Thank you to everyone who supported the Linking Lives breakfast last weekend, £200 was raised and the charity is very grateful. Our next breakfast at St George’s is 23rd February after mass – this month our charity is Care International, a disaster emergency charity, we hope you, your family and friends can support this breakfast and vital Care Packages the charity brings to war torn communities worldwide. All are welcome.
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Young Led Fundraiser for Flame 2025:
Youth led Fundraiser for Flame 2025: We are delighted that over 80 of our Catholic youth and their leaders from our Deanery will be attending FLAME
2025, the Catholic youth Congress in Wembley, during Lent. The £29 ticket price has been paid by the attendees, however they are looking to raise the money to fund the coaches to travel there, over £2000 needed.
Fundraising events include:
St George’s – Souper quiz night – Friday 28th Feb,
6pm doors open and quiz starts at 6.30pm. Soup and
sweet treats will be served between rounds. Tickets
£7 adults, under 14s £3 on sale after mass or available to reserve via parish office [email protected]
Team size max 8 and can be formed in advance or on the night.
Our Lady of Ransom Eastbourne Pancakes
and Bacon/sausage Bap breakfast – after 10.15am mass on Sunday March 2nd.
Christ the King – Bingo date and time TBC. Please support us if you can. Donations of raffle prizes are also welcomed (mark “youth fundraiser” and leave with welcomers to pass on). Thank you.
Altar Servers & Young Readers at St Wilfrid’s:
How very fortunate we are to have many good and sincere Altar Servers trained by David Hoad. We do appreciate you helping Fr Rory at Mass on a Sunday. Young Readers, we are very blessed with many who do the readings loud and clear, especially at the family mass on the last Sunday in the month. Thank you once again to Teresa and Annette for helping our children at the liturgy. They are stretched as they live full lives already. Please would some of you volunteer to lend them a hand occasionally if our children are to benefit from religious teaching to the standard they enjoy now. Many hands make light work!
Parish Over 50’s Club
Thurs 27th Feb is our next afternoon tea, 2-4pm. All welcome.
Appeal for Help:
Appeal for more help with preparing and running St Wilfrid’s & St George’s Social Occasions: Thank you to the few who answered the call, you are very welcome. Details of any social events will be given in our newsletter. Perhaps more volunteers will come forward when these are announced.
Newsletter
We will be reverting back to the old size print from 16th February 2025.
Ukraine Help
If you have any old candles around…any size, shape colour, they will be melted down and used to make Trench Candles for the soldiers. Also any unwanted warm coats. Please leave in a bag at the back of the church, many thanks Paula.
Can you Help?
Can you Help? – as we move towards a Single Parish of many communities, good communication to all our parishioners is an essential element. A deanery newsletter was initiated last Lent and is set to help with this. It does need a team of people to prepare it in a timely way with the right mix of information within it. Please consider can you offer a few hours of your time to every season? To find out more please contact Sandra on 07791627368 or email [email protected]. A small team working together from all parishes will make a big difference!
2nd February 2025
The Catholic Ordinaries of the Holy Land, the local Church Leaders write: “We sincerely hope that this ceasefire marks the beginning of a new path towards reconciliation, justice and sustainable peace. May this be the first step on a path that promotes healing and unity among all the people of the Holy Land.
We eagerly await the return of pilgrims to the Holy Places in the Holy Land. The Holy Places are meant to be places of prayer and peace, and we long for the day when pilgrims can visit them again in safety and spiritual joy.
Despite the pain we have suffered, we continue to look to the future with unwavering hope. May this ceasefire inspire new efforts for dialog, mutual understanding and lasting peace for all. At the beginning of the Jubilee Year dedicated to hope that does not disappoint, we read in this event a sign that reminds us of God’s faithfulness.
Finally, we call on political leaders and the international community to develop a clear and just political vision for the post-war period. A future built on dignity, security and freedom for all peoples is a prerequisite for true and lasting peace. We urge all parties to implement the immediate steps and negotiate the future steps of the agreement in good faith.
May the Lord bless this land with peace and lead us all on the path of reconciliation and healing.”
Deacon John Writes: Today we are encouraged to embrace God’s call and love others deeply. It also reminds us that faith can be challenging but is worth the effort. We are called to live out our faith with courage and love, even in difficult times. Remember that the Holy Spirit is always with us to help and guide us in our efforts to follow God’s call. Last week we were told what we are to do and the readings today encourage us in our efforts.
Exploring the vocation to teaching in our diocesan schools
If you are interested in hearing more about the vocation to teaching and what teaching in a Catholic school involves, Dave Legrand, Diocesan Secondary RE Advisor, will be running an online information event on Wednesday 12th February from 5.30-6pm. This event would be suitable for anyone considering a career change or simply interested in finding out more about the role of teachers in our Catholic schools for any age group or for any subject specialism. To book a place, please use the link:
Exploring the vocation to teaching in our diocesan schools (12-Feb-2025) · ChurchSuite Events