(front of) newsletter 21st June 2015

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

Tel: 01424 421263              Email: stmaryshastings@outlook.com

(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. Tuesday 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.

TWELFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

21st JUNE 2015                           YEAR B          Parish Mass book p 98         

PLEASE NOTE: From now on there will be  no Mass on Mondays. On Thursday 25th June, Mass will be at 9am instead of 10am ------------------------------------------------------ MASS AT THE CATHOLIC CEMETERY at Fairlight will be celebrated on Friday 26th June at 7pm. ---------------------------------------------------- FESTIVAL 50 5th July at the Amex Stadium. Now is the time to book your coach seat. Please call Ian Moon, 01424 253080 DIVINE MERCY PRAYER GROUP will be meeting on the following Mondays at 2.30pm in the presbytery: 22nd June, 6th July, 20th July, 3rd August, 17th August There will be no Divine Mercy prayer meeting on 31st August (Bank Holiday). COMMUNITY CLUB In the hall on Mondays from 10.30am till 12 noon. June prog: 22nd: Coffee and chat 29th: Outing to Hawkhurst Fish Farm Our new year has started with subs at three pounds a year so give us a go. It’s all very informal but you are bound to meet a friend. Coffee/tea and biscuits 50p.

ASSISTED SUICIDE MP Rob Marris is going to propose a bill that would allow assisted suicide. Please write a short, pithy letter or email to our MP, Amber Rudd, asking her to vote against this bill. Points you might wish to include are that it is all too easy for the right to die to become the duty to die in order not to be a burden to others. Or point out that good palliative care should be the way forward. Send your letter to Amber at amber.rudd.mp@parliament.uk or at House of Commons, St Margaret’s Street, London SW1A 0AA ------------------------------------------------------- PARISH FINANCES The offertory collection last weekend  came to £862.14 including cheques  and standing orders. Many thanks to all concerned. PALLOTTINE PRAYER Lord, our God, we praise you because you sent us your Son as Saviour of the world. We adore you because you manifested his glory to the people. Fill your Church here on earth with the spirit of faith and adoration. Strengthen our conviction that even today you are close to your people in your Son, and reign as Lord over all. St Vincent Pallotti, pray for us.