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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
| Friday, March 19th, Feast of St Joseph, Husband of Mary |
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St Joseph, husband of the Blessed Virgin Mary, was declared Patron of the Universal Church by Pope Pius IX in 1870; a model for fathers of families by Pope Leo XIII, who confirmed that his pre-eminent sanctity places him next to the Blessed Virgin among the saints, in his encyclical Quanquam pluries in 1889; a protector of workers by Pope Benedict XV; and in 1955 Pope Pius XII establshed the feast of St Joseph the Worker on May 1st. On March 19th our veneration is directed to him personally and to his part in the work of redemption.
As he was the head of the humble home in Nazareth and guardian of the Holy Family so he is the protector of the Church on earth. He is the patron of the dying because Jesus and Mary were at his death-bed. He is also the patron of fathers, of carpenters, and of social justice. Many religious orders and communities are placed under his patronage.
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| St Joseph with the Infant Jesus (Guido Reni, c.1635) |
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4th Sunday of Lent,
Year A
"The blind man went off and washed himself, and came away with his sight restored" John 9: 1-41 |
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Latest News
Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross will be held at St Dunstan's on Friday, March 19th, at 8.00 pm preceded by a talk by Susan Jenkinson at 7.30 pm. On Friday, March 26th they wlll be in the Abbey Church where the talk will be given by Robin Williamson.
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Reports on the present situation of our Parish are on the Parish Development Plan page. Please comment on them on the website PDP Blog, the PDP email at pdp@worth.org.uk or in the Narthex Suggestions Box
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Easter Liturgies 2010
Details of all the Easter Liturgies can be found here |
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Mass Times at a Glance
Worth Abbey
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Saturday:
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9.00 am, 5.15 (First Mass of Sunday)
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Sunday:
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9.30 am
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Daily Mass:
(Except Thur)
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8.00 am and 5.30pm
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Thursday
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Vigil Mass
7.30 pm.
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St Dunstan's
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Sunday:
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11.30 am
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