MASS TIMES
can be found here or please see Newsletter for details
PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF
Michael Scoltock RIP his funeral will take place on Wed 24th Apr at 10.30am at St Joseph’s, followed at Redstone Cemetery
Bill Ward RIP his funeral Mass will take place on Wed 1st May at 12.15pm at The Friary, Crawley
Jim Naylor RIP his funeral will take place on Friday 3rd May at 10.30am at St Joseph’s, followed at Surrey and Sussex Crematorium.
Please remember them and their families in your prayers
COLLECTIONS
Retiring Collection this weekend will be for: Education of Future Priests
Thank you for your generosity
This weekend is Good Shepherd Sunday, we pray for priests and for vocations to the priesthood. Our 2nd Collection will go towards supporting the training of future priests.
Have you ever thought about being a priest, or know someone who has? It’s not always easy to know if God is calling you to priesthood. Our diocesan Days of Discernment aim to explore some simple tools for finding out, with time for prayer and an opportunity to learn more about the beautiful vocation of the diocesan priest, along with other men following the same path. Certainty is not required: the day may just be a chance for you to start thinking, to pray, and to ask questions. Our next day is on Sat 4 May in Crawley, led by Fr Nicholas Harden. If you are a Catholic, unmarried male who is considering this vocation and would like to attend, please contact the parish office
Lets ask the Spirit for the gifts of priests’ The diocese has produced leaflets, available at the back of the Churches, called: A Month of Prayer for Vocations. These outline an intention for each of the coming weeks and provides a ‘prayer itinerary’ for this journey to Pentecost.
Rosary and Prayers for Vocations will be prayed at St Teresa’s following Monday morning Mass until the end of May; all are welcome to join, or pray at home at the same time.
DIARY & NOTICES
Plant Sale after all Masses this weekend Seedlings, in-door and outdoor plants available. Plant donations welcome. All proceeds to the parish charity Practical Action.
Rosary Group – Tuesdays at St Joseph’s from 7pm – 8pm.
Parents, Babies & Toddlers Group is not meeting this week to make way for a funeral reception, pass the word…
Adoration on Wednesdays (7pm) at St Joseph’s is suspended for the next 7 weeks as the group leaders attend a diocesan course. Thank you for your understanding.
UCM Next Meeting Wed 24th April, 7:30pm and UCM Renewal Mass Sun 5th May at 5:30pm both at St. Teresa’s
Memorial Service for our children: If you have lost a child, of whatever age or stage of life, there will be a memorial service for them to which everyone is warmly invited. Please tell your friends and family. Thurs 25th April at 7pm in St Joseph’s Church. See posters for more details
Children’s Liturgy of the Word next Sunday (28th April) during the 11am Mass at St Joseph’s. To comply with diocesan safeguarding rules we must adhere to the appropriate adult/child ratios meaning limited numbers, each child must have a consent form pre-filled by their parent or guardian, and a registration of children attending is required for each session. We are starting the sessions on an ad hoc basis with volunteers who are all DBS checked, with hopes of increasing frequency when more volunteers come forward. We welcome anybody who would like to volunteer, please get in touch. For more information contact pnlchildliturgy@gmail.com and to give consent for each child go to: https://forms.gle/XJgWreVksmvK7Pwv9
Cake Sale Next Weekend – Our confirmation candidates and their families are making cakes and selling them next weekend after the masses to raise money for the CAFOD charity, so bring some cash and take some cakes!
‘Refugee Tales’ – at the Sacred Heart Parish, Caterham on Tuesday 30th April at 7.30pm in the Canon Roe Hall, Mary Barrett will be talking about Refugee Tales and the annual walk styled in the way of the ’Canterbury Tales’. Rooted in the work of Gatwick Detainees Welfare Group (GDWG), ‘Refugee Tales’ shares the tales of people held in immigration detention and those who work with them.
Parish Sunday Lunch a big thank you to the Catenians team for the wonderful lunch last Sunday, again about 100 were there. Our next parish lunch will be on Sun 11th May from 12.30pm in the St Joseph’s PNL centre. If you could help host a lunch please contact the parish office.
Parish International Mass & Gathering May 19th 11 am Mass at St. Joseph’s Church, celebrating the diversity of our parish community. Everyone is invited to wear traditional costumes and we will have multilingual bidding prayers . Following mass, there will be international food festival and entertainment. If you would like to participate by reading, preparing a multilingual bidding prayer and/or food prepa-ration for this exciting event, contact the parish office.
“The Promise of the Father” – an exciting new course supporting our Pastoral Plan. The course is free and aims to help us to live our lives empowered by the Holy Spirit. 7 sessions, each with a renowned speaker (including Bp Richard) and small group discussions. It starts on the 10th April till 23rd May. Limited spaces in the venue & online, so please book now to avoid disappointment: https://www.catholicparishofworthingandlancing.co.uk/the-promise-of-the-father/
PNL Book + Circle: Next meets after the 10am Mass on Friday May 24th – our chosen book is the 2018 revised edition of Denis McBride’s “The Road to Emmaus and Beyond: A journey from Easter to Pentecost”. All welcome.
Save the Date! Please continue prayers for Deacons Eddie Hopkins and Gustavo Campenello of our Diocese who are making final preparations for ordination to the priesthood on Sat 22 June at 14:30 in Arundel Cathedral
Church Library – a number of religious books have been donated to the parish and are available at the entrance of St Joseph’s—please feel free to browse and borrow at no cost any that may be of interest – return them afterwards!
Parents, Babies and Toddlers Group – meet during term time on Wednesdays at 10.30am in the St Joseph’s PNL Centre. The Group is not meeting this week to make way for a funeral reception, pass the word…
The Saturday Group is a social group for adults and we meet at St Joseph’s, Saturdays 3pm—5.15pm. Please join us for a chat, games, a drink, & sometimes even singing
The January 2024 issue of the Parish Justice & Peace Newsletter is available here: https://thenativityofthelord.org.uk/news/newsletters/justice-peace
Yellow Bucket Collection. The parish donations to the food bank at St Matthew’s Redhill are very welcome. https://www.redhillfoodbank.org.uk/how-can-i-help.
CAFOD: Pope Benedict XVI said that “Love — caritas — is an extraordinary force which leads people to opt for courageous and generous engagement in the field of justice and peace.” For decades CAFOD has spoken out against injustice. To find out more please go to cafod.org.uk/ latestcampaigns
Caritas Social Action Network, in partnership with St John of God Hospitaller Service an international Catholic Charity are matching Ukrainian people displaced by the brutal war in their country with people in the Catholic community willing to host them in their homes for six months. If you have room in your home and in your heart to consider welcoming a stranger then we’d love to hear from you. Please visit https://sjog-homesforukraine.uk
For Information on SVP help, Telephone Support and Care of the Sick in the Parish, please click here.
DIOCESAN RUN EVENTS
Youth Ministry Training: at the St Philip Howard Centre, Crawley 20th April and 18th May. Do you want to see more young people in your Parish? Sign up for the Diocesan two day Youth Ministry training course. Be inspired, encouraged and equipped for the new era of mission that we find ourselves in. E: lizzie.wakeling@abdiocese.org.uk
please also see the Diocesan website or click here
DO YOU SHOP ONLINE? AND WISH TO HELP PNL? If you shop online at no cost to you a small donation can be made to the parish for each purchase you make! All you need do is enter your details by going to www.easyfundraising.org.uk/causes/pnl and clicking ‘Support us for free’. Then, when shopping online, you will be asked if you want to claim a donation for PNL. Click ‘Claim Donation’ and a small percentage of what you spend will be sent to our Parish Development Fund. So, please get clicking. Thank you.
Children’s Liturgy of the Word is returning!, during the 11am Mass at St Joseph’s. To comply with diocesan safeguarding rules we must adhere to the appropriate adult/child ratios meaning limited numbers; each child must have a consent form pre-filled by their parent or guardian, and a registration of children attending is required for each session. We are starting the sessions on an ad hoc basis with volunteers who are all DBS checked, with hopes of increasing frequency when more volunteers come forward. We welcome anybody who would like to volunteer, please get in touch. For more information contact pnlchildliturgy@gmail.com and to give consent for each child go to: https://forms.gle/XJgWreVksmvK7Pwv9
Resources for families and faith a revamped website offers many fun and helpful ways to develop faith – you might like to take a look: www.colourandshapeonline.com
Thinking of getting married, congratulations! A reminder; Bishop Richard calls for a minimum of 12 months’ notice for Marriages planned to take place in a Catholic Church to allow for the necessary preparation & paperwork.
Marriage Care write to say: Please encourage your parishioners to seek support if they are experiencing relationship distress. Our professional relationship counselling service is provided on a donation-only basis and seeking help at whatever stage can make a real difference. You can find out more and book counselling sessions at www.marriagecare.org.uk
SAFEGUARDING IN THE PARISH Some roles in the parish require volunteers to have a DBS check which are renewed every 3 years. Katie Jones, our Safeguarding Rep, will be contacting people if a re-check is needed. However if you are in a role in the parish and have not had a recheck or if you have any query on the DBS process please contact Katie on 01737 761017.
Please note our parish safeguarding has a new email address: sg1.pnl@abdiocese.org.uk
BEQUESTS THANK YOU We are very grateful that a number of parishioners from our three churches have assisted our parish by gifting a donation to the parish in their wills. A sheet has been prepared by the diocese outlining the wording that should be used for this. It also includes information on Foundation Masses and bequests to our diocese. If you would like more information please contact the parish office
The Catechism of the Catholic Church How can you deepen your Catholic faith without going on a course or sitting down and reading the whole book from cover to cover? The answer is that each week we are publishing short extract summaries from the Catechism of the Catholic Church which have been thematically arranged in bite-size chunks that take no more than 10 minutes to read. Teach yourself and deepen your faith: click here to take you to our feature paged
