Praying the Prayer of the Church
Gervase Holdaway OSB will hold a retreat at Douai Abbey from Friday
27th June – Sunday 29th June entitled “Praying the Prayer
of the Church.” The retreat will provide an introduction to the
Divine Office. We shall endeavour to see how the psalms can lead us closer
to God, as well as learning the techniques of this prayer. Suggested donation
£85 (waged). To book send £30 deposit and a SAE to: Pastoral
Programme Director, Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton, Reading, Berks, RG7
5TQ.
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Churches Together in Fareham & Portchester
Celebration for Pentecost
This Sunday - 8th June
Walk – 3.15pm – from Holy Trinity Church
Picnic – 5.15pm – in the grounds of Holy Trinity
Service of Evensong – 6.30pm – Holy Trinity
All
are very welcome to attend |
Confirmation
On Thursday 12th June there will be an information/rehearsal evening for
parents and candidates at 7.30pm at the St Philip Howard Church.
Bishop Crispian will confer the Sacrament of Confirmation on Friday 20th
June at 7.00pm at St Philip Howard Church.
UCM
Pilgrimage
The 58th Annual Pilgrimage to Walsingham will take place on Tuesday 1st
July. The chief celebrant will be the Right Rev. Terence Brain. Cost is
£30 per person and the coach will leave the Sacred Heart Church
at 4.00am. For more information please contact Yvonne Byrne on 01329 311911.
Diocesan
Pilgrimage to Lourdes
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.
RCIA
All clergy and members of RCIA teams are invited to come together to reflect
on their parish experience of RCIA and share ideas and challenges. Meetings
are to take place from 7.30 to 9.00pm on:
Wednesday 18th June – St Thomas More, Bournemouth
Monday 23rd June – Christ the King, Reading
Tuesday 24th June – St Peter’s, Winchester
Wednesday 2nd July – Cathedral Discovery Centre
Creation
Service
A Creation Service will be held at Our Lady of Walsingham Church on Saturday
28th June at 2.30pm. All welcome.
Faith
and Light
Faith and Light is a Christian organisation for people with learning difficulties
and for their families and friends. The next meeting of our Parish Faith
and Light group will be this Sunday 8th June at 3.00pm in St Philip Howard
Hall.
Thank
You from Fareham Good Neighbours
Roger Chadwick writes: Thank you very much from Fareham Good Neighbours.
3 men from this Parish have volunteered to visit lonely, elderly men in
Fareham Town for 1 hour per fortnight, bringing some cheer into their
lives. There is one more old man and so I need one more volunteer please.
If you are able to help please contact Jean on 01329 236838.
Sadhana
Retreat – Park Place
Sadhana Retreats will take place at Park Place Pastoral Centre, Wickham
on 24th – 26th June and 11th – 13th July. Residents £90,
Non-Residents £20. For more details please contact Park Place on
01329 833043.
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
Two thousand years ago, the Holy Spirit descended upon the disciples
and transformed them in the most remarkable way imaginable. Before Pentecost
they were a collection of confused disciples. After Pentecost they were
totally changed. They were filled with a Spirit that radiated from them
and swept across the world like a tidal wave. On that day the Holy Spirit
transformed the disciples into the Body of Christ. On that day the Church
was born.
Today we
celebrate the feast of Pentecost, the birthday of the Church, which marks
the moment when God began to dwell among us in a totally new way ~ not
in the physical body of His Son, but in the spiritual presence of His
Holy Spirit. Pentecost also marks the change in the form of Jesus’
presence among us. Jesus now dwells among us in a new way. He now lives
among us, not as someone dwelling alongside us, but as someone dwelling
inside us.
Jesus dwells
inside us. We are united with Him in a new way. He not
only dwells with each of us individually, He also dwells with us collectively.
Jesus said in His farewell talk to His disciples: “On that day
[when the Holy Spirit comes] you will realise that I am in my Father
and you are in me and I in you.” (John 14:20) And so, through
our new unity with Jesus, we now form one Body with Him. So let us continue
the work He and His disciples began.
Mick
O’Sullivan RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Mick O’Sullivan who has
died tragically in a car accident. Please pray for his wife, Jean, and
all Mick’s family and friends who mourn his loss.
Centenary
at Douai Abbey, Woolhampton
This year sees the celebration of the centenary at Woolhampton. To open
the year of forthcoming celebrations the main event will be the Mass on
Saturday 21st June, at which Cardinal Murphy-O’Connor will preside
and the Abbot Primate Notker Wolf will preach. A commemorative book will
be published and also a CD of music from Douai. If ordered in advance
these can be obtained at the pre-publication prices of £14.99 (book)
+ £1.50 postage and £10.99 (CD) + £1.50 postage. Apply,
sending cheque or credit card details to: Douai 1903-2003, Douai Abbey,
Upper Woolhampton, Reading, RG7 5TQ.
Portchester
Gala
Churches Together in Portchester need cakes for their stall at the Gala
on Saturday 21st June in the grounds of Portchester Castle. The W.I. are
providing some cakes but if you are also willing to help, please contact
Joan Hamilton on 023 9238 5559 or Yvonne Hart on 023 9237 5553.
A Day
with Mary
A day of instruction, devotion and intercession based on the message given
at Fatima in 1917 will be held at St Michael’s Abbey, Farnborough
from 10.00am on Saturday 14th June. A packed lunch will be required. Please
see church notice boards for further programme details.
| Fareham
Deanery Adult Formation
(Growing In Faith Together – GIFT)
The next talk in the 2003 series will be held on
Wednesday 25th June –
St Peter and St Paul
Speaker – Fr. Mark Hogan |
House
Group
There will be a House Group meeting at 101 The Avenue, Fareham on Wednesday
18th June, 7.45pm for 8.00pm. For information please ring 01329 847533.
Confraternity
of the Rosary
Arundel for Corpus Christi – Thursday 19th June
Holy Mass at 5.30pm in Arundel Cathedral amid the Carpet of Flowers. Coach
will leave St. John’s Cathedral at 12.00 noon, but will also pick
up at all the surrounding parishes. Please tel. 023 9282 0744 to book
a seat.
Help
Urgently Needed
Since the retirement of Dorothy Campkin, our cleaning team at the Sacred
Heart has shrunk. Please could anyone spare one hour of their time, after
Mass on Tuesday mornings, for some light cleaning and polishing. Please
contact Carol on 01329 310879.
Green
Group
The idea of this group is to look at the parish to see how environmentally
friendly we are! If anyone is interested in joining the group please leave
your details with the Parish Office, or for further information contact
John Vivian on 023 9242 2129.
Christian
Ecology–“The Climate Covenant”
The world is experiencing an upsurge in flooding, drought and damaging
storms. It is caused mainly by industrialised countries burning oil, coal
and gas. The UK is contributing more to this climate change than the whole
of Africa but the worst effects are being felt in poor countries. By the
end of the century, rising sea levels and crop failures could create 150
million refugees. Next weekend, 14th/15th June, John Vivian will
be speaking at all masses about ‘Operation Noah’ and ways
in which you can help, including signing the “Climate Covenant”.
Further information may also be found at: www.christian-ecology.org.uk/noah
Mary’s
Lambs
Children (0 years and over) and their parents are invited to join Mary’s
Lambs for songs with actions, stories, tea and biscuits on Wednesday mornings
at 10.30am. The afternoon group, (3 years plus) follows Christian festivals
and special days and takes place on Tuesdays from 1.30 to 2.30pm. Both
groups are held at the New Room, St Mary’s Church, Portchester Castle.
St Jude's
RC Primary School
Current newsletter here |
| 8th
June 2003
The Feast of Pentecost
The
Year of St Mark |
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 First
Communion Masses – 14th & 21st June
Please pray for the young people of our parish who are to receive Holy
Communion for the first time this month: Charlie Baker, Megan Balfour,
Robert Blackburn, Maddison Borlase-Bune, Joseph Campkin, Calum Chamberlain,
Liam Chamberlain, Lewis Conway, Matthew Cook, Evan Crockford, Matthew
Donnelly, Samantha Dowdell, Rachel Giles, Jack Gillmore, Francesca Hearnden,
Luke Hearnden, Cherokee Hoke, John-Paul Hoke, Zak Langford, Rosemary Lawrence,
Daniel Lee, Mica Lee, Tony Lowe, Andrew Martins, Ciaran Morris, Liam Mountfield,
Scott Newton, Alex Nixon, Rachel Orton, Gregory Phillips, Imogen Rose,
Zach Saliba, Samantha Sayer, Lewis Sturgeon, Laura Swinburne and Christian
Tolton.
The
Holy Communion Masses will take place at St Philip Howard Church at 11.30am
on the 14th and 21st June.
Andrea
Taggerty will be receiving her first Holy Communion at Portchester later
in the year.
 The
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
"As for us, who are called to adoration, the Holy Spirit makes
us adore in spirit and in truth. He prays in us, and we pray in Him. He
it was who gave to the Apostles the force and spirit of prayer. He is
called ‘the Spirit of grace and prayer’ – Spiritum gratiae
et precum. Since Pentecost He has hovered over the Church and dwells in
each one of us to teach us to pray, to form us on the model of Jesus Christ,
and to make us like to Him in every way, so that one day we may be united
to Him in His unveiled glory." (St. Peter Julian Eymard).
If you
are able to help with Adoration in Fareham please telephone Lily Peach
on 077 678 98885. If you are able to help with Adoration at Portchester,
please contact Veronica Reeves on 023 9237 2864 or Rose Andrews on 023
9238 8494.
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Benediction
with Rosary and Holy Hour Prayers on
Friday 13th June at 7.30pm
in the Sacred Heart Church.
All are very welcome. |
Lourdes
Cake Stall
The next cake stall, in aid of funds to send young helpers to Lourdes,
will take place on Saturday 28th June following the 6.30pm Mass and then
on Sunday 29th June, following the three Sunday Masses. Two young children
of the parish have donated some of their toys to the stall and have requested
that all proceeds made from the sale of those toys go to the Lourdes Fund.
Donations of cakes, jams, fresh produce and toys would be much appreciated.
If you can help, please contact Pauline Jackson on 236275.
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Fareham
& Portchester Parish
125th Anniversary Celebrations
Dates for your diary:
Celebratory
Mass
Sacred Heart Church
Friday 27th June – 7.30pm
Preacher: Rev. Mgr. Canon Jeremy Garratt
Open
Air Mass & Open Day
St Jude’s School Playing Fields
Saturday 5th July – 12.00 noon
followed by picnic
Celebratory
Mass
St Philip Howard Church
Friday 5th September – 7.30pm
Induction of Fr. Chris Whelan
as Parish Priest of Fareham & Portchester
followed by refreshments in
St. Jude’s School Hall
Parish
Pilgrimage to London
Westminster Cathedral; Allen Hall Seminary and Tyburn Convent
Saturday 4th October
All
are very welcome |
Finance
Thank you for your generosity in giving.
Fareham - £1472.46
Portchester - £168.58
World Communications - £270.61
Forthcoming
Collections
29th June – 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 Chris, or complete the online
form
Fr Chris Whelan
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