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Over 50’s Club, last Thursday of every month, 2-4pm. 

A table laden with homemade cakes and sandwiches, cheese/fruit scones, sausage rolls/pork pies and quiche.  Then a quiz sheet and picture bingo for everyone.  Music in the background, lots of talk and laughter.  A free raffle all for £10 each.  Catholics and Non Catholics very welcome, why not come along to our next meeting, you will be most welcome.

As you leave church today (on the table in the porch) please take a look at the list of jobs and see if you could put your name to help out.  Thank you.
 

Last Sunday’s First Communion Breakfast in our hall was a very joyous occasion.  Annette had made and decorated a beautiful cake with the children’s names and plenty of other cakes and sandwiches.  Teresa provided platters of all sorts of healthy goodies.  The hall was decorated with 12 tables for members of our congregation, it was lovely to see so many of our parishioners together with plenty of children who took home all the balloons that decorated the hall!
 

Phil & Paula Bell ask for prayers of thanksgiving as they celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary this weekend.
 

The latest issue of the Deanery Magazine is now available on the parish website and printed copies are in our churches from today.  As well as including a single parish update it also has lots of good news stories, forthcoming events and opportunities for prayer, formation and mission.

If you take a copy away to read please return it or pass it on to a friend who may be interested, or even leave it in a local community centre, medical practice waiting room or another public place where others in our community might discover and enjoy it too. Thank you for helping to share the Good News more widely!

The Pope has provided us with Bishop Elect Stephen Wang who asks us to pray for him as he prepares to join the diocese as our new shepherd. See letter attached. 

Herewith a message to us all from Bishop-elect Stephen.  He has also recorded a video message for parishes which can be watched here: https://vimeo.com/1206416223

The South Downs Singers Open Air Summer Concert on Saturday 11 July at 3.30pm:  Carters Corner Farm, Cowbeech, BN27 4JA  Tickets £12.

Bring a picnic and enjoy the beautiful grounds of Heather and Nigel’s home.  Tickets available from Shirley and Anne  after Mass if anyone would like to buy them.

Sunday 19th July after mass at St G’s. During the month of July we are raising funds for “Care for Carers”.  We hope you, your family and friends can support this.
 

Eastbourne Council 433 of The Knights of St Columba will be meeting on Friday, 10^th July at 7.45pm in the Parish Meeting Room at Our Lady of Ransom. All interested Catholic men are welcome to attend. Further details from Flavio (07854932595)
 

During August, Father Paul is committed to supply and say Mass at the parish in Hove. This was a commitment he made in October last year and which he must honour. Recently Fr Paul, Father Kevin, Shirley and Gerry met in order to make  arrangements which would ensure that there will be least one Sunday Mass in our parish on those Sundays when Fr Paul will be at Hove.

Following a discussion of all the options and possibilities it was decided to put the following plan in place during the month of August:

August 9^th       Mass at St Wilfrid’s     5.30pm

August 16^th     Mass at St George’s     5.30pm

August 23^rd     Mass at St George’s     9.00am                                                                 

                        Mass at St Wilfrid’s     5.30pm

August 30^th     Mass at St Wilfrid’s     5.30pm

There will be weekday Mass at St George’s and St Wilfrid’s on Tuesdays and Wednesdays as usual, but this will be at 12.00 noon and not 10.00am.

When Mass will not be celebrated at a particular church on a Sunday, that church will be open at the usual time so that those who really cannot attend Mass elsewhere are able to come for a time of reflection and prayer based on the readings for that Sunday. This will not be a eucharistic liturgy and it will not replace the expectation that you attend Sunday Mass unless it really is not possible.

Sunday Mass will be celebrated in Eastbourne area at Our Lady of Ransom 10.15am and 5.30pm; St Gregory 9.00am; St Agnes 11.30am; Christ the King, Langney 11.30 and St Joachim, Hampden Park 9.30am

This will be a temporary arrangement for the month of August only, we hope that you understand the situation and thank you for your cooperation.