Future Dates
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Sep
15
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2024
Confessions before Sunday Mass at Confessionals in the Abbey Church
Sep 15 at 8:45 am – 9:15 am
Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament at Abbey Church
Sep 15 at 6:30 pm – 7:00 pm

Following Vespers

Welcome to Worth Abbey Parish

For more information on giving to the parish, click below.
Parish Giving

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**

Junior Church resumes on September 8th

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

 

We will start our Family Catechism again on Sunday, 15th September. It will be a great help if you could very kindly enrol your children in one of the groups according to their age. We need to ensure that we have the correct number of catechists for each group, and a room which will be adequate. In the Narthex, you will find The Introduction to Family Formation for the coming year by Lizzy Wakeling, together with the parental consent form. Please complete the consent form and return it to parish@worth.org.uk Do please note that this year we are pleased to be able to offer two new groups – Baby Saints, for three to five year olds, and Faith Alive, for nine to twelve year olds – as well as the groups which we ran last year.

Weekly updates

“Then, looking up to heaven Jesus sighed; and he said to him ‘Ephphatha’ that is ‘Be opened.’” Based on the gospel for Sunday 8th September Twenty-third Sunday in Ordinary Time (B): Mark 7:1-8, 14-15, 21-23

Sunday Mass Sheet for the Twenty-third Sunday of the Year (B) 8th September 2024

Bishop Richard’s Weekly Reflection “We must speak out and defend the vulnerable” 8th September 2024

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.

Mark and Charlie’s House Group Gathering A very informal house group gathering in Balcombe on the last Friday of each month. All Worth parishioners are very welcome to come, socialise, relax, have a drink and some snacks and get to know your community better. Please contact Charlie Tibble c.tibble@stwilfrids.com. Next Date: Friday, 27th September at 7.30pm

Prayer requests can be found on the Pastoral Care page.

Prayer Request

 

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To Hope and Act with Creation

The Season of Creation is a time to renew our relationship with our Creator and all creation through celebration, conversion, and commitment together. During the Season of Creation, we join our sisters and brothers in the ecumenical family in prayer and action for our common home.

The season starts 1 September, the Day of Prayer for Creation, and ends 4 October, the Feast of St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of ecology beloved by many Christian denominations. Throughout the month-long celebration, the world’s 2.2 billion Christians come together to care for our common home.

Season of Creation daily reflections

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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.