(back of) newsletter, 28th May 2017

RESPONSORIAL PSALM:  God goes up with shout of joy;

                                                         The Lord goes up with trumpet blast.

MASS INTENTIONS and FEASTS:

Saturday, 27th May, 6pm: Elizabeth Vann, RIP

Sunday 28^th May, Ascension of the Lord, 10am: Austin Family, RIP

                              11.30am: John Andrews, RIP

Tuesday 30th May, 10am: John Andrews, RIP

Wednesday 31^st May, Visitation of BVM, 10am: Kay Keppler, RIP

Thursday 1^st June, St Justin, 10am: The Parishioners

Friday 2^nd June, 10am: John and Phyllis Andrews, RIP

Saturday 3^rd June, St Charles Lwanga and Companions, 10am: Josephine McHugh, RIP

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STUDENTS LEARNING ENGLISH:

It is so nice to see so many foreign students visiting Hastings to learn English. But as they travel around the town, so many are heard speaking to each other in their own languages. No wonder:

We’ll begin with box; the plural is boxes.

But the plural of ox is oxen, not oxes.

One fowl is a goose, but two are called geese.

Yet the plural of mouse is never meece.

You may find a lone mouse, or a whole nest of mice.

But the plural of house is houses, not hice.

If the plural of man is always men,

why shouldn’t the plural of pan be pen?

If I speak of a foot and you show me two feet,

If I give you a boot, would the pair be called beet?

If one is a tooth, and the whole set are teeth,

why shouldn’t the plural of both be called beeth?

If the singular’s this, and the plural these,

Should the plural of kiss ever be keese?

We speak of a brother, and also brethren,

But though we say mother, we never say methren.

Then the masculine pronouns are he, his and him.

But imagine the feminine, she, shis and shim!

GIFT AID

A reminder to all parishioners that it is very easy to become a member of the Gift Aid scheme. As long as you are a taxpayer, you need only fill in the form available after Mass with a few details and return it to Ann-Marie or Sam. Please note: every £5 you give in Gift Aid is worth £6.25 to St Mary Star of the Sea. Thank you. Would the donor of envelope 25A please contact Lisa Young on 01424 210263 or email her at stmm@btconnect.com as these numbers do not exist on our system. We want to allocate a proper number and a new box of envelopes to the donor.

THE KNIGHTS OF ST COLUMBA

is a national organisation for Catholic men. We meet, in this Deanery, every third Tuesday of the month at 7.30pm in the John Fisher room at St. Thomas of Canterbury Church in Magdalen Road, St. Leonard's. We actively raise funds for charities, hold mornings of reflection, go on pilgrimages and enjoy social activities together with our families. Anyone interested in joining should contact our membership secretary on 01424 772887.

The Union of Catholic Mothers Annual Pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our Lady of Consolation at West Grinstead.....Wednesday 31^st May, 2017 in conjunction with The Knights of St. Columba

 starts at the shrine at 10.30am and ends at approximately 2pm. All are welcome. Please bring a packed lunch.