(back of) newsletter 18th October 2015

RESPONSORIAL PSALM:  May your love be upon us, O Lord, as we place all our trust in you.

MEDITATION:

In the hour of my distress, When temptations me oppress,

And when I my sins confess, Sweet Spirit comfort me!

When I lie within my bed, Sick in heart and sick in head,

And with doubts discomforted, Sweet Spirit comfort me!

When the priest his last has prayed, And I nod to what is said,

‘Cause my speech is now decayed, Sweet Spirit comfort me!

Litany to the Holy Spirit, Robert Herrick, from the Liturgy of the Hours

           

MASS INTENTIONS

Saturday 17th October, 6pm: Pat Joyce, RIP

Sunday 18^th October, 10am: Liam McGrath, RIP    11.30am: June Page, RIP

Tuesday 20^th October,10am: Communion Service

Wednesday 21st^th October, 10am: Deceased Members of the McGrath Family

Thursday 22nd October, St John Paul II, 10am: Frank & Elizabeth Keppler, RIP & Kay Keppler, RIP

Friday 23rd October, 10am:

Saturday 24th October, BVM on Saturday, 10am: Norma Batty, RIP

Please pray for Arnel & Lorna Venoya, whose second wedding anniversary is at this time.

KSC/UCM Morning of Reflection

Sr. Frances Teresa OSC will lead a Morning of Reflection at Holy Redeemer Church, Upper Church Rd, Hollington on Saturday 24^th October.  The theme for the day will be Pope Francis’s encyclical Laudato Si. The timetable begins with Mass at 10.00 a.m. followed by two talks in the parish hall. The morning will be organised jointly by the UCM and the KSC. All are welcome. See poster and handout for details. A light lunch will be served at 1.15p.m.

Clerk to the Governors. Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School (Hastings) requires a clerk to the governors from January 2016. The clerk will be required for the fully governing body and sub-committee meetings, amounting to a total of ten evening meetings between January and the end of July, in addition to the other administrative aspects of the role.

Our first preference is for a candidate who is already qualified as a clerk, although applicants with a strong secretarial background may be considered.

Initial expressions of interest are welcome by 23^rd October. Please email Stephen Calladine-Evans at chair@sacred-heart.e-sussex.sch.uk, simply providing your contact details and indicating your interest in the role. The expression of interest will result in you receiving the application pack and role description by email on Monday 2^nd November.

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COMMUNITY CLUB

In the hall on Mondays from 10.30am till 12 noon. Coffee/tea and biscuits 50p.

Annual subs: £3. Do join us.

October programme:

19th: ‘Born and Bred in Hastings’. Illustrated talk by E Preston.

26th: coffee and chat

Catenian Quiz Night – The Catenians are holding a Quiz at Beauport Park Golf Club from 7.30PM on Friday the 27^th of November.  Entry is £7.50 and includes a light Ploughman’s supper. Proceeds to the Circle Benevolent fund.  Tickets from Richard or Brenda Widenka – Tel 01424 772 090.