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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 the children of our parish who will receive their First Holy Communion this Sunday, May 18th: Zita Borcsok-Forro, Charles Coughlan, Hanna Kaszycka, Eddie Kirk, Gabriela Klapczynska, Erin Lehane, Rohan McCarthy, Nicholas McSharry, and Max Russell. May they all continue to grow in faith!
Helen Sweetman’s Funeral will be held here, at Worth Abbey, on Sunday 25th May at 2pm. All are welcome.
The Diocese of Arundel & Brighton welcomes the election of Pope Leo XIV, the 267th Supreme Pontiff of the Universal Church. Responding to the news, Bishop Richard said: “We give thanks that under the guidance of the Holy Spirit the Cardinals have elected Pope Leo XIV. Read more here
Pope Leo XIV is a man with the right “combination of talents” to lead the Church. Cardinal Vincent Nichols, one of 133 Cardinal-electors who took part in the Conclave that culminated in the proclamation of Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as Pope Leo XIV, has spoken about the man who has succeeded Pope Francis as the 267th Supreme Pontiff. Read more.
Worth Abbey is one of 3 places which have been designated as special places of pilgrimage where Holy Year Indulgences can be gained.
A plenary indulgence is a grace granted by the Church which cleanses our soul and helps us to grow closer to God. When we sin, we not only damage our relationship with God, we create a need for healing and repair in our souls and in the world. Through Reconciliation God forgives our sins, but the effects of our sins may still need to be addressed. Indulgences are a beautiful practice combining prayer, good works and spiritual renewal, to help repair that damage. Find out more here
Please pray for our parishioners Mike Carter, Rowena Leaney, Martha Watson, Beryl McNulty, Lin Eade, Jelly Labto, Sheila Charman, Hal Clarke. Jenny Chapman, Gillian Maher, Krysia Smith, Maureen Evans, Pamela Bagwell, Terry and Susan Scoble, Sue Pearson, John and Sue Rutherford, Demelza Waring, Liz Hicklin, Jill Carter and Laura Rawlinson.
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
Worth Parish Family Adoration, Wednesday 28 May, 2:30-3:30pm. Come join us for quiet prayer and adoration. The Unity room will be open for children to be supervised with some crafts while parents spend time in adoration and/or with older children.
Weekly Updates
“Jesus said, ‘The sheep that belong to me listen to my voice; I know them and they follow me.'” Based on the gospel for Sunday 11 May, Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year C): John 10:27-30
Sunday Mass Sheet for the Fourth Sunday of Easter (Year C) 11th May 2025 (Celebrant: Fr Martin)
.Read the Pastoral Letter from the Bishops of England and Wales on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill 6th April 2025 of watch it here
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 black bin in the Parish Office porch is available for your food bank donations.
Prayer requests can be found on the Pastoral Care page.
