MASS TIMES

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DIARY & NOTICES

REGULAR WEEKLY EVENTS IN THE PARISH

Mon 09.30 Morning Prayer St Teresa’s Church
Tues 19.00 Rosary Group St Joseph’s Church
Wed 10.30 Parents & Toddlers PNL Centre at St Joseph’s
Fri 09.00 Exposition before Mass St Joseph’s Church
Sat 15.00 Get Together Group PNL Cafe at St Joseph’s
Sun 10.00 Coffee after Mass PNL Centre at Holy Family 
Sun 12.00 Coffee after Mass PNL Centre at St Joseph’s 

PLEASE PRAY FOR THE REPOSE OF THE SOULS OF

The Deceased Clergy of the Deanery – a deanery Memorial Mass will be offered for them on Tuesday at 10am at The Sacred Heart Church, Caterham, all are welcome to come and add their prayers.

Deacon David Turner RIP, one of our diocesan deacons.

Margaret Williams RIP her funeral will take place at St Joseph’s on Thursday 5th December at 10.30am followed at the Surrey and Sussex Crematorium

Please remember them and their families in your prayers

COLLECTIONS

2nd collection next weekend for Arundel Cathedral Maintenance Fund

Thank you for your support and generosity.

Next Weekend the Retiring Collection is for the upkeep and maintenance of Arundel Cathedral. Thank you.

Party For Anyone who Volunteers In Our Parish This Friday 22nd November, 7pm at St Joseph’s PNL Centre

if you offer any form of service in the liturgy, through the sacramental programmes, with pastoral care, with property care, with anything that helps the parish, whether as a one off or on a regular basis, you are invited to a celebration on Friday 22nd November from 7pm. Just turn up!! If you can, bring a plate of ‘finger food’ to share. If you play an musical instrument, sing or entertain – please be spontaneous during the celebration. We look forward to seeing you there.

CSAN Domestic Abuse Alliance: International Day for the elimination of violence against women on Monday 18th November. Violence against women and girls has been declared a national emergency across the UK. Join us online to launch our call-to-action: Welcome: Raymond Friel, CEO of CSAN Keynote speaker: Dr Valerie Duval-Pujol, Restored UK Jubilee 2025: Sarah Green, Safe in Faith on Monday 18th November 11am – 1pm Online : ZOOM Pope Francis on Domestic Abuse, 2023

Confirmation Programme 2024/25 – we will be holding an Explore Confirmation session on 18th November at 7.15pm at the hall at PNL St Josephs for those interested in finding out a bit more about the Sacrament and to meet the team. To join children must be in year 10 or above and their parent/carer must complete a consent form. Please email the team at confpnl@gmail.com for information.

Next UCM Meeting, Wednesday 27th November 7:30pm at St. Teresa, Merstham. Bring Poetry to share.

SVP Sponsored Church Walks for South Sudan: The SVP will be carrying out 2 sponsored church walks from St Joseph’s to St Teresa’s to attend 10am Mass on Monday 25th November and a further walk from St Joseph’s to Holy Family on Thursday 28th November to attend 10am Mass.

Should any parishioner wish to join us please contact the Parish Office for a sponsorship form.

Assisted Suicide Bill: The Catholic Bishops of England, Wales and Scotland have issued a statement on Assisted Suicide ahead of the Second Reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. The Statement can be found on their website and the bishops explain exactly what ‘compassion’ means at the end of life – caring for and accompanying people, particularly during times of suffering. The statement strongly defends the vulnerable in society who are at risk through this proposed legislation, and the bishops advocate for better funded palliative care to be consistently available to everyone in need in England, Wales, and Scotland. MPs are expected to vote on assisted suicide at the Second Reading of the Bill on 29 November. To find out more and contact your MP please visit: www.abdiocese.org.uk/news/actnow.

Rebecca Paul, our local MP, has a survey on her website: https://www.rebeccapaul.uk/news/assisted-dying-survey

Building on our Catholic faith – The Faith Formation team are planning 3 sessions during Advent to help us all reflect on what our Catholic faith means and help challenge our thinking. The theme The importance of prayer.

Week 1 – Thursday 28 November : Praying the Mass – If God is everywhere, what’s the point of going to church?

Week 2 – Thursday 5 December: Praying with the Bible – If the bible could give you the answer to any question, which question would you ask?

Week 3 –Thursday 12 December: How to pray – What difference does praying actually make?

Each session includes a short film, produced by Fr Stephen Wang, who has a real gift for sharing the richness of the Catholic faith. The sessions are open for all, Light refreshments will be provided. 8pm in the PNL Centre at St Joseph’s. All parishioners are welcome.

Missio Red Boxes — Please bring your boxes for counting in the next couple of weeks and give them to one of the sacristans and take an empty box from the back of the Churches. Please Leave your name and phone number on a slip of paper inside the box and indicate if gift-aided and if you would like to know how much was inside, thanks!

Advent Retreat, 3-5 December, Worth Abbey RH10 4SB (Cost: £220). Join Fr Peter as he uses scripture and reflection to discover how God might be calling you to open up in a deeper way to his presence. To find out more please visit https://worth.co.uk/retreats/retreat-

Bereavement Coffee Morning – If you would like to come along to our coffee morning next Saturday 6th December at 10:30am in St Joseph’s PNL Centre, Meeting Room, trained befrienders will be there and you will be welcome.

Our Parish Sunday Lunch – thanks to our African Community for a splendid lunch for 140+ hungry tummies – if you could host a lunch , please contact the parish office.

Book Club + Circle: Ever been tempted to ask “Where the Hell is God” ?- The title of our next read, a short book by Richard Leonard SJ. Join us to discuss after Mass on Friday 13th December in the meeting room at St Joseph’s.

The Winter Night Shelter If you would like to help host our turn at St Joseph’s Feb/Mar 2025, contact the parish office.

Fr Terry Martin, a former assistant priest here, has published a book entitled “Animals in Heaven”. Full of anecdotes, including his time in Redhill, he invites us to recon-sider our views on animals, why they are here, why God creates them, and the human-animal relationship. Copies can be obtained from Fr Terry for £18 (plus £3.50pp) or by searching for the book title on Amazon.co.uk

Old iPads… do you have an old iPad, eg. generation 2, still with good battery life but not useful/used anymore that could be donated to the parish? If so please contact the parish office, thanks!

Any spare religious objects or books? Please hand them to the parish office. We will share with families who come to school signings to help nurture faith in the home.

Parents, babies and toddlers group meets in St Joseph’s PNL Centre, on Wednesdays 10.30am. All welcome

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 July 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.

Our SVP groups are reaching out to those in any kind of need, please call 07918980330 and they will call back.

For Information on SVP help, Telephone Support and Care of the Sick in the Parish, please click here.

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

Enquirers group (RCIA) if you are thinking about becoming a Catholic, or as an adult catholic you would like to ‘catch-up’ on the sacraments of initiation (Confirmation and Holy Communion) a group meets regularly on a Monday evening and you would be most welcome. For more information please email rcia.pnl@gmail.com

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

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. Please contact the Parish Office.

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

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

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.

DIOCESAN RUN EVENTS

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Two Diocesan vacancies: Receptionist (P/T) closing date 25 November 2024, interviews Monday 2 December 2024, and Private Secretary to the Bishop (P/T) closing date 5 December, interviews Friday 13 December 2024 – more details: abdiocese.org.uk/careers

Thinking of the Priesthood – In our Diocese we have a St John Vianney Group meeting 4/5 Sundays each year. It is a group for men aged 18-45 who wish to explore whether they have a calling to the priesthood. To find out more, or just chat about vocations contact our vocations director, Fr Tristan Cranfield: tristan.cranfield@abdiocese.org

Diocesan weekly E-Bulletin newsletter which includes Bishop Richard’s Weekly Reflection, and details of formation and events taking place across the Diocese and our wider Catholic community. Please click on the link below to sign up, it’s a great way to stay in touch! https://mailchi.mp/7529e811ae63/joinourlistat