St Peter's Church, Eastwood

Introduction

The Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham was established in 2011 to allow Anglicans to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while retaining much of their heritage and traditions. The 2009 Apostolic Constitution Anglicanorum Coetibus permits groups of Anglican laity and their pastors to enter into full communion with the Catholic Church while retaining elements of their heritage.

History

The Friends of the Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham was established in 2011 to assist the Personal Ordinariate through practical and financial support and to raise awareness of its life and mission.

Music and liturgy

Within the Ordinariate, services drawn from the Anglican tradition may be celebrated, including Evensong, Mattins, and Anglican Marriage and Funeral services.

Parish life

The Lectionary used in Ordinariate services is the Revised Standard Version (Second Catholic Edition). Evening business or corporate hire is welcome, but no private party hire or evening functions with amplified music.

At Southend Hospital there are regular arrangements for visits by the Catholic chaplain and for Holy Communion on Sunday. St Peter's Parish is served by the Personal Ordinariate of Our Lady of Walsingham. The Parish Office is located in the church narthex. Hall bookings are made through the Parish Office.

The parish provides links to the Catholic Church in England & Wales and the Holy See. The parish office can be messaged or called. An Honorary Assistant Priest serves the parish. The full newsletter is available online.

Regular events

Christmas Octave Masses are listed on the parish website. The Eastwood Singers, under the Musical Direction of Ashley Thompson, present the Mozart Requiem in aid of Havens Hospice.

Sacraments and pastoral care

The parish arranges anointing of the sick for parishioners diagnosed with a serious illness, on request to the Parish Office. All marriages require at least a six month preparation period. Children in year 3 or above prepare to receive Holy Communion.

Visiting

Visitors with disabilities can use the church's full facilities. A loop system assists hearing aid users inside the church.

The hall is available for hire to business users and for parish functions only. Hall hire information is available from the Parish Office.

The parish webshop raises funds by shopping online at over 2,700 retailers. The Holy Rosary is prayed publicly before Mass on Thursday and Friday.