Parents are invited to enrol their children for our First Holy Communion Programme 2025- 26 (those entering Year 3 or above). Application forms to join the programme are available at the back of the church and on the parish website. The course will begin with an introductory meeting for parents on September 11th at 6.00pm in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall. Deadline for enrolment is September 4th. For more information, please contact Teresa Palmer. 07951082592, [email protected]
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Parish Meeting at St Wilfrid’s
Parish Meeting at St Wilfrid’s: Sunday 10th August after Mass.
Community Charity Breakfast
Community Charity Breakfast: Our next breakfast will be Sun 28th September after mass at St George’s – when we will be supporting The Food Bank. We hope you, your family and friends can support this.
Lumen Christi
Lumen Christi: If you or your child are in Year 9 – Year 13 in September 2025 and would like to join the Parish Lumen Christi group for formation towards the sacrament of confirmation, please collect a form from the back of church. The deadline for applications is 3rd October.
Send A Postcard
Send a postcard to your fellow parishioners via your parish office this summer—let’s fill our churches with stories of faith and the beauty of the universal Catholic Church! Whether you’ve visited a local church while on a day trip or holiday, celebrated a saint’s feast day, passed through a Holy Door, or been on a pilgrimage, share your experience with your parish community. Your postcard will be proudly displayed this September as part of our Jubilee Year celebration. Let’s journey together as Pilgrims of Hope!
3rd August 2025
Deacon John Writes:
On Monday we heard the parable of the mustard seed and yeast. Jesus explains how the Kingdom of God grows within us by the power of the Word we hear and power of the Holy Spirit. When we allow his Word to take root in our hearts, we are transformed and made holy by the power of the Holy Spirit Who dwells in us. The life-principle in a small mustard seed enables it to grow into a large bush by a slow but steady process. The microscopic yeasts within a small piece of dough transform it into soft and spongy bread- yum! hristianity had a small beginning, like a mustard seed or yeast, with Jesus and a band of twelve apostles in a remote corner of the world. But through the power of the Holy Spirit living in individual Christians, Christianity has become the largest religion in the world, spreading in all countries taking in all races of people. We need to act like yeast, influencing the lives of others around us in a similar way that Christianity in the past transformed the treatment of women, children, slaves, the sick, and the poor by the power of the Gospel. We Christians, in our time, have the duty to transform the lives of people around us by our lives, led according to the promptings of the Holy Spirit.
Day of Reflection for Ministers of the Eucharist:
Day of Reflection for Ministers of the Eucharist – 11-4pm Sat 1st November at Christ the Prince of Peace, Weybridge
Led by Bishop Richard. The day will include theological and practical talks, Eucharistic Adoration and Mass. Arrival from 10.30am for refreshments. Please bring a packed lunch. Parking is available in the church car park but we suggest that you car share, if at all possible. To book a place follow this link Day of Reflection for Ministers of the Eucharist (01-Nov-2025) · ChurchSuite Events or book through the events page on the Diocesan website.
Community Charity Breakfast:
Community Charity Breakfast: This Sunday, 27th July after mass at St George’s – this month we are supporting St Wilfrid’s Hospice. We hope you, your family and friends can support this.
Congress Theatre, Eastbourne
Sunday 21st September 5.00pm, Congress Theatre, Eastbourne. The Kanneh-Mason Trio play Beethoven’s Triple Concerto, and the English Arts Chorale sing Verdi’s Requiem. Tickets £19-£42 and more details available from www.englisharts.org
Eastbourne Parkinson’s Choir
The Eastbourne Parkinson’s Choir is performing in concert at Our Lady of Ransom church hall (opposite the town hall) on 21st August when they are raising funds for the Catholic Midlands Orphanage and Care Centre in Colenso, Zululand, South Africa and also for our Lady of Ransom parish. Doors open at 6pm and the concert begins at 6.30pm. A Ploughman’s meal will be served half way through. There will also be a bar serving wine, beer/lager and soft drinks. For tickets priced at £12 please contact Mick or Vernika Lees on 01323 654468 or email [email protected]