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Sun 28th June after mass at St G’s. During the month of June we are raising funds for The Demelza Trust.  There was a Demelza Charity Shop in Hailsham, but sadly had to close.  This charity delivers extraordinary care to children who are facing serious or life limiting conditions.  They support the children and their families at every step from first diagnosis and for as long as they are needed.  Their support is as unique as every family, providing creative therapies, short breaks, practical and emotional support for families and siblings and care towards the end of life.  A worthwhile charity indeed.

We hope you, your family and friends can support this.

Last month we raised a grand total of £300 for Linking Lives Eastbourne.  Thank you to everyone who supports us with these breakfasts and help raise so much money for charity.

Oskar and Raizel would also like to send a very special thank you to the Women’s Institute:  We are incredibly grateful for the money you raised to support our red shirt pilgrimage. It was so incredibly kind of you to think of us, and we are deeply touched by your generosity and wonderful support. Thank you for making such a meaningful difference to our journey! Oskar and Raizel.
 

We would like to say a massive thank you to everyone at St Wilfrid’s and St George’s who voluntarily helped raise money for our red shirt pilgrimage. We are incredibly grateful for your immense generosity. Your support means the world to us and is helping make this journey possible!  Thank you, Oskar and Raizel
 

The Knights of St Columba will hold their next meeting on Friday 12 June at 7.45pm in the parish meeting room at Our Lady of Ransom. All catholic men are welcome to come. 
 

Join the Catholic Women’s League Eastbourne Parishes for a fun evening at Christ the King Hall, Eastbourne. Doors open 6.30pm for a 7pm start. Teams of up to 6, £5 per person (under 12s free). Cash prize, raffle, refreshments and homemade cakes. All proceeds support the Deanery West Hub Youth Formation Fund, helping young people access Lourdes, Flame 2027 and other faith opportunities. Tickets from Sandra at St George’s or email [email protected].
 

The next meeting will be after Mass on Sunday 12th July.
 

The web edition which has more detailed news can be accessed from this link June 2026 web  

Today Sun 31st May after mass at St G’s when we will be supporting “Linking Lives Eastbourne”.  We hope you, your family and friends can support this.

Last month we raised a grand total of £250 for Adam’s Light and the Charity we will be supporting in June is Demelza.

Thank you to everyone who supports us with these breakfasts. 

For news and updates on Eastbourne and St Leonards Deanery activities and events visit the website www.eastbourne-stleonards.org.uk You can also email [email protected]  to submit items for the website and magazine.
 

FROM FR JONATHAN MARTIN, DIOCESAN ADMINISTRATOR:  My dear brothers and sisters, It’s become a regular Sunday evening ‘thing’ for me to flick through parish websites and social media platforms to get a glimpse of the life of our communities of faith. How blessed we are to be in such good company with one another in our discipleship of Jesus and in our service of the Gospel. I recently spent a week in Rome with the Bishops of England and Wales, amongst whom there was much talk of, and encouraging interest in our Diocesan Pastoral Plan. I know that, across the Diocese, you are working closely with your priests and deacons to help realise the beautiful vision Bishop (Archbishop) Richard set out for us in ’The Word Who is Life’. I pray for you all daily. I’m especially mindful of the people of the parishes in which I have been privileged to serve; of the specific needs, sorrows, and joys marking the life of our parish communities in any given week; and of those whose names appear in your newsletters by reason of receiving the Sacraments, or in sickness or bereavement, and the souls of those of our number who have died. All of these prayers I gather together in the Mass I am asked to offer each Sunday ‘for all the people of the Diocese’. Please pray for me; and keep praying, each day, for the election of a new Bishop for our Diocese. God bless you all.