Newsletter 31st Dec 2016 / 1st Jan 2017

NEWSLETTER 1ST JANUARY 2017 (002)

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.

CRIB DONATIONS  –  for the aid of Christians in the Holy Land.

BAPTISMS  –  Monday 11am  OLSP.  Jake & Sofia.

NEXT SUNDAY  –  Epiphany (Transf.)

ADORATION  –  Adoration will continue as normal on Fridays 9-1pm over the Christmas and New Year period.

REFRESHMENTS ROTA 2017  –  Would members of the OL&StP Sunday Refreshments rota please collect their named envelope from the church table.

COUNTED MISSIO RED BOXES  –  Would OL&StP boxholders please collect their counted boxes from the windowsill close to the choir loft door.  Thank you for your generosity.

MISSION TODAY 2017 CALENDAR  – Complimentary copies of the calendar are available from the church table for Missio members and any parishioner who would like to have one.

PARISH 100 CLUB CHRISTMAS DRAW  – Congratulations to winners in the bonus draw: £50 each to Mrs Forbes and Mrs Garrido; £25 each to Mrs Newby and Mr Daszewski; £15 each to Mrs Armstrong and Mr McGrath. Thanks to members support, the 100 Club is contributing £2,000 towards the cost of the new carpet in the sanctuary.

aid to church in need

Dear Father Steven

Thank you very much for very obvious support that you give to Aid to the Church in Need and thanks also to the people of Our Lady & St Peter’s and of St Bernard’s for their support and generosity.

The sales from the various goods that were on offer raised £83.09 and the donations reached the wonderful total of £1589 (more than your cheques because of several envelopes left on my stall plus change from purchases being donated).  This means a benefit to Aid to the Church in Need of over £1672 plus whatever we can reclaim from HMRC, thanks to your support and to the generous hearts of your people.  Please convey our thanks to all the faithful of the parish and assure them that they will be in the prayers of those who they have helped.

Advent Tree – please take a label from the Advent Tree and bring the item along for Crawley Open House for the big Christmas donations push.  Thank you.

RECENT SECOND COLLECTIONS  –  Thank you for your generosity in recent collections: Retired Priests Fund, £809…Haiti Disaster Appeal, £1104…Arundel Cathedral Maintenance Fund, £392…Flowers at Christmas and Beyond, £456…Aid to the Church in Need, £1570.

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 – Friday 6^th January  2017  9.30am  – 10.30am.  Please contact the School Office (01342 321985) to book a place.

CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUP  –  East Grinstead. We are now having a break for Christmas and the New Year and will meet again in 2017.

SVP  –  Dear parishioners, there are now several Catholics living at Forest Lodge, Portland Road, East Grinstead, and there is a need to provide lifts to Sunday 10.30am  Mass.  If anyone is able to give a lift from there on Sunday mornings, my intention is to set up a rota, as we do with other ministries.  If you are able to help please ring me, Peter Wells on 01342 811543.  Leave a message if necessary.”

CAFOD World Gifts  – are a way to give fun and meaningful Christmas gifts to the people you love, and make a difference to some of the poorest communities around the world at the same time.  Each gift comes with a beautiful gift card, and you can choose to send trees, a goat, or even a camel!

“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 –  requires the following please: disposable razors (men’s and women’s, ladies sanitary items, long life milk (green), long life fruit juice, tinned carrots, small packets of washing powder, size 4/5 nappies (please only this larger size).  Please leave donated items 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, 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 –  urgently require medium sized jogging bottoms and  trainers size 9 & 10.

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