th Newsletter Diocese of Arundel & Brighton 28 February 2021 THIS SUNDAY 28, Second ‘Transfiguration’ Sunday of Lent, Year B (Genesis 22:1-2, 9a, 10-13, 15-18; Romans 8:31b-34; Mark 9:2-10) 9.15am Mass: For the intentions of the Starkey Family 11.15am: Frederick Culbert RIP MONDAY 1, Feast: St David (Daniel 9:4b-10; Luke 6:36-38) No Mass TUESDAY 2, Tuesday of the Second Week in Lent (Isaiah 1:10, 16-20; Matthew 23:1-12) No 10am Mass 7.00pm Mass for those who have died in the pandemic WEDNESDAY 3, Wednesday of the Second Week in Lent (Jeremiah 18:18-20; Matthew 20:17-28) 10.00am Mass: Margaret Keown RIP THURSDAY 4, Thursday of the Second Week in Lent (Jeremiah 17:5-10; Luke 16:19-31) 10.00am Mass: For the wellbeing of Dr Matthew Rosenfeld FRIDAY 5, Friday of the Second Week in Lent (Genesis 37:3-4, 12-13a, 17b-28a; Matthew 21:33-43, 45-46) 10.00am Mass: Ada Lawton RIP SATURDAY 6, Saturday of the Second Week in Lent (Micah 7:14-15, 18-20; Luke 15:1-3, 11-32) 10.00am Mass: Patrick Parkinson RIP 6.00pm Mass: People of the Parish NEXT SUNDAY 7, Third Sunday of Lent, Year B (Exodus 20:1-17; 1 Corinthians 1:22-25; John 2:13-25) 9.15am Mass: Michael Bull RIP 11.15am: Anthony Mumford RIP 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 Sussex BN18 9AY Tel: 01903 882297 Web Site: www.arundelcathedral.uk Email: [email protected] Canon David Parmiter Rev. Mr. David Clifton L.Th Cathedral Dean Deacon (Retired) The Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust is a Registered Charity No. 252878 DIOCESAN MISSION ‘INVITED’: The weekly MASS ON TUESDAY EVENING for those who Thursday conversation groups are now fully booked have died in the pandemic. Cardinal Angelo but the Monday videos can be viewed via the Diocesan Bagnasco has requested that for each day of Lent, a website www.abdiocese.org.uk designated member country of the Council of Bishops’ Transcripts of Speakers and those giving testimony are Conferences of Europe (CCEE) should offer a special also available. Thank you to all who have signed up. Mass for the dead of the pandemic throughout Europe. The purpose of this initiative is to express STATIONS OF THE CROSS There is a new video fraternal communion across our continent. Bishop on our website of the Cathedral Stations of the Cross Richard will celebrate Mass for this intention at the and some information about them Cathedral on Tuesday 2nd March at 7.00pm. If you wish https://arundelcathedral.uk/stations-of-the-cross You to attend please contact the Cathedral Office 01903 can pause the video at any point giving you time to use 882297 or [email protected] them reflectively. You are also welcome to come into the Cathedral during the daytime to follow the Way of CONFIRMATION For those in Year 10 or above who the Cross (Stations of the Cross) but please only come wish to make their confirmation this year, please in household groups or alone. complete a form from the link is on the Cathedral website (home page, right hand side next to the LENT The Bishops’ Conference have some resources newsletter). The course will begin after Easter and may at https://www.cbcew.org.uk/home/events/lent-2021/ be on zoom to begin with. Any queries, contact the office. PARISH OFFICE Louise will be away from 1-5 March. Also, we will be undertaking some office PARISH SVP GROUP A small group of parishioners clearance and reorganising work on 10th – 12th March. met with Canon David last week. There will be a If you need to call the office, be prepared to leave a launch of the new group in due time. If anyone is still message and we will get back to you as soon as we can. interested in joining, please speak to Canon David. See E-mail may be answered less promptly than usual. www.svp.org.uk for details about the work of a group. FINANCIAL MATTERS: Thank you for your recent WE ARE STILL UNDER NATIONAL contributions: £190.93 + £655.00 (Gift Aid) = £845.93 LOCKDOWN stay at home regulations, you can PARISH PROCLAIMER Following Alex Clouter’s attend places of worship for a service. However, you hard work on building up the Parish Proclaimer, we are must not mingle with anyone outside your household or pleased to announce that it will continue as an online support bubble. You should maintain strict social publication, with the next edition coming out in distance at all times. Opening times may vary. Eastertide. If you have an article to contribute (pictures Weekday Mass is celebrated at 10am from Tuesday to and artwork welcome), please send to: Melinda Saturday. Heathcote at [email protected] or post Sunday Mass is celebrated at 6pm on Saturday (the to the Cathedral Office to pass on. The deadline for evening vigil) and then at 9.15 am and 11.15am on submissions is Friday 26 March. Sunday. Please book with the Cathedral Office if you would like to attend a Sunday Mass: (01903) 882297 or CAFOD FAST DAY COLLECTION this [email protected] . weekend. Abdella lives in an extremely remote and All Masses are available via the Cathedral live stream mountainous part of Ethiopia. It takes him ten hours a on www.arundelcathedral.uk day to collect water. He says his life is being wasted as Entry to the Cathedral is through the North Door he has no time for anything else. Give today to reach (facing London Road under the tower) and exit via the vulnerable communities around the world with water West Door. and to provide other vital support. You can donate Please sanitise your hands on entry and exit with the using the envelopes at the back of the Cathedral or gel provided, observe the distancing rules and follow online at cafod.org.uk/give. You can also easily give the one-way system. via text. Text LENT to 70460 to donate £10.* *Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be Please either use the QR code or complete a form so we opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising know who was in the Cathedral. via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £10 but do Face coverings are mandatory in church unless you fall not wish to receive marketing communications, text under the exempt categories. A covering may be a LENTNOINFO to 70460. For more information please mask, shield or scarf, whatever if most comfortable. see our Privacy Policy: cafod.org.uk/Legal- MISSIO LOCAL SECRETARY needed to continue information/Privacy-notice. the wonderful work done over more than 40 years by Louise Sharp has undertaken the CAFOD challenge parishioner Betty Barrett. The role involves co- this Lent to ‘Walk for Water’ walking 10,000 steps a ordinating the collection and banking of Red Box day for 40 days. If you would like to make a donation money, organising the distribution of Mission Today, to CAFOD for Louise’s walk go to and representing Missio in the parish. Speak to Canon https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/louises-walk-at- David or Louise in the Parish Office. If you want to lot-for-cafod know more about Missio see: Home - Missio LET’S TALK SHOP TURNING TIDES are running a ‘Lent4Good’ Welcome to “Let’s Talk Shop” campaign. Anyone can observe the 4 steps of the As we are currently in “Lockdown” it is not possible campaign during Lent, as part of a community, faith for the Cathedral Shop to be open. group or individually. However, in order to provide continued support to the PRAY – keep the men and women who are Cathedral and to our customers we now have the experiencing homelessness or in danger of losing their “Let’s Talk Shop”. homes in your thoughts and prayers. (Our version of “Click & Collect”). GIVE – a donation to support Lent4Good - helping us to support the increasing numbers of people Please contact Jenny Bloxham to discuss your experiencing homelessness. requirements and to arrange both pick up and payment. SHARE – with one another the Lent4Good campaign - Telephone- 07767 728181 (between 10.30-16.00). helping to spread awareness of homelessness at such a Email- [email protected] critical time. ACT – show compassion and kindness during Lent by PRAYERS OF THE FAITHFUL nd following our the Lent4Good ideas 2 Sunday of Lent, Year B calendar- containing a variety of ways you might In sure and certain hope of the merciful love of God, support the men and women who rely on Turning Tides we pray together: throughout Lent and beyond. For the leaders of the Church: that, like Peter, James All this and more at: Lent4Good - Turning Tides and John, they may witness to the glorious presence of (turning-tides.org.uk) Christ in our midst and to that transforming grace THE NATIONAL NOVENA TO ST JOSEPH will which is offered to all. Lord, in your mercy … take place from 10th- 18th March 2021 at St Joseph’s Church in Maidenhead. In this Year dedicated to St. For all who work for overseas development may they Joseph, the Mill Hill Missionaries are preparing for the work alongside the poor bringing dignity and justice.