 Lenten
Appeal
The Lenten Appeal this year is for children who are the victims of AIDS.
AIDS is responsible for 21.8 million deaths worldwide. Africa records
75% of these. Around 14 million children worldwide have lost one or both
parents to AIDS. This is equivalent to the UK’s entire child population.
PLEASE BE AS GENEROUS AS YOU CAN.
Lent
Talk – St. George Catholic School
There will be a talk entitled “Issues of Justice” which will
be given by Dr. Faysal Mikdaddi at St. George’s School on the 26th
March 2003 at 1.30pm. Dr. Faysal is an author, broadcaster and journalist
and has spoken a number of times on Radio 4 - all welcome.
Diary
Date - UCM Pilgrimage to Walsingham The UCM annual pilgrimage to
Walsingham will be on Tuesday 1st July. Departure time will be 4.00am!
Cost - £30. For more details please contact Yvonne Byrne on 01329
311911.
Lent
Meditations
There will be a series of reflections for Lent. Each evening of reflection
will last for about an hour and will take place at the Sacred Heart Church
at 8.00pm. All are most welcome.
Friday 21st March
Passion and Death of Christ
Friday 28th March
The Woman at the Well
Friday 4th April
The Man Born Blind
Friday 11th April
The Raising of Lazarus
Faith
and Light
The next meeting of our Parish Faith and Light Group will take place
today, 16th March, at 3.00pm. in St. Philip Howard Hall.
House
(Cell) Groups - Update
It is hoped to start House Groups in the parish after Easter (from 4th
May). We need people to host the meetings and lead the groups. If there
is sufficient interest we would like one of the groups to meet in the
afternoon (1.30–3.30pm). Evening meetings would be from 7.30–9.00pm.
If you would be willing to either lead/host a meeting, please contact
the Parish Office. There will be a meeting in the Sacred Heart Hall
on Tuesday 25th March at 8.00pm for all those interested in House Groups.
Lent
2003 - Churches Together in Portchester
The Portchester churches are holding Shoppers’ Services and Lent
Lunches every Wednesday in Lent, at Portchester Methodist Church,
beginning at 12 noon. Catholics will be organising the lunches on 26th
March and 16th April and Fr. Chris will lead the Services. All proceeds
from the lunches are shared between CAFOD and Christian Aid. All welcome.
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Fareham Deanery Adult Formation Talks
Next date for your diary:
Wednesday
26th March- 7.30pm at St Jude’s School
“Easter Triduum”
Speaker – Canon Alan Griffiths |
Service
of Healing of Memories
There will be a Service of Healing (inner healing), on Saturday 5th April
at 2.00pm in the Sacred Heart Church. Anointing with the Oil of Gladness
and renewal of baptismal promises will be followed by a Mass of Thanksgiving.
The celebrant will be Fr. Simon Simmonds, OFM, National Spiritual Assistant
to the Secular Franciscan Order. All are very welcome to attend.
The
Sacrament of Reconciliation
The children preparing for their first Holy Communion will take part in
the Sacrament of Reconciliation for the first time on Saturday 22nd March
at 11.30am at St Philip Howard Church. Please keep the children, their
parents and the catechists in your prayers.
Mass
for the Sick
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick will be offered on Saturday 29th
March at 3.00pm at St. Philip Howard Church. Anyone whose health is seriously
impaired by sickness or increasing years or who faces surgery should receive
this Sacrament of healing. Ministers of the Eucharist who take Holy Communion
to the sick and housebound members of our community are asked, if possible,
to bring those in their care to this Mass.
Are
You New?
Are you new to this parish? If you have recently moved to this area, please
fill in one of the 'Are you new?' forms to be found at the entrance to
the church and return this to Father Chris or to the Parish Office. Alternatively
complete our online form.
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THE UNION
Thought for the Week
In a short story called “Pigeon Feathers”, by
John Updike, a young boy, called David, begins to have doubts about his
faith. One night, while in bed, David decides to try an experiment. He takes
his hands from under the covers, lifts them above his head, and asks Jesus
to touch them. As David waits breathlessly, he thinks he feels something
touch his hands but he’s not sure. After a while he returns his hands
to the covers, not sure whether or not they have been touched.
We, too,
may experience times in our own lives when our faith seems to disappear
or go behind a cloud. When this happens, we can long desperately for a
sign of God’s glory. Peter, James and John receive a special sign
of God’s glory in today’s Gospel story of the transfiguration.
One reason they might have received this sign at this point could have
been because of what Jesus had told his disciples a few days earlier ~
that He was going to suffer and die in Jerusalem. Matthew says that when
Peter heard this, he cried out, “God forbid it, Lord! That must
never happen to you.” Jesus replied, “Get behind me
Satan!” (Matthew 16:22-23).
Peter, James
and John probably were in need of a sign at this point in their journey
as a sort of spiritual boost to help them persevere with Jesus. Their
faith may seem strong at the moment but there will soon be a time when,
even after witnessing the transfiguration, their faith will flicker and
almost fail in a garden called Gethsemane, on another mountain, the Mount
of Olives. We, too, might also be in need of a spiritual boost at this
time to help us persevere with our Lenten observances before our attention
is turned towards the suffering and death of Jesus. Perhaps that is why
the Church includes this Gospel in its Sunday Lenten readings.
Doreen
Webber RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Doreen Webber who died recently.
Please also remember Harry and all Doreen’s family in your prayers.
Mary
Hillier RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mary Hillier who died recently.
Please also pray for Mary’s family.
Calling
all Young Parishioners!
The Parish Youth Club is open to all parishioners aged between 11 –
16yrs inclusive. We meet in the St. Philip Howard Hall between 7 –
9pm on Sunday evenings. There is a lot to do in a friendly atmosphere,
and if you join soon you will be in time for our subsidised trip to Thorpe
Park!
Parents
Prayer for St. Anne’s School
We gather together on the 4th Monday of each month to pray for the well-being
of all the school community. On Monday 24th March at 8pm we will meet
at 78 St. James’ Rd, Shirley. Contact 023 8077 1937 for details.
All connected with St. Anne’s very welcome.
Registered
Childminder
Registered childminder has full/part time vacancy for pre-school child,
or before/after school care for 5yrs+ in family environment. School holiday/teacher
training day care can be arranged. Varied age-related activities such
as library/play group visits, park, craft, garden games and story time.
First Aid Certificate, NCMA member, use of own car. For details please
contact Lorraine on 01329 314956 or 07966 249610.
Fareham
Philharmonic Choir (FPC)
Fareham Philharmonic Choir will be presenting Mozart’s Requiem and
a full programme of music at Fernham Hall on Saturday 12th April at 7.30pm.
Several parishioners are FPC members and would love to see you there.
A raffle will be held on the night in aid of the Rowans Hospice. See the
notice board for further details or tel. 01329 664948.
Catholic
Newspapers - Update
We are very pleased with the response to last week’s notice regarding
the provision of the Universe, Catholic Times and Catholic Herald. If
you missed the announcement and would like one or other of the papers,
please complete the form below and hand it in to Denis Hodgetts, (6.30pm
Saturday); John Vivian (9.00am Sunday); Chris North (11.00am Sunday);
Veronica Reeves (5.30pm Sunday) or to the Parish Office. Your choice
of paper will be available in the church porch after Mass from Easter
weekend onwards.
The Papers
are:-
The Universe - 90p:
The Catholic Times - 70p
The Catholic Herald - 80p
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St Jude's
RC Primary School
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| 16th
March 2003
2nd Sunday in Lent
The
Year of St Mark |
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Stations
of the Cross
There will be Stations of the Cross every Friday during Lent at the Sacred
Heart Church (7.00pm) and every Sunday at Our Lady of Walsingham Church
(4.30pm). 
Family Fast Day (CAFOD)
Family Fast Day envelopes will be collected after all Masses this weekend.
Gift
Aid Envelopes
Gift Aid Envelopes for the forthcoming year will be available at all Masses
on the weekend of 22nd/23rd March.
Bishop
Bernard Longley
Bishop Bernard Longley, who was recently ordained as Auxiliary Bishop
in Westminster, will celebrate the 10.30am Mass at St. John’s Cathedral,
Portsmouth on Sunday 23rd March.
 The
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
"Should we be free of duty or passing near the chapel, let us
not forget to visit our Prisoner (Jesus in the Holy Eucharist), if only
for a minute; this will be pleasing to Jesus. Let us tell him we love
Him. One can speak to Jesus as brother to brother, as friend to friend,
more so, since it often happens that men do not understand us, whereas
Jesus understands each of us." (St Maximilian Kolbe). If you
are able to help with Adoration, please telephone Lily Peach on 077 678
98885.
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Lenten Breakfast
During Lent "take on" something different by
changing your early Thursday morning routine:
Rise
early
Attend 7.00am Mass at the Sacred Heart Church
Enjoy a friendly breakfast in the Hall
Every
Thursday during Lent breakfast will be served in the Sacred Heart
Hall following 7.00am Mass.
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Lourdes
Buffet Lunch
The next Lourdes Lunch will take place in St Philip Howard Church Hall
on Saturday 22nd March at 12.30pm – Tickets £5.00 from Pauline
Jackson 01329 236275 or Ann Corr 01329 236575. Proceeds to the Lourdes
Fund. ALL WELCOME.
The annual
Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes will take place this year from 22nd –
29th August.
If you are
sick, disabled or housebound and would like to go on this pilgrimage,
please speak to Pauline Jackson. Any young person who would like to assist
the sick pilgrims during the pilgrimage please call Jane Cadogan 01329
235987.
Vacancies
for Foundation Governors
Bishop Crispian is seeking applications from committed baptised Catholics
who wish to be considered as foundation governors for schools throughout
the Diocese of Portsmouth. Foundation Governors have a responsibility
for preserving the religious character of the school, sustaining and developing
the school as a Catholic educating community and giving clear witness,
as individuals and as a team, to the Gospel message and to the Church's
teaching. Appropriate training is available during the period of service
(from 1 September 2003 - 31 August 2007). Application packs are available
from the Parish Priest, the School Office or the Department of Schools
Governance, Park Place Pastoral Centre, Winchester Rd, Wickham PO17 5HA.
Closing date: 31st March.
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Fareham
Deanery Adult Formation Talks
Next date for your diary:
Wednesday 26th March- 7.30pm at St Jude’s School
“Easter Triduum”
Speaker – Canon Alan Griffiths
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Finance
Thank you for your generosity in giving.
Fareham - £1445.70
Portchester - no figure available
Lent Appeal - £616.05
Forthcoming
Collections
16th March - Family Fast Day
30th March - Clergy Assistance Fund
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 Chris, or complete the online
form
Fr Chris Whelan
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