(front of) newsletter, 23rd April, 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 Deacon: Rev. Duncan Brown.                                                  Priest: Mgr Tony Harris, 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.

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER   23rd April 2017      YEAR A         Parish Mass Book page: 255

WELCOME TO FULL MEMBERSHIP OF THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: Fadzai Badza who was baptized by Deacon Duncan, and Jenny O’Connor, Adrienne Roberts, Matthew Brooker, Richard Pringle, Hayley Kemp and Wendy MacLean who were all confirmed by  Fr Tony during the Easter Vigil. Please keep them in your prayers. --------------------------------------------------- EASTER SERVICES Deacon Duncan and Fr Tony thank all for your active and devout participation in the Sacred Liturgy of the Holy Triduum and Easter. We want to particularly thank all who worked so hard behind the scenes and on the frontline to prepare the liturgies and the church for these celebrations: readers, extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion, catechists, altar servers, music groups, florists, ‘holy scrubbers’ etc. Thank you and God bless. ------------------------------------------------------- THE LOST GOSPEL OF PONTIUS PILATE, which was performed by Deacon Duncan in The Stables Theatre on Easter Sunday, was well worth attending. Congratulations on an excellent show. ----------------------------------------------------------- EASTER COLLECTION Thank you for your great generosity. 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 Fr Tony or Ann Marie. Please note: every £5 you give in Gift Aid is worth £6.25 to St Mary Star of the Sea. Thank you. ---------------------------------------------------------- JUMBLE WANTED! for our giant jumble sale on Sat 29th April at 10am in church hall. In aid of Sacred Heart school funds. All jumble gratefully received at back of church or school office. Thank you!

MRS JOYCE BUMSTEAD RIP Her funeral will take place on Friday 12th May with Requiem Mass at 10am followed by burial  at Fairlight Cemetery. Our prayers and sympathy to her family. May she rest in peace. --------------------------------------------------------------- DIVINE MERCY SUNDAY The annual Holy Hour of Prayer and Adoration will be held at St Mary Magdalene’s, Bexhill at 2.30pm today Sun 23rd April. Order of Service and details are on the displayed posters. The devotions will be followed by complimentary afternoon tea in the hall. DIVINE MERCY GROUP . All are warmly welcome to join us in the presbytery on the following Mondays at 2.30pm: April 24th, May 8th, May 22nd, June 5th, June 19th, July 3rd, July 17th, July 31st. There will be no Divine Mercy prayer group during August. SNOWFLAKE The chair of Snowflake trustees has written to thank our parishioners for their great support of the Snowflake night shelter. The trustees are delighted to let everyone know that the Snowflake night shelter has been awarded the prestigious Housing Justice Quality Mark of Excellent Practice Standard. The accreditation will show potential donors and grant-making trusts (upon which Snowflake depends for its funding) that the night shelter project is well-run, safe for guests and volunteers alike, and that all venues meet acceptable standards. The full letter is on the noticeboard. --------------------------------------------------------- GOOD FRIDAY PROCESSION OF WITNESS Heather Leech on behalf of the organizers thanks our parish for our participation in the Procession of Witness. She says the scene at St Mary Star of the Sea was particularly well done. ---------------------------------------------------------- A THOUGHT Wise people talk because they have something to say – fools because they have to say something.