Parish Mission

CANONS REGULAR OF PRÉMONTRÉ, PARISH OF OUR LADY OF ENGLAND, STORRINGTON, UK.

OUR LADY OF ENGLAND PARISH MISSION 11th - 26th SEPTEMBER 2010

Our LADY OF ENGLAND PARISH Mission Coordinating Team

Back row from left to right: Frances Arter (Printing and Photocopying); Jim Monaghan (Transport); Louise Sharp (Music and Liturgy); Catherine Moore (Hospitality); John Merchant (Census and Visiting List); Front row: Angela Bailey (Social Event); Clare Fay (Accommodation); Claire Fecher (Church Display); Fr Martin (Parish Priest); David Exley (Mission Coordinator); Sue Mole (Prayer); Simon Mole (Parish Visiting); Paul Mackie (Ecumenism and Publicity).

A LETTER FROM BISHOP KIERAN

Message for Storrington Parish Mission.

I am delighted to hear that the Parish of Our Lady of England in Storrington is holding a Parish Mission to coincide with the Pope's visit.

From my own time as 'a parishioner' I know what a lively and committed parish this is. and how lucky you are to have the services of the Norbertine community.

I wish you many blessings at this time, and I hope that with the help of the Sion community, you will find this a time of spiritual renewal, and a moment of great grace. I encourage you to renew your participation in the liturgy, to deepen your awareness and knowledge of the Scriptures and to strengthen your relationship with the Lord through a greater commitment to prayer.

With my own good wishes and prayers,

+ Kieran

Bishop of Arundel and Brighton.

Please click on the picture link above for our final Mission Newsletter containing all the latest information.

PROGRAMME FOR WEEK ONE

During the first week a team of 8 people from the Sion Catholic Community in Brentford will join together with a number of parishioners to visit every home listed in the Parish Directory. These will be short visits to introduce themselves and to explain a little about the Mission Services the following week. The Sion team will attend 9am Mass each day in the first week to share their faith so it will be an opportunity to pray with them and meet after Mass.

PROGRAMME FOR WEEK TWO

The second week of the Mission will include special Liturgies all linked to our theme

'Look Again - See Anew'. Our regular daily Mass at 9.00am with faith-sharing (10am on Thursday) will be followed by coffee, giving us all an opportunity to meet socially. Other Services will include a Healing Mass, a Reconciliation Service and the opportunity to look more closely into our faith. The full programme is below:

Sunday 19 September

4.15pm MISSION WORKSHOP with music and drama

6.00pm EVENING PRAYER & BENEDICTION

EVENING SERVICES MONDAY to FRIDAY AT 7.30pm:

Monday 20 September

LOOK AGAIN - WHO IS JESUS?

Matthew 16: 13-17 ''Who do you say I am?''

Tuesday 21 September
LOOK AGAIN - WHAT IS FAITH?

Hebrews 11: 1-3 ''Only faith can guarantee the blessings that we hope for.''

Wednesday 22 September
LOOK AGAIN - WHO AM I?

Isaiah 43: 1-4 ''I have called you by your name.''

This liturgy incorporates a Reconciliation Service with the opportunity for individual Confession.

Thursday 23 September

LOOK AGAIN - WHAT IS CHURCH?

Acts 2: 42-47 ''All the believers continued together in close fellowship.''

Friday 24 September

LOOK AGAIN - SEE ANEW!

Corinthians 13: 1-13 ''These three remain: faith, hope and love.''

Saturday 25 September

11.30am MASS OF HEALING

Between 5.00 - 6.00pm on Saturday there will be a Youth Workshop.

This will be followed by a Mission Mass at 6.00pm. After Mass all our young people are invited to a Pizza Picnic.

Sunday 26 September

8.00am MISSION MASS

11.00am MISSION MASS

12.30pm PARISH & PRIORY LUNCH and Social Event

3.00pm EVENING PRAYER & BENEDICTION - this Service concludes our Parish Mission.

Please click on the picture link above for a printable PDF version of the full programme for Week 2

PRAYER

The Blessed Sacrament will be Exposed from 2.00pm UNTIL 3.00pm

from Sunday 19th September to Saturday 25th September.

We need parishioners to be present during this time. A sign up list will be posted on the notice board nearer to the Mission.

The Mission Prayer Group will meet in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel at

7.00pm

for half an hour every Friday from 13^th August onwards.

They would be pleased to welcome you on any Friday leading up to the Mission.

Similarly, there is an invitation to join the

Tuesday Prayer Group at 2.45pm from 17^th August onwards.

They also meet in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel.

Please click on the picture link below for Mission Newsletter 2:

Please click on the picture link above for Mission Newsletter 1

Sion COMMUNITY Parish Mission Team Statement

The Sion Community Parish Mission Team consists of priests, religious and lay people who are committed to proclaiming the Gospel in an encouraging and challenging way. Whilst recognising our own need for constant conversion and renewal, we seek to present the person of Jesus and invite a new openness to the Holy Spirit.

Using a collaborative model, we work in partnership with the parish during the mission process.

We work with parishioners enabling them to discover and use their God-given gifts and abilities in the service of others.

We encourage and equip parishioners to reach out to others and share their faith.

We develop and foster the community dimension of parish life and exhort parishes to be outward looking, particularly through welcome, openness and service for the up-building and advancement of the Kingdom.

We seek to be open and sensitive to the particular needs of individual parish communities.

"The obvious importance of the content of evangelisation must not overshadow the importance of the ways and means.

This question of 'how to evangelise' is permanently relevant, because the methods of evangelising vary according to the different circumstances of time, place and culture, and because they thereby present a certain challenge to our capacity for discovery and adaptation."

Evangelii Nuntiandi, §40

The aim of the Mission process is to encourage and renew the practising Catholics of the parish in their faith, enabling them eventually to reach out to the wider community. We would also hope that, through publicity and word of mouth, we will be able to welcome back those who, for whatever reason, are not practising their faith.

Cath Worthington, David Exley (Parish Co-ordinator) and Terry Lane (PPC Chairman)

at the pre-Mission meeting in October 2009 in the Priory hall.