8th Sunday of OT 03.03.19
By CpC8-2548492 In Newsletter Blog On March 1, 2019
Thank you to John Federer, who is retiring as Chair of the Finance Committee and welcome to Robert Millar who is taking over the role with immediate effect. Married to Anne, they live in Cranleigh but are familiar to many people who might have had a connection with the Friary or the Franciscans in general. Robert spearheaded the Parish Funding drive in 2014 which resulted in Diocesan approval to fund the new Parish Meeting Room at Cranleigh. A significant amount of the funding by Parishioners’ Standing Orders is playing a major part in the repayment today.
This Lent we will again be running a Talents Scheme in aid of the Cranleigh Parish Room fund. Our wonderful Parish Room is already enriching our lives together – but it still needs paying for.
To support this project, we are asking you to take the £10 gift offered to you under the Talents Scheme and then multiply it, through your own talents,and donate the money raised back to the project, handing it in on or before the Feast of Pentecost which falls on Sunday 9th June.
Leg of Lamb raffle tickets are on sale at the weekend Masses £1 per ticket or £5 for 6 tickets
CAMEO – the next event will take place at 7.30pm in the Cranleigh lady chapel on Tuesday 5th March , Katherine Bergin will be providing pancakes and prayer. Please let the Parish office know if you will attend for catering purposes. The cameo evenings are open to ladies of the parish of all age groups and is a time for prayerful reflection and socialising. The next CAMEO event will take place on Tuesday 2nd April. There may be a flower arranging display organised so please pencil this date and await further details.
Lent Groups
Don’t forget to sign up for the Groups for Lent. Mondays at Bramley, Thursday evenings at Cranleigh Catholic Church and Friday afternoons at St Nicolas Anglican Church. The Methodist Church is also joining us in using the same material this year. We need to know that you wish to join in good time because we have to buy the book we shall be using.
Is anyone interested in a Tuesday morning small group following the Joy of the Gospel? Starting 6thMarch, 10am at Anne Streeter’s house in Ewhurst. Tel 274466 streeteranne@gmail.com
TABLE TOP SALE This Saturday at St Nicolas Church Rooms 12 – 2pm, of books, clothes jewellery toys shoes/boots home ware, baby items and DVD’s. Tea and Coffee available.
Lent – Stations of the Cross
During Lent we shall be celebrating the ancient devotion of the Stations of the cross in both Cranleigh and Bramley as follows:
Thursdays in Bramley at 9am
Fridays in Cranleigh at 9am
Both followed by the Divine Office and, in addition:
Wednesdays at 10.00 13 – 20 -27 March 03- 10-17 April (takes 30 mins approx.)
Stations of the Cross is a moving way to come closer to Jesus during Lent. Please let me know if you would like to lead one of the days. Helen Rollo 01483 277395
Dates for the Parish Lunches are:
25.02.19 in Bramley
26.03.19 in Cranleigh
30.04.19 in Bramley
28.05.19 in Cranleigh
30.06.19 in Bramley
26.07.19 in Bramley
24.09.19 in Bramley
Please contact the Parish office if you need a lift or would like to introduce someone to these lunches which are open to everyone.
Wintershall have invited our Parish to a Quiet Day at Wintershall on Tuesday 12thMarch 2019 to explore the theme THE CROSS OF CHRIST
10.15am coffee
11am talk on the theme by Fr Anthony Meredith
12.15 Celebration of the Eucharist
1pm Shared lunch
2.15pm Walk with the Rosary on the theme of Our Lady Stood by the Cross of Jesus
3.30pm Tea before departure
RSVP toannhutley@hotmail.co.ukor 01483 892167
Vespers at the Seminary. By kind permission of the Rector, Canon Brian Coyle, we are all invited to join the Seminarians and staff at the Seminary for VESPERS on Monday 11thMarch at 8pm. This invitation is extended to our fellow Christians in the village through CTC. It would be good if our church community were well represented.
