Welcome to St Peter’s Parish, Marlow
We are the home of the local Catholic community in Marlow. Whether you live in the locality or are just visiting be assured of a warm welcome. Please join us for Mass or visit our beautiful historic Pugin Church. Below you will find details of all the services and events taking place here this week.
MASS TIMES AND INTENTIONS
SUNDAY 1st November – All Saints Day
9.00am Holy Mass People of the Parish
11.00am Holy Mass Special Intention (Blair)
5.30pm Holy Mass Holy Souls (Hall)
MONDAY 2nd November
10.00am All Souls Holy Souls (November lists)
1.30pm Requiem Mass: Carmel Ballard RIP
7.00pm Praying with the Scriptures
TUESDAY 3rd November
9.00am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament (9.30am Rosary)
10.00am Holy Mass St Winifrede Andrew John Reid Anniversary
WEDNESDAY 4th November
10.00am Holy Mass St Charles Borromeo Anthony Roche Intentions
THURSDAY 5th November
9.00am Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
10.00am Holy Mass Anthony Robert Tiil & Kubiak family RIP
FRIDAY 6th November
6.30pm First Friday Devotions
7.00pm Holy Mass Antoinette Bushell Anniversary
SATURDAY 7th November
10.00am Holy Mass Dedication of Northampton Cathedral
followed by Confessions & Adoration until 11.00am
SUNDAY 8th November – 32nd Sunday of Year A
9.00am Holy Mass Clare Holden Anniversary
12noon Holy Mass For the Fallen in War
5.30pm Holy Mass People of the Parish
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK: ‘The only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.’ Leon Bloy
SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION: On Saturdays 10.30-11.00am and 6.00-6.30pm. And on request at any time.
REST IN PEACE: Please pray for the repose of the souls of Carmel Ballard, Doris Tudball, Andres Lopez, Mike Diggins, Ron Lunn. May they rest in peace and rise in glory.
ANNIVERSARIES: Clare Holden, Terry Surlis, Andrew John Reid, Anthony Robert Till, Lucy Ensor, Marie Cox, Noel Audley, Gertraud Tubb, Abel Coote, Katherine Vassal-Adams, Anthony Warburton, Constance Ilbert, Michael Patient, Marion Mason, Laurie Bennett, Antoinette Bushell, Henry Turner, Daphney Tulloch, Samuel McCabe. May they rest in perfect peace.
PLEASE PRAY FOR OUR SICK: Moira Binns, Gersende Chamberlain, Penny Bedingfield, Mary Mongan, Irena Foster-Brown, Lady Hambleden, Bryan Russ, Cillian Smith. Rita Lacey, Frances McCann, Michael New, Mary McGonagle, Shirley & Tommy McDonagh, Thomas Aherne, Jackie Fandernez, Geraldine Martin, Claudine D’Souza, Vera Bonsall, Linda Reece, Therese Molloy, Sarah Stanley, Bill Kelly, Frederic Langlume, Cath Maybury, Gladys Nanyonjo, Janine Spencer, Denise Bradley. May they know Christ’s healing touch
LAST SUNDAY’S COLLECTIONS: For the Parish: £1,927.52 (Plate: £612.52; Envelopes: £192; Cashless: £295, Standing Orders: £828); SVP – Poor Box: £55. Many thanks!
SICK & RETIRED CLERGY: Today’s retiring collection is for the Sick & Retired Clergy of the Diocese. This collection is vital to ensuring our diocese can continue providing pastoral and medical care for our sick and retired clergy who have given decades of dedicated service to our parishes. Please give generously.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNIONS 2027: Registration for the preparation programme is now open. If your child is Year 3 and above and would like to make their First Holy Communion next year please contact the parish office in the first instance for a meeting with one of the clergy. The programme will begin at the end of November.
FUNDRAISING COMMITTEE: We are proposing to set up a committee to organise fundraising events in the future. If you would like to join this committee please email the parish office or have a word with Linda Duberley or Stephen Fitzpatrick.
NOVEMBER – MONTH OF PRAYER FOR THE HOLY SOULS: Please find envelopes at the back of church into which you can put a list of your deceased family members and friends. You can bring it back next Sunday or post it through the Rectory door. These will be placed before the altar during November along with the Book of the Dead.
BLESSING OF GRAVES: This Sunday the graves of those buried in our cemetery will be blessed after the two morning Masses and before the evening Mass. Please stand by your family grave and one of the clergy will come to you.
COULD YOU HELP? In shaping Catholic Education across our Diocese? St Thomas Catholic Academies Trust (STCAT), which is responsible for most of our Catholic schools in the southern half of the Diocese, is currently looking for a Chair and new Directors to join its Board. These are voluntary roles, and you don’t need a background in education – just time and willingness to support our schools; professional experience from all disciplines is also welcome. If you, or someone you know, might be interested, more details are available by scanning the QR code on the poster at the back of church or click on the link: https://charisma.maglr.com/st-thomas-catholic-academies-trust
DONATIONS NEEDED: St Peter’s school will be running the famous “Sweetie Tombola” at the Marlow Late Night Shopping on Thursday 3rd December. Money raised will be going to CAFOD and Streetkids Direct. Donations of Empty, jam jars, and packets of sweets that are individually wrapped (e.g.Chewitts, Maoams) with NO NUTS. Boxes at the back of church for collecting these items from now until the end of December. Please spread the word and help us to make this a fantastic event, raising lots of money for charity. Thank you!
HEAVEN ON EARTH CONFERENCE: with Damian Stayne and organised by Cor et Lumen Christi takes place next Saturday 7th November at Chertsey Hall KT16 9DR. Praise & Worship, Mass, Prophecy & Prayer Ministry and Inspirational talks. Please see poster at the back of church for the QR code to book or pick up a flyer with more details.
CHANGE OF MASS TIME: Next Sunday the annual Remembrance Parade and Service takes place on the Causeway. So the usual 11am Mass will take place at 12noon.
POPE’S PRAYER INTENTION: For the month of November Pope Leo invites us to pray that our wealth may be used not for selfish gain, but in the service of the common good and those who have less. May we grow in a spirit of stewardship, ensuring that what we have becomes a means of supporting our neighbours and building a more compassionate society.