The Parish of Oxted&Warlingham The Diocese of Arundel & Brighton Saturday 31st January and Sunday 1st February 2015 4th Sunday in Ordinary Time Year B St Ambrose Church 2 Warren Park Warlingham CR6 9LD All Saints Church 12 Chichele Road Oxted RH8 0AG For baptism, marriage or funerals, please contact Liz Braines [email protected] Hospital Chaplains If you or one of your relatives are being admitted to East Surrey Hospital, or are admitted in an emergency, please contact St Joseph’s Church, Redhill and inform the Hospital Chaplains: Tel: 01737 761017 For those being admitted to Croydon University (Mayday) Hospital, you should contact the Chaplain through the Ward Sister And for St George’s, please contact Fr Jonothan on 0208 725 3086 Newsletter articles by Wednesday 6 pm please to isabelle at [email protected] or by text on 07760 887562 Reg. Charity No 252878 www.dabnet.org Parish Office 01883 627762 Website:www.oxtedandwarlinghamparish.org 2015: 50th anniversary of our diocese of Arundel+ Brighton. FESTIVAL 50, Amex Stadium Brighton 5th July. There will be no parking at stadium, therefore arranging coach-‐coaches. If you could put your name on the list at back of the churches or contact [email protected], 01883 723204. If we fill a 54 seater coach, cost will be approx.£12 per person. Planning on leaving at 11pm and arriving back 6pm. There will be family and childrens acSviSes as well. More informaSon will be coming later but we have to book coaches well in advance. Thanks In preparation for the jubilee, we continue our pilgrimage with discussions on What is the meaning of “church”? The discussion groups around the parish based on one of the Vatican II documents: Christ - Light of the nations. You are welcome to come along either over coffee after Mass on Wednesdays and Thursdays. NB we will be holding the discussion at 10 am on 4 February. for more information about the festival go to www.dabnet.org/Festival50 Mass Times and intentions Saturday Sunday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday 31st 5.30 pm 1st 9.00 am 11.00 am 4th 11.30 am 5th 10.00 am 6th 10.00 am 7th 5.30 pm 8th 9.00 am 11.00 am All Saints St Ambrose All Saints All Saints St Ambrose St Ambrose All Saints St Ambrose All Saints Sisters Kathleen,Veronica, Mary & Theresa and Henry Philippart Sjoukje Van der Burg RIP People of the Parish Funeral of Gordon Bissett RIP Teren Funeral of Kathleen Colgin RIP Vic Lever RIP Sheila Croft Francis Hackwood RIP Churches working together in Warlingham Soup Aid lunch Wednesday 4th February raising funds for CAFOD’s water aid. Lunch at 12 and everyone is very warmly welcome. You are invited to bring your palm crosses that were blessed last year, to church so they can be burnt and provide the ashes we will use for Ash Wednesday (18 February). Masses will be at 10.00 am at St Ambrose and 7.30 pm at All Saints, Oxted. This provides real continuity with the cycle of death to sin, with the opportunity for renewal and growth during Lent. Please leave your palms in the special baskets in the narthex. Date Mass Prayer requests Our prayers and support are asked for all those living with illness and infirmity, including: Fathers Fred Franklin, Robin Mountford, Dominic Rolls, Rob Taylerson, Deacon Stuart Geary and Sister Vera Harrison, Dee Barrett, Ken Belton, Malcolm Bowen, Robert Bridge, Bobbie Brookes, Mary Coll, Caroline Butler, Frank and Maisie Butler, Olwen Carpenter, Philip Chandler, Sally Chitty, Campbell Clark,Cindy, John Cosier, Brian Darwin, Edward Davies, John Davis, Jeremiah Dennehy, Joaquina De Souza, Gillian Drew, Peter Drew, Frank Dunnell, Una Eaton, Cynthia Elliot, John Findlay, Lorna Georgia, John Gilford,Theresa Fitzpatrick, Desmond Flynn, Joe and Brenda Gaffney, Vic Farmer, Paul Frederiksen, Paula Gibbons, John Gordon, Pat Hatcher, Anne & Michael Harewood, Catherine Hayward-Martin, Sylvia Hewett, Emily Howe, Mary Jack, Mary Kennedy, Mairead Kerr, James Duncan Kenny, Rowena Leslie, Kathryn Lewis, John Lloyd, Nelly Morris, Ann O’Brien, Kathleen Parker, Gemma Parsons, John Payne, Ann Reid, Deirdre Rourke, Rita Saunders, Win Simmons, Valerie Stringer, Alison Sweeting, Mike Thelwell, Audrey Wagner, Angela Wilson, Althea Woorich. It is with regret to announce that Gordon Bissett died recently and out prayerful support is offered to his family. Gordon and Jo were very much part of our parish, attending at both our churches and always at the mass at St Paul’s, Woldingham. Gordon’s funeral will be on 4th February at All Saints at 11.30 am and a reception at the Tandridge Golf Club where Gordon was a past Captain. A private burial will be held at St Agatha’s. Reunited with Jo in eternal life, may he rest in peace. Prayer chain requests should be directed to Stuart Dennison [email protected] LENT 2015 Churches Together in Oxted are once more organising small group weekly sessions for five weeks commencing 23 February. This years theme is “The Commandments”. The groups are a great way to prepare for Easter and to meet fellow local Christians.If you would like to participate, please sign up by this Sunday -1 February. Further details and sign up sheets are at the back of All Saints Church, or telephone 01883 730032. Lent - Stations of the cross at All Saints, Oxted with soup lunch afterwards. What did Jesus do for me ? What can I do for Jesus ? Many things ,but here are a few examples , join a Lent group, buy a Lent booklet ,(only £1) come to stations of the cross - we have a different version each Friday during Lent with a soup lunch afterwards. (Even better, all three!) Churches Together in Warlingham will be holding small groups in Lent starting on 25 February on Wednesday mornings at 11 am at All Saints, Warlingham and Friday mornings based on the film “Long Way to Heaven” a film about our pilgrimage and based on a man’s journey to Santiago de Compostella in Spain. There will also be an opportunity to discuss this on Wednesday evenings at 8.00 pm at St Ambrose Church. This is a great way to deepen our faith in Lent. To start the discussions, the film will be shown at St Christopher’s church on Saturday 21 February at 7 pm. Even if you don’t think you will be able to get to any or many of the group discussions, do come along to the film. We will arrange a 22 seater coach for those that want to go to CHRISM MASS at Arundel Cathedral on Wednesday 1st April, cost approx £18. If you would like to join us let me know on 01883 723204 or [email protected] Everyone is also warmly invited to weekly silent prayer on Saturday mornings between 10.00 am and 10.30 am. Each week will be at a different church in Warlingham, starting on 21 February at the Methodist Church in Limpsfield Rd, 28 February at All Saints, Warlingham and 7 March at St Ambrose, 14 March at St Christopher’s 21 March at St Mary’s and 28 March at St Leonard’s. Silence to allow space for God is so rare in our lives; this will be a spiritual treasure and a wonderful way to grow in unity. Do come. A Lent Group will be held on Mondays from 23 February at Louise Redferne’s at 2 pm - with afternoon tea!. 01883 653418 or email [email protected] Churches Together in Warlingham - 5- 6 nights: Pilgrimage to Durham and Holy Island 2016 (Next year.) We are inviting “expressions of interest” - to see if enough people would like to go. If you think you might be interested please look at the flier on the noticeboard and contact Rita Bransby on 623839 or by email [email protected]. Vacancy; Headteacher St Thomas Catholic Primary School, Sevenoaks. http://www.kent-teach.com/ microsites/30688/181/st-thomas-catholic-primaryschool.aspx Collections 24/25January 2015 £390 Loose £3,055 Gift-aided. Building Fund £102. As ever, thank you for your generosity.
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