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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? – 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!
 

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

Diocesan Youth Project Worker – Part time.  The St Philip     Howard Centre, 4 Southgate Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 6RP:  ‍Join the diocesan Central Office Team as our new P/T Youth Project Worker. The successful applicant will be responsible for two major projects – coordination of the CYMFed Faith in Action Awards across the Diocese, and the newly developing Young Adults programme. They will also be required to assist with engaging young people from across the Diocese in theASCENT process (a three-year discipleship process for young people) and offer support to the Youth Adviser in enabling       diocesan attendance at national and international events such as Flame & World Youth Day. E: [email protected]

Closing date: Wednesday 5 February 2025, Shortlisting: Thursday 6 February 2025, Interviews: Thursday 13 February 2025, Crawley.  Here is the job url: www.abdiocese.org.uk/careers/ypw

Will take place on Friday 24th January at 11.30am at All Saints Church in Herstmonceux.
 

New & nearly new items needed – the St George’s table sale that raises funds for the charity of the month and youth activities is desperately in need of new items for sale.  Please consider donating anything suitable.  Just leave in a bag at the back of either church marked St G table sale.  Both churches would also welcome any unwanted gifts that are suitable as raffle prizes for fundraising purposes at social events in 2025.
 

Diocesan Youth Project Worker – Part time.  The St Philip Howard Centre, 4 Southgate Drive, Crawley, West Sussex, RH10 6RP:  ‍Join the diocesan Central Office Team as our new P/T Youth Project Worker. The successful applicant will be responsible for two major projects – coordination of the CYMFed Faith in Action Awards across the Diocese, and the newly developing Young Adults programme. They will also be required to assist with engaging young people from across the Diocese in theASCENT process (a three-year discipleship process for young people) and offer support to the Youth Adviser in enabling       diocesan attendance at national and international events such as Flame & World Youth Day. E: [email protected]

Closing date: Wednesday 5 February 2025, Shortlisting: Thursday 6 February 2025, Interviews: Thursday 13 February 2025, Crawley.  Here is the job url: www.abdiocese.org.uk/careers/ypw

Community Charity Breakfast – St George’s Sunday 26th January after mass – this month our charity is Linking Lives, we hope you, your family and friends can support this breakfast and vital service to those who are lonely within faith communities in our town.  All are welcome, any friends or family who are not attending mass can arrive from 9.45am in the hall to enjoy the delicious food and company of others.
 

As a Parish Community, we Hope and Pray that the year will see more of our parishioners, their family and friends taking part in our masses on Sundays and also making time to be part of Jubilee recognised pilgrimages near and far. Our Parish social committee and youth leaders will be looking at organising pilgrimages for us locally to Arundel Cathedral, Worth Abbey and the 60th Celebrations of the Diocese on September 20th. We also will be    helping financially towards our youth attending Lourdes in July (we have funds still available from last year’s fundraising for this) applications are currently open on the diocese website. We have a coach of youth attending Flame and will also be organising for as many who are able to, to be part of the walking  pilgrimage which celebrates 50 years this year and ends at Eastbourne.
 

A Year of Hope: An Introduction to the Jubilee Year with the Catholic Agency for Overseas Development:

2025 is a Jubilee year, but what does that mean? Catholic talk show host and author Nana Churcher, and CAFOD’s Simon Giarchi will be hosting Fr Jan Nowotnik (Director of Mission for the Bishop’s Conference), Christine Allen (CAFOD’s Director) and Kayode Akintola (CAFOD’s Head of Africa) and more for lively start to the Jubilee. With a special appearance by Catholic band Ooberfuse. Saturday 18Jan, 10:30am-midday, online. All welcome. Register here for free.