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 Children’s
Liturgy
There will be no Children’s Liturgy at St Philip Howard Church this
weekend.
Half-Term
Schools begin their half-term break this weekend and school re-starts
on Monday 6th June.
House
Group
The House Group will meet on Wednesday 1st June (7.45pm for 8.00pm) at
101 The Avenue, Fareham. All are welcome. For more information please
ring 01329 847533.
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.)
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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Keen
2B Green Fun Day
An excellent day out for everyone with TV’s Chris Packham on Sunday
12th June from 10.00am to 4.00pm at Bursledon Brickworks, Swanwick –
live entertainment and activities for all including wildlife and organic
gardening, healthy eating tips, energy efficiency grants, composting,
food tasting and racing in the solar car challenge. Adults £3.00
accompanied children £1.00.
Portchester
Gala
This year’s Gala takes place on Saturday 18th June. The Gala Procession
leaves from Portchester Community Centre, Westlands Grove at 11.30am and
should arrive at the Castle, via Central Road, Cornaway Lane, White Hart
Lane and Castle Street, at approximately 12.30pm. If anyone has a lorry
that could be used in the parade, please contact 023 9220 1629. There
will be a funfair on Friday and Saturday.
Used
Postage Stamps
Thank you to everyone who has contributed used postage stamps. These have
been sent to the Scout Association to raise funds for the Trust that provides
holiday homes for handicapped Scouts (boys and girls). Please do continue
to put the stamps in the tin in the porch.
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Growing
in Faith Together – GIFT
The next in this series of talks takes place on Wednesday
8th June at St Jude’s School.
Right
Reverend Thomas Burns, Bishop in Ordinary to HM Forces will be
speaking about Mission to the Forces.
Coffee/tea
will be available at 7.00pm and the talk begins at 7.30pm. All
are welcome.
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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
Some years ago, a party of about 20 French Christians was on pilgrimage
in the Holy Land. They were making their way through a long, narrow gorge
called “The Pass.” Four elderly pilgrims and a driver were
in a landrover; the rest were on foot. Suddenly a light rain began to
fall. Minutes later, it turned into a cloudburst. Within half an hour,
the cloudburst sent floodwaters streaming down from surrounding hills.
When the waters hit “The Pass,” they transformed it into a
60 mile an hour roaring river which carried the pilgrims away like pieces
of driftwood.
I imagine it was this
kind of situation that Jesus had in mind in today’s Gospel. The
Holy Land is filled with gullies and ravines. For the most part they are
relatively safe places to build a house, but occasionally a flash flood
strikes and turns the gullies and ravines into raging rivers. When a wise
person builds his house on the side of a gulley or ravine, he makes sure
that it is anchored firmly to the rock; if it isn’t it can be swept
away by a sudden flood.
The point Jesus is
making in today’s parable is that the word of God is intended to
be the rock upon which we build our lives. If we don’t anchor our
lives solidly on the word of God, the time will come when we too will
be swept away by the raging waters of life. Like the house built on sand
in Jesus’ parable we too will collapse and be completely ruined.
The word of God is the rock upon which we must build our lives. However,
it is not enough simply to listen to it. We must act on it too.
Father
Chris
Please
Note!!!
There will be no 7.00am Mass on Thursday of this week, 2nd June.
Latin
Mass Society
The quarterly sung Latin Mass will be celebrated in St Peter’s Church,
Bugle Street, Winchester on Sunday 5th June at 12.15pm. If you have never
heard a Latin Mass before, why not come along?
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.
40th Anniversary Celebrations
Langford and Margaret Vincent
Langford and Margaret celebrate
their Ruby Wedding on Saturday 4th June with Mass at 10.30am followed
by a celebration in the Sacred Heart Hall. All are welcome to
join them in their celebration.
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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Catholic
Bible School
www.catholic-bible-school.org
Spiritual Direction Course (commencing in October 2005). There
will be a taster evening on Monday 13th June at 7.30pm to enable you to
find out more and meet the team – no commitment.
There is
an Open Day at the Bible School on Saturday 18th June from
2.00 – 4.30pm. There will be lots to do and lots of fun for everyone,
including games, bottle tombola, raffles, plants, cakes, jams, bric-a-brac
and refreshments. Donations of items for the stalls would be most welcome.
All takes place at the Bible School at Nutbourne House, Farm Lane, Nutbourne,
near Chichester.
Both of
these take place at the Bible School at Nutbourne House, Farm Lane, Nutbourne,
near Chichester.
Sacristans
The next Sacristans’ Meeting takes place on Saturday 4th June at
9.00am at the Presbytery.
Trip
to Sri Lanka
Enclosed with this newsletter is an account of Pauline Jackson’s
recent visit to Sri Lanka to see, first hand, how the money raised during
the Lent Appeal was being spent.
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.
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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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St
Jude's RC Primary School
Current newsletter here
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| 28th/29th
May 2005
9th Sunday of the Year
The
Year of St Matthew |
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 Monsignor
Peter Doyle
Our congratulations go to Mgr. Peter Doyle, currently the Parish Priest
of Winchester, who is to be the next Bishop of Northampton. His Episcopal
Ordination will take place in the Cathedral of Our Lady and St Thomas
in Northampton at 11.30am on Tuesday 28th June. Please remember Mgr. Peter
in your prayers as he takes on his new responsibilities.
The Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
“Let us beseech the Lord to reawaken in us the joy at his presence
and that we may once more adore him. Without adoration, there is no transformation
of the world.” (Pope Benedict XVI) There is no Adoration on Monday
30th May – Bank Holiday.
Contacts:
Fareham - Lily Peach on 077 678 98885, Portchester - Veronica
Reeves on 023 9237 2864 or Rose Andrews on 023 9238 8494.
The
Most Sacred Heart of Jesus
On Friday 3rd June we celebrate the Solemnity of The Most Sacred Heart
of Jesus. There will be Mass at 9.30am at Sacred Heart Church as well
as at Our Lady of Walsingham Church.
St
Dominic’s Priory
At St Dominic’s Priory, Shirley Holms Road, Lymington, there will
be a Fanning the Flame Summer Camp from 8th to 12th August – a packed
streamed programme for 10 – 20 year olds – daily Eucharist,
prayer, talks, drama, workshops, discussions, art and so much more. The
aim of the Camp is to provide an environment where participants can grow
in their faith. The cost is £60.00 per young person with a £10.00
deposit to be paid when booking (Donation from Adult Helpers). The fee
covers the renting of the field, marquees, toilets and showers, Speakers’
fees and payment to St Dominic’s for the use of the Priory and food.
Booking forms are available in the church porch.
Quiz
A total of £75.00 was raised at the recent Quiz at Our Lady
of Walsingham Church. This will be shared between Life and church funds.
Many thanks to all who helped to make it such an enjoyable event, especially
to Dr Graham Goodlad for such challenging questions and to Annette Woolley
and her team for preparing the food. Look out for the next one!!!!
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.
Catholic Papers
The success of the “John Paul – a Life Remembered” magazine
(of which there are still a few copies available) also resulted in numbers
of extra copies of our Catholic papers being snapped up. If you do not
at present take a Catholic paper, or perhaps you have it on order from
a newsagent, please consider having one each week through the Parish.
The church receives a small discount, so, the larger the demand, the greater
the benefit to our church.
APF
The Annual APF/Mill Hill Get-Together takes place at St Joseph’s
College, Mill Hill on Sunday 5th June from 1.00 to 5.00pm. Holy Mass will
be celebrated at 2.30pm. There will be tea and soft drinks available on
arrival and tea and refreshments will be served after Mass. All APF members
together with their families and friends are welcome.
Douai
Abbey Pastoral Programme
Events in June:
‘Come to the Quiet’ – Monday 6th June to Friday
10th June – a silent individually guided retreat.
Training
Course for Ministers of the Eucharist – Gervase Holdaway OSB
– Mondays 6, 13th, 20th and 27th June at 7.45pm.
Healing
Grief – Nicholas Broadbridge OSB – Friday 17th
June to Sunday 19th June.
To God
through Music – Gervase Holdaway OSB Friday 24th June
to Sunday 26th June.
Full details of these
courses are on the notice board.
Finance
Thank you for your generosity in giving.
Offertory Collection - £1717.30
Forthcoming
Collections
SVP – 29th May
Peter’s Pence – 26th June
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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