Mon 7th St Willibrord (Bishop)

We pray for John, our Area Bishop

Tue 8th Feria (32nd week in Ordinary Time)

We pray for our School Governors

09.00 Mass (at St Mary’s School)09.00 Activity Day (St Mary’s School)19.00 Bell ringing practise

WED 9TH DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICAWe pray for Christian Unity

08.30 Morning Prayer19.00 Vespers19.30 Mass

Thur 10th St Leo the Great (Pope & Doctor) We pray for Theologians & Preachers

08.30 Morning Prayer12.15 Mass

Fri 11th St Martin of Tours We pray for Stephen, our Bishop

07.30 Morning Prayer08.00 Mass09.00 Collective Worship (at St Mary’s School)17.00 Vespers

Sat 12th St Josaphat (Bishop & Martyr)We pray for Justin, Archbishop of Canterbury

09.30 Diocesan Synod (Chelmsford Cathedral)

2ND SUNDAY BEFORE ADVENTWe pray for our Parish

18.00 First Mass of Sunday

SUN 13TH 08.00 Mass 10.00 Service of Remembrance

(Burnham Baptist Church)17.00 Sung Mass

Readings for Sunday 13th November: First Reading: Malachi 4:1-2aPsalm: Psalm 98Second Reading: 2 Thessalonians 3:6-13Gospel: Luke 21:5-19

Details for the following week’s pew sheet to be sent to Father Mark by Thursday

Welcome to our Celebration TodayThe Walsingham room is available as a crèche room for young people who need a break during the service. The Sidespersons have bags of toys for younger visitors to use during the service. At the end of Mass please stay and join us for coffee and refreshments. The green books have the Order of Service in them, while the hymns are found in the bigger green book. The numbers are as follows:Music at the Sung Mass HONProcess. Love’s redeeming work is done 324Offertory Great is thy faithfulness 186Comm. I am the bread of life 222Process. Be still, my soul 54Mass Setting S Churches Together All Soulstide ServiceTakes place this evening. Helpers are still required for this service to act as sidespersons, servers, readers and helpers with refreshments. Please add your name to the list if you can help.Advent Quiet DayTakes place on Wednesday 30th November at Pleshey Retreat House. Our leader, Fr David Rollins, will take us through the advent themes of watching and waiting. The cost for the day is £15, which includes lunch. If you would like to go, please add your name to the list at the back of Church.Remembrance SundayTakes place next Sunday, the Service of Remembrance will begin at the Burnham Baptist Church at 10am and conclude at the town’s War Memorial. As a result, our Sung Mass next week will be at 5pm and will include an act of remembrance and the placing of poppy wreaths before the War Memorials in Church.Free Will OfferingAnnual boxes of Free Will Offering envelopes are available at the back of Church. If anyone not in the planned giving scheme would like to join, please have a word with Jim Cousins.The Great Burnham BonfireThank you to all those that contributed and helped on the day.Christmas FayreTakes place on Saturday 3rd December in Church. This will be our next big fundraising event and will need our support, as we offer our time to staff stalls and serve refreshments. It will also need supporting through the donation of items to sell on the various stalls. More information will follow over the next couple of weeks.Parish Contacts

Parish Church ofSt Mary the

VirginBurnham-on-Crouch

Parish Diary

Vicar: Fr Mark North SSC 01621 782071 frmarknorth@btinternet.comChurchwarden: Beth Greaves 01621 786296

Tony Young 01621 929309Parish Website:

www.stmarysburnham.co.uk

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