All Saints
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Fr Andrew Southwell This weekend of All Saints, we have a visiting preacher for the masses, Fr Andrew is an old friend of mine, we worked together as assistant priests in St Bedes Church, Clapham Park some years ago.
Feast of All Saints This feast reminds the faithful of the “great cloud of witnesses” (Hebrews 12:1) who have gone before us, living lives of heroic virtue and fidelity to Christ. It celebrates the triumph of the Church in Heaven, known as the Church Triumphant, and serves as an inspiration for the Church Militant, those of us still on Earth striving toward holiness.
The Feast of All Saints has its origins in the early centuries of the Church. Initially, Christians commemorated the martyrs who had died for the faith, beginning with local celebrations in honour of specific saints. The earliest records show that as early as the fourth century, the Eastern Church celebrated a feast for “all martyrs” in May. In the West, the practice grew more widespread and, under Pope Gregory III (731-741), the date of November 1 was established. Gregory IV extended the celebration to the universal Church in 837, affirming that all saints should be commemorated on this date. Fr Philip
ALL SAINTS
| Day / Date | Time | ChurchCh | Intention |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT 31st OCT | 6.00pm | CC | Hilda Bache RIP |
| SUN 1st NOV | 8.30am | SJ | Joseph Kiggundu RIP (Lukwago family) |
| SUN 1st NOV | 10.00am | CC | Anthony Johnston RIP (Elizabeth Johnston) |
| SUN 1st NOV | 12noon | SPH | For the People of the Parish |
| THE COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS) | |||
| MON 2nd NOV | 10.00am | CC | Holy Souls |
| MON 2nd NOV | 12noon | SJ | Holy Souls (followed by the Blessing of the Graves in Paddock Wood Cemetery) |
| MON 2nd NOV | 7.00pm | CC | Holy Souls |
| TUE 3rd NOV | 10.00am | SJ | Mary Barns RIP (Vivienne Bowman |
| WED 4th NOV | Priest celebrates Mass privately | ||
| THU 5th NOV | 10.00am | CC | Intentions Jan Harman (Tina Kirk) |
| FRI 6th NOV | 10.00am | CC | Olga Hirst RIP (Frances Hirst) |
| FRI 6th NOV | 6.15pm | CC | Mass (Latin) Simon Presnell RIP (Suzanne McGoldrick) |
| FRI 6th NOV | 10.00pm | CC | All Night Vigil |
| THE DEDICATION OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH OF SAINT GEORGE (Morning only) | |||
| SAT 7th NOV | 10.00am | CC | For Our Dearly Departed |
| SAT 7th NOV | 6.00pm | CC | Lourdes Ribeiro RIP (Costa family)For the People of the Parish |
| THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY (A) (Remembrance Day) | |||
| SUN 8th NOV | 8.30am | SJ | For all who lost their lives in the two World Wars and other conflicts |
| SUN 8th NOV | 10.00am | CC | For all who lost their lives in the two World Wars and other conflicts. |
| SUN 8th NOV | 12noon | SPH | For our dearly departed. Followed by the Blessing of the Graves in Hadlow Cemetery |
Are you in year 7-13 and would like to come and join us for pizza, fun and games? We would love to see you at our meeting in Fisher Hall after Saturday 6.00pm Mass– Stefano. Meeting dates 14th Nov, 28th Nov, 12 Dec then a break for Christmas.
There will be a special “Lifeboat" Bereavement Workshop on Saturday 14th November, from 2 - 4pm. November is a month when we particularly turn our thoughts to those who have gone before us. This workshop will focus on how we can keep memories alive and honour the dearly departed. If you have experienced a significant bereavement in the last few years, this afternoon workshop is for you. Venue will be St Peter’s, Hadlow. Plenty of parking, refreshments and a warm welcome. Contact Isabelle 07873953423 for more information and to book a place. Prior booking essential.
MUMS/DADS NIGHTS Taking time to feed our own faith by exploring an aspect of Christianity with other parents in the parish. We meet in someone's home, watch some input to get us thinking and chat over pizza and drinks. All are very welcome. Contacts Isabel (07851062232 or Nick (07851609097)
COMMUNITY STOREHOUSE, PADDOCK WOOD Please continue with your much needed donations, which can be left in the Narthex at St Justus. Online bank transfer: Community Storehouse, HSBC Bank Sort code: 40-36-35Acc No: 11298410 Ref: St Justus member. Waitrose and Tesco gift cards are welcome as an alternative.
ST VINCENT DE PAUL would like to thank everyone who supported the SVP through the local Waitrose CommunityAppeal, they were awarded 2nd Prize of £1,000. Fantastic result for their funds!
CORPUS CHRISTI CHRISTMAS BAZAAR - 21 NOVEMBER (12-3PM) Just 3 weeks left to go until the Bazaar, so please keep those donations coming in! Items for the gift stall and prizes for the Grand Draw are especially welcome. Grand Draw tickets are on sale after Mass. Volunteers needed to sign up to make items for cakes & bakes stall and bring international street food on the day. Above all we hope you will put the date in your diary and join us on 21st November to enjoy this event for the whole Parish.
NOVEMBER MONTH OF HOLY SOULS NOVEMBER DEAD LIST ENVELOPES are available at the back of all our churches. Full details are on the envelopes but those parishioners of St Justus & St Peter, please leave your envelopes in those churches.
FIVE FIRST SATURDAY DEVOTION will start at the new time of 9.15am.
NEXT WEEKEND There is a second collection for the Archbishop’s Appeal Fund. This has three key mission areas: Youth & Evangelisation, Our Faith in Action and Clergy Care & Formation. There will be some envelopes available.
OUR CHURCHES CHRISTMAS COMMUNITY RECIPE AND TRADITIONS BOOK is well under way I still need your help! The cut off date is 2nd November! But we still need more of our church families contributions! If you have a family tradition and enjoy a certain seasonal dish, would you please be willing to share this with us along with a full recipe, memory and family tradition - we have so many different nationalities in our Parish that needs to be celebrated! Please email me your contributions to stephanie.dill67@gmail.com. The book will be a perfect way to celebrate all things Corpus Christi, St Justus & St Peter's has to offer as we approach the Christmas Season
ST JUSTUS CHRISTMAS FAIR Saturday 28th November11-2pm Please help by donating items to our stalls, bottles, unwanted gifts, cakes & raffle prizes, all would be very welcome and will help towards a really great Christmas fair. Also, if anyone would like to help at the fair please let us know. Raffle tickets will be available to buy in the narthex at the weekend
“LIFEBOAT" BEREAVEMENT WORKSHOP on Saturday 14th November, from 2 - 4pm. November is a month when we particularly turn our thoughts to those who have gone before us. This workshop will focus on how we can keep memories alive and honour the dearly departed. If you have experienced a significant bereavement in the last few years, this afternoon workshop is for you. Venue will be St Peter’s, Hadlow. Plenty of parking, refreshments and a warm welcome. Contact Isabelle 07873 953423 for more information and to book a place. Prior booking essential.
Congratulations to Florence Pugsley who was baptized last weekend and to her parents and godparents.