Our Lady Queen of Heaven
Catholic Church, Harwich, Essex

Fourth Sunday of Advent (B) and Second Sunday of Christmas 20 December and 3 January

CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR EDITION

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT (B) – EXPECTANT MOTHERS                      19/20 December 2020

CHRISTMAS 2020

SECOND SUNDAY OF CHRISTMAS (including EPIPHANY)                                    2/3 January 2021

 

CATHOLIC PARISHES OF:

Our Lady Queen of Heaven, Dovercourt:             01255 503383

email                       Harwich@dioceseofbrentwood.org

website                   www.harwichcatholics.org.uk

Sacred Heart and St Francis of Assisi, Frinton-on-Sea:         01255 674475

email                       Frinton@dioceseofbrentwood.org

website:                  www.frintoncatholicchurch.wordpress.com

 

Masses to be celebrated in our churches over this period:

Monday (21st):                        (Dovercourt)           9.30am   Seafarers &their families

Wednesday (23rd):                 (Frinton)                  11.00am  Val Bartlett (Anne Jackson)

 

CHRISTMAS:

*Thursday (24th):                    (Dovercourt)           6.00pm   Migrants & Refugees

(Frinton)                  8.00pm   Sr Agatha

*Friday (25th):                         (Frinton)                  8.30am   Christmas greetings for the Women’s Group (Frances Plaskett)

(Dovercourt)           10.45am  Ron Dunbar RIP

*Saturday (26th):                    (Frinton)                  6.00pm   Marjorie Hosegood RIP

*Sunday (27th):                       (Frinton)                  8.30am   Edgar Foy

(Dovercourt)           10.45am  McLindon Family

*Attendance limited to those with pre-booked seats

 

2021

Saturday (2nd):                        (Frinton)                  6.00pm   Sr Bernadette (Sr Teresa)

Sunday (3rd):                           (Frinton)                  8.30am   John & Kitty McElwaine & family

                                                (Dovercourt)           10.45am  All Parishioners

Monday (4th):                        (Dovercourt)            9.30am   Fr Arthur Barrow

 

EPIPHANY:

Tuesday (5th):                         (Frinton)                  7.30pm   Joseph Camilleri & family

Wednesday (6th):                   (Frinton)                  9.15am   Peggy McElwaine & family

                                                (Dovercourt)           11.30am  Students & Teachers

                                                (Dovercourt)           7.30pm   Fr Michael Stokes

 

Friday (8th):                             (Dovercourt)           9.30am   Fr Niall Harrington

Saturday (9th):                       (Frinton)                  6.00pm   Sr Brigid & Communities (The Sisters)

Sunday (10th):                         (Frinton)                  8.30am   Marie, Terry & Denis Lloyd RIP (Martina & Harry Lloyd)

                                                (Dovercourt)           10.45am  Students & Teachers

 

In addition to these Masses, Fr Bill will continue to celebrate Mass in The Presbytery.  His Mass intentions are:

The Homeless                                         Migrants & Refugees

Prisoners & their families                      The Homeless

Expectant Mothers                                 Seafarers & their families

Private Intentions                                   Private Intentions

All Parishioners                                       Migrants & Refugees

The Recently Bereaved                           The Homeless

All Parishioners

 

 

Sunday Mass attendance, January 2021:  2/3 January, Surnames A-D; 9/10 Jan, E-K; 16/17 Jan, L-R; 23/24 Jan S-Z; 30/31 Jan, A-D.

Sunday Smile: After a glass or two of sherry, the teacher on duty rushed through to the dining room to say grace before Christmas Dinner.  Her order to the school was:  “Eyes together and hands closed”.