Appointments:
Parish Priests:
Fr Chris Brooks from Chingford, OLG to Colchester
Fr Francis Coveney from South Woodford to Chingford, OLG
Fr Neil Brett from Upton Park to South Woodford
Fr Angelus Houle to Upton Park
Fr Maurice Gordon from Walthamstow, St George to Elm Park
Fr James McShane from Elm Park to Danbury & South Woodham Ferrers
Fr Niall Harrington from Danbury & South Woodham Ferrers to Walthamstow
Fr Dominic Howarth will move into Abbotswick
Canon Tony McKenty from Colchester to Halstead
Fr Brian McGilloway will be retiring
Priests in Charge:
Fr Daniel Kelly to Holy Trinity, Basildon and St Therese of Lisieux at Laindon
Fr Paul Kerner to St Basil, Basildon
+Alan Williams, sm will live in the Presbytery at Laindon
Fr Sabu Pariyadin RCJ remains at Springfield
Fr Thomas Madukkamoottil (Syro Malankara) to St John the Baptist, Ilford
Fr Joseph Soosai Marian SCA to Becontree
Fr Paul Cracknell (Ord) is appointed Chaplain to HMP Chelmsford
Sunday Smile:
Young boy: ‘Father, when I grow up I’m going to give you some money.’
Priest: ‘That’s very kind of you, my son, why would you do that?’
Young boy: ‘Because my dad says you’re the poorest preacher we’ve ever had.’
(thanks to Fr Tom Lavin