______THE CATHOLIC PARISHES The Parish Office Tuesday – Friday 9.15 am-12.15pm
OF MOLESEY & HERSHAM Tel: 020 8941 8400
St Barnabas Vine Road Molesey Email: [email protected] Parishes’ Website: WWW.stbarnabasmolesey.org All Saints Queens Road Hersham Church Hall Hire Molesey Theresa D’Burrage 19 SEPTEMBER 2021 Tel: 07453 174 354 Email: [email protected] TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN Church Hall Hire Hersham Paul Fields ORDINARY TIME Email: [email protected]
Kiltegan Fathers 20 Beauchamp Road Molesey I am the salvation of the people, says the Lord. Sisters of Christian Retreat 35 Seymour Road Molesey Should they cry to me in any distress, Cardinal Newman Catholic Primary Hersham I will hear them, and I will be their Lord for ever. Headteacher: Mrs Catherine Burnham
Tel: 01932 222 536 Parish Priest: Fr Richard Biggerstaff Email: [email protected] Residence: 28 Vine Road Molesey KT8 9LF Website: www.cardinalnewmanschool.co.uk Email: [email protected] St Alban’s Catholic Primary Molesey Headteacher: Mr Martin Brannigan Tel: 07803 197 840 Tel: 0208 8979 5893
Confessions : By appointment and before and after the Email: admin@stalbans.surrey.sch.uk Saturday Masses at Molesey & Hersham Website: www.stalbans.surrey.sch.uk
My dear Parishioners, At the Protestant reformation in the This Tuesday the funeral rites of Fr 1530s King Henry VIII ordered that the Mario Sanderson, a priest of our diocese shrine be desecrated. Having previously and sometime parish priest of Mayfield, honoured the martyr bishop he now are celebrated in the church of St despised him and his own careless talk Thomas of Canterbury Mayfield. Our and fickle faith meant the virtual own Molesey Mass will be at 9am on destruction of English Catholic life and that day. Mayfield provided a palace and culture in the great places of pilgrimage synod hall for archbishops of in our land. Only the sainted King Canterbury. Dunstan famously staged Edward at Westminster survived these there at the end of the Tenth century. vicious acts of sacrilegious vandalism. Within 40 years of his death, he was canonised and widely venerated. Dunstan’s dining room survives in Mayfield as the very beautiful chapel for One hundred and fifty years later an the Catholic girls school of St Leonard’s archbishop of Canterbury was to die a Mayfield. The Holy Child sisters, whose martyr’s death. The ‘turbulent priest’, foundation this was, ensure that the Thomas Becket, was savagely killed in chapel is well kept and the Blessed his cathedral by impetuous knights who Sacrament is reserved there. thought they would please the king. Careless talk really does cost lives and Fr Mario loved being parish priest of Henry II lived to rue the day. Thomas of Mayfield. A convert to the Faith, he had Canterbury’s cult spread quicker than all that sense of the Catholic history of Dunstan’s and many miracles were the place and an infectious enthusiasm quickly attributed to his heavenly for the love of Jesus Christ and His Holy intercession. He was declared saint Church. Please say a pray for the repose within three years of his death and a his dear soul. My affectionate good beautiful shrine was erected in wishes and my prayers for you all. Canterbury Cathedral. Fr Richard
THIS WEEK BISHOP RICHARD SENDS (jobs around the building and tasks A PASTRAL LETTER, TO BE READ centred on the liturgy) it is also about AT ALL MASSES, ON THE SUBJECT the mission of the Church and how we OF ASSISTED SUICIDE. reach out to the lapsed and the searching.
-I have left the card blank and without THIS WEEK’S SCHEDULE OF suggestion so as to make it as free and SUNDAY MASSES creative a response as possible but hope for specific suggestions as to what you AT MOLESEY: All Live streamed could offer rather than what somebody Monday at 9.30am, Tuesday 9am, Thursday else should be doing. at 9.30am & Saturday at 10am.
OUR CHURCHES AFTER 19 JULY AT HERSHAM: All live streamed The churches are open for private prayer Wednesday at 9.30am, Friday at 9.30am, during the day and are also open for Saturday 5.30pm & Sunday 9am. Mass. All Saints is open every day from
9am to 4pm. To access the live stream Molesey & Hersham go to www.stbarnabasmolesey.org and click on the picture We need to be attentive to the lessons of of the appropriate church. safety and consideration we have lived with over the last 18 months. Things are I AM FOR CHRIST now changing, but this needs to be a gentle process. Be assured that the -Please take a blank card with my name churches are regularly cleaned and and address. always well ventilated as we return to -I invite you to use this card to consider capacity and are no longer required to offering one or two things you might do socially distance. in the life of the parish. PLEASE NOTE -Use the card for your suggestions and - The obligation to be at Sunday remember that your comments and Mass continues to be suspended ideas will be shared by the family of the until further notice. parish.
- Every effort will be made to avoid -Return the card to me at Masses over any possible transmission of the the next couple of weeks. You can email virus and to this end those who your response (my email address and have any concerns about their phone number is on the card) if that’s own health and contacts should easier. stay at home.
-Use the e mail and phone number to be - Sanitisers will continue to be in touch whenever you like. provided but the system of
stewarding will cease. -With help, I will draw up a profile of tasks and priorities and we can then - Be assured that the celebrant’s take things further as we, please God, hands will be thoroughly emerge from a life of restrictions and cleansed before the distribution of learn to live again more normally. Holy Communion.
-Remember that the life of the Church is not just about the maintenance of things - Please continue to come to Holy O God, who willed that our infirmities be Communion in an orderly borne by your Only Begotten Son to show manner. the value of human suffering, listen in kindness to our prayers for our brothers - The wearing of face coverings and sisters who are sick; grant that all who continues to be encouraged. are oppressed by pain, distress or other afflictions may know that they are chosen FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK among those proclaimed blessed and are Holy Ones of Encouragement united to Christ in his suffering for the For regular updates, news and devotions salvation of the world. Through Christ Our Lord. Amen Access the page by going to Merciful God, come to the help of your www.stbarnabasmolesey.org people. Be our shelter in this time of peril and click on the Facebook icon. and strengthen the bonds of our You do not have to join Facebook community. Bring healing to all who suffer to see this. the ravages of disease and assist those whose skill and art can put an end to this
affliction. Through Christ our Lord. Amen PRAYERS & DEVOTIONS
Soul of Christ, sanctify me; LET US PRAY FOR: For those who are sick Body of Christ, save me; in our parishes: Lucian, John O’Reilly, Kevin Blood of Christ, inebriate me; O’Connor, Eptisam Yusef, Peter Weeks, Water from the side of Christ, wash me; Eileen Firth, Patrick Russell, Ann Griffin, Passion of Christ, strengthen me; Andy Hanges, Patricia Malcolm, Rose O good Jesus hear me; Collins, Maureen Lloyd, Therese Ayres, Within your wounds hide me; Ann Livingston, Dina Yates, Sheila Day, Suffer me not to be separated from you, Nicoletta Lanzisera, Richard D’Alton, From the evil one protect me; Nedra Gilson, the Superville and McComb At the hour of my death, call me; family, Mark. And bid me come to thee; That with thy saints I may be praise thee Please advise the parish offices of those names and For all eternity. Amen. intentions you would like added to our list for our prayers.
Act of Spiritual Communion Those who have died: Geoffrey Hayes, Wally This prayer is said when it is not possible for us to Grey, Tim Lamb, Nick Harvey, Tim receive Holy Communion. If you are watching a live Hipperson, Geoffrey Maud, Esther Inskipp, stream Mass you might like to say the prayer as the Fr Kevin Alban, Julie Benton-MacLeod, priest receives Holy Communion. Jose Odackal Joseph, Ben Adderley, Eileen My Jesus, I believe that You are present in Creed, Sandrine Atkins, Charles Alexander, the Most Holy Sacrament. Nellie Widdup, Bette Reed, Bobbettie I love You above all things, and I desire to McColl, Beatrice Hammond, Desmond receive You in my soul. Alphonso, Dennis Lackey, Gilly Becker, Since I cannot at this moment receive You Mgr Barry Wymes, Fr Richard Lear CJ, Sue sacramentally, Bolton, Patrick Duggan, Kathleen Bell, come at least spiritually into my heart. Peggy Fitzgerald, Edward Quigley, Carl I embrace You and unite myself wholly to Zalman, Carmen Szkwirko, Harry You. Never permit me to be separated from O’Sullivan, William Ritchie, Teresa You. Amen Redmond, Rosanna Hilling, Helena Wallis, John Knowles, Kathleen Kelly (Lambert), For those who are suffering Gerry Firth, Glen Adderley, Salvator Messini, Rui Da Silva, Maria Camara. Those who anniversaries fall this week: 4. Parents are NOT to come into the Fr Francis Dorman, Fr Henry Lewis, Fr hall in order to be COVID Gerald Fothergill, Canon Peter Giffin, Fr compliant. Kevin Steen, Fr Peter Boulding. An On Line Link for Mass Prayers Registration: If your child would like to The readings from daily Mass: attend you must text Jean Casha 07960-654- http://universalis.com/mass.h 813 with the following information – PLEASE PRAY for the young people of Name, surname, School Year, phone Weybridge Deanery of whom some will number, address and permission to add receive the Sacrament of Confirmation your number to the closed Whatsapp group. from Bishop Richard Moth on Saturday 18 ISN’T THE ROSARY BORING AND September at the Chapel at St. George’s PASSE? A retreat day at the House of College. Please pray for their families, Prayer, East Molesey, led by Fr. Lawrence clergy, catechists, and parish communities Lew, O.P on Saturday 16 October 2021. who have supported them on their The Rosary is a devotion that comes highly preparation journey. recommended by popes and saints and even May our young people continue to receive by Our Lady herself. But what am I strength and guidance in their lives from supposed to do? What if my mind is this faith journey and have a fuller distracted? Isn’t it all very repetitive and relationship with God within the Trinity. boring? In this retreat Fr Lawrence Lew OP May God bless and keep them safe. speak on the origins of the Rosary, its Our newly baptised - please continue to spiritual riches and beauty, and he will pray in thanksgiving for all our families who suggest ways to reinvigorate your praying of are welcoming new babies. Several have the Rosary. Starts at 10am and ends at 4pm. been baptised over recent months. We Please bring a packed lunch. Cost £30. welcome these new members and we pray for their families. May God bless them, keep them safe and let them all grow in the PARISH FINANCES love of the teachings of Jesus Christ. With the suspension of Sunday Masses and the lack of a Sunday collection, please PARISHIONERS LOOKING AFTER consider the financial needs of the parishes. EACH OTHER from the parishes have Whilst it might be possible to set aside your joined together to provide mutual help and Sunday contribution why not think about a support during these days of lockdown and standing order to the parishes? isolation by means of telephone calls, email and social media groups. FOR HERSHAM THINKING OF BECOMING A Account Name: CATHOLIC? We have two groups ALL SAINTS HERSHAM running in our parishes at All Saints and St Account Number 21077295 Barnabas. Please contact Fr Richard or Yvonne Foster trough the parish office. FOR MOLESEY
ST BARNABAS YOUTH CLUB FOR Account Name: YEAR 3 & UPWARDS MOLESEY ST BARNABAS New rules - Account Number 71077252 1. Children must be registered. 2. Cost £1 per session The Sort Code for both accounts is 40-05-20 3. Times 6pm to 7.30pm Many parishioners already support the 8. Tinned rice pudding parishes by direct giving through their bank. 9. Long life milk. NO FRESH FOOD, PLEASE. You will understand that we need to support our parishes even though we may Collection points: not be at church as regularly. 1. At the back of All Saints and St. Barnabas churches. 2. The Food Bank Warehouse, Faulkners Road, Hersham - opposite Lilliput's FIRST COMMUNION PREPRATION Nursery. Open on Wednesday 10.00-12.00 ENROLMENT FORMS FOR THE noon. PARISHES OR PLEASE CONSIDER GIVING A OF FINANCIAL DONATION, which will be HERSHAM & MOLESEY used to buy fresh fruit, vegetables and eggs are available from the back of the parishes on the day of the distribution of the food and to download from the parish website. parcels. Please return to the parish office at Molesey A financial donation can be made either by Friday 15 October 2021. online at waltonhersham.foodbank.org.uk Children are generally prepared for the or, at All Saints, in the form of a cheque, sacraments of confession and Holy made payable to 'Walton and Hersham Communion in School Year 3. Foodbank' and put into an envelope labelled Food Bank. This may be placed ASK YOUR MP to sign a Parliamentary into the weekly offertory collection plate motion to stop ‘DIY’ abortion and it will then be forwarded. Carla Lockhart MP has launched a parliamentary motion calling on the HERE TO HELP -ELMBRIDGE Government to end ‘DIY’ home abortion. One of our parishioners, David Bone, has It is therefore vital that as many MPs as set up a Facebook site called Here to Help – possible sign Carla Lockhart’s motion to Elmbridge. This initiative is to offer help to send a clear message to the Government people in our local community who are in that they must end dangerous ‘DIY’ home need in terms of food, gifts, clothes and abortion services as soon as possible. furniture. If you are in need or would like Right To Life UK has launched an easy-to- to help or are able to offer your time to use tool which makes it simple for you to collect and deliver items, please get in send an email to your MP asking them to contact with David on 07714 683090 or via sign the motion. Please see the link below Facebook via the following link: to contact your MP now. It only takes 30 https://www.facebook.com/groups/73201 seconds! 0290666981/ www.righttolife.org.uk/DIYmotion CAFOD - Are you aged 18-30? CAFOD FOODBANK DONATIONS AT offers a gap year programme called Step ALL SAINTS HERSHAM & ST into the Gap. As part of the 10-month BARNABAS MOLESEY programme, you will be based in either a FOOD BANK DONATIONS. youth retreat centre, university chaplaincy Items urgently required: or a secondary school chaplaincy team 1. Tinned meat gaining new skills, developing as a leader 2. Fray Bentos pies and gaining work experience. 3. Tinned potatoes Accommodation and travel expenses are 4. Tinned vegetables included. Full time placements include 5. Tinned spaghetti / spaghetti hoops stipends. Find out more information 6. Long life sponge puddings 7. Tinned custard including how to apply specialist modules. Each module involves at www.cafod.org.uk/gapyear ten hours of course time and an assignment. CAFOD – Climate Change Petition: For more information or to register your This year, the UK will host the largest place please contact our FormationAdviser gathering of world leaders ever to take place Email: [email protected] on British soil: the ‘COP26’ climate talks in Glasgow in November. As Prime Minister, THE GATWICK DETAINEES Welfare Boris Johnson must push world leaders to Group in Crawley have issued the show the ambition we need to keep following request. temperature rises below the disastrous 1.5- We would be grateful to receive good degree threshold. This means that all quality second-hand clothes as follows: countries must play their part. With the eyes • Jeans, waist 30”, 32”, 33”, 34” of the world on the UK, we must urge the • Joggers in all sizes Prime Minister to make sure communities • T-shirts in all sizes but especially hardest hit by the climate emergency are Medium listened to at COP26. Please sign our • Summer jackets in all sizes petition at //cafod.org.uk/reclaim For those without internet access, petition • Shoes in all sizes (apart from 45) cards can be ordered from the CAFOD People can bring clothes to the office Shop: 0300 011 5680. Thank you. (The Orchard, 1-2 Gleneagles Court, Brighton Road, Crawley, RH10 6AD) BISHOP RICHARD CELEBRATES during office hours, MASS FOR WEDDING but it is best to email Josie first to fix a ANNIVERSARIES at St Joseph’s time in case the staff member has to go Guildford, on Saturday 9th October, at 11.30 out: [email protected] am, with Bishop Richard. This is for couples and their families celebrating a REDUNDANT IPADS AND landmark or significant LAPTOPS are desperately needed by the anniversary. Numbers limited to Gatwick Detainees’ Welfare Group. An IT 150. Parking off site. To sign up please company has agreed to ‘clean’ devices to contact Katherine Bergin, Marriage & remove any data. These devices can enable Family Life Adviser at a person whether in detention or after [email protected] release, to help themselves; to access classes for speakers of other languages, to NEW GROUP FOR CATHOLIC communicate with friends, family, our staff, Young Adults Please anyone between the their volunteer visitor and to access ages of 18-35 years old get in touch with resources such as Food Banks and to join [email protected] to find our post detention services. Contact Josie out more. at: [email protected]. Thank you.
CCRS - The Catholic Certificate in DIVINE MERCY DAY OF PRAYER Religious Studies (CCRS) is beginning again Westminster Cathedral Saturday 25 in our Diocese this September. The course September 2021, 12.30pm – 4.30pm. Divine is designed for teachers in Catholic schools, Mercy for the salvation of souls & for Catechists and for anyone who would conversion of nations. like to grow in understanding as they live For more info please contact Antonia their Catholic faith. The CCRS offers a Email: [email protected] very flexible and accessible way of learning, it includes some online content and is made FIGHTING MODERN SLAVERY up of eight modules: six core and two The latest edition of the diocesan newsletter September also marks the ecumenical is now available. Parish modern slavery season of Season of Creation from 1 awareness ambassadors are still September to 4 October (The feast of St needed. Information on the role is Francis of Assisi). contained in the newsletter or contact This season is dedicated to prayer and [email protected] for more action for the protection of creation. It is details. time to renew our relationships with God, our Creator and with all creation, as we join MISSIO APPEAL 2021 Today, together in prayer. Tomorrow, Together. “We give thanks for all that God has Missio. UK charity number: 1056651 made, repeat for the damage that we Missio ignites God’s love by helping have caused and commit ourselves to missionaries to work alongside communities take action to protect the earth our globally that are poor in need, regardless of common home” (Source: CAFOD) their background or belief. It is Pope A novena – is a commitment to say a Francis’s charity for world mission. prayer or several prayers every day for RED BOX – please consider having a red nine days. Could you say a prayer every box in your home. We hope to start day to help repair the effects of climate collecting the boxes twice a year. change in our world? Donations are always welcomed. Please put CAFOD has written a version of The Joyful your donation in a marked envelope stating Mysteries of the Rosary for the care of Creation. It MISSIO as you leave Mass in the offertory contains the story behind each decade of joyful basket. mysteries, together with the prayers of the rosary and At ALL SAINTS parish Angie Hudson and a short reflection of how decade is relevant to today’s her team will be in contact with red box world. A fresh way to begin or return to prayer holders after 12 September. using the Rosary. If you would like a red box, please contact More resources about The Season of Angie. Creation are on the websites- Missio.org.uk; Other methods of donation - cafod.org.uk 1. Direct by online payment to missio.org.uk/redbox CAFOD UPDATE TO RECENT 2. Send a cheque (please put parish EMERGENCIES - a huge thank you for details on back of cheque) and post your support. CAFOD is responding to to Red Box, 23 Eccleston Square, significant crises across the world this SW1V 1NU month. Please remember all the people 3. Contact Angie Hudson, 01932 affected I your prayers. Thank you. The annual Harvest Day Fast 882717 or 07970 860394 Day is Friday 1 October. If you POPE FRANCIS’S PRAYER feel you can only support one INTENTION FOR SEPTEMBER appeal – the emergency fund or In September, we invite you to pray with Harvest Fast Day, please choose Pope Francis that we might make the one you want to help. Thank courageous choices for a simple and you for your generosity. environmentally sustainable lifestyle, Haiti We are working with local rejoicing in those young people who are Church organizations in Haiti to resolutely committed to protecting God’s deliver emergency aid to people creation. affected by the recent catastrophic “Let us hear both the cry of the earth earthquake and tropical storm. and the cry of the poor.” (Source: Missio) Update: Estimated loss of 10,000 THE SEASON OF CREATION buildings, over 6,000 injured and over 1,200 died. Over 4.4. million people need basic aid – food, clean MISSIO AND CAFOD - PARISH water, shelter for their daily survival. REPRESENTATIVES Afghanistan In the tragic situation The representatives at All Saints in Afghanistan, we are working to Hersham are Marion Dawes (CAFOD) ensure the safety of our local 01932 231317 [email protected] partners and their communities. and Angie Hudson (MISSIO). 01932 Update: The UN estimated that 882717 or 07970 860 394 after 06 80% of Afghans are women and September. children now in desperate need of If anyone at St Barnabas parish is interested humanitarian aid. CAFOD started in becoming a parish representative, please working in Afghanistan in 1980’s contact Marion or Angie. and a core part of their work was to CAFOD has a deanery meeting on Monday work with local organizations 13 September at 7.30pm. if you would like committed to improving the lives of to attend and find out more information, vulnerable and marginalized people, please contact Marion. supporting them to earn a living. Our local councils, including CARDINAL NEWMAN SCHOOL has Elmbridge are accepting refugees been selected by Tesco for a grant of £1.5K from Afghanistan. We wish our to go towards the IT computer room new residents a happy life. Other parts of the world CAFOD project. Up until 30th September 2021, continues to support local aid workers when you shop in local Tesco stores, please to deliver urgent food and water take a moment to vote for our school and supplies to hundreds of thousands of put your blue token into the Cardinal people facing extreme hunger in Newman box. Please ask your friends and Tigray in Ethiopia, South Sudan families to do this too, every little helps! and north-east Nigeria. Please The following stores are supporting this: remember YEMEN. UPDATE: £500,000 has already been committed. Tesco Express, Hersham Rd This emergency is the direct result of the Tesco Express, Molesey Rd combination of Covid, climate change and Tesco Express, Queens Rd Weybridge protracted conflict. Tesco Extra Addlestone Please contact our MP – Rt Hon. Tesco Express, Esher High Street Dominic Raab (Foreign Secretary) Tesco Express, Chertsey to request more overseas aid to each Tesco Metro, East Molesey of these and other emergencies – also financial and other help to all Tesco Superstore, Hurst Park our refugees. [email protected] URGENT REFUGEE RENTAL (all lower case) PROPERTY APPEAL IN You can read more about how we can ELMBRIDGE all express solidarity with our sisters For 2 of our Syrian refugee families & and brothers affected by these interpreters from Afghanistan needing emergencies on the CAFOD urgent resettlement. It takes one person, to website: https://cafod.org.uk/News/E act on this one notice, to make the most mergencies-news. Your enormous difference to one or more people compassion, generosity and prayers in great need. Could this be you? Whether have helped us to stand together and you are, or know any landlords in enable us to continue to support Elmbridge or you are willing to ask around, communities in these difficult times. or ask your estate agent, you help is much appreciated. For more information visit the website Mission. It will run until October 2023. www.elmbridgecan.org.uk/let-your- Every Catholic is invited to speak. Every property.html or bishop will open the Synod in their diocese [email protected] or 01372 on 17 October. 474 632 Tuesday 09 November 7.30 pm Our Lady CARDINAL NEWMAN PRIMARY of Lourdes, Thames Ditton – Bishop SCHOOL CURRENTLY HAVE Richard will be celebrating a Station Mass in VACANCIES for a Graduate Teaching each deanery during November for loved Assistant and a Learning Support ones and friends who have died since Assistant (part-time) for more information February 2020. please visit https://www.cardinal- newman.surrey.sch.uk/ DAY FOR CATECHISTS Saturday 25 AND FINALLY, If you know of anybody September, Worth Abbey. A gathering of in difficulty, or anybody who is not Catechists from around the Diocese, to receiving news or anybody who is anxious, share our experiences and offer support and please, please contact the parish priest who resources. The day ends with mass with will be only too pleased to do what he can. Bishop Richard. To book contact May the good Lord continue to bless us all. [email protected] Fr Richard Biggerstaff, CARDINAL NEWMAN school Open Parish Priest of All Saints Hersham with St Mornings. Please email the school office Barnabas Molesey. at [email protected] stating what session you would like to book in for. Please give your phone number also. The presentation/tour will take approx 1 - 1.5 hours. Numbers are limited. Wednesday 29th September 10.30 am Wednesday 6th October 10.30 am Wednesday 13th October 10.30 am Friday 5th November 10.30 am Friday 19th November 10.30 am For more information on applying for a place for your child in 2022/2023 please visit https://www.cardinal- newman.surrey.sch.uk/
DATES FOR YOUR DIARY – CAFOD Family Fast Day - Friday 1 October 2021. For full details of below events, please see the website for the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton.
9-10 October 2021 Rome – Pope Francis will open the first sessions of the Synodal process – The theme – For a Synodal Church: Communion, Participation,