1/ FR. SILVESTER This Sun 14th Sept & until the end of the month, the parish will be collecting medical & school related items for Fr. Silvester’s projects in Uganda.
The type of items needed for healthcare are spectacles, hearing aids, clinical uniforms (male and female), syringes, dental and surgical equipment such as callipers, forceps, bandages and plasters, clinical thermometers, stethoscopes, insulin meters, pulse oximeter surgical gloves, walking sticks, wheelchairs, blankets, bedsheets, clinical curtains, Medical and Health related books ( for a small community library). All medical items must be in date to pass customs.
The school needs ruck sacks, text books, pencils, pens, geometry sets & other items suitable for school children. Also children’s shoes, children’s clothes, school uniforms. No adult clothes as there’s an embargo.
Fr Silvester is very grateful for any support we can give.
Please leave items in boxes each end of St Mary’s & at Holy Family.
2/ THE SEASON OF CREATION On Tues 23rd Sept there will be Vigil for Creation after the 10am Mass at St Mary’s. We are going to spend time together reflecting on the plight of the creation. We will pray together & have time for personal reflection and silent pray. Please see Season of Creation Exhibition at the carpark end
There will be a Creationtide service at Ramsey Hall 9-13 Byron Rd Worthing BN11 3HN on Sun 28th Sept at 3pm. All welcome.
3/ Live Simply Tip of the Week – Ideas for Season of Creation and afterwards plant some insect friendly flowers & plants, plant some vegetables, make part of your garden a peace garden where you can spend time with nature, plant a tree in memory of someone or for a birthday celebration
4/ From CAFOD over 17,000 children have been killed in Gaza. Famine is closing in. Hospitals lie in ruins. And life-saving aid is stuck at the border.
This is not just a humanitarian crisis – it’s the systematic erosion of what makes us human.
The UK government is right to condemn Israel’s current actions in Gaza and suspend trade negotiations with Israel. But this is far too little.
Please tell your MP that the UK government must take bolder and more decisive action https://cafod.org.uk/campaign/latest-campaigns