ST JOHN THE EVANGELIST

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IMPORTANT PARISH OFFICE NOTICES

Welcome to St John the Evangelist Horsham

All are very welcome to join us in celebrating the Risen Jesus Christ. Please make yourselves known to Fr Aaron, our parish priest should you be visiting our Church here in Horsham.



Since our Parish foundation in 1865, St John the Evangelist Horsham has been at the heart of this growing community of prayer. With Mass every day and many other inclusive activities, we can confidently say that the living stones of the Catholic Church in Horsham are lively, committed and diverse.


By Webmaster 15 Mar, 2024
Please view our full schedule of Holy Week and Easter Services - download HERE (PDF) Copies are also available from the back of the Church. Please take one home with you and encourage family and friends to join us as we celebrate Holy Week and Easter.
By Webmaster 03 Jan, 2024
Application Form for 2024 First Confession & First Holy Communion Programme First Holy Communion Applications: are now closed Confirmation 2024 Applications are now closed
By Webmaster 07 Nov, 2023
Our Parish Pastoral Council meeting minutes for September 2023 have now been uploaded to the website and can be viewed here
By Webmaster 08 Jul, 2022
Our parish council activity can now be accessed from the website. Parishioners can visit a dedicated page for information relating to the parish council activities incuding a copy of the minutes produced from the scheduled meetings.
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Welcome to St John the Evangelist Horsham

All are very welcome to join us in celebrating the Risen Jesus Christ. Please make yourselves known to Fr Xavier our parish priest should you be visiting our Church here in Horsham.


Since our Parish foundation in 1865, St John the Evangelist Horsham has been at the heart of this growing community of prayer. With Mass every day and many other inclusive activities, we can confidently say that the living stones of the Catholic Church in Horsham are lively, committed and diverse.

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It is a blessing to be able to offer Mass on your behalf. Do make an extra effort to join us within the Live Mass and receive spiritual communion, and a blessing during these difficult times.

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  LIVE MASS & SERVICE SCHEDULE

Today's Mass Readings - View Here
  • Week Day Mass

    18th March – Monday of the Fifth Week in Lent

    11:00 am Requiem Mass for Brian Skett RIP

    7:00 pm - Service of Reconciliation (Lent Confessions with Visiting Priests) 


    19th March – Tuesday,  St Joseph, Spouse of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Solemnity)

    10:00 am Mass - Thanksgiving for Bincy Benz

    10:30 am to 8:00 pm – Adoration


    20th March – Wednesday of the Fifth Week in Lent

    10:00 am Mass - In Thanksgiving for 50 Years of Marriage

    6:30 pm Commissioning Mass for Foundation Governors (celebrated by Bishop Richard)

    Followed by Refreshments in the Hall – all are welcome.


    21st March – Thursday of the Fifth Week in Lent

    No Mass

    (7:00 pm - Mass at St Gabriel’s, Billingshurst)


    22nd March – Friday of the Fifth Week in Lent

    11:00 am Requiem Mass for Francesco De Antonis RIP

    No Confession

    6:00 pm - Rosary & Adoration

    7:00 pm - Stations of the Cross (during which Confessions will be heard)

  • Week End Mass

    16th March – Saturday of the Fourth Week in Lent

    10:00 am Mass - Deceased Members of the Kennedy Family RIP

    Followed by Confession, Adoration & Benediction

    5:15 pm to 5:45 pm – Confession

    6:00 pm Vigil Mass - Robert Markham RIP


    17th March – Fifth Sunday of Lent

    9:15 am Mass - Peter Francis RIP

    11:15 am Mass - Pro Populo 

    (including Rite of Welcome for the Recently Baptised)

    1:45 pm - Polish Mass

    2:45 pm - Malayalam Mass

    5:00 pm - Italian Mass


    23rd March – Saturday of the Fourth Week in Lent

    10:00 am Mass - Poulose Vithayathil RIP & Ambi Kochikkat RIP

    Followed by Confession, Adoration & Benediction

    3:00 pm - Horsham Chamber Choir Rehearsal

    5:15 pm to 5:45 pm – Confession

    Holy Week

    6:00 pm Vigil Mass of Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord - Mary Tomaszewski RIP

    8:00 pm - Horsham Chamber Choir Concert


    24th March – Palm Sunday of the Passion of the Lord

    9:15 am Mass - Susan Pearce RIP

    11:15 am Mass - Kathleen Goble RIP

    1:45 pm - Polish Mass

    (4:45pm - Confirmation Programme Session in Parish Hall)

    5:00 pm - Italian Mass

Stewardship & Planned Giving

PARISH NEWS HIGHLIGHTS

Please view our Parish  Newsletter Here

By Webmaster 15 Mar, 2024
There is a sign-up sheet at the back of the Church, for Sacristans, Co-ordinators, Welcomers, Readers, Offertory Collectors and Extraordinary Ministers of Communion. If you are willing to help at any of our Triduum or Easter services during the last week of March, please add your name to the sheet, by Sunday 17th March . Thank you, as always, for your help with these important ministries.
By Webmaster 08 Mar, 2024
Parish Finances report 2024 download document here
By Webmaster 03 Feb, 2024
Saint Josephine Bakhita, who herself was sold into slavery, is the patron saint of human trafficking survivors. Her feast day is February 8th and it provides an important opportunity to reflect and pray for an end to slavery, exploitation, and trafficking. Saint Bakhita was born in 1869, in a small village in Darfur, Sudan. While still a young girl around 7 years old, she was kidnapped and sold into slavery. Her captors asked for her name but in her fear, and as a result of the trauma, she was unable to remember. Mocking her, they named her “Bakhita,” which means “fortunate”. During her time of captivity she was tortured by her various owners. She suffered brandings and beatings on many occasions. Once her owners cut her 114 times and poured salt in her wounds to make sure that the scars remained. During these early years of her life, she did not know Christ but she did believe in a Creator and had great awe and wonder for his creation. Eventually, after exchanging hands five or six times, Saint Bakhita found herself serving as a caretaker for a young girl at a school in Venice run by the Canossian Sisters. Bakhita was very intrigued by the Catholic faith. She learned many things from the sisters and was eventually baptized by the name “Josephine Margaret”. Against the will of her owner, who wanted to take her back to Africa, she went before the Italian courts seeking her freedom. The courts declared that Bakhita was a free woman because slavery had been outlawed in both Italy and the Sudan and they allowed her to stay in Italy. Saint Bakhita was attracted to the religious life and entered the Canossian Sisters where she remained for about forty five years. She lived out the rest of her days serving God and her community and teaching others to love Him with great faithfulness. Saint Bakhita died in 1947. Saint Josephine Bakhita was canonized in 2000 in St. Peter’s Square. At the mass, Pope John Paul II said that in Saint Josephine Bakhita, “We find a shining advocate of genuine emancipation. The history of her life inspires not passive acceptance but the firm resolve to work effectively to free girls and women from oppression and violence, and to return them to their dignity in the full exercise of their rights.” “Saint Josephine Bakhita, witness of redemptive suffering and generosity, pray for us!” Information supplied by The Bakhita Foundation. Prayer for Victims of Human Trafficking We pray for the victims of human trafficking that they may be helped to rebuild their lives after the traumatic experiences they have gone through. We pray that we, as the Church, will continue to defend victims of human trafficking. We pray for our governments that they may make and implement laws that will protect victims of modern-day slavery. We pray for those organisations dedicated to eradicating modern day slavery that they will be courageous in the face of challenges. We pray for those caring for the victims of human trafficking,  that their efforts to help the vulnerable and traumatised may continue. Amen Prayer from the Santa Marta Group

IMPORTANT NEWS FROM FR XAVIER

By Webmaster 15 Mar, 2024
It’s so impressive that the most deeply moved truth is that we are forever loved by God. We do believe, as Christians, with all conviction, that God’s love reaches down into our sick, bruised and hurt world in the person of Jesus and this is the very essence of the gospel story - “God so loved the world that he sent his only son, so that whoever believes in him may not die, but may have eternal life”. God does love us, to the extent of offering His life to all and He excludes nobody. We come to realise the magnitude of God’s love for us by looking at the crucifix. All life’s cruelties, hatred and injustices are concentrated in that cross, planted on the hill of Calvary, and the passion and death of Christ mean that it has become the supreme proof of God’s love. When all else fails, the despairing and the lonely are drawn towards that far-off cross, aware that there is someone to turn towards. The upright cross, once a sign of shame and humiliation, becomes a channel of healing grace. The tree of death becomes the tree of victory. The first reading tells how Israel, as a nation, has been disobedient to the law of God and scorned his love. They broke the covenant and brought about the destruction of their temple and city. Many appeals through the prophets went unheeded and, even in the darkest hours of exile, God never abandoned them but kept calling them back. This is a stark reminder of what happens when we refuse to take God’s love seriously and reject it out of hand. It brings home to us that we, also, are faced with the choice of accepting or rejecting God’s love, which is stronger than death. God respects our personal freedom and will not force His love on us against our wishes. As we approach the halfway mark in our Lenten journey, it is time to review if our lives are joyful responses to God’s love. Is His love finding expression in the way we live? What are we doing to bring the love of God into the lives of our friends? Lent is a call to step out of the ways of darkness into the light of Christ. Let us all reciprocate the Love of God. Have a fruitful week ahead.
By Webmaster 07 Nov, 2023
Our Parish Pastoral Council meeting minutes for September 2023 have now been uploaded to the website and can be viewed here
By Webmaster 01 Jan, 2023
An update to the Parish Pastoral Council activity has been added to the website. Parishioners can visit the dedicated page for information relating to the council's activities including a copy of the minutes produced from the scheduled meetings.

PARISH OFFICE NOTICES

By Webmaster 03 Jan, 2024
Application Form for 2024 First Confession & First Holy Communion Programme First Holy Communion Applications: are now closed Confirmation 2024 Applications are now closed
By Webmaster 02 Feb, 2022
Our parish Synod meetings have now been completed. The feedback report which is currently being submitted to the Diocese can be seen below! Thank you so much for you prayers, efforts and contributions to our Synodal journey.

Recently members of the Grandparents Group and other members of the parish and friends have been knitting squares which were then sewn together to make blankets for refugees arriving in Greece. 

DISCOVERING FAITH IN UNEXPECTED PLACES... 

Here within the Parish of St John's Horsham, we are truly blessed to be able to serve a community of faith filled, God loving parishioners. The Holy Spirit is pouring out his blessings in so many different ways. If you would like to get involved, then you may want to attend one of our many group meetings. Visit our Parish Groups section to find out more.


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Pope Francis

"From the open heart of the Crucified one, God’s love reaches each one of us. Let us allow His gaze to rest on us. We will understand that we are not alone, but loved, for the Lord does not abandon us and He never, ever forgets us"
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