Stations of the Cross
There will be Stations of the Cross at 5.00pm at Our Lady of Walsingham Church this Sunday.

Lent Lunches
The last of the Lent Lunches takes place this Wednesday, 23rd March. The Service begins at 12.00 noon and takes place at Portchester Methodist Church in Castle Street. Do support this Lunch as all proceeds will be shared between CAFOD and Christian Aid. Catholics will be responsible for this lunch and Father Chris will lead the Service.

Diocesan Pilgrimage to Lourdes
This year, the Portsmouth Diocese Pilgrimage to Lourdes is being led by Bishop Crispian Hollis from 26th August to 2nd September. To make a pilgrimage to Lourdes is a wonderful and up-lifting experience especially when you see around you people from almost every nation. Portsmouth Diocese has a strong Youth Group who selflessly give their time pushing wheelchairs, pulling voitures or assisting at the Accueil Notre Dame. Any young people aged 17 – 25 years interested in going to Lourdes as a helper are asked to speak to Father Chris or Jane Cadogan.

Party after Easter Vigil Mass at St Philip Howard Church Hall
Following the Easter Vigil Mass on Saturday 26th March, there will be a party to welcome Zina, Paul, John and Brian into the Church. As usual you are invited to donate items of food for the finger buffet. In the entrance hall of each church is a list of food, please sign your name against your contribution. Please bring your donations on the Saturday to St Philip Howard Hall between 2.00pm and 3.00pm or Our Lady of Walsingham between 10.00am and 11.00am. 

THE UNION
Thought for the Week
To love is to give yourself away. You can dare throw yourself into the Pilgrimage, because God has fallen in love with you so much that He has sent His Son into the world to bring you home.

Passion for Pilgrimage leads us into the mystery of lostness from which we learn a new way of loving. This is what the Season of Lent is all about. Its climax is Holy Week. These days treasure the most solemn and momentous time in the Church’s Year, when the love affair is revealed in all its wonder and glory. Its message is clear and simple: God has fallen in love with you and wants you to come home. We find ourselves in the middle of a love affair that is leading to a strange and terrible climax called the Crucifixion…..The kind of loving that leads to Good Friday seems crazy, foolish and even irresponsible. Jesus turns our ideas of loving upside down. (Alan Jones in his ‘Passion for Pilgrimage’.) Extract from The Tablet.

Father Charlie

Jane Farmer RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Jane Farmer, late Guide Captain and Brown Owl of our Company and Pack. She started, with others, the Friends in Retirement. Please pray also for her daughters, Gillian and Susan and family and friends. Jane died in her sleep on Saturday 12th March in her own home.

GSUS Bus at Crofton School
Help required to lead and support this venture on 13th, 14th and 15th April. There is a training day on Saturday 9th April from 1.00 – 3.00pm at Crofton. If anyone can help please contact Mike Townsend on 01329 667717.

Easter Flowers at Sacred Heart Church
The potted plants on the window sills can be taken away after the Easter Mass. Please make a £1.00 donation per pot to the Lenten Appeal. Thank you.

Furniture
Recliner chair, three seater settee and an armchair available – free or donation to the Tsunami Lent Appeal. Please telephone 01329 281148 if interested.

Date for your Diary
There will be a lunchtime Quiz at Our Lady of Walsingham Church on Trinity Sunday, 22nd May, beginning at 12 noon – children under 12 years of age, 50p. Adults £2.50. There will be an American Lunch – please bring a dish, savoury/sweet but bring your own wine.

St Edmund’s Catholic School
Required for September 2005 – Assistant Headteacher – Salary range: Leadership L10-14.
The Governors of St Edmund’s School wish to appoint an enthusiastic and innovative leader to join a strong Senior Management Team at an exciting period in the school’s development. St Edmund’s is an oversubscribed Group 6, 11-16 Catholic School, situated near St John’s RC Cathedral, close to the M27 and to the railway station. The successful candidate will play a key role in the strategic development of the school and be responsible for Key Stage 4 co-ordination, the development of partnerships, Line management to a few departments (according to the strengths of the successful candidate). To arrange a visit or request an application pack, please contact Jacqui Jackson, the Headteacher’s PA on 023 9289 2585 – closing date 28th April 2005.

Also required: Resources Technician – Scale 2/3
Following re-organisation St Edmund’s is looking for a proactive computer literate applicant familiar with the Microsoft Office and desk publishing packages. The successful applicant will be responsible for the ordering and maintenance of school stationery and equipment, printing and photocopying, producing School brochures/literature and receiving parcels and delivering them to departments. Please ring 023 9282 3766 for an information pack – closing date for return of completed applications is 1st April 2005.

Mediamarch 7
Say ‘No’ to public funding for Channel 4 porn – join the public protest at Channel 4 on Saturday 16th April 2005. See the poster and leaflets in the church porch.

19/20th March 2005 Palm Sunday of the Lord's Passion The Year of St Matthew

British Summer Time
Please note that British Summer Time begins on Easter Sunday, 27th March and clocks should be put forward one hour.

Opportunity for a qualified cook
“A vacancy has arisen for a part-time cook to provide attractive and wholesome lunches for the Bishop and Clergy at Bishop’s House, Portsmouth. We are looking for someone with imagination to work 16 hours a week, over four weekdays in this relaxed household. For further information please telephone Canon David Hopgood on 023 9282 6170 and for an Application Form and full Job description contact:- Mary Swaffield on 023 9282 5430 or e-mail: mswaffield@prcdtr-finance.org”

Adoration
Please note that Adoration ceases at Portchester on Monday 21st March and in Fareham on Wednesday 23rd March. It resumes on Monday 11th April.

Contacts: Fareham - Lily Peach on 077 678 98885, Portchester - Veronica Reeves on 023 9237 2864 or Rose Andrews on 023 9238 8494.

Table Top Sale
Thank you to everyone who supported the Sale and special thanks to those who worked so hard to make the occasion such a success. A total of £653.00 was raised for our Parish Lenten Appeal. The lucky Raffle Winners have all been notified. Well done!

Parish Youth Club - Free Disco
The Parish Youth Club will be taking a short break and will re-open on Sunday 24th April with a Grand Disco. Club members are inviting all young parishioners 11 years old and over to join them for the disco. Entrance will be free and so will refreshments!!!

Youth Website
There is a new Website for young people in our Diocese. It can be found at www.portsmouth-dio.org.uk/youth. If you have any comments regarding the Website or if you would like information to be included, please contact: David Hill, Advisor for Youth Ministry, Department for Pastoral Formation, Park Place Pastoral Centre, Wickham, Hants. PO17 5HA.

Fareham Faith Festival
T shirt and badge making day – Saturday 9th April from 10.00am to 1.00pm at Fareham United Reformed Church. Bring a cotton T shirt and they will iron on a logo for £1.00 or make you a badge for 30p.

Jazz Night
Tuesday 31st May at 7.30pm at Hill Park Working Men’s Club starring DB4 (Jazz quartet), cabaret – John Archer (top magician and member of the Magic Circle). Tickets cost £9.50 including a buffet. For ticket information please contact The Kings Centre on 01329 829121.

Easter Quiz
Test your knowledge and have fun with family and friends! The Easter Quiz will be on sale this weekend after all Masses, priced at only £1.00. If you are unable to collect a copy this weekend, please contact Rebecca Goodlad on 023 9238 1802. Closing date for entries is Monday 25th April 2005.

Planned Giving
The Gift Aid Envelopes are available this weekend at the back of the church.

Finance
Thank you for your generosity in giving.
Offertory Collection - £1567.40
Clergy Assistance Fund - £357.89

Good Friday - Holy Places

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.

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