Weekly Sheet

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

SUNDAY 30^th August 2026 22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

PLEASE TAKE THIS SHEET HOME

Today’s Theme: “True Discipleship”

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:0752 2299503

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:59,285,359,233

Mon	10am	Feria Retreat Conductors
Tues	8am 10am St Barnabas	Feria Conquest and DGH Chaplaincies
Weds	10am	Feria Retired Bishops in the Diocese
Thurs	No Mass Today
Fri	10am St Barnabas
Sat	9am	BVM Local Community Projects

Please remember in your prayers this week:

Anniversaries

Sunday	Marjorie Owden, Hilda Harvey, Ivy Snead
Monday	Betty Golding, Pat Poulson
Tuesday	Kathleen Horswill, Juliette Morris
Wednesday	Francis Vincent, William Brooks, Gordon Smith
Thursday	Evelyn Marquet
Friday	Helen Peters, Peggy Floyd
Saturday	Emily Highes, Robson Daltry, Elsie Wiswould

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,Nigel A, Michael W, Andy, Jude, Valerie L, Monica, Alan, Lisa, Jack, Patrick, Urszula, Katherine, Clive, Trevor, Diane, Pat, Vicki, Anne S, Robin, Michael, Judy, Fr Peter

Local Handy Man

Peter Herring

Carpentry, decorating, gardening, odd jobs, dog walking

Call or text 07777139767

Friday is Fr Robert’s day off

Tea and Testament

[our monthly reflection upon the Sunday Gospels] Next meeting

Tuesday 8th September

3:30pm at St Augustine’s vicarage.

Tea and home-made cake available

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Healing Mass

St Barnabas, Sea Road

Friday 4^th September

10:00

Followed by Coffee Morning with cakes and fresh produce for sale.

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Ladies Social Group

Friday 11^th September 7.30pm, DR Room, £5, Tea & Coffee served. Coastal Cocoa founder, James Bridger talks on history and creation of chocolate. Opportunity to sample and purchase.

Fair Trade Rice

On Sale Today! See Rosalind

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Memorial Garden

Our next fundraising cake sale is on Sunday 6^th September. Please feel free to make a cake.

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Save the Date

Sunday 27^th September

Harvest Lunch

Details to Follow

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Charity Guitar Concert

Bishop Laurie & Jay Myserson

4^th September

6.30 for 7pm

St Augustines Hall

Free entry

Donations to help the poor of India

Helpers needed for refreshments, see Fr Robert.

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St Augustine’s & St Barnabas Men’s Group

Curry Night (other choices available)

Friday 11^th September, 7pm

The Shiplu, London Road

Please sign up on sheet

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Walsingham Breakfasts

Saturday 5^th September following Mass

Please sign up on sheet

Volunteers needed to provide and prepare breakfast from October onwards. Please add your name and preferred date to the sign up sheet at back of church

Ascension BBQ

A total of £170 was raised, thank you to all those that helped and attended,

Table Top Sale

Last Saturday’s sale raised £299.80, again thank you to all those that organised, helped, hired and attended. The next one is 24^th October.

PMC 2026