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St Wilfrid’s Catholic Church
Burgess Hill
with
St George’s Retreat - Ditchling Common
and St Anne’s Convent - Mill Road
Parish Priest: Father Rick McGrath
The Priest’s House
Station Road
Burgess Hill
RH15 9EN
Tel: 01444 232358
email: [email protected]
Website: www.stwilfridsbh.com
Parish Office open: 9am to 3pm Tuesday, Thursday and Friday
Sunday 19 October 2014
Solemnity : St Philip Howard
RIP
Of your charity please pray for the repose of the soul of
Sister Stanislaus Geraghty
Of the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of Littlehampton, who died on
Saturday 11 October at St Joseph’s Convent, Littlehampton.
Her funeral Mass will be at St Joseph’s
on Wednesday 22 October 2014 at 11am.
May her soul and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the mercy of God rest in peace.
Amen.
Sister Stanislaus (Sr. Stan!) taught at the original Catholic School in
Burgess Hill, St. Mary of the Angels, from 1962-1967 and on the
completion of its replacement, St. Wilfrid’s Catholic Primary, she
taught there from 1967-1981, (as well as being sacristan for St.
Wilfrid’s Church) when she left to take up the posts of, firstly, novice
mistress and then Mother General of the Franciscan Missionary
Sisters of Littlehampton, until 1993, when she returned to Burgess
Hill to work at St. Anne’s Convent as Superior and bursar.
She was at St. Anne’s until 2008 when she was assigned to the
convent in Knock, St. Mary of the Angels - just like that first school
here in Burgess Hill. When she was diagnosed with incurable cancer,
in the summer, with no fuss or bother she returned to
Littlehampton to die in the Sisters’ Motherhouse. Sr. Stan was a
religious Sister for nearly 70 years and in Burgess Hill about 35 of
those years, a religious life lived faithfully to the end and always
dedicated to the service of the Church and the people of God. She
was also the “blood” sister of Sister Martha. We thank God – and the
Franciscan Sisters - for her years among us.
“Well done, good and faithful servant.
Now enter into the reward the Lord has promised.”
May she rest in peace.
Mass announcements
St George’s : next Wednesday
22 October, Mass will be at 8am
not 10am. (Requiem Mass for
Sister Stanislaus at St Joseph’s
Littlehampton at 11am).
St Anne’s : Father Bialas will
celebrate Mass in Polish at 7pm
on Saturday 25 October.
Home Missions Sunday
This Sunday there will be a second
collection for Home Mission Sunday.
Donations given - go in their entirety
to help mission parishes overseas
that cannot support themselves, over
1069 Catholic diocese mostly in
Africa and Asia. Envelopes at the
back of the church if you would like
to Gift Aid your donation. Thank you.
Baptism
This weekend
we welcome into
the family of God
Isabelle Grace Brierley
Ciaran James Challis
Frederick Roy Duddridge
We offer them and their
families our prayers
and congratulations.
Communion Hymn
The Lord’s my shepherd, I'll not want.
He makes me lie in pastures green.
He leads me by the still, still waters,
His goodness restores my soul.
And I will trust in You alone.
And I will trust in You alone,
For Your endless mercy follows me,
Your goodness will lead me home.
He guides my ways in righteousness,
and He anoints my head with oil,
and my cup, it overflows with joy,
I feast on His pure delights.
And though I walk the darkest path,
I will not fear the evil one,
for You are with me, and Your rod
and staff, are the comfort I need to
know.
Stuart Townend.
1030 Copyright © 1996 Kingsway's Thankyou Music.
CAFOD Curry Lunch Thank you to
everyone who came along to sample
Bev's delicious curry. With your
generous support we raised £250 for
CAFOD. We look forward to the next
lunch on 21 November.
Prayers for the sick
Please remember in your prayers those
from our community who are unable to
join us:
Bridget Barr, Rona Blackwood, John Brett,
Bobbie Brodie, Christopher Browne, Carol
Budgen,
Margaret
Close,
Walter
Deadman,
Bridget
Elwood,
Graham
Forster, Carmel Holmes, Elmira Irasga,
Lubasi Malumo, Kathleen and John
McKendry, John Mooney, Val Murray,
Marek, Val Parris, Eveline Schjerve, Mary
Stapleton and Brenda Walsh.
Mass Intentions & Service Times - beginning Saturday 18 October
Sat 18
5.00 pm
6.00 pm
7.00 pm
Solemnity: St Philip Howard
Martyr, Co-Principal Patron of the Diocese
St Anne’s
Private Intention
St Wilfrid’s People of the Parish
St Anne’s
Polish Mass
Sun 19
Solemnity: St Philip Howard
Martyr, Co-Principal Patron of the Diocese
9.30 am
St Wilfrid’s Batty Lynch RIP
11.00 am St George’s Intentions of Sister Mary Vincent
4.00 pm St George’s Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Mon 20
9.15 am
10.00 am
4.00 pm
7.00 pm
Weekday
St Wilfrid’s
St George’s
St George’s
St Anne’s
First Holy Communion Prayer
Father in Heaven, our
children are preparing for
their First Holy Communion
next June. We ask you to be
with them so that they may
grow in their understanding of the
Scriptures, of the Sacraments and
especially of the gift of you Son in The
Eucharist. Please inspire parents,
grandparents and the children’s
catechists to be supportive, thorough
in teaching and personal examples of
Christian living to inspire all those
preparing for First Holy Communion.
We ask this in the name of your Son,
Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Tues 21
9.15 am
11.30 am
7.00 pm
Weekday
St Wilfrid’s Heather Quinlan RIP
St Anne’s
Private Intention
St Anne’s
Rosary
An Afternoon of Reflection
Organised
by
the
Catenians,
an
'Afternoon of Reflection’ Saturday 25
October 2014 with Father Vladimir
Nikiforov, 2pm-4.30pm St Augustine's
Room, St Paul's Church, Haywards Heath
followed
by
5pm
Mass
at Staplefield.
All are welcome.
Contact Jonty Myles on 01273 843433 or
email [email protected]
Sat 25
5.00 pm
6.00 pm
7.00 pm
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Anne’s
Private Intention
St Wilfrid’s Joan O’Donoghue RIP
St Anne’s
Mass in Polish
Sun 26
9.30 am
11.00 am
4.00 pm
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time
St Wilfrid’s People of the parish
St George’s Intentions of John Brett
St George’s Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Please inform the office of any changes so
that the Prayer List is kept up to date.
Wed 22
8.00 am
9.15 am
—.— am
Weekday
St George’s Intentions of Sister Miriam
St Wilfrid’s Sheila Moorhead RIP
St George’s No 10am Mass (Requiem Mass for
Sister Stanislaus. At 11am at St.
Joseph’s Convent, Littlehampton)
Thur 23
Weekday
9.15 am
St Wilfrid’s Joan Healy RIP
10.00 am St George’s Lil Dolan RIP
7.00 pm St Anne’s
Holy Hour with Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Fri 24
Weekday
9.15 am St Wilfrid’s Michael Jeffries RIP
10.00 am St George’s League of St Dympna members
3.00 pm St Anne’s
Holy Hour with Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
This Sunday Eucharistic Prayer 3
Confessions
Saturday 11.30 am -12.00 noon
Flowers
18 Oct
Felicity How
Children’s Liturgy
19 Oct
Julia Murray Logue
Paul Melling Rino Alfieri
Vintage Club
Please note the next meeting is this THURSDAY 23 October
2pm in the Parish Centre.
St Wilfrid’s Parish Centre is available for hire. Please contact the Manager on
01444 242296.
Ministries at St Wilfrid's 18/19 October
Church cleaning
20 Oct
Sat 6.00 pm
Sunday 9.30 am
Readers
Pat Parrette
Peter Happe
Mel Baird
David Anderson
Ministers
Mike Brett
Tanya Whelan
Rino Alfieri Clare Hole Mary Tull
Brigitte Garcia Ian Tomkins
Dot Fell
Our Schools
St Paul’s Catholic College
Jane Murray Way 01444 873898
St Wilfrid’s Primary School
School Close
01444 235254
St Wilfrid’s Nursery Unit
Parish Centre
01444 871107
Sister Stanislaus RIP
Sister Stanislaus RIP
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Prayer Group
Welcomers Pat Tucknott
Alec and Rosemary Fulton
Tom Boyle
St Wilfrid’s Parish is part of the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton Diocesan Trust registered charity no.252878
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