Parish News
Christmas Masses
Christmas Eve -
Midnight Mass with carol singing from 11.30pm
Christmas Day -
Please note NO Mass at 6.30pm on Christmas Day
Boxing Day Mass at 10.00am
Morning Prayer
At 09:15am (Mon-
On Christmas Eve we will have our usual Children's 5.00pm Mass. During this Mass we enact the Christmas story. Rehearsals for the Mass will THIS Sunday at 9.30am in the liturgy room and Tomorrow on Monday at 11.00am in the Church. All children from R to Year 6 are welcome to be part of the presentation. Please keep these dates in your diary! If you have any questions please speak/contact Maria Mackie 07714216924.
Parish Christmas tree
The decorating of the Christmas tree will be THIS Sunday after 11am Mass. We invite all families with their children to participate in decorating the Tree.
Christmas tree outside the church with messages and prayers for peace invite us to remember all in the troubled parts of the world, people who are broken and hurting. We pray may in our differences we build together justice and peace in our world and our lives.
Please join us on Sunday 22nd December at 4pm lasting about an hour and a quarter in Brentwood Cathedral for our annual SERVICE OF NINE LESSONS & CAROLS. This is a most beautiful Service of Music and Readings for Advent and Christmas and perhaps the high point of the Cathedral Choir’s Choral Year. It is always very popular and well attended. In addition to the Choir Carols there are also popular Carols for everyone to sing. The Choir will be accompanied by Stephen King, the Cathedral Organist.
Funeral Mass of Daniela Gomes Monteiro
The Funeral Mass of Daniela Gomes Monteiro will be on the 31st December 2024 at 10am.
Please note 10am mass will be moved to 9am on this day.
Sr Ann-
Christmas Offering is your personal gift to your priests.
Thank you for your generosity.
LAST SUNDAY’S COLLECTION: £1155.40. Thank you for continued generous financial support. You can make a donation into our bank account, either as a one off or by a regular Standing Order. The details are as follows: Account Name: Catholic Church Goodmayes St Cedd
Account Number: 31017446 Sort Code: 40-
HALL HIRE: For more information on how to hire our halls please contact Phil on 07777663724.
Belonging Group
The Belonging Group happens the first Saturday of each month in the lower hall between 1pm and 4pm. Please feel welcomed to join us for some lovely food and great company. All are welcome.
First Friday Youth Mass from 3rd January
We are reintroducing masses and Exposition on the First Friday of every month starting on 3rd January. We would like to invite young people to join us at 7.30pm mass.
WE REMEMBER IN OUR PRAYERS
Those who are sick and housebound: the patients at Goodmayes and King George’s Hospitals, Elaine Wishart, Mrs & Mr Elliffe, Clement P., Linda Royceston and David Walker.
WE REMEMBER THOSE WHO ANNIVERSARIES OCCUR AT THIS TIME: Timothy Chrispher Kelly, Mary Agnes Kelly, Barbara Evelyn Kelly, Angela Gummett, Rev Robert Barrow, Sergio Panayotti, Pat Maguire, Mary Cox, Daniel Durston, Moira Gonoghan, David Durston, Ryan McGovern, Tony Keown, John Flavin, Frank McDermott and Lai Adeokun.
REPOSITORY: Our repository in the lower hall is open on Sundays after 11am Mass. Should you require anything in the meantime please contact Kathy Butcher via 07777663724.
Club Opening & Closing Times over Christmas period:
Christmas Eve -
Christmas Day 12pm to 3pm
Boxing Day 5:00pm to 11pm
Friday 27th Dec 6pm to 11pm
Saturday 28th Dec 5pm to 11pm
Sunday 29th Dec 12pm to 10:30
Monday 30th Dec 7pm to 11pm
New Year’s Eve Tuesday 31st Dec 5pm till late.
New Year’s Day 5pm to 11pm
Normal hours resume from Thursday 2nd January.
School Job Vacancies
The Ursuline Academy Ilford are looking to recruit a School Chaplain to start ASAP. Closing Date: Noon, Friday 24 January 2025 For further information please visit: //uai.org.uk/vacancies
Jubilee Year 2025 – PILGRIMS OF HOPE
The Holy Father has decided that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee, something which happens every 25 years. The theme is “Pilgrims of Hope”, and it will be a year of hope for a world suffering the impacts of war, the ongoing effects of COVID-