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Men’s Marython – 1 Day, 2 Shrines, 26 miles, Countless Graces: A
men’s walking pilgrimage from King’s Lynn to Walsingham to pray
for the renewal of families, vocations and the parishes of our diocese.
Friday evening and Saturday, 15th/16th September. More details from
Fr. Henry Whisenant at henry.whisenant@rcdea.org.uk
Foodbank supplies are still required, items can be left in the porches
The annual parish BBQ was on Saturday 12th August in the gardens of both churches. Please ensure that all items are well in date. Thank
at the parish church, Sandringham Road, Hunstanton. It’s one of the you for your continued support of the scheme.
social occasions that is also a fundraiser for the parish and, as always, There is a Fair Trade Stall at St Cecilia’s after the 9am Mass on the
was well attended. Thankfully the weather stayed nice too. Thanks as first Sunday of every month. Please support this very worthwhile cause
always go to all the volunteers who work so hard in the background to by buying fairly traded goods to support families abroad trying to earn
make this and all of our social gatherings successful and enjoyable.
a living. For more information please contact Caroline Brooks on
01553 673069.
All social events will be well publicised in the weekly bulletins and
on the website. Everyone, whether Catholic or not, is welcome to all
of our services and social occasions. We have refreshments after the
11am Mass every Sunday and after 10.15am Mass every Wednesday.
There are also refreshments after the 9am Mass on the first Sunday of
the month at Dersingham. Everyone will be most welcome.

Daily Masses will be 10am in the parish church at Hunstanton on
Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday. Wednesday mass is usually
at 10.15am at St Cecilia’s, Dersingham. Sunday Masses are 9am at St
Cecilia’s, Mountbatten Road, Dersingham and 11am at Parish Church,
Sandringham Road, Hunstanton.
The Parish telephone number is 01485 534675.
If you require a Priest urgently please telephone V. Rev Canon Peter
Rollings on 01553 772220.or email; parishpriest763@gmail.com
Website: www.hunstantoncatholicparish.org
Adults aged 18 to 30 are invited to join a weekend exploring the
beauty of living the Consecrated Life in the Twenty-First Century, from Email: parish@ hunstantoncatholicparish.org
1st to 3rd September at the Dowry House, Walsingham. Call Sr. Carina
on 01328 801013 for more information.
Just a thought….. peace within borders, he fills you with the finest wheat.
We must never take for granted what God has done and continues
to do for us, because it is only through Him can we begin the process
of a better world. And it is only through Him can we turn the minds of
One afternoon whilst in the car listening to the Jeremy Vine show on those who only care for themselves towards the love and care of others.
Radio 2, I heard a discussion on whether people should joke about Steve, Rev Steve Oliver, Methodist Church
global warming. Now personally I do not see a problem in adding
humour in certain situations, because it relieves the tension of fear and WELCOME TO ALL
panic that can exist. But Global warming is becoming a major problem Join us to find out about and share in worship, prayer, Bible
in the world, especially since America has decided to come out of the Study and fellowship
Paris Agreement on climate change, and perhaps joking about it may 10.30 a.m. Sunday mornings: All Age Worship
just trivialise the problem causing others to relax in any efforts they 6.00p.m. 1st. Sunday in the month
are making to put things right Sunday at Six with Steve
But there was one man who came on the radio discussion and I could 10.00 a.m. Wednesday mornings ‘Coffee with God’
not believe his attitude when it came to global warming. He believed a time of quiet meditation and prayer except 10.30 a.m. 3rd
that for Britain it was a wonderful thing and could not understand why Wednesday in the month Midweek Communion with Rev.
people were getting so uptight about it. When asked about those
countries whose land and probably civilisation would be wiped out, Steve Oliver
he said it was nothing to do with us, that all we need to worry about is 2.30p.m. Last Monday in the month: Bible Study
our country and it really doesn’t matter what happens to the rest of the Find us: Hunstanton Methodist Church on the corner of Austin
world. Street with the A149— just opposite the Recreation ground.
I was, and still am, shocked by this attitude and am wondering how For use with GPS: our postcode is PE36 6AL
many other people think the same. Should we as Christians stand by
and listen to this kind of selfish attitude, or should we begin to assert
our belief that the World was given to all of us by God for its care, and
not its ownership.
In Genesis we are told that the when God made the world it was
good, and that Adam and his descendants were given it to till and keep
safe. Where has it all gone wrong? Greed, and the rush for resources
has changed the world our ancestors knew. Ultimately if things
continue as they are our environment will change possibly beyond
repair.
In Psalm 147, the Psalmist tells us to sing to the Lord with
thanksgiving because he covers the heavens with clouds, prepares rain
for the earth, and makes grass grow on the hills. He gives to the
animals their food and to the young ravens when they cry…. He grants