SUNDAY 1ST JANUARY 2023

 

Sunday January 1st, 2023 

MARY, THE HOLY MOTHER OF GOD

 VIGIL MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 31st Dec.) (Mary Heath RIP)

 

MASS (St Joseph’s): 9.00am (Martin & Catherine Murray RIP & family living & deceased)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro Populo)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

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• MONDAY, January 2nd – SS Basil the Great and Gregory Nazianzen 

(Michael & Gertrude O’Rourke RIP)

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am

 

• TUESDAY, January 3rd – Feria

NO MASS TODAY

 

• WEDNESDAY, January 4th - THE HOLY INNOCENTS

MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Ellen & Michael Dillon RIP)

X No refreshments after Mass until 11th January

 

• THURSDAY, January 5th – Feria

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Holy Souls)

 

X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to 2.30pm

 

Parish Open Office with Fr Alex

no appointment necessary - 4pm to 7pm at the Catholic Presbytery, next to the church

 

• FRIDAY, January 6th

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

 

MASS (OLHoC): 10.45am (John Snowdon RIP)

 

X Beacon+ Community Café (OLHoC): 9.30am to 2.30pm

 

MASS (OLHoC): 7.30pm (Joseph Bradley RIP)

 

• SATURDAY, January 7th – Feria

MASS (OLHoC): 10.00am (Liam Tunney RIP)

Confessions & Exposition (OLHoC): 11.00am to 12 noon

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Next Sunday: January 8th, 2023

 THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

 VIGIL MASS (OLHoC): 6.00pm (Sat. 7th Jan.) (Deceased parents of Monica & Phil Aherne RIP)

 

MASS (OLHoC): 9.00am (Helen Ryan RIP)

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

MASS (OLHoC): 11.00am (Pro Populo)

Children’s Liturgy Session during Mass

X Refreshments in the Hall after Mass

 

X ST JOSEPH’S CHURCH TEMPORARY CLOSURE FROM 2 JANUARY 2023 - as announced last week, it is with great reluctance that I have decided to temporarily close St Joseph’s Church until such time as we can get the heating working or the weather and outside temperatures improve. 

As I have reported on several occasions, the heating problems are being investigated by Boiler Healthcare Limited of Sellindge, and their specialist oil-heating engineer form larger premises. So far, we have had an initial investigation, a full service of the boiler, a repair of the fuses and heating controls, a new burner installed and it now seems as though the pump has failed despite the boiler burning brightly. The boiler was installed in the 1960s and it will take some time to source the relevant parts and get them fitted, which will hopefully ensure that the church will be warm for parishioners and visitors to attend Mass. As I stated last week, if the advice had been followed in 2015 and a new boiler installed at the time there were previous issues with it, we wouldn’t be in this position today. Unfortunately, we are no longer in a financial position to be able to afford the installation of a new boiler on the site. 

I ask you to pray that we get the heating fixed and our beautiful church in Cheriton to be open to all once again. Thank you for your patience in this matter. 

X POPE FRANCIS ASKS FOR PRAYERS FOR POPE EMERITUS BENEDICT XVI who is very ill. The latest reports are that he remains absolutely lucid and alert, although his condition remains serious; however, at the moment he is currently stable.

Pope Francis said last Wednesday 

“I would like to ask you all for a special prayer for Pope Emeritus Benedict, who in silence is supporting the Church. Remember him - he is very ill - asking the Lord to console him, and sustain him in this witness of love for the Church, until the end.”

X PLEASE NOTE THAT CHILDRENS’S LITURGY RETURNS next Sunday at the 11.00am Mass and that the Confirmation classes restart on Saturday 8th January.