Newsletter 23/24 September

NEWSLETTER 24TH SEPTEMBER 2017

Masses this week

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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 09:00-1:00pm. 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. Pleas e consider it.

GIFT AID OFFERINGS/DONATIONS – can be taken out at any time throughout the year. It is a valuable source of additional income for the parish with no extra cost to the parishioners.

2^ND COLLECTION TODAY  –  Home Mission – can be gift aided using the charity’s own envelopes.  Thank you.

Fairtrade Sale  –  will be after both masses this weekend 16^th/17^th September. We will have copies of the new

catalogue available. Any special orders please ring Mike and Tina on 311435 or email [email protected], or Chris and Margaret Vasey on 834436 or email [email protected].

“SVP  –  This month there will be a second collection for the work of the SVP shared between St. Bernard’s and Our

Lady and St. Peter’s Conferences.  Thank you all sincerely, in anticipation, for your support in helping us to carry out

our work across the parish, addressing those in need both here and abroad.

EAST GRINSTEAD CATENIANS  –  The East Grinstead Circle of the Catenian Association will meet at the Dorset Arms, High Street, East Grinstead on Monday, 18th September at 8.00 p.m. Members are also reminded of the Thai Meal to be held after the Catenians Mass for Vocations on Saturday 30th September.  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

2^ND COLLECTION NEXT SUNDAY   –  St. Vincent de Paul Society –  can be gift-aided using the charity’s own envelopes.

CREAM TEA  –  In aid of MacMillan Cancer Care.  Sunday 1^st October 2.30 – 5pm – at 2 Garth Court, 20 Mount Pleasant Rd, Lingfield.

CARDINAL CORMAC MURPHY – O’CONNOR RIP  –  to celebrate his life, to remember him and to pray for him there will be a Diocesan Mass at 3pm, Sunday 1^st of October at Arundel Cathedral.  All are welcome to attend.

INVITATION  –  Each Friday morning there is Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament – Exposition – at OL&StP between 09:00 and 12 midday. If your time permits, why not pay a visit for as long or short as suits you. No commitment, no signing-in, just a quiet period before the Blessed Sacrament. Come, let us adore Him.

OUR LADY & ST PETERS LUNCH CLUB  –  meet on Wednesday 20th September.  Fr Steven will say a Healing Mass at 11.30 am followed by Lunch at 12.30. Please ring Ivy (323240) Jean (311295) or your Driver if you are unable to come.

FIRST HOLY COMMUNION AND RECONCILIATION 2018  –  If you have a child in Year 4 primary school year or older and would like to enrol them in our next programme, please take an Application Form at the back of your church and complete.

Please hand your form to Fr Steven Purnell, East,Grinstead Deacon Ted Rider, Lingfield or the school office at St. Peter’s Catholic Primary School, East Grinstead. The first parents’ meeting without the children will be held on Wednesday 20th September at 8pm in the church hall East Grinstead.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUPS –In East Grinstead we meet each Thursday from 7.30-8.30 pm, in the Parish Centre/Church Hall at Our Lady and St Peter. At Worth Abbey we meet every 2^nd and 4^th Wednesday of the month, from 7.45-8.45 pm, in the Chapel of The Blessed Sacrament, in the Abbey Church. For those who wish to stay, Compline starts at 9.00 pm in the Abbey Church. Visitors and new members are always welcome at both venues. If you would like any more information, please contact Gabrielle Joyce, on 01342 326118.

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

Love in a Box  –  both churches and St Peter’s School will be participating in this annual scheme which aims to help children in Eastern Europe.  Leaflets will be available in October but in the meantime please save any shoeboxes with

detachable lids for the scheme.  Thank you.

CAFOD Family Fast Day – Friday 6 October with the theme “We plant the seeds that one day will grow.” Envelopes will be available for your donations the w/e of 7/8 October.

Harvest w/e – will also be 7/8 October so please bring extra tins or packets of food, toiletries along and place on the altar and these will be given to Crawley Open House.  Their stocks need to be built up for the winter months for the homeless and disadvantaged. Thank you.

AUTUMN CHARITY FEAST 2017 –  A CHARITY FEAST IS TAKING PLACE OVER 4 NIGHTS

Mon 2^nd October  –  La Farola  –  East Grinstead – Spanish Food  –  01342 322399

Mon 9^th October  – Ghurkha@ the Woodcock Inn – Felbridge – A taste of the Himalayas    –  01342 325325

Mon 16^th October  –  Paglia e Fieno –  East Grinstead – Italian Food –  01324 328713

Mon 23^rd October  –  Tarana  –  Lingfield – Indian & Thai Food –  01342 832222

Please Book Early to Reserve Your Place

Please arrive at La Farola 7pm for 7.30pm start

Please arrive 6.30pm for 7pm start for other restaurants

ALL MEALS £16 PER HEAD, OF WHICH £8.00

WILL GO TOWARDS THE FOLLOWING 5 CHARITIES

Crawley Open House   I   The East Grinstead Foodbank

Crawley Prison Fellowship

Age UK East Grinstead & District

East Grinstead & District Mental Health Association

With special thanks to

Charcoal Grill I Glanfield Food & Wine, Redmond & Associates  I  HDL Lingfield and also all the businesses and shops that have kindly donated raffle prizes

EG Foodbank – requires tinned ham, tinned custard, tubs of sweets, tinned rice pudding, tinned vegetables, packets of biscuits, small cereal packs, tinned meatballs, tinned tuna, tinned tomatoes, small jars of coffee and sponge puddings. Bring to church or take straight to Jubilee Community Centre, or Sainsbury’s, Waitrose or Barclays Bank.  Thank you.

CRAWLEY OPEN HOUSE – welcomes 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 – desperately needs medium sized trousers and trainers size 9 & 10.

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Arundel and Brighton Diocese is a Registered Charity No.25287 and Fairtrade Diocese