(front of ) newsletter, 10th July 2016

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.

FIFTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME

10th July 2016             YEAR C         Parish Mass book: p 108

DUNCAN BROWN WILL BE ORDAINED TO THE PERMANENT DIACONATE on 23rd July by Bishop Richard Moth at 12 noon. We wish Duncan all the very best and assure him of our prayers. We will be hosting a reception in the hall afterwards to cater for those attending the ordination ceremony. If you could volunteer your service for food preparation/service on the day or make a contribution to the celebration there are lists available in the church porch. SPECIAL COLLECTION TODAY FOR THE APOSTLESHIP OF THE SEA Today is Sea Sunday, when the Church prays for all those who live and work at sea. Without them we would not have most of the items we buy in the shops. Today’s second collection is for Apostleship of the Sea (AoS), the Church’s official maritime welfare agency. It supports seafarers both practically and spiritually. This annual collection is absolutely vital to enable it to continue its work, so please give generously and remember seafarers in your prayers. Thank you. For more information on the work of AoS please visit www.apostleshipofthesea.org.uk ------------------------------------------------------------ SAFEGUARDING If you have been given DBS/CRB forms, please could you fill them in and bring them back quickly with your verification documents. Many thanks to those who have already brought theirs back. Please feel free to contact me if you have any queries. Tel no. 07518521286 or 01424 753923. Chris Emary, Parish Safeguarding Officer. ------------------------------------------------------------- Parish Finances: The offertory collection last weekend came to 901.63 including cheques and standing orders. Many thanks to all concerned.

GIFT AID So what is Gift Aid, I hear you ask?  Gift Aid is a Government scheme which enables charities to reclaim the income tax that you have paid on the money you give to them.   The Diocese is a registered charity.   The parish is part of the Diocese.   So we can reclaim the tax on what you give to the parish, if – but only if – you allow us to do so. We have claimed tax back on our offertory collections but with only limited participation in the scheme. We are seeking to increase the proportion of our weekly collection that we can claim Gift Aid on. If you would like more information on the Gift Aid Scheme or have decided to take part then please fill in your details here and return them to the presbytery: GIFT AID Name: Address: Phone number: Email address (if any): PALLOTTINE POST-COMMUNION PRAYER My soul is both the living image of God and the living image of the Holy Spirit, who is the immeasurable and incomprehensible love of the Father and the Son. The soul has a natural tendency to be drawn to the Infinite Love and away from worldly love. We are bound to live as the living image of the Infinite Love of the Father and Son. Lord, draw us into your Infinite Love. St Vincent Pallotti, pray for us. Mary, Mother of Divine Love, pray for us.