Cake Donations for Songs of Praise As you will see from last week’s Newsletter, we are hosting Songs of Praise at St. George’s on 8 September at 4pm. The children, helped by adults, will be making jam and scones, for a delicious tea after the Service; it would therefore be wonderful if anyone in the parish could make some cakes, so that we can have a lovely gathering, in the hall afterwards, with parishioners and visitors from the Churches Together group of Polegate, Willingdon and Jevington. If you are able to help, please bring your cakes on Sunday 8 September, before or after Mass, or before the Service in the afternoon, whichever suits you, and leave them with Anne Bowe. (07808175455)
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A Big Thank You
A Big Thank You: to Fr Rory and Deacon John for celebrating Pat’s Requiem Mass. Also thank you to all who sent masses, cards, letters, flowers, condolences and donations. A big thank you to the many parishioners who helped in anyway to make Pat’s funeral so memorable. Ros
Amended Outing
Amended Outing
The St George’s children’s liturgy families would like to invite all who would like to join us for an outing on Sunday 8th September 2019. We will meet at the Ringmer Church of St Mary the Virgin car park (Church Hill, Ringmer, Lewes, BN8 5JX) at 11:30am and walk towards the green, through the cemetery, where we will spend approximately an hour picking blackberries. Please, bring carrier bags and jars. Then, back to St. George’s hall from around 2 pm, the grown ups will make jam and scones meanwhile the children decorate jars. Come and enjoy the fruits of the labour, following the Songs of Praise Service (See notice below).
Deacon John Writes
Deacon John Writes:
Where in your everyday life do you experience love, truth, goodness, hope and joy? When you reflect on your life now, and look to the future, what causes you concern or worry.? What is the purpose of the Catholic Church in the world today?
Three questions which people in the Archdiocese of Liverpool were given in a questionnaire distributed as part of the preparation for a Synod to be held in the Archdiocese in October 2020. Archbishop Malcolm McMahon, in a pastoral letter said:” I am calling us to be bold and creative in the task of rethinking the goals, structures, style and methods of evangelisation in our archdiocesan community.” I think that those questions are important and are really for everyone to discuss and perhaps should not be restricted to Liverpool! Please think about them in coming days and discuss them with your friends and relations – both young and old!
Special Celebration Service
Special Celebration Service: at St John’s, Meads on 9th September at 2pm. Open the Book (part of the Bible Society) is celebrating 20 years of ministry. The service will include a presentation by Bob Hartman, author and illustrator of the wonderful Lion Storyteller Bible, and a storytelling by the St John’s Open the Book team. Pupils from St John’s School will be sharing their experience of Open the Book and saying prayers. There will be afternoon tea after the service. Please come and share this special time with us, and discover more about Open the Book.
Outing
Outing: We are organising an outing for all the parishioners of St. George’s and St. Wilfrid’s churches on Sunday 8th September 2019. We will meet at St Mary the Virgin Church car park, in Ringmer, at 12 pm and walk towards the green, where we will spend some time picking up berries. After that, we will go back to the car park and head to St. George’s hall, where grown ups will make jam and children will decorate jars. Once the work is done, we will serve Afternoon Tea with delicious jam and scones for everybody (around 3:30 pm). There will be board games for both children and grown ups to play at the hall. Please, bring carrier bags and as many jars (small and medium sizes) you can. Those who may prefer to do just a little walk, could wait for us to come back from the green, at The Anchor pub, just opposite the church. We look forward to seeing you there!
St George’s Film Club
St George’s Film Club: The showing of the film (1959) with Audrey Hepburn has been postponed from the 25th August to the 1st of September. There will be no film club on the 25th. Film starts at 3 pm.
Churches Together Polegate, Willingdon and Jevington
Churches Together Polegate Willingdon and Jevington: The annual service of “Songs of Praise” will be taking place at St George’s this year, on Sunday 8th September at 4.00pm. Do come and enjoy this very uplifting occasion, followed by refreshments in the hall.
Grandparents’ Annual Formation Day
Grandparents’ Annual Formation Day: Monday 23rd September, starting with Mass at 10am. At the Church of St John the Evangelist, Horsham, RH12 2PJ. Elizabeth O’Shea, Parenting Expert, will help us to explore strategies to support young people and the pressures they live under today. Please book at [email protected]
Hailsham Foodbank
Hailsham Foodbank: The Foodbank has been particularly busy and their stocks have hit an all time low. If you would like to contribute in anyway, please leave donations in our church porch suitably labelled “Foodbank”. Current urgent needs include: Tinned Fruit, Tinned Carrots, Peas or Sweetcorn, Tinned Tomatoes or Pasta Sauce, Instant Mash, Tinned Meat, Tuna and Toilet Rolls. Thank you.