As we know the Link closed due to Ron & Kay’s retirement. An answer to many prayers; a caterer will be renting the coffee shop for 3 months, opening in June. Serving Tea/coffee/cakes, no hot meals. Please do support her, to help her make a good go of it. Thank you.
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Table Sale
St George’s table sale is in need of more donations of new/nearly new items that can easily be placed on the table, please leave at the back of the church or under the table in the hall. Or even placed directly on table if space permits. Thank you
Deanery Confirmation Mass
We would love to have a group of singers and musicians from across the Deanery for the Deanery Confirmation on Sunday 18th June 3pm (arrive 2pm) at the Cathedral. There will be a rehearsal on Saturday 3rd June at 11am in Eastbourne. All who wish to be involved contact Marylou Cockshoot on [email protected] by 27th May.
Parish Fundraising & Social Committee Meeting
Parish Fund Raising and Social Committee Meeting on Wednesday 24th May at 6.30pm in St Wilfrid’s Hall to finalise the Sponsored Walk.
Fr Rory Writes
With the Help of God
Our initial meeting of our parish council got off to a good start on Tuesday evening in the church. Its role and above all its responsibility will be of great importance and will please God, be a great gift, very beneficial for our parish in the years to come. The awareness that a body is made up of many parts, but working together is most beneficial; hence please God, core groups will enable this to bear fruit.
This coming Thursday to the Feast of the Ascension, with its focus upon the words of Jesus “It is good for you that I should go, for I will send the Holy Spirit, hence Feast of Pentecost” the most important event in the life of our church.
The Charity Breakfast
The Charity Breakfast last Sunday and 50% table sale for April raised £150 for charity of the month RNLI – thank you to all those who supported. Next breakfast Sunday 28th May 10am after mass. Charity for May is Kipling Children’s Ward. They are raising money for the Children’s communal courtyards so our fundraising will be used for purchasing plants/garden features. ALL WELCOME
St Wilfrid’s Church
St Wilfrid’s Church will celebrate in the hall after Mass today for our “New King Charles & Queen Camilla”. Money raised from our sales table in January has now run out, so we are asking for a donation please towards the cost. We are reliably informed that the donation pot for tea/coffee/biscuits has not kept up with the raising costs, therefore we are asking for a donation of at least £2 please towards the cost each week. Thank you.
2023 Sacrament of Confirmation for young people
our parish is delighted to be instructing 12 local young Catholics for Confirmation. Please keep our candidates in your prayers.
May is the month of Our Lady
The entire month of May is dedicated to Our Lady and once again we celebrate this at both our Parish churches with our children placing a Crown on Her head whilst we all sing.
Thank you to our Parish Rosary Group
Thank you to our Parish Rosary group for donating £100 from lent alms (no cake for them during lent) this has been split between our lent charity HCPT and the Parish Youth Group. The Parish Rosary Group meets every Monday at 2pm in St George’s Hall (not bank holidays). Everyone is welcome to join as a regular or occasional member to Pray the Rosary a most wonderful devotion together. May is the Month of Our Lady so a good time to start.