-+ / Crawley Parish “Pew Sheet” / Sunday17th December 2017
Third Sunday of Advent (B)
“Gaudete Sunday”

For full parish information please refer to the parish newsletter issued on 10 December which can be found at the back of Church or at the ‘downloads’ section of the parish website:

The next full newsletter will be issued on 24th December.

Key reminders:

  • The second collection today is for CAFOD.
  • Ministries (Various), please let your Mass co-ordinators know your Christmas availability.
  • Please note Requiem Masses– Monday 18th December Winifred (Pam) Murphy RIP at 10am OLQH;Tuesday 19th December Kenneth Brown RIP at 11am The Friary; Thursday 21st December Margaret Adams RIP at 11am The Friary; usual car parking restrictions apply. Also, Funeral - Tuesday 19th DecemberMaureen Hammond RIP at 2:15pm Surrey and Sussex Crematorium.
  • Tuesday Car Park Restrictions. No parking for shoppers please due to 1) for the 11am Funeral Mass of Ken Brown; 2) 7pm St Francis Carol Service – parents asked not to arrive before 6pm.
  • Snow and Ice Policy – As in previous years, it is the Parish Health and Safety policy that all churches (and their car parks) remain closed in the event of snow and ice until you are advised that it is safe to either walk into church or use the car park.
  • Further Reconciliation: 7.30pm at Our Lady of Consolation (West Grinstead) & 22nd December at St John the Evangelist (Horsham).
  • Plan your Mass for your double obligation (4th Sunday of Advent & Christmas) (i.e. 2 Masses – we are indeed Blessed!).

Parish Team: / Fr. Chris Dobson, Fr. Simon Dray, Fr. Louis Ezeilo
Priests’ House, Haslett Avenue West, Crawley, RH10 1HR Tel: 01293 524176
Deacon Andrew Bayes (07712 191078) & Sr. Hannah Murray (07763 971944)

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Churches: / The Friary Haslett Avenue West, Crawley, RH10 1HR
Christ the Lord Broadfield Barton, Broadfield, RH11 9BA
St. Edward the Confessor Hillcrest Close, Pound Hill, RH10 7EQ
Our Lady Queen of Heaven Stagelands, Langley Green, RH11 7QD
St. Bernadette Tilgate Way, Tilgate, RH10 5BS
St. Theodore of Canterbury Gossops Green Lane, Gossops Green, RH11 8BJ

DECEMBER 2017

Vigil Masses of the Sunday
Saturday / 16th / St Bernadette’s / 5:00 pm / Severin D’Souza R.I.P.
Our Lady’s / 6:00 pm / Brenda Power R.I.P.
Sunday / 17th / Friary / 8:30 am / Chloe Nicola Sweeney R.I.P.(Birthday)
Christ the Lord / 9:00 am / John Markham R.I.P. (3rd Anniversary)
Friary / 10:30 am / Mary Smith
St. Edward’s / 11:00 am / Sean Quinlan R.I.P.
Friary / 5:30 pm / Honorita Rebella R.I.P.
St Theodore’s / 6:30 pm / Edward Tarbin & Mary Lyons R.I.P.
Monday / 18th / Our Lady’s / 10:00 am / Requiem of Winifred (Pam) Murphy
Friary / 11:00 am / Rose & William Freeman R.I.P.
Tuesday / 19th / Gossops Green Conv / 7:30 am / Celebrant’s Intention
Friary / 11:00 am / Requiem Mass of Ken Brown
St Bernadette’s / 7.15 pm / Intentions of Alex on his Birthday
Wednesday / 20th / Friary / 11:00 am / Charles Bennetts R.I.P.
Thursday / 21st / Friary / 11:00 am / Requiem Mass of Margaret Adams
Friday / 22nd / St Wilfrid’s / 9:00 am / SCHOOL BREAK (NO MASS)
Friary / 11:00 am / Ignacias Fernandez R.I.P.
Vigil Masses of the Sunday
Saturday / 23rd / St Bernadette’s / 5:00 pm / Frank Deli R.I.P.
Our Lady’s / 6:00 pm / David Fernandez R.I.P. (1st Anniversary)
Sunday / 24th / Friary / 8:30 am / John Hill-Paul R.I.P.
Christ the Lord / 9:00 am / Xavier Isou R.I.P.
Friary / 10:30 am / Maureen Dowling R.I.P.
St. Edward’s / 11:00 am / Linda Scroggs R.I.P.
NB: No “4th Sunday of Advent” Evening Masses
NB: Christmas Mass Rota now in effect – see leaflet
Sacrament of Reconciliation
Saturday / Friary 11am
Our Lady Queen of Heaven 5:00pm

With the changes to our Parish Mass times as announced and now amended the allocation of existing Mass Intentions has been reworked. If your expected Mass intention is not showing on the insert, please contact the office who can tell you when it will now be said: r on 01293 524176 opt 1