NEWSLETTER 24TH JULY 2016

Masses this weekend

Sat. 6.15pm Thanksgiving
Peter & Mark Carter RIP
Sun 10.30 Ethel & Edward Bellinger RIP
Mon. 9.30am No Mass
Tues. 9.30 noon In Thanksgiving
Wed. 9.30am Lorraine Matthews RIP
Thurs. 9.30am Deceased members of the Dallow, Armstrong and Lyne families RIP
Fri. 9.00am Adoration
Sat. 9.30am Anne Kitching –  Good Estate

Masses next weekend

Sat. 6.15pm Patrick Barrat RIP
Sun. 10:30am Stella & Carl Rosner RIP (fm)

Reconciliation (Confession)

East Grinstead 10:00am – 10:30am, 5:30pm – 6:00pm
Lingfield: 8:15am – 8:45am

SICK/HOUSEBOUND VISITS – requests for visits and for Holy Communion in the Lingfield area – contact Deacon Ted.

ADORATION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT – “Exposition takes place every Friday morning at Our Lady & St Peter’s between 09:00-1:00pm. Come let us adore Him.”

REFRESHMENTS – Everybody is cordially invited for refreshments after Sunday Mass at both St Bernard’s and Our Lady & St Peter’s churches.

WILLS & BEQUESTS – The Parish has benefited greatly in the past from the thoughtfulness of parishioners who have nominated the parish to receive funds from their estate. Please consider it.

GIFT AID OFFERINGS/DONATIONS – can be taken out at anytime throughout the year. It is a valuable source of additional income for the parish with no extra cost to the parishioners.

WE WELCOME –  Fr. Kevin OSB, who will be presiding over the celebration of the masses.

APF – MILL HILL MISSIO BOXES  –  The Diocese in 2015 raised £173,173.  Of this OLSP contributed £2,552 and St. B’s £1,065.  Many thanks.

PARISH SUMMER LUNCH  –  Another great parish social gathering – thoroughly enjoyable.  Thanks to all who came and made it such a grand luncheon party, and special thanks to the ladies on the Lunches Team who once again fed us all so very well.

COUNTED MISSIO RED BOXES  – Thank you for boxes received, please collect your counted box from the windowsill close to the choir loft door. Boxes for counting will still be appreciated, please deliver them into the sacristy rather than leave them anywhere else in church.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUPS  EAST GRINSTEAD AND WORTH ABBEY – our final meetings before the Summer break will be on Monday 18th July in East Grinstead, and on Wednesday 27th July at Worth Abbey.  For further details please contact Gabrielle Joyce 01342 326118.

FRIDAY MORNING ADORATION  –  A number of parishioners “pop in” to church between 09:00 and 1:00 at varying intervals during Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament each Friday. However (and particularly over the summer months of holiday breaks), we really do need to build-up our core number of attenders who will commit to being present for (ideally) a particular one-hour period during the morning. This is to ensure that the Blessed Sacrament always has attendance beyond the current very small number of us who have so-committed. You will know that time spent at Adoration can be very rewarding so please could you help…just speak to Seana, Margaret or Chris on a Friday morning or, at any time, on contact no 327002. Come, let us adore him.

MINI BUS FROM LINGFIELD, DORMANSLAND & EAST GRINSTEAD TO ST. WILFRID’S SCHOOL CRAWLEY
As our children have now left school, the contact person for collecting names of students for the minibus service will now be Sue Stevenson.  Pam at Hello Taxis will continue to provide the service which has been excellent.  My role will continue as person to contact in confidence should finance be a restraint in using the bus. ([email protected])

Sue can be contacted on 07894333990  email; [email protected]  Please reserve seats for your children for the new school year as soon as possible.

CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE –  is desperately short of blankets, sleeping bags and flasks to give to homeless people who turn up at the door when it is full. Toilet rolls, UHT milk, sugar and tinned meat are particularly required at present but any tinned and packet food is welcome plus tea and coffee.  Please leave donated items at the back of the church at Our Lady and St Peter’s and at St Bernard’s.  Larger items, including duvets and clothes to be taken to OLSP, or taken directly to COH near Three Bridges in Crawley. Tel: 01293 447702. Alternatively, if you prefer, please leave a cash contribution in the basket and the SVP will purchase items on your behalf. Thank you.

EAST GRINSTEAD  FOODBANK  –  Through the summer holidays we are piloting a scheme to support low income families whose children normally have free school meals in term time.  Please could you help by donating something from this list?
Pasta sauce,Tinned Spaghetti/hoops/ravioli, tinned ham, tinned hotdogs, tinned fruit, UHT custard and treats such as peanut butter, snack bars, savoury nibbles, biscuits. We are also urgently in need of shaving foam, children’s toothpaste & toothbrushes, small boxes of washing powder, tampons, loo rolls & surface cleaner.

GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE GROUP – needs men’s shoes, trainers, jeans and sweatshirts jogging trousers (medium and large sizes please) as well as toiletries.

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