Parish newsletter · 8 February 2026

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 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

THE FIFTH SUNDAY

IN ORDINARY TIME

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th

8 February 2026

Masses & Devotions Celebrated this Week

7th FEBRUARY SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

Our Lady’s 5:00pm Maire Kelly RIP; Ian Garvey RIP

St Brendan’s 6:00pm Eddie McGuiness INT; Dymphna & Aiden Flynn INT

8th FEBRUARY SUNDAY MASSES THE FIFTH SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME

St Brendan’s 8:45am Stephen Dalzell RIP; Kathleen Sheridan RIP

Our Lady’s 10:00am George & Ellen Lindsay RIP; Jordan Family RIP;
Tony Mann RIP

St Brendan’s 11:30am John & John Paul Walsh RIP; John McGinlay RIP

St John Ogilvie’s 5:00pm Shirley Anne Loughlin RIP

WEEKDAY MASSES & DEVOTIONS (5th WEEK IN ORDINARY TIME)

Catholic Truth Society Missal Page: 706

Our Lady’s

Parish Missal Page: 133

St Brendan’s

Sunday Psalm Response: A light rises in the darkness for the upright.

St Brendan’s

February is the Month of the Holy Family

Our Lady’s
The Holy Father’s Intentions for February 2026:

For children with incurable diseases

Our Lady’s
Let us pray that children suffering from incurable dis-
Our Lady’s
eases and their families receive the necessary medical
Our Lady’s
care and support, never losing strength and hope.

https://www.popesprayer.va/praywiththepope/\ St Brendan’s

PARISH DIRECTORY

St John Ogilvie
Parish Priest: Fr Mark Floody
Assistant Priest: Fr Liam Castle SATUR
Parish Deacon: Deacon Chris Colaco
Our Lady’s
Parish Office Hours: Tel: 01536 203121
At Our Lady’s: Monday & Friday 10.00am - 4.00pm
At St Brendan’s: Tuesday & Thursday 10:00am – 12:00noon

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At Our Lady’s: Tuesday & Thursday 12.30pm – 4.00pm

Websites: ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org
Email: parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org
Our Lady’s
stbrendanscorby.org.uk
Email: parish.stbrendan@northamptondiocese.org

Safeguarding:

Diocesan Safeguarding: Danielle Dixon 07833050628
St Brendan’s
At Our Lady of Walsingham: 07947485935
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 St Brendan’s
Tel: 01536 202491 office@sb.cor.olicatschools.org
St Patrick’s Primary School: Patrick Road, NN18 9NT Our Lady’s
Tel: 01536 744447 www.stpatricksprimaryschool.com

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

MONDAY - Feria

9:30am Service of the Word & Communion
6:00pm Mass Fay Hadden RIP; Patricia Briggs RIP

TUESDAY - St Scholastica, Virgin

9:15am Mass Gerry Fox RIP; Marie Kennedy RIP
People of the Parish
10:30am Requiem Mass Harry Connelly RIP

WEDNESDAY - Feria

9:30am Mass Almelda Family INT; Terry Mcgrath RIP
10:00am Holy Rosary
12:00n Requiem Mass Hannah Conaghan RIP

THURSDAY - Feria

9:30am Mass John Quinn RIP; Jimmy Carr RIP

FRIDAY - Feria

e’s 9:30am NO MASS

RDAY - SS CYRIL, MONK AND METHODIUS, BISHOP

9:30am Service of the Word & Communion
Followed by Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament

14th FEBRUARY SATURDAY VIGIL MASSES THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

5:00pm Margaret & Phil Kelly RIP; Charlie Lynn RIP
Linas Paplauskas & Agota Sneideraitiene RIP;
Harry Connelly RIP

6:00pm Sylvia Swift RIP; Celine Doherty RIP

15th FEBRUARY SUNDAY MASSES THE SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

8:45am Kathleen Reilly RIP; Marie Kennedy RIP

10:00am James & Mary Griffin RIP; Mary Hurst RIP; Thomas &
Pat Kennedy RIP; Karen Welsh RIP

11:30am Sr Kieran Byrne RIP; Margaret Crawford RIP

ie’s 5:00pm Iuliana Vasile RIP; Mike Garnham INT

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Seven Day Candles Burn for:

Our Lady of Walsingham: Eamonn McGrenaghan
RIP

Our Lady of Grace: Special Intentions

St Joseph: Duncan Potter INT

St Martin: Eamonn McAuley & Family INT

Sacred Heart Statue: Hughie McGrath INT

Sacred Heart Lamp: Charles Habib & Family INT

MAY THEY REST IN PEACE

Harry Connelly R.I.P. Requiem Mass Our Lady’s 10th on February at
10.30am

Hannah Conaghan R.I.P. Requiem Mass at Our Lady’s on 11th February
at 12.00pm

Please pray for their families at this sad time.

PARISH

CHANGE IN SCHEDULE: Fr Mark will be the only priest in Corby for at
least 3 weeks so there will have to be a change in the schedule during
this period. He asks for your understanding and patience. The 6 Satur-
day evening and Sunday Masses will remain but there will be no Mass
on Friday or Saturday morning to give Fr Mark time to prepare for the
weekend (these Mass intentions will be added in with the other week-
day intentions). This will be reviewed after 4 weeks. Confessions will
now be held at Our Lady’s after Monday morning Mass and at St
Brendan’s on a Monday evening at 6.00pm. You can also make an
appointment to see Fr Mark if you want Confession at another time.
Just bear with us as we make these adjustments. Please keep Fr Liam
in your prayers.
N.B. CHANGES TO THE MASS SCHEDULE THIS WEEK: Please note there
are Services of Word and Communion on Monday and Saturday morn-
ings. Mass on Monday evening is at 6.00pm, and Mass on Tuesday
morning at 9.15am.

DISCERNMENT PROCESS - NEW WINE SKINS: Fr Mark would like to
thank everyone who attended the open Parish
Meetings last Monday, it was good to see so many at the talks. He
outlined the different scenarios that were looked at, the financial im-
plications and all the work that needs to be carried out on the 3
churches so they comply with health & safety requirements as well as
essential maintenance. In the first year we were looking at around
£170,000 for essential work and over a five year period that figure
rises to nearly £500,000. This is not sustainable. Sadly the discern-
ment team, made up of representatives from the 3 parishes, conclud-
ed that the scenario we should consider is to close St John Ogilvie’s
and equip Our Lady’s and St Brendan’s for the future ministry in Corby,
a town that has grown dramatically over the last 30 years and is con-
tinuing to grow. This is not managing decline, far from it. We have
every confidence that the Church will grow in Corby and we may need
to look at opening a mission in the newly developed areas, depending
of course on priestly provision. We have the next open parish meeting
on Monday 9th February at 7pm at St Brendan’s where we can discuss
how we make the changes and listen to any suggestions you may have.
NEW PAMPHLET: Please pick up one of the pamphlets about the dis-
cernment programme there is a QR code included in the pamphlet if
people can’t make the meeting, but want to send in their thoughts/
suggestions about how we move forward.

PARISH OFFICE:

Please note that the Parish office is closed on Wednesdays.

BAPTISM MEETING: If you are planning for your child’s baptism then
please come to the next parents’ meeting on: Tuesday 24 February at
7:00pm at Our Lady’s.

LENT: It is hard to believe but Lent begins next week with Ash
Wednesday on the 18th February. Let us take some time to reflect on
how we will adopt the discipline of lent (prayer, fasting and almsgiv-
ing) to prepare for Easter, the highlight of the Christian year. Let us
pray that we will all grow in our faith in the coming season.

CAFOD Lent Appeal – Family Fast Day collection: This Lent, live out
the Gospel call to love your neighbour. By fasting and giving what you
save, you join in Christ’s compassion and help another family put food
on the table. Your donation can help families around the world grow
food in difficult conditions – such as on flood-resistant floating gardens

NOTICES

or using solar-powered water pumps in times of
drought. Collect a CAFOD envelope to bless others
with your support, donate online at cafod.org.uk/
envelope or call 0303 303 3030. Text CAFODLENT to
70085 to donate £10 - or use this QR Code:

CAR PARKING AT ST BRENDAN’S: Please note - St
Brendan’s School car park will now be open for the 8.45am Mass on
Sunday mornings.

VOCATIONS TO THE PRIESTHOOD: Are you a man who is wondering
whether God may be calling you to the priesthood? The Diocese
warmly invites you to ‘Come and See’ - a day of prayer, reflection, and
questions for men who are thinking about or discerning a vocation to
the priesthood. Date: Saturday 28th March, 2026. Programme: A day
including prayer, reflection, input on priestly vocation, and an
open Q&A. Who is it for? Men who are exploring, questioning, or dis-
cerning a call to the priesthood. Where? Our Lady of Christian and St
Lawrence, Olney. This day offers a relaxed and supportive opportunity
to reflect on God’s call, to learn more about priestly life, and to ask
honest questions in a prayerful setting. To register your interest or for
more information, please contact:
Fr Pius vocationsdirector@northamptondiocese.org 01753 523147

CONFIRMATION AND HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMMES: We began
the Confirmation Classes on Saturday at St Patrick’s School, Patrick
Road. It is important that the children attend the classes. Confirmation
from 11.30am - 1:00pm: Saturday 28th February, Saturday 21st March,
Saturday 28th March and on Saturday 18th April. The First Holy Com-
munion children’s classes will be on the same dates, at the same
venue from 9.30am - 11:00am. Fr Mark would like to thank the cate-
chists for making such a huge commitment to help prepare the chil-
dren to celebrate the sacraments.

HAVE YOU CONSIDERED BEING SCHOOL GOVERNOR AT OUR LADY OF

WALSINGHAM SCHOOL? Our primary school is Ofsted rated Good and
we are proud that our school is a nurturing, caring environment for
our children to learn and grow. We are looking for some new gover-
nors to join our experienced, friendly and organised Governing board.
As a new governor, we will help you understand the roles and respon-
sibilities of the Governing Board and how your experience and skills
can support the school. If you would like more information, please do
not hesitate to contact
Donna Gallagher - Chair of Governors - Dgallagher@olicatsschools.org
Theresa Bannigan - Vice-Chair of Gover - TBannigan@olicatschools.org

HOLY FACE OF JESUS NOVENA: This Novena begins on Monday the 9th
of February and concludes on Tuesday the 17th of February (Shrove
Tuesday). It is being offered for all the Deacons, Priests and Religious
of our Diocese of Northampton and/ or a particular named Deacon,
Priest or Religious known to you. Thank you to all those who are taking
part in this beautiful devotion, over 140 Novena Packs have been tak-
en. The Novena is once again being promoted by the diocese as an
online devotion, and we are extremely grateful for their support. Most
Holy Face of Jesus: Gaze upon us in mercy and fill our hearts with your
divine love….

REFRESHMENTS are served after Sunday’s 11:30am Mass & Tuesday’s Mass at
St Brendan’s, at St John Ogilvie’s after Sunday’s 5:00pm Mass, and after
Wednesday’s recitation of the Holy Rosary at Our Lady of Walsingham.