“Eye Contact”
A message from Adrian Stannard: “Please would you be kind enough to accept this letter as a receipt for your charitable gift payment of £922.00 that you so kindly gave to this charity. We are most grateful that you should take the trouble to give to us from your Lent Appeal. We were wonderfully shocked to receive such a large amount. Thank you. This payment will pay for four brand new Perkins Brailing Machines. Your gift is going towards the payment for a further ten Perkins Brailing machines for the next School for the Blind at Asaka in the Andijan Region of the Ferghana Valley in Uzbekistan, some 50 miles from Kasansay where the first set of ten machines were placed. The director knows they are coming. It is very likely that they will be placed into the school in October this year. We are greatly encouraged by your generosity and kindness.”

Parish Ecology Group
“Thank you all very much for bringing in the foil for recycling. Last Wednesday we were delighted to receive £9.20 bringing our total since the beginning of the year to £44.72. We’re doing well! But – ‘all that shines is not foil’! We had to extract quite a lot of plastic foil from tea packets and crisp packets and biscuit wrappings. Also we don’t want pill cases or calendar packs – they have too much plastic in them. Please remember the ‘scrunch test’ – grip the material in your hand and then let go – if it remains scrunched up it is foil, if it does not and springs apart it is not foil and should not go into the foil bin.” Esme Percival.

GIFT
The next Talk in this series takes place on Wednesday 16th June at St. Jude’s School Hall, beginning at 7.30pm (coffee/tea at 7.00pm). The Speaker will be Fr. David Adams and the theme of the Talk is Christ the Healer: mission through the ministry of healing. All are welcome.

Portchester Gala
Churches Together in Portchester need cakes for their stall at the Gala on Saturday 19th June in the grounds of Portchester Castle. If you are willing to help please contact Joan Hamilton 023 9238 5559 or Yvonne Hart 023 9237 5553. The Portchester Churches’ stall will also be providing Christian literature and details of Parish activities.

Garden Party
On Sunday 4th July, a Garden Party is being held at Park Place Pastoral Centre, Wickham from 3.00pm to 5.30pm. There will be stalls selling cakes – garden and larder produce – objects d’arts – books and a generous tombola. Other entertainment will be an Irish dancing display, dog obedience exercises, a challenging competition and a variety of activities for children including a Treasure Hunt and face painting. Central to the afternoon will be an exhibition of the work of the Franciscan Sisters in their mission in Northern India, where they are endeavouring to continue providing medical care for the extreme poor in rural areas. All the money raised will be given to the Sisters for this vitally important project. An adult ticket is £5.00 and a child 50p. There is a prize for the lucky entrance ticket and included also, is a delicious traditional afternoon tea. Do come and join the Sisters and Friends of Park Place. Bring your family and friends to what promises to be a happy and relaxing afternoon.

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.

THE UNION
Thought for the Week
St Luke would be voted the best public relations agent for Jesus. In today’s long Gospel it was not Luke’s idea to break the narrative by starting and numbering a new chapter. That came much later. Luke’s own picture of Jesus and humanity is one, balanced and mirroring the original Genesis plan. In St Luke’s image of our Saviour it is clear that Jesus is comfortable with women. Luke alone is inspired to join to the twelve Apostles the back-up of faithful women. Their support and involvement completes the plan of creation: male and female. Salvation history for us all began with a question to and a favourable answer from a woman. In the last phase of the struggle between Satan and Christ on Calvary, Mary’s victorious Son offered her no awards. Instead, He committed to her the motherhood of His Church.

Father Charles Aylward

Kathleen Tracy RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Kathleen Tracy, who passed away at Merry Hall Nursing Home on the 8th June. Kathleen’s funeral service will take place on Wednesday 16th June at 12.00 noon at the Sacred Heart Church. May she rest in peace. All welcome to the reception after the Service.

Diocesan Mass
Due to unforeseen circumstances,the Nuncio has had to cancel his visit to the Diocese.

In view of this, the Diocesan Mass has had to be cancelled.

Open Air Mass and Parish Open Day
On Sunday 11th July the Parish Open Air Mass will take place at 11.00am at St. Jude’s School field. This will be the one opportunity in the year for the whole Parish to meet together to celebrate Mass. The First Holy Communion and Confirmation certificates will be presented at this Mass, which will be the only Mass in the Parish that weekend. The Parish Open Day will follow and our Parish groups will have the opportunity to promote themselves – and you will have the chance to ask those questions you have always wanted to ask from group representatives! Why not bring the whole family along and enjoy a picnic afterwards – bring your own food and drink and picnic chairs or rugs for seating.

Secular Franciscan Order
Saturday 3rd July – Sacred Heart Hall – 2.30pm, come and find out about the Secular Franciscan Order (formerly the 3rd Order). All are welcome.

13th June 2004 11th Sunday of the Year The Year of St Luke

Celebration
Following the 11.00am Mass next Sunday, 20th June, there will be a Reception to celebrate the Anniversaries of Ordination of Father Andrew Chandler (5th), Father Charles Aylward (55th) and Deacon Langford Vincent (20th). All are most welcome.

Leslie Adams
Leslie, who is training at the Beda College for the Priesthood and who served his placement in Fareham and Portchester last summer, is to be ordained Deacon in Rome on 18th June, the Feast of the Sacred Heart. He has asked us all to pray for him and for the other nine students who will be ordained on that day.

The Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament
“The mercy of God, hidden in the Blessed Sacrament, the voice of the Lord who speaks to us from the throne of mercy: Come to me, all of you.” (Jesus to St. Faustina).

If you are able to help with Adoration in Fareham please contact Lily Peach on 077 678 98885, or to help with Adoration at Portchester, please contact Veronica Reeves on 023 9237 2864 or Rose Andrews on 023 9238 8494.

Care for the Family
Join Phil Wall and guests as they explode the myth of ‘super dad’ and learn what it means to be a ‘better dad’. This rough guide for dads takes place at the Salvation Army, Lake Road, Portsmouth on 28th June 2004 at 7.30pm. Whether your children are two or twenty, this evening will have something for you. Phil’s insight and experience will touch a chord with every dad.

Co-Workers of Mother Teresa – Missionary Sisters of Charity
The Sisters in India are in great need of cotton clothing and light weight woollens for the ‘poorest of the poor’. If you are sorting out your summer clothes and find you have a surplus of these items, still in good condition, would you consider, please, bringing them to the Sacred Heart Church and placing them in the white box in the porch? Thank you to all who have already made contributions, in this respect, and also for the items received for St Dismas.

A message from Terry and Theresa Phillips
“If anybody is interested in joining the group of Ushers and Greeters who assist at the 9.00am Mass on Sundays would they please contact Terry or Theresa Phillips, either at the 9.00am Mass or by telephoning 01489 880619. With the larger numbers now attending this Mass, additional volunteers would be very welcome especially as we are a little short, in particular, of Greeters. Making people feel welcome at Mass, distributing hymn books and finding seats for them, all help in preparation for the celebration of the Eucharist. We would be very pleased to hear from people who now attend 9.00am Mass as a result of the recent changes in Mass times.”

Fareham Sacred Heart Football Club
The football club has sadly closed with the conclusion of the 2003-4 season. Paul Cubitt will write a tribute to the club in the forthcoming Parish Magazine. It is pleasing to know that the majority of the team football strips are now in Uganda. The Rev. Jeanette Power, a hospital chaplain in Portsmouth, very kindly agreed to take the heavy kit bags with her on a recent trip to Uganda. She presented the football strips to a delighted primary school and hospice in Uganda’s capital, Kampala. Loud thanks and applause is sent from these children, with their glowing appreciation. With thanks especially to Wally Arnold and Paul Cubitt for their many years of dedication and commitment to the club.

Cheese and Wine
The Union of Catholic Mothers would like to invite all Parishioners to a Cheese and Wine Party on Friday 18th June at the Sacred Heart Hall. Tickets: £3.00 – all proceeds to be divided between the Rowans Hospice and UCM charity. Please support these worthy causes. Father Chris will celebrate Mass at 7.00pm in the Sacred Heart Church.

Quiz Evening
Thanks to Dr. Graham Goodlad for his challenging questions, to Annette Woolley and all the people who supported the quiz. £148.00 was raised for our 2004 charity – Bomnti Care Home in Istanbul, Turkey. Watch this space for the date and time of the next Quiz!

Faith and Light
The next meeting of Faith and Light takes place on Sunday 13th June at 3.00pm at St Philip Howard Hall.

Finance
Thank you for your generosity in giving.
Offertory Collection - £1641.70

Forthcoming Collections
27th June – Peter’s 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