Weekly Sheet

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

SUNDAY 11^th October 2026 Twenty Eighth Sunday in Ordinary Time

PLEASE TAKE THIS SHEET HOME

Today’s Theme: “Don’t Expect”

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: 259,298,663,22

Mon	10am	The NFU
Tues	8am 10am St Barnabas	Conquest & DGH Chaplaincies
Weds	10am	Our Messy Church Programme
Thurs	No Mass Today	BBC Radio
Fri	10am St Barnabas
Sat	No Mass Today

Please remember in your prayers this week:

Anniversaries

Sunday
Monday	Alfred Hanby-Holmes, Cecil Gibson, Edward Dunn
Tuesday	Mabel Meldon, Jessie Kempster
Wednesday	Elizabeth Clarke, Florence Pearson, Michael Phillips
Thursday	Henry Scudamore, Jean Crow
Friday	George Leah, Frances Longley, Annie Payne, George Bussey
Saturday	Louisa Killick, Edith Knowles, Emily Booth, Alan Whitehead, Stuart Buchan, Melanie Sykes

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, Paul

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PMC 2026

We have pledged £47,000 this year. We have

contributed £27,350 so far

Church Account: PCC of St Augustines Bexhill

Sort code: 40-10-14

Account:21445774

Fr Robert’s Appointments this week:

Tuesday evening: Sides persons meeting for St Barnabas

Wednesday: Lunch at Hastings College

Saturday evening: Cocktail Party

Friday is Fr Robert’s Day Off

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All Souls Day- Monday 2^nd November

10am

Said Mass (St Augustine’s)

6pm

St Barnabas, Sea Road

Solemn Request Mass for the Departed followed by refreshments

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Tea and Testament

Tuesday 13^th October 3.30pm Vicarage

Fair Trade Rice for Sale Today!!!!

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October Walsingham

Payment to be made in full by 12^th October please. Self-Drive £240, minibus £285.

Please pay to St Augustine’s bank account marked “Walsingham”

Pilgrimage details now available on the piano

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Coffee Morning

Wednesday 14^th October

10.30

The DR Room

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Memorial Garden Fund

We raised £37 from last week’s cake sale, thank you. There will be no sale on 1^st November. The next cake sale will be on 6^th December

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Ukelele & Supper Evening

16^th October, 7pm

£12 pp

Please see poster and sign up on sheet

Payments to church account marked “supper”

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Save the Date

Christmas Lunch

The Polegrove Indoor Bowls Club

Sunday 13^th December

£25 pp

More details to follow

Tabletop Sale

24^th October

See Daisy or contact office for details

Teaspoon Appeal

We are desperately short of teaspoons in both halls. If you have any spare, please put them in basket. Please note we do not need any other cutlery. Thank you.