Thirty First Sunday In Ordinary Time

Now we are in November and have celebrated All Saints Day and also the following Day the commemoration of all the Faithful Departed there is the distinct feeling that we are coming towards the culmination of the Church’s Year. The month of November is marked by remembrance of those who have died. We offer a Mass for our deceased Family members ,we mark Remembrance Sunday, and Catholic Organisations have a Requiem Mass for deceased members, there is a Deanery Mass on Thursday 18^th at 6pm in St john the Baptist Church for deceased Priests and Deacons who have served the local Parishes including Fr Gerald Vann who has Just died. He served our Parish in early days, Fr Peter Rogers, first PP, Fr Edward Fooks who built our Church and Deacon Ivor Pelling, along with others from neighbouring Parishes. We pray for those parishioners who have died since last November. May they rise in glory.

Invited

As a response to All Saints Day when we reflected on our efforts to live lives of holiness , the next phase of the Diocesan Mission is nearly with us. Please read the following item from the diocesan newsletter:

Have you signed up to our Invited Mission beginning Monday 27 November? The first of our Invited films launches later this month, accompanied by a range of spiritually enriching, thought-provoking resources. To find out how your parish can get involved click here. To sign up to receive Invited films emailed directly to your inbox click here. To join an online diocesan Invited group click here. Our Formation Team can’t wait to welcome new and existing Invited family members to this year’s Invited programme!

The Synod on Synodality

There is a summary of the first part of the Synod which can be read here. There is also a Report of the Proposals coming fro the participants which runs to 40 pages. You may wish to read it over an extended period of time.

Blessing of Graves

Today (Sunday 5th November) There will be priests on hand to bless the graves of family members

Hove/Portslade/Southwick Cemeteries 2pm

Lawn Memorial 3pm

Bear Road 3pm Middle to Top

Brighton and Preston 2:20pm Hartington Road – by Old Chapel

Mass Schedule

• 31^st Sunday in Ordinary Time. Sunday Mass 10am
• Monday St Mary’s House Mass 8.15am
• Wednesday St Willibrord Mass 9.30am Int .Tom Perrin’s
• Friday St Leo the Great Mass 9.30am Int .For Hilda Searle’s deceased Family members
• 32^nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Retired Priests’ Fund

This Sunday there is a Second Collection to assist with the accommodation, welfare and support of diocesan priests in retirement. The Card Machine is set up for this collection as well.

Lead kindly light,
Amid th’encircling gloom
Lead thou me on
The night is dark,
and I am far from home,
lead thou me on.
Keep thou my feet;
I do not ask to see,
The distant scene
One step enough for me.

St John Henry Newman