Worth Abbey Parish General Information

GENERAL INFORMATION

General Information
Parish Clergy
Mass Times and Places
Committees and Groups
Newsletter
PQ Magazine

General Information

Worth Abbey Parish is centred around the Benedictine Abbey at Worth in West Sussex. The Parish consists of 4 village communities and Worth Abbey itself:

The Abbey itself including all who live and work there and those who worship there regularly.
Balcombe, a small village about 2 miles south of Worth.
Crawley Down, a much larger village, some 2 miles north east of Worth
Turners Hill, nearest village to Worth, about 1 mile east
West Hoathly, about 3 miles east of the Abbey.

Parish Clergy

The Parish Priest is Fr. James Cutts who is available on 01342 710313 or jcutts@worth.org.uk.

Chris Dobson is the permanent deacon in the parish and is available on 01342 710313 or cdobson@worth.org.uk

Full Contact Details for the Parish may be found on the Contact Us Page



	Fr. James Cutts		Deacon Chris Dobson

Sunday Mass Times and Places

Worth Abbey: 5.30 pm Saturday Vigil Mass; 9:30 am Sunday Mass (Concelebrated)

West Hoathly: 11.30 a.m. at St Dunstan's Chapel

Committees and Groups

Parish Pastoral Council: The PPC meets every two months. It is made up of the Parish clergy, the Chair of the Finance Committee and eight elected members.who serve a two year term. Its role is to provide advice and to be a forum where ideas can be discussed and initiatives evaluated.
Finance Committee: The Finance Committee, meets five times a year to consider the Parish's financial position.

There are groups for the preparation for the sacrament of Baptism, First Holy Communion and Reconciliation (this involves parents and children from the age of eight) and Confirmation (from the age of fifteen). There is also a Community choir which sings at the Abbey (contact George Fitzsimons tel: 01444 415557 ). To take part in other liturgical activities - reading, serving, welcoming - contact Fr James above.

Every week a newsletter is published and circulated at Sunday Masses. In Touch Newsletter

PQ Magazine

Every three months a 'Parish Quarterly' Magazine is published. Further details about the magazine, how to advertise in it and an on line copy may be found on the PQ Magazine page.