Masses this weekend
| Sat. 6.15pm | Shirley Kiley RIP |
| Sun. 10:30am | Victims of the Smolensh Aircrash (2010) & and of The Katyn Massacre (WW2) |
| Mon. 9:30am | Our Dead RIP |
| Tues. 9.30am | No Mass |
| Wed. 9.30am | No Mass |
| Thurs. 9.30am | No Mass |
| Fri. 9.00am | Adoration |
| Sat. 9.30am | No Mass |
Masses next weekend
| Sat. 6.15pm | John Traynor RIP |
| Sun. 10:30am | Norma Moore RIP, Richard Webster RIP |
Reconciliation (Confession)
| East Grinstead | 10:00am – 10:30am, 5:30pm – 6:00pm |
| Lingfield: | 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 09:00-1:00pm. 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.
mission appeal this sunday – 2nd Collection. Thank you.
TODAY, 10TH APRIL – PARISH SPRING LUNCH – at St. Bernard’s Church Hall, gathering from 12.30pm for lunch at 1.00 pm. All arrangements will be as for the previous lunches: soft drinks will be provided but please bring your own alcoholic drinks; pre-booking is not required – just come along if you wish; there is no charge but there will be a voluntary donations basket. Everyone is welcome – from all corners of the parish.
Lourdes Pilgrimage Lenten Boxes – please return these asap to Father Steven. Thank you.
SAINSBURY’S ACTIVE KIDS VOUCHERS – Thank you for vouchers delivered into the church and please keep collecting them. They are passed on to St Peter’s School who are taking full advantage of the promotion.
PARISH 100 CLUB – Congratulations to winners in the March draw, held at Easter: 1st, £50, no 77, Mrs Makolski; 2nd, £25, no 108, Mr & Mrs Ruttley; 3rd, £15, no 78, Mr Baldwin.
PARISH ROTAS – If you are on a rota (or rotas) for any ministries in the Parish, please will you keep a careful note of your “turns”. If a date cannot be kept, please try and arrange a substitute but if this isn’t possible, do contact your rota organiser so that any appeal for help can be widened.
BAPTISM NEXT SUNDAY – Amelie Rose Levis OLSP.
2ND COLLECTION – next week – Education of Future Priests (can be gift-aided using diocesan envelopes).
SPRING CHARITY FEAST 2016 – taking place over 2 nights. Mon. 11th April – Tarana, Lingfield (Indian Food), 01342 832222; Mon. 18th April – La Farola, E.G. (Spanish Food), 01342 322399. Please book early to reserve your place.
All Meals £16 per head, of which £8.00 goes towards the Local Five Charities.
Tues. 26th April Shapla, 01342 313127 (donation). Please mention Charity Feast when ordering Takeaways.
Goodbye – Just a brief note to say that once our actual moving process started, it went very quickly and we did not really get a proper chance to say ‘Goodbye’. During the last 19 years, we have enjoyed and have very much been enriched from being part of the Catholic community in East Grinstead/Lingfield and of St Peter’s School. We would like to thank all parishioners for that. We are currently renting a house in Keymer (very near the South Downs) but are now on track to be in a house of our own in Hurstpierpoint, hopefully by the end of June. We will advise our new address when that transaction is complete. In the interim may we wish everyone the joy of Easter. With thanks … Simon and Bridget Parr and family.
Justice and Peace Group – meet next at 7.30pm on Tuesday 12 April at Moat UR Church – all welcome.
Catholic Women’s League – will meet on Wed. 13th at 6:15 for 6:30 in the Parish centre. Please note the new time. Following business there will be a film on the life of Margaret Clitherow – the founder of CWL.
EAST GRINSTEAD and WORTH ABBEY CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUPS – would you like to know more about this contemplative form of prayer? Please call us for more information, or come to one of our meetings.
In East Grinstead, we meet in the Parish Centre/Church Hall of Our Lady and St Peter’s Church, each Monday 7.30 pm – 8.30 pm. At Worth Abbey, meetings are held in the Chapel of the Blessed Sacrament in the Abbey Church on the second and fourth Wednesday of each month, from 8.00pm- 8.45pm, followed by Compline at 9 pm, for those who wish to stay.
Further details of dates are at the back of the church. For more information, please contact Gabrielle Joyce for East Grinstead 01342 326118, Caterina Brown for Worth Abbey 01243 554001.
“THE MISSIONARIES OF AFRICA” a.k.a. (The White Fathers) – are an international team of priests, brothers and lay associates from Africa, Britain and many countries around the world. Any ministry which has a real relationship with Africa, no matter in what part of the world it may be, is considered by the Missionaries of Africa to be within the scope of the apostolate. Through parish work, building up small Christian communities, working with the media, involvement in justice and peace, agriculture, seminary training, education and social welfare the Missionaries of Africa aim to work in partnership with the Church in Africa…and above all else to help build up the leadership of the Churches.”
Gospel of Life Group – Down’s Syndrome Awareness Display & Saturday 16th April Meeting at 10.30am at OLSP
Please see display at OLSP today. All parishioners are welcome to come along to our meeting next Saturday (16th) to find out more about what it’s like to give birth to, and raise, a Down’s syndrome child. A local Mum who has had this experience will talk at the meeting, and her daughter, who is now in her twenties, will also be present. Coffee and biscuits will be available in the hall immediately Mass.
Catholic Womens League – are having their annual sale on Sunday 17th April after Mass. There will be cakes, plants, bric-a-brac and a raffle. Please support us raise money for our charities.
INDIAN HOLY MASS – Tuesday 19th OLSP.
OUR LADY & ST PETERS LUNCH CLUB – will meet on Wednesday 20th April for our Easter Celebration lunch. Fr Steven will say an Anointing Mass at 11.30 with lunch to follow. Please ring Ivy (323240) Jean (311295) or your driver if you are not able to come.
A concert in aid of East Grinstead Street Pastors – to be held on Saturday 23rd April at Trinity Methodist Church, Lingfield Road, East Grinstead – starting at 7pm – refreshments will be served – arranged by Marion Small – there will be a collection during the evening.
“The next Traidcraft sale – will be the weekend of 23rd/24th April after both masses. Any special orders to Mike and Tina on [email protected] or 311435. Or Chris and Margaret Vasey on 834436 or [email protected] ”
FUNDRAISING MEAL – a fundraiser for our 4 young people going to Lourdes as Redshirts this Summer – Charlotte O’Neill, Jesse O’Sullivan, Roisin Bell and Bethany Keen. Monday 25th April , 7pm at Roochi, Forest Row. £15 per head. Bookings to EG 316475.
EG FOODBANK URGENTLY REQUIRES – the following goods Long life fruit juice packs, Jars of pasta sauce, Tinned sponge puddings, 500g bags of granulated sugar, J-cloths, Small packets of Male & Female razors, Small Ladies & Men’s Deodorants, Shaving foam / gel, Shampoo, Tinned rice pudding, Tins of carrots, sweetcorn & peas, Tins of ready made custard, Small packets of washing power / washing up liquid, Small packets of cereal eg Weetabix, and female hygiene products. Thank you.
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.
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