Fr Rory Writes

Father, Son and Holy Spirit,                Jesus, Mary and Joseph Pray and pray constantly and never loose heart As we begin a new year with the visit of the Relics, and a very important fruitful meeting with leaders from our two communities at St George’s and St Wilfrid’s.  Please God, we are off to a great start. … Click here

“By their fruits you shall know them,                    Good trees bear good fruit” A constant saying as I was growing up, the family that prayed together, stayed together, but it also acknowledged that this does not act as the guarantee that there would be no crosses or afflictions. There is no guarantee of a trouble free… Click here

             “A most special time             The Sabbath Day” A day of rest.  Through the ages the Sabbath Day has received different guidelines on how it is best to celebrate it.  So it is good to pay attention for this time of rest as we enjoy our holiday season. A big thank you to Bob and… Click here

Special Visitors Each year we have special and interesting visitors attending our mass during the summer time.  From the very gifted man, who sings in concerts at Glyndebourne, others having very interesting stories from our past, leaving us enriched treasured memories remembered of celebrations and sorrows for sad losses.  Please God, all strengthening and supporting… Click here

Deacon John Writes: On Monday we heard the parable of the mustard seed and yeast. Jesus explains how the Kingdom of God grows within us by the power of the Word we hear and power of the Holy Spirit. When we allow his Word to take root in our hearts, we are transformed and made… Click here

Deacon John Writes: This week brings me to the last instalment of the Deacon John writes about food: We have had three examples recently where meals have been the feature. The first was in May when we had the wonderful party celebrating my 90th Birthday.  So many came to the celebration and the food was scrumptious… Click here

Deacon John Writes: Last week I used an article from a diocesan newsletter. This week is a follow-up on that: Luke’s Gospel in particular, has many accounts of Jesus and his disciples visiting the homes of the people they met and eating with them. In Luke 5 you will find the story of Jesus eating… Click here

Deacon John Writes: The following is based on an article found in the diocesan newsletter last week: The kitchens in our homes are surely the centres of our family lives. They are where we prepare the meals that we eat and in many cases they are where we sit down to eat. I am sure you… Click here

New Parish Update: I want to update you on where we are in the journey towards becoming a New Parish, joining together all the 8 parishes of our Eastbourne – St Leonard’s Deanery. There have been, over the past 6 months, fruitful meetings of a Parish Leadership Group of the clergy and some lay reps from… Click here

“Most important thing for our future. Sure foundations for what we build”. This week I present you with a clean sheet.  It represents the space in which our future story will or maybe told. So far so good, but now the most important time is here, and please God, we will have a great story… Click here