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Newsletter w/c Sat 29th April to Sun 28 May 2017
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ST CATHERINE OF ALEXANDRIA
RC CHURCH
44 Beach Road, Littlehampton, West Sussex BN17 5JH
Parish Priest: Fr Dominic J O’Hara – [email protected] - 01903 731171
Parish Deacon: Adrian Burnett – [email protected]
Parish Website: www.stcatherineschurchlittlehampton.org
Mass Times
Sat 29th April
Sun 30th April
Thurs 4th May
Fri 5th May
Sat 6th May
Sun 7th May
Thurs 11th May
Sat 13th May
Sun 14th May
Thurs 18th May
Sat 20th May
Sun 21st May
Thurs 25th May
Sat 27th May
Sun 28th May
Mass Intentions
10.45am
6.30pm
11.00am
1.00pm
10.30am
6.30pm
11.00am
Knights of the Holy Sepulchre
St Catherine of Siena
Brian Dean +
3rd Sunday of Easter
Int. of Samuel Horton
Requiem Mass for Chris Rota
Requiem Mass for George Gilmartin
4th Sunday of Easter
Henry Parker +
First Holy Communion Mass
6.30pm
11.00am M C Ndunguru
6.30pm
11.00am Pauline F and David Nyoni
6.30pm
11.00am
5th Sunday of Easter
6th Sunday of Easter
First Holy Communion Mass
The Ascension of the Lord
There is a Mass at the Convent, East Street every day at 10.30am
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO ARE UNWELL:
Pat Truss, Simon Hobson, Cicely Ball, Kathleen Smith, Bernie Phillips
PLEASE PRAY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE RECENTLY DIED:
Margaret Wheeler, Chris Rota, Thelma Long, Mary Mount, Margaret Crayden, Suzanne
Edwards, Eileen Beswick, Eileen Ronalds, Anne Barnes
“THANK YOU FOR YOUR VERY GENEROUS EASTER OFFERING - £1,534.62”
Fr Dominic
COFFEE MORNINGS IN THE DON BOSCO ROOM: Coffee, Tea and Squash will be
served after Sunday Masses on 7th and 21st May. Everybody is most welcome.
St Catherine’s is a Fairtrade Parish.
RETIRING COLLECTIONS:
6th & 7th May – The Education of Future Priests (Gift aidable if diocesan envelopes
used). This day is a World Day of Prayer for Vocations.
27th & 28th May – World Communications Day of Prayer. The theme this year is
“Communicating Hope and Trust in our time”. This collection supports the work of the
Catholic Communications Network in providing facilities and training for those working in
the apostolate of the mass media.
Arundel and Brighton Trust is a Registered Charity 252878
PENTECOST CELEBRATION: Sunday 4th June at 6.30pm
All our local Christians will gather at St Catherine’s Church for the Birthday of Christ’s Holy
Church. Please come along.
PARISH SUMMER FETE: Saturday 17th June 11.00am to 4.00pm (come rain or shine)
Join our Parish Fun Day on 17th June. There will be food and drink (and a bar), lots of
games (including Penalty Shoot Out, Skittles and Splat the Rat), a Tombola and many
stalls. The object of the day is NOT to raise funds but simply to have a good time! So
keep the day free!
Tombola Prizes
Please could you donate a prize for the Tombola? We are looking for 50 prizes. Thank
you in anticipation. Please give your donations to Cate or Paul Peppard.
RECENT COLLECTIONS:
The Lent Fast Day Collection, to assist poor communities in Africa and elsewhere, has
totalled £1,004.46. CAFOD thanks all who contributed to this collection.
“Because of your donations, we are building wells in Kenya; supporting small businesses
in Zambia; training people in Niger on drought resistant crops to keep the Harvest
bountiful, amongst many other life-changing projects you are making possible.”
The East Africa Crisis Appeal Collection amounted to £1,048.96. This Appeal was
launched last month by the Disasters Emergency Committee (of which CAFOD is a
member) to provide urgent supplies to the 16 million people facing severe hunger in South
Sudan, Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya. More than 800,000 children under five are severely
malnourished.
The Holy Places Collection, taken on Good Friday, totalled £574.16. This Collection will
help the Franciscans in the Holy Land in their work of restoring the traditional sites of
Jesus’s birth and resurrection, among other things.
Red Boxes: The March collection from 8 boxes yielded £124.24. The next collection will
be made in September. If you would like a Red Box, Mike (725448) can let you have
one. Your donations go towards sending missionaries and training catechists to serve
new Catholic communities overseas.
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY:
St Vincent de Paul Society (S.V.P.) will next meet in the John Paul II Room on
Tuesday 2nd May at 1.30pm. Have you ever thought of joining?
Parish Pastoral Council Meeting – Fr Dominic’s last Parish Pastoral Council meeting will
be held on Friday 12th May at 2.30pm in the Don Bosco Room. This is always an
‘Open’ Meeting. Why not come along?
Did Moses really lead the Children of Israel out of Egypt?
Watch ‘Patterns of Evidence: The Exodus’, the award-winning 2015 documentary film
exploring the archaeological evidence for this biblical event. Saturday 13th May at
2.00pm at Parkside Church, St Flora’s Rd. All are welcome at this free Movie event.
Arundel and Brighton Trust is a Registered Charity 252878
Mendelssohn’s Oratorio Elijah is being performed by Fernhurst Choral Society &
Chamber Orchestra at Chichester Cathedral on Saturday 20th May at 7.30pm. Tickets
£18.
The Flying Nun
On Saturday 20th May, Sr. Clare Bernadette from the Franciscan Missionary Sisters of
Littlehampton will take part in a sponsored skydive in aid of Worthing Churches
Homeless Projects. One of WCHP’s projects is a breakfast club in Littlehampton, offering
a hot meal to those who are homeless or insecurely housed. For more information and to
sponsor Sr. Clare, visit this fundraising webpage
https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/clareknowles1
Fr Tony Collins: 25th Anniversary of his Ordination to Sacred Priesthood is on
Wednesday 24th May.
Big Church Day Out: Annual Christian Gathering at Wiston House, near Steyning on
Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th May. For more information, tickets etc. visit
https://bigchurchdayout.com/ If booking, contact Diocesan Youth Adviser, Jack Regan,
who will organise group discounts [email protected]
Parish Finance Committee will meet on Friday 23rd June and Friday 22nd September.
These are open Meetings and any Parishioner may attend. They take place in the Don
Bosco Room in our Hall at 2.30pm.
Aylesford Priory. There will be a visit to Aylesford Priory on Thursday, 6 July. The
coach will leave St Catherine’s, Littlehampton at 8.15am and return at approx. 7.00pm. A
payment of £15 will be collected on the coach; it will be necessary to bring a packed lunch.
At the Priory there will be Mass before lunch and Benediction at 4pm. There will also be
the opportunity for the Sacrament of Penance. If you would like to book a place, there is a
list at the back of the Church. Further information can be obtained from Penny Gregory,
on 01903 784304.
Friday 14th July at 7.30pm - FR DOMINIC’S LEAVING BARN DANCE
Enjoy a Fish and Chip Supper and dancing with “Calvin Sims and The Corn Rigs”. A bar
will be available.
Invitations to Fr Dominic’s Farewell Party/Dance are now available and are being handed
out after Mass on Saturdays and Sundays. Please note that food orders are limited to 120
people and you are advised to complete your invitation forms (one per person please) and
return them to Cate or Paul Peppard or put them through Father’s letterbox as soon as
possible.
Reformation 500: Defending our differences through love, understanding and
respect. Join Pastor Rory McClure and Father Tony Milner (of Dorking and Wonersh) as
they review the Reformation on its 500th anniversary and seek areas where we can work
together and learn from each other. Saturday 21st October 2.00-5.00pm at Parkside
Evangelical Church, St Flora’s Road.
LAST CALL for Active Kids Vouchers for St Catherine’s Primary School. There is a
box for Sainsbury’s vouchers on the table at the back of the church. So far, you have
donated 780 vouchers, - a record! Vouchers will continue to be issued until next
Tuesday (2 May) and will be taken to the school in a couple of weeks’ time.
Arundel and Brighton Trust is a Registered Charity 252878
The Priest’s House will have a new ‘hard-wired’ FIRE ALARM installed on Tuesday
2nd May.
General Election Thursday 8th June
Paul Sanderson MBE has written to us and other Littlehampton churches (see his email
in the porch) to let us know that he will be standing as an Independent Candidate in the
forthcoming General Election for the Bognor Regis and Littlehampton constituency, and
that he is seeking our support.
Paul has for many years been the Chaplain at the Littlehampton Academy, and is active in
Littlehampton Churches Together. He lives in Wick.
His contact details are: [email protected] 01903 715934
+Arundel and Brighton Trust is a Registered Charity 252878