This week’s Masses
Masses for week commencing 18/19 May 2019
Easter 5
EAST GRINSTEAD – Our Lady & St. Peter
| Sat 6:15 pm | (Vigil) Deceased members of The Byrne & Hickland Families RIP | |
| Sun 10:30 am | Julie Edwards RIP | |
| Mon 9:30 am | Holy Souls RIP | |
| Tues 9.30 am | K. J. Thomas RIP (anniv) | |
| Wed | NO MASS | |
| Thurs 9:30 am | Muriel Cheesman RIP | |
| Fri 9:00 am 12.00 noon | Adoration. Holy Rosary | |
| Sat 6:15 pm | (VIGIL) Thanksgiving in honour of The Sacred Heart | |
| Sun. 10:30am | Hugh Hichland RIP |
Lingfield Mass Centre – St. Bernard’s
| Sun 9.00am |
Reconciliation (Confession)
| East Grinstead: | Saturday 10am – 10.30am, 5:30pm – 6pm |
| Lingfield: | Sunday 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 09:00-12:00pm. 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
BAPTISM TODAY – 12.30 OLSP Zeyon Veszi Rietz Gawanab.
2ND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK – Missionary Endeavour of the Diocese – can be gift-aided using diocesan envelopes. Thank you.
“Christian Aid Week Charity Collection Sun 12th to Sat 18th May. Volunteers needed please, to deliver envelopes to houses in the Garden Wood Rd area of East Grinstead and to collect peoples’ donations in them later in that week. Lots of the roads have under 20 houses to call at. Please let Mike Hope know if you can help, 01342 322560.”
YOU ARE INVITED TO A CHARITY FUNDRAISING DINNER – in aid of THE HOSPICES OF HOPE – on Monday 20th May at 7pm at The Woodcock Inn, Woodcock Hill, Felbridge, East Grinstead, West Sussex, RH19 2RE. Tickets cost £20 and include appetiser, starter & main course with a donation of £10 to the Hospices of Hope. To book your table please call the restaurant on Woodcock Hill (01342) 325325/459672 NOW.
FIAT PANDA FOR SALE – great 2nd car/run around/student or first car. Offers – see Fr. Steven.
PARISH 100 CLUB – Congratulations to 1ST, 2ND, 3rd winners in the April draw: Mr McTighe £50; Mrs Bozzini £25; Mr Berry £15.
Lourdes Yellow Boxes – please return these filled boxes as soon as possible. All donations will go to the Parish Lourdes Fund to send sick and disabled pilgrims to Lourdes and also for Redshirts and Helpers that need some assistance with costs. Thank you for your generosity.
PARISH SUMMER SOCIAL 16th JUNE – If you didn’t receive a written communication handout after Masses at OL&StP, please contact Chris on 327002 or e-mail [email protected] (note underscore between cjp and mrp) and one will be forwarded to you. If needed, extra plain labels are available from the newsletter table.
ROSARY LEAFLET – Accompanying this weekend’s newsletter you should find a leaflet entitled ‘Pray the Rosary’. This provides a summary of what the Rosary means, how to say it and the various prayers which form part of it’. This is the third of a series of leaflets provided by the Sussex Catenians under the theme ‘Actively Catholic’, and follows items featuring Lent and Easter. A leaflet on Christmas will follow later in the year. 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 in East Grinstead. please call Paul Barrett on 01342 870058 or visit http://www.egcats.co.uk
Global Healing Event – on Friday 24 May from 7-9pm at St Bernard’s Church hall, Vicarage Lane, Lingfield. An ecumenical evening on care for creation, using the recently released “Global Healing” film to explore how our faith helps us care for our common home. The evening will include pizza, the film, and a discussion. We will be thinking about Pope Francis’s challenge to us in his encyclical ‘Laudato Si,’ and looking for ways we could respond in our churches! We will finish by 9pm. All welcome. Contact John Paul [email protected] for more information.
Christian Aid Quiz – 6pm on Saturday 25 May at Moat Church. Teams of 6. £10 including fish and chip supper. Bookings to Mike West. Tel: 07981 281953 or [email protected]
FAMILY QUIZ FOR THE CHURCH REFURBISHMENT PROJECT – To raise money to help towards the refurbishment of Our Lady & St Peter, the East Grinstead Catenians are organising a Family Quiz on Saturday 8th June at St. Peter’s School, Crossways Avenue, at 7 for 7.30. Cost £10 per head to include a fish and chip supper. Cash bar available. Teams of up to 6. Tickets will be available after masses from next weekend or by calling John Donohue on 01342 326552.
Cake & Plant Sale at OLSP – 8/9 June (Pentecost) Advance notice of sale organized by the Gospel of Life Group – with all proceeds going to Cavendish House, supported accommodation – Lingfield. As ever, we are most grateful for donations of cakes and plants for sale from parishioners. More details nearer the date but if you have any queries or suggestions please call or text Les Whittaker on 315484 or 07502 274450.
Justice and Peace Group – please note the date for this year’s Sleep Out will be overnight on Saturday 29 June. Money raised will go to Crawley Open House, Turning Tides and The Easter Team. If anyone would like to Sleep Out or help with the street collection on the morning of the 29th please contact Sue Joy. 01342 835190. Sponsorship sign up forms will be available at the beginning of June.
EG Foodbank – items required are biscuits, shampoo, cereal (small packets 500g), hand soap, rice 500g, razors (small packets), shaving foam, jam, tinned fruit, rice pudding, pasta sauce (jars) tinned peas and carrots.
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. Thank you for all your generous donations throughout the year.
GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE GROUP – desperately needs medium sized trousers and trainers size 9&10.
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