1/ CAFOD Lent Appeal – Family Fast Day 2nd collection this Sunday Please donate to our Family Fast Day parish collection and be a pilgrim of hope with CAFOD this Jubilee Year. You’ll be supporting communities suffering the impacts of war, poverty and climate change to find solutions and hope. Please give today using the envelope including filling in the Gift Aid section if a UK tax payer or through the contactless machines/card readers at the back of the church, otherwise you can donate  online at cafod.org.uk/envelope or call us on 0303 303 3030. You can also text CAFODLENT to 70085 to donate £10. And please join us in praying for these communities.

2/ CAFOD – Overseas Aid Budget: As mentioned, the Prime Minister has announced that the aid budget will be cut again, to its lowest level since 1999. In some of the most vulnerable places on earth, more people will die and many more will lose their livelihoods. Please contact your MP and call on the UK government to stand by our sisters and brothers around the world https://cafod.org.uk/campaign/latest-campaigns

3/ Parish projects we are approaching the end of our financial support to our present parish projects.  We are now looking for new projects.  At present we have overseas projects in Jamaica & Africa, does anyone know of a project in South East Asia?  We also need some local or national projects to support. If anyone knows of any that could be considered please contact a member of the Justice & Peace Group.

4/ SHOUT Helps those who are really struggling to feed their families and the homeless. If you can spare an extra item from your shopping, please donate it to SHOUT Worthing Soup Kitchen

There are boxes for food donations at the church entrances of St Mary of the Angels. Holy Family also support a similar charity

5/ Message from Fr Silvester This is to confirm that today I have been able to purchase a brand new delivery / maternity bed for our health centre. This is going to replace the old one that did not meet the standard specifications according to our midwife. We hope that this new bed will serve our expectant mothers for the next 20 years or so!!. Pleases Send our sincere thanks to the Fr Terry and Parishioners of LANCING for this critical support.

Fr Silvester K Bukenya

On behalf of St Faustina Community Health Center

Uganda

1/ CAFOD Lent Appeal – Family Fast Day collection Please donate to our Family Fast Day parish collection and be a pilgrim of hope with CAFOD this Jubilee Year. You’ll be supporting communities suffering the impacts of war, poverty and climate change to find solutions and hope. Please take an envelope including filling in the Gift Aid section if a UK tax payer & return it next Sunday when there will be a 2nd collection or through the contactless machines/card readers at the back of the church, otherwise you can donate  online at cafod.org.uk/envelope  or call us on 0303 303 3030. You can also text CAFODLENT to 70085 to donate £10.

2/ CAFOD – Overseas Aid Budget: As mentioned, the Prime Minister has announced that the aid budget will be cut again, to its lowest level since 1999. In some of the most vulnerable places on earth, more people will die and many more will lose their livelihoods. Please contact your MP and call on the UK government to stand by our sisters and brothers around the world https://cafod.org.uk/campaign/latest-campaigns

3/ Parish projects we are approaching the end of our financial support to our present parish projects. We are now looking for new projects.  We intend to continue to support projects nationally, locally and abroad. Any parishioner who knows of any that could be considered please contact a member of the Justice & Peace Group.  Thank you to those who have already responded, we are still looking for more.

4/ SHOUT Helps those who are really struggling to feed their families and the homeless. If you can spare an extra item from your shopping, please donate it to SHOUT Worthing Soup Kitchen   There are boxes for food donations at the church entrances of St Mary of the Angels. Holy Family also support a similar charity

5/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week Notice what’s going on around you. You can wait until you’re retired and you’ve quit the rat race, but then you’d have missed out on a lifetime of savouring the ordinary pleasures of life: the sound of birds chirping, the feel of the wind, the taste of fresh fruit.

1/ The Prime Minister announced another cut to the UK aid budget, taking it to its lowest level since 1999. In some of the most vulnerable places on earth, more people will die, and many more will lose their livelihoods. This is scandalous.

At a time when aid is decreasing globally, our government should be redoubling its efforts to help people emerge from poverty.

Please contact your MP urgently and ask them to take action by signing the letter. https://action.cafod.org.uk/page/166896/action/1?fbclid=IwY2xjawIu8CNleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHVGTHBfCjt4wMO1SJX8-A6rfn0wu5PXk-DtxBZ3Csk2cVBT9Pb_5wLzw_Q_aem_d8X0OmRESCwdeqLeK43_9g

2/ CAFOD Sign up for the Big Lent Walk, something you can do individually or as a group.  Walk 200km in 40 days or a distance of your choosing to help fight global poverty cafod.org.uk/

3/ Parish projects we are approaching the end of our financial support to our present parish projects.

We are now looking for new projects.  We intend to continue to support projects nationally, locally and abroad. Any parishioner who knows of any that could be considered please contact a member of the Justice & Peace Group.  Thank you to those who have already responded, we are still looking for more.

4/ Fairtrade Flip for Fairtrade on Pancake Day Join the Pancake Day fun on Tuesday 4 March by baking with Fairtrade ingredients and showing off your pancake flipping skills. Keep your eye out on the day on Facebook www.fairtrade.org.uk and X to share your favourite Fairtrade pancake ingredients with us! Buying Fairtrade is easy. There are almost 5,000 Fairtrade products. If everyone uses at least one Fairtrade (Fairtrade Sugar for instance) item for their pancakes it would make a large boost in sales

5/ Fr Silvester has received the large consignment of donations sent last year he writes “This consignment faced extensive delays at the customs check point in Kampala; since it was the first time for us to receive such a big collection of donations from the UK. The customs office is now aware of our link to Worthing and Lancing Parish.  The customs office has assured us that any subsequent donations will not face such delays.  The community of St Faustina expresses deep thanks to the Parish Priest and Parishioners of Worthing and Lancing parish for their tremendous support.

This and earlier donations have greatly contributed not only to the development of the health centre, but also to the overall social health of the community and the school pupils”.  Fr Silvester sent a large number of photos, some of them will be posted on the church Facebook pages & there will be a display in both churches shortly. https://stfaustinamedicalcenter.com/

1/ SHOUT Helps those who are really struggling to feed their families and the homeless. If you can spare an extra item from your shopping, please donate it to SHOUT www.worthingsoupkitchen.co.uk  There are boxes for food donations at the church entrances of St Mary of the Angels. Holy Family also support a similar charity

2/ CAFOD Sign up for the Big Lent Walk, something you can do individually or as a group.  Walk 200km in 40 days or a distance of your choosing to help fight global poverty www.cafod.org.uk/

3/ Parish projects we are approaching the end of our financial support to our present parish projects.

We are now looking for new projects.  We intend to continue to support projects nationally, locally and abroad. Any parishioner who knows of any that could be considered please contact a member of the Justice & Peace Group.

4/Fr Silvester has received the large consignment of donations sent last year he writes “This consignment faced extensive delays at the customs check point in Kampala; since it was the first time for us to receive such a big collection of donations from the UK.

The customs office is now aware of our link to St Worthing and Lancing Parish.

The customs office has assured us that any subsequent donations will not face such delays.

The community of St Faustina expresses deep thanks to the Parish Priest and Parishioners of Worthing and Lancing parish for their tremendous support.

This and earlier donations have greatly contributed not only to the development of the health centre, but also to the overall social health of the community and the school pupils”.  Fr Silvester sent a large number of photos, some of them will be posted on the church Facebook pages & there will be a display in both churches shortly. https://stfaustinamedicalcenter.com/

5/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week Keep your Recycling Clean: free from food and drink leftovers and dry: soggy paper and cardboard can’t be recycled and can clog up machinery when sorted, please keep everything loose, (not tied up in plastic bags) & squashed flat. You can then get more in your bin and we can get more into our recycling collection vehicles and make fewer trips

1/ SHOUT Helps those who are really struggling to feed their families and the homeless. If you can spare an extra item from your shopping, please donate it to SHOUT www.worthingsoupkitchen.co.uk  There are boxes for food donations at the church entrances of St Mary of the Angels. Holy Family also support a similar charity

2/ CAFOD Sign up for the Big Lent Walk, something you can do individually or as a group.  Walk 200km in 40 days or a distance of your choosing to help fight global poverty cafod.org.uk/

3/ Parish projects we are approaching the end of our financial support to our present parish projects.

We are now looking for new projects.  We intend to continue to support projects nationally, locally and abroad. Any parishioner who knows of any that could be considered please contact a member of the Justice & Peace Group.

5/ Live Simply Tip of the Week Fight junk mail. It’s not just a waste of resources, but also of time. Register to receive less at www.mpsonline.org.uk  

6 How Militarism is fuelling the climate crisis – some factors many of us are unaware of https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RFjAjO0dl3M

1/ SHOUT Helps those who are really struggling to feed their families and the homeless. If you can spare an extra item from your shopping, please donate it to SHOUT Worthing Soup Kitchen There are boxes for food donations at the church entrances of St Mary of the Angels. Holy Family also support a similar charity

 2/ Death of Homeless People in Worthing Sadly there have a number of deaths of homeless men and women on the streets in Worthing over the last few months. What can we do as individuals to bring it to the notice of the general public? May they rest in peace

3/  CAFOD – Campaigning works! See what you’ve achieved.  Campaigning is powerful because it addresses poverty & injustice head-on.  It tackles the root causes of poverty, not just the symptoms.  Thanks to tens of thousands of you who’ve taken part in our campaigns over the years, we’ve witnessed some historic breakthroughs.  Take action now: join our latest campaigns & sign up for email alerts.  www.cafod.org.uk/

4/ Parish projects we are approaching the end of our financial support to our present parish projects.

We are now looking for new projects.  We intend to continue to support projects nationally, locally and abroad. Any parishioner who knows of any that could be considered please contact a member of the Justice & Peace Group.

5/ LiveSimply Tip of the Week Give leather shoes a natural shine  The next time you finish eating a banana, try rubbing leather shoes with the inside of the banana peel. Then wipe and buff with a cloth for a natural shine. Provided by Friends of the Earth http://www.foe.co.uk

1/ SHOUT Helps those who are really struggling to feed their families and the homeless. If you can spare an extra item from your shopping, please donate it to SHOUT Worthing Soup Kitchen There are boxes for food donations at the church entrances of St Mary of the Angels.  Thank you

2/ Sadly there have a number of deaths of homeless men and women on the streets in Worthing over the last few months. This may not be common knowledge but by getting it into the open individuals may ask themselves is there anything they can do about the situation?

3/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week. Keep the 5Rs in mind: Refuse what you do not need, Reduce what you do need, Reuse what you consume, Recycle what you cannot Refuse, Reduce or Reuse, and Rot (Compost) the rest. http://www.zerowastehome.com/about/tips/

4/ Parish projects we are approaching the end of our financial support to our present parish projects.

We are now looking for new projects.  We intend to continue to support projects nationally, locally and abroad. Any parishioner who knows of any that could be considered please contact a member of the Justice & Peace Group.

5/ Letter from Fr Silvester

St Faustina Community Health Center

Kapeeka- Uganda.

15/01/2024

Dear Friends,

Warmest greetings from the St Faustina Community Health Centre.

On behalf of the community, allow me to thank you very much for the support you have given the centre throughout the past year of 2024. We are very grateful.

As we start the New Year, Allow me to report on the following:

1. We have received five consignments of donated medical and school items from you during the past year. Two of these consignments are still in our storage. We are preparing to distribute them when all pupils are back to school during the 1st / 2nd week of February. I will be sending photos and reports on the distribution.

We sometimes receive delays in shipping but we eventually receive the items well. We are very grateful that you offer support for the shipping charges. More items of a similar nature are still much needed by the community.

2. We have received financial support to support our staff salaries and drugs procurement. The staff is now more up to date with their wages. In a special way parishioners have continued with the monthly support. We are very grateful.

3. The number of people accessing the centre has more than doubled compared to three years ago due to your support.

4. Due to the increase in number of children and families accessing the centre, the Government of Uganda has provided a specialist medical fridge for the storage of vaccines and a solar system to run it. This has happened because of your continued support

5. We started working on the issue of a “Soup Kitchen” for the malnourished and isolated elderly within the community. I received £180 from you with which I purchased some utensils. We still need assistance with the stoves and construction of a proper shed. The response in the community to the idea is overwhelming. This arrangement can fend off the development of serious ailments and even early deaths.

6. We still look forward for visits from your professionals who can come and offer occasional life-saving or life- enhancing interventions within our communities. This can be for example through arrangements of periodical medical camps. The centre will be much glad to host them.

7. I will be sending another detailed report in February after the distribution of the items currently in storage.

Sincerely yours in Christ

Fr Silvester K Bukenya

On behalf of the Centre.

6/ The Stand at Standing Rock – DAKOTA OIL LINE A very moving video about people standing up for their human rights https://youtu.be/4FDuqYld8C8?si=ZTUTocfv1ZDx29pQ

1/ SHOUT Helps those who are really struggling to feed their families and the homeless. If you can spare an extra item from your shopping, please donate it to SHOUT Worthing Soup Kitchen There are boxes for food donations at the church entrances of St Mary of the Angels.  Thank you

2/ Sadly there have a number of deaths of homeless men and women on the streets in Worthing over the last few months. What can we do as individuals to bring it to the notice of the general public?

3/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week. Buy exclusively used clothing from charity shops, be ruthless on fit, if it fits well you’re most likely to wear it. Bring a reusable bag for your purchases.  Donate unworn or unwanted items  http://www.zerowastehome.com/about/tips/

4/ Letter from Fr Silvester

St Faustina Community Health Center

Kapeeka- Uganda.

15/01/2024

Dear Friends,

Warmest greetings from the St Faustina Community Health Centre.

On behalf of the community, allow me to thank you very much for the support you have given the centre throughout the past year of 2024. We are very grateful.

As we start the New Year, Allow me to report on the following:

1. We have received five consignments of donated medical and school items from you during the past year. Two of these consignments are still in our storage. We are preparing to distribute them when all pupils are back to school during the 1st / 2nd week of February. I will be sending photos and reports on the distribution.

We sometimes receive delays in shipping but we eventually receive the items well. We are very grateful that you offer support for the shipping charges. More items of a similar nature are still much needed by the community.

2. We have received financial support to support our staff salaries and drugs procurement. The staff is now more up to date with their wages. In a special way parishioners have continued with the monthly support. We are very grateful.

3. The number of people accessing the centre has more than doubled compared to three years ago due to your support.

4. Due to the increase in number of children and families accessing the centre, the Government of Uganda has provided a specialist medical fridge for the storage of vaccines and a solar system to run it. This has happened because of your continued support

5. We started working on the issue of a “Soup Kitchen” for the malnourished and isolated elderly within the community. I received £180 from you with which I purchased some utensils. We still need assistance with the stoves and construction of a proper shed. The response in the community to the idea is overwhelming. This arrangement can fend off the development of serious ailments and even early deaths.

6. We still look forward for visits from your professionals who can come and offer occasional life-saving or life- enhancing interventions within our communities. This can be for example through arrangements of periodical medical camps. The centre will be much glad to host them.

7. I will be sending another detailed report in February after the distribution of the items currently in storage.

Sincerely yours in Christ

Fr Silvester K Bukenya

On behalf of the Centre.

5/ From Bombs to Alternative Energy – See what can be done in this short video!  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IFgfenZKknM

1/ SHOUT Helps those who are really struggling to feed their families and the homeless. If you can spare an extra item from your shopping, please donate it to SHOUT Worthing Soup Kitchen There are boxes for food donations at the church entrances of St Mary of the Angels.  Thank you

2/ Peace is this Sunday 19th Jan we celebrate the work Pax Christi who work tirelessly to promote;

1. Peace – based on justice and peace and a world where human rights are respected, basic needs are met and people feel safe.
2. Reconciliation – mending relationships between individuals or whole countries during & after times of violence or dispute.
3. Non-violence – a way of living and making choices that respects others, challenges what is not fair or just, and offers alternatives to violence and war.

They provide support & educational materials to support teachers, chaplains and youth workers in schools and colleges promoting a culture of peace in schools and amongst young people based on Christian values. They develop solidarity between those who are working non-violently for justice in our world.
White Peace Poppies and Prayer cards are available by the display board in the Mary Chapel this Sunday & there will be a 2nd collection for their work.
Please give generously.

3/ Meeting with Beccy Cooper MP the justice & Peace group recently met with our MP & had an excellent discussion, these are some of the questions we asked.

a/ With almost two million people using foodbanks in the UK, the highest number on record, what are your plans to tackle the cost of living crisis in our area and nationally?

b/ The UK has slashed its aid budget, turning its back on the fight against global poverty. Will you fight to restore the aid budget to 0.7% of national income, as agreed in the International Development Act, and show that we are a country committed to making the world a better place for all?

c/ Question on Gaza/Israel conflict regarding bringing about a peaceful settlement

We agreed to meet again later in the year.

4/ CAFOD – The Jubilee Year a recap of the last 25 years in about 4 mins: Jubilee 2025: What do you wish for? | CAFOD

5/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week. Supermarkets don’t make it easy to go totally plastic-free, but every piece of plastic avoided sends a signal. Remember though, we can collectively make a difference by changing our shopping habits, but it’s up to the government to solve plastic pollution.  From Greenpeace