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Forthcoming events: date food. We have bought some new tubs St Peter’s Catholic Church eternal life, and we believe; we know that Sunday 5 September, 7pm-8.30pm: Sixth and boxes for donations. Bags for Life used Portland Road Hove you are the Holy One of God.’ This by our clients to carry their goods home, profession of faith marks him out as pre- Session of Confirmation preparation. BN3 5GD also urgently needed. eminent among the Apostles. Monday 6 September, 8pm: Baptism course. 22 August 2021 Thanks to the generosity of Mary and Next Sunday 29 August is the Twenty- Friday 25 September, 7pm: Choral Mary, the following is on offer this Sunday. Second Sunday of the Year, and the concert Parish Priest: Fr. Alexander Lucie-Smith Tickets are £5, all of which goes to the Hall readings can be found in the blue Mass Priest’s House, Shelley Road, Thursday 29 September, 9am: Saint refurbishment fund. There are 40 tickets. Get books on page 126. In the first reading, Hove BN3 5GD Christopher’s School Harvest Festival. yours while you can. from the Book of Deuteronomy, Moses Tel: 01273 733840 Saturday 9/Sunday 10 October: Exhibition Hainault Fryers fish exhorts the people of Israel to keep the [email protected] by Society of Catholic Artists. Law so that they may have life. We see the and chips2 http://www.stpeters-hove.org.uk/ Sunday October 10, 11.15am: Unveiling Law of God not as a restriction placed 6 Boundary Road of picture of Blessed Carlo Acutis. BN3 4EH 01273 422478 upon us but as a loving and life-giving gift, Parish Secretary: Aisling Brombley Any 1 Pie & Medium Chips the observance of which guarantees Sunday 10 October, 7pm-8.30pm: [email protected] Please redeem before 26th September 2021 human flourishing. In the Gospel Jesus Seventh Session of Confirmation (Office hours: Wed 9-1, Thu 9-3, Fri 9-1) when questioned by the Pharisees, rejects preparation. Hall update: We set ourselves the target the traditions of the elders as mere human Saturday October 16: start of First Holy Follow us on Twitter @HoveSaint Join us of raising £30,000 to defray the expenses regulations and calls them back to the Communion programme. on Facebook: search for ‘Saint Peter’s, of refurbishing the Hall. Many thanks to the proper understanding of the Law. Hove’. Find our YouTube channel: search Sunday 17 October, 10am: FHC parishioner who have kindly given us a for ‘Alexander Lucie-Smith’. Right now we Enrolment Mass cheque for £50. In addition, the sale of We have heard the sad news of the are doing a virtual Walking Tour Through Saturday 6 November, 9am/11am: FHC raffle tickets for the three little boats has death of Father Mario Sanderson on the Bible, starting with the Book of raised £95 so far, and the sale of cakes Monday 16 August at Holy Cross Care Saturday 6 November, noon: Genesis, in bite size chunks. We are and other delicious things by Mary and Home. Details of the funeral arrangements Bereavement Mass. currently on the Book of Deuteronomy. Mary, along with the sale of tickets for pie will be sent out as and when they are Sunday 14 November, 7pm, Confirmation Please visit our website which is constantly and chips, has made an astonishing known. Meanwhile, let us pray for the rehearsal being updated. Do ask to join our £274.42. £100 gratefully received also in eternal rest of his soul. Father Mario was, Saturday 20 November, 3pm Confirmation WhatsApp group. this week’s offertory for the hall. This some years ago, parish priest of the Mass brings our running total to £13,534.26. Sacred Heart in Hove. This Newsletter is covering two weeks. Friday 31 December, noon: Bereavement Great news! Many thanks to all who have Mass. contributed. Our next Baptism Class is on Monday 6 This Sunday 22 August is the Twenty- September at 8pm either in the refurbished First Sunday of the Year, and the Sick Parishioners. First Holy Communion begins this Hall or in the Upper Room. If you want to readings can be found in the blue Mass Please pray for Caroline Audy, Margaret October. Fr Alexander has started visiting enrol, you need to see Father Alexander books on page 123. In the first reading the Chapman, Jim and Valerie Lee, Vincent O’ all the candidates at home with their first; please email him and he will arrange children of Israel renew the Covenant they Rourke, Dennis Tribe, Rosemary Kilcourse, parents. Don’t miss out! He is looking to come and see you at home. have made with the Lord at Shechem, Liz Perkins, Richard Martin, Sheila forward to seeing you all. under the leadership of Joshua, before Coldicott, Margaret. Heffernan. Once more, this Sunday, we are raffling they take possession of the land. In the 200 Club July’s Winners: £50 – Mary something in aid of the Hall. We have been Gospel we hear how some of His disciples Please leave your donations for the Reeve, £90 – Eileen Harris, £200 – Rita given three model ships, representing decide to follow Jesus no longer, unable to Food Bank in the tub inside the door of the O’Regan. Congratulations! Christopher Columbus’s little fleet that accept His teaching on the Eucharist. Outer Sacristy. If locked, by the door. sailed the ocean blue in 1482 to the New However, Saint Peter’s faith is deepened Please remember we cannot accept Offertory Collection: 15 August 2021 = World: the Nina, the Pinta and the Santa and he utters the words: ‘Lord, who shall perishable goods, opened packets or out of £1,474.84. Maria. Many thanks to the generous donor. we go to? You have the message of Tickets are £1 each and will be on sale Friday 26 August is the feast of Saint saw Augustine convert to Christianity after Mass Intentions after each Mass. The draw will be this Monica (c. 332 – 387) the mother of St. 17 years of resistance. Monica and her son Sat. 21 Aug 6pm Maggie Fitzgerald RIP Sunday and the winner will be announced Augustine. She is venerated for her spent six peaceful months at Rus Sun 22 Aug 8.30am For our benefactors via social media. Have a good look at the outstanding Christian virtues, particularly Cassiciacum after which Augustine was Sun 22 Aug 10am For all parishioners ships on display and do not miss your the suffering caused by her husband’s baptized by Ambrose in the church of St. chance! paganism, and her prayerful life dedicated John the Baptist at Milan. Monica and Sun 22 Aug 11.15am GE Shannon to the reformation of her son, who wrote Augustine then left for Africa and they set Brennan More Hall news: we have also been given extensively of her pious acts and life with out on their journey, stopping at Mon 23 Aug 10am GE Miranda Bowen a scooter to raffle. It is in perfect working her in his Confessions. She was married Civitavecchia and at Ostia. Here Monica Tues 24 Aug 10am Guiliana Sussex RIP condition. Instead of raffling, perhaps early in life to Patricius, a Roman pagan, died, and Augustine’s grief inspired his Wed 25 Aug GE Mr and Mrs Christides people would like to bid for it? Offers in the who held an official position in Thagaste, Confessions. Saint Monica was buried at Thurs 26 Aug No Mass region of £100. The scooter cost £250. now in modern Algeria. Patricius had a Ostia and at first seems to have been Otherwise we shall start selling raffle violent temper and appears to have been almost forgotten, though her body was Fri 27 Aug 10am Private Intention tickets for the scooter on Sunday 29 of dissolute habits. Monica’s alms, deeds removed during the 6th century to a hidden Sat 28 Aug 10am For our Benefactors August. and prayer habits annoyed Patricius, but it crypt in the church of Santa Aurea in Ostia. Sat 28 Aug 6pm Bernie Harvey RIP (C is said that he always held her in respect. Her tomb was later transferred to the Lloyd) Fr Alexander plans to be away from Monica had three children who survived Basilica of Sant’Agostino, Rome. Anicius Sun 28 Aug 8.30am For all Parishioners Monday 30 August to Friday 3 September infancy, two sons, Augustine and Navigius, Auchenius Bassus wrote Monica’s funerary Sun 29 Aug 10am Thomas and Margaret inclusive. There will be no Mass on the and a daughter, ‘Perpetua’ of Hippo. epitaph, which survived in ancient Brown RIP Bank Holiday, when the Church will be Unable to secure baptism for them, she manuscripts. The actual stone on which it closed, but there will be Mass at the usual grieved heavily when Augustine fell ill. In was written was rediscovered in the Sun 29 Aug 11.15am GE Hearns family times on Tuesday 31 August through her distress she asked Patricius to allow summer of 1945 after two boys were Mon 30 Aug No Mass Friday 3 September. Many thanks to Fr Augustine to be baptized; he agreed, then digging a hole to plant a football post in the Tues 31 Aug 10am Romola Jane RIP Alan Sharpe and Canon Oliver Heaney for withdrew this consent when the boy courtyard beside Santa Aurea. The Wed 1 Sep 10am Guiliana Sussex RIP stepping in and helping. Aisling is going recovered. But Monica’s relief at tombstone reads: ‘Here the most virtuous Thurs 2 Sept No Mass away from 24 to 30 August which means Augustine’s recovery turned to anxiety as mother of a young man set her ashes, a that the Parish office will be closed on he misspent his renewed life being second light to your merits, Augustine.