Weekly Sheet

THE PARISHES OF ST AUGUSTINE OF CANTERBURY AND ST BARNABAS THE APOSTLE BEXHILL

SUNDAY 22nd March 2026 Fifth Sunday of Lent

PLEASE TAKE THIS SHEET HOME

Today’s Theme: “Don’t be too busy for God”

PARISH PRIEST

Father Robert Coates: SSC Chaplain to Eastbourne Lifeboat Crew Tel: 210785

Hon Asst Clergy

Fr Barry Carter SSC Tel; 0759 9727374

Fr Martin Harper Tel: 225552

Parish Mobile 07542 091342

Safeguarding Officer/Website Steve Hills

Church Wardens Steve Hills Tel: 225264

Frances Lingard Tel: 319625

Deputy Wardens Martyn May Tel: 218878

Stephen Martin

Parish Administrator, Hall/DR Room Manager

Jill Duckett Tel: 210058

Email st.augustines288@outlook.com

Office hours: Monday-Thursday 9-1pm, closed Friday

Authorised Lay Minister Fiona Bower Tel 07921 519790

Organist Stephen Martin

Parish Archivist David Stanley Tel: 218332

Electoral Roll Officer: Sue Hollingbery

Website address: www.staugustinesbexhill.org.uk

Sunday Services:

Saturday 6pm First Mass of Sunday

Sunday 8am Mass, 10am Parish Mass.

Junior Church 1^st and 3^rd Sunday

Hymns:45,171,674,801

Daily Mass :

Mon	10:00 am	Feria Chichester Cathedral Staff
Tues	8:00 am 10AM St Barnabas	Feria DGH and Conquest Chaplaincies
Weds	10 am	The Annunciation – Our Pilgrimage to Walsingham
Thurs	12 noon	Feria Our Lent Course
Fri	10am St Barnabas
Sat	9:00am	Our Community Projects and Charities

Please remember in your prayers this week:

RIP : Kathy Hayden

Anniversaries

Sunday	Ethel Pounce, Vera Hallett
Monday	Amy Ackland, Miriam Wareham, Ada Witpen, Valerie Coutts, Joan Hodson
Tuesday	Percy Gent, Edith Harris, Ada Rhodes, Valentine Stacey, Joan Sharwood-Smith
Wednesday	Hugh O’Donnell, Lydia Killick
Thursday	Ethel Cockburn, Beatrice Webb, Eric Langley, Stella Morton
Friday	John Cumming
Saturday	Lancelot Hare, Mary Stone, Horace Peach

Please remember in your prayers this week: The Sick:

Beryl M, Jim D, Antonio, Sue L, Christa, Sue, Sylvia B, Joy, Margaret, Linda, Eddie K, Frances M, Jack, Kyle, Stella, Nigel A, Michael W, Andy, Jude, Valerie L, Monica, Alan, Lisa, Jack, Patrick, Liz, Simon, Urszula, Katherine, Clive, Trevor, Pearl, Diane, Pat, Vicki

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Please pray for the crew of HMS Dragon recently deployed to Cyprus.

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PMC

Our pledge this year is £47,000. We have contributed £7,500 so far

Electoral Roll

Please complete a form and leave on table.

Items for and changes to this sheet to : Jill before 12pm Wednesday: st.augustines288@outlook.com

Fr Robert’s appointments this week:

Tuesday AM: Warming up the Homeless

Friday is Fr Robert’s day off

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WORSHIP AND STUDY

Lent Course

“People Of The Book”

Thursday 26^th March

12:00

“The Synagogue”

Please sign up for Lent Lunch

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“The Beatitudes”

Monday 30^th March 7pm Mass at St Augustine’s

Tuesday 31^st March 10am Mass at St Barnabas

Wednesday 1^st April Trip to Chichester Cathedral

Maundy Thursday 7pm Mass of the Lord’s Supper,

Good Friday 10am A Journey of the Cross (Service for all the family). Followed by hot cross buns and refreshments.

2pm The Liturgy

Holy Saturday 6pm The Easter Vigil (Celebrant Bishop Nicholas Reade, joined by St Barnabas)

Easter Day 8am Mass

10 am Parish Mass for all ages, followed by a reception

Easter Monday 12:00 Said Mass

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Baptism 3rd May

Please sign up at back of church if you would like to attend the party

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SOCIAL AND FUNDRAISING

Sunday Lunch- Today!!

For those that have booked and paid

Egerton Park Indoor Bowls Club

12:30 for 1pm

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Table Top Sale- 11th April at 10am-12pm

£10 to reserve a table for selling items. Please contact st.augustines288@outlook.com to book and pay or speak to Daisy in Church. Refreshments and a raffle will be available on the day. Any raffle prizes would be appreciated, thank you!