Mothering Sunday at St Wilfrid’s: A very big THANK YOU to everyone who arranged and organised this Happy Mass. The children really enjoyed their readings, prayers and musical hymns, such a variety of bells, tambourines and shakers for the final hymn, even Fr Kieran was seen shaking a maraca to the music. Then the children handed out a beautiful yellow rose to all the ladies. A special “Mothering Sunday” cake was washed down with a cuppa in the hall afterwards.
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St Wilfrid’s Easter Raffle
St Wilfrid’s Easter Raffle: To be drawn in our hall after the 10.30am Mass on Easter Sunday. Tickets are available in the hall after Masses, see Joan/Annette/Sophie. £1 per strip. There are 20 good prizes to be won. All proceeds will go to the church.
Drawing Competition
Don’t forget the competition arranged by Sophie who has brought the website up-to-date and interesting to follow. Adults and children, please draw a picture to do with the subject you would like to see included in our new website. It can be any subject you like. Winners will be announced on Easter Sunday, when the prize of a large Easter Egg will be given and the picture put on our website. Please put your name on the back of the picture. Good Luck.
Easter Mass Times
Maundy thurdsay
M7pm – St George’s – Margaret & Harry Wright & Fr Eric Wright RIP
Good friday
G11am – St Wilfrid’s – Stations of the Cross
3pm – St Wilfrid’s & St George’s- Solemn Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
easter vigil
8.30pm – St Wilfrid’s- Holy Saturday, For Fr Rory from all his friends at St Wilfrid’s
easter sunday
9am – St George`s – Priest’s Intention
10.30am – St Wilfrid`s – Parish Communities’ Intention
Choir Practice for Easter Vigil
Choir Practice for Easter Vigil: Could all who can sing and are willing to help with the Easter Vigil, please attend a choir practice on Tuesday 16th April at 7 pm in St Wilfrid’s Church.
Choir Practice for Easter Vigil: Could all who can sing and are willing to help with the Easter Vigil, please attend a choir practice on Tuesday 16th April at 7 pm in St Wilfrid’s Church. It is hoped at least a dozen voices will volunteer.
Altar Server Practice
Altar Server Practice: Could I appeal to all teenage and adult altar servers to attend a rehearsal for the Easter Vigil Service on Good Friday at 5 pm at St Wilfrid’s.
Altar Server Practice: Could I appeal to all teenage and adult altar servers to attend a rehearsal for the Easter Vigil Service on Good Friday at 5 pm at St Wilfrid’s. A minimum of 6 servers required to fulfil all the liturgical activities required for this extremely important Liturgy.
The Children’s Liturgy – Palm Sunday
The children’s liturgy on Palm Sunday at St. Wilfrid’s will include the children examining all the events of Holy Week including……
The children’s liturgy on Palm Sunday at St. Wilfrid’s will include the children examining all the events of Holy Week including the events surrounding the first mass on Holy Thursday – Jesus death on Good Friday and Resurrection on Easter Sunday. It’s hoped as many of the children as possible will attend this.
St George’s Lenten Lunches
St George’s Lenten Lunches: will be available throughout Lent for everyone to enjoy good soup and chatter! Members of both communities are warmly welcomed. Lunches will be on Thursdays, when Mass will be at 11.30am. All soup will be homemade and we will put up menus as we did last year, so please sign up to let us have an idea of numbers. Menus will be available each Sunday for the following week.
St George’s Lenten Lunches: will be available throughout Lent for everyone to enjoy good soup and chatter! Members of both communities are warmly welcomed. Lunches will be on Thursdays, when Mass will be at 11.30am. All soup will be homemade and we will put up menus as we did last year, so please sign up to let us have an idea of numbers. Menus will be available each Sunday for the following week.
Vigil Mass for St Patrick’s night
St Wilfrid’s Church: The vigil mass next Saturday, 16th, at St Wilfrid’s will include prayers to honour St Patrick and for continued peace in the north of Ireland along with prayers for Irish people and their associates across the world.
Healing Mass at St Wilfrid’s
Healing Mass at St Wilfrid’s: There will be a healing mass ending with solemn Benediction every Wednesday morning at 10am in Hailsham during the Lenten period, starting this coming Wednesday. This is not to be confused with a Sacramental healing service. The oil used on the Wednesdays is the oil of gladness and as such this service of healing is open to anyone who feels they would like to be prayed over them. The priest will also impose his hands on your head. You can also act as a proxy for someone who is ill in your family and cannot be present. The mass will of course be extended and may take around 45 minutes in total. Tea and Coffee will be available in the hall afterwards.