1/ CAFOD Family Fast Day is Fri 27th Feb  This Lent, live out the Gospel call to love your neighbour. By fasting and giving what you save, you join in Christ’s compassion and help another family put food on the table. Your donation can help families around the world grow food in difficult conditions – such as on flood-resistant floating gardens or using solar-powered water pumps in times of drought. The 2nd collection will be Sun 1st March & there are many ways to donate & bless others with your support.  Take a CAFOD envelope , donate through the 2nd collection, use the card machines at the back of the church’s,  online at cafod.org.uk/envelope or call 0303 303 3030. Text CAFODLENT to 70085 to donate £10.   A group of generous supporters has offered to match online donations to our Lent Appeal up to £378,000  www.cafod.org.uk

2/ 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’s.   Holy Family also support a similar charity.

3/ CARBON FAST JOURNEY THIS LENT In the Bible, caring for creation is God’s first instruction to humans. This Lent, a time when Christians traditionally fast and focus on God, we encourage you to take up our Lent challenge – living more simply and finding new ways to cut your carbon footprint.

How the Carbon Fast works Each week will feature a different theme designed to help us take climate action. Sign up below and beginning on 18th February, you will receive a weekly email containing some key facts, suggestions for how you could reduce your carbon footprint, and a reflection. Sign up at  Carbon Fast for Lent | Climate Stewards

4/ Live Simply Tip of the week How does walking and cycling help to protect the environment? Here are five ways that walking and cycling can help protect the environment 1. Reduces air pollution  2. Creates a need for more green spaces 3. Boosts biodiversity 4. Reduces noise pollution 5. Inspires behaviour change

 5/ From Worthing 4 Refugees Many thanks for your continued prayers for the refugees who are making their home in this area. Please pray on the following lines:

• we give thanks for the success of the Worthing 4 Refugees Christmas event and pray for future trips and events
• we give thanks for all who give their time to teach English and we pray for this ongoing provision
• we pray for the family who are facing eviction from their home and for them to be provided with appropriate and long-term housing
• we pray for those with outstanding asylum claims, that they may have good outcomes and be dealt with soon
• we pray for the ongoing work of Worthing 4 Refugees in supporting displaced people but we ask for Jesus to intervene in situations when we are powerless to help
• we pray for the people of Ukraine on the 4th anniversary of the invasion and we pray for peace in all areas of conflict

With all good wishes and thank you again for your prayers.