(front of) newsletter 18 October 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-NINTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

18^th October 2015             YEAR B            Parish Mass book p 146

TODAY: There will be a special collection for MISSIO. ---------------------------------------------------------- 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. --------------------------------------------------- CONFIRMATION 2016 Information meeting for parents/guardians and candidates will be held in presbytery at 5.00 pm on Sat 14th November. Application forms are available in church porch; please return completed form to the presbytery. Candidates need to be in Year 10 and above. ---------------------------------------------------------- SCHOOL REFERENCE FORMS School forms will be signed after the 6pm Mass on Saturdays during October. -------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION MEETING FOR PARENTS: FIRST HOLY COMMUNION This year, all First Holy Communion sessions for Year 4 children will be held in the St Mary Star of the Sea Church Hall and parents are asked to attend an Information Meeting on: Wednesday 21st October at 6pm in the church hall. If you intend for your child to participate in the First Holy Communion course, please complete a form (available from the school office or the presbytery) and return it to the school office or Fr Seamus/ presbytery as soon as possible or by Friday 16th October at the latest. If your child has NOT been baptised, it is very important that you contact Fr Seamus as soon as possible; otherwise they will not be eligible for the programme.

CHRISTMAS BAZAAR 28th NOVEMBER 10.30am to 1.30pm. There is a box at the back of the church for your contributions: raffle prizes, ie choc, bottles, toiletries, books, decoration, unwanted gifts, gifts for Santa’s Grotto. Many thanks. THE ANNUAL PARISH QUIZ Will take place this year on Saturday 14th November starting at 7.30pm. It is open to teams of up to six. Entry: £3 per person. Bring your own food and drink. Tea and coffee. Interval. Pre-booking is not essential. Just turn up on the night. For any further information contact 01424 431970. --------------------------------------------------------- PARISH FINANCES The offertory collection last weekend came to £791.82 including cheques and standing orders. Many thanks to all concerned. Notice for Hall Users Due to ongoing building works could all church hall users, access the Hall from the Church or directly from the High Street during the day. We regret any inconvenience this may cause; it is a temporary measure due to building works. Thank you for your cooperation. 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: 26th October, 9th November, 23rd November, 8th December, 21st December --------------------------------------------------------- PALLOTTINE PRAYER Lord Jesus, make us ready for service in our vocation and for our countries and our world. We place our life, our work, our time at your disposal. Make us deeply aware of you. Take us fully to yourself and bind us tightly to you. Lord Jesus Christ, though you became a brother and a servant, yet you remained Our Lord. The divine service and the divine law is nothing but to love one’s brothers and sisters so that everyone does good to everyone else always urged by selfless love. St Vincent Pallotti, pray for us Mother of Divine Love, pray for us.