Newsletter 1st / 2nd October 2016

newsletter-2-october-2016

Masses this weekend

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.

2^ND COLLECTION THIS WEEK  –  a one-off  2^nd Collection for work on the National Marian Shrine at Walsingham.  Envelopes available to gift-aid.  Thank you.

FUNERAL SERVICE   –  Thursday 12.30 OLSP.  Maureen Bushe-Caryesford RIP.

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

Tue 4^th Oct   –  The Ghurka  –  East Grinstead                          A Taste of the Himalayas  –  01342 311779

Mon 10^th Oct  –  Konak Restaurant  –  Lingfield                         Mediterranean Food  –  01342 457249

Mon 17^th Oct  –  La Farola  –  East Grinstead                            Spanish Food  –  01342 322399

Mon 24^th Oct  –  Paglia E Fieno  –  East Grinstead                    Italian Food  –  01342 328713

Mon 31^st 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

CAFOD HARVEST FAST DAY COLLECTION  –  next week – 2^nd Collection.

HARVEST SUNDAY  –  Next weekend we will be celebrating Harvest Sunday at  Masses. You are always very generous with your donations to Crawley Open House and the Food Bank and thank you for that. Gifts of food will be gratefully accepted and should be placed straight onto the altar. Later on Sunday they will be distributed to the charities.

CAFOD Harvest Fast Day – Friday 7 October  – This Harvest Day we are invited to join 32 year old Nicanora, from Bolivia, on her journey from poverty to abundance.  We can stand alongside Nicanora as she learns new skills and receives materials and seeds that will enable her to grow enough food to feed her family.  Please give generously in the special Fast Day envelopes that will be provided for the second Collection at all Masses the weekend of 8/9 October.

“ADORATION ON FRIDAYS – As of Friday October 7th we will return to the usual four hours of Adoration from 9am till 1pm. We would welcome more parishioners willing to commit to one hour on Fridays, so if you are able to do so please contact Seana, Chris or Margaret.

Greening East Grinstead – Saturday 8 October from 11am-12.30pm at St Mary’s Church Hall Windmill Lane.  A Christian Aid inspired event to encourage us to take an interest in our local environment as well think as think about matters such as climate change and other environmental issues. Plants for sale, refreshments and activities for children. St Mary’s is an Eco-Church.

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 1^st Sept. 2012 –  31^st 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  30^th Nov. 2016   9.30am –  10.30am
Friday 6^th January        2017  9.30am  –  10.30am

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

Oct 2016 – sponsored walk  –  A group of us are attempting a 100km walk in Tuscany this autumn to raise funds for a wonderful charity called Aiaba.

http://www.aiaba.itEnglish version and to donate:   https://www.retedeldono.it/en/search/AIABA Aiaba is a special school in Florence for children with autism.  Their future aim is to provide long term residential care for the young people as they grow up to become adults and still need support.    This is going to be a major task to finance.  We  would very much like to raise funds for this worthy cause.    Indira (Graffius) and Piero’s middle boy is 21 now and he has been all the way through Aiaba and he now needs the school more than ever – especially the residential facility yet to exist.   Indira and Piero live near to a wonderful Pilgrims’ walk in Tuscany called the Via Francigena (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Via_Francigena) which is split into daily sections.    We are booked into accommodation along the route for 4 days (17th – 20th Oct).   We aim to walk from San Miniato to Siena – approx 100km.

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 7.45-8.45 pm.  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.

Trust Fund – Three local charities acting together are offering Supermarket vouchers to eligible people over the £65 who require assistance.  Forms are available attached to a poster on the Community noticeboard.  Please complete and return by Friday 21 October to EG Town Council.

Love in a box – please keep shoeboxes with detachable lids for this year’s scheme organised by Mustard Seed  www.msrm.org.uk   Leaflets will be available in mid October – boxes back by Sunday 6 November to allow for checking, collection and transport across Europe.

Fairtrade East Grinstead fundraiser Quiz  – date for the diary: 7.30pm Friday 11 November at Imberhorne School. Details to follow.

EG Foodbank  –  requires the following please: boxes of tissues, tins of rice pudding, jars of jam and marmite, cartons of long life milk, surface cleaner, tinned carrots, tinned tomatoes, tinned fruit, tinned meat, washing powder, sugar, cartons of fruit juice and nappies.  Please drop off 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 – needs men’s shoes, trainers, jeans and sweatshirts jogging trousers (medium and large sizes please) as well as toiletries.