(front of) newsletter 27 Sept 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.

TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

27^th September 2015             YEAR B            Parish Mass book p 138

PALLOTTINE RETREAT Please pray for Fr Seamus and his brother priests as they spend the coming week on their annual Pallottine retreat. There will be Communion Services on weekdays this week. ----------------------------------------------------------- PRAYER OF PEACE FOR SYRIA O God of peace, who are peace itself and whom a spirit of discord cannot grasp, nor a violent mind receive, grant that those who are one in heart may persevere in what is good and that those in conflict may forget evil and so be healed. Through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. St John Damascene, pray for us. --------------------------------------------------- CHILDREN AND ADULTS BASIC SAFEGUARDING AWARENESS TRAINING This training is predominantly aimed at volunteers working with children and vulnerable adults, but is open to anyone to attend. If you would like to attend a session at Christ the King, Langney, Eastbourne on Monday 5th October from 7-9pm, please put your name and contact details on the list on the Children’s Liturgy noticeboard. EduCare e-learning will be available later on. If you wish to access the e-learning package, please contact the Safeguarding Office: safeguarding@dabnet.org or  tel. 01273 241203 Certificates will be sent to those who successfully complete the module. ----------------------------------------------------------- REFUGEE CRISIS A heartfelt thank you to everyone who has filled in the list and offered help including accommodation and English teaching. Your names, details of the help you can give refugees and your contact details have been forwarded to the diocese. You will hear from them or from the local council when refugees needing your skills and help arrive in Hastings.

NEXT SUNDAY: There will be a special collection for CAFOD Harvest Fast Day ( which takes place on Friday). JOURNEY IN FAITH (RCIA) Been thinking about becoming a Catholic for some time but not got round to doing something about it? Married to a Catholic but not yet made a religious commitment of your own? Baptized but want to be in full communion with the Church? Come along and find out more. Tuesday 6th October at 7pm  in the presbytery. If you know anyone who may wish to take the RCIA course, do personally invite them to come along. ----------------------------------------------------- PARISH FINANCES The offertory collection last weekend came to £770 including cheques and standing orders. The collection for CAFOD’s work in Syria came to £327 Many thanks to all concerned. DIVINE MERCY PRAYER GROUP Do join us at the Divine Mercy Prayer Group in the presbytery on the following Mondays at 2.30pm in the presbytery: 28th September, 12th October, 26th October, 9th November, 23rd November, 8th December, 21st December MACMILLAN COFFEE MORNING Raised £215.43. Many thanks to all who enjoyed and supported this event. --------------------------------------------------------- PALLOTTINE REFLECTION It is not the defence of one’s own right that guards, preserves and perpetuates the evangelical works, but a humble life, which not only perpetuates them, but also increases them immeasurably. Anyone of us who should prove to be lacking in charity and in humility, would be an envoy of the devil and not of God. St Vincent Pallotti, pray for us. Mother of Divine Love, pray for us.