Sunday 7th August
19th Sunday of the Year
Year A
Psalm response: Let us see, O Lord,
your mercy and give us your saving help.
Retiring Collection: CAFOD/One World
(Friary and St Bernadette’s)
The Coming Week
Monday 8th August
Mem: St. Dominic, Priest
Tuesday 9th August
Feast: St. Teresa Benedicta of the Cross
(Edith Stein), Virgin and Martyr, A patron
of Europe
Wednesday 10th August
Feast St. Lawrence†, Deacon and Martyr
Thursday 11th August
Mem: St. Clare. Virgin
Change to Mass times:
St Theodore’s– No Mass
Friary – 9.30am
Requiem Mass
Our Lady and St Peter, East Grinstead
11.30am Fr Len Turner followed by
internment at Mount Noddy Cemetery
Friday 12th August
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Christ the Lord 9.05 – 10.00am
Next Sunday 14th August
Solemnity: The Assumption of the
Blessed Virgin Mary
Year A
Readings
First
Psalm
Second
Gospel
Revelation 11:19; 12:1-6.10
44
1 Corinthians 15:20-26
Luke 1:39-56
Retiring Collection: CAFOD/One World
(Friary and St Bernadette’s)
General Notices
Mass changes
Regrettably there will be NO mass on
Thursday 11th August at St Theodore’s at
10am. The Mass at the Friary will be at
9.30am. (Due to Fr Len’s funeral)
Fr Len Turner R.I.P
Parishioners are invited to attend the funeral
of Fr Len on Thursday 11th August at
11.30am at Our Lady and St Peter Church,
East Grinstead. Fr Len often celebrated
Mass in Crawley and was well known to
many of you.
Fr. Con and Fr. Paul’s leaving Mass will be
at 7.30pm on Friday 2nd September. This
will be followed by a reception in the friary
Hall. Parishioners are asked to bring a plate
of food to share – please let Janet on
532701, know what you intend to bring so
that items are not duplicated!
Crawley Parish Website
We are re-launching the Parish website.
The aim is to include more pictures, past
and current newsletter items, relevant
information and encourage participation
from parishioners and parish voluntary
groups for up to date news, events, projects
and topics. Additional applications will be
added to the website over the coming
weeks.
Have
a
look.
Go
to
www.crawleyparish.org
The 9.30am Music group will be taking a
short break during August. Practices
resume on Tuesday 6th September 6.30pm
in the Friary Hall. Anyone interested in
joining the group please phone Shelagh on
514685 or come along to the practice.
Requests for visits for welfare or for Holy
Communion
If you have a relative or friend in Crawley
Hospital, or know of someone who is
housebound
and
would
like
Holy
Communion, please contact the Parish
Office.
Friary Car Park
Reminders please:
- Parking from 11.45am is for 12.15pm
Mass goers.
- Permits are NOT transferable
- All cars parked in car park must display a
permit.
Thank you for your co-operation.
Retiring collections at the weekends –
CAFOD/One World are being used to
support a rural village Puentecitos in El
Salvador. We are following this community
through CAFOD’s Connect 2. The display in
the Friary porch will give information about
the people and CAFOD’s work there.
£200,000 per year is spent in El Salvador
on life-changing work, in agriculture,
reducing the risk of disasters, HIV and Aids
and creating peace. Between January and
March 2011, we collected £1,658.20 which
has been acknowledged with thanks,
followed by £2337.01 collected between
April to June. Many thanks for your
generosity.
Christ the Lord
Retired? Not at work daytimes?
Why not join us for Rosary Monday to
Thursday, or Adoration and Mass on
Friday?
Friary and St. Bernadette’s
Friary Refurbishment
Smartie Tubes –It would be great to have
all Smartie tubes at the finishing post
together (32). Please send them back
ASAP.
Father Paul’s Run – Took place on 11th
June, Please may we have all outstanding
sponsor forms and donations in so far
£1,705. There are
19 Sponsor forms
(7,8,10,13,14,16,24,28,30,31,32,33,34,36,
37, 39, 40, 87, 89)
Thank you for all your efforts’ Lets keep
going towards this year’s £18,000.
Dates for your Diary:
Saturday 8th October – Curry/alternate &
dance – Friary Hall.
Christmas Draw from September
Saturday 26th November – Christmas Fayre.
Let’s all keep working towards the £18,000
2011 target!
Collections: 31st July 2011
Main Offertory
(inc £400 standing orders)
Development Fund
Day for Life
£1900.31
£20.00
£201.66
Thank you
St. Edward’s and Copthorne
Convent
St. Edward’s Social Club
http://st-edwards-crawley/.blogspot.com/
Saturday 20th August Quiz in the club at
8pm by Susan £1 pp
Saturday 3rd September Charity Event for’
Children with Cancer ‘7.30pm to 11pm.
Music by Maybe Gold Tickets £4 including
refreshments from Club Bar only
Collections: 31st July 2011
Main offertory
Standing Orders
Day for Life
£201.75
£230.00
£62.48
Thank you
Our Lady’s and St Theodore’s
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Patronal
Feast Day – Monday 22nd August. There
will be a Mass and procession at 7.30pm
followed by nibbles. Please contact Maja
414953 to advise what you can bring.
From Roy J
I am pleased to announce that Celia
Putland has taken over the role of Gift Aid
co-ordinator with immediate effect. Her tel.
number is 862945.
Collections: 31st July 2011
Main offertory
Standing Orders
Day for Life
Thank you
£243.80
£135.00
£60.93
Please pray for:
The sick: Mary Baldry, Jim Brennan,
Eileen Cleary, Fr. Tony Collins, Ruth Craig,
Derrick Craven, Jayden Cruz, Carl Cooper,
Sheena Deegan, Gordon Ebbs, Bozezina
Fanner-Brzezina, Brenda Farley, Eileen
Gilliat, May Goulding, Lisa Hannah, Mary
Lyons, Michael McDonald, Lis McIntyre,
Jim Milligan, Michael Newble, Dermot
O’Donaghue, Neil Putland, Sue Rowe, Pam
Simpson, Avril Stewart, Irene Storrie, Daisy
Vine, John Vine, Sharon White & Lillian
Wilson
Those who have died: Amula Craig,
Sandra Eddington, Fr. Len Turner & John
Turner
Crawley Catholic Schools
St. Francis of Assisi Primary: 01293
521009. Head teacher Mrs B Connors,
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Primary: 01293
526057. Head teacher Mr V Burke.
St.
Wilfrid’s
Comprehensive:
01293
421421.Head teacher Mr J Morris
Events and Courses outside the Parish
Come and join the launch of the
Diocesan Grandparents Association –
25th September: Being held at DABCEC,
we will be spending the day discussing the
wonderful roles of being a grandparent.
Bishop Kieran will be celebrating Mass and
we hope to begin creating focus groups in
parishes. For further information please
contact Katherine Bergin on 651152 or
katherine.bergin@dabnet.org.
Youth 2000 Summer Festival – Live at
Walsingham 25th – 29th August. If you are
16-35 and want a new experience of your
faith at a 5 day event with hundreds of other
young adults, then come and join us. Meet
new people – Hear powerful speakers –
Attend prayer times with inspiring and
uplifting worship music – Be in God’s
presence through Adoration day or night –
Have great fun and a life changing
experience! Find us on Face Book, follow
@youth2000uk
on
Twitter,
www.youth2000.org or call the National
Office: 020 8675 2743 for more information.
Wedding Anniversary Mass
On 22nd October, the Diocese will be
holding its annual Mass for those
celebrating
a
significant
wedding
anniversary this year. Mass will be at St.
Dunstan’s Church, Woking at 11.30am.
Please contact rosie.read@dabnet.org or
651161 to book.
Domestic Abuse Awareness
During the Autumn, there will be a series of
meetings across the Diocese. These are an
opportunity for us as a community to look at
how we support those in those difficult
situations. Please see poster for full details
of your nearest event or contact the
Diocesan Safeguarding Officer, Philip
Wright on 01273 241203.
DABCEC & Jubilee Coordinator Post:
The Diocesan Centre known as DABCEC
(Diocese of Arundel & Brighton Christian
Education Centre) is the base for its
Pastoral
Team,
Schools
Office,
Communications and Bookshop.
The
Diocese is looking to appoint a Coordinator,
who will be responsible to the Episcopal
Vicar for Pastoral Affairs, for the effective,
economic running of the Centre as a
support to the work of the various diocesan
agencies, users and visitors.
The Diocese will be celebrating its 50th
Anniversary in 2015 and in the preparation
years for the Jubilee and in the Jubilee year
itself, he/she will be responsible for the
coordination of activities & materials relating
to this important Diocesan milestone.
Do you have the necessary skills and
enthusiasm to bring to this exciting new
post? If so for further details please contact:
Mgr Anthony Barry, The Christian Education
Centre, Crawley, West Sussex RH10 6RP;
Tel:
01203
515666;
Email:
tony.barry@dabnet.org;
www.dabnet.org.
Salary negotiable according to relevant
experience. Closing date for applications:
31 August 2011. Interviews:
Early
September.