Rosary for the Sick of the Parish: Each Friday, 8.55am at Holy Trinity

Sacrament of Confession: English Martyrs, Sat. 5.30 - 6.00pm and Holy Trinity, after Sun. 5.30pm Mass.

Confession or Other Matters: Fr. Paul is usually available on request or by appointment.

Offertory Collection: £ 473.49

Average weekly offertory by standing order: £570

On the move… Please introduce yourself to Fr. Paul if you are new to the Parish (or a visitor) – and let him know if you are moving into or out of the Parish.

Parish Email Address: danbury@dioceseofbrentwood.org

Diocesan Vocations Website www.brentwoodvocations.org

Newsletter items Please submit any requests to Penny before 1.00pm Wednesday.

Pastoral Care Group (PCG): Margaret 451466, Eileen 322451, Kath 321383, and Margaret 320525, are available in times of need i.e. loneliness, family crisis, transport or any other issues, or ring Fr Paul in the first instance. Strictest confidence applied always.

We pray for all our sick friends and relatives, including: Ted Barton, Tracy Booth, Rosie Brown, Josie Cassidy, May Culliton, Jean Fernando, Madge Farrow, Bette George, Matthew Green, Bernard Guilfoyle, Patrick Hastings, Diane & Michael Hewstone, Tara Hull, Duncan Holt, Peter Huish, Chris Huggins, Sophia Hunt, Rita Johnson, Pauline Lehan. Mary Lynch, Maryann Lyons, Suzie Martin, Sylvia Mead, Brendan Morrissey, Kath Robinson, Vivien Rocket, Linda Ryan, Betty Smith, Terri E. Williamson, Joan Woollard, Roy Wright, Mary Wykowski.

Pretty Desperate is the situation with the Bar’N’Bus. Please can you help on a Friday evening? Of the already insufficient number, some are having to reduce their commitment. Email Joan on joan.sears@talktalk.net

New Parish Booklets – some still available in both churches, listing all Parish activities. One per family please, no charge. Children at St. Joseph’s will given a booklet to take home.

SACRAMENT OF CONFIRMATION – This year’s Confirmation programme will commence in January 2010 at Holy Trinity Church, SWF. If you are in year 9 and above and want to take the sacrament of confirmation, please write a letter to Fr Paul explaining why you wish to be confirmed. For any further enquiries, please call Theresa & Paul Kelly on 01245 324 899

PARISH REGISTER UPDATE -. To ensure our register is kept up to date, could I please ask that if you think the information we hold may be out of date, please advise us of the correct details on an information update form. These can be found in the Lobby. Please return completed forms to Penny Ginzler, Parish Administrator, either by handing to Fr Paul or posting it through the letterbox of the Presbytery.

YEAR OF ST LUKE On the First Sunday of Advent we will begin to read again from the Gospel of Luke. With this in mind the Commission for Evangelisation and Formation has arranged an Ecumenical Study Day at Brentwood Cathedral Hall on Saturday 12th December from 10.30 a.m. until 3 p.m. The day will be given by Mr Ian Boxall, who is Senior Tutor in New Testament at St Stephen’s House in the University of Oxford. A buffet lunch will be provided, and books by Ian Boxall will be on sale. To book your place please e-mail cef@dioceseofbrentwood.org or telephone 01277 265289

Listen! Preparing Spiritually for Christmas – The following three sessions offer the opportunity to prepare spiritually for the celebration of Christmas: Monday 30th November with Bishop John Crowley, Monday 7th December with Father David Clemens, Monday 14th December with Sister Magdalen Lawler, SND Cathedral Conference Centre, Brentwood @ 7.30pm. For booking & further information on the above events contact the Adult RE & Formation for Ministry office on 01277 265219/257 or email the secretary deniseholder@dioceseofbrentwood.org . Details can be found on the website www.dioceseofbrentwood.net

Justice and Peace Cake Bake for CHESS Saturday 5th and Sunday 6th December. We’ll be looking for donations of cakes/produce to sell this weekend. PLEASE HELP US TO HELP THEM! For further information contact Anna 222635 or Harriet 222793

Afternoon of Recollection for Women – All Women are invited to attend this time of quiet prayer. Fr Stewart Foster will give the meditations and will be available to hear confessions. Our Lady of Ransom Church, London Hill, Rayleigh on Monday 7th December 2pm – 4pm a full timetable of the afternoon can be found on the notice board.

Healing Mass @ Abbotswick House of Prayer, Celebrated by Fr John Glynn on Wednesday 2nd December at 7.30pm. Please visit www.abbotswick.org or call 01277 373959 for details.

Tree of Angels - At this time so special to all children and in remembrance of a loved one the Brentwood Catholic Children’s Society invite you to dedicate a symbolic angel on their Tree of Angels. We will send you an angel on which you can place a special message. This may then decorate one of our Tree of Angels sited at churches around the Diocese or hang on your Christmas tree at home. The name of each person being remembered will be entered into a Book of Remembrance which will be professionally bound and placed on display in the Chapel at Childcare House. For further information or to make a dedication please call Sarah on 01268 784544 or email skendall@childcareuk.org.