The Relics of St Bernadette will soon arrive in England for the very first time. They will be at Arundel Cathedral from 9am on Saturday 22 October until 2pm on Sunday 23rd when they travel to Worth Abbey and remain there until 6pm on Monday 24 October. To ensure the comfort and safety of pilgrims, visitors are asked to register their attendance, online, choosing a dedicated timeslot for either the Cathedral or Abbey, at https://stbernadette.org.uk/registration/ For those people who do not wish to travel by car, the Knights of St Columba are booking a coach to visit Worth Abbey on Monday 24 October, arriving for the 1pm booked slot. The cost will be about £25 per head. Further details from Bob on 07752 043009.
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Centenary Celebrations
The catering team would like to thank everyone for their generous donations towards the centenary celebrations, which enabled us to provide an abundant variety of food and drink. We have received a lot of feedback, which enables us to review and improve food choices for future events.
Many thanks to those who were involved in the planning, sourcing shopping, preparing and distributing food and also cleaning and decorating the hall inside and out. About a dozen people were involved and worked tirelessly to achieve the outcome. So, thank you to all those who chopped, cut, filled food and wielded cocktail sticks all day long; washing up seemingly forever in the recesses of the kitchen; collected the sandwich order from Eastbourne; stored the food in various fridges throughout the parish to ensure a safely prepared and attractive display.
Finally, for all of you who appreciated the efforts, may we ask you to consider the following:
We desperately need fresh pairs of younger legs to assist us on any event day, as a number of the team find that their legs and feet throb unmercifully after the day’s event! So, please, if you can possibly help us out next time, put yourself forward now, to find out what it all involves. You will be strengthening our parish community and saving overtired legs.
Thank you for your kind response.
Accommodation Required
Last Sunday, one of our mass-goers asked me to help her find a 2 bedroom property, in the Hailsham area. She is a care worker. Please contact me if anyone can help. Fr Rory.
Fr Rory Writes
Greetings and best wishes for the holiday season. Thanks be to God there has been many reasons for celebrations. So we must keep as positive and helpful as possible, as indeed times can be difficult.
Centenary Celebrations
St Wilfrid’s Memorial Plaque
Anyone wishing for a name to be added to our memorial plaque, please could you email Jackie at [email protected] with correct spelling. Thank you.
Thank You
: St George’s parishioners would like to thank St Wilfrid’s parishioners for such a wonderful time spent celebrating the Centenary Celebrations with them. A lovely time was had by all.
Hailsham Foodbank
Hailsham Foodbank: are collecting milk bottle tops to help raise more money. Please help them by bringing in your washed red, blue and green milk bottle tops onlyand place in the church porch. Thank you.
Thank You
to all who helped and contributed to our Centenary Celebration on Saturday 13th August. This event was a huge success and we hope to have many more in the future.
Fr Rory Writes
“Grateful Hearts”
I am very grateful for all the work and goodwill that went into the preparation for our centenary celebration. The order of service, research and preparation, the music, flowers and the altar, catering, decorating, cleaning, care and attention. The fruits of goodwill and good work, please God, it will bear fruit in a new generation. Sincerest thanks and asking for all the help you can give.
Wishing you all the best for the rest of
the summer holidays.