Service of Healing with Anointing of the Sick
Sunday 13th October 3pm—St Wilfrid’s Hailsham
Everyone, especially those with responsibilities for sick and/or elderly Catholics, living within Polegate/Hailsham/Willingdon and surrounding areas, may wish to bring loved ones to our healing Service, with the Anointing of the Sick, so that they may be commended to the Lord and strengthened with the Sacraments. Please pass this notice on to all who should consider attending.
Christ the King and St Joachim parish is organising a Pantomime for January 2025 and would be happy if any of our parishioners wanted to join them as cast/crew. If you are interested there is a meeting Today, Sept 22nd at 3.00pm in the hall at CTK Langney. If you can not make the meeting but would like to be part of the show email Sandra [email protected]
First Holy Communion: Deadline for enrolment has now passed. Our programme begins this week with an introductory meeting for parents on Wednesday 25th September 6pm in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall. For more information contact Teresa Palmer. 07951082592, [email protected] .
Charity Breakfast at St George’s – after Mass. Sun 29th Sept. Bring your friends and family all are welcome. This month we are raising money for “You Raise Me Up Café”.
St Wilfrid’s Sun 29th September: During the family mass we will be led by our children’s liturgy in celebrating the harvest and give thanks to God for our food, our farmers, and all who produce and supply it. Please bring your offerings of fresh harvest produce to the church, at the Friday mass or on the day of the harvest mass. We will sell fresh produce afterwards to raise further funds for CAFOD. Gifts of tins & packet foods are requested during the month for Foodbank, please leave them in the labelled box in the porch as soon as possible. These will form part of our display. Most needed item list is at the back of church.
St Georges Sun 6th October: Same format as above except fresh produce donations requested by 8.45am at Sunday mass.
Thank you for your generosity.
Fr Rory celebrates his 75th birthday on September 24th and what better way to celebrate this than by joining us for a sponsored walk along the Cuckoo trail on Sun Sept 29th? You may recall that Fr Rory had hoped we would all walk with him along this trail that links our two churches together as part of his golden Jubilee celebrations. Sadly, this event was postponed due to the closure of the Cuckoo trail for that weekend. We will set off at 3pm from St George’s Car Park Polegate and walk via the Cuckoo Trail to St Wilfrid’s Hailsham (approx. 3miles). At St Wilfrid’s we will be greeted with warm hospitality and a delicious birthday tea. Sponsor forms will be available soon at the back of church. Please gather as many sponsors as you can from friends and family. We are raising funds for CAFOD. If you are unable to walk please come and celebrate the birthday tea with us at 4pm .
Mon 26th August 10am – 5pm – Board Games Enthusiasts Fair. This is a group who enjoy all board games from across the decades. They have an annual fair where like minded people meet play and buy/sell games. They are holding the fair as a charity event for Demelza, the children’s hospice. All welcome.
No meeting in August. Our next meeting will be Friday 27th September.
Saturday 24th August 12 noon to 2.30 Afternoon Tea/tombola/raffle. This is a hall hire in aid of Breast Cancer Now and they would really appreciate your support.
The Diocese recommend that we have a fire drill at least annually. Although we are giving notice of it, to ensure it is as authentic as possible, following consultation with Fr Rory, it will take place during Mass, prior to the offertory procession. Appointed fire stewards will ensure prompt evacuation of both the church and hall where children’s liturgy will be taking place. The evacuation assembly point is on the pavement, Eastbourne Road, right in front of the church. Afterwards, we will return to the church and continue with Mass. It is very important that as a community we know how to evacuate safely. The weekend before, during the notices announcement slot, there will be a short talk on the fire drill.
