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1/ Worthing Deanery Justice and Peace Group are having a Mass for Peace to highlight the conflicts going on around the world. It will be held at St Michael’s, Hayling Rise BN13 3AL on Thurs 24th April at 6.30pm.  There will be a display and refreshments in the parish centre afterwards. All are welcome to join us. The service will be live streamed for those not able to attend St Michael’s Catholic Church Worthing – YouTube

 

2/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week Make your own compost. Shop-bought costs over £4.00 for 20 litres. A heap in your back garden is absolutely free.

 

3/ 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

 

4/ Parish projects we are at 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.

 

1/ Worthing Deanery Justice and Peace Group are having a Mass for Peace to highlight the conflicts going on around the world. It will be held at St Michael’s, Hayling Rise BN13 3AL on Thurs 24th April at 6.30pm.  There will be a display and refreshments in the parish centre afterwards. All are welcome to join us. The service will be live streamed for those not able to attend

 

2/ Fairtrade Easter Eggs with the Easter message will be on sale at St Mary’s & Holy Family price £6.00

3/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week Reduce packaged cleaning products. Nowadays, there seems to be a plastic-packaged product for everything. This can quickly add up to a lot of plastic bottles in your cupboards –- and eventually your bin. Could you find a local refill store to refill your supplies, or find a refill service online?

 

 

 

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

 

1/ Worthing Deanery Justice and Peace Group are having a Mass for Peace to highlight the conflicts going on around the world. It will be held at St Michael’s, Hayling Rise BN13 3AL on Thurs 24th April at 6.30pm.  There will be a display and refreshments in the parish centre afterwards. All are welcome to join us. The service will be live streamed for those not able to attend

 

 

 

2/ Emergency Appeal After the serious earthquake that has hit Myanmar the J&P group have made a donation from funds we receive from the parish. In an area already affected by conflict buildings have been damaged, so it’s likely to be devastating. Many buildings have also been effected in Thailand. Through CAFOD, we can provide the emergency help that affected families that will need – food, water and shelter. If anyone wishes to make a personal donate please go to https://cafod.org.uk/give/donate-to-emergencies/myanmar-earthquake-appeal

 

 

3/ Fairtrade Easter Eggs with the Easter message will be on sale at St Mary’s price £6.00

 

 

4/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week Don’t take your health for granted. Not taking care of your health today is a guaranteed way to make your life more complicated in a few decades. The habits for good health are delightfully simple: move your body, eat real foods, live a life of beauty.

 

 

 

5/ 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

 

1/ a serious earthquake has hit Myanmar, in an area already affected by conflict.  Buildings have been damaged in neighbouring Thailand, so it’s likely to be devastating.  Through the Catholic Church, we can provide the emergency help that affected families will need – food, water and shelter. To donate go to https://cafod.org.uk/give/donate-to-emergencies/myanmar-earthquake-appeal

 

 

2/ Fr Silvester – Is setting up a Senior’s Club. The majority aren’t entitled to pensions or social benefits.  As a result, elderly people in the area solely depend on relatives for support. Unfortunately, the children and grandchildren often struggling to look after their own families without any external support from the government. The result is old age-malnutrition in the form of poor diet and mental illness due to isolation from the main community. The main aims of the club are therefore: 1 allow senior’s to get together & ward off social isolation. 2. Share challenges and experiences. 3. Receive a healthy meal at least twice a month. 4. Receive talks on various topics from specialists. 4. Receive free medical check-up at the centre. 5. Engage in appropriate physical exercises and entertainment.  In order to start up this club they have asked for funds to buy a large tent as the base & some chairs.  To help them get started there will be a 2nd collection this Sun 30^th March.

Please note. This initiative is the first of its kind in Uganda. Its success will be a footprint for several others throughout the country.  So we could also be helping start a major initiative throughout Uganda.  Please give what you can afford

 

 

 

3/ Fairtrade Easter Eggs with the Easter message will be on sale at St Mary’s & Holy Family price £6.00

 

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/ Christians worldwide urged to take legal action on climate

crisis against polluters and those who finance them. In a new report hope-for-children-through-climate-justice

the World Council of Churches sets out practical ways faith organisations can help protect young people and future generations from the climate crisis. Drawing on Christian teachings on stewardship and justice, it presents strategic litigation as a tool to “create hope and hold responsible parties accountable”. Many faith leaders have spoken up about the climate crisis, including Pope Francis, who published  Laudato Si and has continued to exhort Catholics to action.

 

 

6/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week East less red meat & replace with a plant-based meal at least once a week, if everyone did this it would save the county 8% carbon

 

1/ Fr Silvester – Is setting up a senior’s club. The majority aren’t entitled to pensions or social benefits.  As a result, elderly people in the area solely depend on relatives for support. Unfortunately, the children and grandchildren often struggling to look after their own families without any external support from the government. The result is old age-malnutrition in the form of poor diet and mental illness due to isolation from the main community. The main aims of the club are therefore:

1 allow senior’s to get together & ward off social isolation

2. Share challenges and experiences.
3. Receive a healthy meal at least twice a month.
4. Receive talks on various topics from specialists.
5. Receive free medical check-up at the centre.
6. Engage in appropriate physical exercises and entertainment.

In order to start up this club they have asked for funds to buy a large tent as the base & some chairs.  To help them get started there will be a 2nd collection next Sun 30th March.

Please note. This initiative is the first of its kind in Uganda. Its success will be a footprint for several others throughout the country, so we could also be helping start a major initiative throughout Uganda.  Please give what you can afford

 

 

2/ Fairtrade Easter Eggs with the with a booklet giving Easter message will be on sale at St Mary’s price £6.00

 

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/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week Turn mundane tasks into acts of compassion. When you shift the focus off of yourself (your failures or achievements), you will find a new found ability to focus and a motivation to turn today’s mundane tasks into tiny acts of compassion.

 

 

 

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.

 

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.

 

 

 

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 cafod.org.uk/campaign/latest-campaigns

 

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.

 

 

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

 

 

 

 

 

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