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 Fareham
Faith Festival – 27th May to 5th June
Enclosed with this week’s newsletter is a form asking for volunteers
to help with the Fareham Faith Festival. As you will see, help is needed
in setting-up the tents every day and dismantling them again and helping
with the distribution of Christian literature from the tents. It is also
hoped to raise a Parish Team for the inter-church ‘It’s a
Knockout’ competition from 1.30pm on Sunday 29th May in the Leisure
Centre. If you are over 16 and reasonably fit, please volunteer. Contact
Roger Chadwick on 01489 584250.
A Day with Mary Pilgrimages 2005
Details of pilgrimages to Fatima, Rome, La Verna, other early Franciscan
sites, Bolsena and Assisi are on the notice boards in our churches.
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Parish Pilgrimage to Jordan
Fr Paul Townsend will be leading a Pilgrimage to Jordan including
the five Vatican Designated Holy Sites from Saturday 28th October
until Saturday 4th November 2006. The cost will be £924.00
for the eight day visit with an optional extension to Sinai for
a further four days at a cost of £264.00 (single room supplement
for the eight day trip is £98.00 and £140.00 per person
with the extension to Sinai.) Included in the price are return scheduled
flights with Royal Jordanian from Heathrow to Amman: private transfers
from/to airports on arrival/departure: all touring in modern, air
conditioned coaches: all entrance fees and services during the touring
programme: the services of a professional licensed local guide whilst
touring: quality hotel accommodation (twin-bedded rooms sharing
with private facilities): breakfast and evening meals: UK Government
Airport Departure Taxes and Security charges: Jordanian Government
Airport Departure Tax: Jordanian Government Visa charges: All border
crossing taxes and Port fees: 20 kilos free luggage allowance and
local supervision by Maranatha Tours office in Amman and Cairo.
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. Places will
go extremely quickly so early booking is recommended.
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Children’s
Liturgy
There is a meeting at the Sacred Heart Hall at 7.30pm on Tuesday
17th May 2005. Kate Harris from the Department for Pastoral Formation
is coming. If you have any item for discussion, please ring Yvonne Hart
on 023 9237 5553.
Blessed
Margaret Pole, 1473-1541
There will be a concert in celebration of the life of Bl. Margaret Pole
on her feast day, 28th May, at St Thomas a Becket Church, Warblington
at 7.30pm. Margaret was daughter of the Duke of Clarence, niece of King
Edward IV and King Richard III. She married Sir Reginald Pole in 1491
and had five children, one of whom became a Cardinal. He wrote against
Henry VIII’s presumptions to spiritual supremacy and the King decided
to crush the family. Two of Margaret’s sons were executed in 1538
for the crime of being the brothers of the Cardinal. In her later years
Margaret lived at Warblington Castle. She was falsely charged with plotting
revolution and was beheaded in 1541. Music of that period will be played
at the concert with the Wyndcliffe Voices and the Lazy Lane Mynstrels
who will be directed by Philip Drew. The delightful church on the harbour’s
edge between Havant and Emsworth, was where Margaret was arrested and
taken to the Tower via Midhurst. Tickets for the concert cost £5.00
and all proceeds will go towards the church restoration fund. Reservation
is advisable by telephoning 023 9248 4000 or 023 9245 3357.
Churches
Together....
Churches
Together in Fareham and Churches Together in Portchester will be holding
a joint Pentecost service on Sunday 15th May at 6.30pm at Holy Trinity
Church in Fareham.
Park
Place Pastoral Centre
Dreamwork
2 – led by Stephen Weaver on Saturday 9th July 10.00am to 4.00pm
– cost £15.00 – coffee/tea provided but please bring
a packed lunch. Stephen Weaver is a psychotherapist and Retreat giver.
“A dream unexamined is like a letter unopened,” says the Talmud.
If a dream is like a letter, then it is God who sends it so as to deepen
the relationship he has with us. Dreamwork is the process by which we
open the letter, read it and find ways to respond to it. This day weeks
to apply the insights of modern psychology to this ancient tradition.
Calligraphy,
Illumination and Book Binding led by Sue Drew and Franciscan Sisters on
14th – 17th July from Thursday 5.30pm until Sunday after lunch.
Cost is £150.00 (ensuite) residential, full board. Non Residents
should inquire nearer the time. Telephone Park Place on 01329 833043 for
details.
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THE UNION
Thought for the Week
It is itself
almost a miracle of scholarship and faith for a well-educated Gentile
Greek who later became a convert to Christianity and a disciple and companion
of St Paul to have composed our first Reading for Pentecost Sunday
Without the background
of Jewish belief and culture but a keen and meticulous explorer of truth,
Luke would have found himself in a small community wherever he turned
for facts. The oldest people in this Brotherhood had witnessed or known
from now deceased elders the facts of the life and Passion, death and
resurrection of Jesus from the dead and His Ascension into Heaven. This
small community had its memories. In fact they held a pool of memories
which oversaw and checked the earliest records which were later to form
the Gospel accounts by Matthew, Mark and Luke himself.
Meanwhile, Luke could
explore the Hebrew Scriptures. He would have been impressed by the awe-inspiring
events that accompanied the first giving of the Law on Mt. Sinai. The
community would easily have remembered the preaching of St Peter and St
Stephen after the Jewish feast of Pentecost and the heart-searching effects
it had on its Jewish listeners. There would have been many converted Jewish
priests who themselves could have shared with Luke how their hearts were
burning within them as the Scriptures were explained to them.
Luke would have quickly
come to the conclusion that this New Way born of the boldness and spirited
first Pentecostal preaching deserved a description in terms of the First
Sinai, hence our First Reading this weekend. Hence our Catholic insistence
on Tradition oral and written as well as Holy Scripture and the Teaching
of the Apostolic Church.
‘What we have
seen and heard, what our eyes have looked upon and our hands have handled
of the Word of Life – this is what we have preached to you.’
(1st Letter of St John I v. 1 old translation)
Father
Charlie
Irma
Bennett RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Irma Bennett who died recently
– her funeral will be taking place at Sacred Heart Church on Friday
20th May at 12.00 noon followed by cremation at 1.00pm
Margaret
Hutchinson RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Margaret Hutchinson whose funeral
service takes place at the Crematorium at 11.45am on Wednesday 18th May.
Day of
Prayer & Pilgrimage at Quarr Abbey
The Apostleship of the Sea pilgrimage to Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight,
to pray for seafarers and hear something of the work of the Apostleship
of the Sea, takes place on Saturday 2nd July. It begins with prayer with
the monks at 12.30pm followed by Mass in the Monastery at 3.00pm. Bring
a packed lunch if you wish or refreshments can be purchased. Parish groups
and individuals of any age are welcome. For further information please
contact John Green at Apostleship of the Sea on 020 7588 8285.
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Father
John Doran
Father
John, former Parish Priest of Portchester, celebrates the 40th
anniversary of his Ordination to the Priesthood in June this year.
There will be a celebration for
him following the 6.00pm Mass at Our Lady of Walsingham on Saturday
4th June and all are welcome.
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St Michael’s
Abbey, Farnborough
On Saturday 28th May there will be a Day with Mary beginning at 10.00am
with the Procession of Our Lady, Angelus, Crowning and Sung Litany of
Loreto. Mass will be celebrated at 11.15am and the day will end after
a Sermon on Our Lady which begins at 4.10pm. Details are on the notice
board.
Parish
Ecology Group Art Competition
Why not design a poster to help us think of ways to help our Parish to
cut pollution and save waste? See the poster in the porch for details.
St Edmund’s
Catholic School
Vacancies for September 2005
Teacher of Religious Education
Teacher of Mathematics
Deputy Head of Mathematics
Teacher of Maths/Science
Please contact the school for an information pack on 023 9282 3766. Closing
date for applications is 20th May 2005.
Oakland’s
Catholic School
There are also vacancies at Oaklands School for September 2005. Please
contact the Head Teacher, Chris Whitfield, on 023 9224 8043 for details.
Scouts
AGM
The AGM of the 15th Fareham Scouts Group takes place on Monday 23rd May
at St Philip Howard Hall at 7.30pm. The presence of a representative from
each family who have a child in Beavers, Cubs or Scouts is requested.
Please make an effort to attend.
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A
Liturgy for the Unborn
On 1st June at 7.30pm at Sacred Heart Church there will be a Liturgy
for the Unborn, a time to reflect on motherhood and name children
who have not lived – a Taize style service of readings, music
and candle light. All inquiries to Rebecca on 023 9238 1802.
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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 and bring your own wine. For catering
purposes can anyone planning to attend ring Rebecca on 023 9238 1802 or
see her at church as we need to know numbers in order to plan the menu.
St
Jude's RC Primary School
Current newsletter here
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| 14th/15th
May 2005
Pentecost Sunday
The
Year of St Matthew |
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 Parish
Diary Meeting
Please note that the Parish Diary Planning Meeting scheduled for 21st
June at 7.30pm in the Sacred Heart Hall has been cancelled. All invited
Programme Co-ordinators should have received a letter detailing the alternative
arrangements for this year. If there are any queries, please contact Michele
or Joan in the Parish Office.
Annual
Rosary Rally
This takes place at St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth on Saturday
21st May beginning with Mass at 12.15pm, followed by the recitation of
the Holy Rosary, procession in Reparation and for World Peace to the Altar
of Our Lady, with flowers and petitions, followed by Benediction. Enrolment
into the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will also take place.
There will be refreshments in the Cathedral Centre at 3.00pm. Everyone
welcome!
The Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
Contacts:
Fareham - Lily Peach on 077 678 98885, Portchester - Veronica
Reeves on 023 9237 2864 or Rose Andrews on 023 9238 8494.
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St
Jude’s 40th Celebration Update
21st May 2005
Dinner and dance - dancing to 60’s, 70’s and 80’s
classics. Optional fancy dress 60’s, 70’s, 80’s
or come in school uniform. £12.50 per head to include sit
down cold fork buffet with ½ a bottle of wine and a commemorative
table gift. Music free lounge bar and opportunity to relax and catch
up on old times.
Please contact Wendy Escott on 01329 221001 to reserve your ticket.
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Plant
Sale
There will be a Plant Sale this Sunday 15th May and Sunday 22nd May following
the 11.00am Mass at St Philip Howard Church.
Parish
Pastoral Council
Our Pastoral Council meets on Wednesday of this week, 18th May, at 7.30pm
at Our Lady of Walsingham Church.
From the Union of Catholic Mothers
We are having a Fish and Chip Supper and Beetle Drive on Thursday
19th May – 7.00pm – Sacred Heart Hall – cost £5.00
– profit to UCM charities. Please come and enjoy the evening with
us. Just ring 01329 311911 so that we know numbers.
Annual
Rosary Rally
This takes place at St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth on Saturday
21st May beginning with Mass at 12.15pm, followed by the recitation of
the Holy Rosary, procession in Reparation and for World Peace to the Altar
of Our Lady, with flowers and petitions, followed by Benediction. Enrolment
into the Brown Scapular of Our Lady of Mount Carmel will also take place.
There will be refreshments in the Cathedral Centre at 3.00pm. Everyone
welcome!
Maureen Shirley O’Brien
Congratulations to Maureen Shirley O’Brien who was received into
full Communion on Friday. May God bless and protect her and her family.
Day of
Prayer & Pilgrimage at Quarr Abbey
The Apostleship of the Sea pilgrimage to Quarr Abbey on the Isle of Wight,
to pray for seafarers and hear something of the work of the Apostleship
of the Sea, takes place on Saturday 2nd July. It begins with prayer with
the monks at 12.30pm followed by Mass in the Monastery at 3.00pm. Bring
a packed lunch if you wish or refreshments can be purchased. Parish groups
and individuals of any age are welcome. For further information please
contact John Green at Apostleship of the Sea on 020 7588 8285.
Gift
Aid
Parishioners who contribute by either envelopes or standing order and
have not yet received their annual return, please collect it after the
9.00am and 11.00am Masses.
House
Group
The House Group will meet on Wednesday 18th May (7.45pm for 8.00pm) at
101 The Avenue, Fareham. All are welcome. For more information please
ring 01329 847533.
Finance
Thank you for your generosity in giving.
Offertory Collection - £1653.90
World Communications - £267.62
Forthcoming
Collections
SVP – 29th May
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
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