NEWSLETTER 5TH JUNE 2016

Masses this weekend

Sat. 6.15pm Peter Butler RIP
Jean Townsend RIP (20th anniv)
Sun 10.30 Jamie Jackson RIP (anniv)
Mon. 9.30am Holy Souls RIP
Tues. 9.30am Founders & Benefactors (fm)
Wed. 9.30am Amadeo Bozzini RIP
Thurs. 9.30am John & Elizabeth Bourke RIP
Fri. 9.00am Adoration
Sat. 9.30am Ann Wilson RIP

Masses next weekend

Sat. 6.15pm Amadeo Bozzini RIP
Sun. 10:30am Joy Family – Thanksgiving for safe arrival of Isaac David & Amalie Grace

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.

TODAY –  ECUMENICAL CHURCHES TOGETHER
IN EAST GRINSTEAD SERVICE   –  6pm at OLSP.  All welcome.  The Theme:  The Care of Creation.

1ST HOLY COMMUNION PARENTS MEETING  –  7.30pm, Tuesday at OLSP.

FILIPPINO MASS  –  5.30pm Wednesday at OLSP.

1ST HOLY COMMUNION  –  at St. Bernard’s, 9am next Sunday.

BAPTISM  –  next Sunday OLSP – James Peter Sinclair.

PARISH 100 CLUB  – Congratulations to winners in the May 100 Club draw: 1st, £50, no 119, Mr N Castiglione; 2nd, £25, no 32, Mrs P Fitzpatrick; 3rd, £15, no 27, Mrs V Powell.

MISSION TODAY MAGAZINE – Complimentary copies of the Summer edition of Missio’s magazine are available from the church table for Red Box holders and any parishioner who would like to have one.

OUR LADY & ST PETERS LUNCH CLUB  – On Wednesday 15th June we meet for an Afternoon Tea in the Parish Centre at 2pm.  Liam and a group of children from St Peter’s School will come to sing for us at 2.15pm.  We look forward to hearing the children again.  Please ring Ivy 323240 or Jean 311295 if you are unable to come.

EAST GRINSTEAD AND WORTH ABBEY CHRISTIAN  MEDITATION GROUPS  – In East Grinstead, we meet in the Parish Centre/Church Hall of Our Lady and St Peter’s Church, each Monday 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm.  At Worth Abbey, meetings are held in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in the Abbey Church on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, from 8.00pm- 8.45pm, followed by Compline at 9 pm, for those who wish to stay.  Further details of dates are at the back of the church.  For more information, please contact Gabrielle Joyce for East Grinstead 01342 326118, Caterina Brown for Worth Abbey 01243 554001.

“CRAWLEY SVP – are delighted to announce that a St. Vincents Community Shop is soon to open in Broadfield.  We hope that this venture will benefit parishioners in Crawley and our Deanery parishes.  The shop is expected to open in June.  Lots of donations of clothes, furniture etc. and volunteers are needed and will be gratefully received.  For further information you can call us on our SVP mobile: 07500 484058.  East Grinstead SVP contact is:  Peter Wells 07851 938727 and Lingfield SVP contact is Austin Bowers 07803 900125.”  Thank you.

PARISH LUNCHES  –  The Parish Lunches have been taking place over the past 10 years and have numbered approximately 35 with between 70  –  95 parishioners attending each one.  They have been very successful and have brought together people from all areas of the parish.  However the present team are not getting any younger and although we have some new younger members on the team, we are looking for more new faces who would be willing to take over from the present team in due course.  If you feel you would like to help in the preparation and serving of these lunches or would like more information on what is involved, please contact Geraldine Rider (835110/832283).  Many thanks.

PARISH MAGAZINE  – We are planning to have an issue of the Magazine before the school holidays – that is, early July – so we will need contributions by the end of June. News from parish organizations, societies, clubs, etc., articles related in some way to the history of our parish or to the church in general, descriptions of pilgrimages, etc., as well as other contributions, poems, etc. are all very welcome.   Also, please be sure to let me know if any of the entries for Parish Organizations on the inside back cover need to be changed (names, telephone numbers, times or places of meetings). If a group has a presence online (webpage, Facebook, twitter…), then you may wish to give a link to that there as well.   Submissions can be emailed to me at [email protected]   Alternatively, contributions can be addressed to Klara King and left on the table at the back of the church.

3RD ANNIVERSARY FEAST FOR 2 LOCAL CHARITIES  –  You are welcome to come and join in the celebrations for    East Grinstead Foodbank and East Grinstead Street Pastors
Taking place on Monday 27th June at TARANA, LINGFIELD  6.30pm for 7pm start.
INDIAN AND THAI CUISINE –  £16 per person.  £8 will go towards the 2 Charities.
To book your place please phone 01342 832222.

SLEEP OUT – The Street Collection and 26th annual Sleep Out to raise money for local homeless charities will be overnight on Saturday 25 June in aid of Crawley Open House, The Easter Team and Worthing Churches Homeless Project.  Anyone wishing to take part please contact Sue Joy EG 835190.  From this weekend we ask for your generous sponsorship – please see Patrick Kiley at 6.15pm Mass, Enrique Valles at 9am Mass and Liam Cherry/Nick Castiglione at 10.30am Mass. Thank you.

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

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