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November 2019
Volume L No.11

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Contents Page Church Services
Sundays
Death: The Last Taboo 3
8.00 Low Mass
Ten things God won’t ask you when you die 5 10.30 High Mass and Sermon
followed by refreshments
100 Club Draw 6 in the Church Hall.
Weekdays
Curate’s Egg 7 Mon, Wed, Thurs Mass at 10.30am
Tues 11.00am Exposition of the Blessed
ACS Christmas Cards 11-12 Sacrement followed by Mass at 12noon
Weds at 11.15 Prayer Group,
Cardinal Newman: A Very English Saint 14 Fri Mass at 12noon, Sat Mass at 9.00am
Major Weekday Festivals
Community Wellbeing Café 17 Said Mass as above, Sung Mass: 7.30pm
unless otherwise indicated on notice boards.
Upcoming Concerts 19 The Clergy are happy to bring the Sacrament to
the housebound or sick at any hour of the day or
Patronal Festival 20 night. The Holy Oil is available for those who wish
to be anointed.
Blast from the Console 21 The Sacrament of Reconciliation
Confessions by appointment.
Kitty 22 Hospital visits
Our Parish Contact for local hospitals,
Dates for your Diary 23 Mr Richard Elliott (872168), will visit and give
communion to those in hospital.
Directory 24 Other Services provided by the church
For Baptisms, Banns of Marriage, Weddings
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DEATH: THE LAST TABOO?

"Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord,
and let light perpetual shine upon them.
May they rest in peace and rise in glory.”

The reality of death is one that every human perfect. If heaven were filled with all that
being faces. During the month of November, ‘unfinished business’, it wouldn’t be heaven.
the Church remembers the dead in a special way Heaven is a place of perfection, for God himself
as we celebrate the Feasts of All Saints’ and All is all-holy, unapproachable light and perfection.
Souls’. So when we die, the journey continues in some
way. The picture language of purgatory might
These celebrations afford the opportunity to be helpful to us, it might not: but it is only
reflect upon the mystery of death. In our picture language and, like Christmas card
secular society there seems to be a growing pictures of angels, we may find it entirely
uncertainty about a truly Christian unhelpful. But what it is getting at is that
understanding of death; indeed, death has been further growth in God’s love is undoubtedly
described as ‘the last taboo’. what awaits faithful Christians when they die.

I was asked recently why we pray for the dead. Or you may prefer the image in St. John Henry
Some Christians (including some Anglicans) Newman’s ‘Dream of Gerontius’: our journey
believe that, when people die, it is pointless towards heaven is slow, not because God is
praying for them. Either they are already with holding us at arm’s length but because, when
God or they’re not and nothing we say or do will we glimpse the awesome splendour of his love,
make any difference. However, praying for the we are ashamed and want to hide, just as
dead is not only helpful but necessary. Adam and Eve in Genesis sought to hide from
God.
For one thing, most of us, when we die, are very
much ‘unfinished business’; we are far from

Another reason to pray for the dead is As Christians who believe in life everlasting
because we still love them. We can’t and the dignity of the person, it is fitting
authentically love someone without eventually that we look at death as a friend rather
wanting to pray for them and we can’t pray for than an enemy. Since Jesus teaches us that
someone without eventually wanting to love we know not the day nor the hour, it is our
them. responsibility to plan ahead.

The third reason is that we believe in ‘the As many of you are aware, part of the
Communion of Saints’; that’s what the Creed responsibility of a priest is to prepare
states. Who are ‘the saints’? They are literally Christians for their death, and part of that
God’s ‘holy ones’ and together they – and we – essential ministry is to help plan funerals.
form one communion – or fellowship – of Over the years, many parishioners have
love. There are dead saints and there are taken me up on the offer.
saints who are alive and there are saints who
have not yet been born. The resurrection of It is a confidential service which means that
Jesus Christ conquers sin and death and, so you can be confident that when the day
within the Communion of Saints, there is no arises, your wishes will have been recorded
such thing as sin and death. We are one in and will be carried out. It can also be a
praising God and we are one in supporting source of comfort and confidence to your
one another in prayer. relatives during a difficult time. I look
forward to helping many more of you to
All too often we fail to prepare for our own plan your funeral.
death or that of a loved one. We seem to
leave the inevitable to the responsibility of With my love and prayers as ever,
someone else.
Fr. Mark

Ten things God won't ask you 6. God won't ask what your
when you die job title was, He'll ask if you
performed your job to the
1. God won't ask what kind of car best of your ability.
you drove, He'll ask how many
people you drove who didn't have 7. God won't ask how many
a lift. friends you had, He'll ask
how many people to whom
2. God won't ask the square you were a real friend.
footage of your house, He'll ask
how many people you welcomed 8. God won't ask in what
into your home. neighbourhood you lived,
He'll ask how you treated
3. God won't ask about the clothes your neighbours.
you had in your wardrobe, He'll ask
how many people you helped to 9. God won't ask about the
clothe. colour of your skin, He'll ask
about the content of your
4. God won’t ask which diet you character.
were on, He’ll ask how many
hungry people you helped to feed. 10. God won't ask why it took
you so long to seek Him,
5. God won't ask what your highest He'll lovingly take you into
salary was, He'll ask if you his Kingdom, not leave you
compromised your character to at the gates of Hell.
obtain it.

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“This is none other than the House of God, Thus it is that we have such fine windows and
and this is the gate of heaven.” beautiful mosaics - all leading to and focussing
– Jacob in Genesis 28.17 on the altar and sanctuary where the sacrifice of
the Eucharist is offered each Sunday. Our
building, as well as our liturgy, expresses what
we believe to be most important – the worship of
Almighty God; and this worship should be as
beautiful, splendid and reverential as possible, to
honour God and to lift and draw our minds,
hearts and souls towards Him. Having such a
magnificent setting and space for that worship is
a great gift and privilege.

“For my house shall be called a House of Just as it is a gift we have from previous
Prayer for all peoples” worshippers, and ultimately from God, it is one
that we are called to share with everyone – and
Isaiah 56.7, quoted by Jesus in Matthew 21.13 share it we do! I was thrilled (really, its hard to
and Mark 11.17 over-emphasise how thrilled I was) on
discovering that St Saviour’s is a church which
As a building, St Saviour’s is pretty impressive to strives to keep its doors open to everyone as
look at; from the outside, it is striking enough in much as possible. Almost every church I have
its size and imposing physical presence. But on previously worked in or worshipped at has
entering the church, it is impossible not to be struggled to understand the difference an open
moved by its beauty and splendour – particularly church makes in signalling that the church is
with the early-morning or late-evening sun open to everyone, not just a few congregants at
streaming through the stunning stained glass. certain times of the day. As the House of God –
Splendid as it is, we must remember that it is all and indeed as a House of Prayer – keeping the
in aid of one cause alone; it is not to be a doors locked to outsiders and those not ‘in the
memorial to some great civic achievement or to know’ about service times etc. sends a simple
honour a particular family, but to glorify God. St message that they are not welcome in God’s
Saviour’s - like every other church in the word - is House. No church can afford to turn away
‘none other than the House of God’ (Genesis potential new members, or to place additional
28.17), and it is to honour and glorify Him that it barriers in their path, least of all ones that needs
was built. Of course, no earthly building – to grow– to say nothing of the immorality of
however beautiful – can do justice to the Creator, doing so.
but this church building that we are so lucky to
have as our place of worship is an effort to do so. As Christians, we have the greatest message in
As a church built under the influence of the the world, but it is one which increasing numbers
Oxford Movement and firmly in the Anglo- of people in our society have never even
Catholic tradition, beauty and splendour in the encountered enough to ignore. One way – a vital
worship of God was clearly uppermost in the way - we are able to help bring people to God
mind of G.E. Street when designing it. and to the saving knowledge of Jesus Christ,

is to provide a space for them to encounter Him The prayer group, a time of public but less
in peace, quiet and contemplation, and this is formally-structured prayer, provides another
what St Saviour’s does. The eagle-eyed amongst opportunity to pray together and I’m pleased to
you may have noticed that, as one outcome say it has grown in number each week. In our
from our future planning meetings, we have common prayer life too, we are hoping to
now extended the church opening times to expand still further; weekly Sunday Evening
include all of Saturday and Sunday to ensure the Prayer will soon be re-introduced, with Choral,
church is accessible to those who work during Sung and other Sunday Evensongs at regular
the week too. intervals from next year. Alongside this, we also
plan to offer a Saturday evening ‘Vigil’ Mass next
None of this happens by magic of course, and year and so increase the chances for those who
the list of people who help to honour this House are busy in the week to encounter God and
of God with their hard work is almost endless; worship in His House. We also hope to make
from the cleaners, the gardeners and the flower the daily offices, the prayers offered by Fr Mark
arrangers (with which I know Rita always could and me each morning and evening, something
do with more help!) who do so much to beautify more explicitly open and advertised to the
God’s House to the servers and the choir who whole parish, and for the bell to be rung in
beautify the worship. Every single bit of help, advance of every Mass and prayer service in the
large or small, is an act of love of God and week – thus making clear to all nearby that we
contributes to honouring Him, and to showing are here, and that we are a church where things
all who enter ours is a God worthy of effort, are happening - God is being worshipped each
praise and attention. and every day. Watch (or perhaps rather listen
to) this space.
As the House of God, St Saviour’s is also a House
of Prayer, as Jesus says in the Gospels (quoting All these improvements stem from our future
Isaiah 56.7) - which is all the more reason for planning meetings, and I will finish by
keeping it open as much as possible for prayers addressing the point that has been a constant
public and private. It’s a very rare thing that I am refrain – better communication! St Saviour’s is a
in church or the office for more than half an thriving church, and a parish where lots
hour before someone will come to spend time happens (often at the same time!) and so we
sitting in quiet or private prayer; our hope and are in the midst of plans to refresh how we
plan is that times for public prayer will continue keep in touch with regulars and occasional
to grow too. Again, this is an area where St visitors, and advertise what is happening at the
Saviour’s already thrives with our well-attended church and hall, to ensure to ensure as many
daily Masses, as well as the newly revived people as possible are aware what is
Exposition on Tuesday morning for prayer in the happening, and when. Please keep all of these
presence of the Lord. Whilst I know that this is efforts in your prayers, and support them with
something that is strange or new to a lot of attendance, so that St Saviour’s continues to
people, the chance to spend a bit of time grow as a House of God and a House of Prayer
praying silently with Jesus is one I would urge that is open to all.
everyone to try, and to persist with.
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PARISH GIFT DAY 24th NOVEMBER

Our Annual Gift Day will be on 24th November which is also the Solemnity of Christ the King and
St Saviour’s Feast of Title. The PCC thanks you for your giving of time, money and talents during
the last year. However, our Gift Day is a special opportunity for you to make a one off gift as a
thanksgiving for all that St Saviour’s has offered you this last year or to help keep the church
going in 2020. Special blue Gift Day envelopes will be available at the back of the church and
during November. Last year we had a tremendous response and raised almost £7000. Please
give generously as our finances are currently very low.

You can use the blue envelope to make a donation to our annual Gift Day by cash or by cheque
made payable to ‘St Saviour’s’. Remember to sign the gift aid declaration if you are a UK tax
payer so that we can claim the gift aid.

If you prefer you can make a donation direct to:
Sort Code: 20-27-91
Account Number: 03377814
Account: St Saviour & St Peter’s Church Finance Committee

Cardinal John Henry Newman – A
Very English Saint

On Sunday 13th October this year, Pope Francis Oh, and the Bishop of Winchester had an income
canonised (i.e., made a Saint) Blessed John Henry of £50,000 a year but never set foot in
Newman in a celebration of the Eucharist in St. Peter’s Winchester. At that time there were not very
Square attended by Bishop Martin. But who was many Roman Catholics in England, probably
Newman, and what is his significance? Monsignor about 70,000, less than one per cent of the
Michael Sharkey, in this article which originally appeared population, and they were mainly in the north.
in the September 2010 issue of Bible Alive, explains.
Of course there had been attempts to reform and
To understand John Henry Newman it is helpful revitalize the Church of England, the most famous
first to look at the state of the Church of England of which was led by John and Charles Wesley, but
in, say, the year 1800. The Church of England that had split off and become a separate
was divided into about 10,000 parishes denomination – Methodism. The attempt that
throughout the land, but two-thirds of those was to have the most success began in the 1830s,
parishes never saw their ministers. Power of blossomed in the 1850s, 1860s, 1870s and
appointment lay not so much with the bishops beyond; and its originator and inspiration was
but with the Universities of Oxford and John Henry Newman.
Cambridge and with the landed gentry and
aristocracy – and they paid the wages too. So an Newman was born on 21 February 1801, the first
Anglican priest would be appointed to a ‘living’ – of six children – three boys and three girls – to
or perhaps two or three of them – receive the John Newman, a partner in a bank in the City of
income, but live the life of a scholar or London, and Jemima Foudrinier whose wealth
gentleman elsewhere. The idea of responsibility came from her family’s paper manufacturing
for the spiritual and pastoral care of souls had business. Mr and Mrs Newman were Anglican,
ebbed and almost died. but fairly nominal, although Mrs Newman
ensured that the children knew their catechism
At St Paul’s Cathedral in London – the premier and the stories contained in the Bible. Theirs was
church in the land – on Easter Sunday 1800 a a happy and secure home – and very musical.
mere six people attended the main service.

At the age of seven Newman was sent to a He spoke with such insight and understanding of
boarding school in Ealing where he flourished them and of the ways of God that they were
and where he came under the influence of a enthralled. But something else was happening
young Anglican priest who encouraged him to too. Newman began to read the Fathers of the
read books of a Calvinist or evangelical bent. Church, the early theologians who transmitted
(The evangelical movement had been started by and reflected upon the faith of the Apostles. He
the Wesleys but its spirituality still had discovered in them doctrines that had been
considerable force in the Church of England long forgotten in the Church of England, and he began
after the separation of Methodism.) to deliver them to the students who sat at his
feet.
Britain was at war in the period. Newman was
four when Nelson defeated Napoleon’s navy at In 1832 he finished his first major book – a history
Trafalgar in 1805, fourteen when the Duke of of the Arian heresy – and went off to Italy with his
Wellington routed his army at Waterloo in 1815. friend Hurrell Froude, who was suffering from
The economic consequences of the Napoleonic tuberculosis and who had been told that the
wars were such that Mr Newman’s bank went Italian climate would be good for him. When
into liquidation – he turned to brewing instead. Froude went home, Newman continued down to
And in the autumn of 1816, over a period of a Sicily where he was taken seriously ill, probably
few months, young John Henry experienced what with typhoid fever. He was expected to die, but he
he always called his first conversion – he became knew he wouldn’t. He was convinced that God
absolutely convinced of the reality of God. had a work for him to do in England. He
recovered, set sail for home and on the way wrote
The following year he went up to Oxford, the poem ‘Lead kindly light’, which perfectly
enrolling as a student at Trinity College. Three expresses his mind at that time.
years later he obtained his degree, though not as
good a one as had been widely predicted. He On his return to Oxford he sat down and wrote a
stayed on for a year as a private tutor, then won four-page letter to the clergy of the Church of
a fellowship at the most prestigious college, England, reminding them that they had been
Oriel. So, he was on the staff. commissioned by God and that they had to
Eventually he was ordained answer to him and not to the State.
deacon, then priest, and at the age
of twenty-seven he was appointed
vicar of St Mary’s, the university
church.

It was at St Mary’s that Newman
began to shine in public. Every
Sunday afternoon at four o’clock
he preached to the students. They
began to flock to him, between
four and six hundred at a time.
(The total student population of
the university was a little over a
thousand.)

He had the letter printed and began to distribute The Church of England lost a great
it. He called it a Tract for the Times. He wrote a controversialist, a magnificent theologian, a most
couple more the same day. He had struck a elegant writer of clarity and depth, but the
spark: the flame took and began to spread. movement he started carried on without him. The
Others joined him. Oxford became the hub and dedication of the Anglican clergy to the spiritual
then the engine of a reform movement within and pastoral care of souls continued to grow,
the Church. Newman rose in stature and churches re-opened and new ones were built,
influence, and all the time he was imbibing more especially in the new industrial cities.
and more from the Fathers of the Church, so
some people began to say that he was becoming Oxford is in the Roman Catholic diocese of
a Roman Catholic, intent on destroying the Birmingham, so Newman settled into old Oscott
Church of England. before being sent to Rome to re-train for the
Roman Catholic priesthood. While he was there,
When he published Tract 90 in 1841 the crisis he met the Oratory of St Philip Neri, a community
came to a head. He argued that, since the Thirty- of priests serving the laity. After his ordination he
nine Articles of the Church of England were returned home and established the Oratory in
issued by Elizabeth I as a compromise between Birmingham. He continued to lecture and to
Protestants and Catholics, a catholic write, and he founded a boarding school for boys
interpretation of them was possible, which is at the side of the Oratory church, then a Catholic
what he proceeded to do. The balloon went up. University in Dublin. Apart from a notorious trial
He was censured, left Oxford and retired with a at which he was found guilty of libel for telling the
group of friends to Littlemore, three miles away, truth about a scandalous, laicized priest, the
to a life of prayer and fasting – and very deep world largely forgot about him.
thinking.
Then, in 1863, Charles Kingsley effectively
Newman’s dilemma was this: the Church of accused him of being a liar and of using lying as
England is not exactly the same as the Church of an instrument of his ministry. A correspondence
the first centuries; but the Church of Rome is not ensued, but Newman realized that the only way
exactly the same as the Church of the first forward for him was to give an honest account of
centuries either. But then, aren’t developments the development of his own mind. In six weeks he
to be expected? But which are genuine wrote his autobiography, titling it Apologia pro
developments and which are corruptions? Just as Vita Sua – defence through his life (story). It is a
a baby grows into a child and then an adolescent literary masterpiece, a spiritual classic, devoid of
and then an adult, but maintains its personal all vanity, resentment or self-pity, the chronicle of
identity all the way through, so the Church must a pilgrim-soul discovering God and putting
develop but maintain its identity. He started to himself at his service. His reputation was
write a book on the development of Christian restored.
doctrine and as he finished it realized that he had
to become Roman Catholic. He was received into More books followed. Then, when Leo XIII
the Church by an Italian Passionist, Fr Dominic became Pope, there was another interesting
Barberi, on 9 October 1845. development. One of the boys who had been at



Newman’s Oratory School grew up to inherit his The Perfect Church
father’s title: he became the Duke of Norfolk. He
went to Rome and met the Pope, telling him If you should find the perfect church
about Newman and asking him to recognize Without one fault or smear,
Newman’s contribution to the Church. Pope Leo For goodness sake
already knew about Newman, but the Don’t join that church
conversation stimulated him, so he made You’d spoil the atmosphere.
Newman a cardinal. Newman, at the age of
seventy-eight, travelled to Rome to receive his If you should find the perfect church
red hat. There he made an acceptance speech Where all anxieties cease,
which summarizes his ministry Then pass it by, lest joining it
You spoil the masterpiece.
A caution first : Newman was a great promoter
of a liberal education, i.e. the opening and If you should find the perfect church
nourishing of the mind in its search for truth, but Then don’t ever dare
he was totally opposed to liberalism in religion. To tread upon such holy ground You’d
He said, ‘For thirty, forty, fifty years I have be a misfit there.
resisted to the best of my powers the spirit of
Liberalism in religion. … Liberalism in religion is But since no perfect church exists,
the doctrine that there is no positive truth in Made of perfect men,
religion, but that one creed is as good as Let’s cease on looking for that church,
another ...’He then shows how the liberals And love the church we’re in.
reduce religion to sentiment, confine it to private
opinion, and replace it with a thoroughly secular Of course it’s not the perfect church,
education, culture and political order. That’s simple to discern,
But you and I and all of us
Newman spent the rest of his old age in Could cause the tide to turn.
Birmingham. His collected works number thirty-
eight volumes. They continue to sell. Over 30,000 What fools we are to flee the past In
of his letters survive. He has gone to God. He that unfruitful search
died on 11 August 1890. To find, as last, where problems loom
God proudly builds His church.

(from The Virger)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament
Tuesday 11am

A chance to spend some time in the presence of the Lord, in peace
and quiet with some guided reflections. Come for as long or as little

as you like – all are very welcome to drop-in at anytime!

Monday 4th November 1.00pm

Organ Recital

Anthony Wilson

Sunday 10th November 6.30pm

Remembrance
Concert

RAF 54 Squadron Air Cadets

Sunday 24th November 2.45pm

Chamber Recital

Tickets £10 on the door
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I’m gonna make it rain and rain and rain and Again, a super concert with some beautiful
rain and rain!!! Did you hear the one about music by Wagner, Debussy (a great fan of
the unicorn that was turned away from the Eastbourne) and Scriabin. He will be coming
ark for having an off-peak ticket?......Never back next year!!
mind.
The concert season will continue into
The year is racing to its conclusion and as November. We have an organ recital from
usual, is accompanied by all the chaos and Anthony Wilson (Organist at St Peter’s, Bexhill)
panic that makes the coming season such on the 4th at 1:00pm. Then on Sunday 24th
fun!! But before I get to that, let’s just think at 2:45pm we have the final concert of the
about a few things that have been going on year for the Sunday Afternoon series. This
over the past few weeks. will be a string quartet playing chamber
music.
My brother, Ian, delivered a delightful concert
at the beginning of the month. I know I am But, the most exciting news of all, for me at
biased but I think that this was one of his best least, is that we have finally acquired the
performances. It was a lovely programme grand piano. I am so delighted, it is a
delivered with a great spirit of fun and beautiful instrument and of a quality befitting
sensitivity. Well done Bro!! Brian Steer, who the surroundings of our beautiful building. It
was his accompanist, also deserves a will be much used. Please, please, please
mention; great playing!! come and hear it. These concerts are for
everyone!! I have to say that I am oft
Last week we had a rather late addition to the disappointed by the low number of St
programme. Simon Weale, who is now an old Saviour’s people in the audiences.
friend of St Saviour’s, gave a lovely piano Remember: church is not just about morning!!
recital. Simon is a former pupil at Eastbourne
College and has been playing in our church, The CD is selling well. This is also a great
on and off, for over thirty years.. He is an achievement of the year. Now; how about a
outstanding performer. novel idea for a stocking filler this Christmas?
It will make a change from socks, oranges and
hankies. Come and see me!

Have a great November, everyone. Next
month I’ll be telling you all about Christmas.
Don’t forget to put the 19th December in your
diary for the Gala Concert!!!!

Hello Darlings What are we going to do about the lack of
Servers? Roger had a spell in Hospital. Bernard
Winter approaches and the hour has gone back had a hip operation and John and Keith both had
to enrich our lives with long dark evenings and holidays. Nice to see that Fr Mark and Fr Thomas
equally dark mornings. Central Heating on and happy to act as MC. I'm waiting to see one of
curtains drawn and no real incentive to go out them as Thurifer. We really need to attract some
for the evening. youngsters as with the exception of Hugh the
ages of our Servers range between 70 and 80 and
All Souls' Day we have a Solemn Mass in the mobility isn't what it was.
evening at 7pm. Decision time - Strictly Come
Dancing or Mass. Of course as good practicing When I was a Gal the Servers were all Male and
Anglo Catholics we know the correct answer. when the boys voices broke in the choir the next
Watch it later on catch up and wrap up well for step was to join the Servers and the GSS. Times
Mass. have changed for the worse. As I'm writing this
before the event I'm hoping that there was good
The last month has been horrendous weather support for the Servers Lunch on 25th October.
wise. Rain Rain and more Rain. I searched in
vain for a DIY Ark kit at Ikea. Now they tell us we The Parish Lunch is on Sunday 24th November at
can expect Snow. Well I've stocked up for any the Cumberland Hotel as last year.
emergency. Ordinary Gin, Seville Orange Gin, The same day Fr Mark and Fr Thomas are off to
Persian Lime Gin, Rhubarb Gin and Pink Rome. Hopefully not to join the Roman Church
Grapefruit Gin. although I know Fr Mark will go to any lengths to
get a Red Pom Pom on his Biretta.
November is upon us and the Annual
Remembrance Day Observances will be held on If you are a Railway Buff you may like to pop
Sunday 10th. Wasn't it dreadful that someone down to Eastbourne Station on Tuesday 26th as a
attempted to remove the Lead from our Steam Train will be arriving around lunchtime
Memorial as well as actually stealing the Lead with stopover of a couple of hours. The
off the Parish Office Roof? Thank you to the passengers are paying minimum of £99 to travel
anonymous person who repaired the memorial from Victoria - it will probably do the journey
within 48 hours. It would seem that nothing is quicker than Southern Electric.
above being targeted by thieves nowadays.
The Cross Parish Partnership have an Advent
The new Eucharistic Ministers are now licensed Carol Service at Christ Church on Sunday 1st
and have commenced duties on the new Rota. December at 6pm. Brings me back to choices
again as there is a rival service on the same day.
I thought it quite amusing that Fr Thomas was Oh dear life can be so difficult.
paired with Sylvia Dwyer. He being so tall and
she so short in stature. Anyway she passed with Another choice now - which Gin? Strictly for
flying colours. medicinal purposes. My sciatica is giving me grip.

Bye for now. Chin chin.

Kitty

Dates for your Diary November 2019

Fri 1 12noon Mass 7.00pm Sung Mass All Saints Mass
Sat 2 09.00am Mass 7.00pm Sung Mass All Souls
Sun 3 31st Sunday in Ordinary Time 08.00am Mass 10.30am Solemn Mass
Mon 4 S Charles Borromeo Bp
Tues 5 11.00am Exposition of the Blessèd Sacrament 12noon Mass Feria
Weds 6 10.30 am Mass Feria (CBS) 11.15am Prayer Group
Thurs 7 10.30am Mass Feria
Fri 8 12noon Mass Feria
Sat 9 09.00am Mass Dedication of the Lateran Basilica
Sun 10 32nd Sunday in Ordinary Time (Remembrance Sunday)
08.00am Mass 10.30am Solemn Mass
Mon 11 S Martin of Tours Bp
Tues 12 11.00am Exposition of the Blessèd Sacrament 12noon Mass
Weds 13 10.30 am Mass Feria 11.15am Prayer Group
Thurs 14 10.30am Mass Feria
Fri 15 12noon Mass S Abert the Great Bp Dr
Sat 16 09.00am Mass S Edmund of Abingdon BP
Sun 17 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
08.00am Mass 10.30am Solemn Mass with Healing Ministry
Mon 18 10.30am Feria
Tues 19 11.00am Exposition of the Blessèd Sacrament 12noon Mass
Weds 20 10.30 am Mass Feria 11.15am Prayer Group
Thurs 21 10.30am Mass The Presentation of the BVM 6.30pm Mass (PCC)
Fri 22 12noon Mass S Cecilia M
Sat 23 09.00am Mass S Clement I P 5.00pm Taizé Evensong First Evensong of Christ
the King followed by refreshments
Sun 24 Christ the King _ Patronal Festival 08.00am Mass 10.30am Solemn Mass
Mon 25 10.30am S Catherine of Alexandria
Tues 26 11.00am Exposition of the Blessèd Sacrament 12noon Mass Feria (Walsingham Cell)
Weds 27 10.30 am Mass Feria
Thurs 28 10.30am Mass Feria
Fri 29 12noon Mass Feria
Sat 30 09.00am Mass S Andrew Apostle

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