Our Lady of Light
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Our Lady of Light
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The Catholic Parish of Long Crendon, Diocese of Northampton. (under the patronage of Our Lady, St Jude, Apostle, St Edmund of Abingdon, and Blessed Thomas Belson of Brill, Martyr) Catholic Church of Our Lady of Light Catholic Church of St Edmund of Abingdon Chearsley Road, Long Crendon Lower Green, Westcott Parish Priest – Fr Eric Manley-Harris Tel: 01844 208754 Parish Administrator – Mr Sean Butler Tel: 01844 208646 The Presbytery, Chearsley Road, Long Crendon, BUCKS HP18 9BS Email:fr.eric@tiscali.co.uk Web: www.ourladyoflight.org.uk THIS SUNDAY Third Sunday of Lent 7th March 2010 St Edmund, 8.30am for Kathleen (Kit) Gardener RIP Our Lady of Light, Long Crendon - 10.00am Mass Mass for the people of the parish Our Lady’s: Readers: Mary Birtill, Janet Walls Flowers & Cleaning: Maeve Aubele Coffee: Mary Birtill, Maeve Aubele Weekday Masses Mon. 8th March 9.30am Feria for Francesca Phillips (birthday remembrances) Tuesday 9th March 9.30am Feria (St Frances of Rome, religious) Wednesday 10th March 9.30am Thursday 11th March 11.00am Funeral Mass for Kathleen (Kit) Gardener RIP Friday 12th March 9.30am Feria Saturday 13th March 9.30am Feria 10.00am Stations of the Cross NEXT SUNDAY Fourth Sunday of Lent 14th March 2010 LAETARE (Mothering Sunday) St Edmund, 8.30am Mass for the people of the parish Our Lady of Light, Long Crendon - 10.00am Mass ANTHEM TO THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY AVE REGINA CAELORU (From Candlemas to Wednesday in Holy Week)- (Hymn Tune Tallis’s Canon, CHB 193) Hail, Queen of Heaven, beyond compare, Rejoice, O Virgin unsurpassed, To whom the angels homage pay; In whom our ransom was begun Hail, Root of Jesse, Gate of Light, For all your loving children pray That opened for us the world’s new Day. To Christ, our Saviour, and your Son. Confessions are heard after daily Mass & at other times on request Father Eric writes Kathleen (Kit) Gardener RIP It is with great sadness that I learnt of the death of Kit Gardener last Tuesday, 2nd March 2010. Kit was a lovely Christian lady who bravely struggled with chronic ill-health for many years. Kit was born in Willesdon on 21st May 1924. Some forty years ago, she came to live in Waddesdon with her husband, Harry. During this time she attended Mass at Waddesdon & later at Westcott. Kit had a lively personal faith and a joyous personality which shone through all the ups & downs of her life. In the difficult times of illness she found strength in her reception of the sacraments and in the loving support of Harry, her family & friends. Our thoughts and prayers are extended to Harry, and to their children, Derek, Ian & Elaine (Malewicz) and to all their family & friends, as they mourn the loss of their loved one. Kit’s funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Light, Long Crendon, this coming Thursday, 11th March 2010, at 11.00am. Following the Requiem, Kit’s mortal body will be laid to rest in the Anglican Churchyard at Waddesdon. May she rest in peace and rise in glory. Next Sunday is Mothering Sunday Small bouquets of spring flowers will be distributed to mothers at the Masses in both churches next Sunday in accordance with the old English pre-Reformation custom of girls & boys honouring their mothers on this mid-Lent Sunday. There are some nice ‘Mother’s Day’ cards available on the repository table in Our Lady of Light as well as greeting cards for Easter. Spring Clean in preparation for Easter Sue Cook has very kindly agreed to organize this activity for Our Lady of Light. This will take place on Saturday 20th March 2010 beginning at 10.30am . Sue will be providing a list of jobs to be undertaken and parishioners are invited to place their name against the task they are prepared to do. Please support this ’get together’ to give our church an extended special clean for Easter. It is now official! The Bishop has now written to me to confirm his arrangements with Father Leszek Wisniewski to take charge of the Long Crendon Parish following my resignation as Parish Priest as from 19th April 2010. As part of my hand-over to Fr Leszek there will be a special meeting open to all parishioners at which Fr Leszek will outline his intentions regarding the sacramental, pastoral & administrative arrangements for the two independent parishes, Haddenham & Long Crendon for which he will be responsible from 19th April 2010. This meeting will take place on Tuesday 16th March in the Parish Hall at Long Crendon at 7.30pm. Father Eric’s valedictory Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of Light at 10.00am on Sunday 18th April Dates for your diary 14th March Mothering Sunday 16th March Parish Meeting 7.30pm OLOL Parish Hall 20th March SPRING CLEAN AT OLOL in preparation for Easter 10.30am 28th March Palm Sunday - the beginning of Holy Week 1st April Maundy Thursday - 8.00pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper 2nd April Good Friday - 10.00am Stations of the Cross 3.00pm The Liturgy 3rd April Holy Saturday 8.00pm Easter Ceremonies & 1st Mass of Easter 4th April EASTER SUNDAY Masses 8.30am Westcott 10.00am Long Crendon 18th April Fr Eric’s Valedictory Mass OLOL 10.00am Next Finance Meeting will be on 20th May at 7.30pm chaired by Fr Leszek. Our prayers are asked for Keith Ahmid, Alan Ashton, Rachael Bailey, Elspeth Castle, Ben Cleaver, Chris Culley, Jane and William Druce, Joyce Evans, Clifford John Evans, Shelagh Garner, Harry Gardener, Annie Griffiths, Sarah King, John Jillians, Amanda Norris, Joan Sherwin, Marilyn White, Evelyn Dooley, & Mary Graham And for the departed: We pray for all the faithful departed especially remembering Kit Gardener RIP Weekly Giving 28th February 2010 plate £56.95p CAFOD Friday Fast: £65.00p Blessed Thomas Belson (book) £5.00p Votive candles: £20.00p |
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