My dear friends,

November of course begins with the celebration of All Saints and All Souls of which I wrote last month: with regard to the former I hope as many as can (I know the clocks have gone back) will gather at S Paul’s on the 31st October and look forward to

seeing the rest of you here at 11am the following day: with regard to the second, October 27th (Publication Day) is the last opportunity to add names to the All Souls list.

S Martin’s Day will begin with the Act of Remembrance at the War Memorial in

Trinity Street commencing at 10.55. The principal celebration is the 7pm Solemn Mass supported by the School Choir and I am delighted that Canon Richard Harper has agreed to preach at this celebration: I first met Fr. Richard in the late nineties when he served on the Board of Education and he has been kind enough to cover us from Eastbourne since retirement. If the evening celebration (clocks again) is really impossible (please think of offering and asking about lifts) the School Mass is at the wonderfully accessible time of 2pm.

Those of you with Sunday, or Weekday, Missals may wish to use this month to

purchase the new versions that come into use on December 1st. The new lectionary uses texts from the English Standard Version Catholic Edition and the Abbey Psalter and may be purchased from the CTS and other religious book shops. Leaflets are available explaining the background to this change in the Liturgy.

With my love and payers

Fr. Trevor