Author: Jacky

CAFOD Lent Appeal – Family Fast Day & Big Lent Walk:

This Lent, we’re invited to live out the Gospel call to love our neighbour. By taking part in Family Fast Day and giving what you save, you help families around the world grow food in difficult conditions. Please take a CAFOD envelope, use the digital plate or donate online using this QR code.   To mark Family Fast Day, join us for a simple soup and bread lunch in St Wilfrid’s Hall after the 10.30am Mass on Sunday 22nd February. All are welcome for fellowship and family Lenten activities.

You can also support CAFOD by sponsoring Gerry and Teresa Palmer, who are each walking 200km in 40 days as part of the CAFOD Big Lent Walk: Sponsor forms are available at the back of church or follow this link. Teresa and Gerrys Big Lent Walk is fundraising for CAFOD

If you’d like to take on the Big Lent Walk yourself, you can sign up using the QR code on the parish noticeboard.

Lent and Springtime:

As you read this newsletter you will have received a paper titled Lent and Springtime. Originally written for the church in Ireland you will forgive me if I state the obvious by stating that the message is appropriate for our church today as it was when first published. I hope that you find this article inspiring as we seek to deepen our relationship with our God, redeemer and source of Life. Wishing you all a happy and joyous Lent.
 

Please remember in your prayers:

Please remember Father Rory in your prayers. He wishes to thank Canon Paul and Deacon John for covering for him during his absence. The Parish Council will be meeting this week to formulate a plan to support and sustain our community of faith in the coming months. This will be shared with everyone soon afterwards.
 

Fr Paul Writes:

Mass times this coming week.  Last weekend I assured you that I and Fr. Kevin Dring, the Dean and Parish Priest at Our Lady of Ransom in Eastbourne, have gladly undertaken to look after the pastoral care of the parish in Fr Rory’s absence. I said that I already have commitments made some time ago and which I will need to fulfil and that I hoped you would understand and be prepared to be a bit flexible until then. As one of those commitments, this coming week I am saying weekday Mass at Hove so I am afraid there will be no Mass at St George’s on Tuesday, but there will be a funeral Mass as arranged with Fr Terry at 11am, then Mass at St Wilfrid’s will be at 12.00 noon on Wednesday. Next Sunday (February 15th) I shall be at Hove in the morning, and Fr Dring will rearrange his own parish Mass schedule to come and say Mass at St George’s at the usual time of 9.00am. At St Wilfrid’s next Sunday, for one week only, will be no morning Mass but I will be with you for Mass at 5.30pm. I appreciate that for some of this will mean changing your usual Sunday routine, but I am afraid it is the only option if we are to make Mass available for you in both churches next weekend. As I say, it will be for one weekend only and I hope you will understand.  Thanks for your cooperation. Remember, Fr Kevin and I will do all we can to be help in any way so that together we may continue on our way to grow in faith and love, filled with the commitment and hope which comes from our desire to build up the community of the Church and proclaim the gospel.

Please keep Bishop Richard in your prayers as he makes his final preparation for his installation as Archbishop of Westminster next Saturday. I know that you will keep Fr Rory in your prayers, and I would like at assure you that the Diocese is making sure that he has all the care and support possible.

Walk with Us This Lent for CAFOD: 

Are you ready for a challenge this Lent? Gerry and Teresa Palmer are taking part in the CAFOD Big Lent Walk, each walking 200km in 40 days to raise money for life-saving water and food. Parishioners are warmly invited to sponsor their walk using this link: https://walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/teresa-and-gerrys-big-lent-walk  If you would like to take on the Big Lent Walk challenge yourself, you can sign up using the following  QR code