Category: Saint George’s latest news

:  We are hoping to form a choir to support the congregation at the 11am Mass on the 13th August.    We shall be singing hymns and parts of the New Celtic Mass.  There will be two evening rehearsals on August 3rd and 10th at 7.30pm to prepare for this.  You do not have to be able to read music, just love to sing.  Please contact Pat Gaglione or David Hoad at St Wilfrid’s and Shirley at St George’s for more information and any queries you may have.  We welcome your support.

Special Centenary Mass – Saturday 13th August 2022

St Wilfrid’s Church, Hailsham at 11am

Everyone is invited to this Mass, celebrated by Bishop Richard to mark the First Mass in the First St Wilfrid’s Church on 14th August 1922.  However, please put your name on the list in the church (or ring the parish office 841504), if you would like to stay for refreshments afterwards, to help with the catering.  Thank you.

Our next open Parish Meeting will be held after the 10.30am Mass at St Wilfrid’s on Sunday 31st July.

There will be a second collection on Sunday 31st July to cover the cost of refreshments after the Centenary Mass on August 13th.

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If anyone has any unwanted photo albums with pocket sleeves to use for the church photo’s, we would be grateful to receive them here at St Wilfrid’s.  Thank you.

This Sunday (17th July) will be the last week for Children’s Liturgy, we will then take a break for the summer and return in September.

Unfortunately due to holidays our July tea is cancelled, so our next afternoon tea will be on 25th August  2022 at 2pm in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall.  All are welcome for tea and a chat.

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Lisa Marie McDonald on 29 June 2022, at the age of 54.  A funeral mass will be held at Christ the King, Eastbourne, on Friday 22 July 2022 at 12 noon. All are welcome.

The Bishops of England & Wales have issued their “National Synthesis Document” which summarises all the concerns and comments made during the listening and consultation process each parish undertook earlier this year. A copy of the document is available in both churches and can also be found on the website of our Diocese https://www.abdiocese.org.uk
There was an open parish meeting at St George’s on 3^rd July to continue looking at the list of suggestions for improving our parish that were made by parishioners during our consultation process. Progress is being made! The minutes of this meeting are now on the noticeboard in both churches.