In Touch _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________3rd and 4th October 2020 Twenty Seventh Sunday in OT (Year A) No: 1230 Dear Parishioners

You will have noticed last weekend that we have begun to engage with the NHS Test and Trace

initiative. We have been asked to do this at every occasion in the parish by the Bishops, and I

hope that you will be able to take part without any problem. The system, of course, is

voluntary, but very obviously it helps the NHS to keep us all safe, so I hope that we can all

take part. My apologies for the surprise it may have caused last weekend by finding it without

any warning, but the instruction was just received last Friday.

The simplest way to use Test and Trace is with the NHS app on a smart phone. There are

posters by the doors of the church. (If you need help to download this, please consult the

parish website - https://www.worthabbeyparish.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/NHS-

Test-and-Trace-App-and-Service.pdf

And https://www.worthabbeyparish.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/How-to-Check-in-to-

a-Venue-using-a-QR-Code.pdf

You will also find here reassurance about how your privacy is protected.)

If you cannot use the app for any reason, please bring a pen so that you can fill in a paper form.

These forms will be kept securely, and then destroyed after 21 days, according to the

government’s instructions.

May I ask you all kindly to cooperate with the stewards, to whom we all owe a big debt of

gratitude, by arriving for mass in good time in order to avoid queues forming at the last

moment, and to permit the stewards to take part fully in the Eucharist.

If you come to an event in the parish office, you will find the NHS poster there also. Please

take a moment to register.

Thank you all for your patience and understanding at this difficult time.

You will also have noticed that we are putting out the bins for contributions for the food bank.

Any non-perishable items which you can spare will be greatly appreciated at this moment of

increased hardship, when demand on the food banks is greater than ever.

With my thanks I send my prayers for you all.

Fr Paul

Gift Aid Envelopes Apologies for the misunderstanding in last week’s In Touch. We are currently working on getting these ready and out to you as soon as

possible. Please watch this space for updates. Thank you.

Our CAFOD rep, Kir Bennett Horner, writes about the Harvest Fast Day which is held next week:

CAFOD’s Harvest Family Fast Day

Friday 9th October. This year, CAFOD’s Family Fast Day focus, will be helping people face the worst of the coronavirus crisis. We’ve all felt the impact of this terrible disease – let’s come together to help the poorest

and most vulnerable people in the world survive, rebuild and heal. Please pray for all those affected. You can donate in any of the following ways:

Online at cafod.org.uk/give

By using one of the envelopes provided at Worth Abbey or

Text CAFOD to 70085 to donate £10. Texts cost £10 plus one standard rate message and you’ll be opting in to hear more about our work and fundraising via telephone and SMS. If you’d like to give £10 but do not

wish to receive marketing communications, text CAFODNOINFO to 70085

There are many online resources being produced for Harvest Family Fast Day this year with the creativity that is the silver lining of this crisis:

‘Harvest like No Other’ – CAFOD online events Thursday 8 – Sunday 11 Oct... This Harvest, CAFOD has

something for everyone. Join us with your school, parish, friends and family for online events

8 Oct – Primary and Secondary Schools’ Assembly

9 Oct – 11am Live online talk about the latest on our coronavirus response. 6pm: Harvest Family Fast Day live streamed Mass.

10 Oct - 12pm Join our Global Family Food event from your own kitchen.

7pm: Family Fast Day online quiz!

11 Oct - Children's Liturgy Live - Harvest Special.

Additionally, a link to a Harvest Fast Day video can be found here: https://vimeo.com/453718072/66db9d386d.

I am grateful for all that our Parish does to further the work of CAFOD. Thank you for your unfaltering

support. Helping each other, locally and globally, we will get through this together.

Yours, Kir Bennett Horner, Worth Parish, CAFOD Volunteer Representative

Lastly, should it be of interest to us at Worth, there are even more online video resources this year. The upside of COVID is that more ‘virtual’ experiences are being created...

Additional Videos for Livestream or Facebook

YouTube Share from CAFOD Facebook page directly

https://youtu.be/2Mx7VAz5CRg https://www.facebook.com/CAFOD/videos/639371806782951

https://youtu.be/5GagOhIBb8Y

https://youtu.be/GrwQRjRH178

Baptism

We are pleased to be able to offer classes preparing for the sacrament of baptism once more to families who live within the Worth Abbey parish, or who are regular parishioners. Classes start Sunday 11th October.

Please get in touch to register: parish@worth.org.uk or call 01342 710313

Bible Study Group

Would anyone like to join a group for Bible study? This takes place at St Benedict’s (Parish Office) at 7.30pm on Tuesdays. The proposals so far are to read Genesis, or the Gospel of Matthew, or both. Please let me

know if you can join us.

Radio 4 Woman’s Hour Power List for Our Planet 2020: Nominations Please Woman’s Hour on the Radio is seeking nominations of women who have brought about real change on

behalf of the Planet either locally, nationally or globally. The parish’s own Worth Pro-Earth group wants to help progress this excellent initiative since it is women who are usually at the front-line in meeting the

consequences of environmental change. In many countries women collect food, water and fuel all of which are becoming more expensive or scarcer as a result of major climate and ecological changes. Nominees for the award need to be making a positive contribution to our planet and environment locally, nationally or globally and as one or more of the following: decision-makers, innovators, communicators, campaigners, volunteers. Please forward your own suggestions for a Worth Abbey Parish nomination to Fr Paul or to

Alan Rew cdsploermel@gmail.com 07787574822

Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies (CCRS) The Catholic Certificate in Religious Studies (CCRS) provides

parish leaders with knowledge and understanding of theology and the Catholic faith.

You can learn the course in person, by distance learning or online - details can be found on our website:

https://www.worthabbeyparish.co.uk/sacraments-faith/adult-formation/

CAFOD Campaign – Time to Cancel Debt in Zambia Please click on the link to the CAFOD homepage for more information and to get involved. You could send a

photo to CAFOD, but also to the Parish Office, for our own website https://cafod.org.uk/Campaign/Latest-campaigns/Time-to-cancel-the-debt

Annual Volunteer Forum We are blessed to have a large number of volunteers in our Diocese, giving of their time and many skills to the great

benefit of our parish communities. Our Annual Volunteer Forum in

Arundel has traditionally provided a wonderful opportunity for our

Bishop's House team to meet those who serve our community in this way,

with staff members delivering presentations on the latest

developments in: Finance, Health and Safety, Safeguarding, Fundraising

and Gift Aid.

The current pandemic and restrictions presently in place mean that this

year's forum on Saturday 7th November will take place online.

Further details and a programme of events will be shared in future

E-Bulletins and at https://www.dabnet.org/

Stewarding during COVID Thank you for your generosity in helping us bring Christ to

others in a safe way during these difficult times. To register as a steward, please begin by providing your email address and filling

out the form on our website: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1u9PAQw8I37yX2oa-

oIe8ZQJaHEGioZhPXN-JLzCjsOo/viewform?ts=5f256f53&edit_requested=true

(Correct Link)

ADVENT Beginning on Friday 27th November, and for each of the Friday evenings of Advent, Bishop Richard will be

offering a live-streamed talk from Arundel Cathedral. The talks, aimed at assisting in our preparation for Christmas, will remain available on the Diocese website. www.Dabnet.org

(New address below from 9th October).

Diocesan Website During these last months, much work has been going on to re-

design the Diocesan website. This will go ‘live’ on 9th October, with the following address:

www.abdiocese.org.uk

Walking through the Valley of Covid-19, led by Dr Patrick Coyne via Zoom.

Saturday 17th October 2020 - 2pm-4.30pm. This short, guided prayer workshop will explore personal and communal prayer using Psalm 23 to focus on

how we are following Jesus through the valley at a time of tribulation. Suggested donation: £15.00 but no-one should feel excluded from attending.

Lectio Divina with Bishop Richard Moth

Hosted by the House of Prayer, East Molesey, online, via Zoom. Saturday 31st October, 11am-1pm.

This day introduces the practice of Lectio Divina - Praying with the Scriptures. Bishop Richard will speak about the background to this way of prayer, which has been a part of the Church’s

life since the earliest times and its suitability for our own times. Suggested donation - £15.00. Please contact admin@christian-retreat.org or Tel. 0208 941 2313.

Next Sunday’s Readings: 28th Sunday in OT 1st Reading –Isaiah 25:6-10 2nd Reading – Philippians 4:12-14, 19-20

Gospel: Matthew 22:1-14 The Parable of the Wedding Banquet

Daily Readings

Monday – Gal 1:6-12 Luke10:25-37

Tuesday – Gal 1:13-24 Luke 10:38-42 (St Bruno)

Wednesday – Gal 2:1-2, 7-14 Luke 11:1-4 (Our Lady of the Rosary) Thursday – Gal 3:1-5 Luke 11:5-13 Friday – Gal 3:7-14 Luke 11:15-26 Saturday – Gal 3:22-29 Luke 11:27-28

Prayers

Please pray for the children of our parish who will make their

First Holy Communion here at Worth at a private mass next weekend:

James Cade, Ambrose Heath, Sienna Knollys, Finn Lehane, Kornel Klapczynski,

George Coyne and Conor Rutherford Johnson; and please pray for their parents and

families.

Please pray for the healing of Laura Rawlinson. Please pray for her family.

Please pray for Iris Higgins, who was a parishioner in Crawley Down for many years, and who is now suffering from cancer. Please pray for strength and peace of mind for her.

Please pray for Nicola Carroll who died recently.

Please pray for Fr Ian who has just returned from hospital.

Lord Jesus, give us the grace to hear your voice,

And the strength to continue working for your kingdom in this time of pandemic. Do not allow us to be indifferent to those who today suffer the loss of a loved one, or who suffer

from the absence of work. But give us the courage to accompany and side with those who suffer violence or injustice.

Please pray for the work of CAFOD and for all who are working to overcome the effects of the virus. Amen.

Anniversaries Please pray for the Souls of – Peter Constable, Fred Billings, Jo Dobson, Denis McCrory, Elvira Castro, Fr Robert, David Whiting, Desire Powlett, Bill Murphy, Alan Thomas, Jack Prosser, Glen Robertson, Mary Mason, and Jack Harwood-Davis. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord, and let perpetual light shine upon them, may they rest in peace. Amen.

Online Retreats and Talks

Rebuild My Church: New Wine - New Wineskins after Covid-19. A retreat led by Fr. Eammon Mulcahy and hosted by the House of Prayer, online, via Zoom.

Everyone is saying we cannot go back to how things were, that now there is a “New normal”. During this retreat we will reflect together on the challenges of re-envisaging the Following of Jesus in a post-Pandemic

world. Sunday 27th September 2020-Friday 2nd October. Begins on Sunday evening at 6pm with an opening

prayer, then there will be 2 talks per day, at 10.30am and 4.30pm. Suggested donation: £150. Please contact admin@christian-retreat.org or

Tel. 0208 941 2313.

For regular items, please see the website:

For readings for the coming week, see Universalis: http://www.universalis.com/Europe.England.Arundel/mass.html

For children and young people’s prayer, see CAFOD’s material: http://www.worthabbeyparish.co.uk/coronavirus-resources-for-children-young-people-and-their-

families/

For prayers and anniversaries see: http://www.worthabbeyparish.co.uk/in-touch-newsletters/

Our new Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/Worth-Abbey-Parish-

104966314630759/?view_public_for=104966314630759

Family liturgy: https://www.facebook.com/colourandshapeonline/

Diocese Family Materials:

https://abliturgy.wordpress.com/family-materials/