Parish of Effingham and Fetcham
Our Lady of Sorrows and Church of the Holy Spirit
Parish Team
Fr John Inglis and Deacon Ian Wells
Our Lady of Sorrows
Lower Road, Effingham, Surrey KT24 5JP
Telephone: 01372 458263
Mass Times
Saturday
Sunday
Monday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Sunday
13thSept 2015
24th Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sundays:
Year I
12 Sept 6.00pm
(Eff) Cycle BPaulWeekdays:
Wells - Wellbeing
13 Sept 9.00am (Eff)
People of the Parish
11.00am (Fet)
Kathy Baxter RIP
14 Sept No Mass
Ann McGhee RIP
15 Sept 6.00pm (Eff)
John Mappin – Wellbeing
16 Sept 9.00am (Fet)
7.30pm (Fet)
PFC Meeting COHS Annex
Requiem Mass for Barry Draper RIP
17 Sept 2.00pm (Eff)
Bernadette Kirby RIP
18 Sept Noon (Fet)
19 Sept 6.00pm (Eff)
People of the Parish
20 Sept 9.00am (Eff)
M Connors and family
11.00am (Fet)
Chris Cutler RIP
No Sacrament of Reconciliation Saturday 13th September
Next Sunday 25th Sunday in Ordinary Time (B)
Next Sunday’s Readings
Wisdom 2: 12.17-20
Psalm 53
James 3: 16-4:3 Mark 9: 30-37
Newsletter items to the Parish Office by 10am Wednesday or by email by the same time at:
eandfparish@btinternet.com
Website: http://www.effinghamandfetcham.org.uk
Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust is a Registered Charity No. 252878
WELCOME
into our Community those who are visiting us today.
Tea and Coffee will be served in the hall every Sunday after 9am Mass
If we were to ask someone the question: ‘Who do people say I am?’, there might be a
part of us that would be a little worried as to what the answer was going to be. When
Jesus asked it, he was not worried at all. He just wanted to make sure his friends
knew exactly who he was. He knew himself. He was only asking so that he could help
his friends get to know him better. There is a book entitled: ‘Will the Real me, please
stand up!’ I can only be my true self with the help of Jesus and that should be part of
my daily prayer life. Lord Jesus, please help me to be the person you want me to be.
Amen.
God bless you all
Father John
Please remember to pray for the repose of the soul of TOM BAYMAN who died on Thursday.
Also please remember his family at this time too.
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE IN OUR PARISH FAMILIES WHO ARE SICK, Tom Perry, Bridgit Sadler
Mike Finn, Helene Lewis, Terri Aboud, Helena Seed, Bernadette Bevans, Christopher Brown
Robert Estall, Pat Whitlock, Maureen Teare, Rose Wedlake, Amy Chapman, Jean Rowlandson
Maggi Cooke, Derek Knott, Joanna Mills, John Donovan, Mau Navaro, John Francis, Janet Morgan,
Edward Hughes, Sheelagh Trier, Angela Haydon, Eileen Tennant, Brenda Kealey, Maria Fitch
Maureen and Patrick Rennison, Philip Hoban, Clare Mahony and Ron Welsh. Also priests within
our Diocese: Fr. Eric Flood and within the Deanery; Fr. Martin Breen, Fr. Michael Masterson and
Fr.Dominic Rolls.
The Requiem Mass for Barry Draper RIP will be on Thursday 17th September at Our Lady of
Sorrows.
1. Coffee after Mass: Coffee after the 9am Mass at Our Lady of Sorrows resumes from this
Sunday and all are welcome to come along and have a look round the new hall and all its
facilities. Also available in the hall will be a selection of duplicate books from the Parish
Library. Please come and have a look and take any you wish – for a suitable donation please.
2. Tuesday Teas - social group for older folk (well, over 50 anyway): Tuesday Teas meets
fortnightly in the new St Alphege Hall, Lower Road from 2.30pm to 4pm and is a social group
with tea and cake prepared by our team of splendid volunteers. Sometimes we have some
special entertainment or we may go out and about as well. New members are very welcome
so if you, or your friend(s), would like to join please contact Gill Walker - 01372 457987 or
email GillianMWalker@gmail.com. We have recently visited Hove again by popular request
and enjoyed a good lunch at The Sussex pub followed by a visit to the Hove Museum. During
the month of August when the old hall was closed, undergoing demolition, we visited the lovely
garden of one of our volunteers for tea. We also visited the Medicine Garden in Cobham but
have now returned to our brand new venue of St Alphege's Hall. Meeting dates fortnightly from
September 15th."
3. Raising funds for Christian Aid. Saturday 24th October : Come to a fun evening, and
Sing-a-Long to "Oliver" in the new St Alphege's Hall, Lower Road, Effingham on Saturday
October 24th starting at 7pm. Refreshments at half time and wonderful music provided
throughout. Please let Gill Walker know if you would like to join us (for facility and catering
reasons) 01372 457987 Donations for Christian Aid welcome."
4. To be a Catholic: Is there anyone in your family or household or someone else you know
who you think would like to find out more of what it means to be a Catholic? OR anyone who
is a Catholic and just wants to find out more about their faith? Here in the parish we will soon
be starting our R.C.I.A. (Rite of Christian Initiation for Adults) programme. This is designed
for all those wishing to look at what it means to be a Catholic. If you know of anyone who would
like to join our parish programme, please take a green form from the back of the church and
get it back to me as soon as you can. Thank you and God bless. Fr John.
Bishop Richard visits the Parish. On Thursday 1 October 2015 Bishop Richard is
coming to our Parish to bless the Annex at Fetcham and St Alphege Hall Effingham. He will
arrive at Fetcham at 10.30am for the blessing followed by coffee and cakes with
Parishioners. At 11.30am he arrives at Effingham for the blessing followed by a buffet lunch
and leaves about 1.15am to go to St Teresa’s Mass at 3pm (this is the only Mass in the parish
that day). All Parishioners are welcome to the blessings coffee and lunch for which there is no
cost, but if you are able to come please sign up on the lists at the back of the churches so we
have idea of numbers.