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OVER THE SUMMER we don’t have a newsletter every week as there are sofew new notices - please note, therefore, that this edition covers a three weekperiod. However, the Parish Office will be open as usual.TREVOR AND KATHRYN HORTON are pleased to announce the wedding oftheir daughter Caroline to Richard Wilson at Holy Cross and All Saints ChurchWarley on Saturday, 28th July at 2.00 p.m. We would warmly welcome all tothe church to help us celebrate this wonderful occasionBARBARA, TERESA AND FAMILY would like to thank parishioners for theirsupport, sympathy and Mass cards following the death of their father, JanBorsuk. This has been much appreciated by us all.LEADERSHIP TRAINING FOR CATHOLIC SCHOOLS: The Diocese ofBrentwood, in partnership with the National College for School Leadership forSecondary Schools and in association with St Mary’s University College andUniversity of East London for Primary schools, is offering nationallyrecognised training opportunities for teachers who are recently appointed to, orare aspiring to, middle leadership, assistant/deputy headship roles in Catholicschools.The course aims to develop leadership skills, knowledge andunderstanding of Leadership in a Catholic context. Programmes start inSeptember/October and carry accreditation of 30 credits towards a MastersDegree for Secondary and 60 credits for Primary. More details are availablefrom: Secondary - Nigel Gardener (0208 270 4242 ngardener@allsaints.bardaglea.org.uk or ngarde@aol.com). Primary - Sister Jude RSM(265285 or srjude@dioceseofbrentwood.org)A LOCAL CATHOLIC FAMILY is looking for a mother’s help to start at thebeginning of September. Help need with three children ages 8, 6 and 5before/drop off to school and pick up/after school/homework. We are lookingfor someone who will be able to help around the house - some ironing,household errands and keeping the children's bedrooms/playroom tidy. Around25 hours per week - Monday to Friday. Contact Rachel on 07970 058960.ROBERTO PAVONI (an ex St Helen's Pupil) will be competing in the London2012 Olympics when he will be a member of the Great Britain swimming team.We wish him every success and good luck for his first Olympics.CONGRATULATIONS TO Holly Clements and Adam Keskin & Sally Brehamand Alfonso Noto who were married in the Cathedral recently. We wish bothcouples every happiness for the future.CATHEDRAL PARISH HALLS BOOKINGS: Please email Roisin Cassels atcathedralhallbookings@yahoo.co.uk or phone her on 07756 765567.GET FIT FOR SUMMER and have fun at the same time! Come along and joinin with the Parish's very own Zumba Fitness class! Wednesday at 7.30 p.m. only ‚5 a class.Contact Caroline Brown on 07790 511760 for moreinformation.ST HELEN’S MOTHER AND TODDLER GROUP has now finished for thesummer. Many thanks for all your help and support. We will return on Friday,7th September (1.15 p.m. to 2.45 p.m. in the Parish Hall) and cost is ‚1.50 perfamily per session (free for first timers) Any queries call Viki on 07732 691774.THE JOSHUA CAMP is the Catholic Church’s first ever Olympic-related ‘MiniWorld Youth Day’ experience for Catholics aged 18 and over. This indoor campruns from the 1st to the 13th August at St Bonaventure’s School, London E79QD, a 20-minute walk from the Olympic Park. Participants can be resident ornot and can attend for 8 or 13 days. Come and engage in the Olympic party ina vibrant, sacramental setting. Training and formation is offered to participantsas they go out and serve the Games alongside others from across the globe.With packages costing between ‚60 for 8 days non-residential to ‚193 for 13days full board there is something on offer for everyone. Come and be wherethe party is happening! Further info: karen@sioncommunity.org.uk & 215011.ST HELEN’S YOUTH CLUB: Year 6 (from September 2012) - please apply foryour place at the Youth Club, which is run on alternate Fridays (Years 6&7 & 8)during term time from 7.30 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. in the Cathedral Parish Hall. Wehave Wii, Playstations, Air Hockey, Table Tennis, Pool, Table Football and aTuck Shop, along with regular activities arranged outside of youth club andregular discos. To apply please contact sally.mulhall@btinternet.com or 845973.IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE A VOLUNTEER for one ofour Parish Groups (i.e. Youth Club, Children's Liturgy,Holy Communion) that involve children and/or vulnerableadults then you must obtain a CRB form from ClergyHouse or your Team Leader and then contact our newSafeguarding Rep Janet Pollitt on 01708 459128 or emailpollitt23@btinternet.comIf you are an existingvolunteer without a diocese CRB then please obtain aform a.s.a.p. Father Martin.CLERGY HOUSE HEATING: Thank you to all those who offered to giveadvice/help with the replacement of the Clergy House heating system. Thework is now being undertaken by a local firm, but your support is appreciated.

100 DAYS OF PEACEFriday, 21st September is known as Peace One Day (orInternational Peace Day) when we hope and pray allfighting stops for 24 hours (as it did in parts ofAfghanistan last year). Peace One Day provides anexcellent platform for us all to consider making Christ’speace a reality in our lives. Further details of this eventwill be published later but meanwhile please keep theevening free. The Peace Candle is being lit every dayduring the 100 Days of Peace. Please come and pray forpeace in the Cathedral.THE COMMISSION FOR JUSTICE AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY will beholding their Annual Conference in the Conference Hall in Cathedral House onSaturday, 29th September from 10.00 a.m. to 1.15 p.m. The guest speakersare Jon Cruddas MP and Des Robertson, Pastoral Strategy ImplementationCoordinator, Archdiocese of Cardiff and author of A Community of Disciples.For more information please contact CJSR at cjsr@dioceseofbrentwood.org oron 265290. All clergy in the Diocese have been invited and we hope that manyparishioners will also attend.ALMSHOUSES: A vacancy has arisen in a 1-bedroom bungalow at the GingePetre Almshouses in Ingatestone High Street. Applicants must be practicingCatholics over the age of 50 and in need. For a copy of the Petre AlmshousesHandbook and an application form please contact the managing agent on355200 or email property@homesandwatson.comCATHOLIC SINGLES is an organisation which helps single, widowed,separated and divorced Catholics of all ages (over 18 years) meet, either one toone or through social events. All members receive a monthly bulletin, calledCatholic Networking. For more information please tel. 0161 941 3498, visit thewebsite www.catholicsingles.org.uk or email info@catholicsingles.org.ukCATHEDRAL CAR PARK: Please be very careful when dropping off orcollecting your children from events in the hall. There have been a couple oftimes recently when careless driving/parking could easily haveresulted in an accident.FLOWERS IN THE CATHEDRAL: We are very grateful to our flower ladieswho, week after week, arrange the flowers in the Cathedral for the glory ofGod. We ask that you show them respect by not removing flowersfrom any of the displays. Thank you.IF YOU ARE A NEW PARISHIONER, have never registered as a parishioneror have changed your address within the parish, please take aRegistration Form from the narthex and return it to Clergy House oncecompleted. We would encourage all new parishioners to introduce themselvesto the clergy after Mass.EUCHARISTIC MINISTERS AND READERS are asked to make themselvesknown to the ushers when they come to Mass and to be prepared to stand in atshort notice. Please try and make sure that you swap a particular duty if youare not able to undertake it. Many thanks.IF YOU ARE A PARENT OF YOUNG CHILDREN you might not be aware thatwe have an ‘upper room’ where you can take your children if you feel you haveto come out of Mass. There is a sound system so you can still hear the Massand there are books and toys to keep the children amused.DOMESTIC ABUSE: Any kind of abuse – physical, psychological,emotional, sexual, economic or spiritual is sinful and often acriminal offence. The Catholic Church in England and Wales takesthis issue extremely seriously. Domestic abuse is widespread inour society and is not restricted to social class or ethnicity. If youor any member of your family are subject to any kind of abuse, orknow of anyone else who is, please be (or make them) aware ofthe help and support that is available. The Church has establisheda website www.cedar.uk.net which has information on a wealth ofresources. Alternatively, please contact Father Martin for furtherinformation. Further information is also available on the back of alltoilet cubicle doors on Parish premises.CHAPLAINCY WORKER required in September for one year at St Benedict’sCatholic College, Colchester. Would suit ‘gap year’ or recent graduate. LGSBand 3 Point 17-21 (‚15,009-‚17,056) actual salary range: 37 hours per week,41 working weeks per year. Further details and an application form availablefrom Mrs Karen Gregory on 01206 549222; fax 01206 579342; e-mailadmin@stbenedicts.essex.sch.uk. Closing date: Tuesday, 28th August.2013 CATHEDRAL PARISH DIARIES are now available in the narthex. Wewould ask for a donation to be put into the wall box marked ‘For the Poor’.

PILGRIMAGE TO PADUA: St Helen’s Parish, Westcliff-on-Sea is taking agroup to Padua, Italy from the 23rd to the 29th September. Cost is ‚795.Please contact Michael Herrigan on 01702 304460 to find out more.GIFT AID ENVELOPES: There are white envelopes in the narthex for peopleto use for offertories, special donations or if you forget your own offertoryenvelope. If you or your spouse is a taxpayer, you can increase the value ofyour offerings to the parish by 25%, just by signing a gift aid form. If youwould like more details, please phone Terry Curley on 224258.SICK AND HOUSEBOUND PARISHIONERS: If you know anyone who isunable to come to Mass but would still like to receive Holy Communion in theirhome, please contact Clergy House so that we can put them on our SickCommunion list.THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK is available to anyone who is gravely ill or isabout to have an operation, so if you know someone who should receive thisimportant sacrament then please speak to one of the clergy.SCHOOL APPLICATIONS: We are indebted to our Catholic heads, teachers,governors, parents and parish communities for helping make our Catholicschools some of the best in the country. Their Catholic ethos and educationalstandards make them highly prized and respected. At the end of the schoolyear it is worth reminding parents who might be applying to send their childrento Catholic schools that: They must be known to the parish priest, and They attend Sunday Mass weekly in their parish communityFather Martin will be asked to confirm the above in all schoolapplication forms.PLEASE MAKE A NOTE that Sunday Masses at Holy Cross during August willbe at 11.15 a.m. instead of 11.00 a.m.CAR PARK SAFETY REPAIRS: Work is due to commence on Monday, 23rdJuly to rebuild the retaining wall in the car park and it is anticipated it will takefour weeks to complete. There will be minimal access to the car park duringthis period and we apologise for any inconvenience to **************************MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONSWARLEYSaturday21 JulySunday22 JulySIXTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (B)6.30 p.m. Holy CrossClarina D’Silva R.I.P.10.00 a.m. MarillacSam Gemmell R.I.P.11.00 a.m. Holy CrossMargaret Hogan R.I.P.Saturday28 JulySunday29 JulySEVENTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (B)6.30 p.m. Holy CrossPeople of the Parish10.00 a.m. MarillacMaria Borg R.I.P.11.00 a.m. Holy CrossJack Fleming R.I.P.Saturday4 AugustSunday5 AugustEIGHTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (B)6.30 p.m. Holy CrossLilian and John Brillus R.I.P.10.00 a.m. MarillacFr John Gordon R.I.P.11.15 a.m. Holy CrossMargaret Hogan R.I.P.Saturday11 AugustSunday12 AugustNINETEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (B)6.30 p.m. Holy CrossPaul Horan R.I.P.10.00 a.m. MarillacJohn O’Sullivan R.I.P.11.15 a.m. Holy CrossPeople of the ********************WARLEY NEWSOUR GIFT AID ORGANISER is Antony Timmins and he can be contacted on202545/07525 364764, at antony.timmins@sky.com, or by dropping a note inat 154A Warley Hill – next to Picturesque. Antony has already stressed thebenefit of as many people as possible signing up to Gift Aid. Four donors givingunder the Gift Aid Scheme is the equivalent of five donors without. The mostconvenient way of giving to the church, if you are able to, is to sign a StandingOrder with a Gift Aid declaration. You then don’t need to worry about cash andenvelopes, and it’s much easier to process. Please do get in touch with Antonyfor more information or if you would like to join the Gift Aid Scheme.WARLEY ANNIVERSARIES: Please remember the following, whoseanniversaries occur at this time: Sr. Mary Bernadette Orton, Frances MaryO’Keefe, Sofia O’Rourke, Margaret Kennedy, Des Lyons, Gertrude Leahey, JackFleming, Mary Power, May Fuhr, Aisling Mary Mullen, Beatrice Richard,Marguerite Gurney, Georgina Bull, John Hemblade, Winnie Gosling, AnnieBarker, Doris Duffy, Sheila Towers, Archibald Nash, Sean McCann, Eileen Wild,George Frederick Jones, Mary Pagae, Bunty Morton and Paul Horan.

Father Martin Boland Father James Mackay Deacon Paul Conrad Deacon Quentin Hall Email: cathedral@dioceseofbrentwood.org Website:www.cathedral-brentwood.org Clergy House: 01277 265235 Deacon Paul: 01277 810321 Deacon Quentin: 01277 200925 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY OF THE YEAR (B) 22nd July - 12th August 2012 .