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Our Liturgy . This Week (5 Easter C) Gospel John 13:31-35 Parish Priest East Worthing Reading I give you a new commandment: Rev Fr Daryl George JCL Parish Newsletter Divine Office Week 1 love one another. St Charles’ Presbytery Chesswood Road the Roman Catholic communities Entrance 18.00 824 Presentation 18.00 833 of Holy Family, Lancing WORTHING 10.30 Antiphon : below of the Gifts 10.30 774 & St Charles, Worthing West Sussex part of the Arundel & Brighton Diocesan Trust, Sanctus 18.00 Missal Tone BN11 2AE a Registered Charity No. 252878 10.30 S 584 (01903) 239611 Memorial 18.00 Missal Tone [email protected] Acclamation 10.30 S 585 B Volume 09 Issue 22 24th April 2016 : 5th Sunday Easter Year C T.B. A. Great Amen 18.00 Missal Tone 10.30 S 586 THIS WEEK: Love Is Catching . Agnus Dei 18.00 Missal Tone SAINTS & FEASTS - 10.30 S 590 Does it ever seem to you that retaliation ….. every time we make SUN 5 E A S T E R C Communion 18.00 I am the true vine and you MON S T M A R K Jesus can be a little unrealistic? a stand against neglect or greed or are the branches, says the TUE EASTER WEEKDAY Today Jesus tells us “I give you a apathy. Lord. Whoever remains in WED EASTER WEEKDAY new commandment, that you There are plenty of people who are me, and I in him, bears fruit THU EASTER WEEKDAY love one another. Just as I have already living their lives by Jesus’ in plenty, alleluia. FRI ST CATHERINE loved you, you also should love example. These people are shining SAT EASTER WEEKDAY Children’s 18.00 N/A 10.30 Song for the Table : below one another.” But how can we go examples of discipleship, not be Liturgy 10.30 856 v1 BIBLE READING PLAN - round loving everyone we meet? what they say but by how they Isn’t love reserved to those closest behave. Have you ever been filled Penitential 18.00 Said SUN P S A L M 1 1 1 - 1 1 8 to us … our parents, children, and with so much respect for someone Rite 10.30 Said MON 1 K G S . 1 - 2; PS.37,71,94 TUE PSALM 119:1 - 88 partners? Harder still, how can we that you wanted to imitate them? If Gloria 18.00 Missal Tone WED 1 K G S . 3 - 4 ; 2 C H R . 1 love as Jesus loved? Jesus loved you start to behave in the same way THU PSALM 119:89 - 1 7 6 10.30 S 532 us to the point of death. Surely it won’t be long before others are FRI SONG OF SOL. 1 - 8 SAT P R O V E R B S 1 - 3 following this kind of example is a looking up to you as a role model. 1st Reading Acts 14:21-27 very tall order! Watch out …. love is catching. They gave an account to the church Financial News . The main thing to remember in of all that God had done with them. following Jesus’ teaching is that he Weekend of 17/04/16 wouldn’t ask anything of us that we Psalm 18.00 I will bless your name for Thanksgiving 18.00 627 1st £ 233:29 couldn’t do. Secondly, we might not Response ever, O God my King. 10.30 627 2nd £ 224:99 Priest’s Education be ready to love each other to the 10.30 Song for the Word : below point of death, but Jesus gives Recession 18.00 322 2nd Collection . 10.30 322 us plenty of other lessons in how This Weekend 24/04/16 to love. We’re not talking some Next Week (6 Easter C) 2nd Pope’s Ukraine Appeal impossible ideal or some form of Gift Aid members are able to make idealistic behaviour. We simply need Divine Office Week 2 this collection tax efficient by using to recognise, as Jesus recognised our Parish envelope. that love is a basic human need. 1st Reading Acts 15:1-2, 22-29 Next Weekend 01/05/16 Jesus had a talent for seeing It has been decided by the Holy 2nd Parish Maintenance Fund everyone as an individual. We too Spirit and by ourselves not to saddle need to see people as individuals you with any burden beyond these Gift Aid members are able to make this collection tax efficient by using rather than lump them together essentials. our Parish envelope. Question of the week - into categories. We too need to 2nd Reading Apocalypse 21:10-14, 22-23 Many thanks for your continuing recognise need and respond This week, to whom do I need to He showed me the holy city coming generosity to your Parish. accordingly. Loving someone is a show mercy? How will I show that I down out of heaven. Bite Size . decision we make rather than am Christ’s disciple by a concrete Gospel John 14:23-29 the harbouring of fluffy romantic act of practical charity? Reading The Holy Spirit will remind you of all A good character is sentiments found in greeting cards. I have said to you. the best tombstone. Loving someone is about serving the need to be liked, appreciated, Music and text of Antiphons from Psallite, © 2005 Those who loved you 2nd Reading Apocalypse 21:1-5 Collegeville Composers Group. Published by Liturgical forgiven or helped. We follow Jesus’ God will wipe away all tears from Press, MN56321. and were helped by lessons in love every time we seek Used with Permission. Calamus Licence No.0338 you will remember you their eyes. to alleviate someone else’s suffering when forget-me-nots … every time we reject violence and Gospel 18.00 Alleluia, alleluia! have withered. Carve Acclamation Jesus said: “I give you a your name on hearts, Before Mass - Talk to God During Mass - Listen to God After Mass - Talk to your friends new commandment: love not on marble. one another, just as I have In the event of an emergency when a priest is urgently required and there is no answer at loved you.” Alleluia! Charles H. Spurgeon the above telephone number please ring St Mary’s (200416) or St Peter’s (01273 452654). 10.30 264 P A G E 2 Parish Office . Church Mouse (cub reporter). P A G E 7 The musings of one of God’s smallest creatures on events in and around the Parish Deacons: Rev. John Body 762038 Parish over the past seven days . Rev. Patrick Moloney Rev. Phil Richardson 752292 Once again a very busy week around the Presbytery. Office Hours : Monday - Friday 09.30 - 11.30 Fr D was out at St Peter’s School, Shoreham for half the day on Monday Fr Daryl’s Surgery this week : Tuesday, 17.30-18.30 supporting the beginning of Adur Valley Parish’s Mission Week, being led by five friars from the Newsletter Editorial : Items for possible inclusion in the Parish Franciscan Friars of the Renewal (known by many as the ‘skateboarding monks). Two of the Newsletter (if there is room) need to be received (in writing please) at friars came into St Peter’s School and mixed with the children over the lunchtime before the Parish Office by midday on Wednesday. leading an assembly in the afternoon. During the assembly the friars led the children in two or three songs, told them some stories of their lives as friars and then gave the children the opportunity to ask questions (some of which were very deep indeed)! Two of the songs involved a General Parish Information . lot of moving about so Fr D was glad to climb into his armchair for a couple of hours when he got home. Parishioner Registration : Every household within the Parish is On Tuesday, after celebrating Mass, Fr D spent some time going over the recent quotations requested to complete a ‘Parishioner Registration/Census’ form so that that he has received for some possible maintenance projects around the Parish this year. He our Parish records may be kept up to date. These forms can be found in thinks he knows what he would like to undertake but will talk with our Parish Deacons when he the church narthex and should be completed fully before being returned meets with them next week for lunch. In the early evening he held his regular Parish Surgery to the Parish Office. and did a little bit more work on populating a proposed website for the Parish with some details Should you move address within the Parish at any time please complete before going over to St Peter’s church in Shoreham for 19.30 to help them out with a Parish a new form and write ‘AMENDMENT’ across the top of the form. Thank Mission Reconciliation Service. He didn’t get home until nearly 22.20 in the evening and after you. making himself something to eat slunk off to bed, very tired. Hospital : Parishioners are advised that our local General Hospital On Wednesday, after celebrating Mass, his normal day at Bishop’s House was slightly different (Worthing) in Lyndhurst Road does not give the names of inpatients to as members of the Tribunal all came to the office to say a fond farewell to the Tribunal the Chaplaincy Department. This means that should you find yourself Secretary who retired recently over a meal at a local hostelry on the top of Devil’s Dyke. Fr D admitted as an emergency case to the hospital you will need to inform helped to make a presentation from the Bishop (who was sadly unavailable on the day) of the the staff that you wish the Roman Catholic Chaplaincy to be informed, Diocesan St Philip Howard Medal.