Author: Jacky

23rd March 2025

“Rejoice and be glad”                       

Well it was not St Patrick’s Day, but it was St Patrick weekend; the celebrations after the 10.30am mass were well fit for purpose, truly enjoyable.  There is a human streak that would say, “but where was the bacon and cabbage”, which some of parishes will say “well we had it”.  The food was truly excellent, and again I have a most grateful heart for all the times our caterers come up trumps.  They are brilliant and we are so blessed to have such a parish group.  Gary O’Brien added the extra touch; providing his guitar and musical skills for the occasion.   Better than that he is at work providing a music ministry for the 10.30am mass.  Rehearsals have started on a Saturday morning, 10am to 11am in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall, and now provide a platform for some young people to join.  With flexibility and goodwill, this will be a great blessing and bonus for our liturgy.

All good news coming from St George’s church last Sunday.  They had their meeting after mass; it was a very fruitful setting in place,  plans and progress to be made.  Certainly all are prepared to do their very best, and we have to rely upon the leadership providers so that we can bear fruit, fruit that will last, by the fruit that shall know them, they are my disciples.

Pilgrims of Hope for CAFOD – Saturday, March 29th:

To mark this Jubilee Years theme of ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ we invite you to join us for a day of prayer and walking on Saturday, March 29th.   The outline of the day is:

10.00am – St Wilfrid’s – Adoration and opportunities for Confession             12.30pm – St George’s – Soup Lunch     

11.00am – Big Lent Walk from St Wilfrid’s to St George’s                      

1.45pm – St George’s – Family Stations of the Cross

You are invited to join us for any part of the day you are able to. Please indicate on the sign up sheet if you would like to walk with us or join us for soup lunch.

So far, we only have a small team of walkers for the Big Lent Walk who will be helping us to achieve a collective target of 200km on the day. We need 40 people in total. Please join us!  For more information about sponsorship and how to join our walking team please  follow this link:

https://parishes.walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/st-wilfrid-and-st-george-big-lent-walk or collect a sponsor form.

If you can’t walk, your prayers and sponsorship are greatly appreciated. The team sponsor form is at the back of the church or you can scan this QR code to make your donation. Thank you for being a Pilgrim of Hope!

2025 Jubilee Year CAFOD Reflection and Workshop:

We are pleased to announce that, in place of the previously scheduled gathering on March 26th, we will now be hosting a special Jubilee Year of Reflection and Worship for the new parish of Eastbourne and St Leonards. This event will take place at St Wilfrid’s Church on Saturday, April 5th, starting at 10:00 am. It will be a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as a parish community to reflect on the significance of the Jubilee Year 2025 and what it means to be a ‘Pilgrim of Hope’. We encourage as many parishioners as possible to join us for this special occasion of prayer, reflection, and fellowship. More details will follow soon. We look forward to sharing this meaningful time with you.
 

Bishop Robert Baron’s set 0f 10 DVD’s on Catholicism:

They are very informative and interesting to watch. At present they are being used by St. Wilfred’s after prayer group after the 10am mass on Mondays.

If anyone else is interested in coming together as a group to watch these in Polegate please contact Mary 07789464817. I will try to find a time and place that suits all.  

Baptism

Do you or will you have a baby wishing to be baptised this year? We will be holding sessions twice a year. We are looking at the next one to commence in May/June with another later in the year- These will be 3 x one hour meetings after mass at St Wilfrid’s.  Please contact Mary on 07789464817 or Angela on 07582 267546 for further details.