The Trinity Players annual Pantomine "Babes in the Woods" will take place on Sat 31st January 7:30pm and Sun 1st February 3pm. Very limited tickets now at £3.00. These will be sold at all Masses w/e January 11th. Book now, reserve a ticket by calling Frank Hennelly on 01323-461655.

Thanks to everyone who helped or came to the Irish Night. It made about £460 for the Building Fund.

Proposed prizes for the Christmas and December draw are as follows;

December
Two £50.00 Prizes
Four £25.00 Prizes

Christmas
Five £100.00 Prizes

A total of £700.00 up for grabs. To qualify for inclusion in the Draw, members must be paid up to date! You cannot get on the "Gravy Train" if you have not paid the fare!
Twenty six members are at present in arrears and will miss out if drawn. Arrears lists at back of both churches.
Draw will take place after the Mass at Christ the King on 21/12/2008
The continued support of the 200 club members throughout the year has been very much appreciated. Thank you all!
All queries to Tony Crouch - tel: 761052 Email arcrouch@talktalk.net

St Thomas a Becket Junior School PTA invite Parents/ friends / relatives and Parishoners to their annual Christmas Fair, taking place on Wednesday 10th Decemeber from 3pm. The children always enjoy seeing friendly faces from the parish! Stalls - 2nd hand books, cakes, tombola and plenty of children’s activities. Donations for the Fair are extremely welcome. If you would like to donate tombola items or cakes, please bring it to the Junior School Office on or before the 10th December. Thank you.

Christ the King Social Committee meets next on Monday, November 24th 7pm in the Parish Room. All are welcome.

Friday 12th December at 6pm. Every one is warmly invited to attend, you will receive a welcome hot punch drink, choice of home cooked meal followed by a selection of deserts. Adults £5 Children £2.50 Tickets on sale at St Joachim's after Mass. Items for raffle much appreciated.

An evening of popular music at 7:30pm on November 8th. Adults £4, and accompanied children £1. Light refreshments during the interval. Excellent & fast Raffle.

From 6:30 to 8:30pm at Christ the King Hall. Festive treats from Home & Abroad. All donated food welcome. Raffle, Bar, Christmas Music. ADULTS £3, CHILDREN £3 (including a gift from St. Nicholas). LIMITED NUMBER ONLY. Please sign list at Christ the King. A magical moment not to be missed!

The Autumn Fayre will be held on Saturday October 18th.

Please help in whatever way you can, but especially by coming on October 18th to support our parishes. Thank you.

A race night will be held on October 11th in aid of our church and hospice, tickets £5 for adults and £2.50 for children.

We are seeking donations of bottles of wine and beer to sell in our 'donations bar' on the night, also raffle prizes needed. If you would like to donate to this worthy cause please leave items in marked boxes at the back of church or contact Margaret on 07779963019 ( St Joachim) or Helen on 07790873467 ( Christ the King)

In aid of HCPT, the quiz, at Our Lady of Ransom Parish Centre starts at 7:30pm. Tickets £4 (to include a light supper). Call Jackie - 07976748141

Make a note in your diary - November 8th at 7:30pm. More details to come - check here or in the newsletter.

This has been moved to November 15th. Watch out for more information.

The Social Committee is arranging the following future events. Put them in your diary so that you won't be disappointed.

11th October Race night. Tickets - £5 per adult, £2.50 per child.

18th October Autumn Fayre. See Parish News for details

1st November Harvest Supper (Please not change of date).

8th November Patcham Silver Band at 7.30pm. Tickets available mid October

28th November St Nicholas Night. All going well.

13th December Irish Night. Leprechauns booked. Irish dancing booked.

TRINITY PLAYERS Pantomime in New Year towards end of January.

St Joachims planning Mediterranean evening and Christmas Fayre – dates to be decided.

There will be no Wednesday Club during September.

The walk and supper are on Friday, August 29th. Meet in the Christ the King car park at 5:45pm (more details at back of churches).

The date for the forthcoming Race Night has been set for October 11th. More details soon.

The next meeting will be held at 7pm on September 8th. All welcome.

Thanks to those who supported our young people and children by attending their concert last Saturday at St. Joachim’s. What amazing talent. It was a most enjoyable evening. We raised £320 for those most in need in Zimbabwe.

TO ORGANISERS OF PARISH EVENTS
There is now a fridge-freezer in the cleaning room (near the sacristy) in the church at Christ the King.

Ann Coates would like to thank everyone who attended the Wednesday Club reunion.

Meet at Christ the King car park at 6pm, walk along the Prom from Water Treatment Centre and return to supper in Parish Rooms. Ticket only. List at back of church.

In the Parish Rooms there will be a selection of sandwiches, a glass of wine/soft drinks, followed by cream teas and fresh strawberries. £4 each. All are welcome. Please sign list at back of Christ the King church, or phone Josie on 720616.

@ 27 Prideaux Road, Eastbourne. Bring your own supper, table, chairs, rugs, etc. Admission £2.50. For tickets please phone Jackie Riggs on 765659. All proceeds to the Emma Moulding Fund.

Consider yourself one of us - come and join the fun!

On the 17th July, the pupils of St Richard's present ‘Oliver’. You are invited to come to the afternoon show from 2pm-4pm. If there are any groups or individuals in the parish that would like to attend, there will be free admission but unfortunately we cannot provide transport. More information from School Office (01424-731070)

From 11:30am at the church. Enjoy some old fashioned treats!

starting at 11am and finishing around 3pm. The PTFA are placing adverts in the summer fayre programme if people want to make donations to advertise their businesses/companies and are also looking for donations for raffle prizes.

Reunion Lunch for Wednesday Club and friends at 12.30pm for 1.00pm in the Parish Room at Christ the King. Please sign list at the back of the church.

Tickets for this wonderful evening - full of fun and food! - are now available after Mass. The evening starts at 7pm on June 28th in Christ the King Church Hall, Princes Road

The annual reunion takes place on Sunday 29 June at The Towers School, Upper Beeding, West Sussex and past pupils of all three schools (Walpole Lodge, Tunbridge Wells and The Towers) are welcome to attend. For further information and to book a place, please contact Pauline Price on 01273 556510 email: putzipriceuk@yahoo.co.uk

The organisers of Youth Gather 2008 (October 12th at Woldingham School) are looking for a selection of youth bands who can play a mix of both secular and Christian music. If you are in a band like this, or if you know any young people who might be interested, then please contact Jack Regan J.Regan@stwilfrids.com.

St Thomas a Becket Infant and Junior Schools Summer Fair is being held at the school on Saturday 14th June between 2 and 4 pm. There will be lots of fun activites for children, a great BBQ and stalls to interest everyone. We value the support of all parishoners and welcome you all to come along! Volunteers to help on the day and donations of raffle prizes are also much appreciated (contact the school office 726004/737221)

Please note that this will now be held at 7pm on June 28th and not June 21st as previously advised.

The next meeting of the Social Committee is at 7pm on Monday May 19th in the Parish Room.

JUNE 21ST PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE DAY
JULY 11TH - FISH & CHIP SUPPER
JULY 21ST - JOSIE’S CREAM TEAS 2PM
SEPT 5TH - PARISH SUPPER
OCT - RACE NIGHT
OCT 18TH - AUTUMN FAYRE
NOV - PATCHAM SILVER BAND
NOV 28TH - ST NICHOLAS NIGHT
2009 - TRINITY PLAYERS ANNUAL PANTO

This will be held on Saturday 7th June in the Car Park from 10 till 2. Tombola,Cakes, BBQ, Coconut Stall, Wet sponge throwing, Children's Roundabout, and many other attractions. Donations for TOMBOLA can be left in box at back of Church. Items such as Bottles, Sweets, Toys and DVD's appreciated. If you know where I can borrow Buntings please contact. Further Info: Frank Hennelly on 461655.

If you would like to come to a Supper in the Parish Room on Friday, May 16th, at 7:15pm for 7:30pm please collect a ticket from Barry. (£6 per person)

The TRINITY PLAYERS will present a "Murder Mystery Evening" on Saturday 17th May at 7.30 in the Hall. A light meal will be provided. Make up a table of 4 or 6 people. Winning table gets a prize. Limited tickets availavble. Tickets £4.00. Reserve now. Contact Frank Hennelly on 01323-461655.

The next meeting of the Christ the King Social Committee is on Monday, April 7th @ 7pm in the Parish Rooom. All are welcome.

Cynthia's Art Classes start at Christ the King on Monday March 31st for 5 Mondays from 2 to 4pm. Please sign the list at the back of the church.

St. Thomas a Becket School 1st year Infants are putting on a “Spring Performance” on Tue/Wed 18/19th March at 1:45pm. Tickets are free, limited places, contact the school on 726004. Retiring collection for CAFOD and the Cameroon Project.

Theresa Swan would like to thank everyone who supported her Irish fund-raising on February 24. A special thank you to Catherine and her Academy of Irish dancers who were fantastic, also to everyone who helped on the day. A DVD of the event is on sale at £10.00. All proceeds to the Parish Building Fund (so far the total is £1200).

Thank you to all who took part in the race night. The total raised was £1300 which has been donated to the Emma Moulding Fund. This was a truly great effort.

Race track at Christ the King Hall opens at 7:30pm. Proceeds to Emma Moulding’s Fund. Tickets available now.

PARISH FUND-RAISING EVENT
Come & enjoy good food, songs and dance, with a complimentary drink, on Sunday 24th February from 5pm in the Hall. Cost £6.00 adult and £3.00 children over 3 years. Raffle. Tickets are limited. Feel free to bring your own booze!! Contact Theresa Swan on 01323-767583 for more info.

RACE NIGHT - SAT MARCH 1ST 7:30
Proceeds to Emma Moulding’s Fund. Tickets available now.

ART CLASSES - MARCH 31ST
Art Classes will restart on 31st March - more info to follow.

COMING SOON
PARISH SUPPER –16TH MAY 7PM
JOSIE’S CREAM TEAS
PHILIPPINES INDEPENDENCE DAY
TRINITY PLAYERS SUMMER SHOW
FISH & CHIP SUPPER
PATCHAM SILVER BAND
PARISH SUPPER 5TH SEPTEMBER
ST NICHOLAS NIGHT NOV 28TH
TRINITY PLAYERS ANNUAL PANTO

The next meeting in the Parish Room at 7pm. All are welcome, especially if you have some new ideas.

St. George's Church Hall, Polegate, Saturday 9th February. 7:30pm Live Music by "The Leprechauns" Bring your own drinks. Tickets £6 each to include supper. Please contact Shirley McCann (Tel: 01323 504753) for tickets.

The Trinity Players will present their seasonal Pantomime on Sat. 26 Jan @ 7:30 and Sun 27 Jan at 3pm. Tickets £3.00. Remaining Tickets will be on sale at all Masses next weekend, 13/14th Jan. All information Frank Hennelly 01323- 461655.