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1st June 2025

“Alleluia, Alleluia”

I will not leave you as orphans, says the Lord. 

I am going away and I will come to you and your hearts will rejoice, Alleluia.

The readings this week are incredible, very much fit for purpose.  This Sunday, St George’s quarterly meeting takes place after their mass, and we have our regular meetings at St Wilfrid’s.  Important communication from Fr Kevin, who is tasked with a large responsibility he is carrying out to the best of his ability, (and very well at that), I am sure it is very stressful for him.  He has been in communication with us, and agrees it has become clear we share a common view that July would be too soon to commence the new time schedule.  He relies on a sense of urgency and willingness to get it right and has made suggestions that we will engage in.

Please take away the newsletter and get all the nourishment that is offered to us by Jesus at this most important and fruitful time.

Arundel Cathedral Corpus Christi Trip:

Thank you to all those who have booked already to join us on our parish pilgrimage to Arundel Cathedral on the Feast of Corpus Christi, Thursday 19th June to see the Carpet of Flowers and join in the mass and procession. We have a few seats remaining; these will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

To book: please provide name and contact number to Jean (St Wilfrid’s), Sandra (St George’s). The cost is £20 per person and we will leave Polegate at 1pm. Sandra will contact you with more details by w/c 9th June if you have booked.

St George’s Meeting, 1st June

St George’s Meeting Sunday, June 1st:  The second of St George’s quarterly church meetings will take place after Mass on Sunday, June 1st. Minutes from the previous meeting are available in the file at the back of the church. These meetings are an important opportunity for our community to share, reflect, and move forward together in prayer, formation, and mission. Tea and coffee will be served first.  
 

First Holy Communion Breakfast

Our Children’s First Holy Communion Breakfast:  As is the custom at St Wilfrid’s, the children have their First Holy Communion Breakfast the Sunday following their First Holy Communion Day.  We had 10 candidates this year so the table headed by Fr Rory was large. Specialities made by Annette and Sophie; large 3 tier cake, red jellies with a white marshmallow for the host, fairy cakes with a gold cross, then Teresa provided “healthy options”.  The buffet table was laden with food, just as well because so many parishioners came in after Mass, lovely to see new faces.
 

25th May 2025

Stephen from the Parish Council writes:

“In preparation for Pentecost”

As the 50 days of Easter concludes on Sunday 8th June with the feast of Pentecost, this can be seen as an invitation to all people to open their eyes to the mystery of life and love.

In Walking in the light of Christ, we frequently reach out and embrace the Holy Spirit, so who is the Holy Spirit? The Holy Spirit is the Third Person of the Most Blessed Trinity. God the Father is the First Person, and God the Son (Jesus) is the Second Person of the Holy Trinity. It is the Spirit of God which fills all of creation, always present within us, guiding us towards goodness and truth

Pentecost is a celebration of a new beginning, a celebration of God’s New Creation. Pope Francis is the embodiment of how God’s love brings about freshness and newness of life, especially our spiritual life. Pope Francis put great emphasis on what we as individuals can do in order to bring the presence of God into our world

Jesus promised to send an advocate who would be with us always. The Holy Spirit is the fulfilment of that promise. the Holy Spirit gave the apostles the gift of languages, so they were able to proclaim the Good News about Jesus in languages that the people could understand. This Spirit is poured out upon all flesh, and wisdom is given in abundance, helping all to see, hear and understand what is said.

We might ponder about our own personal relationship with the Holy Spirit. Asking ourselves, do I carve out special intimate time to share with the Lord, time for prayer, meditation and worship, being in God’s presence? Jesus spoke of having eyes to see and ears to hear.

So, on Pentecost Sunday, let’s give attention not only to the workings of the Holy Spirit in the Church, but likewise give attention to the promptings, the movements, and the inspirations of the Holy Spirit in each one.