Saturday 20^th
PALESTRINA CRAWL
Next Saturday at 11am, here at St Paul’s, the BREMF Consort of Voices, directed by James Elias, will be performing twenty-minutes of renaissance polyphony by Palestrina celebrating his 500th anniversary. The programme will include his settings of Tu es Petrus, Sicut cervus and Exultate Deo.
Entrance is free, so do turn up and enjoy. Mass will be celebrated, as normal, at 11.30am.

Saturday 20^th
Later in the day at 6.00pm – a concert and picnic supper at St Nicholas’ Church, hosted by our own Anthony Hawgood – £30

PERFORMANCE AT ST PAUL’S IN SEPTEMBER
Sponsored by the Friends of St Paul’s, on Saturday 27 September, we are hosting Hayley Savage here, who will be performing her new album. Proceeds from this will go towards the repair and upkeep of our church building. Tickets cost £10 per person. Doors will open at 7pm, with drinks on offer and a buffet to be served during the interval.
To secure your ticket, do speak to Michael or Alfie. We are all encouraged to buy a ticket, even if we will not be attending, in order to support the work of restoring this building.
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WALSINGHAM PILGRIMAGE 2026
Dates for next year’s pilgrimage are now confirmed:
Monday 27 – Thursday 30 July
The completion of a booking form and payment of a £53 deposit is required by Tuesday 30 September to secure your place. Please see Fr Thomas for a form as soon as possible.

FUNERAL PLANS
Fr Thomas has lately met with several parishioners to discuss their funeral plans and to be given a record for safe keeping for when the time comes. Having something in writing not only gives us peace of mind but can also help those who will make such arrangements happen, especially if they are not familiar with what a Christian funeral comprises. If, then, you would appreciate the chance to meet with him, please do be in touch.

CHURCH WATCHING
We are incredibly blessed here at St Paul’s to be able to have our church building open for several hours each Wednesday, Friday and Saturday. This is only possible thanks to the selflessness of our team of church watchers, two of whom are always on duty when the building is open to the public. It would be good to expand this team, and so if you might be able to give some of your time to the very worthwhile cause of enabling more people to experience the beauty of holiness here, please have a word with Fr Thomas. Even if you feel you can only give time on an irregular basis, perhaps to cover one of our existing team being on holiday, your contribution would be much appreciated.

APPEAL FROM OUR FOOD BANK
Our city’s food bank is in considerable need of more donations. We have been asked to flag the particular need for tinned meat, fish, tomato and vegetables as well as pasta, rice, tinned fruit, tinned desserts and instant coffee. Supporting the needy is an integral part of our Christian discipleship, so if you can offer some help, please take your donations to the food bank, which is located at the Calvary Church, BN1 4NJ. Alternatively, if you wish to donate a sum of money for the food bank to then spend on what they need, you can do so using the link: http://www.brightonfoodbank.org.uk/how-can-you-help/.