25th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Masses and devotions

Thursday’s 9.30am Mass is at Our Lady of Walsingham.

Date	Church	Time	Intention or devotion
Saturday 19 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	5.00pm	Patrick McNulty and Margaret Connachie RIP
Saturday 19 September	St Brendan’s	6.00pm	Sonny & Kathleen McShane RIP
Sunday 20 September	St Brendan’s	8.45am	Frederick Waterhouse RIP
Sunday 20 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.00am	Eric Legg ; Tommy Sweeny RIP
Sunday 20 September	St Brendan’s	11.30am	Jean Flynn RIP; Sharon and Shaun Hanna intention
Monday 21 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	9.30am	Patricia McSherry RIP; confessions follow
Monday 21 September	St Brendan’s	11.15am	Funeral Service Pamela White RIP
Monday 21 September	St Brendan’s	6.00pm	Holy Hour & Confessions
Monday 21 September	St Brendan’s	7.00pm	Maureen Gormley RIP
Tuesday 22 September	St Brendan’s	9.30am	Paul Mann and deceased family members; Mary and John Colbert RIP
Tuesday 22 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	5.30pm	Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 22 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	6.30pm	Holy Rosary
Wednesday 23 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	9.30am	Bridie Keenaghan RIP; Anne Kennedy intention
Wednesday 23 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.00am	Holy Rosary
Thursday 24 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	9.30am	People of the Parish; Rose Kierney RIP
Saturday 26 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	5.00pm	Bridie Keenaghan RIP; Mr and Mrs John Lynn RIP
Saturday 26 September	St Brendan’s	6.00pm	Ron McGoldrick RIP
Sunday 27 September	St Brendan’s	8.45am	Deceased Members of the Delargy family RIP
Sunday 27 September	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.00am	Kitty McCahill intention; Jim Coleman, Edith and Vincent Hull RIP
Sunday 27 September	St Brendan’s	11.30am	James & Annie McGrath RIP

This week’s liturgy

• Monday 21 September: St Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist
• Tuesday 22 September: Feria
• Wednesday 23 September: St Pius of Pietrelcina (Padre Pio), Priest
• Thursday 24 September: Our Lady of Walsingham

The Sunday psalm response is “The LORD is close to all who call him.” Catholic Truth Society Missal page 778; Parish Mass Book page 131.

September prayer intention

For the care of water: Let us pray for a just and sustainable management of water, a vital resource, so that everyone may have equal access to it. The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.

Parish news

Launch of the Parish of the Good Shepherd

We have been preparing for the launch of the new parish since the beginning of the year. We will mark the launch of the new parish of the Good Shepherd, Corby on Thursday 1 October. We will have two Masses: 9.30am at St Brendan’s and at 7.00pm at Our Lady’s. We will have refreshments after both Masses to mark this special day and celebrate the mission of the parish as we move forward.

The new parish will consist of the Churches of Our Lady of Walsingham and St Brendan’s but they will merge to the one parish which will make administration and planning much easier. Please try and come along to one of the Masses and be part of history as the Church in Corby becomes one parish and so build upon the legacy of both our churches and also St Patrick’s and St John Ogilvie’s. May the Good Shepherd guide and inspire us as we build up his Church in our town and area.

Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham

This Thursday, we joyfully celebrate the Feast of Our Lady of Walsingham, a special solemnity for our parish community. We look forward to welcoming the children and staff from Our Lady’s Primary School, who will join us for Holy Mass. Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady’s Church at 9.30am. Parishioners can attend.

Confirmation families

Fr Mark thanks the families of Confirmation children who attended the parents’ meeting. The parish programme recommended by the diocese requires a substantial commitment from families. He encourages them to embrace the programme as a time of faith, renewal, growth and deeper commitment to the Lord.

Readers and Eucharistic ministers

A meeting for readers and Eucharistic ministers from both churches will be held at Our Lady of Walsingham on Tuesday 22 September, 7.00pm.

Anyone interested in becoming a reader should let the parish know. Fr Mark and Fr Chris will also invite parishioners to become Eucharistic ministers.

Young Adults Group

The next meeting is Friday 2nd October, 7.00pm, in St Brendan’s Parish Room, followed by refreshments. All young adults aged 18–35 are welcome. Please bring a friend and speak to Fr Chris for more information.

Becoming a Catholic

The RCIA and journeying in faith group begins Monday 5 October at St Brendan’s Church after the 7.00pm Mass. It offers a relaxed setting to reflect on faith for anyone interested in learning more about the Catholic faith.

Marriage preparation evening

An information evening for couples preparing to marry in Corby or elsewhere next year will be held at Our Lady of Walsingham on Tuesday 6 October at 7.00pm.

Please give the parish at least six months’ notice, wherever you plan to marry in the Church.

Blessing of the graves

The blessing of the graves will take place on Saturday 26 September at 11.00am. Co-op Darley Dale will provide refreshments.

Home Mission Sunday collection

This weekend there will be a special collection for ‘Home Mission Sunday,’ which seeks to promote the teaching of the Catholic Faith and the spreading of the Gospel in England and Wales.

CAFOD Family Fast Day

Family Fast Day is Friday 2 October. Parishioners are asked to pray, eat simply and give generously. Collect a CAFOD envelope to Gift Aid your donation, or give through CAFOD’s website. Thank you.

Gift Prayer Group

The Gift Prayer Group meets on Tuesdays from 7.00pm to 8.00pm in Our Lady’s Parish Room. All are welcome.

Diocesan news

End of Life Bill statement

Archbishop John Sherrington has welcomed MPs’ decision not to allow the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to progress, while renewing the Catholic Church’s call for a compassionate response to those facing serious illness and the end of life. “We are pleased that MPs have voted to oppose the passage of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill,” Archbishop John said.

“We would like to thank those who wrote to their MPs to stop the bill’s progression and who assisted the campaign against the bill in other ways.”

Peace in the Holy Land

Archbishop Richard Moth, Archbishop of Westminster and President of the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales, condemns the violence in the Holy Land and calls for a two-state solution to remain the goal.

He describes the Holy Land Co-ordination, an annual pilgrimage of bishops organised with the encouragement of the Holy See and support of the Latin Patriarchate of Jerusalem. It supports Christians through presence, prayer, pilgrimage and persuasion.

He warns that violence, polarisation and despair undermine peaceful coexistence and make forgiveness and reconciliation harder. Alongside speaking out against injustice and condemning violence wherever it occurs, he calls Christians to promote peace and find hope in our common humanity.

Safeguarding Engagement Worker vacancy

The Diocese of Northampton is recruiting a Safeguarding Engagement Worker.

• Contract: Fixed term for two years.
• Hours: 21 hours per week over three days.
• Closing date: 6 October.
• Interviews: 12 October.
• Start: As soon as possible.

Details and an application form are on the diocesan jobs page. Return the diocesan application form to mailto:hr.admin@northamptondiocese.org. The vacancy may close early if enough suitable applications are received.

Prayer and remembrance

Seven-day candles

• Our Lady of Walsingham: Tracy Sheerin RIP
• Our Lady of Grace: Maureen Patrick RIP
• Sacred Heart (statue): Eamonn McAuley and Family intention.

May they rest in peace

• Pamela White RIP: Received into St Brendan’s on Sunday 20th September at 4.00pm - Funeral service at St Brendan’s on Monday 21st September at 11.15am
• Joseph Connellan RIP: Funeral Service at Kettering Crematorium on Friday 9th October at 2.00pm

Please pray for their families at this sad time.

Parish directory

Contact details below are those printed in this edition.

• Parish priest: Fr Mark Floody
• Assistant priest: Fr Chris Colaço
• Parish office: 01536 203121
• Our Lady of Walsingham: Occupation Road, Corby, NN17 1EE
• St Brendan’s: Beanfield Avenue, Corby, NN18 0AZ
• Our Lady of Walsingham office: Monday and Friday, 10.00am–4.00pm; Tuesday and Thursday, 1.15pm–4.00pm
• St Brendan’s office: Tuesday and Thursday, 10.00am–1.00pm
• Our Lady of Walsingham website: https://ourladyofwalsinghamcorby.org
• Our Lady of Walsingham email: mailto:parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org
• St Brendan’s website: https://stbrendanscorby.org.uk
• St Brendan’s email: mailto:parish.stbrendan@northamptondiocese.org

Safeguarding contacts

• Diocesan safeguarding: Danielle Dixon, 07833 050628
• Our Lady of Walsingham: 07947 485935
• St Brendan’s: Catherine MacLellan

Parish Catholic schools

• St Brendan’s Primary School: Beanfield Avenue, NN18 0AZ; 01536 202491; mailto:office@sb.cor.olicatschools.org
• St Patrick’s Primary School: Patrick Road, NN18 9NT; 01536 744447; https://www.stpatricksprimaryschool.com
• Our Lady of Walsingham Primary School: Occupation Road, Corby, NN17 1EE; 01536 203805; mailto:office@olw.cor.olicatschools.org