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 Taste
and See Youth Festival – Ten till Ten for a Tenner!!
This takes place at Aylesford Priory on 9th July from 10.00am to 10.00pm.
Art – BBQ – dance – mime – sports – pottery
– drama – sign language – disco - drumming - prayer
– leaders’ resource tent. Key Speaker Mgr John Armitage –
with mime performance by Steve Murray and music by Crossbeam – Mass
celebrated by Archbishop Kevin McDonald. For more information please contact:
dhill@prcdtr-parkplace.org
– telephone 01329 835583.
Youth
News
Copies of the latest publication of the Diocese of Portsmouth Youth News
are available in the porches of our churches.
Summer
Quiz
On sale now – SUMMER QUIZ – to raise money for the Fareham
Life Group. Quizzes will be on sale at the Saturday evening Mass and cost
just £1.00. Ring Rebecca on 023 9238 1802.
Lunchtime Quiz
At the quiz which took place on 22nd May at Our Lady of Walsingham, £35.00
was donated to the Faith and Life Fund and not to Parish Funds as previously
stated.
Make Poverty History – a message from Esme Percival
“In solidarity with the campaigners who are going to Edinburgh,
Denis Payne will be holding a stall to back the aim to Make Poverty History
at the Gosport Waterfront Festival from Friday 1st July (6.00pm) until
Sunday 3rd July (10.00pm) If you could spare any time over that weekend
to help to run the stall this would be very much appreciated.”
Thanks…..
From Deacon Langford and Margaret Vincent
“It was brilliant” – that is how we would describe our
Ruby Wedding Anniversary Celebration Mass and party held later in the
hall. We were deeply moved to see so many people from the Parish turn
up to celebrate with us. A great ‘thank you’ to all and for
your cards/wishes/trees. A special ‘thank you’ to Frs. Chris
and Charles for the lovely Mass and blessings and to Pauline Jackson and
her crew for making the celebration so special and such a success.”
From
Fr. John Doran
“I write to thank you and the Parish for providing for me such
a friendly and joyful celebration of the 40th Anniversary of my Ordination
to the Priesthood. I really enjoyed the occasion and I am grateful to
all who helped at the Mass and to all who helped with the catering for
the meal afterwards. My thanks also for the gift I was given. It all adds
another happy memory to my memories of Portchester.”
From
Cogy
“A BIG BIG thank you to all the teenagers who helped at the
Faith Festival, Gardening, Litter clearing, painting subway and Youth
Café, showing God’s love in action. Also thanks to the adults
who helped and the loan of garden tools. Thank you from Cogy.”
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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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Eucharistic
Ministers
Fareham
Eucharistic Ministers are asked to collect their Rota from the church
porch.
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THE UNION
Thought for the Week
Our
modern culture is not overly laden with gospel values. It is a culture
of individualism as opposed to community, of self-interest as opposed
to common good, of material possession as opposed to spiritual personal
wealth. Is it possible to be Christian without being counter cultural?
Is it possible to be Christian and be comfortable in modern society? You
most probably will say no or with great difficulty.
Today’s
gospel tells us that we need to declare our Christian values in the presence
of others. No doubt, like Jeremiah, we will be persecuted but like the
Psalmist we can cry out ‘In your great love, answer me, O God’.
We know that He will always give us the courage and strength to stand
up for Christian values for He never lets us down. So why do we hesitate?
Langford
Vincent
Thomas
Bond RIP
Please pray for the repose of the soul of Thomas Bond who was killed tragically
in a caravan fire at the age of just 33.
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Open
Air Mass and Parish Open Day
On Sunday 3rd 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 and socialise.
This
Year we celebrate the 40th Anniversary of St. Jude’s School
and the 25th Anniversary of St. Philip Howard Church.
The
First Holy Communion 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
to group representatives!
Bring the whole family along and enjoy a picnic afterwards –
please bring your own food and drink and picnic chairs or rugs.
Transport
for the Open Air Mass
If
anyone needs transport to the Open Air Mass this will be available
from Our Lady of Walsingham Church and the Sacred Heart Church
departing at 10.30am. Transport will also be available for the
return journey, leaving St. Jude’s School Field at approximately
2.30pm.
No need to book, just turn up on the day! Volunteer drivers
to contact Alison Ivison 01329 230049.
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St. Edmund’s
Catholic School, Portsmouth
Vacancy: Cover Supervisor Scale 2/4 dependent upon experience.
Please contact the School on 02392 823766. Closing date for return of
completed applications is 1st July 2005.
St Anne’s
School, Southampton
This is St Anne’s Centenary Year. They will be holding a special
celebration on Saturday 9th July from 10.00am until 2.00pm. This event
will include music, drama, dance and several high profile guests will
participate in key activities. The day will end with a balloon race when
500 balloons in the school colours will be released. Tickets are free
but need to be reserved. If you intend to go along, please notify the
school on 023 8032 8200.
Sacred
Heart Prayer Group
This group meets every Tuesday at 86 Western Road, behind Holy Trinity
Church from 8.00pm until 9.00pm. Contact Ann Thompson on 01329 287177
or Barbara McLachlan on 01329 239647 if you are interested in joining
them.
Catholic
Bible School
www.catholic-bible-school.org
The
Story Telling Genius of Jesus – Saturday 2nd July from 10.00am
to 3.00pm – David Wells, a highly sought after and dynamic international
speaker and Director of Adult Formation in Plymouth Diocese – prior
booking is essential.
This
takes place at the Bible School at Nutbourne House, Farm Lane, Nutbourne,
near Chichester.
UCM Day
Pilgrimage to Walsingham
The trip takes place on Tuesday 5th July, cost: £30.00. On
arrival you will have the opportunity to go to Confession. Mass will then
be celebrated and will be followed by a procession to the Abbey grounds
where Benediction will take place. Transport is available for those unable
to walk in the procession. Any parishioners interested in joining us please
phone 01329 311911.
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Congratulations
Gladys Hofford celebrates her 96th birthday on 24th June. She was
an active member of this Parish and taught ‘Sunday School’,
was a member of the UCM and helped to set up the Sacred Heart Brownie
Pack in the 1950’s. We wish her a very Happy Birthday.
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St
Jude's RC Primary School
Current newsletter here
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June 2005
12th Sunday of the Year
The
Year of St Matthew |
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 Day
for Life
The Bishops of England and Wales together with those of Scotland and Ireland
are encouraging all parishes to celebrate the Day for Life on Sunday 3rd
July and the theme is Cherishing the Evening of Life.
Chichester
Cathedral
There will be a guided tour on Monday 13th June – meet at 6.30pm
at the main entrance to the Cathedral. (You are welcome to Evensong at
5.30pm). Please ring Jean Blanchard (Fareham Society) on 01329 282187.
Tickets are £4.50.
The Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
“The Church lives by the Eucharist – thus wrote Servant of
God, John Paul II, in his last encyclical, ‘Ecclesia de Eucharistia’……
In the Eucharist…Christ
is really present among us. He is not a static presence. It is a dynamic
presence which takes hold of us to make us His, to assimilate us to Himself….Our
spiritual life essentially depends on the Eucharist.” (Pope Benedict
XVI, 4 June 2005)
Contacts:
Fareham - Lily Peach on 077 678 98885, Portchester - Veronica
Reeves on 023 9237 2864 or Rose Andrews on 023 9238 8494.
First
Holy Communion
Please pray for the young people of our Parish who received Holy Communion
this month, for the first time:
Grace Baggott, Hannah Balfour, Alex Black, Gabrielle Bristow, Lauren Brown,
Emily David, Kerrie-Anne Dowdell, Caroline Duff, Ciaran Edwards, Caitlin
Edwards, David Edwards, Daniel Gillmore, Molly Hamilton, Kirsten Howard-Bailey,
Laura Jane Lee, Beth Lindsay, Edward Michael Lloyd, Christopher Michael
Lowman, Danny McGonagle, Holly Rose Martorana, Kealan Moore, Darragh Morris,
George W. B. Mulvany-Dear, Stuart Nixon, Martha Rose North, Natasha Syred-Paul,
Hannah Rose Ralphson, Lewis Rollins, Dominic Royston, Cameron Smith, Dawn
Smith, Daniel Tinney, Harriet Frances Wall, Caitlin White, William Whiting,
Courteney Williams, Sophie Phillippa Woodward, George Lawson Woodward.
Vacancy
for a Foundation Governor at St. Jude’s Catholic Primary School
Bishop Crispian, who has absolute discretion in the appointment of Foundation
Governors, is seeking applications from committed Baptized Catholics who
wish to be considered. The governors of a Catholic School work as a team,
in close co-operation with the headteacher and all staff. In addition
to the legal responsibilities of the Governing Body, the Foundation Governors
have a responsibility for preserving the religious character of the school,
sustaining and developing the school as a Catholic educating community
in accordance with Canon Law and the teaching of the Catholic Church and
giving witness, as individuals, and as a team, to the Gospel message and
the Church’s teaching. Appropriate training is available during
the period of service. Lack of experience in education in a Catholic school
should not deter anyone from applying if there is a genuine desire to
serve the mission of the Church. Application packs are available from
the Parish Priest, School Office or the Department for Schools Governance
at Park Place Pastoral Centre. Closing date for receipt of applications
is 25th June 2005.
Missionaries
of Charity – Co-workers of Mother Teresa
The Co-workers have been informed that the Indian Government will no longer
allow any second hand clothing, sheeting, bandages or towels to be imported
from any part of the world. The White Box has therefore been removed from
the porch of the Sacred Heart Church, as donations of the above can no
longer be accepted. Thank you to all who have been so generous in the
past. Donations of money, however, will still be forwarded to the Missionary
Sisters in London, who provide soup for the homeless on the streets.
Douai
Abbey Pastoral Programme
Events in 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 - £1740.67
Forthcoming
Collections
Peter’s Pence – 26th June
Day for Life – 3rd July
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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