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Video live streaming of the Parish Sunday Vigil Mass celebrated each Saturday at 5.00pm can be viewed here. **Privacy Impact Assessment of Live Stream**

Please pray for Maida, the Mother of Maria Stribbling who died on Monday 26th February. May she rest in peace.

Please pray for Gwyn Brophy who died on Friday, 16th February. May she rest in peace. Please pray for her husband, Jim, and for her family. Her funeral will be celebrated, here at Worth Abbey, on Monday 18th March at 2pm.

 

Thursday 21st March is the Feast of St Benedict. Mass will be at 4.30pm with the School. There will be no 5.30pm Mass

 

 

 

 

Pope Francis calls for a ceasefire in the Holy Land Pope Francis prays for an end to the violence in the Holy Land, especially in Gaza where a humanitarian catastrophe has unfolded, as well as for the release of Israeli hostages held by Hamas.

 

God of peace, bearer of hope, we seek your help for the peoples of the Middle East. Quiet the clamour of war  and guide us towards peace. Where there is hatred and division sow seeds of calm and openness. Where there is destruction help us to rebuild. Where children are crying bring an end to tears. Shelter your peoples and protect them. Guide them and keep them from harm. Show us how to break down  the barriers of history and fear and breathe whispers of hope. Amen.  Linda Jones / CAFOD

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‘Lent Reflections 2024 -Through the Desert God Leads us to Freedom – Pope Francis Lent reflection for the 5th Sunday of Lent (B)17th March – Jesus’ Hour Has Come- Signs of Courage and Hope (prepared by Sister Jo for use in house groups or at home alone or for those unable to meet up with others). For more Lent resources click here

 

“Unless a wheat grain falls on the ground and dies, it remains only a single grain; but if it dies, it yields a rich harvest.” John 12:24 CAFOD Sunday reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent (B) 17th March 2024

Sunday Mass Sheet for the Fifth Sunday of Lent (B) 17th March 2024 

Listen to Bishop Richard’s Weekly Reflection for the Fifth Sunday of Lent (B) 17th March 2024 or read it here 

About The Parish

We, the parish of Worth Abbey, in the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, welcome parishioners from a wide area.  We benefit from a unique location among the Benedictine monastic community of Worth.  We wish to become, by the grace of God, a strong Community, united in prayer to Jesus and to one another, by relations of love and commitment.

Our mission is to foster values of welcome and hospitality towards our fellow Christians, and to those of other faiths and none.

We are committed to service and outreach to the poor and those in need; to evangelisation; to the young; and to the protection of God’s Creation.

We seek to build upon existing work to nurture a flourishing parish 

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Please remember that the green bin in the Parish Office porch is available for your food bank donations.

 

Prayer requests can be found on the Pastoral Care page.

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“Speak, Lord, for your servant is listening” (1 Samuel 3:9)

Laudato Si’ Lent Europe February 14th, Ash Wednesday, marks the beginning of Lent and our special campaign for people living in Europe, on the theme “Stop and Listen”.

Stop and listen, because we are called to do so during the desert time of Lent. This theme can remind us of Angelus’s devotion and the Sabbath’s biblical tradition. It is above all a way to start or deepen our ecological conversion: to stop and listen to see the reality of the situation and reflect on what matters. As Pope Francis tells us: “It is time to act, and in Lent, to act also means to pause.”

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God of Mercy,
We pray for Ukraine. For all of humanity distorted by war.
For all the lives lost, homes seized and peace broken.
May the Spirit of comfort and compassion envelop all who dwell in fear. May the Spirit of wisdom and humility enliven our global leaders. May we affirm the dignity and rights of all. May we seek peace.
Amen.