(front of) newsletter 15th March 2015

St. Mary Star of the Sea   1 High Street, HASTINGS TN34 3EY

Tel: 01424 421263

(Arundel and Brighton Diocesan Trust – Registered Charity 252878)

Society of the Catholic Apostolate (Pallottines)

Parish Priest: Fr Seamus Stapleton SCA

Normal Mass Times

Sundays: 6.00pm (Sat), 10.00am, 11.30am. Monday to Saturday: 10.00am

Adoration: First Friday of Month 10.30am to 12 noon. Saturdays: 10.30am to 11am.

Sacrament of Reconciliation: Saturdays 10.30am and after the 6.00pm Mass.

15th MARCH  2015                    FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

YR B.                                          Parish Mass Book p166

SPECIAL  COLLECTION  AFTER THIS WEEKEND’S MASSES for our new sound system. --------------------------------------------- SEASON OF LENT LENTEN GOSPEL ACCLAMATION: Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory! STATIONS OF THE CROSS 9.30am each Friday in Lent. LENTEN RECONCILIATION on the SOLEMNITY OF THE ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD, WED 25th MARCH: With confessions available after the 10am Mass and from 6.30 to 7.30pm during a Holy Hour in preparation for Easter. ---------------------------------------------------------- COMMUNITY CLUB In the hall on Mondays from 10.30 till 12 noon. 16th: Quiz by Adrian Shortt 23rd: Coffee and chat 30th: What next? by Dick Edwards of HOTRA. With free hot cross buns and coffee/tea A warm welcome awaits you. Unfortunately this year we need to ask for a 50p entrance fee from non-members. Membership subscription is £3. Coffee/tea and biscuit 50p. It will be warm in our hall, so see you there! -------------------------------------------------------- SPONSORING FOR SNOWFLAKE Daniel and Christian Ryan will run the Hastings Half Marathon in aid of Snowflake. Jenny Ryan will collect names and pledges of sponsors after Masses this Sunday. Or contact 07890517816

IN MEMORIAM Please pray for the repose of the soul of MARY HANNABY Funeral Mass: Monday 16th March at 11.30am May she rest in peace. --------------------------------------------------------- ST PATRICK’S DAY CELEBRATION LUNCH Tuesday 17th March. Mass at 11.30am followed by lunch in church hall at 1pm. Cost £6 to include Irish Coffee. Tickets available after Mass. PARISH FINANCES The offertory collection at last weekend’s Masses came to £724.55 including cheques and standing orders. The CAFOD Fast Day collection came to £334.89. Many thanks to all concerned. TEACHER OF ENGLISH/ LITERACY CO-ORDINATOR (TLR 2) Required for September 2015 at St Richard’s Catholic College, Bexhill. Details and application form on St Richard’s Catholic College website. Closing date: Tuesday 17th March 2015. --------------------------------------------------------- PALLOTTINE PRAYER Lord, make me a better person, more considerate towards others, more honest with myself, more faithful to you. Make me generous enough to want sincerely to do your will whatever it may be. Help me to find my true vocation in life and grant that through it I may find happiness myself and bring happiness to others. Lord, may those whom you call have the generosity to answer your call. St Vincent Pallotti, pray for us.