1/ SHOUT Worthing Soup Kitchen would like to thank you at St Mary of the Angels all for your support for the Food Bank at 219 Tarring Road it has been greatly appreciated. We are able to open more often and tackle food waste better in our community. We are running half of the new premises as a charity shop – that should enable us to raise enough finances to cover the following year’s rent – as the food pantry will not make any money. St Mary’s have been very generous with weekly donations of food & there’s a box each end of the church with a list of the items required. Please donate what you can to help the poor & needy in our town.
2/ Fairtrade Chocolate Advent Calendars which includes a booklet with the Christmas message & activities are on sale at £5 each
3/ Live Simply Tip of the week – Why not buy Fairtrade Christmas presents this year. There are many items available including jewellery, clothing, confectionery & drinks. Another idea for Christmas presents, CAFOD Christmas Catalogues, now in their 36th year are available at the back of the church.
4/ Columban Missionaries have launched their 2024/2025 Schools Media Competition, which has the title: ‘Jubilee: Pilgrims of Hope’. Encouraging creativity and faith engagement with issues in the world today, this year’s competition welcomes both written and image entries until the 7th February 2025, with winners being announced on the 10th March 2025. Cash prizes will be awarded to the winning entrants and the first prize is an impressive £300. The competition is targeted at students aged between 13-18 years old. Pope Francis has decreed that 2025 will be a year of Jubilee. The theme he has chosen is ‘Pilgrims of Hope’ and he urges us to look for signs of hope in the world around us and work for peace and justice. For more information http://www.columbans.co.uk
