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 26 October 2014
Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time - Year A
Memorial Book
Diocesan Announcement
During November, a memorial
book will be placed before the
Altar at St Wilfrid’s. The names
given previously will be included.
If you have names to be added,
please complete the form at the
back of the Church and return to
the Priest’s House.
There will be a special collection
next week for The Retired
Priests Fund.
Ukraine Seminary in Gorodok
We have received a letter from
Fr Oleksandr Yazlovetskiy,
Rector of the Seminary in
Gorodok, thanking our parish for
the special collection – they are
deeply touched by the support
and generosity shown towards
them. The current political
situation in Ukraine has created
many financial problems for
them with the inflated cost of
living and the shortage of gas
supply. The seminary relies
greatly on the support from
beneficiaries, to enable them to
run and maintain the building the money that has been
donated is going towards the
cost of installing two wood
burning boilers giving them an
alternative means of heating. Fr
Olek sends his blessing and
prayers for our parish and
families and asks us to please
pray for peace in their country.
St Anne’s
Prayer Group - Mondays at 7pm
at St Anne’s Convent.
All are most welcome.
First Holy Communion
The next Parents Meeting is
Thursday 13 November 8pm in
the Parish Centre:
Children’s Session Saturday 15
November at 9.30am in the
Parish Centre and 9.30am Mass
on Sunday 16 November.
Operation Christmas Child
St Paul’s Catholic Church
Haywards
Heath
are
participating in the ’shoebox
appeal’. If you are able to fill a
shoebox to send to a child in
poverty this Christmas please
take a leaflet from the back of
the Church. These explain how
to pack the shoebox and what to
put in - toys, stationery,
toiletries and hats/gloves/
scarves, etc. Boxes to be taken
to St Paul’s Haywards Heath or
call Lucy Morrissey on 01273
401413 / 07880 706720 to
arrange collection. Boxes by
November 9 please. Thank you
very much.
Monday 3 November is
The Commemoration of All
the Faithful Departed
“All Souls” Day.
Mass at St Wilfrid’s and
St George’s will be said
for All Souls on that day.
ENCOUNTER EVENING
for Catholics aged 15-30
The ENCOUNTER evenings at St
Wil fri d’s
Cath oli c
Sch ool ,
Crawley are a popular event for
young Catholics, featuring
music, speakers and a chance to
meet other young Catholics in a
friendly environment. The next
event is Friday 31 October called
ENCOUNTER: ALL HALLOWS EVE
- there will be Mass, great music
and social time. All newcomers
welcome , so if you haven't been
before please do come along,
you will be very welcome. Look
up 'Encounter: All Hallows Eve'
on Facebook for more info.
St.Wilfrid's Catholic School
Crawley RH118PG
http://chaplaincy.stwilfrids.com
Sussex Chorus
Sussex Chorus is preparing for a
challenging
new
season,
beginning with a concert on 8
November at All Saints Church,
Hove at 7.30pm. The choir will
perform Vaughan Williams’
“Towards the Unknown Region”
an evocative setting of Walt
Whitman’s valedictory poem,
s u i t a bl e
for
a
time
of
remembrance in the centenary
year of the beginning of the First
World War. Tickets available on
www.sussexchorus.org
or call
01444 412579.
The A&B News is available at the
back of the Church this weekend.
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.
Please inform the office of any changes
so that the Prayer List is kept up to
date.
World Mission Sunday
Many thanks for your kind
generosity last Sunday.
A total of £577.90 was collected.
The Towers Convent School
Are holding an Open Morning on
Wednesday 12 November 2014. For
further information please call 01903
812185 or their website is
www.thetowersconventschool.org
In the Cycle of Prayer
We are asked to pray for the following
intentions:
The spread of the Gospel
The Cycle Prayer is from 14 September
to the Solemnity of Our Lord Jesus
Christ the King on 23 November.
Mass Intentions & Service Times - beginning Saturday 25 October
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
Mon 27
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
Intentions of Ita Fitzsimons
Holy Souls
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Prayer Group
Tues 28
9.15 am
11.30 am
7.00 pm
Feast : Sts
St Wilfrid’s
St Anne’s
St Anne’s
Simon and Jude, Apostles
Hannah and Bill Flowers RIP
Private Intention
Rosary
Wed 29
Weekday
9.15 am
St Wilfrid’s In Thanksgiving
10.00 am St George’s Special Intention
Thur 30
9.15 am
10.00 am
7.00 pm
Weekday
St Wilfrid’s Gertrude Mary Coates RIP (Foundation)
St George’s Joy Johnson RIP
St Anne’s
Holy Hour with Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Fri 31
Weekday
9.15 am St Wilfrid’s Sister Anita RIP
10.00 am St George’s Those buried in St George’s Cemetery
(Foundation)
3.00 pm St Anne’s
Holy Hour with Exposition of the
Blessed Sacrament
Sat 1
5.00 pm
6.00 pm
Solemnity : All Saints
St Anne’s
Private Intention
St Wilfrid’s In Thanksgiving - Thelma Lewis
Sun 2
9.30 am
11.00 am
4.00 pm
Solemnity : All Saints
St Wilfrid’s People of the parish
St George’s Peter Heston RIP
St George’s Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
This Sunday Eucharistic Prayer 4
St Wilfrid’s Parish Centre is
available for hire. Please contact the
Manager on 01444 242296.
Flowers
26 Oct
Felicity How
Children’s Liturgy
26 Oct
Louise Cavanagh
Michelle Collins
Sarah Curran
Confessions
Saturday 11.30 am -12.00 noon
Please note Confessions NEXT week Saturday 1 November
will be from 11am – 11.30am
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October / November - Diary Dates
First Holy Communion Parents Meeting 8pm Parish Centre
Co-workers of Mother Teresa 2pm Priest’s House
First Holy Communion Children’s Session 9.30am Parish Centre
Vintage Club 2pm Parish Centre
Church cleaning
27 Oct
Ministries at St Wilfrid's 25 / 26 October
Mary Pratt and Angela
Wilkinson
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
Sat 6.00 pm
Sunday 9.30 am
Readers
Carol Nevett
John Thompson
George Lepine
Fran Anderson
Ministers
Raymond & Elizabeth
L’Estrange
Sam Aaron Mel Baird Martha Boyle
Maureen Brown
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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