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St. Clements Church LIVE STREAMED MASS I am the vine; you are the branches. REGULAR MASS TIMES S ATURDAY 6:00 PM SUNDAY 8:30AM & 10:30AM WEDNESDAY 10:00AM ​ FRIDAY 10:00AM ​ Please check Parish Newsletter for any changes. CAFOD’s Sudan Crisis Appeal Millions of families in Sudan, forced to flee their homes amid conflict, now face yet another urgent crisis – extreme hunger. Please give to CAFOD’s Sudan Crisis Appeal at cafod.org.uk/sudanappeal ​ Parish CAFOD page is HERE . HOW CAN I HELP MY PARISH? With significant changes to our parish on the horizon, we shall be needing more volunteers to help run the different areas of activity at St Clements. We invite you to consider whether you could consider putting yourself forward to help. Do please read the document HERE which gives you an idea of the range of activities where assistance is welcome. NEW GIFT AID YEAR The new gift aid year begins on April 6th. Envelopes will be available to collect from the back of the Church from 20th March 2024. JULIAN HALL will be available after each Mass to sign up any new Gift Aid donors. BISHOP RICHARD'S VIDEO PODCAST Bishop Richard gives a weekly podcast. You can watch it HERE . Food Bank UPDATE Thank you for your donations. Click HERE to see how much the parish has donated to date. ​ To find out which items are urgently needed, click HE RE . RECONCILIATION The Sacrament of Reconciliation will be available, once again, on Saturday, 10.30am – 11.00 am, or by appointment. PARISH DATABASE In these rapidly changing times of the COVID pandemic we'd like to be able to notify you promptly of any changes to our parish life. Please join the parish database so that you can be alerted directly. Join HE RE . Join the Parish Database We will send you relevant information based on the information you give us as well as highlight upcoming events so you don't miss a thing! Join Today

Parish CAFOD contact: Catherine Phillips SUDAN CRISIS APPEAL Millions of families in Sudan, forced to flee their homes amid conflict, now face yet another urgent crisis – extreme hunger. Please give to CAFOD’s Sudan Crisis Appeal at cafod.org.uk/sudanappeal. Your donation will help CAFOD’s partners to support more families with food packages and emergency cash payments as well as rebuilding water pipelines so clean water can reach communities who need it. Thank you for your generosity and prayers. ​ You can also text Text CAFODSUDAN to 70450 to donate £10. Texts will cost the donation amount plus one standard network rate message, and you’ll be opting into hearing more from CAFOD. If you would like to donate but don’t wish to hear more from CAFOD, please text CAFODSUDANNOINFO instead. ​ See also the CAFOD notice board in the narthex. GETTING INVOLVED Contact Catherine to join our CAFOD team and help with events and fundraising.

Newsletter Archive MARCH 2024 APRIL 2024 MAR 10 & 17 MAR MAR 24 & 31 MAR ​ APR 07 & 14 APR JANUARY 2024 FEBRUARY 2024 MARCH 2024 JAN 14 & JAN 21 28 JAN & FEB 04 11 FEB & 18 FE B 25 FEB & 03 MAR NOVEMBER 2023 DECEMBER 2023 JANUARY 2024 05 NOV & 12 NOV 9 NOV & 26 NOV 03 DEC & 10 DEC 17 DEC & 24 DEC 31 DEC & 07 JAN SEPEMB ER 2023 OCTOBER 2023 10 SEPT & 17 SEPT 24 SEPT & 01 0CT 08 0CT & 15 OCT 22 OCT & 29 OCT

Parish Synod Meetings INTRODUCTION In response to Pope Francis' request, more than 40 of our parishioners met over the course of three meetings* to discuss the state of the Church and to suggest ways in which we might improve the quality of our Catholic life. The guidance from the Vatican asked us to discuss using ten different questions for the Church. Here are the full reports from those parish meetings, together with the results of a poll taken by the participants. *There were two sets of meetings: a face-to-face one and an online one. ​ Responses of the face-to-face group Responses of the online (ZOOM) group ​ Results of the poll (both groups) ​ ​

A&B Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes Travelling to Lourdes Travelling to Lourdes, in whatever capacity, is a wonderful experience full of fun, companionship, friendship and laughter. Each person on our pilgrimage brings distinctive gifts and graces with them, benefitting those they meet during the week. https://www.abdiocese.org.uk/lourdes/about What do we do during our week? We have a daily programme of events which includes: ‍A number of Masses and liturgies in different settings, with different themes. Bishop Richard celebrates a Mass of welcome for everyone, we also celebrate Mass at the Grotto, a Mass with Anointing for those who wish to receive this Sacrament, a Mass where we remember friends and family members who have died and a Mass of farewell shortly before we leave Lourdes and depart home. There is a Holy Hour during the week, a time for Lectio Divina , and many other opportunities for private and group prayer at the Grotto and in the Sanctuary. We participate in two processions in honour of Our Lady’s wish for us to travel to Lourdes on pilgrimage; the Blessed Sacrament Procession and the Torchlight Procession. Both these processions occur daily and attract hundreds of pilgrims. How to Apply We are continuing to monitor the options for a safe pilgrimage in 2021 and we hope to make an announcement mid-February on our plans for this year. In the meantime, you can visit the Grotto of Lourdes online every day via their TV Lourdes service with the Rosary prayed each day in English at 2pm UK time. ‍ Everyone is welcome, we encourage people of all ages to complete an application form and join us. We travel to Lourdes by plane, coach and jumbulance . Our Pilgrimage Office team looks carefully at the needs of all our pilgrims, allocating the most appropriate transport on the basis of need. On arrival in Lourdes we stay at a number of hotels, each ‘hotel group’ includes up to sixty pilgrims who form tight bonds throughout our week together. Our family groups stay together, as do our Redshirts. Further information Click HERE .

Parish Groups Live Simply We are a Live Simply Parish which means we strive to help reduce the impact on the environment wherever we can. The group organises events and is tied to the charity CAFOD. ​ ​ Find out more Scouts/Guides We have both Guide and Scout groups from all sections from Beavers and Rainbows up to Explorers and Guides. Find out more Contact Markus Needham markus.needham@ntlworld.com | Tel: 0771 424 4137 CAFOD CAFOD is the official overseas development agency for the Catholic Church in England and Wales. CAFOD's existence relies on volunteers in parishes who promote a wider understanding and support for its work. We would be very happy to hear from anyone who would like to help support the work of CAFOD in the parish. Find out more 200 Club Each month we have a 200 Club draw with a 1st Prize of £30 and 2nd Prize of £20 ​ You have to be in it to win it! Read More Contact Pauline Artiss | Tel: 0208 393 0465 Nursery Pre School An independent company renting facilities from St Clements using the Church Hall Hours: 9:00 - 14:45 Age Range: 1 1/2 - 5 Access for disabled Contact during school hours | Tel: 07803 700 799

FormationAnchor1 Group Study Opportunities Sycamore online course 10-November - 15 December What do you believe? Sycamore is an informal course about the Christian faith and its relevance for life today. It gives you space to meet other people, share ideas, explore your beliefs, and think about questions that really matter. Each session involves a short film and time for discussion. Everyone is welcome. ​ What people are saying! “Sycamore made me feel at home. It was the highlight of my week!” “I like the sharing, how everyone is really open – there is no judging happening here” “I enjoyed hearing what other people had to say – it gave me new perspectives on questions I had always wondered about” “It’s a great programme!” Lent 2023 Join your fellow parishioners in a Zoom course that explores aspects of our Catholic tradition. Contact John Lodge at johnlodge47@gmail.com if you'd like to take part. Or if you prefer a face-to-face Lent course, contact Pauline Groves at pauline12@waitrose.com . Online Course Links Interim selection Thinking Faith Jesuits Christian Art Torch Dominicans Homilies Divine Renovation FormationAnchor2 FormationAnchor3 Moving to Mission and Pastoral Care Material Coming Soon Retreat Forward Nearby Venues House of Prayer, Molesey Worth Abbey Retreats Chemin Neuf, Storrington More distant venues St Beunos, Wales Buckfast Abbey, Devon Minsteracres, Co Durham You can explore a wide range of locations via this link FormationAnchor4

SUNDAY, 27TH NOVEMBER 9:15am - 2:00pm St Clements Church, 307 Kingston Rd, Ewell, KT19 0BW Do come and enjoy yourselves, socialise, win some prizes and enjoy some refreshments. It's a chance for some early Christmas shopping with something for everyone. Children’s corner Father Christmas Face painting and tattoos Toys and Puzzles Christmas Decorations and Advent wreaths Crafts, Pom-poms and bracelets Sweets and Tombola ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Wheel of Fortune Irish coffees Cake stall Jewellery Book stall Cosmetics & toiletries Bottle tombola “Men’s corner” Holy books Repository Christmas Cake draw Christmas Hamper draw ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Different tasty foods and teas and coffees all day And of course, the Grand Prize Draw ! ∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞∞ Do please return your draw counterfoils and money in good time. Return to the narthex after mass on Sunday - or to the presbytery. Contributions for the bottle stall gratefully received and good quality toys, books, toiletries (completely unused). Please bring these with you to Mass and leave in the narthex. Hampers for the Wheel of Fortune needed (or items for a hamper). Please see Rod or Pauline Artiss. If you can bake a cake, please sign the list in the narthex. Any questions contact Rod O’Connor rioc58@gmail.com 07774645273 ST CLEMENT'S FAIR 2022

200 Club Congratulations to our winners ​ January 2024 ​ Denise Jarvis No.7 £30 Jim O'Reilly No.137 £20 ​ February 2024 ​ Hannah Wildi No.187 £30 Marie Bliss No.16 £20 ​ March 2024 ​ Marie Bliss No.14 £30 Pauline Artiss No.150 £20 ​ April 2024 ​ Mark McLoughlin No.206 £30 Andrew Perks No.140 £20 ​

Gifting at St Clements Our Gift Aid Coordinator Julian Hall is our coordinator. He is always happy to help any parishioner with a query about parish finance. Here are his contact details. ​ Telephone 07801 827 805 ​ Address 20 The Headway, Epsom, KT17 1UN ​ Email julianhall28@gmail.com

Easter Mass Bookings Because of COVID restrictions only 75 people are allowed to attend each Mass. For this reason we ask you to book your places in advance. Regrettably those without an advance reservation cannot be guaranteed a place. MAX. number of seats bookable is 4. MASS TIMES ARE LISTED BELOW. PLEASE SELECT FROM THESE. Passion Sunday