The Parish of Oxted&Warlingham The Diocese of Arundel & Brighton Saturday 18th and Sunday 19th October 2014 29th Sunday Ordinary Time Year A St Ambrose Church 2 Warren Park Warlingham CR6 9LD All Saints Church 12 Chichele Road Oxted RH8 0AG Parish Priest Fr. John Olliver [email protected] Personal Assistant Liz Braines [email protected] Hospital Chaplains If you or one of your relatives are being admitted to East Surrey Hospital, or are admitted in an emergency, please contact St Joseph’s Church, Redhill and inform the Hospital Chaplains: Tel: 01737 761017 For those being admitted to Croydon University (Mayday) Hospital, you should contact the Chaplain through the Ward Sister And for St George’s, please contact Fr Jonothan on 0208 725 3086 Newsletter articles by Wednesday 6 pm please to isabelle at [email protected] or by text on 07760 887562 Reg. Charity No 252878 www.dabnet.org Parish Office 01883 627762 Website:www.oxtedandwarlinghamparish.org Father John suffered a setback this week and is now stable but very poorly again. So please; no visits but do keep him in your prayers. Also, please pray for the dedication and care of the staff who work in our hospitals. If you need to arrange a baptism, marriage, funeral or would like to receive the Sacrament of the Sick or Reconciliation, please contact Liz Braines in the Parish Office. November Lists If you have new names of those who have gone before us and you would like us to remember during November, please complete one of the forms at the back of the churches and place them in the boxes provided. (Names from previous years will already be included.) IMPORTANT: September 2015 entry School Application forms Change from last week’s instructions: Due to the number of people wanting their child to attend a faith school this coming September, please don’t contact Redhill parish direct but instead, please put Fr. John’s name on the forms and direct any queries to Liz Braines in the parish office. For parents applying for places at St Joseph’s, St Bede’s or St Francis, Liz will coordinate dates for Fr. Chris Spain (our dean) to meet you in the parish office at St Ambrose to confirm your mass attendance. If you are unable to make the meeting Liz Braines will arrange for parents to see Fr. Chris in St Joseph’s Redhill. NB All these meetings will be by appointment only. If you are making applications to faith schools other than St Joseph’s, St Bede’s or St Francis. Liz will let you know when Fr. Chris will be available to sign these applications on Fr. John’s behalf. Mass Times and intentions Next Week Saturday 18th 5.30 pm All Saints Sunday 19th 9.00 am St Ambrose 11.00 am All Saints WEEKDAYS - NO MASSES Saturday 25th 5.30 pm All Saints Sunday 26th 9.00 am St Ambrose 11.00 am All Saints Tom Reilly RIP People of the Parish People of the Parish Looking forward to 2015, our diocese or Arundel + Brighton celebrates its 50th anniversary. Coaches will be organised to take parishioners to the AMEX football stadium in Brighton on Sunday 5 July 2015-‐ so save the date. For more informaHon visit the diocesan website http://www.abdiocese.org.uk Date Prayer Massrequests Our prayers and support are asked for all those living with illness and infirmity, including: Fathers David Buckley, Fred Franklin, Robin Mountford, John Olliver, Tony Rogers, Dominic Rolls, Rob Taylerson, Deacon Stuart Geary and Sister Vera Harrison, Diane Bailey, Dee Barrett, Ken Belton, Malcolm Bowen, Robert Bridge, Bobbie Brookes, Mary Coll, Caroline Butler, Frank and Maisie Butler, Olwen Carpenter, Philip Chandler, Sally Chitty, Campbell Clark,Cindy, John Cosier, Brian Darwin, Edward Davies, John Davis, Jeremiah Dennehy, Joaquina De Souza, Gillian Dew, Peter Dew, Frank Dunnell, Una Eaton, Cynthia Elliot, John Findlay, Lorna Georgia, John Gilford,Theresa Fitzpatrick, Desmond Flynn, Joe and Brenda Gaffney, Paul Frederiksen, Paula Gibbons, John Gordon, Pat Hatcher, Anne & Michael Harewood, Catherine Hayward-Martin, Sylvia Hewett, Emily Howe, Mary Jack, Mary Kennedy, Mairead Kerr, James Duncan Kenny, Rowena Leslie, Kathryn Lewis, John Lloyd, Sean Madden, Ann O’Brien, Kathleen Parker, Gemma Parsons, John Payne, Ann Reid, Deirdre Rourke, Rita Saunders, Win Simmons, Valerie Stringer, Alison Sweeting, Audrey Wagner, Rowena Watts, Angela Wilson, Althea Woorich. All prayer chain requests should be directed to Malcolm Bowen either by phone on 01883 346230 or email at [email protected] Quizzal Quizs Q2: Come and enjoy a quiz night with a difference on Sat. 15th Nov. at St Ambrose from 7 to 10pm with fish and chip supper and pay bar. Tickets only £10 - on sale from next weekend onwards at both churches. The Armed Man – a Mass for Peace Saturday 8th November – 7.00pm Oxted United Reformed Church. On the eve of Remembrance Sunday, in the centenary year of the start of World War I, the combined choirs of Oxted and Limpsfield churches, conducted by Ann Osborn, will perform Karl Jenkins’ magnificent and moving cry for peace in the world, when “there shall be no more death, neither sorrow nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain.” The evening includes a performance of George Butterworth’s 6 Songs from “A Shropshire Lad” by Matthew Palmer (baritone) and Connie Luk (piano) and readings of poetry and prose by Tabitha Walsh & Daniel Walsh Tickets £12 (under 18s - £6) from Choir members or 01883 730406 ext 1 Proceeds to Amnesty International This autumn, as part of the diocesan jubilee, we are invited to reflect on Christ as Light of the Nations. (Lumen Gentium). If you are hosting a small group that people can drop in to, or would like to have the materials to reflect on at home, please could you let Liz Braines know at the parish office on 01883 627 762. By the time you read this, the new boiler should have been installed at All Saints ready for the winter. New flooring will be laid in the narthex at St Ambrose this coming week. Our parish Building Fund raises funds for the repair and improvement of our two churches. If you would like to make a regular donation to this by Standing Order, don’t hesitate - just let Malcolm Young, Stuart Dennison, Edward Cooke, Isabelle Wragg or Sarah Corish know and they will provide you with the details. Your donations can be Gift-Aided too. Collections 11/12 October 2014 £ 271 Loose, £1,336 Gift Aided. Building Fund £136 Missio: £435.63 Thank you all for your generosity. At this weekend’s masses, there will be a special collection for Prisoners Sunday - it should have been last week with this week being that for the work of Missio, so it’s simply the other way round. APF “Red Boxes” to be returned to St Ambrose please for the half-yearly count. PS If you are M.E. Sutch or know who that person is, could you please let Malcolm Young or Stuart Dennison (or the parish office) know. At St Ambrose - the front pews have been adapted for use by wheelchair users. If not needed by a wheelchair user, this is a useful spot for those with push-chairs - but do remember to keep the aisle clear during communion. A wheelchair is available at each church for use by any parishioner to make it easier to get around for Mass or other Parish Events. Also, if you need to receive communion or a blessing where you are sitting at Mass please let one of the welcomers know in before Mass starts. There are also newsletters in large type format and large print versions of the Mass Sheet on Sundays. If you are visually-impaired, or have someone at home who could benefit from this, please do take one.