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By Webmaster 15 Mar, 2024
This Lent has been a wonderful season of reconciliation. Our 1st Holy Communion children have made their first confessions with their families. How well they did. They were prepared, sincere, sorry and repentant. After absolution you could see the relief on their faces. The Fatima Day saw many people from many parishes come to make their confessions and be reconciled to God. The regular times of confession in our parish have been well used too. God's mercy and grace really are never ending. Jesus gave this sacrament to us for our healing. He is the "wheat grain (that) falls on the ground and dies" on the cross and, in His resurrection from the dead, He "yields a rich harvest". The harvest continues and He is calling everyone to Himself. His embrace is for all. Jesus is glorified because He heard that some Greeks were looking for Him. People were beginning to respond to Him, people who believed in many gods were about to be reconciled to the One God. This is the reason He came -"for this hour" - that all might believe in Him and be saved. There is enough grace and mercy for the whole world and all time in Jesus. Enough for more grace to be poured into the hearts of parishioners in the confessional this week. This way God can be glorified again.  With my prayer for you all everyday. God bless you. Fr Graham.
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By Webmaster 15 Mar, 2024
This Lent has been a wonderful season of reconciliation. Our 1st Holy Communion children have made their first confessions with their families. How well they did. They were prepared, sincere, sorry and repentant. After absolution you could see the relief on their faces. The Fatima Day saw many people from many parishes come to make their confessions and be reconciled to God. The regular times of confession in our parish have been well used too. God's mercy and grace really are never ending. Jesus gave this sacrament to us for our healing. He is the "wheat grain (that) falls on the ground and dies" on the cross and, in His resurrection from the dead, He "yields a rich harvest". The harvest continues and He is calling everyone to Himself. His embrace is for all. Jesus is glorified because He heard that some Greeks were looking for Him. People were beginning to respond to Him, people who believed in many gods were about to be reconciled to the One God. This is the reason He came -"for this hour" - that all might believe in Him and be saved. There is enough grace and mercy for the whole world and all time in Jesus. Enough for more grace to be poured into the hearts of parishioners in the confessional this week. This way God can be glorified again.  With my prayer for you all everyday. God bless you. Fr Graham.
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By Webmaster 09 Mar, 2024
Thank you for your financial generosity including via the collection plate and the Dona card machines. Here are two effective ways you can further help our parish finances, but you are, of course, welcome to continue to support the parish in whatever way works best for you: • Make a regular and affordable monthly donation via standing order. You won’t need to worry about having cash in your pocket on a Sunday. It’s anonymous, it’s easy to do and it’s one less thing to think about. Account Name: OLQP Adur Valley Sort Code: 40 05 20; Account number: 61076744 • Gift aid your contribution if you are a UK tax payer. A substantial proportion of the refurbishment of the Parish Room was possible due to money recovered through the gift aid scheme.
By Webmaster 09 Mar, 2024
Thank you to all who helped last weekend. The turnout was huge, with people travelling from all across our Diocese and London. Ave Maria!
By Webmaster 02 Mar, 2024
Please consider supporting our campaign for the local Foodbank. For the next two weeks (18th & 25th February), we are focusing on these items from their wishlist: • Baby care Nappies, baby wipes and baby food • Toiletries deodorant, razors, loo roll, shampoo, soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shower gel, shaving gel, hand wipes  • Period products sanitary pads and tampons
By Webmaster 24 Feb, 2024
National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima 2nd March 2024 You are invited and encouraged to come and see this beautiful National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, with the Relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco. If you have never been to Fatima before, now is your opportunity to come and get a sense of what it is all about. We are very privileged to receive this visit in our parish. All are welcome. 9.45am until 4.45pm (see timetable below) Timetable for the day 09.45 Procession 10.00 Holy Mass including Act of Consecration to the Immaculate Heart of Mary 11.00 Coffee break 11.15 15 minutes meditation 11.30 Recitation of the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary 12.00 Veneration of the Relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco 12.15 Lunch break (bring a packed lunch, tea and coffee available) 13.30 Exposition/Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, Chaplet of Adoration & Reparation, Chaplet of Divine Mercy 14.45 Benediction 15.00 Tea break, talk & video on the message of Fatima 16.30 Enrolment and Investiture of the Brown Scapular 16.45 End of visit
By Webmaster 24 Feb, 2024
Two forces, good and evil, continuously act upon our will. Last week we heard about temptation, which is one way we experience the force of evil. Jesus is able to resist this negative force and gives us an example to follow, but it is not easy to resist temptation; it is not easy to follow His example. This is particularly true in Lent when so many of us have given something up. In the act of giving something up we often find that temptation increases as well. Knowing that his disciples were soon to be witnesses to the full force of evil meted out upon His body, Jesus chooses to reveal his true nature to them in order to strengthen their resolve. On the mountain they have a glimpse of the glory that awaits Jesus and his disciples are strengthened and encouraged which enables them to complete their mission on earth. Therefore, Jesus not only balances out the force of evil, by His life on earth, He completely overcomes evil by His death and resurrection. But Jesus did not live, die and rise for His sake, rather: Dying He destroyed our death Rising He restored our life, Lord Jesus come in glory With my prayer for you every day and for a fruitful Lent. God bless you, Deacon Simon
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By Webmaster 15 Mar, 2024
This Lent has been a wonderful season of reconciliation. Our 1st Holy Communion children have made their first confessions with their families. How well they did. They were prepared, sincere, sorry and repentant. After absolution you could see the relief on their faces. The Fatima Day saw many people from many parishes come to make their confessions and be reconciled to God. The regular times of confession in our parish have been well used too. God's mercy and grace really are never ending. Jesus gave this sacrament to us for our healing. He is the "wheat grain (that) falls on the ground and dies" on the cross and, in His resurrection from the dead, He "yields a rich harvest". The harvest continues and He is calling everyone to Himself. His embrace is for all. Jesus is glorified because He heard that some Greeks were looking for Him. People were beginning to respond to Him, people who believed in many gods were about to be reconciled to the One God. This is the reason He came -"for this hour" - that all might believe in Him and be saved. There is enough grace and mercy for the whole world and all time in Jesus. Enough for more grace to be poured into the hearts of parishioners in the confessional this week. This way God can be glorified again.  With my prayer for you all everyday. God bless you. Fr Graham.
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By Webmaster 24 Feb, 2024
Prayer in person • Tuesdays at CTK: 9.30am Stations of the Cross, 10.00am Mass, 10.30am Adoration & Confessions • Wednesdays at SP: 10.00am ‘The Way of the Cross’ with Deacon Simon & Cecilia. Follow the Way of the Cross in prayer, reflection & song. Different images and prayers will be used each week. • Thursdays at SP: 7.30pm Adoration, Divine Mercy Chaplet & Confessions • Fridays at SP: 9.30am Mass, 10.00am Stations of the Cross, 10.30am Invited Diocesan Mission – film and discussion and tea/coffee. • Sundays (SP/St Mary de Haura alternate weeks): 4.00pm Stations of the Cross (Mary de Haura: February 18th, March 3rd and March 17th. St Peter’s: February 25th, March 10th and March 24th). Prayer online • Mondays on Zoom: 7.30pm Rosary • Thursdays on Zoom: Diocesan Invited Mission (see Diocesan website for details of how to join) • Fridays on Zoom: 3.00pm Divine Mercy Chaplet & Stations of the Cross Printed & Online Resources • We have ‘Day by Day’ diaries, junior & infant ‘Day by Day’ diaries and calendars for children. Available in church porches. Please take one. • Pray More Lenten Retreat: https://praymoreretreat.org/ . An online retreat with inspiring talks to help you grow closer to Christ. Begins 14th February.
By Webmaster 18 Feb, 2024
All are invited and encouraged to come and see this beautiful National Pilgrim Virgin Statue of Our Lady of Fatima, with the Relics of Saints Jacinta and Francisco. Mass, Rosary, meditation, confessions, Divine Mercy, films and items to buy. Printed copies of the full timetable are available in the church porch. Saturday 2nd March 2024 9.45am until 4.45pm (please bring a packed lunch) Tea and coffee will be available. For more information: patsydaniels@gmail.com
By Webmaster 18 Feb, 2024
Steyning Churches Together are holding an Ecumenical Service for Peace on Sunday 25th February at 12 noon at Christ the King led by Deacon Simon. Please join us as we pray for peace in our world.
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By Webmaster 09 Mar, 2024
Dear brothers and sisters, The Fourth Sunday of Lent is Laetare Sunday. We mark this day with rose coloured vestments at Mass. The word Laetare is taken from the Entrance Antiphon for Mass: "Rejoice, Jerusalem". Perhaps we do not see Lent as a time for rejoicing – it is the penitential season of our year – yet there must be always an element of rejoicing in the life of the Christian. In this Sunday’s first reading, from the Book of Chronicles, the writer tells of the coming of Cyrus, King of Persia, who allows the people of Israel to return home after some seventy years of exile in Babylon. The yearning of the people for their homeland, expressed in the Responsorial Psalm, comes to an end and Cyrus, in response to his own experience of God’s call to him, also allows the people to rebuild their temple. The Chosen People of Israel find their unity once again, their dignity is restored. They can be at home once more. They rejoice. St Paul, writing to the Ephesians, speaks of a different separation. This is the separation that comes through sin. The conscious turning away from God that is sin brings exile. We find ourselves living in the darkness that is separation from God’s love. The greater our turning away, the greater the separation – the more distant the exile. Yet, as St Paul celebrates in his letter, God’s mercy is generous and in Christ we see the richness of His love, His grace. Through the saving work of Jesus, we can recognise once more that we are truly works of art, created by and for the love of God. We can be at home once more – brought home through Jesus' Passion, Death and Resurrection. We rejoice. Jesus, in his conversation with Nicodemus, describes His own saving work: “God sent his Son into the world, not to condemn the world, but so that through Him the world might be saved.” This is the reason for our rejoicing. We must lament our sins, a necessary part of our Lenten journey, but we do this knowing that God’s love and mercy – in the saving work of Jesus – overcomes even the darkest moments, the darkest places of our lives. Christ Jesus calls us home to live His life. This is the only way we can be truly at home. In Him we rejoice. With every blessing, + Richard
By Webmaster 24 Feb, 2024
This year the service has been prepared by an ecumenical group of Christian women from Palestine, reflecting on the theme, “I beg you, bear with one another in love.”. Please come and join us in praying for this very troubled area of our world. • 10.30am: Shoreham Baptist Church, Western Road • 2.00pm: The Hub, Church Lane, Upper Beeding Light refreshments afterwards. All are welcome.
By Webmaster 24 Feb, 2024
Dear brothers and sisters... Difficulties and challenges come to us in ways we do not always expect. At this present time, the world is riven with conflict and war, bringing fear, destruction and death to so many across the world. This is a deeply worrying time for many of us, a time of distress. Abraham found himself in a place of distress – called to sacrifice his only son. He trusted. Isaac was, as it were, plucked from the jaws of death and Abraham’s succession assured. There was new life. Isaac foreshadows Jesus, in a sense. Jesus is the only Son of the Father. Jesus IS put to death – but there is new life. Abraham is provided with a sheep for the sacrifice. Jesus, the Lamb of God dies for us; dies that we might have life. Today’s Gospel is deeply significant. In the Transfiguration, the Apostles are given a glimpse of what is to come. Jesus will be put to death and He will rise again (as He tells them on the way down the mountain). This experience of the Transfiguration strengthens the Apostles for what is to come – it takes them beyond – to the hope that is Jesus’ gift to us. Sometimes our lives can seem like mountains – an uphill struggle in a place in which we may feel uncomfortable. Yet Jesus is with us. What is more, He shows us the way we must follow and the promise and hope that he gave to Peter, James and John, He gives to you and to me. Life is ours – it is Jesus’ gift to us. In this great Season of Lent, let us be open to the love that He gives freely – that love that is forgiveness, the gift of prayer, the wonder of the Eucharist, the life of the Church that He calls us to share with the whole world. With every blessing, + Richard
By Webmaster 18 Feb, 2024
Dear brothers and sisters... Our Lenten journey has begun. Ash Wednesday initiated this wonderful season in the Church’s year. This season of 40 days mirrors the time of the flood, about which we hear in this Sunday’s First Reading. Our 40 days mirrors the 40 years that the people of the Exodus spent in the desert on their way to the Promised Land. Our 40 days are spent with the Lord Himself, as He is in the desert before the start of His public ministry. There are times in the lives of each one of us when we find ourselves in the desert. Indeed, as we begin Lent at a time when so many parts of the world are torn apart by war and conflict, resulting in a great deal of concern for the whole world, we are in the very particular desert that this brings. Lent this year must surely be a time of prayer for peace. Both the flood and the Exodus were times of conversion – a renewed awareness of God’s presence and place in the lives of His chosen people. The experience called them to new promises that God would make with them. The New Covenant in Christ is sealed in His Death and Resurrection. This season, then, is the great time for us to turn to face the Lord, to gaze upon the instruments of the Passion and to recognise, in the very depth of our hearts, all that Jesus did for us in His Death and Rising. There can be only one response to His action – renewed commitment to Him. Our Lenten fasting, prayer and charity – all intrinsic aspects of this season – are necessary pointers to our reliance on the Lord. This is their value. We deny ourselves so that we can see more clearly our reliance on Him. This year, our prayer for peace reminds us that we cannot find peace on our own. Let us offer our fasting for the intention of peace. May our Lenten almsgiving help us to re -focus on the Lord of Life, rather than the self-interest of consumerism. In the Upper Room, after the Resurrection, Jesus gave the Apostles the gift of peace – may we all be open to that gift this Lent, this coming Easter and, indeed, every day.
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