AIMS OF THE PARISH DEVELOPMENT PLAN
To provide all parishioners with the opportunity to
broaden their understanding of their faith
To enable all age groups to deepen their faith through
worship and prayer
To build bridges with young people and those outside
the church; and to offer pastoral support to those in
need
WELCOME TO WORTH ABBEY PARISH
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Centred on the Benedictine monastic community at Worth Abbey, our parish is in the Sussex Weald near the village of Turners Hill, just south of Crawley. A parish of the Diocese of Arundel and Brighton, it is a living and learning community where faith can develop and the lives of its people be enriched.
Worth Abbey Parish is a friendly Christian church, a place where people of all ages and backgrounds can discover a way of living life more fully through developing a closer relationship with the person of Christ in a community of believers. Our common faith tells us that we are the loved people of a God who stops at nothing to show us this love; and through the mysterious working of the Lord Jesus in his Church we are allowed to share His Divine power.
Worth Abbey is a community where people worship, learn, share and where the important milestones of faith are celebrated. There are many opportunities in the parish for individuals of all ages, and families, to develop and explore faith and to learn more about the Church. All are welcome – whatever their background, knowledge and experience. You don’t have to have all the answers…but you can ask the questions.
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Parish Clergy
| Choosing the Common Good: on March 3rd the Catholic Bishops' Conference launched Choosing the Common Good to present key themes in Catholic Social Teaching as a contribution to the wide-ranging debate about the values and vision that underpin our society. |
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| The document anticipates the forthcoming general election, but the Bishops argue that finding a shared vision for society is more urgent than the detail of particular party policies. "Where there is no vision, the people perish" (Proverbs 29: 18). The Bishops argue that social issues cannot be left to government alone, but are the responsibility of all. Choosing the Common Good argues that the construction of a just and civil society can be achieved as the desire for love and truth is innate in all men and women. Click here to read the document |
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