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With a UK general election due sometime this year, politicians will be looking for our votes. We have a responsibility as Catholics to make sure that parties commit to tackling issues such as poverty and injustice. Raising our voices and contacting parliamentary candidates as a parish community will send a strong signal to those standing for election in our local constituencies. A Year of Encounter is a joint initiative between CAFOD and St Vincent de Paul Society (SVP), equipping Catholics to ask key questions of local candidates at the key moments. Please see cafod.org.uk/encounter for more information, including online sessions on Saturday 4th May to learn more.

Our next afternoon tea will be Thursday 30th May at 2pm.  

We urgently need quality items for our table sale, new and nearly new.  This table sale raises significant amounts to our monthly charity and also to assist in Youth Activities throughout the year.  Please leave bags marked table sale at the back of St George’s church.

Walk for young people (Age 16+), Saturday 25th May, 9.30am to 4.30pm, commencing from St Wilfrid’s Church, Hailsham.  Can anyone who is able to help with this walk please get in touch; email [email protected], Tel: 07707513847.

Our next date will be Sunday 28th April after St George’s 9am mass –  All welcome invite friends and family, they are welcome just to attend breakfast or join for mass also.  The charity we are supporting this month is Mary’s Meals.

Our thanks to all who have   given so generously with both money and prayers for Claudia, Laura and Maria our parish youth due to attend Lourdes in July/August. The girls are all very humbled by how much has been raised, in excess of £800 to be divided equally towards their fares.  They plan to produce a short video of their journey and time in Lourdes which we will arrange to show to you all in Autumn.  Please do continue to pray for all Lourdes pilgrims this year.

If you would like to join us on this visit to the Bluebell Walk on Monday 22nd April, we will be meeting at 11am at St Wilfrid’s Church.  Anyone who has a car and spare seats, please could you offer a seat to someone else.

Last Friday’s Parish Bi Annual Quiz night at St George’s was a great success and our thanks go to all who made it so: quizzers; refreshments and raffle team; and especially Mary & Colin our quiz masters.  The night raised over £400 (£200+ for each church) and the winning team, Paula’s Angels, really were wonderful when they donated their £60 winnings to our Youth attendees at Lourdes fundraiser, a very lovely gesture – they were more keen on the coveted trophy than money it seems!  Our next Parish Quiz will be in October at St Wilfrid’s Date TBC.

As mentioned in last week’s newsletter, we would like more of you to help us in our hall on the various social occasions.  Many of us are too old to help as we did in the past.  This was brought home to us last Sunday after mass when Anne had to rush off and Lulu was offered a lift home after mass because she was in a lot of pain.  Many of you went into the meeting in the church following mass and so it was left to the “oldies” to do the best they could.  If anyone would like to help us in the hall after mass on a Sunday and Wednesday, please get in touch with Joan 07873390944.  Thank you.

Having enjoyed our “Easter Bag Sale”, if you have any bags to spare ready for the next one, please pop them in the box provided in the church porch.  Thank you.

Walk for young people (Age 16+), Saturday 25th May, 9.30am to 4.30pm, commencing from St Wilfrid’s Church, Hailsham.  Please wear suitable clothing and shoes.  For more information email [email protected]