newsletter-30th-october-2016

Masses this weekend

Sat. 6.15pm Holy Souls
Sun 10.30 Holy Souls
Mon. 9.30pm John & Tom McCann RIP (anniv)
Tues. 9.30pm Founders & Benefactors (fm)
Wed. No Mass
Thurs. No Mass
Fri. 9.00am Adoration
Sat. 1.00am CWL

Masses next weekend

Sat. 6.15pm Peter Butler RIP
Sun. 10:30am Anthony McLoughlin RIP (anniv)

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.

BAPTISM  –  12.30 OLSP:  Isla Bernadette Borrow.

NEXT SUNDAY  –
1)  2nd Collection:  Retired Priests Fund – can be gift-aided using diocesan envelopes.
2)  1st Holy Communion Children  –  enrollment.

ALL SAINTS DAY   –  Tuesday.  Holy Day of Obligation.  Masses : Monday 8pm, Tuesday 9.30am at OLSP.

SATURDAY  –  Mass 11am for CWL with Fr. Neil.

Angel Tree  –  a charity providing gifts to the children of prisoners hoping to lessen the devastation experienced as a result of parental absence by not only helping families to connect and build relationships, but by providing children with much needed joy.  If you make a donation please contact Valerie Maynard who works with the local Prison Fellowship and Martells to provide gifts at Lewes Prison. Tel: 01342 326896.

AUTUMN CHARITY FEAST 2016  –  A CHARITY FEAST IS TAKING PLACE OVER 5 NIGHTS

Mon 31st Oct  –  Tarana  –  Lingfield                                           Indian And Thai Food  –  01342 832222

Please Book Early to Reserve Your Place
For all Meals Below Book at 6.30pm for 7pm START

All Meals £16 per head, of which £8.00 will go towards the 5 Charities:  Crawley Open House.  East Grinstead Foodbank. Crawley Prison Fellowship.  Age Uk East Grinstead.  East Grinstead Community First Responders.

Parish Magazine  –  Our next issue is planned for before Christmas, so we need contributions by the 20th of November: from members of any of the parish organizations, societies, clubs, etc., from any other church, charitable, or ecological, etc., organizations, or, indeed any other articles or poems that may interest members of the parish. Submissions can, as usual, be left at the back of the church, addressed to Klara King, or, preferably, emailed to me at [email protected]

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUPS  EAST GRINSTEAD AND WORTH ABBEY  –  In East Grinstead, the group meets each Thursday from 7.30-8.30 pm in Parish Centre at Our Lady and St Peter’s.  At Worth Abbey, the group meets on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month from 8.00 pm in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament.  For details of all forthcoming dates this Autumn, please see leaflets at the back of the church.  Visitors and new members are always welcome.  For more information please contact Gabrielle Joyce 326118.

Confirmation 2017 –  Application forms for any young person in Year 10 or above who is interested in being confirmed next year are now available in both churches.  Confirmation is on June 25th 2017. Please return completed forms to Fr Steven by 23rd October at the latest.

ST PETER’S SCHOOL  –  If your child was born between 1st Sept. 2012 –  31st August  2013, you are now in the process of making a big decision about their primary school.  The school will be hosting information meetings for parents to hear about the school and tour around the site.  You are warmly invited to attend on either  –
Wednesday  30th Nov. 2016   9.30am  –  10.30am
Friday 6th January        2017   9.30am  –  10.30am

Please contact  the School Office (01342 321985) to book a place.

DAY OF REFLECTION   –  All are welcome to a Day of Reflection at Worth Abbey on Saturday 5th November: 8.30am-2.30pm, with speakers Bishop Richard Moth and Brendan Cleary. The day will open with Mass at 9am.  Please see details on the table at the back of Church.

Love-in-a-Box – leaflets are now available in both churches.  Please take one and read carefully.  Please return completed shoeboxes (full of goodies) for children in Moldavia by Sunday 6 November.  Sue Joy is the contact for OLSP. EG 835190 and Enrique Valles for St Bernard’s EG 832568.

ST BERNARD’S SVP  –  will be holding a cake sale in St. Bernard’s hall after the Sunday 9am Mass on 6th November.  The proceeds are for the SVP’s Sudan baby-feeding project.

Fairtrade Quiz  –  Please book now for this event at 7.30pm on Friday 11 November at Imberhorne Upper School. This is a fundraiser for the town’s Fairtrade Group.  Tickets: £8 each or £60 per table of 8. The ticket includes food.  There will be a raffle, music and a Fairtrade stall. Further details from Sue Joy. Tel: EG 835190 or email [email protected]

REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY, 13TH NOVEMBER  –  Following the Service of Remembrance at the Lingfield War Memorial at 10.45am on Sunday, 13th November, Mulled Wine will be served in St Bernard’s Church Hall –  to which all will be invited as usual.

The year of Mercy  – will draw to a close on November 20th. To mark this time and to celebrate 3 years of weekly Adoration at OLSP parish, we will have a special Mass on Friday 18th November at 9am. This will be followed by the usual period of Adoration until 1pm. It would be wonderful if we had many more Adorers on this day as we did during “12 hours for the Lord” in March.  Everyone is welcome.

PARISH CHRISTMAS LUNCH: change of date  –  Please note that the date for the Parish Christmas lunch has been changed from Sunday 4th December to Sunday 11th December.

EG Foodbank  –  requires the following please:  nappies size 4,5 &6, shower, gel, washing up liquid, small and medium sized packs of washing powder, surface cleaner, toilet rolls – 2 pack and 4 packs, and kitchen rolls. Please leave donated items at Jubilee Community Centre in Charlwood Road or bring to Church and leave in the box near the main door.

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.

GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE GROUP –  urgently require medium sized jogging bottoms and Trainers size 9 &10.

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