1/ FR. SILVESTER On 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 1st September to 4th October 2025
This season is dedicated to God, Creator and sustainer of all life. It is a time of prayer, reflection and contemplation. To help deepen your relationship with God and Creation and each other. A time to reaffirm our commitment to being stewards of creation and to implore gods help In protecting it. A time to pay attention to what god might be saying to us as individuals and the church about caring for his creation https://seasonofcreation.org There will be a display in the Mary chapel & at Holy Family, with a message from Pope Leo and also practical info. & leaflets on how we can individually contribute in caring for our world. Here’s the message from Pope Leo www.vatican.va/content/leo-xiv/en/messages/creation/documents/20250630-messaggio-giornata-curacreato.html?fbclid=IwY2xjawMmHPpleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHmkgyLbqxtwTGPNQI6QVu59ar4RprhyXLV205V-BTn7kLerNWwdq1eELUX8l_aem_d1Y3dSlvkYrgi_TQ6C2BuA
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’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.
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
5/ Live Simply Tip of the Week Become zero waste. Slowly try to reduce your waste a bit every week. Consider giving a home-made gift instead of buying a present, upcycling items or looking at your food shop and seeing what items you could buy differently, spending a bit more on loose fruit and veg for example.