Newsletter 13/14th October

NEWSLETTER 14TH OCTOBER 2018

Masses this week

Masses next weekend

Lingfield Mass Centre – St. Bernard’s

Reconciliation (Confession)

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 09:00-12:00pm.  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 or the parish with no extra cost to the parishioner

TODAY  –  First Holy Communion – Children are enrolled.

SPECIAL COLLECTIONS – Thank you for your generosity to recent special collections:  The Crisis in Kerala, £1,598; Catholic Education Service, £525; Home Mission Sunday, £450; SVP, £708; CAFOD Harvest Fast Day, £1,328  –  and these figures are exclusive of Gift Aid declarations where appropriate.

THANK YOU  –  for all harvest donations for COH and EG Foodbank, and for CAFOD Family Fast Day.

2^ND COLLECTION  –  next week:  Missio  (APF).

MASS OF THE ANOINTING OF THE SICK  –  Wednesday 11.30am OLSP.

VALERIE POWELL RIP  –  Val’s funeral will be a requiem Mass at OLSP on Tuesday 30^th October.  Time to be confirmed.

ANDREW O’BRIEN RIP  –  Andy’s funeral will be on Friday 16^th November, 12 noon at St. Andrews’, Tenteden, Kent.  He will be buried there close to his Father.  All are invited – and to The Woolpach, Tenteden High Street for a celebration afterwards.

Fairtrade Sale – will be after both masses this weekend of 13/14^thOctober. Any special orders please contact  Mike and Tina Causton on 311435 email [email protected] or Chris and Margaret Vasey on 834436 email [email protected].

Peace Vigil for Peace – today Sunday 14 October at Moat church at 3pm – please support. Ecumenical Peace

Service at Chichester Cathedral at 3.30pm on Remembrance Sunday 11 November. Coach leaving EG at 1pm. Contact Cost £10. Sue Joy for further details. Tel: 835190. Email: [email protected]

Charity meal at the Tarana in Lingfield – on the 15th Oct in aid of the riding for the disabled.  £20 per person. Half goes to the charity. 7:00pm for 7:30pm.  Please phone 01342 832222 to book a table quoting RDA fundraiser booking.

EAST GRINSTEAD CATENIANS –  The East Grinstead Circle of the Catenian Association will meet at the Dorset Arms, High Street, East Grinstead on Monday, 15th October at 8.00 p.m.  Members are also reminded about the Provincial darts competition on 26th October and the pub meal and bonfire at Lindfield on 5th November. The Catenian Association is a Catholic faith-based friendship group for men who meet socially and support each other through fellowship, faith, family, fun and fundraising.To find out more on the Catenian Association, please call Paul Barrett on 01342 870058 or visit http://www.egcats.co.uk

OUR LADY & ST PETERS LUNCH CLUB – will meet on Wednesday 17th October. Fr Steven will say a Healing Mass at 11.30am followed with Lunch at 12.30pm. Please ring Ivy (323240) Jean (311295) or your Driver if you are unable to attend.

Love in a Box –  leaflets for our annual scheme of filling a box with goodies to send to Moldova are available now at both churches.  PLEASE read the instructions on the leaflet and include a hat, scarf and gloves as Moldova is very cold in the winter.  Further details from Sue Joy, OLSP. EG 832568 or Enrique Valles, St Bernard’s. EG 832568. Boxes back please by Sunday 11 November.  Thank you.

PARISH 100 CLUB – Congratulations to winners in the September draw: 1st, £50, no 35, Miss Wade; 2nd, £25, no 60, Mr Mangan; 3rd, £15, no 5, Mr Pentney.  We currently have three memberships available…better odds than Lotto! Just speak to Chris (327002).

SUNDAY REFRESHMENTS – Whichever Sunday Mass you attend, why not pop into the hall for a few minutes afterwards for a sociable cup of tea, coffee or a soft drink  (nice snacks, too!).  Everybody will be welcomed by our hosts/hostesses of the day.

OL&StP CHURCH/PC  KEYS  – We are keen to draw-in unused keys (eg, possibly generated by changes in Ministries or the closure of the cleaning rota). They will be welcomed if just returned to the sacristy.  Thank you.

WORTH ABBEY: THE OPEN CLOISTER – Coming up this October:

26^th – 28^th October – Teenagers’ Retreat in collaboration with the Wellspring Community, Brighton £84 per person.

NOVEMBER  –  The month when we remember in particular The Dead – of wars, of our families and friends.  Envelopes are at the back for names etc for Masses.

CONFIRMATION 2019 – Monday 8th October 8pm OLSP Hall Meeting for both the young people and their parents who are enrolling on the Confirmation preparation programme this  year. Completed application forms should be returned to Fr Steven as soon as possible. Young people wishing to be confirmed should be in Year 10 or above.

ABORTION BILL  –  The Society for the Protection of Unborn Children has produced postcards so that you can send a message to your MP urging him/her to vote against a dangerous abortion bill which is coming up in the House of Commons on Tuesday 23 October 2018. The bill seeks to decriminalise abortion which would remove any effective legal protection for unborn babies and their mothers in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Postcards are available at back of church.

SHOPPING AT WAITROSE  –  Please can all parishioners shopping at Waitrose put their green tokens in the box for the “East Grinstead team cooking lunches for the Homeless at the Friary in Crawley”.  We are on a rota and funds are getting low.  Many thanks for your support.

Parenting Children Course – a series of 5 sessions designed to help any parent or carer of children up to 10 years old. This relaxed course is presented by DVD and is widely used in different places across the country.  Each session includes: DVD teaching material and an opportunity for discussion.  Begins Saturday 3rd November 10–12noon (followed by lunch), plus supervised children’s activity (with DBS-checked leaders trained in Safeguarding procedures). Venue: St John’s Church, Felbridge. £15/person or £25/couple for the whole course. Contact the Church Office to book your place.  [email protected]   tel 01342 314027 Tuesday, Thursday, Friday 8:30am – 12:30pm.

LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN – Thanks! Thanks! to those who came to the meeting on Saturday.  From 4^th November there will be Liturgy of the Word for children every week at OLSP – except for the 2^nd Sundays of the month. This will be for children of primary school age who will gather in the church to be led out into the Hall.  Many thanks, again, to those who have helped resurrect this ministry to children.

needed  –  The Hope Church, are working with the Dept of Work and Pensions, EG Foodbank and others to start a much needed Job Club for residents in East Grinstead and the surrounding villages, but help is needed.  If you feel that you could work alongside someone, fundamentally seeking work, but also needing some compassion and encouragement, or can help with basic computer skills, writing CVs, applying for jobs, preparing for interviews then please come along to a meeting at 10.30 am on Saturday 27 October at the Jubilee Community Centre.  Training will be given. Or are you more geared towards administration and could help us network with local businesses, get policies and procedures in place? Please RSVP to Julia Harris at [email protected]

AGE UK EAST GRINSTEAD & DISTRICT  –  Charity Quiz Night at Gurkha @The Woodcock Inn Felbridge.  Monday 19^th November 2018.  6.30pm for a 7pm start.  Quiz and 2 course Nepalese meal & free raffle ticket to win a bottle of champagne.  Tables of 8/ £22 per head.  £12 goes to the charity. To book your places please contact one of the following numbers:

1.  Lana from Age UK EG & District on 01342 327046 or email on [email protected] or
2.  telephone Gurkha @ at The Woodcock Inn, Felbridge on 01342 325325.

THE BIG ENCOUNTER 2018 – FESTIVAL FOR 16-35s, NOV 10^th  – Our annual festival for 16-35 year olds is happening at Worth Abbey (Performing Arts Centre) on Saturday November 10th at 6.30pm. It’s open to anybody in that age group, and we’ve got an amazing line-up. The Youth 2000 Worship Band will be leading the music, and Bryony Wells will be our keynote speaker. Bishop Richard will also be with us. This is the second annual BIG ENCOUNTER, and we’re expecting a few hundred people, so spread the word. Entry is free, and you don’t need to book. For more info: [email protected]

EG Foodbank – require the following items which can be brought to church or left at the Jubilee Centre in Charlwoods Road:   items to pasta sauce, tinned soup, tinned fruit, rice pudding, tinned custard, tinned ham, hot dogs, dried pasta 550g, meatballs, tinned fish (tuna), chopped tomatoes, jam, tinned pasta e.g. spaghetti hoops), coffee small jars, shower gel.

CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE – welcomes sleeping bags, blankets, and flasks to give to homeless people who turn up at the door when the Centre is full.  In addition tinned and packet food is welcome as well as coffee, tea and sugar.  Please leave donated items at the back of church at OLSP and St. Bernard’s.  Larger items, including duvets and clothes also be donated at both churches, or taken directly to COH at Three Bridges.  Tel: 01293 447702. Alternatively, if you prefer, please leave a cash donation in the basket and the SVP will purchase items on your behalf.

GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE GROUP – desperately needs medium sized trousers and trainers size 9 & 10.

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