1/ CAFOD Harvest Fast 2nd Collection will be next Sunday 5th October Please take an envelope including filling in the Gift Aid section if a UK tax payer & place it in the 2nd collection or through the contactless machines/card readers at the back of the church, otherwise you can donate at Support Harvest Family Fast Day in your parish
2/ FR. SILVESTER This Sunday & 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.
3/ Season of Creation There will be a Creationtide service at Ramsey Hall 9-13 Byron Rd Worthing BN11 3HN on Sun 28th Sept at 3pm. All welcome.
4/ Live Simply Tip of the Week – Recycling Collect something that is not recycled in our kerbside recycling such as crisp packets. Worthing Boys Club recycle the following Babybel wax, wrapper & net Biscuit, crackers, cake bars & cheddar packets Cheese packets, crisp packets, film lid, nets & labels Flash Wipes – Flash power mop pads, speed mop cloths & flash hand & floor wipes and many other items, please see their website Worthing Boys Club
5/ Fairtrade Fortnight is from 22nd Sept to 5th Oct www.fairtrade.org.uk/fairtrade-fortnight-2025/ over these fourteen days we’ll be asking each of you to Do it Fair. We’ll be celebrating the difference we can all make when we choose Fairtrade and campaign as part of a UK-wide movement calling for a fairer system behind the things we consume every day.With the world in a tailspin, fairness isn’t a given. But the power to get there is in our hands. Together, our actions can have a positive impact on real people’s lives. Fairer pay. Fairer treatment. Fairer futures.That’s Fairtrade. It’s not just a label – it’s a movement. So, whatever you do and however you do it: Do it Fair.
There will be a display coming soon at both churches