Fr Rory Writes

Parish Leadership Group Update Last week, Gerry Palmer and I attended the latest Parish Leadership Group meeting with Father Kevin and other representatives of our new parish. Significant progress has been made since our first meeting in January. Over the next few weeks, we will complete an audit of all church organisational structures, which will enable… Click here

Returning from the meeting of the Parish Leadership Group – 1st April 2025 Most important:          The Devine life of God,           Father, Son and Holy Spirit.              Fr Kevin began the meeting with ten minutes of silent prayer focused upon the message of Pope Francis: Evangelii Gaudium 28 If the parish proves capable… Click here

‘Another step in the right direction’ On behalf of Fr Kevin Dring, Jackie met with some of the parish secretaries on Monday at Our Lady of Ransom.   This first meeting was to establish what jobs are currently undertaken and to try and put a plan in place so that we can all work together as… Click here

“Rejoice and be glad”                        Well it was not St Patrick’s Day, but it was St Patrick weekend; the celebrations after the 10.30am mass were well fit for purpose, truly enjoyable.  There is a human streak that would say, “but where was the bacon and cabbage”, which some of parishes will say “well we had… Click here

Fr Rory Writes:                            “Life Goes On”        Actually it was Gerry who was responsible for my piece last week.  So it is a good sign that we are singing from the same page, and it is really important to recognise this.  There is a reason why we are in our present situation, and we… Click here

Parish Pastoral Plan Update The Parish Pastoral Plan was launched over a year ago, with plans for our new parish, “Eastbourne and St Leonards,” set to begin in November 2024, led by our parish Moderator, Father Kevin Dring from OLR. In January, Father Kevin introduced a Parish Development Plan outlining the goals for the next… Click here

From having heard the greetings from the Kelly’s; our communities response:- Good to hear from the Kelly’s and the greetings. Community is going to be more important as we move forward and we all need to support one another in this time of change.   The activities in the life of our parish are very important… Click here

Fr Rory Writes:         To the parishioners of St Wilfrid’s and St George’s Nice to hear from family, sometimes especially nice.  They ask to extend their thanks to the parish. We the Kelly family would like to acknowledge with thanks the love, time and energy you all give Fr Rory in his ministry.  Thank you… Click here

Deacon John Writes: National Marriage Week began last Friday and ran until St Valentine’s Day on 14th February. Marriage Week is an annual celebration, and offers an important opportunity for us to support and promote the vocation of marriage and family life. We have all been encouraged to say daily a simple prayer of thanksgiving for the vocation to marriage: I… Click here

Deacon John Writes: “I am Lord, send me”. Do you think you are up to the following passage in the light of this weeks readings? “God has a different call for each of us. Because each of us is unique, each of us has a mission which no one else can fulfil.  God will use… Click here