CAFOD Harvest Fast Day
The CAFOD Harvest Fast Day envelopes will be collected this weekend.
Shoebox Appeal
Completed Shoeboxes may be left in the porch of any of the three churches
where they will be collected.
The Gospel of Luke: Preparing for Year C
The Department for Evangelisation and the Department for Collaborative
Ministry host days each year as preparation for the new lectionary year
that is marked by the beginning of Advent. This is an opportunity for
priests and deacons, RCIA teams, leaders of children’s liturgy,
catechists, readers, and anyone interested in adult formation to reflect
on the Gospel that they will be using in their different ministries. This
year David Sanders OP will be leading the day on Friday 14th November
at the Cathedral Discovery Centre, St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth
from 10.30am – 3.30pm. (Cost £10 please bring a bible) David
Sanders is a Dominican and at present is the student master at Blackfriars,
Oxford. He has also been editor of Priests and People since 1991. Booking
is essential for this day as it can be oversubscribed. To book, or for
more information, please contact the Department for Evangelisation and
Catechesis on 01329 835583 or email: rec@portsmouth-dio.org.uk
Churches Together in Fareham
There will be a series of talks this autumn entitled ‘Why do
they do it like that'. The idea is to increase people’s understanding
of other Christian traditions. This year’s talks will be as follows:
- Monday
20th October - 7.30pm
Rev. Chris Whelan – Sacred Heart Church
- Monday
17th November - 7.30pm
Rev. Peter Trow – URC Church
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Growing in Faith Together (GIFT)
This
Wednesday 8th October.
Speaker - Fr. James Boyle
The theme will be:
“Reconciliation - Repent and Believe”.
The talk will be held at St Mary’s Church Hall in Gosport
from 7.30pm (Coffee/Tea at 7.00pm).
Everyone is most welcome.
Access
to the Hall is via Mumby Road, then right into Minit Road (also
signposted as South Loading Rd). You will be facing the back of
the church and the rear entrance to the Presbytery. The Hall is
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New Group
Are you a cross-stitcher? Would you be interested in forming a Cross-stitch
group in the Parish? I have a number of Christmas card patterns. If anyone
would like to join me in a group stitch-in for a few weeks before Christmas,
please ring Fareham 311178 in order to gauge the level of interest.
Thanks
from Olive Jerram
“I would like to say ‘thank you’ to all who sent cards
and presents for my 81st birthday and for the wonderful evening we all
had at the Beetle Drive at Our Lady of Walsingham. All had a great party.
God Bless. Olive
St George
Catholic School for Boys
St George Catholic School for Boys, Leaside Way, Southampton is having
an Open Evening on Monday 6th October 2003 from 6.00 – 9.00pm for
parents of pupils starting in September 2004. All are very welcome to
attend.
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First Friday Reflections
7.30pm
– Our Lady of Walsingham Church
Friday
7th November
‘In Remembrance of the Dead’ |
Winter
Warmth Road Shows for the Elderly
Fareham and Gosport Borough Councils are holding a series of free road
shows offering retired residents information and advice on making their
lives safer and healthier and their homes warmer and more secure. Advice
will be available on crime prevention, energy efficiency, renovation grants,
social services, pensions, Age Concern and much more, including a warm
cuppa! Fareham & Portchester road show dates are:
27th Oct - Fernham Hall, Fareham -
10am – 4.00pm
29th Oct
- Portchester Parish Hall –
1.00pm – 4.00pm
Please see the poster on the church notice board for additional dates
in Locks Heath and Gosport areas.
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
“Anyone who does not welcome the kingdom of God like a little
child will never enter it”. Amelia Dahl once wrote an article
entitled “Taking a walk with my grandson”, which was
written in dialogue form and part of it went something like this:
Ricky:
Grandma, why do trees take their clothes off at the end of summer?
Grandma: Because they get worn out and must be exchanged for new
ones.
Ricky: Where do their new clothes come from?
Grandma: From underneath the ground. God is preparing a new spring
wardrobe for them.
Ricky: Grandma, did you ever notice that the sky looks like an
upside-down lake?
Grandma: And those little white clouds look like sailboats, don’t
they?
Ricky: I wonder where they’re sailing to.
Grandma: Maybe to a cloud meeting.
Ricky: What would they do there?
Grandma: Probably decide if the earth needs more rain.
Ricky: Cor! God thinks of everything doesn’t He, Grandma?
Ricky’s
grandma is a perfect model of an adult who has not lost her sense of childlike
wonder. To wonder is to see things as children see them. It means to ask
the same questions about them that children ask. To wonder is to look
at things as if we were seeing them for the first time. It means to see
things with the freshness they had when they first tumbled bright and
new and unspoiled from the creative hand of God. Let’s hope we never
lose our own sense of childlike wonder.
Ministry
of the Word - Readers Meeting
There will be a meeting for all readers from our three parish churches
on Thursday 23rd October at 7.30pm in the Sacred Heart Hall. This is an
annual meeting which provides an opportunity for readers to pray together
and raise any questions or concerns that individuals may have about their
work in this ministry. If you are a reader, please do make a special
effort to attend this important meeting.
Wanted
– Club Supervisor for St Jude’s School
Are you a highly motivated, positive, cheerful, child-centred, hard working,
qualified unique individual? If so you may be the person we are looking
for! We are seeking to appoint a club supervisor for ‘Kool
Dudes’ (St Jude’s Breakfast, After School and Holiday
Club). We require the candidate to have (or be working towards) an NVQ4
in Advanced Diploma in Child Care and Education. Hours: 2.45pm-6.15pm
daily in term time; 7.45am – 6.15pm during holiday time. The club
is closed for 2 weeks at Christmas and for 2 weeks in the summer. These
weeks are paid leave. Salary - £9 per hour. If you are interested
in this post please collect an application pack from the School Office,
St Jude’s RC Primary School, Bishopsfield Rd, Fareham PO14 1ND.
Closing date: Wednesday 15th October.
Parish
Race Night
Saturday 18th October at St Jude’s School. Come and join the fun
- £2.00 per head (including supper) – licensed bar. Bring
your money; bring your kids; bring a friend! First race 8.00pm. Tickets
now available from Graham Stanton 01329 284057. Book early to avoid disappointment.
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Revisiting
Vatican II:
The Vocation of all Believers
Bishop Remi de Roo
Monday 13th October 8.00 - 9.30pm
Cathedral Discovery Centre, Portsmouth
This will be a rare opportunity to listen to and meet Bishop Remi
de Roo who was Bishop of Victoria, Canada, at the time of the Second
Vatican Council. He is one of the few surviving English-speaking
Council Fathers. Tickets cost £5 per person. To book, please
contact the Department for Evangelisation and Catechesis on 01329
835583. |
Service
of Blessing for Animals
A Service of Blessing and Intercession for animals will be held on Saturday
11th October at 3.30pm at St Margaret Mary Catholic Church, Middle Road,
Park Gate. All are welcome – with your pets! For more details contact
Margaret Harrington on 01329 843205.
St Anne’s
Convent School
St Anne’s Convent School, Rockstone Place, Southampton is hosting
an Open Evening on Wednesday 8th October from 6.00 – 9.00pm for
admissions to Year 7 in September 2004. For further information please
telephone 02380 328200.
Catholic
Papers
‘The Universe’
There is a free Mother Theresa A4 Colour Print being given away with this
week’s ‘Universe’. Additional copies will be available
at the church door after each Mass. There are also spare copies of the
Catholic Herald and the Catholic Times available every week. Why not ask
Denis Hodgetts to put your name on the list? (Tel. 01329 288638).
‘Portsmouth
People’
The October edition of our Diocesan paper ‘Portsmouth People’
is available from the back of the Church. This special edition features
a full page front cover picture of the Holy Father, Pope John Paul II,
on the occasion of his Silver Jubilee.
St Jude's
RC Primary School
Current newsletter here
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| 5th
October 2003
27th Sunday of the Year
The
Year of St Mark |
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 Come
Let Us Worship
This Thursday, 9th October, there will be a major celebration evening
called ‘Come Let Us Worship’ in the Fernham Hall at 7.30pm.
The purpose of this event is to enable Christians from all the churches
in Fareham Borough to join together in Worship, and to celebrate our oneness
in Jesus Christ. There will be a good deal of sung worship, but there
will also be drama, dance, prayer and a ‘creative corner’
for those who want to express worship through art. Towards the end there
will be a ‘fellowship supper’ which will be an opportunity
to meet others and share food together, expressing our ‘one family’.
It promises to be a wonderful occasion for all ages and is free, although
there will be a voluntary collection to help cover the cost of putting
on the event. No tickets are required but you are advised to arrive early
to get a good seat!
 The
Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
“Do you realise that Jesus is there in the tabernacle expressly
for you, for you alone? He burns with desire to come into your heart.”
(St. Therese of Lisieux).
If you are
able to help with Adoration in Fareham please contact 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.
Concert
of Christian Music at Portchester
There will be a concert of Christian Music at St Mary’s Church,
Portchester Castle on Saturday 11th October beginning at 7.30pm. The
Mustard Seed Girls’ Choir, Lucy Stimpson-Maynard and Nell Wycherley
will perform to raise funds for a member of Stubbington Anglican Church
serving a community in Uganda – being persecuted by rebel soldiers.
Tickets: £5 for adults; £2.50 for children and senior citizens.
If you are interested, please give your name to Joan Hamilton or telephone
023 9238 5559.
Good
News Van
The Christian mobile library will visit 22 Castle Street, Portchester
on 23rd October (7.00 – 8.30pm). Christian books, CD’s, cassettes
and videos to borrow and cards to buy.
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Catholic
Bible School, Nutbourne,
W. Sussex
A
Day for Women
“You or me, God?”
presented by Sue Whitehead
Saturday 11th October 2003
10.00am – 3.30pm
Healing
in the Power of the Holy Spirit
Joe Dalton
(Joe Dalton is an internationally renowned Catholic Evangelist from
Dublin with a powerful testimony and healing ministry)
Monday 3rd November 2003
7.30pm
(Prior booking is helpful)
Please
telephone 01243 371766 for further details. |
Date
for your Diary - Christmas Concert
This will take place on Saturday 6th December at Our Lady of Walsingham
Church from 2.00pm – 3.30pm. Refreshments during the interval. For
more details please telephone Rose on 023 9238 8494.
New Altar
Servers
New Altar Servers - training sessions continue for new Altar Servers
at the Sacred Heart Church on Saturday 11th October from 11.30am to 1.00pm.
Senior
Altar Servers are reminded that there is a meeting on Tuesday 21st
October at 7.30pm in the Presbytery.
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 12th October at
3.00pm in St Philip Howard Hall.
Finance
Thank you for your generosity in giving.
Offertory Collection - £1734.11
Cathedral
- £334.68
Forthcoming
Special Collections
5th October - Collection of CAFOD Harvest Fast Day Envelopes
12th October - SVP
19th October - Mission Sunday
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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