(front of) newsletter 6th 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-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

6^th September 2015             YEAR B            Parish Mass book p 129

MACMILLAN CANCER SUPPORT COFFEE MORNING Today, Sunday 6th September 10am to 1pm in our church hall. Please come along for coffee and cake and support this good cause. Donations of cakes would be greatly appreciated on the day. ---------------------------------------------------------------PARISH FINANCES The offertory collection last weekend came to £767.17 including cheques and standing orders. Many thanks to all concerned. ----------------------------------------------------- ASSISTED SUICIDE On Friday 11th September, the House of Commons will debate and vote on a bill to legalise assisted suicide. This will put the most vulnerable people in our society at risk. Richard our Bishop asks that we contact our MP, urging her to attend the debate and  vote against the bill. You can send our MP an email via the Catholic Bishops’ Conference website (www.catholicnews.org.uk/assisted-suicide) or send a letter to Amber Rudd, MP, Swallow House, Theaklen Drive, St. Leonards-on-Sea, TN38 9AZ. If you would like just to put your name, address and signature on a letter and post it, do take a letter from the table at the back of the church.

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. --------------------------------------------------- DIVINE MERCY PRAYER GROUP There will be no Divine Mercy prayer meeting on 31st August (Bank Holiday). Do join us at the Divine Mercy Prayer Group in the presbytery on the following Mondays at 2.30pm in the presbytery: 14th September, 28th September, 12th October, 26th October, 9th November, 23rd November, 8th December, 21st December ------------------------------------------------------- PALLOTTINE PRAYER Jesus in the Eucharist, our God and King. Jesus in the Eucharist, Our Creator and Redeemer. Jesus in the Eucharist, our Physician and our Medicine. Jesus in the Eucharist, our Food and our Grace. Jesus in the Eucharist, our greatest Good and Happiness. Jesus in the Eucharist, infinitely loving and worthy of love. Jesus in the Eucharist, You are the greatest and  most holy of our mysteries. St Vincent Pallotti, pray for us. Mother of Divine Love, pray for us.