This week’s Masses
Masses for week commencing 25/26 May 2019
Easter 6
EAST GRINSTEAD – Our Lady & St. Peter
| Sat 6:15 pm | (VIGIL) Thanksgiving in honour of The Sacred Heart | |
| Sun 10:30 am | Hugh Hichland RIP | |
| Mon | NO MASS | |
| Tues | NO MASS | |
| Wed 8:00pm | Patricia Giblin RIP | |
| Thurs 9:30 am | The Parish | |
| Fri 9:00 am Fri 12.00 noon | Adoration. Holy Rosary | |
| Sat 6:15 pm (Vigil) | Phyllis & Peter Flemings 65th Wedding Anniversary | |
| Sun. 10:30am | Val Michael’s good estate |
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
Our Lady & St Peter’s – Refurbishment Project — Temporary Access Through Side Gate
Our contractor may occasionally erect signs directing parishioners and visitors to access the Church via the single gate. This arrangement will mainly apply during the week, for weekday Masses and will enable the contractor to use the double gates for his deliveries.
Now that the Project is underway please take care accessing the Church and observe signs erected by our contractor.
BAPTISM TODAY – 12.30 OLSP Zeyon Veszi Rietz Gawanab.
Cake sale after 10.30am Mass this Sunday– a pupil at St Wilfrid’s School will be selling cakes to raise money for a school building project in Kenya for disadvantaged children. Please support her by coming along to coffee after Mass and buying her cakes. Thank you.
LITURGY OF THE WORD FOR CHILDREN – Today – Easter 5C – Command to Love.
2ND COLLECTION NEXT WEEK – Missionary Endeavour of the Diocese – can be gift-aided using diocesan envelopes. Thank you.
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.
EAST GRINSTEAD CATENIANS – The East Grinstead Circle of the Catenian Association will meet at the Dorset Arms, High Street, East Grinstead on Monday, 20th May at 8.00 p.m. Members are also reminded of the vineyard visit / wine tasting on 23rd June. 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
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.
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.
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.
Urgent Appeal for 2 Cots – needed for mums moving in to rooms at local Life houses. If you have a cot you would like to donate, please contact Les Whittaker on 07502 274450 or EG 315484 – thanks.
engagement with the Diversity & Inclusion agenda – Thurs 23rd May from 8.00-9.30pm. Parishioners are invited to a special evening event at St John’s Felbridge to hear about how Christians can engage more actively in the workplace diversity and inclusion agenda. Joseph Clease, the Diversity and Inclusion Lead for Christians in Government will be holding a talk / training session with Q&A. Joseph has been actively involved in this agenda for the last 2+ years, following the decision to include Faith and Belief more centrally within the scope of Diversity & Inclusion policy and practice in the civil service.
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.
The next Fairtrade Sale – will be after both masses on the weekend 25th/26th May. Any special orders please contact Mike and Tina Causton on 311435 email [email protected] or Chris and Margaret Vasey on 834436 email [email protected].
Petitions on Climate Change – these will be available to sign at the Global Healing event on Friday 24 May and at weekend Masses on 25 and 26th May and during June. Please add your name.
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 this 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.
Climate Change Rally – Wednesday 26 June – CAFOD are inviting parishoners to come along to this important event in London. The march to Parliament will be from 1pm-4pm (Trafalgar Square to Parliament). Further details are available from cafod.org.uk/Campaign/Climate/Climate-lobby. ; There are inter-faith events being held as well. If anyone would like to join a group going please contact Sue Joy, 01342 835190.
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 – needs toilet paper (small packs), washing powder/liquid (small packs), surface cleaner, tinned carrots, tinned peas, tinned sweetcordn, tissues (small packets), tinned pasta (hoops) and cup-a-soup (boxed).
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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