Our Lady of Lourdes RC Parish Wanstead

11/09/2026

Parish Newsletter: World Youth Day Bake sale, Journey in Faith, The Call to Be Human talks, Stronger Together in Christ: young Adults Group and much more https://ourladyoflourdeswanstead.com/newsletters/

11/09/2026

Eucharistic Adoration at Our Lady of Lourdes, Wanstead

Friday 11th September morning 9:30 - 11:00 a.m. and evening 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

“Adoration is a prayer that prolongs Eucharistic celebration and communion, during which the soul continues to nourish itself: it feeds on love, on truth, on peace. It feeds on hope, because he before whom we bow does not judge us, does not crush us, but who liberates and transforms us.”

Pope Benedict XVI, Homily for Corpus Christi, May 22, 2008

04/09/2026

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Parish Wanstead parish newsletter: Education Sunday, Mothers Prayer Group, Journey in Faith (RCIA), World Youth Day Bake sale and much more https://ourladyoflourdeswanstead.com/newsletters/

MARCH FOR LIFE: If you would like to travel up to London with Fr Martin meet Saturday 5th at Wanstead tube station at 11.30 a.m. https://youtu.be/C8q5TcLo1Gs?si=yw1S54rVs9HL_rPM

Join March for Life UK on Saturday 5th Sept in London for the annua...

02/09/2026

Environment, Laudato Si'
Saturday, 26th September hosted by Brentwood Cathedral of St Mary & St Helen
9:45am arrivals - 12:30pm departures
A talk on Catholic Social Teaching from Fr Matthias Baidoo.
Followed by lived experience from parishioners in St Teresa of Lisieux Parish, Lexden.

Homelessness and the Cost of Living
Saturday, 17th October hosted by St Alban's Church, Elm Park
9:45am arrivals - 12:30pm departures
A talk on Catholic Social Teaching from Monsignor John Armitage.
Followed by lived experience from parishioners in St Margaret & All Saints Parish, Canning Town.

Refugees and People seeking asylum
Saturday, 14th November hosted by St Anne Line Church, South Woodford
12:45pm arrivals - 3:30pm departures
A talk on Catholic Social Teaching from the Sisters of St Joseph of Tarbes.
Followed by lived experience from parishioners in St Antony of Padua Parish, Forest Gate.

To register for any of these events, please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/cc/caritas-brentwood-events-4458423
We would be grateful if you could advertise these events throughout your parishes and local communities.

30/08/2026

A parishioner's letter to Calvin Bailey MP for Leyton and Wanstead:

Dear Mr Bailey,

Thank you for your email to constituents. However, despite your protestations of having an open mind, it's clear that MPs have decided to introduce this legislation, come what may, rather than the more costly investment required to provide adequate palliative care.

Palliative specialists have long argued for their area to be prioritised, to allow the dying to have pain-free time to come to terms with the end of life without the additional fears of suffering physically and/or feeling themselves to be a burden to family and wider society.

I'm writing this email from my hospital bed at Royal London Hospital, where I am a temporary in-patient due to complications after minor surgery last week. In my ward are three other women, all fragile emotionally, seriously unwell, frightened and over 80 years old. How many such constituents have you spoken with? These wonderful ladies are horrified and apologetic at causing "inconvenience" to their relatives and the over-worked nurses and doctors. They, and many like them, would rather die than be an inconvenience. Undeniably, many MPs agree, otherwise they would insist on sufficient funding for end-of-life care. Have you lobbied for fully-funded palliative care as an alternative to prematurely ending lives?

I know you are unlikely to be able to respond to every email but I do expect you, as my elected representative, to take my view seriously and give it equal consideration to the view that human lives can be terminated rather than made peaceful and pain-free at/near the end.

Yours sincerely,
Bridgid Joy

28/08/2026

Our Lady of Lourdes RC Parish Wanstead parish newsletter.

Stronger Together in Christ: Young Adults' Group, Mothers Prayer Group, March for Life, Education Sunday, Adoremus Eucharistic Congress, calling all parish bakers and much more https://ourladyoflourdeswanstead.com/newsletters/

23/08/2026

Next Young Adults Group meeting Sunday 30th August 3.30 pm Clergy house. All welcome. Just come along

https://ourladyoflourdeswanstead.com/stronger-together-in-christ/

22/08/2026

The Mass intentions for the coming week is as follows

15/08/2026

The Mass intentions for the coming week are as follows