January 6th 2019 The Epiphany of The Lord (Year C)

THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES OF SS Anthony & George, The Divine Motherhood & St Francis of Assisi, The Sacred Heart,

Sunday January 6th The Epiphany of The Lord (Year C) Parish Priest 8.00am Mass Duncton People of the Parishes Fr Peter Newsam 9.30am Mass Midhurst Betty & Frederick Hedger RIP 11.00am Mass Petworth John Joseph Dunphy RIP Administrator Catherine Moody Monday January 7th Monday after Epiphany (at The Presbytery Tuesday, No Mass Wednesday & Thursday 9am-1pm, or use the email below) Tuesday January 8th Tuesday after Epiphany 9.30am Mass Petworth Celebrant’s intentions The Presbytery, Wednesday January 9th Wednesday after Epiphany Angel Street, Petworth, 9.00am Rosary for Peace & Vocations Midhurst West GU28 0BG 9.30am Mass Midhurst Mgr James Carter RIP 01798 342169 Thursday January 10th Thursday after Epiphany 9.30am No Mass Petworth Email 12.00Noon Mass Midhurst (Convent) Celebrant’s intentions [email protected] Friday January 11th Friday after Epiphany Parish Co-ordinator (Midhurst) 6.30pm Mass Petworth Holy Souls Paul Mellings Saturday January 12th S. Aelred of Rievaulx [email protected] 9.30am Mass Midhurst Alastair Ferguson on his ordination (deacon) 10.00am Confessions Midhurst Parish Co-ordinator (Petworth) Charles Sommer Sunday January 13th The Baptism of The Lord (Year C) [email protected] 8.00am Mass Duncton People of the Parishes 9.30am Mass Midhurst Website 11.00am Mass Petworth Sid Smith RIP petworthcatholic.org or midhurstcatholic.org Mass Book This Sunday page number: 115 Meeting will be on Wednesday 9 January at 12.30 pm. Everybody welcome. Forthcoming Dates Directions to Farthings are: Take the Balls Cross/ Sunday January 6th Parish Family Groups launch at road from Petworth. Past The Stag at Balls 3.30pm at Village Hall Cross, over the bridge and up the hill . At the top of Sunday January 20th Christian Unity Week Service at the hill (before entering the village of Kirdford) turn S. Giles, at 3pm left, signposted and we are the first house Tuesday January 29th Finance Committee meets in on the left the Parish Room, Midhurst at 6.30pm Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. A week of prayer Petworth Church cleaning, after 8 years of organising for Christian unity is being organised by PACT to run the cleaners Pat Findlay has asked to step down. from 20 to 25 January. It will start with an ecumenical Thank you for all your hard work! She is happy to service at St Giles, Graffham at 3 pm on Sunday 20th, help her replacement to get into the role, so can we followed by tea. From Monday to Friday there will be have a volunteer, please? a 30 minute session of talk and prayers at 1 pm at the URC, followed by soup and rolls. Details are on the Parish Family Groups Launch on Sunday January 6th notice board in the church porch. at 3.30pm at Lodsworth Village Hall. This is a wonderful opportunity for our parish, but also for all New Year, New You Prayer Workshops at the Parish of us to grow closer together in love and friendship. of Bognor and Slindon. A series of six workshops on Let us pray this will bring us all many blessings. prayer on Tuesdays from 15th January, taking place at various locations. This looks an excellent series of The next meeting of the Simple Lunch and Prayer

The Arundel & Brighton Diocesan Trust is a Registered Charity No. 252878 workshops, with some very good leaders. If you want Appeal Leaflet. Please return donations to any of our to make prayer a priority for 2019, this would be a churches in an envelope marked ‘Advent Appeal’. great place to start. There are more details on our Many thanks for all your generous donations so far. noticeboards. The January 15th session isat the Poor The appeal closes today! Clare Convent in Crossbush ‘What is prayer, how to pray? with Sr Gabriel Davison. No booking needed. Epiphany Blessing of Chalk There is an old tradition of blessing chalk on the Epiphany, which is then Justice & Peace Assembly 2019 - Slavery on Our distributed to all those at Mass, who use it to bless Doorstep: Saturday 26 January, 10am-4pm on Human their homes. We will be blessing and distributing Trafficking at the St Philip Howard Centre (formerly chalk at all our Masses this weekend - take a piece DABCEC). Bishop Richard Moth plus Mick Duthie, home with you to mark the lintel of your door, or the Santa Marta Group, Fr Mark Odion, Santa Marta door itself: Group and Richard Lancashire, Sussex Police. To 20 + C + M + B + 19 book a place call Rosie on 01293 6511611 or CMB, of course, are the initials of the traditional email [email protected]. names of the Magi - but also stand for Christus Mansionem Benedicat (May Christ bless this house). If SPUC Youth Conference 15 – 17 March 2019, Milton you wish, you could use the following prayer as you Keynes. Distinguished pro-life speakers, discussion are marking your door: groups and workshops, social events. All-inclusive Lord God of heaven and earth, you revealed your only- cost £115. Sponsored places often available. For more begotten Son to every nation by the guidance of a star. information, see www.spuc.org.uk Bless this house and all who inhabit it. Fill us with the light of Christ, that our concern for others may reflect National Board of Catholic Women: Day with your love. Bishop Richard on Saturday 23rd February, From We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. 10 am to 1 pm, at the St Philip Howard Centre Last Sunday's Collections (formerly DABCEC). Explore ways to engage with Midhurst Petworth & Duncton ‘The Word who is Life’. Book at GA Envelopes 76 196 [email protected] Loose cash 139 133 S. Philip Howard School Chaplaincy St Philip Ave standing orders 230 650 Howard Catholic School is currently looking to This week's total 445 979 appoint a Chaplain (or member of a Chaplaincy team) Weekly budget 500 1050 to support the liturgical and wider Catholic life of the Deficit/surplus - 55 - 71 school. Full details of the vacancy can be found on the Many thanks for your generosity SPH website: www.sphcs.co.uk. Visits from prospective applicants are always very welcome. Closing date for applications is 9am on Friday 11 This Week January 2019. Sunday January 6th Epiphany OK is Not Enough There are copies of Fr Peter’s Coffee after 11am Mass in Petworth Christmas book at the back of all our churches - please Parish Family Groups launch at Lodsworth Village help yourself to a copy if you didn’t receive one at Hall at 3.30pm Christmas Wednesday January 9th Advent Appeal This year is to help build a church for Simple lunch and prayer meeting at Farthings, the Catholics of Breb, a small village in Romania. You can read further details on the noticeboards or the

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The Arundel & Brighton Diocesan Trust is a Registered Charity No. 252878