(back of) newsletter, 2nd July 2017

MASS INTENTIONS and FEASTS:

Saturday, 1^st July, 6pm: Paul Murphy, RIP

Sunday 2^nd July, 10am: John Andrews, RIP

                           11.30am: Eryk (1 year old) & his parents Greg & Agata's 8th wedding anniversary

Tuesday 4^th July, St Elizabeth of Portugal,10am: Beauchamp Family

Wednesday 5^th July, St Anthony Zaccaria, Priest,10am: Annette Matheson birthday intention.

Thursday 6^th July, St Maria Goretti, 10am: Parishioners                                                       

Friday 7^th July, First Friday Mass of Sacred Heart, 10am: John Andrews, RIP

Saturday 8^th July, BVM on Saturday, 10am: In thanksgiving

Part-time Secretary to Bishop Richard – 21 hours per week Pease Pottage

The Bishop’s residence in Pease Pottage has a small office team comprising a Full-time Personal Assistant and a Part-time Secretary.  The PA is responsible for managing the Bishop’s diary, organising meetings and supporting him with mailings and other communications.  The Part-time Secretary takes the lead on some of the office administration, such as filing and archiving, co-ordinating the Diocesan Confirmation programme and processing requests for Papal Honours.  The Part-time Secretary also has a role in supporting Bishop Richard in his written correspondence.  Both staff members are very busy dealing with these tasks and also many ad hoc interactions on the telephone, by email or in person with Diocesan clergy, staff and parishioners. The current Part-time Secretary is retiring after many years’ service so we are seeking a replacement.  Reporting to Bishop Richard, you would have duties such as typing correspondence and liaising with the Catholic Press to provide notification of the Bishop’s Diary.  Record-keeping tasks would include updating basic financial spread-sheets and databases.  You would also be responsible for ordering supplies, co-ordinating property maintenance projects and liaising with the Finance team in Hove to monitor the house budget.  Support and training will be given. You will be educated to at least GCSE standard with qualifications or proven competence in secretarial work.  You will have excellent communication and organisational skills with a high level of IT competence, particularly using word processing, email and the internet. The remuneration package comprises a competitive salary and a 15% non-contributory pension scheme. The role will be three days per week to be agreed with the successful candidate.

Please contact Sarah Kilmartin:  telephone: 01273 859705 or email: finance@dabnet.org for an application form and job description. 

Closing date:  Thursday 6^th July 2017.  Interviews will be held in Hove on Wednesday 12^th July (afternoon).

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STANDING UP FOR LIFE

On Tuesday 27 June the British Medical Association annual representative meeting in Bournemouth voted in favour of a motion seeking to end all legal restrictions on abortion. There were already 190,406 abortions in this country in 2016 and 98% of these were carried out on mental health grounds.

Here are some of the things you can do to put an end to the genocide of unborn babies:

Take out a free subscription to LifeSite News at https://www.lifesitenews.com/#user-subscribe They will send you the latest news on life issues. It’s an excellent way to get informed so that you can stand up for life with facts at your fingertips.

You can see how Life Charity helps people in crisis pregnancies at

 https://lifecharity.org.uk/our-services/pregnancy-matters/ and if you join them as a supporter your donation, however small, will give real material help to parents-to-be.

Another charity that is well worth supporting is Right-to-Life. A leading provider of political intelligence and education on contemporary issues in which the human right to life is fought for and defended, RTL have informed ordinary members of the public and enabled them to act as citizens in defence of those whose dignity and life is endangered. If you join them for £10 a year, they will regularly send you the latest news with links to click in order to, for example, lobby parliament, sign petitions etc on behalf of those who have no voice of their own.

You can also get informed about life issues and many other issues such as the concentration camp that is North Korea, the persecution of Christians and other minorities in various countries, and the plight of orphaned refugees and asylum seekers (and also some interesting articles on Catholic writers) from Lord Alton of Liverpool at https://davidalton.net/

(If you go to our blog at  http://staroftheseahastings.blogspot.com/ you can click on the above links on our blogged version of this newsletter.)