Sunday
th
8 January 2017
The Epiphany of the Lord
Year A
Psalm Response: All nations shall fall
prostrate before you, O Lord.
Rosary and Benediction
3pm at The Friary
Adoration of the Year
BlessedBSacrament and
Evening Prayer: Dominican Convent,
Gossops Green, 5:30pm
Sunday Evening Prayer: 7pm St Clare’s
Chapel
The Coming Week
Monday 9th January
The Baptism of the Lord
Faith Shine R.I.P.
Joe Lyons R.I.P.
Ministries
Please make sure you have spoken with the
Mass Co-ordinators / signed up on the
sheets as appropriate in your respective
communities to ensure that all ministries are
covered.
Altar Servers
Thanks to all our wonderful servers who
helped make the Christmas Masses
prayerful and a rich celebration of the
Nativity of the Lord. On Saturday 21 January,
we will celebrate a Mass of Thanksgiving at
the 12:15 Friary Mass. Anyone due to be
enrolled in the guild of St Stephen should let
the parish office know so we can ensure a St
Stephen's medal is ready for you. We can
always welcome more servers, and at the
Friary especially we are looking for Adult
MCs for all our Masses. If you can help
speak to a member of the Parish Team.
FORMATION
Sunday
15th January 2017
Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Year A
Readings:
First
Psalm
Second
Gospel
Isaiah 49:3,5-6
39
1 Corinthians 1:1-3
John 1:29-34
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament and
Evening Prayer: Dominican Convent,
Gossops Green, 5:30pm
Sunday Evening Prayer: 7pm St Clare’s
Chapel
PRAYER
Please pray for those who are sick,
especially for: Michael Bold
Those who have died:
John Hill-Paul R.I.P.
Ken Balcombe R.I.P.
Holy Communion Preparation
Parents should have received an email
offering them a choice of dates for their
Children’s First Communion Mass. If you
have not replied, please log onto the Website
or contact Fr. Tony. All the children will be
formally enrolled in the Programme at the
Sunday Masses on January 15th in the same
church you have chosen for the First
Communion. Please keep the 140 families in
your prayers.
Confirmation
Today at the 5:30pm Mass we will enrol our
candidates for Confirmation which will be
administered by Bishop Richard on Saturday
27th May at 3pm in the Friary. Our next
session on the Most Holy Eucharist will be
held at Our Lady Queen of Heaven at 4pm
on Sunday 15th January. Please remember
to return your permission slips for the
Bishop's gathering and Flame to the parish
office ASAP. A heads up to the community at
St Edward the Confessor, we will be coming
to you on Sunday 12th February.
Marriage
If you are planning on getting married,
please make an appointment to see one of
the clergy team (priest or deacon) as soon
as possible to begin your paperwork and
more
importantly
your
preparation.
Ordinarily Bishop Richard asks that couples
take at least 12 months to prepare for this
beautiful sacrament.
Journey in Faith
The sessions recommenced on 4th January
and will continue each Wednesday at
7:30pm at St Bernadette’s Presbytery.
Blessing of Married Couples
This will take place at 12:15 Mass on
Saturday 11th February (nearest St.
Valentine’s Day).
The Joy of Love
Fr. Chris is leading a study course on Pope
Francis' recent document Amoris Laetitia
(The Joy of Love) on Thursdays 7pm at
St Bernadette's Presbytery. All welcome.
Course concludes with Blessing of Married
Couples.
Catholic Bible Study Groups: ‘Discovery’
Following a very fruitful Alpha Course groups
will continue to meet fortnightly using a Bible
Study resource called ‘Discovery’. There is a
choice: on Thursdays (starting Thursday
26th Jan) or Sundays (starting Sunday 29th
Jan). Details: Peter Evans 01293 421964.
Schools
The Parish of Crawley extends a very warm
welcome to Mr. Tim Hallett, our new
headteacher at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic
Primary School. Mr. Hallett joined us on 3rd
January 2017. We wish him every success
in this important role.
School Contact Details
Friary Pre-School: 01293 403873
Head: Wendy Sykes
St. Francis of Assisi Primary: 01293 521009
Headteacher: Mr T Hallett
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Primary: 01293
526057
Headteacher: Mr T Melia
St. Wilfrid’s Comprehensive: 01293 421421
Headteacher: Mr M Ferry
MISSION
Service for the Octave of the Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity 18th-25th
January 2017
An Ecumenical Service for the Week of
Prayer for Christian Unity will be held at the
Shared Church of Christ the Lord
Broadfield on Sunday 22nd January at 5pm.
All are welcome.
How to bring our Parishes from
Maintenance to Mission
DABCEC
has organised a one day
course on Saturday 21 January from 10am4pm,
at
DABCEC Crawley.
Guest
Speaker: Michael Roche (Alpha in a
Catholic Context). He will explore how we
can make our parishes more responsive
to
the
call
of
the
New
Evangelisation. He will draw on lessons
from the “Divine Renovation" books. These
make suggestions as to how we might
change the culture within our Parishes, so
as to create the right conditions for
Evangelisation to take place. Book: 01293
651157/[email protected]
Ministry to the Sick & Housebound
Thank you to our Extraordinary Ministers of
Holy Communion for all the assistance they
give us during our liturgical celebrations. A
special thank you to all those ministers who
take Holy Communion to the sick and the
housebound. If any Extraordinary Minister
not currently taking Holy Communion to the
sick and / or housebound can visit 1 or 2
people who live near them, please let
Sr Hannah know.
Sick & Housebound
Please tell the Parish Office if you are or
become housebound so that regular
communion can be brought to you by an
Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion.
You can also, through your communion
visitor, request a visit from one of the Parish
Team.
Going into Hospital - Crawley, East
Surrey or elsewhere
Please remember, that if you or a family
member is due to go into hospital, the
parish team is not automatically informed.
Please let the Parish Office know if you are
going into hospital and where possible let
them know the ward you will be on. If you
find yourself in hospital tell your nurse that
you are a Catholic and would like a visit
from the Hospital Chaplaincy.
School Supplementary Information
Forms
If you are applying for a school place for St
Francis Primary School or Our Lady Queen
of Heaven, please remember that you need
to submit your supplementary information
form by 15th January 2017. If you need one
signed by a priest, please telephone the
office for an appointment on Monday.
Alternatively, Fr Simon will be available in
the Priest's House at the Friary on Monday
9th Jan at 7pm and will countersign your
declarations on a first come-first served
basis.
"Yellow Forms": Requests to Book a Date
A sign of a vibrant community is that we get
many requests for events over our six church
communities. To ensure that we can allocate
appropriate resources and avoid clashes,
please submit a "Yellow Form" (available at
the back of the churches) to the priests'
house in order that we can discuss the
proposed event at our Friday team meetings.
New Website
We have a new website. The address is
http://crawley.parishportal.net/ It will work on
Mobile phones etc and can be liked by using
the QR Code on the front of this NL.
General Notices
Friary Car Park
We will not be able to use the barrier from 2nd
January as planned as there is some further
engineering to be done. The Car Park Team
will prepare letters and cards, to be posted
after Christmas and New Year.
Winter Hat Appeal
Thank you very much for an amazing
response to the Winter Hat Appeal. All your
donations were sent to the Refugee camps.
FINANCES
Smarties Tubes
We are still awaiting 18 tubes. Please return.
100+ Club
We are awaiting 50+ applications. Thank
you.
CAFOOD World Gift Booklets
These can be used all year round.
St Edward’s Social Club
To find out what is on at the Club each month
go to [email protected]
Collections
18th December 2016
Our Lady’s & St. Theodore’s
Main Offertory
Standing Orders
1st January 2017
Friary & St. Bernadette’s
Main Offertory
Standing Orders
Christ the Lord
Main Offertory
£245.95
£155.00
£1,676.95
£882.54
£159.20
Friary, St. Bernadette’s & Christ the Lord
Crib Collection
£626.09
Our Lady’s & St. Theodore’s
Main Offertory
Standing Orders
£245.95
£155.00
St. Edward’s
Main Offertory
Standing Orders
£212.43
£275.00
Thank you