Children’s Liturgy
Children’s Liturgy will resume this weekend.
Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament resumes this week on Monday 8th September
in the Sacred Heart Church and Our Lady of Walsingham Church.
Youth
Club
The Youth Club will restart on Sunday evening at 7pm in St Philip Howard
Hall.
Mass
for the Sick
The Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick will be offered on Saturday 13th
September at 3.00pm in St Philip Howard Church. Ministers of the Eucharist
who take Holy Communion to the sick and housebound members of our community
are asked, if possible, to arrange transport to bring those in their care
to this Mass. Tea and cakes will be provided by the SVP following the
service. If anyone who wishes to attend the Mass has difficulty in obtaining
transport, please ring Mary Cadogan on 01329 235987 or Peter Aspin on
01329 665240.
New Altar
Servers Training
Training for new altar servers is due to start on Saturday 20th September
for 4 consecutive weeks. If you have made your First Holy Communion and
would like to become a new altar server (with your parents/guardians permission)
please complete the slip below. This can be returned either to Fr. Chris
or Mrs McGrew, Headteacher St. Jude’s School or David Ryan, Co-ordinator
of Altar Servers, via the Sacred Heart Parish Office or the School Reception.
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Benediction
will be held on Friday 12th September at 7.30pm in the Sacred Heart
Church.
All are very welcome. |
APF Promoters
& Red Box Holders
Any Red Mission Box which has not already been emptied during the past
year should be cleared over the next three or four weeks. If your box
has not been emptied by 17th October, please contact Ron Lewis on 01329
847533 (Fareham) or Joan Hamilton on 02392 385559 (Portchester).
Annual
Parish Bazaar
The Parish Bazaar will take place on Saturday 22nd November at St Jude’s
School. Due to ill health Rosemary and Jack Fogwill will not be able to
organise the Bric a Brac stall. Any offers? Help is also needed on other
stalls. If you are able to volunteer your time please contact Yvonne Byrne
on 01329 311911 as soon as possible. Items for sale may be left at the
back of all three churches on 1, 8 and 15th November.
Macmillan
Cancer Relief Coffee Morning
The World’s Biggest Coffee Morning – Friday 26th September
10am to 12 noon at 22 Magpie Close Fareham. Don’t phone a friend…bring
one! More details from Elizabeth Evans on 01329 231448.
Thank
You
“A big ‘thank you’ to all who sponsored me on my 200ft
abseil for Cancer Research UK - £462.10 was raised. Don’t
believe everything you read in the papers: I’m not ‘64’
of Magpie Close......18 years to go! (From Elizabeth Evans)
Church
Parade
The 11.00am Mass at St Philip Howard Church on Sunday 21st September will
be a Church Parade.
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
As with all the miracles performed by Jesus, the healing of the
deaf and dumb man in today’s Gospel can teach us all something about
Jesus and our own relationship with Him. Describing some of the signs that
will take place when the Messiah comes, Isaiah says in today’s first
reading that when the Messiah comes, “The ears of the deaf [will
be] unsealed…and the tongues of the dumb sing for joy.”
By healing the deaf and dumb man, therefore, Jesus fulfils two of the signs
that will help people recognise Him as the Messiah.
This miraculous healing also teaches us something personal
about Jesus. We see this, especially, in the way He heals the man. Deaf
people are often embarrassed by their situation. As a result they often
feel different and out of place. Jesus shows real sensitivity towards
this man’s condition by taking him off, away from the crowd, and
healing him. And so, besides pointing to Jesus as the Messiah, the healing
of this man points to Jesus as a compassionate person.
Finally, the healing in today’s Gospel can reveal
the solution to the problem that many of us can experience ourselves.
When we find it more and more difficult to talk to God or listen to Him
speak to us in our hearts, then we are in danger of becoming spiritually
deaf and dumb. However, if this happens, we need only do what the deaf
and dumb man did. We need only to seek out Jesus, go off with Him, away
from the crowd, spend some time in His presence and allow Him to touch
us, heal us, and make us whole once again.
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Leslie Adams
On Sunday 14th September, Leslie will become a candidate for
Ordination. This major step in his formation will take place at
St Swithun's Church, Southsea at the 10.00am Mass. The Mass will
be followed by a barbecue to which members of the parish are warmly
invited. If you would like to attend, please notify Joan or Michele
in the Parish Office as soon as possible. |
The Sacrament
of Baptism
Those who ask for the Sacrament of Baptism for their child are invited
to take part in a short course of preparation. The next such course will
be taking place on Wednesdays 17th & 24th September at the home of
Anne and Kevin Tarling. If you would like to take part, please contact
Anne or Kevin on 01329 829549. Godparents are also very welcome to attend.
Please arrange the date of baptism of your child with Father Chris.
Beetle
Drive
A Beetle Drive with an American Style Supper and music will take place
on Saturday 27th September at Our Lady of Walsingham from 7.00 to 9.30pm.
Bring a plate of food to share and your own wine if required. Tickets
(£1 adults & 50p children under 12) are available from Rebecca
Goodlad on 02392 381802, after Mass at Our Lady of Walsingham or at the
door on the night. All welcome.
Mumbaba
Music Group – Portchester
The Mumbaba Music Group is run for parents and their babies/toddlers and
meets at Cobham Hall next to Our Lady of Walsingham Church in Portchester.
From the 9th September there will be an additional Mumbaba group starting
at 11.00am on Wednesdays. All parents and babies/toddlers welcome. Parking
is available for the members of the group in the car park at Our Lady
of Walsingham Church.
Senior
Altar Servers
A meeting to plan the training for the new Altar Servers will be held
at the Presbytery at the Sacred Heart Church on Wednesday 10th September
at 7.30pm. All senior servers with three or more years experience should
try to attend this meeting so that the content and the training roles
can be assigned in readiness for the start of the training programme on
Saturday 20th September. Please do try and attend this important meeting,
which should be finished by 9.00pm. If you are unable to be present, please
inform either Fr. Chris or telephone David Ryan on 01329 317223.
GM Crops
On Monday 8th September the great debate on GM crops will be coming to
Fareham. A debate putting the case for and against will take place at
the United Reformed Church, Osborn Road South, Fareham. This will start
at 7.30pm. This will be your chance to have your say on the future of
GM. Please tell your friends about this important meeting. Hampshire Network
of Local Groups is working for a GM free Hampshire and there is currently
a petition circulating amongst the groups. If you are against GM and would
like a copy of the petition to obtain more signatures, please contact
John Vivian on 023 9242 2129.
St Vincent
DePaul Society
Members of the Fareham Conference are reminded that the next meeting will
be held in the Sacred Heart Hall on Monday 8th September, commencing at
7.45pm.
Help
Required
2 hours help required each week for a variety of things such as light
housework, shopping etc. Area – North West Fareham. For more details
please telephone Fhm. 236172.
Diary
Date - Festival of Catholic Culture
“Towards Advent” – Saturday 15th November at Westminster
Cathedral Hall, all day from 10am. Music, bookstalls, displays from a
wide range of Catholic groups and organisations. A feast of glorious choral
music in the Catholic tradition; also talks and workshops on topics of
Catholic interest. Everyone welcome, admission free, refreshments available
throughout the day.
St Jude's
RC Primary School
Current newsletter here
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| 7th
September 2003
23rd Sunday of the Year
The
Year of St Mark |
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 Father
Andrew McMahon -40th Ordination Anniversary
Our congratulations and very best wishes go to Father Andrew McMahon at
Park Place, who celebrates his 40th Ordination Anniversary this week.
Growing
in Faith Together (GIFT) 2003-2004
The new programme of talks for Fareham Deanery GIFT in 2003-2004 will
commence this Wednesday 10th September. The first speaker will be Fr.
John Humphreys and the subject will be ‘Catholic Faith Exploration
(CaFÉ): This is for you’. The talk will be held at St Mary’s
Church Hall in Gosport from 7.30pm (Tea/Coffee 7.00pm). Everyone is most
welcome. Access to the Hall is via Mumby Road then right into Minit Road
– also signposted as South Loading Road. You will be facing the
back of the church and the rear entrance to the Presbytery. The Hall is
on the right-hand side.
 The
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
Speaking of Jesus in the Holy Eucharist, Bl. Damien of Molokai said,
"I find my consolation in my one Companion who never abandons me."
If you are
able to help with Adoration in Fareham please contact Lily Peach on 077
678 98885.
Urgently
required at Our Lady of Walsingham Church, Portchester, two Adorers for
Mondays between 3.00pm and 4.00pm beginning on 8th September 2003. 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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First
Holy Communion Programme
Parents of those children of First Holy Communion age (born
before the 31st August 1996) who wish for their children to prepare
for this sacrament next year are invited to a meeting on
Wednesday 17th September at St Jude’s School
at 7.30pm.
This will be an information meeting for parents where the programme
will be discussed. If you wish your child to take part in the First
Holy Communion Programme please complete one of the forms to be
found at the entrance to the church and return this to Father Chris
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Shoeboxes
Now that the summer holidays are over, it is time to start collecting
items for the shoe box appeal. There are leaflets at the back of each
church explaining how to put your box together, and what to put in it.
Please take one if you are planning a box. Thank you.
Faith
and Light
Faith and Light is an ecumenical Christian organisation for people with
learning difficulties and their families and friends. The next meeting
of our parish Faith and Light group will be on Sunday 14th September at
3.00pm in St Philip Howard Hall.
Scout
Executive
A reminder that the next Scout Executive meeting will held at 7.30pm on
Wednesday 10th September in St Philip Howard Hall.
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Parish
Pilgrimage in the Steps of St Paul
Fr. Chris, Fr. Robin Ellwood and Fr. Paul Townsend are leading
a Pilgrimage to the Seven Churches of Asia Minor, Turkey, following
in the footsteps of St Paul. This Pilgrimage has been arranged
for 23rd to 30th October 2004 at an all inclusive cost of
£886.00 (single room supplement £96.00 per person).
Visits will be made to Ephesus, Laodicea, Smyrna, Philadelphia,
Sardis, Pergamos, Thyatira and Istanbul and Mass will be celebrated
at various sites during the visit.
Booklets
containing full details and booking forms are available at the back
of our churches and should be returned with deposit and travel insurance
payment, to the Parish Office as soon as possible. |
Finance
Thank you for your generosity in giving.
Offertory Collection - £1652.93
Forthcoming
Special Collections
14th September – Racial Justice
21st September – Catholic Missionary Society
28th September - Cathedral
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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