Newsletter 18th/19th February 2017

Masses this week

Masses next weekend

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 09:00-1:00pm. 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.

PARISH LENT PROJECT –  as has become the tradition, this is to raise money for the sick and frail to go to Lourdes on The Diocesan Pilgrimage, alongside helping our young people to go as Helpers.  Boxes will be available at the back of church.

FILIPPINO MASS – Wednesday 5.30pm at OLSP.

NO ADORATION – this Friday, as in the notices.

RECENT SECOND COLLECTIONS  – Thank you for your generosity in recent second collections:

SPUC White Flower Appeal, £684; Lourdes Pilgrimage Fund, £730; Catholic Association for Racial Justice, £444.

SAINSBURY’S ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS –  are now “active” again.  Any vouchers brought to church will be gratefully accepted and passed to St Peter’s School.

Explanation – If your loved one/ones died 25 years ago they will no longer be acknowledged in the Bidding Prayers.  Their name/ names do appear in the book of remembrance situated beside the statue of St Joseph.

Vacancy in Dormansland  –  Small friendly family run workshop manufacturing fitted baby sheets requires extra help, part or full time depending on availability.  Training given and no previous experience required.  Hours negotiable.  Please phone Bernard on 01342 832689  during working hours or see Bernard or Lisa de Quay.   Evening phone; 01342 870975

EAST GRINSTEAD CATENIANS  – The East Grinstead Circle of the Catenian Association will meet at the Dorset   Arms, High Street, East Grinstead on Monday, 20th February at 8.00 p.m.  Members are also  reminded that there are still spaces available to help retain the Provincial Quiz shield in Crawley on Friday 24th. The Catenian Association is an international brotherhood of practising Catholic laymen who meet socially, at least once a month. To find out more on the Catenian Association  please call Bill Blackledge on  01342 317599  or visit  http://www.egcats.co.uk

FAIRTRADE BIG BREW  – We will be hosting a Fairtrade coffee/tea morning/afternoon on Wednesday  22nd February; morning 10-12am  or  afternoon 2- 4pm  at 5 Stream Park.  Please come along.  Mike and    Tina.  Telephone  311435 if you have transport problems.

CHURCHES Together in EG AGM and pancakes – 7pm Shrove Tuesday 28 February at St Swithun’s church with a guest speaker from Tearfund and Fairtrade stall.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUPS – EAST GRINSTEAD AND WORTH ABBEY –  In East Grinstead our weekly meetings are held each Thursday from 7.30-8.30pm in the Parish Centre (WEATHER PERMITTING).  In Worth Abbey, meetings are held on the 2^nd and 4^th Wednesday of each month from 7.45 until 8.45 in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament.  For further details of dates, please see leaflet at back of church.  For more information please contact Gabrielle Joyce on 01342 326118.

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER –  Friday 3 March “Am I being Unfair to you?”  The service has been prepared by the Women of the Philippines and appropriately Our Lady and St. Peter’s will be hosting it at 10.30am and 8pm.  Everyone  welcome.  Refreshments after each service.

MUSICAL CONCERT –  at Worth Abbey on Sunday March 5th at 7.30pm. Works include Haydn’s St Nicholas Mass performed by the Choral Society.  More information to follow.

SUNDAY, 12^TH MARCH – PARISH SPRING LUNCH – at St. Bernard’s Church Hall, gathering from 12.30pm for lunch at 1.00pm.  All arrangements will be as for the previous lunches: soft drinks will be provided but please bring your own alcoholic drinks; pre-booking is not required – just come along if you wish; there is no charge but there will be a voluntary donations basket.  Everyone is welcome – from all corners of the parish.

ARUNDEL & BRIGHTON DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES –  27^th July to 4^th August 2017 – online applications will be open soon – check the Pilgrimage website for details   www.ablourdes.org  Pilgrims requiring any level of medical, nursing or carer assistance, or those without access to the internet, should contact the Pilgrimage Office direct for a paper application form on 01403 740110.

EG Foodbank –  requiries donations of the following Long life milk (green) 1 litre cartons, shampoo and conditioner (both male and female), both male and female tissues –  small (packets and boxes), small packs of toilet rolls (2 and 4 Packs), pasta sauce, tinned meat – hotdogs and meatballs, tinned carrots and tinned peas.  Please leave at church or take to Jubilee Community Centre in Charlwood Road.

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, sponge puddings, 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 –  desparately needs medium sized trousers and trainers size 9 & 10.