st Newsletter Diocese of & Brighton 1 August 2021

All Masses are available via the live stream on www.arundelcathedral.uk

THIS SUNDAY 1, Eighteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15; Ephesians 4:17, 20-24; John 6:24-35) 6.00pm Saturday Vigil Mass: People of the 9.15am Mass: For J Woodburn’s Intention 11.15am: Anne, George & Eliza Glossop RIP

MONDAY 2, Feria in Ordinary Time, Week 18 (Numbers 11:4b-15; Matthew 14:13-21) No Mass

TUESDAY 3, Feria in Ordinary Time, Week 18

(Numbers 12:1-13; Matthew 14:22-36) 10.00am Mass: Frank & Cecilia Ford RIP (Foundation Mass) 12.30pm Funeral Service of Greg Kosa RIP

WEDNESDAY 4, Mem: St John Mary Vianney, Priest (Numbers 13:1-2, 25–14:1, 26a-29a, 34-35; Matthew 15: 21-28) 10.00am Mass: Anne Alexander RIP

THURSDAY 5, Feria in Ordinary Time, Week 18 (Numbers 20:1-13; Matthew 16:13-23) 10.00am Mass: For the wellbeing of Molly Morgan

FRIDAY 6, Feast: The Transfiguration of the Lord

(Daniel 7:9-10, 13-14; 2 Peter 1:16-19; Mark 9:2-10) 10.00am Mass: For the intentions of Virginia Stewart

SATURDAY 7, Our Lady on Saturday (Deuteronomy 6:4-13; Matthew 17:14-20) 10.00am Mass: For the people of Sardhana 6.00pm Mass: Vokes and Wallace Families RIP

NEXT SUNDAY 8, Nineteenth Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B (1 Kings 19:4-8; Ephesians 4:30—5:2; John 6:41-51) 9.15am Mass: Ivan Weatherley RIP 11.15am: People of the Parish

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 BN18 9AY

Tel: 01903 882297 Web Site: www.arundelcathedral.uk Email: [email protected]

Canon David Parmiter Rev. Mr. David Clifton L.Th

Cathedral Deacon (Retired)

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

From Canon David: THE CATHEDRAL SHOP Opening hours: COVID UPDATE Now that we’re in Stage 4 we need Monday – Friday 10.30am – 4.00pm to consider our next steps as a parish. The ’ Saturday and Sunday 12.30pm – 4.00pm Conference released some guidance and the Parish Core Team discussed the matter at their meeting. It FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2022 The 2022 seems it will be sensible to keep our current course will begin in late autumn for children who arrangements in place for the next few weeks but I will be in Year 3 or above from September. An think at weekday Masses given the low numbers, there application form is available here: First Communion is probably no need to wear a face covering. Further 2022 on via the Cathedral website. guidance will be issued in due course, in the meantime COFFEE AFTER 9.15AM MASS has re-started in please continue to book for Sunday Masses, wear a the Cathedral Centre (and outside, weather permitting) face covering when it is crowded and during Sunday All welcome. Mass and hand sanitise when you enter and leave. I would like to keep stewards for the time being, if those PARISH PICNIC We plan to have a parish picnic on involved can bear with this process for a while longer. Sunday 19th September from 12.30pm onwards in the Thank you for your co-operation. Cathedral garden (Centre if wet). Bring your own The full ’s Conference Guidance can be found picnic, drinks provided. It would be great to have a at: Catholic Bishops Conference of and Wales small team of parishioners to organise. If you could (cbcew.org.uk) on the Cathedral website and is being offer some help, please contact Louise in the parish sent out with this newsletter. office or speak to Canon David.

FINANCIAL MATTERS: Thank you for your recent REDUNDANT IPADS AND LAPTOPS are contributions. 24/25 July: £291.76 + £300.00 (Gift desperately needed by the Gatwick Detainees’ Welfare Aid) = £591.76 Group. An IT company has agreed to ‘clean’ devices to remove any data. These devices can enable a person PLEASE PRAY FOR Sr Angela from the Convent of whether in detention or after release, to help the Poor Clares who died last week, and for all the themselves; to access classes for speakers of other community. languages, to communicate with friends, family, our

SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION is usually staff, their volunteer visitor and to access resources available between 10.30 and 11am on Saturday such as Food Banks and to join our post detention mornings. You may also contact the office to make an services. Contact Josie at:[email protected] appointment. FINDING STILLNESS: The Open Cloister @ CCRS - The Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies Worth Abbey Tuesday 24th-Thursday 26th August (CCRS) is beginning again in our Diocese this 2021. An experimental hybrid retreat where you are September. The course is designed for teachers in invited to come and stay at Worth or join the retreat Catholic schools, for Catechists and for anyone who online. For further information or to book your place would like to grow in understanding as they live their online go to: www.worth.co.uk/retreats/online- Catholic faith. The CCRS offers a very flexible and retreats Enquiries: [email protected] accessible way of learning, it includes some online FIGHTING MODERN SLAVERY: The latest content and is made up of eight modules: six core and edition of the diocesan newsletter is available at two specialist modules. Each module involves ten Combatting Modern Slavery | Formation | Arundel & hours of course time and an assignment. For more Brighton Diocese (abdiocese.org.uk) . Parish modern information or to register your place please contact our slavery awareness ambassadors are still needed. Formation Adviser Information on the role is contained in the newsletter or

th contact [email protected] Thank you. DIOCESAN YOUTH SERVICE – 40 Anniversary Celebration – 4 September 2021 - Arundel PILGRIMAGE WALK IN ARUNDEL Saturday 25th Cathedral We are delighted to be able to celebrate our September at 11am in honour of Our Lady. Stopping at Youth Service, which has impacted many people in the the remains of the ancient religious foundations of last four decades and we want to invite anyone who has Arundel for short prayers. We will walk from the site ever attended an event hosted by the service to come of Calceto Priory near Arundel Railway Station, to the along and join the festivities. Whether it was a Dominican Priory near the Post Office, to St Nicholas’ Maryvale Retreat, a World Youth Day Pilgrimage, Church, the , St Mary’s Gate and the Youthgather, Lourdes Redshirts, or you are a member Cathedral. All welcome. Contact Lindsey Stratford on of our new online community BeCome, or one of our 01903 884567 or [email protected] or other virtual networks, everyone will be welcome to see www.arundelcathedralfriends.uk give thanks for all that has been done and to pray for the success of the Youth Service in the future. A GIFT AID If you are a UK taxpayer and have not thanksgiving Mass will be celebrated by Bishop already registered for Gift Aid you can help the parish Richard, followed by a chance to chat over by joining the scheme. For example, for every £10 you refreshments. Please click here for more information contribute the government will add an extra and to register. £2.50. Contact the parish office for details

PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL ANNIVERSARIES MASS: Taking place at St 18th Sunday in Ordinary Time, Year B Joseph’s Guildford, on Saturday 9th October, at 11.30 am, with Bishop Richard. For couples and their God alone can satisfy the needs of our hearts, and so families celebrating a landmark or significant we turn to him in faithful prayer: anniversary. Numbers limited to 150. Parking off site. Let us pray for the Church, that she may receive from You can sign up by clicking here. Or contact the Holy Spirit the grace and strength to reform herself Katherine Bergin, Marriage & Family Life Adviser at in the light of the Gospel. [email protected] Lord, in your mercy … ARUNDEL MUSEUM LAUNCH COMMUNITY For nations and peoples lost in a wilderness of DIGITAL ARCHIVE Do you have digital material falsehood and oppression: that world leaders may strive you would like to offer to Arundel Museum? We for truth and solidarity across the earth and so commit have recently launched our Community Digital Archive themselves to the common good. pilot project. We recognise that you are increasingly Lord in your mercy…. recording the world around you in digital formats. To For the work of food banks in our country: though we continue to record life in Arundel we need to expand pray that they may be blessed, we also pray that they what and how we collect – this project enables us to may be needed no more. explore how we will do this. You may have: Lord in your mercy…. photographs; documents of all kinds including leaflets,

For our and congregations: that we may be flyers, posters, letters; diaries / notebooks; artwork places of welcome and joy and we may be ever creative including drawings, sketches and paintings in sharing the Good News from one generation to the This list is not comprehensive, you may have other next. digital items you would like to offer us. Lord in your mercy… For further details on how and what to donate please visit our webpages: We pray especially for all who have died recently, https://arundelmuseum.org/arundel-community-digital- especially Greg Kosa. archive/ We pray for all those who are sick for whatever You will find a Frequently Asked Questions page and reason, that they might find healing and full an Expression of Interest form. Our pilot Community recovery. We pray for Paul Rumball, Lizzie Bennett, Digital Archive has been generously supported by the Lee Ward, Pat Burton, Richard Crosby, Eve Larley, South Downs National Park Authority. Benita Marshall, Jean Marc Fritz, Bernard Sanderson, Nick McMenemy, Pauline Rodmell, Philip Wood, SPIRITUAL COMMUNION Irena Ray-Crosby, Virginia Stewart, Richard Elwood, PRAYER OF ST ALPHONSUS Georgia Mumby, Ann Rowe, Elizabeth Haviland, My Jesus, I believe that you are present in this Holy Janine Busbridge, Mary Harding, Ann Ogunniyi, Sacrament of the altar. I love you above all things Dr Matthew Rosenfeld, Margaret Gammons, and I passionately desire to receive you into my soul. Since I cannot now receive you sacramentally, Molly Morgan and all in the local hospitals and come spiritually into my soul hospices, the Priory or in their own homes. so that I may unite myself wholly to you We ask Our Lady, Mother of the Church to intercede now and forever. Amen. for us as we pray: Hail Mary... PRAYER FOR HEALTH STAFF

God our Father, you sent us your Son, the true bread Wondrous God, author of life, you fashioned us in your likeness from heaven. Strengthen our faith and feed us that we and breathed into us the life which is your own. may have life forever. Be with those whose special care We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen. is the health of mind and body.

BEGINNING EXPERIENCE WEEKEND: Fill their hearts with awe for the life which is your gift October 8th – 10th, Sion Community, Brentwood, and sustain them daily in your service, Essex. For those who find themselves single again that their hands may bring to others the comfort of your healing touch. following divorce, separation or bereavement. Through Christ our Lord. Amen. Beginning Experience is a weekend programme to help PRAYER FOR THOSE AFFECTED you move from the darkness of your grief into the light Merciful God, come to the help of your people. of a new beginning. More details at Be our shelter in this time of peril [email protected] . and strengthen the bonds of our community.

MUSIC FOR A DESERT ISLAND Gill Farquharson, Bring healing to all who suffer Editor of The Bell, interviews local MP Andrew the ravages of disease and assist those whose skill and art Griffith about his career and his eight music choices. can put an end to this affliction. Thursday 19th August St Nicholas Church Arundel 7 Through Christ our Lord. Amen. for 7.30pm. Tickets £10.00 from St Nicholas Parish office 01903 882262.