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2025 Jubilee Year CAFOD Reflection and Workshop:

We are pleased to announce that, in place of the previously scheduled gathering on March 26th, we will now be hosting a special Jubilee Year of Reflection and Worship for the new parish of Eastbourne and St Leonards. This event will take place at St Wilfrid’s Church on Saturday, April 5th, starting at 10:00 am. It will be a wonderful opportunity for us to come together as a parish community to reflect on the significance of the Jubilee Year 2025 and what it means to be a ‘Pilgrim of Hope’. We encourage as many parishioners as possible to join us for this special occasion of prayer, reflection, and fellowship. More details will follow soon. We look forward to sharing this meaningful time with you.
 

Bishop Robert Baron’s set 0f 10 DVD’s on Catholicism:

They are very informative and interesting to watch. At present they are being used by St. Wilfred’s after prayer group after the 10am mass on Mondays.

If anyone else is interested in coming together as a group to watch these in Polegate please contact Mary 07789464817. I will try to find a time and place that suits all.  

Baptism

Do you or will you have a baby wishing to be baptised this year? We will be holding sessions twice a year. We are looking at the next one to commence in May/June with another later in the year- These will be 3 x one hour meetings after mass at St Wilfrid’s.  Please contact Mary on 07789464817 or Angela on 07582 267546 for further details. 
 

16th March 2025

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 did not have a meeting of our Parish Finance Committee that was scheduled.

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 six months. A Parish Leadership Group, including clergy and lay members, was formed and began meeting in February. For administrative purposes, the new parish will be split into two leadership hubs: Eastbourne (seven churches, including St George & St Wilfrid’s) and St Leonards (eight churches from Battle to Rye). At this level we looked at developing the goals up to June.

This is a long-term process, and all parishioners are encouraged to contribute. Father Kevin opened last week’s PLG meeting with a reading from Ephesians: “Out of his infinite glory, may he give you the power through his Spirit for your  hidden self to grow strong.” Let’s all grow strong together to make this plan a success.

CAFOD Family Fast Day – Friday March 14th


 By praying, eating simply and giving to CAFOD we will be helping to support CAFOD in their vital work helping local experts to provide simple, effective solutions to the toughest problems facing many of the poorest peoples around the world.  This year’s focus is on helping to train communities in creating drought resistant vegetable gardens in East Africa following the devastating effects of drought.  Envelopes are available at the back of church. Please return them with your donations on March 16th. If you are able to Gift Aid your donation, please sign the back of your donation envelope. The government will add an additional 25%. Thank you.