(front of) newsletter, 7th May

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.

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER   7^TH May 2017         YEAR A         Parish Mass Book page: 262

St Richard's to participate in parish Mass in St Mary Star of the Sea. Next Sunday 14th May St Richards Catholic College will participate in our Mass at 10am. They ​can be involved in a number of ways such as music, readings serving, liturgical dance and Biblical drama,​ welcomers etc​..  If your child is a pupil and has not already brought home a letter but wishes to be involved please contact Jo Doyle (Lay Chaplain) on 01424 731070 Ext 126 or email missdoylej@strichardscc.com   All pupils are asked to attend in uniform.  ---------------------------------------------------- WE WELCOME TO THE CHRISTIAN FAMILY SAPPHIRA ROSE VIERA who was baptized on 29th April 2017 ----------------------------------------------------------------- PARISH COMMUNITY CLUB In the Crypt. Entrance via The Bourne. Mondays 10.30am to 12 noon.  May Programme:  8th: Coffee & chat, armchair exercises. Last date for nominations. 15th: AGM & lunch. Members only. 22nd: Craft morning. 29th: Closed – Bank Holiday. Our new year starts with annual subscription: £3. Non-members welcome: 50p for talks. Coffee/tea & biscuit (maybe cake): 50p. Do join us. ---------------------------------------------------------- PARISH FINANCES The offertory collection last weekend came to £758.95 including cheques and standing orders. Many thanks to all concerned. SPECIAL COLLECTION TODAY for the education of future priests. ------------------------------------------------------------ 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 donors of envelopes 25A and 51 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 new boxes of envelopes to these two donors.

IN MEMORIAM Please pray for the repose of the souls of: MR JOHN EDWARD THOMAS ANDREWS Funeral Mass: Tuesday 9th May at 10am followed by burial at Hastings Cemetery and MRS PIERINA AMOS RIP Funeral Mass: Wednesday 10th May at 10am followed by burial at Hastings Cemetery. and MRS JOYCE BUMSTEAD RIP Funeral Mass: Friday 12th May at 10am followed by burial at Fairlight Cemetery. Our prayers and sympathy to their families. May they rest in peace. --------------------------------------------------------------- FIRST COMMUNION CHILDREN Please keep them in your prayers as their big day, Saturday 13th May at 11am, is getting nearer. To make their day a day to remember, parents are asked to abide by the guidelines in the letter they received from the catechists. Thank you ----------------------------------------------------- ENCOUNTER IS COMING TO BEXHILL Live music, talks, adoration. Open to anyone aged 15-30. Friday 18th May: Speaker: David Beresford. Friday 30th June: Speaker: Jane Ireland. 7.30pm to 9.30pm, St Mary Magdalen’s, Sea Road, TN40 1RH ------------------------------------------------------------ A THOUGHT We would worry less about what others think of us if we realized how seldom they do. --------------------------------------------------------- PALLOTTINE PRAYER Lord, make me a better person, more considerate towards others, more honest with myself, more faithful to you. Make me generous enough to want sincerely to do your will whatever it may be. Help me to find my true vocation in life and grant that through it I may find happiness myself and bring happiness to others.  Lord, may those whom you call to enter the priesthood or religious life have the generosity to answer your call. St Vincent Pallotti, pray for us. Mary, Mother of Divine Love: Pray for us.