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Beetle Drive at St Wilfrid’s:  had a very good turnout and raised a total of £212. for the church funds.  Thank you.

Bereavement Mass at St Wilfrid’s Church:  Sunday 10th November at 3pm.  All welcome to attend.

St Wilfrid’s Sales Table: In the hall after Masses.  The takings for the whole of October will be given towards our Third World Project.  Teas/coffees, cakes and biscuits are also available every week in the hall after Sunday and Wednesday Masses.

St Wilfrid’s Harvest Festival:  Sunday 27th October .  There is a box in the porch to receive your gifts of tins & packets to go to the Hailsham Food Bank please.  The perishable fruits & veg on display under the altar will be taken after Mass and sold to all of us by the children.  Please be generous as we would like to select a gift for the Third World Countries through CAFOD World Aid.  Thank you.

We are also very fortunate to have a “Bee Keeper” in our midst – Peter, who has kindly offered to give us some thoughts as to why the humble bee is so important to our world.  As you enter the Hall you will be given a Free Raffle Ticket.  After the talk, if your number comes up you can choose from a variety of prizes to do with the Bee Theme, Good Luck!

St Wilfrid’s First Holy Communion – The children’s first class was attended by all 12 of our candidates together with their parents and siblings.   Please remember our First Communion children in your prayers.  Annette, Theresa and Sophie.

St Wilfrid’s Harvest Festival:  Sunday 27th October .  There is a box in the porch to receive your gifts of tins & packets to go to the Hailsham Food Bank please.  The perishable fruits & veg on display under the altar will be taken after Mass and sold to all of us by the children.  Please be generous as we would like to select a gift for the Third World Countries through CAFOD World Aid.  Thank you.

St Wilfrid’s Feast Day:  Celebrated on Sunday 13th October.  A jolly time was had by all.  After Mass cakes and nibbles were devoured and vanished quite quickly.  It was lovely to see so many new parishioners joining in with us.  One of the new dads celebrated his Birthday.

St Wilfrid’s Beetle Drive – Friday 25th October – 7pm:  This will take place in St Wilfrid’s Church Hall.  Tickets £5 per person,  children go free.  Raffle prizes, please donate and mark for raffle, these can be left in the hall or church porch.  Thank you.

St Wilfrid’s Love in A Box:  This year we will be running the Love in a box scheme run by the Mustard Seed Relief Mission in Eastbourne.  You will find leaflets in the porch from this weekend and this gives full details of what is needed to put into a shoe box for a child and is such a worthwhile cause.  The boxes go to Moldova and are taken to orphanages and children’s hospitals.  A box will be left in the church porch to leave your shoe boxes in.  The last day for receiving the boxes at church will be Sunday 17th November.

St Wilfrid’s Feast Day:  This Sunday in celebration of St Wilfrid’s feast day, there will be a social gathering with tea and cakes in St Wilfrid’s hall.  All are welcome.