Confirmation
Having received the gift of the Holy Spirit, let us pray that all our young
people will be empowered to live out the mission of the Church, a mission
that the Holy Spirit gives to each and every one of us - to proclaim the
Gospel of Jesus Christ to all people.
 Prayers
Please remember also in your prayers all our young people who are coming
towards the end of their current school or college academic year. Remember
especially those who are taking exams, or completing coursework for end-of-year
assessments, during these weeks. It can be a difficult time for many and
your support in word, deed and prayer is much needed.
Day of
Reflection - St. Dominic's Priory
Day of Reflection - Healing, on Saturday 6th July from 10.00am - 4.00pm.
Offering for the Day £5. For further information please contact
Sr. Margarita, OP at St. Dominic's Priory, Shirley Holms Road, Lymington
SO41 8NH or Tel. 01590 681874.
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Youth
Challenge 2002
This event takes place on Saturday 29th June at St Peter's
School in Bournemouth from 10am to 8.30pm. It is a day dedicated
to challenging young adults aged between 15-25, about their lifestyle
and choices. The title of the event is Dare 2B Different -
Live Life as a Young Christian Today. All young people from
our parish are encouraged to attend.
There
will be Speakers and Sessions on:
*Drugs*
*Relationships* *Cloning*
*Club Culture* *Gap Years*
*Prayer* *Music* *CAFOD* *Dance*
etc.
Why
not put your views to the Bishop?
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Family
Fun Day - St. George Catholic School
St. George Catholic School for Boys, on behalf of the Catholic Parishes
of Southampton, warmly invites you to its Family Fun Day at the School
on Sunday 30th June from 11.00am until 6.00pm. Events will include jousting
on horseback, medieval re-enactments, falconry, animal farm, bouncy castles,
penalty football shoot-outs etc. The purpose of the day is simply to have
fun together and entry is completely free! At the end of the day a celebration
of Mass will be held outside for those who wish to attend.
Parish
Choir
We are blessed in our parish to have a good, strong tradition of music
within our liturgical celebrations. Over the last 20 or more years this
has been largely due to the efforts and leadership of David Cockshoot.
During the last 12 to 18 months several of our established members, including
David, have decided to step down from the choir for a mixture of reasons.
The result is that, at times, the choir in both of our Fareham churches
is rather thin on the ground - on occasions only 2 or 3 strong! We are,
therefore, appealing for new members to come and join us. There are no
expectations of being able to read music (and certainly no auditions!);
just a love of singing and a willingness to help lead the praise in our
parish liturgies are required. We are also in great need of musical accompaniment
- we have sung at a number of Masses with no accompaniment and recently
have developed singing to CD musical tracks. If you play any instrument,
and particularly the keyboard/piano, perhaps you could offer some of your
time (possibly initially only help us out at choir practice while you
develop the confidence to be comfortable playing at Mass.) If you would
like to sample a choir practice (as either a singer or musician) with
no commitment, we would like to invite you to join us on Tuesday 25th
June at St. Philip Howard Church from 7.45pm - 9.00pm. If you are interested
but are unable to make the 25th, then please feel free to come along on
any Tuesday evening. Please contact Chris Lane on 01329 310785 for further
information.
A Taste
of India - Park Place
An occasion for all friends and family to gather together to enjoy an
Indian meal on Sunday 30th June at 12.30pm. Cost is £12.00 (£6.00
for children) and wine will be served. Advance booking is advisable as
numbers are limited, please contact Sister Judith on 01329 833043.
Are
You New?
Are you new to this parish? If you have recently moved to this area, please
fill in our online form, or alternatively
one of the "Are You New?" forms to be found at the entrance
to the church and return this to Father Paul or Father Chris or to the
parish office.
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THE
UNION
Thought for the Week
Congratulation to all those who received the Sacrament of Confirmation
last Friday evening at St. Philip Howard Church and many thanks to Bishop
Crispian who came to celebrate it with us! The preparation for the Sacrament
has been hard work and I would like to thank all those who have been involved.
That includes the candidates themselves; their families and the devoted
team of catechists, without whom there would be no celebration of Confirmation.
On Friday
evening, those who were confirmed completed the final stage in their Christian
Initiation. As he anoints each candidate with Sacred Chrism, the Bishop
says: "Be sealed with the gift of the Holy Spirit". That simple
prayer makes the confirmed person a co-worker with Christ. In the words
of St. Paul: "It is God who establishes us with you in Christ and
has commissioned us; he has put his seal on us and given us his Spirit
in our hearts as a guarantee." This seal of the Holy Spirit marks
our total belonging to Christ, our enrolment in his service forever, as
well as the promise of divine protection…(Words from the Catechism
article 1296).
Our hearing
of Matthew's gospel today reaches the point when Jesus invites his twelve
disciples to join him as co-workers. Matthew makes it clear that Jesus
does this out of compassion for the crowds, who were "harassed and
dejected like sheep without a shepherd." Our Christian Initiation
fills us with the Spirit of Christ so that we may become his co-workers!
It is important to keep this in mind as we live out our Christian calling,
whether we are newly confirmed or "on the road for a long time"!
Being a Christian, opening our life to God in prayer and coming to together
to celebrate Mass, is all about being a co-worker with Christ. The Christian
religion and the sacramental life are not given to us for entertainment.
We are called and empowered to be labourers who will announce the coming
of the kingdom with gladness and manifest its healing power with love
and trust.
Politics
Society - St. John's College
Dr. Jenny Tonge MP, Liberal Democrat Shadow International Development
Secretary, will be speaking at a Public Meeting of the Politics Society
at St. John's College, Southsea on Thursday 20th June at 7.30pm. For further
details please telephone 023 9224 1888.
Oaklands
Catholic School
Oaklands Catholic School will be opening its doors to visitors! All interested
parents are invited to come along on Wednesday 3rd July between 11.30am
- 1.30pm of find out more.
'Listening
to Women' Consultation
Friday 28th June 7.30pm - 9.15pm in St. Paul's Church Hall, Allaway Avenue,
Paulsgrove, Portsmouth - An opportunity to share in the national consultation
on women's experience in the Church called by the Joint Dialogue Group
of the National Board of Catholic Women and the Bishop's Conference of
England and Wales. Discussion will focus on Prayer, Structures, and Thinking
and Learning - All Welcome - come and join us. For further information
call Verena Wright on 023 9261 0026.
Towards
a Vision of a Just World
A practical day on the theology and spirituality of justice and peace
for the south-west including practical exercises, theological input and
reflection. Anyone interested in working for social justice and the peace
of Christ will be welcome. Venue: The Mount, St. George's Centre, Taunton
- Saturday 6th July, from 10.30am to 4.30pm - Speaker: Fr. Patrick Purnell
S.J. For details and travel directions, please contact Rosemary Read 01332
293336.
Trade
& Justice Lobby for Parliament
On Wednesday 19th June there will be a mass lobby of MP's in London before
the World Trade organisation talks in Doha. This is so we, as individuals,
can communicate our concerns to our MP's about the negative impact of
international trade rules on the world's poorest people. There will be
an Ecumenical service at 12.30pm, a meeting with local MP's at 3.00pm,
a Mexican wave of noise at 3.30pm followed at 5.30pm by a service in Westminster
Cathedral with Cardinal Cormac Murphy O'Connor. Coach travel is being
arranged by CAFOD South for the Portsmouth Diocese. Seats may be booked
on either the Portsmouth Coach by ringing Monica Madigan on 023 9273 2577,
or the Southampton Coach by contacting Maria Malson on 023 8032 3229.
Further information may be obtained from CAFOD on 01483 898866.
UCM Annual
Pilgrimage - Walsingham
On Tuesday 2nd July members of the UCM will leave Fareham by coach at
4.00am. There are a few seats still available at a cost of £25 per
person. If you would like to join the pilgrimage please contact Yvonne
Byrne on 01329 311911 or Pat Kemp on 01329 284370.
Plant
- St Philip Howard Church
Thank you to all those who bought plants at the recent plant sales at
St. Philip Howard Church. £122.50 was raised for CAFOD.
St Jude's
RC Primary School
Current newsletter here
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16th
June 2002
11th Sunday of the Year
The
Year of St Matthew
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Change in
Mass times on Sunday 14th July
Recently, we explained that we would need to alter the Mass times in
our parish. This is because Fr. Chris will be on his own next year and is
permitted to say three Sunday Masses. Fr. Charles has very kindly agreed
to celebrate one Sunday Mass each week. This means that there will be four
Masses instead of the six that we have become used to.
As from
Sunday 14th July the Masses will be as follows:
6.30pm
Saturday-Sacred Heart
9.00am Sunday-Sacred Heart
11.00am Sunday-St Philip Howard
5.30pm Sunday-Our Lady of Walsingham
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If anyone in
Portchester would like transport to a morning Mass, please contact
the office. 
End of
Sunday Morning Mass - Portchester
To mark the end of Sunday morning Masses at Our Lady of Walsingham Church,
there will be an American-style buffet lunch starting at 12.30pm on Sunday
7th July. Please add your name to the list at the back of the church with
a note of what food you are able to bring along. Soft drinks, tea and
coffee will be available free of charge. You are also welcome to bring
an alcoholic beverage for your own consumption. There will be a raffle
on the day so donations of prizes will be gratefully received.
Lourdes
Cake Stall
The next Cake Stall in aid of funds to send young helpers to Lourdes will
take place the weekend of 22nd and 23rd June.
Sacred Heart Hall - Saturday 22nd June following the 6.30pm Mass.
Our Lady of Walsingham - Sunday 23rd June following the 10am Mass.
St Philip Howard - Sunday 23rd June following the 11am Mass.
Wanted - Cakes to sell - please, it would be most appreciated if
you could bake a cake for the stall. Cakes can be left in the appropriate
church hall before the above Mass times. Thank you.
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Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
"His Sacred Heart is an inexhaustible fountain of mercy…And
it is still the same every day in the Blessed Sacrament of the altar."
St. Margaret Mary Alacoque)
To join in adoration of the Blessed Sacrament, please contact Lily Peach
on 825447.
Annual
Naval Mass
"Sea Sunday" 14th July 10.30am at St. John's Cathedral, Edinburgh
Road, Portsmouth. The Catholic Naval Chaplains invite Service personnel
and their families to this Mass in which prayers will be offered for all
'who go down to the sea in ships.' HMS Nelson's Volunteer Band will play
alongside Cathedral musicians and a light buffet will be held after Mass.
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This
Week - Adult Formation
The final talk/discussions on 'the Mass' will be held this coming
week on:
Wednesday 19th June
Rite of Communion & Concluding Rite
by Fr. Chris Whelan
The
talk will be held in the Avenue House Hotel, The Avenue, Fareham
starting at 7.30 p.m. (Please note the change back to the original
venue)
All are very welcome - please do try to attend.
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Mothers
and Toddlers
Our Mothers and Toddlers Group meet on Wednesday mornings in the Sacred
Heart Hall from 10.00 until 11.30am.
Finance
Thank you for your generosity in giving.
2nd June
2002
Fareham - £1516.12 Portchester £192.23
SVP - £397.00
9th June
2002
Fareham - £1841.65 Portchester £213.40
Forthcoming
Special Collections
30th June 2002 - Peters Pence
Interested
in Becoming a Catholic?
A series of meetings and talks takes place each year for those interested
in becoming a member of our Church. If you would like to know more, please
contact Father Paul, or complete the online
form
Father Paul Townsend
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