(front of) newsletter 22nd 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.

22nd MARCH  2015   FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT  YR B. Parish Mass Book p173

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. During the Triduum, our normal timetable is replaced by the following: HOLY THURSDAY Mass of the Lord’s Supper at 7.30pm. Watching until 10pm in church at altar of repose. FRIDAY OF THE PASSION OF THE LORD/ GOOD FRIDAY Procession of Witness starts from St Clement’s Church at 10.30am, then to St Mary Star of the Sea, ending at All Saints. Do join us for this ecumenical event. Please note: there will be no indoor Stations of the Cross on Good Friday. CELEBRATION OF OUR LORD’S PASSION At 3pm on Good Friday. With a collection for the Holy Places. Please note, Good Friday is a Day of Fasting and Abstinence. HOLY SATURDAY Easter Vigil at 8pm. Please note, there will be no 6pm Mass on Holy Saturday. --------------------------------------- IN MEMORIAM Please pray for the repose of the soul of PATRICK EDWARD BARRETT Funeral Mass: Friday 27th March 1pm Committal at Hastings Cemetery at 2.15pm May he rest in peace. ---------------------------------------------------------

Procession of Witness Good Friday – April 3rd. Anyone wishing to participate please to contact me on 716576. Can people who have done it before also confirm their roles please. Rehearsal times and run throughs to be confirmed. Many thanks for everyone’s contribution towards this special and moving event. Heather Leech ------------------------------------------------------- PARISH FINANCES The offertory collection at last weekend’s Masses came to £806.34 including cheques and standing orders. Many thanks to all concerned. --------------------------------------------------------- BLESSING OF POLISH FOOD Will be on Saturday 4th April at 12 noon in the presbytery. Swiecenie potraw w sobote 04.04  o godz 12.00 tutaj w kosciele St Mary Star of the Sea PALLOTTINE PRAYER My soul is both the living image of God and the living image of the Holy Spirit, who is the immeasurable and incomprehensible love of the Father and the Son. The soul has a natural tendency to be drawn to the Infinite Love and away from worldly love. We are bound to live as the living image of the Infinite Love of the Father and Son. Lord, draw us into your Infinite Love. St Vincent Pallotti, pray for us.