Newsletter Diocese of Arundel & Brighton 4Th July 2021
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Newsletter Diocese of Arundel & Brighton 4th July 2021 All Masses are available via the Cathedral live stream on www.arundelcathedral.uk THIS SUNDAY 4, Fourteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (Ezekiel 2:2-5; 2 Corinthians 12:7-10; Mark 6:1-6) 6.00pm Saturday Vigil Mass: People of the Parish 9.15am Mass: Holy Souls, 11.15am: For the intentions of the Starkey Family 3.00pm Ordination to the Priesthood of Stephen O’Brien (invitation only) MONDAY 5, Feria in Ordinary Time, Week 14 (Genesis 28:10-22a; Matthew 9:18-26) No Mass TUESDAY 6, Feria in Ordinary Time, Week 14 (Genesis 32:23-33; Matthew 9:32-38) 10.00am Mass: Patricia Gubb RIP & Maura Tolwinski RIP WEDNESDAY 7, Feria in Ordinary Time, Week 14 (Genesis 41:55-57; 42:5-7a, 17-24a; Matthew 10:1-7) 10.00am Mass: For the intentions of Jim & Margaret Myerscough THURSDAY 8, Feria in Ordinary Time, Week 14 (Genesis 44:18-21, 23b-29; 45:1-5; Matthew 10:7-15) 10.00am Mass: For the intentions of Anne Walsh FRIDAY 9, Feria in Ordinary Time, Week 14 (Genesis 46:1-7, 28-30; Matthew 10:16-23) 10.00am Mass: Paul & Anne Dunkley RIP 7.00pm Diaconate Ordinations (invitation only) SATURDAY 10, Our Lady on Saturday (Genesis 49:29-32; 50:15-26a; Matthew 10:24-33) 10.00am Mass: Anne Dunkley RIP 6.00pm Mass: Edward & Gerard Wallace RIP NEXT SUNDAY 11, Fifteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (Amos 7:12-15; Ephesians 1:3-14 or 1:3-10; Mark 6:7-13) 9.15am Mass: People of the Parish, 11.15am: 25th Wedding Anniversary of Catherine & Robert Docherty Emergency Telephone Numbers. Bognor Parish 01243 823619 Chichester Parish 01243 782343 Storrington Parish 01903 740338 Petworth Parish 01798 342169 Littlehampton Parish 01903 731171 Cathedral House Parsons Hill Arundel West Sussex BN18 9AY Tel: 01903 882297 Web Site: www.arundelcathedral.uk Email: [email protected] Canon David Parmiter Rev. Mr. David Clifton L.Th Cathedral Dean Deacon (Retired) The Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust is a Registered Charity No. 252878 From Canon David: Thanks to your support, CAFOD has been helping SPACING IN CHURCH Following step 3 of the communities around the world cope with the pandemic. Government’s plan to ease C-19 restrictions, I have Just in Zambia, in the past year, our reports show allowed for more flexibility in the seating arrangements we’ve been able to reach 1,234,200 people with in the Cathedral as four people are allowed to mingle messages on COVID-19, provide 13,312 people with indoors. Although, I have placed notices which say a access to safe water, train 392 frontline health workers ‘maximum of four people per bench’ to allow for from Zambia’s 11 dioceses on how to prepare and people to sit together, I would urge you to keep your respond to COVID-19 in their local communities and social distance and wear a face covering at all times. donate over 1000 handwashing hygiene stations in Booking for Sunday Mass will continue and in this communities to support handwashing measures. Thank way we will keep a limit on numbers of people you for standing alongside people in Zambia and for attending at any one time. I will also continue to supporting people in more than 30 other countries. monitor our local infection rates, which mercifully are CCRS - The Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies still low, the regulations from the Government and the (CCRS) is beginning again in our Diocese this Bishop and adjust accordingly. If you have any September. The course is designed for teachers in concerns, please do get in touch. Congregational Catholic schools, for Catechists and for anyone who singing is still not allowed. would like to grow in understanding as they live their FINANCIAL MATTERS: Thank you for your recent Catholic faith. The CCRS offers a very flexible and contributions. 26/27 June: £183.15 + £173.50 (Gift accessible way of learning, it includes some online Aid) = £356.65 content and is made up of eight modules: six core and two specialist modules. Each module involves ten SECOND COLLECTIONS: hours of course time and an assignment. For more th TODAY 4 July Peter’s Pence see Peter's Pence information or to register your place please contact our (obolodisanpietro.va) for more information about how Formation Adviser this money is used around the world. 11th July Apostleship of the Sea (Stella Maris) NEW Colour and Shape website launch! Mass Parish Gift Aid envelopes cannot be used for these resources for families. Colour and Shape developed collections. over the pandemic providing a weekly video liturgy for families to use at home during lockdown. This video – NEXT WEEK IS SEA SUNDAY when the Church Connect Sunday – has now changed into a new shorter prays for all those who live and work at sea. format, along with a set of accompanying resources on There will be a second collection for Stella Maris (the a brand new website. Head over to Apostleship of the Sea), the official maritime welfare www.colourandshapeonline.com to check out the agency of the Catholic Church. For an appeal talk from resources reflecting on the Sunday Gospel each week, Bishop Paul Mason, and a video showing some of what plus links to Spotify playlists, ideas on how to pray Stella Maris does, please visit together as a family, and information on how to join www.stellamaris.org.uk/SeaSunday To donate and for the online community supporting families. more information, please visit: www.stellamaris.org.uk/donate or text ‘SEA’ to 70460 THE OPEN CLOISTER @ WORTH ABBEY: to donate £5. Cash donations can be made at the Julian of Norwich - Online Day Retreat led by Fr Cathedral next week and envelopes will be available. David Jarmy OSB. Saturday 17th July. Zoom Stella Maris is dependent on voluntary donations, so registration at 09:45, ends at 4:30pm please give generously. Thank you. Desert Wisdom: the power of thoughts - Online Day Retreat led by David Clayton & Michael Woodward SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is now Saturday 24th July. 10am-4:30pm Evagrius (b.345) is between 10.30 and 11am on Saturday mornings. You honoured as ‘one of the most important names’: come may also contact the office to make an appointment. & see why his teaching lives. To book your place for THE CATHEDRAL SHOP Opening hours: either online go to www.worth.co.uk/retreats/online- Monday – Saturday 10.30am – 4.00pm retreats Further information email [email protected] Sunday 12.30pm – 4.00pm SUNDAY 18 JULY 5pm Prayer at the Memorial to GIFT AID If you are a UK taxpayer and have not Children Lost Before Birth in the Cathedral already registered for Gift Aid you can help the parish graveyard. There will be a short service to pray for and by joining the scheme. For example, for every £10 you remember all babies lost before birth, for women and contribute the government will add an extra families affected and for an end to abortion. All £2.50. Contact the parish office for details. welcome. Please come. As Pope Francis has reminded us “a human being is always sacred and inviolable, in “THE ART OF DYING WELL” is a website that any situation and at every stage of development”. offers a helping hand to those grappling with issues PILGRIMAGE OF REPARATION AND around death and dying. Based in the Catholic tradition th but open to all, it features real-life stories about dealing CONSECRATION: On Saturday, 17 July, at West with the journey through death to eternal life. See Grinstead, from 12 noon. More details from Jayne at [email protected] or 07816 422851. Home - The Art of Dying Well COP26 This year, the UK will host the ‘COP26’ QUIET DAY WEDNESDAY 14 JULY with silence climate talks in Glasgow in November. Many of the and space to reflect on God’s Creation in a beautiful world’s poorest countries are struggling to cope with country house in the South Downs near Arundel. Cost the effects of climate change such as increased £15. Optional sessions of spiritual direction available. droughts, floods and cyclones. We need world leaders Also Retreat Weekend 9/11 July Individually Guided to put the poorest people at the heart of their talks and Retreat. The retreat will be held prayerful silence. the UK has a critical role to play as host. Please sign Sussex Heritage Centre, Arundel, BN18 9QY. Cost our petition to the Prime Minister at £225 full board, single ensuite rooms. Limited places. cafod.org.uk/reclaim. Groups from parishes across For more details or to book see our diocese are also meeting their MPs locally, to let https://www.sussexheritage.co.uk/ or phone Maria on them know how strongly we feel as Catholics about 01903 413606 protecting our earth and helping our sisters and THE GATWICK DETAINEES WELFARE brothers around the world. Further details can be found GROUP in Crawley have issued the following request. here: Parliament in your Parish | CAFOD. Please “We would be grateful to receive good quality second- consider holding a meeting with your MP too. hand clothes as follows: PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL Jeans, waist 30”, 32”, 33”, 34”; Joggers in all sizes 14th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B T-shirts in all sizes but especially Medium; Summer jackets in all sizes; Shoes in all sizes (apart from 45) ‘My grace is enough for you: my power is at its best in People can bring clothes to the office (The Orchard, 1- weakness.’ So the Lord promised Paul.