Our Lady Immaculate & St Michael with St Teresa of Lisieux

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Welcome to the Parish of Our Lady Immaculate & St Michael, Battle with St Teresa of Lisieux, Northiam.
We are a small, friendly Catholic Church situated in the heart of the market town of Battle and our sister Church St Teresa of Lisieux, is situated in the beautiful countryside at Horn's Cross, Northiam

THE PARISH OFFICE IS OPEN ON MONDAY & THURSDAY MORNINGS 9.30am - 12.30pm

01424 773125 or email: [email protected]

PUBLIC MASSES CONTINUE AS USUAL AT WEEKENDS (Battle & Northiam)

AND WEDNESDAYS (Battle only)

MASS TIMES

6pm SATURDAY - BATTLE

9.00am SUNDAY - NORTHIAM

10.45am SUNDAY - BATTLE

LITURGY OF THE WORD & HOLY COMMUNION DURING SEPTEMBER

10.00am WEDNESDAY - BATTLE

WE ARE PREPARING FOR OUR FIRST HOLY COMMUNION PROGRAMME WHICH WILL BEGIN IN OCTOBER. If any parents wish to enrol themselves and their children in the programme please contact Fr Paul directly

WE ARE PLEASED TO CONTINUE TO WELCOME CANON PAUL JENNINGS WHO WILL BE C ELEBRATING THE WEEKEND MASSES WITH US. FR PAUL WILL ALSO BE AVAILABLE FOR THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION AFTER THE 6PM SATURDAY MASS

IF YOU ARE IN REAL NEED OF A PRIEST AT THIS TIME PLEASE RING

FR PAUL JENNINGS ON 01323 670156

OR E-MAIL [email protected]

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Thought for the week

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Bishop Richard's Reflection for The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Bishop Richard's Podcast for the Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,

Mark’s Gospel gives a rather shorter account of Peter’s profession of faith in the Lord. As with Matthew’s text, it is after this profession of faith that Jesus begins to prepare his friends for the fact that he is to be put to death and, after three days, rise again. The thought of the Lord’s death is too much for Peter. The one who had professed his faith so clearly, very quickly receives a rebuke from the Lord for his unwillingness to accept the whole message.

We cannot pick-and-choose in our response to Christ. The cross must come before resurrection. If we are to be his disciples – truly his disciples – we must take up the cross. We must be willing to follow Him. Just as resurrection follows crucifixion, our renunciation and acceptance of the cross, our following of Jesus, leads to life - life to the full, as Jesus reminds us in John’s Gospel “I have come that they may have life and have it to the full.”

James, in the second reading this Sunday, addresses this question from the point of view of service to others. The giving of ourselves for others is a mark of our faith, a mark of our true discipleship.

Being a Christian, a Catholic, in our present times – as at any other time in history – is not a continually easy path. The greatest moments of joy and fulfilment come when we are doing what the Lord calls us to do – what the Lord calls us to be. They are not the moments when we pander to our perceived wants, the moments when we listen to ourselves.

The Lord calls us to be His disciples in every sense of that word. The way may seem very daunting at times, but it is the way that leads to life. Guided by the Holy Spirit, may we choose the way that leads to life, may we always take up the cross and, in doing so, choose Christ. We need not fear in taking this step, for He is always for us, He is always with us.

With every Blessing,

+ Richard

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Bishop Richard's Reflection for 12th September 2021 - The Twenty-Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time

Contact details

14 Mount Street
Battle
East Sussex
TN33 0EG

Tel: 01424 773125

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Doucegrove Lane
Hastings Road, Horns Cross
Northiam, East Sussex,
TN31 6JQ

Tel: 01424 773125

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Reverend Anthony White

01424 773125