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

Filomena D’Andrea RIP Her funeral will take place in St Joseph’s at 10.30am on Thursday 15th May followed at Redstone Cemetery

Ernest Atkinson RIP his funeral has not yet been arranged.

Maria Chelvanayagam RIP her funeral has not yet been arranged.

Sheila Sargent RIP her funeral has not yet been arranged.

Christopher Wheen RIP his funeral has not yet been arranged.

Please remember them and their family in your prayers

Collections

Second Collection next weekend:Education of Future Priests

Thank you for your support and generosity

Second Collection next weekend: will be to support the education of priests. This funds will help pay for the priestly formation of men for the Priesthood. Your gift ensures we can provide training for these men responding to Christ’s call to dedicate their lives to God’s people. Please be as generous as you can. Please also pray for vocations and for all our priests.. Thank you for your generosity.

Sacrament of Confirmation: Congratulations to all of our 40 young people who received the Sacrament of Confirmation at Arundel Cathedral this weekend– Please keep them in your prayers as they continue on their faith journey. Also thank you to the Confirmation Team who helped to prepared them for Confirmation.

Easter Thanks! Many thanks to all who helped with the Easter liturgy, to those who were visible such as the musi-cians, projectionists, readers, servers, welcomers, to those who were not so visible, such as the cleaners, flower arrangers, sacristans. Thanks to the scouts for the Easter refreshments and Egg hunt. It was wonderful to see the crowds – about 14/1500 people came to the four Easter Masses. With thanks also for your kind wishes and prayers, cards, gifts and your Easter collection. Happy Easter!

Welcome and congratulations to all those who have been baptised or received, confirmed, & then come to Holy Communion for the first time at our Easter Vigil. Please keep them in your prayers as their journey continues.

Thinking about becoming a Catholic, or maybe want to be confirmed as an adult? We run informal ‘Come and see’ sessions looking at different aspects of our faith. Please contact the parish office for more information

The Rosary will be said during the month of May at St Teresa’s following Monday morning Mass for the repose of soul of Pope Francis and for the election of his successor.

Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament Please join us at St Joseph’s on Wednesday 7th May from 7pm to 8pm to pray for Pope Francis and seek the invocation of the Holy Spirit to guide the Conclave in choosing a new Pope.

Cardinals ask the faithful to pray for their discernment for new Pope: The College of Cardinals has requested that all Catholics pray for them, so that they may listen to the Holy Spirit as they discern whom to choose as the next Pope. They are entering into the Conclave on the 7th May

St Joseph’s Primary School – May Procession: The staff and pupils of St Joseph’s warmly welcome you to join them in celebrating their annual May Procession. This service will take place on the astroturf at 2pm (weather permitting) and will see our entire school process through the grounds, gathered together in prayer, before celebrating a Liturgy led by a selection of our pupils and wider community. All are welcome to attend.

A 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. Thur 8th May 7pm in St Joseph’s Church. Please see poster for further details

Bereavement Coffee Morning – Grief is a personal experience and it can help to talk to someone. If you feel that this would be of comfort please come along to our coffee morning on Saturday 10th May 10:30am in St Joseph’s Meeting Room. Trained befrienders will be there, there is no need to book, just turn up

Fr Binoy N Thomas, currently priest for the St Clare’s Syro-Malabar Mission based at Merstham, and a great help to our parish, is moving back to India to work in a mission diocese of Syro-Malabar Church after Sunday 11th of May. Please keep him in your prayers, he will be greatly missed.

Farewell and Thank you to Fr Binoy: To bid farewell to Fr Binoy and honour his contributions there will be a celebration at St Teresa’s Church on Saturday 10th May starting with Mass in the Syro Malabar rite at 10am and followed by refreshments in the back garden. All welcome

Parish Sunday Lunch will be next Sunday 11th May, from 12.30pm in the St Joseph’s PNL centre. All are welcome to a curry lunch, no need to book, BYO drinks. If you could help host a lunch please contact the parish office.

Book + Circle: “The Jesuit Guide to (Almost) Everything. A Spirituality for Real Life” by Fr James Martin S.J. Please come along and join a discussion about this book in the Meeting Room at St Joseph’s on Thursday 22 May at 8pm

Senior Parish Manager: The Parish of the Nativity of the Lord seeks a motivated, skilled team-orientated professional to provide high quality financial, administrative & operational services to support the parish in the successful delivery of its mission. Hours: 15-21 hours p/w (negotiable); salary: £45k to £50k p/a FTE. Please contact the parish office for link to more details, or check the diocesan website/e-bulletin and follow the hyperlink.

Pilgrimages to Fatima for 7 night retreats in June and July details on church notice boards. Please call the parish office for more information.

Jubilee Year pilgrimage to Walsingham, led by Bishop Richard, 6-8th June to mark the 60th anniversary of our diocese and Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee. For more details and to book: abdiocese.churchsuite.com/events/ocoptzuu

Grandparents’ Pilgrimage Worth Abbey 11 June from 10am – 3.30pm You are invited to join the Grandparent Parish Groups at our annual day of reflection and friendship. To register go to the Diocesan website events calendar, which can be found at https://www.abdiocese.org.uk/diocese/events and then follow the Grandparents’ Pilgrimage link. We look forward to seeing you there. For more information please contact Deacon Simon South at email simon.south@abdiocese.org.uk, M: 07415 306222

Pilgrimage to Medjugorje 12-19th September 2025. Cost £750 if sharing with £30 discount if you pay £150 deposit before end of January. This includes plane fare, transfers, guide throughout the week and half board in hotel. Single room supplement £150. Please contact the parish office on 01737 761017 if you would like to join us.

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

Get Together Group meet on Saturdays at 3pm in the PNL Centre at St Joseph’s. All welcome.

The January 2025 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.

Parish Maintenance – are you an electrician/plumber/tradesperson and could offer some time to join a group for small works occasionally – if so contact the parish office.

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

Thinking about becoming a Catholic? An informal group meets regularly and you would be very welcome to come along, without any obligation, to find out more about the Catholic faith. Please contact the parish office.

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

You Can Help Your Marriage –Do you feel alone? Are you frustrated or angry with each other? Retrouvaille (www.retrouvaille.org.uk) has helped 1000s of couples. For confidential information about the next Zoom course starting late Feb: info@retrouvaille.org.uk mb 0788 7296983

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

please see the Diocesan website or click here

Diocesan Vacancies: H&S Officer (p/t) and Clergy welfare Officer (p/t), for details: www.abdiocese.org.uk/careers

Pilgrims of Hope 2025: Pope Francis has decided that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee with the theme “Pilgrims of Hope”. The Jubilee will provide an important opportunity for people across our global family of faith to enrich their relationship with God, with one another, and with all of creation offering hope and healing to a world suffering the effects of war, poverty and deprivation, and the climate crisis. The Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee presents each one of us with an opportunity to reignite the flame of faith in our own hearts and to share the light of that faith with those in darkness. https://www.abdiocese.org.uk/

Jubilee Year pilgrimage to Walsingham, led by Bishop Richard, 6 -8 June with people across our community of faith invited to mark the 60th anniversary of our diocese and Pilgrims of Hope Jubilee Year For more details and to book: abdiocese.churchsuite.com/events/ocoptzuu

A&B Diocesan Lourdes Pilgrimage: Applications to this year’s pilgrimage are now open. Travelling to Lourdes is a wonderful experience full of fun, companionship, faith, friendship and laughter. The pilgrimage takes place 28th July to 3rd August by air, or 27th July to 4th August by coach or jumbulance. You can find out more about journeying to Lourdes with us this summer by visiting Lourdes Pilgrimage at the diocesan website abdiocese.org.uk

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/joinourlist