Diocesan
Pastoral Plan
This weekend a letter from the Fareham Deanery Clergy will be read at
all Masses. Copies of the letter are available in the church porch, and
also online here
Get into the
Spirit of Advent
All are invited to a meditation at Our Lady of Walsingham at Portchester
on Friday 9th December at 7.30pm. The service will use a ‘Taize’
approach and last about 30 minutes. Teams invite you to a small reception
which will follow.
Wrapping
presents!
The Wessex Cancer Trust are looking for volunteers to help in wrapping
up presents in Fareham shopping centre on 15th and 22nd December from
6.00pm to 8.00pm – paper and ties provided. If you can help, please
notify the Parish Office.
Vacancy
at The Well
The Well is a Christian Ecumenical outreach centre based at 116-118
West Street, Fareham. There is a vacancy for the post of Assistant Catering
Manager at the rate of £5.25 per hour, and will involve working
Fridays each week and on alternate Saturdays – working hours to
be negotiated with the General Manager. The post will also involve covering
for absence due to sickness and holidays as required. An understanding
of the Christian environment is desirable, along with enthusiasm and the
ability to work as part of a team. If you would like more information,
please contact The Well on 01329 318731.
Flowers
for Christmas
Sacred Heart Flower Arrangers will be in the church hall on Friday
23rd December at 1.00pm making the garlands and arrangements to decorate
the church for Christmas. We would welcome any help with this happy activity.
Please bring your own secateurs and any evergreen foliage to spare from
your garden.
Portsmouth
Chorus
The Portsmouth Chorus present a Charity Concert at St Michael and All
Angels Church, Dunsbury Way, Leigh Park at 7.30pm on Saturday 17th December.
Tickets: £5.00 including a glass of wine.
Carols
by Candlelight
There will be a family Christmas Carol Service at St Philip Howard Church
on Sunday 18th December at 4.00pm. It will be followed by refreshments
in the church hall. All are welcome to this Service to prepare for the
great celebration of Christmas.
FREE - to a good home
Sharp Word Processor FW560 available free of charge but would need to
be collected. If you are interested please ring 01329 288538.
A Taste
of India
This takes place at Park Placed Pastoral Centre on Sunday 18th December
at 12.30pm. Come with family and friends and enjoy a Christmas Meal –
cost £12.00 (£6.00 for children). The proceeds will be donated
to the Franciscan Projects for Street Children in Brazil. Please contact
Sr Judith, fsma. Park Place Pastoral Centre – tel: 01329 833043
if you wish to go.
Advent
People in their world turned upside down
This takes place at Park Place Pastoral Centre this Sunday, 4th December
from 10.00am to 4.00pm and is led by Dr Anand Chitnis. During the Retreat,
he will reflect on people who figure in the Church’s Liturgical
Readings for Advent. The cost is £15.00 – tea/coffee are provided
by please bring a packed lunch.
THE UNION
Thought
for the Week
Community singing at all times – and particularly in stress situations
– is a natural and recognised way to raise people’s spirits.
In our first reading the Prophet Isaiah plays the cheer-leader and with
brazen exaggeration almost drugs his tortured people into holding fast
for the coming of the Promised One.
Welcome, in this his Liturgical Year, to the first of St Mark’s Gospel. St Mark believes that Jesus is the Messiah and Son of God. He says so in his opening words. So also does the Roman officer towards the end of Mark’s Gospel. This weekend, millions of Christians will be asked again: What do you say?
Father Charlie
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Important
Announcement At this Parish there is Mass every day of the week. Most non-Sunday Masses are at Sacred Heart, the exception being Our Lady of Walsingham on Fridays. In view of this we will no longer be having Liturgies of Word and Communion on Fridays at Sacred Heart. However, there will be Morning Prayer at this time, initially led by Deacon Langford. |
Go out
and Bear Fruit
This document has been prepared in Braille for anyone who requires it.
Anyone wanting a copy should contact Barry Hudd on 07770 538693 or by
E-mail bhudd@rcdp.org.uk.
First
Holy Communion
The
next First Communion meeting is on Saturday 10th December at 10.00am at
St Jude’s School, with a celebration Mass on Sunday at 11.00am at
St Philip Howard Church.
Fr
Tony Day’s Silver Jubilee
On Saturday 10th December after the 6.00pm Mass at Our Lady of Walsingham,
there will be a simple two course meal to celebrate this joyous occasion.
So that we know how many to cater for would you please sign your name
on the lists at the back of the church against your choice of food –
chilli, vegetable chilli or chicken in white sauce; jacket or rice. There
will be a choice of sweets.
Christingle
Service
The children of St Jude’s School would like to invite you to the
Christingle Service which will be held this Sunday, 4th December, in St
Philip Howard Church at 4.00pm. Refreshments will be available afterwards.
Advent
Appeal Sale
There will be a Christmas chocolate tombola stall, cake stall and a raffle
after all Sunday Masses on the 17th and 18th December. If anyone would
like to donate cakes or chocolate, in any form, it would be very much
appreciated and can be left in the Parish Office or Sacred Heart Hall.
All proceeds to the Parish Advent Appeal.
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.
Volunteers
needed URGENTLY!!!
The Parish Youth Club urgently needs more adult helpers……the
commitment need not be great – just two hours on a Sunday evening
about once a month. The children of today are the Church of tomorrow so
helping them keep contact with the Church is worthwhile. It can also be
fun. The Club is run on an easy going, casual basis…….Volunteers
of any age are welcome but it would be particularly helpful if we could
have some younger adults, aged 18+. If you can help contact John Monfort
on 01489 583629 or Dan Russell on 01329 236779.
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Deanery
Altar Servers’ Mass All Altar Servers are invited. There will be no Mass at Sacred Heart Church that day. |
St Jude's
RC Primary School
Current newsletter here
| Second Sunday of Advent 03/04 December 2005 The Year of St Mark |
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Lay Ministers of Communion
All Lay Ministers of Communion are asked to come to a very important meeting
which will take place on Tuesday 13th December at Sacred Heart Church
beginning at 7.30pm. Please do your best to attend.
Advent
Penitential Services
Penitential Services in our Deanery will take place as follows -
Thursday 8th December – Sacred Heart Fareham at 7.30pm
Monday 12th December – St Joseph’s, Gosport at 7.30pm
Tuesday 13th December – St John’s, Lee-on-the-Solent at 2.00pm
Wednesday 14th December – St Margaret Mary, Park Gate at 7.30pm
Thursday 15th December – Immaculate Conception Stubbington at 7.30pm
The Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
“Whenever
I go to the chapel, I put myself in the presence of our good Lord, and
I say to him, ‘Lord, I am here. Tell me what you would have me to
do’….And then, I tell God everything that is in my heart.
I tell him about my pains and my joys, and then I listen. If you listen,
God will also speak to you, for with the good Lord, you have to both speak
and listen. God always speaks to you when you approach him plainly and
simply.” (St Catherine Laboure).
Contacts:
Fareham - Lily Peach on 077 678 98885, Portchester - Veronica
Reeves on 023 9237 2864 or Rose Andrews on 023 9238 8494.
Advent
Breakfasts
Everyone is welcome to share in the Advent Breakfasts which will be
served on Thursday mornings during Advent in the Sacred Heart Hall, following
7.00am Mass. Proceeds will go to the Parish Advent Appeal.
Flower
Arranging at St Philip Howard Church
Someone is needed to take over the flower arranging at St Philip Howard
in the New Year, preferably from the weekend of 7th/8th January. If you
feel able to help, please contact Mary Wrightson on 01329 312706.
Parish
Christmas Dinner
Kind thanks must go to everyone who helped in so many ways to ensure the
success of the Parish Dinner. The evening raised a total of £1810.00
which goes towards our Advent Appeal in aid of the Rainbow Centre and
the Catholic Children’s Society. Thank you one and all!
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2005
Parish Advent Appeal – with children in mind The Rainbow Centre, Fareham “helping children with cerebral palsy learn to help themselves” and Catholic Children’s Society Portsmouth Diocese “making tomorrow a brighter day” for the many children under their tender care. |
Catholic
Bible School
www.catholic-bible-school.org
The following will be taking place at the Catholic Bible School,
Nutbourne House, Farm Lane, Chichester:-
Wednesday 14th December at 7.30pm in Nutbourne Chapel Building – MASS OF THANKSGIVING for all the blessings of 2005 – celebrated by Father Michael Gwinnell. This will be followed by seasonal refreshments in Nutbourne House.
Friday 16th December at 7.30pm in Nutbourne Chapel Building – TAIZE STYLE HEALING SERVICE.
Finance
Offertory Collection - £1279.13
Advent Appeal to date - £143.00
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 Joe 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
fill in the form and return it to Father Joe, or complete the online
form