ADVENT IS NEARLY HERE!
ADVENT IS NEARLY HERE!
• Candlelit 'RORATE' MASSES will take place on the first three TUESDAYS of ADVENT starting 2nd December at 7am. Please note the earlier start time. The Mass will take no more than 30 minutes and be followed by breakfast served in Hall, so people have time to get to school and work afterwards. All are welcome to join us for this beautiful way to mark the Advent season.
• ADVENT RECONCILIATION - Advent is a good time to celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation, so that, as He cleanses from the sin with which we all too often reject Him, we can welcome Him anew to be born into our hearts at Christmas, just as Mary, Joseph and the shepherds welcomed His birth into the world. Canon Tim Madeley will be hearing Confessions here on Saturday 13th December from 10.30am. Additional Advent times in our soon-to-be parish communities are:
- HENFIELD – Monday, 8th December at 7.00pm (Fr Hugh)
- WEST GRINSTEAD – Friday, 12th December at 7.00pm (Canon Tim & Fr Tristan)
- BILLINGSHURST – Saturday, 13th December at 10.00am (Fr Tristan)
- CRAWLEY – Friday, 19th December at 6.00pm (Fr Nelson, Fr Anthony, Fr Peter, Fr Joachim, Fr Tristan)
- CRAWLEY – Saturday, 20th December at 10.30am (Fr Nelson, Fr Anthony, Fr Peter, Fr Joachim)
- WORTH ABBEY – Monday, 22nd December at 7.30pm (Priests of the Benedictine community)
• FAMILY COME AND SING CAROLS - As we journey through Advent and prepare our hearts for the coming of Christ at Christmas, we warmly invite you to our Family Come and Sing Carols event on Sunday 7th December at 3pm in the Parish Hall. Gather around the piano to sing favourite carols, with Advent-themed crafts for the children. We’d love it if you could bring a little something festive—like mince pies, cake, or mulled wine—to share. If you play an instrument, you’re welcome to bring it along and join in the music-making. Let us come together as a parish community in joyful anticipation of Christmas.
