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’s. Holy Family also support a similar charity http://www.worthingsoupkitchen.co.uk
SHOUT have opened a new charity shop at 147 Montague Street, Worthing, supporting the most vulnerable in our community.
2/ LIVE SIMPLY Tip of the Week Move your money. Could you divest from fossil fuels and support a bank which invests in renewables? ‘Good with Money’ good-with-money.com recommends some ethical choices or for pension investments that help achieve the 17 Sustainable Development Goals set by the UN in 2015.
3/ Parish Projects. The parish is donating to a number of charities both home & abroad with money that’s tithed from the weekly collection during this financial year. In the next few weeks information will be given about each one.
We have given £500.00 to Green Christian a group of ordinary Christians from all backgrounds and traditions. Inspired by faith, they care for creation through prayer, action and encouragement.
4/ Meeting with Dr Beccy Cooper MP for Worthing West Members of our Justice & Peace group, together with members of the Deanery group had a meeting with Beccy Cooper to discuss the following issues.
money being spent on a new nuclear power stations
Selling arms to Israel
CAFOD campaign to cancel the international debts
Why the Overseas Development Fund has been reduced in order to put money into armaments and defence.
The answer’s to these questions can be found on the parish website, also on St Mary of the Angels & Holy Family Lancing Justice & Peace Group Facebook, St. Mary of the Angels Parish church Worthing Facebook
2025 Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope – Join Us, and Spread the Word Bookings have recently opened for our 2025 Walking Pilgrimage, the Jubilee Pilgrimage of Hope, taking place from 9th to 24th August 2025. Join us in celebrating 50 years of walking pilgrimages, 60 years of the Arundel & Brighton Diocese, and the Holy Year proclaimed by Pope Francis. Crossing varied terrain across Surrey and Sussex, the route visits every Deanery in the Diocese, together with churches of many denominations that we pass on the way. The pilgrimage is open to all. You can join for a day (or less), a few days, or the whole 2 weeks. Organised entirely by volunteers, our pilgrimages are very affordable. To book go to Jubilee pilgrimage of hope on the diocese website.