27th Sunday in Ordinary Time

Masses and devotions

Date	Church	Time	Intention or devotion
Saturday 3 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	5.00pm	Annie Currie RIP; People of the parish
Saturday 3 October	St Brendan’s	6.00pm	Stepas Janavicius, Moisey Struckov, Artur Marcinkevicius RIP
Sunday 4 October	St Brendan’s	8.45am	Mary Ellen Moffat RIP
Sunday 4 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.00am	Philomena Laughlin RIP; Greta Burke RIP
Sunday 4 October	St Brendan’s	11.30am	Irena Wasowicz RIP
Monday 5 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	9.30am	Margaret Watson RIP; Marie Graham intention; Eileen Cutliffe intention; confessions follow
Monday 5 October	St Brendan’s	6.00pm	Holy Hour and confessions
Monday 5 October	St Brendan’s	7.00pm	Margaret Owens RIP
Tuesday 6 October	St Brendan’s	9.30am	Sean Lagan RIP; Eileen Waterhouse RIP
Tuesday 6 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	5.30pm	Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 6 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	6.30pm	Holy Rosary
Wednesday 7 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	9.30am	Bridie Keenaghan RIP; Catherine Edwin intention
Wednesday 7 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.00am	Holy Rosary
Thursday 8 October	St Brendan’s	9.05am	Holy Rosary
Thursday 8 October	St Brendan’s	9.30am	Mary and John Colbert RIP
Thursday 8 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	11.00am	Requiem Mass: Connie Mutemachani RIP
Saturday 10 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	5.00pm	Fay Reilly intention; Alice McBride RIP
Saturday 10 October	St Brendan’s	6.00pm	Richard Mitchell RIP; Jimmy Carr RIP
Sunday 11 October	St Brendan’s	8.45am	People of the parish; Josephine Lasrado intention
Sunday 11 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.00am	Jimmy Carr RIP; Michael King intention
Sunday 11 October	St Brendan’s	11.30am	Kieran O’Driscoll RIP; Josephine Taylor RIP

Monday, Tuesday and Thursday are ferias. Wednesday celebrates Our Lady of the Rosary.

The Sunday psalm response is “The Vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.” Catholic Truth Society Missal page 786; Parish Mass Book page 137.

October prayer intention

For mental health ministry: Let us pray that mental health ministry be established throughout the Church, helping to overcome the stigma and discrimination of persons with mental illnesses. The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.

Parish news

The Parish of the Good Shepherd, Corby

After preparation, consultation, reflection and prayer, the parishes of Corby have officially amalgamated into the Parish of the Good Shepherd. Fr Mark and Fr Chris thank everyone who has worked so hard to bring our parishes together. The two Masses last Thursday honoured the legacy handed down by generations of Catholics and celebrated our parish as a community of faith, prayer, welcome and hospitality.

A special card featuring the Prayer to the Good Shepherd is at the back of the church and will be distributed before Sunday Masses. The prayer will be said after Communion at all weekend Masses.

New parish website

The new parish website is thegoodshepherdcorby.com. Scan the QR code on the pop-up banner at the back of the church or beside the notice in the supplied newsletter. Further features will be added in the weeks ahead. The individual parish websites remain accessible for now and will be merged in the near future.

First Holy Communion and Confirmation parents’ meeting

Fr Mark will hold another meeting on Wednesday 21 October for parents who missed the September meetings. It is important that parents attend one of these meetings. This week’s newsletter does not give a time or venue.

Young Adults Group

The newsletter lists the next meeting as “Friday 17th October at 7.00pm” in St Brendan’s Parish Room, followed by refreshments. Everyone aged 18–35 is welcome. Please bring a friend and speak to Fr Chris for more information. Please confirm the date with the parish: 17 October 2026 falls on a Saturday.

Becoming a Catholic

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

Gift Prayer Group

The group meets on Tuesdays from 7.00pm to 8.00pm in Our Lady’s Parish Room.

Second collection for CAFOD

Please support CAFOD’s Harvest Family Fast Day appeal. Donations help communities facing hunger and water shortages. In northern Zimbabwe, a school now has a solar-powered water pump and vegetable gardens supported by CAFOD’s local Caritas partners, providing nutritious school meals and helping children stay healthy, learn and play. Thank you for your generosity.

Adoremus

On Saturday 10 October 2026, Catholics from across England and Wales will gather in London for the Adoremus National Eucharistic Congress: a day of prayer, worship and renewed devotion to Jesus Christ in the Most Holy Eucharist.

Marriage preparation

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.

Prayer and remembrance

Seven-day candles

• Our Lady of Walsingham: Mary Kitson intention
• Sacred Heart statue: Eamonn McAuley and family intention
• St Joseph: Eileen Cutliffe intention
• Our Lady of Grace: Lilie and Johnny intention

May they rest in peace

• Connie Mutemachani RIP: Reception into Our Lady of Walsingham on Wednesday 7 October at 6.00pm; Requiem Mass on Thursday 8 October at 11.00am. The name is printed as “Mutemachini” in the funeral notice and “Mutemachani” in the timetable.
• Joseph Connellan RIP: Funeral service at Kettering Crematorium on Friday 9 October at 2.00pm.
• Neil Herbert RIP: Funeral service at St Brendan’s on Friday 16 October. The supplied newsletter prints the time as “12.30 am”; please confirm the time with the parish office.
• Peter Mullen RIP: Funeral service at Our Lady of Walsingham on Thursday 22 October at 10.00am.
• Mary Russell RIP: Requiem Mass at Our Lady of Walsingham on Friday 23 October at 10.30am.

Please pray for the repose of the souls of Eileen Waterhouse, Michael Cummins and Julie McAuley, and remember their families. Funeral arrangements are being made and will be shared in due course.

Silence in the church

Please help maintain a prayerful and reverent silence in the church, especially during Mass, remembering that we are in the presence of Our Lord in the Blessed Sacrament, whom we receive in Holy Communion.

Receiving Holy Communion

Please receive Holy Communion with due reverence and devotion, remembering that you are receiving the Body of Christ. If receiving in the hand, please consume the Sacred Host immediately and reverently in the presence of the minister, before turning and returning to your place.

Diocesan opportunity

The Diocese of Northampton is recruiting a Safeguarding Engagement Worker on a two-year fixed-term contract, 21 hours per week over three days. Details and an application form are on the diocesan jobs page. Applications go to hr.admin@northamptondiocese.org. The closing date is 6 October; interviews are planned for 12 October, with a start date as soon as possible. The vacancy may close early if enough suitable applications are received.