Category: Church Events

Do you enjoy a bit of sewing or making simple jigsaws and wooden items? The Children’s Liturgy team needs helping hands to create resources for Godly Play—patterns are provided! Please speak to Annette or Teresa for more details.
 

Children’s liturgy: Both our churches offer regular children’s liturgy during term time.

¨ A gentle reminder for parents: please complete registration forms

¨ Children under 5 should be accompanied by a parent or carer.

¨ We urgently need new leaders—full training and support is provided, please speak to Teresa (St W) or Mary (St G) for more details.

¨ We also need Doorkeepers —volunteers who help escort the children safely to and from the hall and encourage them during the storytelling. Please add your name to the rota.

Exploring Our Faith: Catholicism with Bishop Robert Barron
New 10-week course (not consecutive) begins Wednesday 24th    Sept, 6.30pm at 55 Gorringe Valley Road. Each session features a one-hour video from Bishop Barron’s acclaimed Catholicism series, followed by discussion. A wonderful opportunity to deepen and share our faith together. To find out more or to join, please contact Mary O’Hanlon (07789 464817 / [email protected]).

Our parish Harvest Festival will be celebrated at both St George’s and St Wilfrid’s on Sunday 28th September — a time to thank God for His gifts and share them with others.

¨ St George’s: The Monthly Charity Breakfast will follow the 9.00am Mass, raising funds for Eastbourne & Hailsham Foodbanks.

¨ St Wilfrid’s: A produce sale in aid of CAFOD will follow the 10.30am Mass (donations of fruit, veg, preserves, or baked goods welcome at Friday Mass, Saturday Adoration, or on the day).

¨ Foodbank Collection at both churches: Non-perishable items may be left in either church porch during the week.

CAFOD Family Fast Day – Friday 3rd October

Eat simply and donate to parish collection to help communities like Waré’s in Ethiopia, where women walk for hours to collect water. Your gift brings signs of hope in this Jubilee Year. Use the CAFOD envelope in church, digital plate or follow this QR code to make your donation.

Harvest Ploughman’s Lunch AT St Wilfrid’s – Sunday 5th October

To round off our harvest celebrations, St Wilfrid’s will be hosting a Harvest Ploughman’s Lunch after the 10.30 Mass on Sunday 5th October. Tickets are £5, with all proceeds going to CAFOD. Please sign up in advance if you’d like to attend. We’d love to share this simple, joyful meal with you.

Walsingham Pilgrimage – 14-16 October 2025:  For more information please contact Cheryl in the OLR parish office (01323 723222).
 

I am planning to start a session of 10 weeks (not necessarily consecutive) showing the videos on Catholicism by Bishop Robert Baron. These are easy to watch and very informative on our faith-all the things we aren’t sure about or want to extend our knowledge of Catholicism. They are beautifully presented. There will be time for discussion and a book to guide us. Initially it will be in my home in Willingdon but I’m happy for others to host the videos too. Please call or text me if you are interested and I’ll try to arrange a date that suits most people. I look forward to our journey in faith Mary O’Hanlon 07789464817

Children’s Liturgy returns at St Wilfrid’s on Sunday 7th September 2025.
 

The next Quiz Night at St Wilfrid’s will be on Friday 17th October. Details about tickets to be confirmed over the next few weeks. 

Sunday 7th September after Mass in St George’s Hall.  Please could we ask that as many parishioners as possible attend this important meeting.
 

Cathedral Mass for Altar Servers – Saturday 27 September at 12 noon at Arundel Cathedral:

Fr Aaron Spinelli, the Diocesan Director for the Guild of St Stephen,  invites diocesan altar servers to a special Mass at Arundel Cathedral led by Bishop Richard. The Mass will offer an opportunity to celebrate and thank servers for their service to our parish communities and is for those who have served, those who are serving, and anybody who would like to serve – everyone is very welcome to attend. Please contact Fr Aaron to confirm attendance and numbers; E: [email protected] – and bring a cassock, cotta or an alb, if possible. Holy Mass will be followed by light refreshments (please bring a packed lunch).