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Wednesday, 20 September 2017
Saturday, 2 September 2017
(front of) newsletter, 3rd September 2017
St.
Mary Star of the Sea 1
High Street, HASTINGS TN34 3EY
Tel:
01424 421263 Email: stmarystarofthesea.hastings.uk@gmail.com
(Arundel and Brighton Diocesan
Trust – Registered Charity 252878)
Society of the Catholic
Apostolate (Pallottines)
Parish Priest: Fr Eamonn Monson,
SCA Parish Deacon:
Rev. Duncan Brown
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-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 3rd SEPTEMBER 2017 YEAR A
Parish Mass Book page: 122
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FR
EAMONN’S INDUCTION AS PARISH PRIEST
OF
ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA
Bishop
Richard will induct Fr Eamonn on Thursday 28th September at 7.00 pm.
All are warmly invited to joyfully welcome Fr Eamonn at this Induction Mass.
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ST RICHARD’S CATHOLIC COLLEGE
If your child is approaching the
period of transfer from primary to secondary schooling, very serious
consideration must be given to decisions involved in the process of
transition.
With kind permission of the
Headteacher, I cordially extend an invitation to you and your child to attend
an evening at Sacred Heart Catholic Primary School on Tuesday 19th September
2017 at 6.30pm when I, together with members of the Leadership and Management
Team, Pastoral Leader
of Year Seven and SENCo shall be
delighted to talk to you about
St Richard’s Catholic College.
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PARISH COMMUNITY CLUB
In the Crypt. Entrance via The Bourne. Mondays
10.30am to 12 noon.
September programme:
4th Coffee and chat
11th Sally with a hearing dog
18th Coffee and chat
25th Jean Francis – local artist talks and shows
her watercolours
Annual subscription: £3. Coffee/tea & biscuits
50p. Do join us.
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IN MEMORIAM
Please pray
for the repose of the soul of
VIOLET CATT,
RIP
Reception into
church:
Wednesday 6th
September at 4pm
Funeral Mass:
Thursday 7th
September at 12 noon,
followed by
committal at
Hastings
Cemetery at 1.30pm.
Please note:
there will be no 10am Mass
on this day.
May she rest
in peace.
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DIVINE MERCY
GROUP
All are warmly
welcome to join us in the presbytery for our next meeting, on Monday September 11th at 2.30pm and
forthcoming meetings are on the following Mondays:
25-9-17, 9-10-17,
23-10-17,
6-11-17, 20-11-17.
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DIOCESAN
ALTAR SERVERS’ MASS
Saturday
9th September, 12 noon, at Arundel Castle, followed by
refreshments. Bring cassock and cotta and alb.
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PARISH FINANCES
The offertory collection last weekend came to £812.07
including cheques and standing orders. Many thanks to all concerned.
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DIOCESAN SUPPORTING THE
BEREAVED COURSE
If you are interested, please contact Katherine
Bergin on 01293 651152 or at Katherine.bergin@dabnet.org
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Sunday, 3rd September, 2017, (back of) newsletter
MASS
INTENTIONS and FEASTS:
Saturday, 2nd
September, 6pm: Christopher Gaynor, RIP, Month’s Mind
Sunday 3rd
September, 10am: Robert Wheaton, RIP
11.30am:
Fr Stan Warzeszak, RIP
Tuesday 5th
September, 10am:
Wednesday 6th
September, 10am: The Parishioners
Thursday 7th
September, 12 noon: Funeral Mass: Violet Catt, RIP
Friday 8th
September, NATIVITY OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY, 10am:
Saturday 9th
September, BVM on Saturday, 10am: Sybil Robinson, RIP
Reflection
Blessings born of the Way of the Cross (extract from a Camino
Diary)
While praying in the
Cathedral in Pamplona I read John's Gospel chapter 2 - the Wedding At Cana and
the Cleansing of the Temple. What Jesus offers now - the new wine, the new
blessing - is better than what went before and in the cleansing of the
temple he is also offering us something better than we have known. The question
is will we, will I, allow Jesus to give what he is offering? Am I willing to go
through the kind of cleansing that is necessary in order to experience the new?
I was the only pilgrim in
the hostel in the tiny village of Zariquiegui and from there I departed in
solitude on the morning of Friday November 4th at 8.00 a.m. The rain was
pouring down, the ascent of the alto de Perdon (Mount of Pardon) was muddy and
slippery, the fog thick and the air filled with the eerie sound of a hundred
barely visible wind turbines.
Being Friday I decided to
pray the Stations of the Cross internally, arriving at the top of the hill for the
crucifixion. The monument there is familiar from the movie ‘The Way’. On my way
down the other side, at the placing of Christ in the tomb, my mind was
instantly back at Calvary in Jerusalem 1999 a month after my sister Maura’s
death. At that time I placed her in the tomb and cried and cried a torrent. Now
in this place I not only placed Maura but my Mam & Dad and my own past with
its failure, its pain.
And the tears flowed
again! The anguish in my heart was intense! And though I was totally alone,
miles away from anywhere, I tried to hide my tears at first because they
embarrassed me. But I dropped my hands and my guard and let go, crying all the
way down.
As Mary Magdalene was
faithful to the tomb of Jesus so I would be faithful to it in this moment, faithful
to the grief I was experiencing. But there is also a hint of resurrection. The
last breath of the old life is the beginning of the new, a new alleluia that
comes as far as my lips but it is a song that will not be sung until it
encounters the alleluia of the Holy Spirit. Then life will ignite in me. The
opening ceremony of the Barcelona Olympics comes to mind and I think of myself
as the flaming arrow shot forth by the archer to light the Olympic flame. That
is the journey, the Camino.
It was one of the most
significant moments of my Camino and I walked 38km that day to reach Estella, a
day ahead of schedule, arriving in the hostel where Mark, Becky and Brend were
staying.
It seems to me that Divine
Province intended me to meet these very people who became major blessings in my
whole Camino experience. They are still to this day among the most significant
people in my life. They are a gift born for me out of the Way of the Cross.
Eamonn Monson sac
Friday, 28 July 2017
(front of) newsletter, 30th July 2017
St.
Mary Star of the Sea 1
High Street, HASTINGS TN34 3EY
Tel:
01424 421263 Email: stmarystarofthesea.hastings.uk@gmail.com
(Arundel and Brighton Diocesan
Trust – Registered Charity 252878)
Society of the Catholic
Apostolate (Pallottines)
Parish Priest: Fr Eamonn Monson,
SCA Parish Deacon:
Rev. Duncan Brown
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.
SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 30th JULY 2017 YEAR A
Parish Mass Book page: 108
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FR
EAMONN’S INDUCTION AS PARISH PRIEST
OF
ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA
Bishop
Richard will induct Fr Eamonn on Thursday 28th September at 7.00 pm.
All are warmly invited to joyfully welcome Fr Eamonn at this Induction Mass.
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PARISH COMMUNITY CLUB
In the Crypt. Entrance via The Bourne. Mondays
10.30am to 12 noon.
31st July: OLD TOWN WEEK COFFEE MORNING with many
stalls. Please support this as proceeds are for charities.
August programme:
7th Jonathan Mendenhall: ‘Newsdesk’
14th Coffee and chat
21st St Michael’s Hospice talk by Felicity. Cake
sale for the hospice.
28th Closed – Bank Holiday
September programme:
4th Coffee and chat
11th Sally with a hearing dog
18th Coffee and chat
25th Jean Francis – local artist talks and shows
her watercolours
Annual subscription: £3. Coffee/tea & biscuits
50p. Do join us.
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TRANSFIGURED IN CHRIST
Summer week for young adults (18-35s)
at Worth Abbey Benedictine Monastery 24th to 28th August 2017, with input from
monks of Worth Abbey and the Wellspring Community. For more information or to
book, contact toc@worthabbey.net or phone 01342 710318
AUGUST
In August there will be
no newsletter and no Children’s Liturgy. Both back in September
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DIVINE MERCY
GROUP
There will be
no Divine Mercy
prayer group during
August.
All are warmly
welcome to join us in the presbytery for our next meeting, on Monday September 11th at 2.30pm and
forthcoming meetings are on the following Mondays:
6-11-17, 20-11-17.
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DIOCESAN
ALTAR SERVERS’ MASS
Saturday
9th September, 12 noon, at Arundel Castle, followed by
refreshments. Bring cassock and cotta and alb. Details on poster at back of
church.
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BAPTISM COURSE
There will be a Baptism course in the presbytery
on Saturday 2nd September. You are warmly welcome to join us for
Mass at 10am before the course starts at 10.30am. The course ends at 12 noon.
Parents requesting Baptism of babies or toddlers
on a date in September, October or November are required to attend. Please
have a provisional date (preferably a Saturday) in mind when you come. Babies
and children are welcome to come with you
to the course.
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PARISH FINANCES
The offertory collection last weekend came to £782.13
including cheques and standing orders.
Many thanks to all concerned.
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DIOCESAN SUPPORTING THE
BEREAVED COURSE
If you are interested, please contact Katherine
Bergin on 01293 651152 or at Katherine.bergin@dabnet.org
A
WARM WELCOME
to
our visitors, hoping you enjoy
your
time in Hastings.
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(back of) newsletter, 30th July 2017
MASS
INTENTIONS and FEASTS:
Saturday, 29th July, 6pm: John
Orsborne RIP
Sunday 30th July, 10am: Sandie
Tangen Intention
11.30am: Catherine Harding RIP (1st
anniversary)
Tuesday 1st August,
St Alphonsus Liguori, 10am: Michael O’Hara RIP
Wednesday 2nd
August, 10am: Fr Fabian Cunliffe RIP
Thursday 3rd
August, 10am: The Parishioners
Friday 4th August,
St John Mary Vianney, 10am: John & Phyllis Andrews RIP
Saturday 5th
August, St Martha, 10am: Arthur Bates RIP
PRAYER
“O God of my ancestors and Lord of
mercy,
who have made all things by your word, and have made man
and woman
to have dominion over the creatures you have made,
and pronounce judgment in uprightness of soul, give me the
wisdom that sits by your throne and do not reject me from among your servants.
For I am one who is weak and short-lived, with little understanding of
judgment and laws; and without the wisdom that comes from you I am nothing. from
Wisdom 9
DIOCESAN WEDDING ANNIVERSARIES MASS
If you are celebrating a significant wedding
anniversary this year, please join Bishop Richard at 12 noon on Saturday 7th
October 2017 at Arundel Cathedral.
For a booking form, please phone 01293 651161 or email
rosie.read@dabnet.org
Annual Grandparents’ Reflection Day
At Worth Abbey, 21st September, 9.45am to 3pm:
This day is also suitable for those interested in family Spirituality and
Marriage and Family Life in general. Book with rosieread@dabnet.org or 01293 651161
Donations welcome on day. David and Johanna Giles have space in their
car if you’d like to go with them. Contact davidcgiles@yahoo.com
Elizabeth O’Shea, parenting expert, writes:
“Are you a grandparent? Your grandchildren are growing up in a
different world. They are under pressure to be good at school and sports, to be
popular, to fit in, and to look good. So how can you help your grandchildren
cope with inevitable failure or disappointments? When can failure be good for
them? What impact might failure have on their mental health? How can you help
grandchildren bounce back, and improve their resilience? How can you help them
deal with change? What can you do if your grandchild has a victim mentality?
What if your grandchild is a perfectionist? Or has body-image issues? How can
you show unconditional love, and how can your Catholic faith help? Come along
to explore the answers in this fun, practical and spiritual day just for
grandparents. Led by Fr Stephen Ortiger and Elizabeth O’Shea.”
Thursday, 20 July 2017
(front of) newsletter, 23rd July 2017
St.
Mary Star of the Sea 1
High Street, HASTINGS TN34 3EY
Tel:
01424 421263 Email: stmarystarofthesea.hastings.uk@gmail.com
(Arundel and Brighton Diocesan
Trust – Registered Charity 252878)
Society of the Catholic
Apostolate (Pallottines)
Parish Priest: Fr Eamonn Monson,
SCA Parish Deacon:
Rev. Duncan Brown
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.
SIXTEENTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME 23rd JULY 2017 YEAR A
Parish Mass Book page: 105
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FR
EAMONN’S INDUCTION AS PARISH PRIEST
OF
ST MARY STAR OF THE SEA
Bishop
Richard will induct Fr Eamonn on Thursday 28th September at 7.00 pm.
All are warmly invited to joyfully welcome Fr Eamonn at this Induction Mass.
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ON SATURDAY 29th JULY
there will be no 10am Mass or
Confessions.
There will be Liturgy of the Word with
Holy Communion.
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PARISH COMMUNITY CLUB
In the Crypt. Entrance via The Bourne. Mondays
10.30am to 12 noon.
July Programme:
24th: Coffee and chat
31st: OLD TOWN WEEK COFFEE MORNING with many
stalls. Please support this as proceeds are for charities. Annual
subscription: £3. Coffee/tea & biscuits 50p. Do join us.
--------------------------------------------------
TRANSFIGURED IN CHRIST
Summer week for young adults (18-35s)
at Worth Abbey Benedictine Monastery 24th to 28th August 2017, with input
from monks of Worth Abbey and
the Wellspring Community.
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DIOCESAN SUPPORTING THE
BEREAVED COURSE
If you are interested, please contact
Katherine Bergin on 01293 651152 or at Katherine.bergin@dabnet.org
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PARISH FINANCES
The offertory collection last weekend
came to £842 including cheques and standing orders.
Many thanks to all concerned.
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DEACON DUNCAN’S FIRST ANNIVERSARY
On the anniversary of his ordination (today, 23rd
July) Deacon Duncan gives thanks to God for the many graces received during
the past year and asks for your continuing prayers for his future ministry.
May God bless you all.
The Twinning Organisation
thank the people from our parish who attended the Quiz Night on 1st
July last. It was a most entertaining evening with a substantial raffle.
A very special thank you goes to the winning team headed by Anthony
Demarco, who very generously donated their winnings to the Twinning
Organisation.
Thank you again for your generosity and support.
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DIVINE MERCY
GROUP
All are warmly
welcome to join us in the presbytery on Monday July 31st at 2.30pm.
There will be no Divine Mercy prayer group during August.
DIOCESAN
ALTAR SERVERS’ MASS
Saturday
9th September, 12 noon, at Arundel Castle, followed by
refreshments. Bring cassock and cotta and alb. Details on poster at back of
church.
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BAPTISM COURSE
There will be a Baptism course in the presbytery
on Saturday 2nd September. You are warmly welcome to join us for
Mass at 10am before the course starts at 10.30am. The course ends at 12 noon. Parents
requesting Baptism of babies or toddlers on a date in September, October or
November are required to attend. Please have a provisional date (preferably a
Saturday) in mind when you come. Babies and children welcome to come with you
to the course.
A
WARM WELCOME
to
all our visitors, hoping you enjoy
your
time in Hastings.
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BEST
WISHES AND BLESSINGS
to
all our school children and teachers who have just begun summer holidays.
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(back of) newsletter, 23rd July 2027
MASS INTENTIONS and FEASTS:
Saturday, 22nd July, 6pm: Ellie Clarke & Daniel Di
Francesco, Wedding Day
Sunday 23rd July, 10am: Ana Francesca & Vicente D’Souza
RIP
11.30am:
Tuesday 25th July, St James, Apostle, 10am: John
Andrews RIP
Wednesday 26th July, Ss Joachim & Anne, 10am:
Margaret O’Hara RIP
Thursday 27th July, 10am: Joan Halpin, special
intention
Friday 28th July, 10am: John Andrews, RIP
Saturday 29th July, St Martha, 10am: Liturgy of
the Word with Holy Communion
REFLECTION
Forty
five years ago I spent the summer working in London. It was my first time
hearing Alice Cooper, and ‘School’s Out’ was big that year.
Today
in Hastings school’s out again and I was up in Sacred Heart to celebrate the
Leavers Mass – the senior boys and girls who are mostly moving on to St.
Richards Catholic School in Bexhill.
I
love children. And the whole school of them was there, plus the parents of the
leavers. Yet still I have to brace myself when going into a school. Brace
myself and stretch myself beyond what I think I’m capable of. It must be
something unresolved from my own childhood, though I won’t be going into that
too much.
Asking
the children what they remember from their first day at school, one lad said
that he felt scared. And I said that’s what I felt on my first day. And they
all laughed when I told them that I spent the whole day screaming. Which is
true! I never liked school from the first moment to the last.
At
the start of Mass I asked the children, “are you all happy?” and they responded
with a resounding “yes”. “And why are you happy?” I asked and one boy put up
his hand and said, “because you’re here!” What more could you ask for!
It’s
a Catholic school but most of their faces and those of their parents are
unfamiliar. And I wonder why it is that people are so eager to have a Catholic
education but don’t participate in the Eucharist. I ask the question, not as a
criticism but, my love for Jesus in the Eucharist, my experience of Jesus in
Holy Communion makes me want everyone to experience it. In the words of Bishop Richard, “all of
redemption is in Holy Communion!” That’s a reality I like and I would love
everyone to be in touch with all of the redemption that is available to them at
Mass. Not just redemption for the next life but for now in this present
reality.
I’m
wondering how to get this message across and I look down and see some of the
children with hands joined, eyes shut and focused. You know that something
profoundly spiritual is going on inside them, that they somehow “get it” and,
maybe that’s it – that some people get it and others don’t and it can’t be
forced. Maybe we who get it are meant to live it on behalf of those who don’t,
as a kind of leaven in the world.
So school’s out for Summer! One last
thing! I went to get my hair cut the other day. The pricelist on the window
said £9 and that seemed not too bad for the little bit I have left. He’s a
Turkish barber and an artist who would leave Edward Scissorhands in the shade!
He flew around my head with such speed, yet not in a hurry. He took quite a
while getting me in shape. And the “piece
de resistance” was something I never saw or felt before. He had what looked
like cotton wool on top of a longish stick, dipped in something, set it alight
and came at my ears with the flaming thing. He said it was to get rid of the
fuzz on my ears. And I’m all for getting rid of fuzz on every level of life!
Eamonn Monson SAC
JOB VACANCY:
PARISH FAMILY GROUPS PROJECT
A vacancy exists
for a part-time (.5FTE) project worker to assist with the diocesan Parish
Family Groups Project, which is a part of the national Celebrating Family
project and is being funded through the Catholic Bishops’ Conference for
England and Wales. The post is fixed-term (18 months from appointment) and will
involve working with parishes which have Parish Family Groups and others
seeking to introduce them. The post-holder will be based at the Christian
Education Centre, Crawley. For further information please contact Dcn Andrew
Bayes at andrew.bayes@dabnet.org
or on 01293 651150
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