Parish of St Theodore, Cranbrook, . th Next Saturday 7 September – (Also serving Benenden, Staplehurst, Sissinghurst and Sandhurst) 1) Day Of Renewal –at Aylesford Priory starting at 9.30am Rosary, 10am Praise, Newsletter for Sunday 1st September 2019 11am teaching, 12.30 Lunch, Confession available, 1.30pm Praise, 2pm Healing, 4pm Mass of Thanksgiving, Fr Francis, Prior. The day will be led by the Twenty-second Sunday in Ordinary Time – (C) Cor et Lumen Christi Community. ALL WELCOME Priest, Fr. Barry Grant, St. Theodore’s Church, High Street, Cranbrook, Kent. TN17 3DT. Tel. 01580 713364 [email protected] 2) Augustine Camino –8.30 am to 6 pm Bidding Prayer response at Cranbrook – ‘..for we are Your servants’ Free Guided Day Walk from to Ramsgate for Pugin Week Service Times, Mass Intentions and Feast Days The assembled group will be walking from Canterbury to Ramsgate, bussing from Sunday Masses (Missal Page 919) from Wickhambreaux to Minster to keep the distance walked down to 13 miles, Sat. 31st August. Cranbrook 6.00pm visiting St Martin’s church, , , Wickhambreaux, Minster Sun 1st Benenden 9.00am Abbey and St Augustine’s Cross before ending at St Augustine’s Shrine. All are September Cranbrook 11.00am welcome. Please register by e mailing [email protected] Weekday Masses at Cranbrook. (generally in the house) nd What to bring: water, sunscreen, waterproof, small rucksack, bus fare, picnic (if Monday 2 Sept. at 10.00am nd not requiring lunch at the pub). Monday 2 September 1.30pm Requiem Mass for Spiro Caruana ***** Tuesday 3rd at 10.00am St. Pope Gregory the Great Goudhurst Parish Social We are kindly invited to join them on Saturday 14th Wednesday 4th at 10.00am September for a BBQ. Please bring your own meat (or vegetarian dish) and bring St Cuthbert a bottle. Salad will be provided. More information to follow. RSVP Jill Oliphant Thursday 5th at 10.00am [email protected] or Mary Furlonge [email protected] if you plan on Friday 6th at 10.00am going so they have an idea of numbers. Preceded by The Rosary at 9.40am Sun. 8th September –23rd Sunday in Ordinary Time – (C) – (Missal Page 923) Apostleship of the Sea - Archbishop John Wilson will preside at a special Mass for Sat. 7th Sept. Cranbrook 6.00pm seafarers and their families on Tuesday 1st October 2019 in St. George’s Cathedral, Southwark at 12.30 pm. All are invited to attend. Sunday Benenden 9.00am 8th September. Please contact Roland Hayes for further information. Cranbrook 11.00am Email: [email protected] or telephone: 078 8789 3763 Confessions at call; home visits by request. This Sunday is the World Day of Prayer for the Care of Creation. Southwark Day of Renewal Saturday 5th October This year's Southwark Day of Renewal will be at St George’s Cathedral, Southwark, Westminster Bridge Road, It is also the first Sunday of the month and so there will be refreshments after London SE1 7HY. It will include an inspiring set of speakers, praise and worship, the 9.00am Mass at Benenden and the September draw for the 50/50 club will healing ministry and Mass. Our speakers are from a variety of ministries and will take place then. Please note that there will be no refreshments after Mass at share how their faith and the Holy Spirit has influenced their lives and the lives of Cranbrook today because of holidays. those they minister to. It will be faith building and exciting day. Too book your free place please visit www.eventbrite.com/e/southwark-day-ofrenewal-tickets- Next Sunday is Education Sunday and there will be a second collection for the 66491252125 Catholic Education Service which is the chief negotiating and advisory body for all matters pertaining to Catholic education in this country and provides God Bless, Fr. Baz financial assistance for school transport in rural areas.

Please remember all those who are in need of our prayers at this time including: Saturday 14th September - The Sponsored Ride and Stride for The Friends of Karen Prior-Cramp, Willow Friday, Helen Friday, Sister Kathleen, Fr John Kent Churches from 10am to 6pm. Volunteers are needed to help welcome Lawrence, Veronica and Mike Westgarth, Joan Miller, Loraine Grace, Jacki Roche, those taking part to our two churches. Please speak to Tony Norfolk (01580 Maria Jennings, Diane Muir and Father Gerry Flood. 892104) if you would be available to help for some of the time at Cranbrook ( a deathly hush has descended!!!) and Sheila Hume (01580 240838) if you could Please pray for Spiro (Johnny) Caruana, the father of Angela Quaid from help at Benenden. Thank you. If you want to actually do the ride and stride, full Staplehurst, who has died recently and for Angela and all his family who mourn details and sponsorship forms are at the back of church his passing. May he rest in peace. His Requiem Mass is at St Theodore’s tomorrow, Monday 2nd Sept., at 1.30pm. Save the date Do you help with children’s liturgy or catechesis (teaching of faith) in the parish? Please save Saturday 12th October for a special day that our parish Please pray also for Michele McKinnon who has died recently after a long illness and Goudhurst parish are holding just for you. Details to follow but please save and for all her family who mourn her. Michele, with her husband Charles who the date. Thank you died in 2017, regularly attended Mass at Benenden Chapel until ill health prevented her from doing so. May she rest in peace. Her Requiem Mass will be at The Parish Quiz - Friday 11th Oct. at Sissinghurst Primary School, 6.45pm for a St Andrew’s Church, Tenterden at 11.30am on Monday 2nd September. prompt start at 7.00pm as we have to be out by 10.00pm. This is for tables of up to 8 people and you can make up your own team or Please remember too others of our Parish, families and friends who have died book singly and we will make up a team, or you can join a team on the night. recently, those whose anniversaries occur about now and those who mourn them This is a great social event so please come along and bring your families and friends and book as soon as you can with Thea on 01580 713882, and so give Pope Francis’ Mission Intention for September is: May politicians, scientists and her peace of mind. economists work together to protect the world’s seas and oceans. Please provide all your own food and drink and glasses for the evening. There will also be a raffle and donations of prizes will be gratefully received. If anyone has need of a folding wheelchair, there is a second hand one available. It is an important Parish fund-raising event. Tickets are £10pp and will be on If interested please contact Angela on 07951147478. sale after Masses during September (starting today) and early October.

For the attention of Saturday Evening Mass Parishioners following David's The Parish Circle of Prayer Group. If you would like prayers said urgently for announcement at the last two weekends: some pressing need with yourself, your family, friends or acquaintances then As you may or may not know, talks are ongoing with Goudhurst Parish about please speak to any member of the Group. future amalgamation of our two Parishes. This is a contingency plan to keep as The contact telephone numbers are: (all prefaced with 01580): many churches open should anything happen to either priest. It has been Sean and Iris 714158; Grania 712302; Sheila 389343; Thea 713882; Marie suggested that a Saturday Evening/Late Afternoon Mass would be held on 713712; Tony 892104; Judith 892159; Margaret 241925 and Eileen 713126. If alternate Saturday's at Hawkhurst and Benenden. There would be no Saturday you would like to join the Prayer Group please contact Sean on 01580 714158. Mass at Cranbrook and Goudhurst. At the back of church is an A4 piece of paper for you to add what time would suit you best for Mass in this situation. Please do Parish Welfare Group : If you, or anyone you know, need some help or would fill this out so that David can feed back to the group next time. Fr Baz. like a visit then please phone me (01580 713364) or call Judy on 01580 892159