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Jan
19
Sun
2025
Confessions before Sunday Mass at Confessionals in the Abbey Church
Jan 19 at 8:45 am – 9:15 am
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at Abbey Church
Jan 19 at 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Following Vespers

Welcome to Worth Abbey Parish

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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 Jenny Chapman who is recovering at home after a fall and for Gillian Maher who is unwell. Please continue to pray for our parishioners Krysia Smith, Maureen Evans, Joan Wells, Pamela Bagwell, Terry and Susan Scoble, Sue Pearson, John and Sue Rutherford, Demelza Waring, Liz Hicklin, Helen Sweetman, Jill Carter and Laura Rawlinson.

The CTS New Sunday Missal (Standard edition, £19.95) is now available in the Abbey Bookshop. The Missal beautifully presents the new texts of the Lectionary and contains the readings and Order of Mass for every Sunday and solemnity of the liturgical cycle. This beautiful hardback missal with two ribbons will support prayer and devotion in all seasons of life. (Now available in the Abbey Bookshop in the Narthex)

The CTS New Sunday Missal 2025 Helpfully presented in calendar order from the First Sunday of Advent 2024 to Christ the King 2025, this lightweight, paperback Sunday Missal contains everything you need for Sunday Mass and Solemnities all year at £9.95. (Weekday Missals  will be available in April 2025.

 

 

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

 

Bishop Richard has issued a response to the passing of the Assisted Dying Bill November 29, 2024

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales has also issued a Statement on the Second Reading of Assisted Suicide Bill 29th November 2024

Weekly updates

“He will baptise you with the Holy Spirit and fire.” Based on the gospel for Sunday 12th January, Feast of the Baptism of the Lord: Luke 3:15-16, 21-22

“Let us all come together for prayer, formation and the renewed mission for the world the Lord calls us to serve.” Bishop Richard’s Pastoral Letter on the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord 12th January 2025

“Sunday Mass Sheet for the Feast of the Baptism of the Lord 12th January 2025 (Celebrant: Father James)

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 

To register as a parish member, please click here

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

Prayer requests can be found on the Pastoral Care page.

Prayer Request

 

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2025 promises to be an “annus mirabilis” in the life of the Church. With a global Jubilee, the 10th anniversary of Laudato Si’ and of the Laudato Si’ Movement, the 800th anniversary of the Canticle of the Creatures, and a momentous UN conference on climate change, this is a year for change. The Catholic vision of caring for the planet and people must inspire world leaders to make responsible decisions for the well-being of all.

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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.