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WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday 18th October - 4:15pm Confession, 5pm Vigil Mass
Sunday 19th October - 9:15am Children's Mass, 11:15 Parish Mass, 5pm Youth Mass
WEEK OF 20th October Masses
Monday 20th October - CHURCH CLOSED
Tuesday 21st October - CHURCH CLOSED 7:30pm Rosary
Wednesday 22nd October - CHURCH CLOSED
Thursday 23rd October - CHURCH CLOSED
Friday 24th October - CHURCH CLOSED
WEEKEND MASSES
Saturday 25th October - 5pm Vigil Mass
Sunday 26th October - 9:15am Children's Mass, 11:15 Parish Mass, 5pm Youth Mass
Father Simon's Reflections Week of Oct 20th
RAISE THE ROOF
The entire roof of the church, presbytery and bell tower will have to be stripped and recovered. The cost of the work will be about £300,000. CLICK HERE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT PLAN
ST JOANS – QUIZ NIGHT: Friday 14th November 7.30pm £15 per person – tables of 8 – bottle of fizz and grazing plate per table. Cash bar and raffle on the night. Tickets will be on sale after weekend Masses from 12th October. Raise the Roof fundraiser.
A TASTE OF SOUTH AFRICA raises over £880 FOR RAISE THE ROOF
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PILGRIM'S WAY HALF MARATHON raises over £2,150.53 for RAISE THE ROOF
A BIG THANKS to Lydia and Alfie for running 21kms up and down the Surrey Hills for the parish roof fund.
BRIDGE AFTERNOON Raises £900 for RAISE THE ROOF
A HUGE THANK YOU to Christina McKeating for an amazingly organised and wonderful Bridge Game Tea. Click for details
Choral Concert Raises the Roof and Kicks off Fundraising Appeal
FIRST COMMUNION PROGRAMME 2026
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CONFIRMATION PROGRAMME 2026
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URGENT PETITION: Assisted Suicide Bill Threatens Vulnerable People
RAISE THE ROOF - DEVELOPMENT PLAN
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CHRISTMAS SUNDAY LUNCH DEC 7th
The Solemnity of St Philip Howard, Martyr Co-principal patron of the Diocese of Arundel & Brighton
St Philip Howard was born in 1557 as the crown transitioned to Elizabeth I, following Queen Mary’s death in 1558. He became Earl of Arundel in 1580, the premier earldom of England, taking his place in the House of Lords. Like many in England, he and his wife Anne were baptised Catholic, but during their upbringing had conformed to the ‘Elizabethan Church’. Anne was increasingly drawn to the faith of her baptism and was aware of the risk it posed her and her husband. Nevertheless, a priest was smuggled into Arundel Castle and Philip offered no objection to her reconciliation with Rome because he too had become convinced of the truth of the Catholic faith after hearing Edmund Campion debate with some protestant divines at the Tower of London – very much convinced by Campion’s personal holiness.
By refusing to attend the ‘Elizabethan’ services, Anne was placed under house arrest. At this time, she was pregnant and so Philip, to protect the child and admittedly himself, had the child baptized in the ‘Elizabethan Church’. Inevitably, Philip wrestling with his conscience, knew he must return to the true faith and began writing to Cardinal Allen at Douai and his reconciliation with Rome soon became public knowledge. A letter to Cardinal Allen was intercepted by Sir Francis Walsingham who sent a fake reply encouraging Philip to flee to France. Philip was intercepted and arrested; he would spend the next 11 years in the Tower.
He was charged with leaving the realm without the Queen’s permission, for becoming Catholic and for plotting with foreign powers. Later, he was tried for praying for the safety of the Catholics in the Spanish Armada, condemned as a traitor for prayer! Many people were unhappy with this, and Elizabeth told Philip that if he went to just one Protestant service she would retore his titles and honours, but he refused. He died in the tower on 19th October 1595. His famous inscription on the wall of his cell still visible today: ‘the more suffering for Christ in this world, the more glory with Christ in the world to come’.
With my prayers and best wishes, Fr. Simon.