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Today, 30th March after mass at St George’s – this month our charity is Toilet Twinning, we hope you, your family and friends can support this breakfast.  All are welcome

A huge thank you to all those who responded to the plea for more cleaners for our lovely church.  We now have a strong and supportive group of people keeping St George’s looking spick and span. It really is true, many hands make light work. God bless you all.
 

Our next breakfast will be on Sunday 30th March after mass at St George’s – this month our charity is Toilet Twinning, we hope you, your family and friends can support this breakfast. All are welcome.
 

Over 50’s Afternoon Tea:  Thurs 24th April, 2-4pm.  Theme  St George; wear something red if you wish.

Flame 2025 Catholic Youth Congress did not disappoint! A huge thank you to the young people who joined us—you returned filled with HOPE and Unstoppable!  Make sure you tell your parents and friends all about it. 

Special thanks to Sophie, Angela, Agata, Mary and Sandra for leading and supporting our youth. More youth liturgy leaders are needed to provide our young people with faith led opportunities in our church—if you’re interested, speak to one of our current leaders to learn more. 

We had a fantastic time! A huge thanks to our wonderful helpers for the delicious food—hot jacket potatoes, Annette’s amazing St. Patrick’s cake, and tasty treats. The afternoon was filled with quizzes, Irish Bingo, and a good old sing-along with Gary O’Brien on guitar. Thanks to all who donated raffle prizes—winners can collect theirs from the porch. We raised £200 towards a new hall sound system! Due to its success, we’re planning a WWII 80th Anniversary Celebration on Sunday, 4th May. Sign up in the porch for tickets.
 

Jubilee Year Pilgrimage – Arundel Cathedral: Join us on Thursday, June 19th, for Corpus Christi at Arundel Cathedral! Visit the Carpet of Flowers, and take part in Mass, Eucharistic procession, and Benediction. Coach departs: 11:30am from St Wilfrid’s; 11:45am from  St George’s  and returns after 5:30pm Mass & Benediction.  Cost: £20 (coach travel only; cathedral entry free). Mass seating is first come, first served. Reserve your coach seat by emailing [email protected] or adding your name & contact details to the list at the back of the church. Payment due in April.  
 

Sheila Bree’s Funeral will take place on Tuesday  25th March, 11.30am, St George’s Church.
 

Thank you to everyone who attended St George’s meeting last Sunday. Minutes are available at the back of the church. The meeting will be held quarterly and the next meeting will be after Mass on Sunday, 1st June. 

 

To mark this Jubilee Years theme of ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ we invite you to join us for a day of prayer and walking on Saturday, March 29th.   The outline of the day is:

10.00am – St Wilfrid’s – Adoration and opportunities for Confession             12.30pm – St George’s – Soup Lunch     

11.00am – Big Lent Walk from St Wilfrid’s to St George’s                      

1.45pm – St George’s – Family Stations of the Cross

You are invited to join us for any part of the day you are able to. Please indicate on the sign up sheet if you would like to walk with us or join us for soup lunch.

So far, we only have a small team of walkers for the Big Lent Walk who will be helping us to achieve a collective target of 200km on the day. We need 40 people in total. Please join us!  For more information about sponsorship and how to join our walking team please  follow this link:

https://parishes.walk.cafod.org.uk/fundraising/st-wilfrid-and-st-george-big-lent-walk or collect a sponsor form.

If you can’t walk, your prayers and sponsorship are greatly appreciated. The team sponsor form is at the back of the church or you can scan this QR code to make your donation. Thank you for being a Pilgrim of Hope!