 8th June at 10:00am for those children on the
   parish sacramental preparation programme.
   • Saturday, 8th June at 1:00pm for those children on the Our
   Lady of Walsingham School preparation programme.
   Please hold our First Holy Communion children in your prayers.

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

The seven-day lamp at the statue of Our Lady of Grace
in Our Lady of Walsingham Church burns in prayer for:

Pat Connelly, RIP