Masses for weekend 24/25 October 2015
East Grinstead Mass Centre-Our Lady & St. Peter
Sat. 6.15pm Our Parish
Sun. 10:30am Vocations: E.G. Catenians
Mon. 9:30am Nora & Patrick Higgins RIP
Perry Cotter RIP
Tues. 11:00am Requiem Mass: John Bourke RIP
Wed. 9:30am Thanksgiving – The Pimenta Family
Thurs. 9:30am Our Sick
Fri. 9:00am Adoration
Sat. 9:30am 1st Holy Communion Children,
Parents & Catechists
Masses next weekend 31/1st November 2015
Sat. 6:15pm Those caught up in addictions
Sun. 10:30am Founders & Benefactors (fm)
Pat O’Connor RIP
Lingfield Mass Centre – St. Bernard’s
Sun. 9:00am
Reconciliation (Confession)
East Grinstead:
Saturdays – 10:00am – 10:30am
5:30pm – 6:00pm
Lingfield:
Sunday – 8:15am – 8:45am
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMME APPLICATION FORMS – Our parish programme for First Forgiveness and First Holy Communion will be starting in early November. We invite all children in Year 4 primary school and older to apply. Forms will be available at the back of St. Bernard and Our Lady and St Peter churches. Please fill in and return to Fr Steven Purnell or Deacon Ted Rider.
Confirmation 2016 – Invitations for young people currently in Year 10 or above, to join the preparation programme for Confirmation in 2016, will shortly be available. The date for Confirmation next year is 22nd May 2016.
CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUP – We meet each Thursday in the Parish Centre from 4.30-5.30 pm term time. Visitors and new members are always welcome. If you would like more information, please contact Gabrielle Joyce on 326118.
“SVP – Thanks to you all, last year our “Cash4Coins” campaign raised £170, from 13 kilos of old money, foreign coins and old bank notes. We are now repeating this, and so far we have collected 4 kilos. Please leave any unwanted coins in the sacristy, (in a bag of course) or see me at the 6.15pm Mass on Saturdays. A huge thank you for the result of second collection for the SVP at OL&StP and Lingfield, and we equitably received over £300 for each conference. Peter Wells, President.
“St. Peter’s is a GOOD school where the behaviour of pupils is OUTSTANDING “ Ofsted, June 2015
If your child was born between 1st September 2011 and 31st August 2012
you are now in the process of making a big decision about their primary school.
The school shall be hosting information meetings for parents to hear about the school and to tour the site. You are warmly invited to attend a meeting on either:
Thursday 22nd October 2015, 9:30am – 10:30am. or
Friday 27th November 2015, 9:30am – 10:30am. or
Thursday 7th January 2016, 1:30pm – 2:30pm.
Please contact the school office to book a place. 01342 321985
Charity Feast Oct 2015 events – supporting Crawley Open House, EG Street Pastors, Crawley Prison Fellowship and AGE UK East Grinstead, with thanks to support from Barclays Bank who will match first £1000 made. On Tues 20th Oct EG Charcoal Grill 01342 410305 and Glanfield Food and Wine 01342 325666 will give donation of takings for day’. Mon 26th Oct Tarana Lingfield – Indian and Thai Food – 01342 832222 (175 places). Cost £16 per head with £8 going to the charities. PLEASE BOOK EARLY TO RESERVE YOUR PLACES. Info from Nick Castiglione on 01342 410100.
OUR LADY & ST PETERS LUNCH CLUB – will meet on Wednesday 21st October at 12.15pm. Please ring Jean (311295) Ivy (323240) or your driver if you are unable to come.
EAST GRINSTEAD CATENIANS – The East Grinstead Circle of the Catenian Association will meet on Wednesday, 21st October at Rowfant House, Rowfant at 8.00 p.m. At their September meeting the 2014/15 President of the EG Catenian Circle, Phil Pentney, was delighted to present a cheque for £950 to Maxine Smeaton, Chief Executive of the Blond McIndoe Research Foundation based at Queen Victoria Hospital. The charity had been chosen by Phil as his ‘President’s Charity’ for his year in office and funds had been raised primarily by way of raffles at each monthly meeting and at other more formal functions. The Catenian Association is is an international brotherhood of practising Catholic laymen who meet socially, at least once a month.To find out more please call Bill Blackledge on 01342 317599 or visit http://www.egcats.co.uk
CAFOD Harvest Collection thanks – Thank you for your support and solidarity. You have helped to ensure that more people across the world will be able to grow enough food to support themselves, even during the most extreme droughts. Additionally, your donations this Fast Day are being used to fund our partners work in Europe and the Middle East to support those affected by the refugee crisis.
Parish Magazine – this year, the aim is to have an issue of the Magazine before Christmas – ideally by the beginning of Advent – so we will need contributions by early November. As the last issue was at Easter, it would be good to catch up with everything that has happened since then (First Holy Communion, Confirmation, the school, fetes, outings etc.), as well as plans for the winter and for Christmas, along with any other news from parish organizations, societies, clubs, etc. Other contributions, poems, etc. are all very welcome. Submissions should ideally be emailed to me at [email protected] Alternatively, they can be left at the back of the church, addressed to Klara King.
Global Mid Sussex – from 2pm-5pm on Saturday 24 October at the Jubilee Community Centre. A free event to celebrate cultural diversity with foodtasting from around the world.
“The next Traidcraft sale – will be the weekend 24th/25th October after both masses. Any special orders to Mike and Tina Causton on 311435 or [email protected] or Chris & Margaret Vasey on 834436 or [email protected]. ”
SUNDAY 25TH OCTOBER 3.00 P.M. ST BERNARD’S, LINGFIELD – Concert of Irish Music with musicians and singers. Musical Director – Liam Bauress including Traditional Cream Tea with finger sandwiches, cakes and scones etc. All proceeds to Friends of the Holy Land.
INTERNSHIP : dabcec – The Pastoral Team at DABCEC is now able to offer an internship for a maximum period of one year. This short-term post will involve working with the advisers on different initiatives and will include a range of duties and administrative work. This opportunity is appropriate to those with an interest in pastoral work within the Church or who wish to develop and evidence work-place skills, and, who may be waiting for places at university or longer-term work opportunities. This Internship scheme builds on two recent successful experiences and is designed both to assist the Pastoral Team in its work but also to ensure that participants receive a valuable and rewarding experience, with benefits for their personal and professional development. For further details of terms, conditions and remuneration, please contact Deacon Andrew Bayes, Pastoral Team Coordinator, at Dabcec, by telephone 01293 651150 or via email: [email protected].
Love in a Box – leaflets are now available at both churches with regard to this annual scheme. Please take one and read the instructions carefully. Children at St Peter’s School will be notified separately. Boxes prepared by Parishioners must be returned to Church by Friday 6 November as they are being collected on Monday 9 Nov. – please try to meet this deadline. Enrique Valles is the contact for St Bernard’s EG 832568 and Sue Joy for OLSP EG 835190. Do not leave any boxes at 105 Halsford Park Road as the Joys no longer live there! Thank you for your support.
EG Foodbank – Urgently requires Tinned Meat (but not corned beef), Sponge Puddings, Biscuits (medium sized packets most useful), Soap (bars or liquid), Fruit Juice (must be longlife), Tinned fruit, Cornflakes/Cheerios/Frosties/Rice Crispies, Tinned Tuna, Semi-skimmed milk (longlife), Pasta sauce and Shower Gel. Also, the Foodbank is seeking more volunteers to meet clients/sort food in the warehouse on a rota basis and represent the foodbank at local events, training will be given. Contact Lucy Tribe [email protected] or phone 07739 641869 (Tues, Weds, Fri 10.00-14.00). Thank you for your support.
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