Category: Saint George’s latest news

Do you or will you have a baby wishing to be baptised this year? We will be holding sessions twice a year. We are looking at the next one to commence in May/June with another later in the year- These will be 3 x one hour meetings after mass at St Wilfrid’s.  Please contact Mary on 07789464817 or Angela on 07582 267546 for further details. 
 

CAFOD Lent Appeal:  Collection this Sunday.  Please return your envelopes or scan the QR code to make your donation.  If you are able to gift aid, please sign the back of the envelope

Thank you for your support.

The Lent/Easter issue of the deanery newsletter is now available to download on our website, for those who have not received by email.  If you didn’t get an email but want us to send items like this to you please complete the consent form at the back of church.
 

Thurs 3 April, 7pm at Our Lady of Ransom Church, Eastbourne. The Bishop, to mark the Jubilee Year of Hope, will be leading a Lenten Service of      Reconciliation in every Deanery. Please come and  support this important prayer opportunity as we move together towards becoming a new Single Parish.

 By praying, eating simply and giving to CAFOD we will be helping to support CAFOD in their vital work helping local experts to provide simple, effective solutions to the toughest problems facing many of the poorest peoples around the world.  This year’s focus is on helping to train communities in creating drought resistant vegetable gardens in East Africa following the devastating effects of drought.  Envelopes are available at the back of church. Please return them with your donations on March 16th. If you are able to Gift Aid your donation, please sign the back of your donation envelope. The government will add an additional 25%. Thank you.
 

Please pray for the 87 youth and leaders from our deanery on their Pilgrimage of Hope to Flame 2025 Catholic Youth Congress on Saturday, March 15th.

A heartfelt thanks for your generous support—£610 raised at St. George’s quiz and £340 at the OLR breakfast. We hope to raise more with a future event at CTK.  Donations are welcome via envelopes marked “Flame Fundraiser” in the collection. Any surplus will support future youth pilgrimages.

St George’s Parish Meeting – Sunday, March 16

Join us in the hall after the 9am Mass for a parish update on ministries, activities, and social plans. This will be the first of our planned quarterly meetings to strengthen collaboration in our parish community.  

We plan to arrange a coach trip with Lynns Travel for the Feast of Corpus Christi, returning after the 5:30 pm Mass, procession, and benediction. Estimated cost: £21 per person.

Interested? Provide your name, number of seats, and contact  details to Jean (St. Wilfrid’s) or Sandra (St. George’s). Final details to follow based on interest departure expected approx 11am return 8pm.

Lovely to have our normal numbers back after all the illnesses.  Our Next Meeting has unfortunately had to be cancelled. Please await further notice for the next date. 

Perhaps an extra weekday Mass, quieter than a Sunday; plus tea/coffee in the hall to get to know each other.  Many of our parishioners need your prayers please, many illnesses and operations amongst us.  Thank you.