In a place of silence, let the words
'Come, follow me' echo in your mind and heart.
Lord, be with me as I offer myself
in partnership with you to work in your world.
Good Shepherd Sunday
Called at Baptism... Follow in Love
The first big moment of vocation is baptism. The anointing of chrism, the holy oil poured on our head at baptism might be called 'the anointing for vocation'.
The baptismal vocation is for witness, love and service. This is expressed in ways in which people live out their baptism in married life, single life - and within the single life, maybe religious life, or priesthood.
Our active witness is to the life and the values of Jesus in our lives. Teaching is not itself a vocation, for example, but the way we teach is a way of living out our vocation. It is the same with many of the helping professions and employments. Being a good neighbour can be a living out of our vocation.
We witness to love in marriage, in family, extended family, and in friendship. Any love is a sharing in the love of God. In the moments of unselfish love in any relationship we are living out our vocation. When we love, we are doing God's will!
We witness to service in the wider world in our care for the poor and in welcoming the stranger.
Today, Bishop Philip has asked our single people in life to think especially of religious life and priesthood. There are needs for priests, and Religions (Sisters and Brothers) in most parts of the world. As a community in families and parishes, we thank those who have given their lives in these vocations and pray they may increase.
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Mass Times
Mass will be available online via YouTube from about 15 minutes before Mass starts (see below). Just click on the YouTube icon to connect.
Masses
| Mass | Online | |
|---|---|---|
| Sunday | 9:30am | No |
| 11:15am | YouTube | |
| Monday | 9:30am | YouTube |
| Tuesday | 9:30am | YouTube |
| Wednesday | 9:30am | YouTube |
| Thursday | 9:30am | No |
| Friday | 10am | YouTube |
| Saturday | 6:15pm | No |
W.O.R.K.
Widows and Orphans in Rural Kenya is a registered “Not-for-Profit” charity (Reg. No. 1119959).
W.O.R.K. is dedicated to helping people to become self-sufficient by supporting education, training and healthcare for widows and orphans.
Please donate online here if you can:
SVP Appeal
Saint Vincent de Paul (SVP) are especially in need of winter coats for men (sizes S & M), women and children and also men’s trainers sizes 7-10 for the local asylum seekers. Please leave donations at the Parish Office. Also, please check the notice board outside the Parish Office for other requests.
Thank you.
FOODSHARE
We are a collection point for Foodshare. Our collection area is just inside the porch doors, but if you leave food outside, out of hours (in a bag or other covering) the building is regularly checked. Foodshare are currently really in need of tinned vegetables and tinned meat, amongst all the regular donations.
"Thank you for your support of Foodshare this year. We are currently helping between 380 and 400 people every week who would otherwise go hungry. We expect this to rise to about 600 at Christmas which is a particularly challenging time for those who struggle to make ends meet. We would appreciate it if you were able to bring a food donation next weekend. This will enable us to distribute before Christmas. Thank you."
Welcome
Everyone at St Edmund Campion Parish in Maidenhead welcomes you to our Catholic community. Hopefully you will find all the information you are looking for - if not, please contact us and we will answer any questions you may have.
If you would like to know more about us and what we do, take a look at our Welcome Brochure. We look forward to meeting you soon.
The address of the Church and office is: 40a Altwood Road, Maidenhead. Berks. SL6 4PY. Details of how to find us are here.
Pastoral Area Update February 2024
Fr Liam has written a new letter providing an update on the progress of the new Pastoral Area:
Dear Friend and Parishioner,
We have now had two further meetings of clergy and nominated representatives from each church community, in our new expanded Parish formation, as part of the 10-year mission plan: You will be my Witnesses.
The Parish transition team we have brought together will meet monthly, to explore and start to come up with strategies, approaches and how we think the new Holy Family Parish will work in future.
The nominated representatives from St Edmund Campion are:
- Fr Liam Cummins
- Jim McGovern
- Rory Dunne
- Elvira Nomondo
- Noris Dukes
- Mary Fraser and
- Jen Mulvaney
They want to hear from you, so they can feedback your thoughts to our meetings. Read the latest letter (February 2024) here.
Read the previous letter (November 2023) here.
Parish Priest
I am Liam Cummins and I come from Ireland. I'm the eldest of four children (three boys and one girl).
As a Mill Hill Missionary (millhillmissionaries.com), I have spent a good period of my adult life ministering in Africa, namely Cameroon and Kenya.
I was appointed to England to do Mission Animation (Missio and Mill Hill) for a number of Dioceses in 2012. I really enjoyed this work and it involved a good amount of travelling and meeting lots of people. Read more.
Parish Register
If you want to be added to the Parish Register, please see the priest.
Download, print and complete the Parish Registration Form.
If your details change, or you have an addition to the family, please contact the Parish Secretary to make sure that your entry is up to date and includes all your children.
Edmund Campion
"I have no more to say but to recommend your case and mine to Almighty God, the Searcher of Hearts, who sends us His grace, and sets us at accord before the day of payment, to the end we may at last be friends in heaven, when all injuries shall be forgotten." Read more.
Pastoral Letter from Bishop Philip
The latest letter (March 2024 - Regular Confession) is available to read here or you can watch it on YouTube.
Regular Confession
This weekend sees the Fifth Sunday of Lent, when the Church’s liturgical year undergoes a step-change. We now enter the period of Late-Lent or Passiontide. Indeed, next Sunday is Palm Sunday when we hear the Passion Narrative and when we begin Holy Week, commemorating the Lord’s entry into Jerusalem. These last days of Lent are a time to focus on Christ’s suffering and death for us and for our salvation, a time to meditate on the Gospel accounts of the Lord’s crucifixion, a time to visit and re-visit the Stations of the Cross. A wonderful way of engaging with this, if you have not done so already this Lent, is to celebrate the Sacrament of Penance.
Older Pastoral Letters from Bishop Philip
The letter from December 2023 (Christian Sunday) is available to read here or you can watch it on YouTube.
The previous letter from September 2023 (You will be my Witnesses) is available to read here or you can watch it on YouTube.
Closer to Christ Campaign
The Closer to Christ Campaign is a two-year initiative that will be delivered across the whole Diocese, with the am of raising £13.5million. Our vision for the Diocese is ‘bringing people close to Jesus Christ through his church’ and this project will help us realise our vision. This important endeavour has two key aims...
Going Into Hospital?
Upon admission, please state clearly that you are a Catholic Christian. If you want the Chaplain to visit you, you either need to complete the form in the Chapel, or speak to the Ward Sister in Charge.
The local Roman Catholic Church near Wexham Park Hospital is the Church of the Holy Redeemer, contact 01753 578328. In cases of emergency, call St Joseph’s Maidenhead on 01628 783988.