(back of) newsletter of St Mary Star of the Sea Catholic Church, Hastings, 18th January 2015

RESPONSORIAL PSALM: Here I am, Lord! I come to do your will.

IMPULSES FOR PRAYER:  Isaiah 6:1-10;   Luke 5:1-11;  

1 Corinthians 12:1-11

MEDITATION:

I cry out to You. The last strength of my heart reaches out for You. Let me find You, let me meet You in the whole of my life so that slowly I also come to understand what the Church tells me about You. There are only two final words: God and human, one single secret to which I totally surrender in hope and love. It is in being twofold that this mystery is truly one, one in You, Jesus Christ. As I put my hand into Your wound I say to You with the doubting and questioning Thomas: ‘My Lord and my God’. Amen.

Karl Rahner SJ (d. 1984), Prayers for a Lifetime, Albert Raffelt (ed.) (New York: Crossroad Publishing, 1997), p. 82

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED

To join the rota of those who serve teas and coffees after the 10am Mass on

Sunday mornings. We also need volunteers to join our church cleaning crew.

Please speak to Fr Seamus if you can join one of these vital ministries.

Mass Intentions for Week 1 in Ordinary Time

Saturday 17th January, 6pm:

Sunday 18^th January, 10am:

Sunday 18^th January, 11.30am:  Dennis Cullen, RIP

Monday 19^th January, 10am:

Tuesday 20^th January, 10am:

Saturday 24th January,10am:

If you would like a Mass to be celebrated for your intentions or for the repose of the soul of friends or family, just come into the presbytery after Mass to book it.

PROGRAMME FOR FRIDAYS AFTER OUR 10am MASS

1^st Friday of the Month: Adoration; 2^nd Friday: Padre Pio devotions; 3^rd Friday: Divine Mercy. And on the last Saturday of every month: Anointing of the Sick

DIVINE MERCY DEVOTIONS ON MONDAYS IN THE PRESBYTERY AT 2.30pm:

Do join us on 19^th January, 2^nd February, 16^th February,

2^nd March and 16^th March