Parish newsletter · 30 November 2025 | The Good Shepherd Parish

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The Catholic Churches Masses & Devotions Celebrated this Week

The Catholic Churches

in Corby

✝ Our Lady of Walsingham

Occupation Road, Corby, NN17 1EE

✝ St Brendan & St Patrick Beanfield Ave, Corby NN18 0AZ

✝ St John Ogilvie

1 Copenhagen Road, Danesholme,

Corby, NN18 9BX

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Let us go rejoicing to the house of the LORD.

December is the Month of the Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary

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For Christians in areas of conflict.
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PARISH DIRECTORY

Parish Priest: Fr Mark Floody
Assistant Priest: Fr Liam Castle Ou

Parish Office Hours: Tel: 01536 203121
At OLOW: Monday, Tuesday,
Thursday & Friday: 10.00am - 4.00pm Ou
and on Wednesday: 9.30am - 12.30 pm.
At St Brendan’s: Tuesday & Thursday Mornings

Websites: ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org
stbrendanscorby.org.uk

Safeguarding: Ou

Diocesan Safeguarding: Danielle Dixon 07833050628
At Our Lady of Walsingham: 07947485935 St
At St Brendan’s: see Catherine MacLellan
At St John Ogilvie’s: 07956363869

PARISH CATHOLIC SCHOOLS:

St Brendan’s Primary School: Beanfield Avenue, NN18 0AZ Ou
Tel: 01536 202491 www.stbrendansprimaryschool.co.uk\ St
St Patrick’s Primary School: Patrick Road, NN18 9NT
Tel: 01536 744447 www.stpatricksprimaryschool.com Ou

Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School: Occupation Rd,
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Corby NN17 1EE Tel: 01536 203805
office@olw.cor.olicatschools.org St

29th November SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ur Lady of Walsingham 5:00pm Charlie Kerr RIP

Brendan’s 6:00pm Brendan Mitchell RIP

30th November SUNDAY MASSES THE FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ur Lady of Walsingham 8:30am Margaret Graham RIP

Brendan’s 9:00am Danny Reynolds RIP

ur Lady of Walsingham 10:00am Finton Greavey RIP

Brendan’s 11:00am Joe and Tess Costello RIP

John Ogilvie’s 5:00pm Jim Cassidy RIP 100th Birthday

WEEKDAY MASSES & DEVOTIONS

MONDAY of the 1st Week of Advent (Feria)

ur Lady of Walsingham 9:30am Mass Margaret & James McCahill RIP
Brendan’s 6:00pm Holy Hour + Confessions
Brendan’s 7:00pm Mass Frank, June & Jimmy McBride INT

TUESDAY of the 1st Week of Advent (Feria)

Brendan’s 9:30am Mass Kirsty Tate RIP
ur Lady’s 10:00am Funeral Jack (John) McCabe R.I.P.
ur Lady of Walsingham 5:30pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament & Rosary

WEDNESDAY of the 1st Week of Advent (St Francis Xavier, Priest)

ur Lady of Walsingham 9:30am Mass Betty Creek RIP
ur Lady of Walsingham 10:00am Holy Rosary

THURSDAY of the 1st Week of Advent (Feria)

Brendan’s 9:30am Mass Peace in the Holy Land & Gaza
ur Lady of Walsingham 4:00pm Reception into Church: Mary Barron-Edgley RIP

FRIDAY of the 1st Week of Advent (Feria)

John Ogilvie’s 9:05am Holy Rosary
9:30am Mass For the People of the Parish
10:00am Confessions
ur Lady of Walsingham 11:00am Funeral: Mary Barron-Edgley RIP

SATURDAY of the 1st Week of Advent (Feria)

ur Lady of Walsingham 9:30am Mass Sean Kennedy INT
10:00am Holy Hour + Holy Rosary + Confessions

6th December SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ur Lady of Walsingham 5:00pm Barbara & Jimmy Levins RIP

Brendan’s 6:00pm Joe Sharkey RIP

7th December SUNDAY MASSES THE SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

ur Lady of Walsingham 8:30am James & Mary Griffen RIP

Brendan’s 9:00am Bernie Rigby RIP

ur Lady of Walsingham 10:00am Catherine Jordan RIP & Family

Brendan’s 11:00am Brian & Veronica Holton RIP

John Ogilvie’s 5:00pm Jimmy Carr RIP

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Seven Day Candles Burn for:

Our Lady of Walsingham: Jimmy Carr RIP
Eamonn McAuley and Family INT

Our Lady of Grace: Mary Kitson INT

St Joseph Statue: McShefferty Family RIP

St Martin: Cath Lupton 90th Birthday

Sacred Heart Lamp: Jim Cassidy RIP (100th Birthday)

Sacred Heart: Charles Habib and Family INT

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

Jack (John) McCabe R.I.P. Tuesday 2nd December at 10.00am in Our
Lady’s
Mary Barron-Edgley R.I.P. at 11am on Friday 5th December in Our La-
dy’s. Received into church at 4pm on Thursday 4th December
Thomas Carr R.I.P. at 12:00noon on Wednesday 10th December in St
Brendan’s
Charlie Lynn R.I.P. on Friday 12th December Funeral Mass at 12:00 pm
in Our Lady of Walsingham Church. Received into church on Thursday
11th Dec at 4pm.

Please pray for their families at this sad time.

PARISH

CORBY PARISHES: The clustering of the Corby parishes contin-
ues to progress well, and Fr Mark would like to thank everyone
for their patience and understanding as these changes take
place. As he mentioned at last weekend’s Masses at Our Lady’s,
we must begin preparing for the possibility that Corby may, in
the future, be served by only one priest. With this in mind, we
have reviewed what is needed and what can reasonably be
sustained in terms of Mass times and other services.
Currently, the Corby cluster offers two Saturday evening
Masses, four Sunday morning Masses, and one Sunday evening
Mass.
Before Covid, Our Lady’s held a single 10.00am Sunday
Mass; the 8.30am Mass was introduced during the pandemic to
allow for social distancing. It has now been decided that the
8.30am Mass at Our Lady’s and the 9.00am Mass at St
Brendan’s will be combined into a single 8.45am Mass at St
Brendan’s. The new Sunday Mass schedule will be:

Saturday Evening
• 5.00pm – Our Lady’s
• 6.00pm – St Brendan’s

Sunday
• 8.45am – St Brendan’s
• 10.00am – Our Lady’s
• 11.30am – St Brendan’s
• 5.00pm – St John Ogilvie’s (unchanged)

This revised schedule ensures that one priest can cover all
weekend Masses and provides greater flexibility should a priest
be away or unwell. These changes will take effect from Sunday,
4th January. We will continue to monitor and review the ar-
rangement.
Readers, stewards, and Eucharistic Ministers: if these changes
affect your availability and you would like to move to a differ-
ent Mass time or church, please contact the parish office by
mid December.
Thank you once again for your cooperation and understanding.

PARISH LISTENING PROCESS: Following this initiative in our
parishes, a Discernment Group was formed to reflect on the
feedback shared by parishioners. Our North Northamptonshire
Pastoral Area - which includes Corby, Kettering, Wellingbor-
ough, Rushden, Thrapston, Oundle and Raunds - is more geo-
graphically dispersed than most, and as a result we are discern-
ing the future at different paces. This is natural, as each of our
communities has its own particular strengths and challenges.
The Corby Discernment Group, made up of representatives
from our three parishes, has been exploring a range of possible
ways forward. In the New Year, we will hold an open meeting
to which everyone will be invited, so that we can share pro-
posals and discuss how our mission in Corby can continue to

NOTICES

grow, thrive and respond to both the challenges and opportuni-
ties ahead. Details of this meeting will be provided in the com-
ing weeks.

CCTV: We have now installed cameras at Our Lady’s to cover
the Sacristies, front of the house and the back garden. This is so
we can protect everyone using our buildings..

INTERESTED IN BECOMING A CATHOLIC? If anyone is interest-
ed in knowing more about the Catholic Faith, then you are en-
couraged to join in the RCIA/Journy in Faith Group on Monday
evenings in the Parish Room at St Brendan’s Church after the
7pm Mass. It is an opportunity for people to come and reflect
on the faith in a relaxed setting. If you know someone who
may be interested encourage them to come along or offer to
come with them.

MARRIAGE MEETING: For couples who are planning to get
married in one of the Catholic Churches in Corby, a Catholic
Church abroad or a Church in another part of the country
please come along to a marriage evening on Wednesday 3rd
December at St Brendan’s at 7.00pm. Fr Mark and Fr Liam will
explain the procedures and the forms that need to be filled
in. They will also outline the marriage course that needs to be
completed online and answer any questions you may have.
Please inform the parish office if you are planning to get mar-
ried in one of the Churches in Corby.

THE CROWN OF ADVENT NOVENA: The unique Chaplet beads
and Prayer Cards for this Novena will be blessed during the
10.00 am Holy Mass at Our Lady of Walsingham on Sunday 23rd
November. Thereafter, they will be available to buy at a cost
price of £2.00 from Janet Northing. Prayers for this Novena
include the ‘O Antiphons’, the seven jewels of the Advent
Crown, and it is being offered for the conversion of a loved one
or loved ones. The Novena begins on Wednesday 17th Decem-
ber and finishes on Thursday 25th December.

BAPTISM MEETING: If you are planning for your child’s baptism
then please come to the next parents’ meeting on: Tuesday
13th January at 7:00pm at Our Lady of Walsingham.

BAPTISM CERTIFICATES FOR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND

CONFIRMATION CANDIDATES: If you haven’t already done so
please could parents hand in a copy of their child’s baptism
certificate if they were not baptised in any of our 3 Corby par-
ishes. Some parents have handed in birth certificates but we
do not need these, just their baptism certificates. Many thanks.

REFRESHMENTS are served after Sunday’s 11:00am Mass &
Tuesday’s Mass at St Brendan’s, at St John Ogilvie’s after Sun-
day’s 5:00pm Mass, and after Wednesday’s recitation of the
Holy Rosary at Our Lady of Walsingham.