A Parish of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton
SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH
Holy Mass
Weekdays Tuesday - Friday 09.30
Saturday Vigil Mass 18.00, Sunday 09.00 & 11.00
Reconciliation available Saturday 17.00-17.30
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There is a global debt crisis causing immense suffering for our brothers and sisters in low-income countries. Money that should be spent on healthcare and education is flowing out from countries that can least afford it. Complex factors have caused this crisis and now governments have an impossible choice between serving their people or paying their creditors. Often, they have paid their original debt back, but spiralling interest means they will never break the cycle. There are practical solutions are available. Please sign the petition at: www.cafod.org.uk/cancelthedebt
Grateful thanks to all those throughout the Deanery who helped to arrange and facilitate our shared time of Eucharistic Adoration. To prayer leaders, musicians, those who signed up, those who 'popped' in, and the clergy our appreciation. The fruits of this time we leave with the Lord and who knows maybe it is something we can do again.... Fr Simon Hall
If you ask a group of people how the apostles received the gift of the Holy Spirit, some will say through tongues of fire while others will say that Jesus breathed on them. We get the first image from today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles. The second image comes from John’s Gospel. How the apostles historically received the gift of the Spirit is less important than what resulted when the Spirit filled them. In both stories, the apostles changed from a group in hiding, fearful for their lives, to bold and confident proclaimers of God’s great works through Jesus. In the Gospel reading today, Jesus breathed on the apostles just as God breathed life into the first human. Like the readings from John’s Gospel that we’ve heard the last few weeks, Jesus is showing his friends that he is one and the same as God. Just as the first human came alive with God’s breath, so the apostles come alive in a new way when they receive the Holy Spirit. Before the coming of the Spirit, they were a fearful, closed group, hiding out, paralyzed to continue Jesus’ ministry of healing and teaching. Once Jesus came to them and offered them his peace and the gift of the Holy Spirit, they immediately transformed. Rejoicing replaced fear, and the willingness to move outward to minister to others replaced their desire for safety. After Jesus breathed on the disciples, he tells them, “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” This verse is often interpreted as the origin of priests’ authority to forgive sins, but it applies to all of us. Jesus is pointing out the power we all have in choosing how we respond to hurt. When we forgive others, we not only free them from our anger and resentment, we free ourselves from carrying those emotions. On the other hand, if we retain someone’s sins by refusing to forgive them, we are holding ourselves bound by anger, resentment, blame, and hurt. We are just as much the prisoner in the relationship. Our refusal to forgive affects not only the offending person, but us, as well. Questions of the week • When have you had the privileged experience of watching someone else move from fear to courage? How did God/the Holy Spirit play a role in that? • When have you experienced freedom by being forgiven by someone? When have you been able to free someone else by offering forgiveness?
Our month of prayer for priestly vocations continues this weekend, with people across our diocesan community of faith asked to pray for a spirit of sacrifice, so that greater numbers of men might respond generously to God’s call to celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass. As members of the Church, we each have a vocation to build up God’s Kingdom. This call requires us to listen closely to God in prayer, and watch for the signs of His action in our lives. God calls each person in a slightly different way; speaking through a personal relationship with Him, through the circumstances of your life and the people of God, and through the Church’s hierarchy. Copies of the ‘Month of Prayer for Vocations’ leaflet can be found in the church narthex
Welcome to the Parish of the Sacred Heart
The Parish of the Sacred Heart is an active Roman Catholic community within the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton for those living in the environs of Cobham, Stoke D’Abernon and Oxshott. Comprised of people from all walks of life, from different age groups and diverse cultures the Parish is an active community offering spiritual and pastoral support in the Catholic tradition. If you are thinking about coming to live in the area or are already in residence you are very welcome to join our community you can be assured of a welcome, being offered a wide range of spiritual and educational support. We also run a thriving Sunday school providing Religious Education for children from four to fourteen years of age and provides preparation for the Sacraments of First Reconciliation, First Eucharist and Confirmation.
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"The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives
fully is
prepared to die at any time - Author unknown
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There is a global debt crisis causing immense suffering for our brothers and sisters in low-income countries. Money that should be spent on healthcare and education is flowing out from countries that can least afford it. Complex factors have caused this crisis and now governments have an impossible choice between serving their people or paying their creditors. Often, they have paid their original debt back, but spiralling interest means they will never break the cycle. There are practical solutions are available. Please sign the petition at: www.cafod.org.uk/cancelthedebt
A usual the Diocese asks all Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist to renew their commitment to their important ministry on the feast of Corpus Christi. At present we only receive the chalice at the 09.00 and 11.00 Masses on Sunday so the renewal will take place at these two Masses on Sunday 7th June (Corpus Christi). Ministers will be asked to come and stand at the front of the sanctuary by Fr Daryl when they are required, renew their commitment and then return to their places in the congregation (except for those who are ministering at the Mass that day). Immediately after Mass those who have renewed their commitment are asked to go to the sacristy and sign next to their name.
OUR PARISH SUPPORTS THE COBHAM AREA FOODBANK Please can you help local people in crisis by purchasing items on the list below and placing them in the Foodbank’s collection point in the narthex when to come to Mass at the weekend?
The musings of one of God’s smallest creatures on events in and around the Parish over the past seven days . . . . Quite busy around The Presbytery this week as more immediate preparations begin for our celebration of First Eucharist (14th June) and Fr D starts to look at the timings for next year’s sacramental programmes within the Parish . . . . . . Last Saturday Fr D was at a reunion of the children’s group that he went to Lourdes with just after Easter this year. He was delighted to meet up with the children once more, who were all desperate to come again next year! Canon Tony Churchill was kind enough to celebrate our 18.00 Saturday Mass so that Fr D could attend. Monday, Fr D was up and breakfasted by 08.30 to meet the plumber who was fitting a new kitchen tap. The previous ceramic tap had been dripping for a little while and being over twenty -five years old was not repairable. Fr D had spent some time researching and generally asking around and decided that as well as the hot, cold, and filtered water, the new tap should deliver boiling water (hopefully replacing the constant need for a kettle which uses a fair amount of electricity ever time it is turned on). After it had been fitted Fr D was very pleased with the results and now makes his pots of tea without a kettle straight from the kitchen tap! After celebrating Morning Prayer, Mass, and Exposition on Tuesday Fr D met with the diocesan IT engineer to ‘tidy up’ the cables etc from the IT projects that have taken place to reduce our telephone bills (two lines now working as one and billed accordingly) and improve our internet connections across the whole site (again a reduction in billing). When (if) Openreach decide to bring fibre to the premises (anticipated but no date yet) there will be another improvement in quality of connection. On Thursday afternoon Fr D had to attend the doctors for one of his six-monthly check-ups before going off in the car to a board meeting of the Bosco Catholic Education Trust in Haywards Heath. He did have an Infant Baptism preparation meeting in the evening but he got delayed on the motorway and had to reschedule the meeting. On Friday Fr D went off after Mass to the Diocesan Offices to deal with two marriage annulment judgements of cases that he had been working on. In the evening he went to the Deanery 24 hour Prayer Vigil, over in St Joseph’s, Epsom, where he was able to help out celebrating Reconciliation for some of the attendees . . . .
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For administration purposes, it is necessary to cleanse the Euro Car Park database of Registered Parishioner Cars. The last time this was done was in 2021. In the next few weeks, the system will have an ‘auto-purge’ so that all vehicles that are currently registered but have not used in the car park for the last six months will be purged from the system (ceasing to be ignored by the cameras). If you are a Registered Parishioner and have a car that you wish to remain on the system, that you have not used in the last six months – please contact the Parish Office ( cobham@abdiocese.org.uk ) to have the vehicle re-registered. Thank you
11.00 SUNDAY MASS COFFEE Rota Currently we are looking for parishioners (especially those who use the 11.00 coffee session) to consider becoming new members of the Coffee Rota (like any rota, the greater the number of volunteers the less often the same names crop up). This role is ideal for younger families to take part in as well as others (married or single).
Grateful thanks to all those throughout the Deanery who helped to arrange and facilitate our shared time of Eucharistic Adoration. To prayer leaders, musicians, those who signed up, those who 'popped' in, and the clergy our appreciation. The fruits of this time we leave with the Lord and who knows maybe it is something we can do again.... Fr Simon Hall
If you ask a group of people how the apostles received the gift of the Holy Spirit, some will say through tongues of fire while others will say that Jesus breathed on them. We get the first image from today’s first reading from the Acts of the Apostles. The second image comes from John’s Gospel. How the apostles historically received the gift of the Spirit is less important than what resulted when the Spirit filled them. In both stories, the apostles changed from a group in hiding, fearful for their lives, to bold and confident proclaimers of God’s great works through Jesus. In the Gospel reading today, Jesus breathed on the apostles just as God breathed life into the first human. Like the readings from John’s Gospel that we’ve heard the last few weeks, Jesus is showing his friends that he is one and the same as God. Just as the first human came alive with God’s breath, so the apostles come alive in a new way when they receive the Holy Spirit. Before the coming of the Spirit, they were a fearful, closed group, hiding out, paralyzed to continue Jesus’ ministry of healing and teaching. Once Jesus came to them and offered them his peace and the gift of the Holy Spirit, they immediately transformed. Rejoicing replaced fear, and the willingness to move outward to minister to others replaced their desire for safety. After Jesus breathed on the disciples, he tells them, “Whose sins you forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins you retain are retained.” This verse is often interpreted as the origin of priests’ authority to forgive sins, but it applies to all of us. Jesus is pointing out the power we all have in choosing how we respond to hurt. When we forgive others, we not only free them from our anger and resentment, we free ourselves from carrying those emotions. On the other hand, if we retain someone’s sins by refusing to forgive them, we are holding ourselves bound by anger, resentment, blame, and hurt. We are just as much the prisoner in the relationship. Our refusal to forgive affects not only the offending person, but us, as well. Questions of the week • When have you had the privileged experience of watching someone else move from fear to courage? How did God/the Holy Spirit play a role in that? • When have you experienced freedom by being forgiven by someone? When have you been able to free someone else by offering forgiveness?
Our month of prayer for priestly vocations continues this weekend, with people across our diocesan community of faith asked to pray for a spirit of sacrifice, so that greater numbers of men might respond generously to God’s call to celebrate the sacrifice of the Mass. As members of the Church, we each have a vocation to build up God’s Kingdom. This call requires us to listen closely to God in prayer, and watch for the signs of His action in our lives. God calls each person in a slightly different way; speaking through a personal relationship with Him, through the circumstances of your life and the people of God, and through the Church’s hierarchy. Copies of the ‘Month of Prayer for Vocations’ leaflet can be found in the church narthex
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As a Parish we encourage our community to pray for our shepherd, Bishop Richard as he leads our Diocese.
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28th May, 12.00, Arundel Cathedral. Join the priests of our Diocese who are celebrating 25, 40, 50 and 60 years of priestly ordination, to give thanks for their years of service at this special Mass in Arundel Cathedral. All are welcome. [ PLEASE NOTE : due to the jubilarians Mass there will be no Mass in the Parish on Thursday 28th May.]
As we prepare for coming of Pentecost this year the Epsom Deanery will be holding an extended time of prayer for 24 hours. The event will take place in St Joseph's Church, Epsom, KT18 7JQ commencing with 10.00 Mass on Friday 22nd May and concluding with Mass at 10.00 Saturday 23rd May . This is a graced moment for us all to gather in prayer around the Lord in the Eucharist - to pray, to adore, to be silent, and to hold the brokenness of our world before the healing presence of Christ. The event will be divided into 1 hour slots to which parishioners from all across the Deanery are invited to commit to coming to the church and spending 1 hour in prayer. We need at least two people to commit to each hour (so that is a minimum of 48 people across the Deanery). If you are unable to offer an hour you can come at any time for as long or short a time as you can manage during the 24 hour period - and of course more than two people can sign up for any particular hour. Those who are sick or housebound and unable to attend are invited to send their prayer intentions (in writing and in good time) via their local Parish Office and these will be placed before the Blessed Sacrament. There will also be opportunities to pray the Rosary, celebrate Reconciliation, and join in communal prayer at specific times (more information to follow). Sign-Up Sheets will be available in all the Epsom Deanery Churches from next weekend (25 th & 26 th April). For those who would like to attend but do not have transport, it is hoped to coordinate lift-sharing through the Parish Offices of the church where you are registered. Once we have a clearer picture of who may require assistance and who is able to offer a lift, we can try to make the necessary arrangements. As St Theresa of Avila said in the 16th Century, 'the world is on fire' - how much more so today. May the Lord bless all our efforts and desires to bring His Peace into the world. Fr Simon Hall, Epsom, on behalf of the Deanery
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Are you feeling increasingly compelled to spend time with Jesus? Do you find that your time is spent seeking him and all things connected with him?
