All Saints

Masses and devotions

Date	Church	Time	Intention or devotion
Saturday 31 October	Our Lady of Walsingham	5.00pm	Charlie Lynn RIP; Neil Herbert RIP
Saturday 31 October	St Brendan’s	6.00pm	Ewaryst and Helena Nowakowski RIP
Sunday 1 November	St Brendan’s	8.45am	People of the parish; Margaret Vickers RIP
Sunday 1 November	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.00am	The deceased members of the Friel family RIP; Mary Mack RIP
Sunday 1 November	St Brendan’s	11.30am	John Byrne RIP; Linda Naylor intention
Monday 2 November	Our Lady of Walsingham	9.30am	Joe Connellan RIP; Kay Beasley RIP; confessions follow
Monday 2 November	St Brendan’s	6.00pm	Holy Hour and confessions
Monday 2 November	St Brendan’s	7.00pm	Neil Herbert RIP; Derick Finegan
Tuesday 3 November	St Brendan’s	9.30am	Neil and Eddie Bonner RIP
Tuesday 3 November	St Brendan’s	11.00am	Funeral service: John Final RIP
Tuesday 3 November	Our Lady of Walsingham	5.30pm	Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Wednesday 4 November	Our Lady of Walsingham	9.30am	Peter Cawlay RIP; Kitty McCahill intention; Mutemachani family intention
Wednesday 4 November	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.00am	Holy Rosary
Thursday 5 November	St Brendan’s	9.05am	Holy Rosary
Thursday 5 November	St Brendan’s	10.00am	Requiem Mass: Eileen Waterhouse
Friday 6 November	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.30am	Requiem Mass: Julie McAuley RIP
Saturday 7 November	Our Lady of Walsingham	5.00pm	Patsy Currie RIP; Julie McAuley RIP
Saturday 7 November	St Brendan’s	6.00pm	Peggy McAuley intention
Sunday 8 November	St Brendan’s	8.45am	Eileen Waterhouse RIP
Sunday 8 November	Our Lady of Walsingham	10.00am	Elizabeth Gallagher RIP; deceased members of the Norton and Larkin families
Sunday 8 November	St Brendan’s	11.30am	Sean O’Beirne RIP

The weekend of 31 October–1 November celebrates All Saints. Monday is All Souls’ Day. Wednesday celebrates St Charles Borromeo, Bishop. Tuesday, Thursday and Friday are ferias in the 31st week in Ordinary Time.

The Sunday psalm response is “Such are the people who seek your face, O Lord.” Catholic Truth Society Missal page 1181; Parish Mass Book page 184.

November prayer intention

For the proper use of wealth: Let us pray for the proper use of wealth, that, not succumbing to the temptation of selfishness, it may always be put at the service of the common good and solidarity of those who have less. The Pope’s Worldwide Prayer Network.

Parish news

Fr Chris meets Pope Leo XIV

Last week, Fr Chris met the Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV, during his visit to Rome for a Jesus Youth International Conference. It was a joyful and memorable moment, and a source of encouragement for his ministry and our parish community.

The old church and Scout hut

After 50 years of use by the Scouts, the old church beside Our Lady’s Catholic Club has returned to parish use as the Good Shepherd Parish Centre. Planned improvements will create space for parish events, catechesis, meetings and social gatherings, with a new path and gate providing access to the garden.

Fundraising will support this work and improvements at St Brendan’s, including an accessible toilet and a larger, more accessible parish room. More details will follow in the coming weeks.

November: praying for our faithful departed

November is a special month to remember our departed loved ones and pray for the repose of their souls. Masses for All Souls will be celebrated on Monday 2 November.

Masses of Remembrance will be celebrated on Tuesday 17 November at St Brendan’s at 7.00pm and Wednesday 18 November at Our Lady of Walsingham at 7.00pm. Refreshments will be provided after both Masses. In a special way, we pray for those who have died over the last year and will call out their names. All are warmly welcome.

May the faithful departed, through the mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen.

November lists for the dead

Whilst we remember our beloved dead every day, November is a special month when we remember them in a special way and entrust them to the loving embrace of God. We have put out the envelopes for you to put in your lists and will place them in a box in front of the altar and pray for them every day during the month of November.

Diocesan Mass to remember babies lost during pregnancy or infancy

This special celebration will offer an opportunity to remember these children, pray for their parents and families, and entrust them to God’s loving care. At the end of the Mass, the children and their families will be entrusted to Our Lady. Those attending will also be invited to light a candle in memory of a child.

The Mass will be celebrated at 12 noon on Saturday 7 November at Northampton Cathedral, with Canon Simon Penhalagan, Cathedral Dean, as the main celebrant.

Baptism meeting

If you are planning for your child’s baptism, please come to the next parents’ meeting on Wednesday 2 December at 7.00pm at Our Lady of Walsingham.

Becoming a Catholic

If anyone is interested in knowing more about the Catholic faith, the RCIA and journeying in faith group meets on Monday evening at St Brendan’s Church after the 7.00pm Mass. It is an opportunity for people to come and reflect on the faith in a relaxed setting. The next meeting will take place on Monday 2 November.

Young Adults Group

Our next meeting will be on Friday 6 November at 7.00pm in St Brendan’s Parish Room, followed by refreshments. All young adults aged 18–35 are warmly invited. Please bring a friend and help spread the word. For more information, please speak to Fr Chris.

Second collection this week

This week’s second collection is for the Sick and Retired Priests Fund.

Gift Prayer Group

The GIFT prayer group resumes next week when schools return.

Marriages abroad or elsewhere in the UK

Fr Mark and Fr Chris held a marriage evening for everyone getting married over the next year. At the meeting they highlighted that, whether you are getting married in the parish here or elsewhere in a Catholic church, you must give us six months’ notice to complete the process.

The process includes meeting with the priest, marriage preparation and courses, and checking documents.

Prayer and remembrance

Seven-day candles

• Our Lady of Walsingham: Ted, Jean and Stefan Czernuszka RIP
• Our Lady of Grace: Anne Kennedy and family intention
• St Martin: Janet Creek intention

May they rest in peace

• John Final RIP: Funeral service at St Brendan’s on Tuesday 3 November at 11.00am.
• Eileen Waterhouse RIP: Reception into St Brendan’s on Wednesday 4 November at 4.30pm; Requiem Mass at St Brendan’s on Thursday 5 November at 10.00am.
• Julie McAuley RIP: Reception into Our Lady of Walsingham on Thursday 5 November at 4.30pm; Requiem Mass at Our Lady of Walsingham on Friday 6 November at 10.30am.
• Alice Kerr RIP: Requiem Mass at Our Lady of Walsingham on Tuesday 10 November at 10.00am.
• Lily Latta RIP: Funeral service at St Brendan’s on Wednesday 18 November at 10.00am.
• Mary Davis RIP: Funeral service at Our Lady of Walsingham on 20 November at 1.30pm.

Please pray for all those who have died, that the Lord may grant them eternal rest. Please also remember their families and all those who are grieving the loss of a loved one, that the Lord will comfort them.

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
• Parish website: https://www.thegoodshepherdcorby.com
• Our Lady of Walsingham email: mailto:parish.ourladyofwalsingham@northamptondiocese.org
• 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, NN17 1EE; 01536 203805; mailto:office@olw.cor.olicatschools.org