His Story
This is a unique live musical and visual experience portraying the Gospel Story and takes place at the Kings Theatre, Southsea on Saturday 6th May at 2.00pm and 7.30pm. Linvoy Primus from Portsmouth Football Club will be making a special guest appearance. Tickets are available from the Box Office – Matinee: Adult £6.50 – child and concessions £4.50 (2 free adult tickets per 10 seats booked) – Evening: Adult £8.50 – child and concessions £6.50 – double ticket £15.00 – family tickets: 2 adults, 2 children £25.00.
Lift to Mass
A fit older lady from Highlands Road area would appreciate a lift to Mass, either 6.00pm at Our Lady of Walsingham or 9.00am at Sacred Heart. If you can help, please ring Veronica Chadwick on 01489 584250.
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GIFT Bible Course A Passover Meal is being organised for Wednesday 12th April, open to all who have attended the Bible course however fleetingly. There will be a charge of £5.00 per head to cover the costs of catering and administration. This is a wonderful opportunity to embrace the atmosphere and teaching of the Jewish tradition. If you wish to come, please ring Rebecca Goodlad on 023 9238 1802. |
First Holy Communion
The children preparing for First Holy Communion will meet at St Jude’s School on Saturday 11th March at 10.00am and the theme is Gifts of Forgiveness and Peace.
Stations of the Cross
During Lent there will be Stations of the Cross on Fridays at 7.00pm at the Sacred Heart Church which will be followed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament. There will be Stations of the Cross at Our Lady of Walsingham Church on Sundays at 4.00pm.
Lent Reflections – The Last Seven Words of Christ…
These take place on the following Mondays at 7.15pm at St Dominic’s Priory, Shirley Holms, Lymington, Hants: March 13th, 20th, 27th and on 3rd April – Hayden Recital in the Chapel. Donation £2.50 – Recital donation £8.00.
Lourdes Buffet Lunch
The next Lourdes Lunch will take place in St Jude’s School Hall on Saturday 18th March at 12.30pm. The lunch is in aid of the fund to send young helpers to Lourdes. Tickets, £5.00 each, will be on sale next weekend from Ann Corr on 01329 235575 or Pauline Jackson on 01329 236275.
House Group
The next meeting of the House Group will be on Wednesday 8th March at 101 The Avenue, Fareham. All are welcome. For more information, ring 01329 847533.
Lenten Fast Day for CAFOD
Lenten Fast Day envelopes will be collected after Mass this weekend.
THE UNION
Thought
for the Week
The hard part of our Lenten journey is the dying to self. We like to hold on to our selfishness and self-centredness. We don’t like to admit that we are less than perfect. It is easy to find fault with others. Dying to self calls us to surrender ourselves to God, to be obedient even as Abraham was, to be willing to sacrifice everything, even our own future. Only when we embrace such a total surrender can we even begin to fathom the glory of the mountain top. As the letter to the Romans assures us, won’t the God who did not spare the only Son “give us everything else along with him?”
Lent is our time in the desert, to face our temptations and open ourselves to the Spirit who is always present to us to guide us and comfort us. If we journey well and purposefully, when we come to the glory of Easter morning we will see that the journey has brought us a joy that far outweighs any personal sacrifices we might have made along the way. But the best thing of all is that as we embrace conversion, we ourselves begin to take on the glow of the transfigured Christ. That glow is our gift to each other this Lent which encourages all of us along the way.
From Living Liturgy
Gift Aid Envelopes
The new supply of Gift Aid Envelopes will be available at all Masses on 25/26 March. Members of the Finance Committee will be available that weekend to answer any questions you may have about this Scheme.
Quiz
Quizzes will be on sale this weekend at a cost of £1.00 in aid of LIFE. Contact Rebecca on 023 9238 1802.
Fareham Library
Fareham Library runs a Rhymetime for babies and toddlers under 2 years. These take place at the library from 10.00am to 10.30am on the first and third Thursdays of the month. The sessions are FREE and the next few dates are 26th March, 6th and 20th April.
They run a story time on Monday afternoons from 2.15pm to 2.45pm for pre-school aged children.
“Pope and the Iceberg”
This Lent, St John’s Cathedral, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth is focusing on ‘Climate Justice’. They have invited Mary Colwell, who has been producing television films and radio commentaries for nearly twenty years with the BBC’s Natural History Unit. She is a committed Catholic and will speak passionately about how our faith can turn the world around. This talk takes place on Monday 13th March at 7.30pm in the Cathedral and is open to everyone. Entrance is free.
Nuclear Energy
Also on Monday 13th March there will be a debate and displays about nuclear power as part of national science week at St Vincent College, Mill Lane, Gosport from 7.30 to 9.00pm and admission is free.
Parish Lenten Appeal
This year’s Lenten Appeal is in support of AdoptSri Lanka. With so many families still living in temporary shelter fourteen months after the tsunami, it is hoped through our Appeal, to fund the building of a simple house for a most needy family in southern Sri Lanka. During this season of Lent, let us look beyond ourselves and look forward to helping the poor. Please help in any way you can to support this Appeal. Buckets will be at the back of each church after the weekend Masses during Lent.
Lent Breakfasts
All are most welcome to share in the simple breakfasts which will be served each Thursday during Lent in the Sacred Heart Hall, following the 7.00am Mass. All proceeds from these breakfasts will go towards the Parish Lenten Appeal in support of AdoptSri Lanka.
Lent Lunches
The Portchester Churches will be holding Shoppers’ Services and Lent Lunches every Wednesday in Lent beginning on Ash Wednesday, 1st March. The Services begin at 12.00 noon and take place at Portchester Methodist Church in Castle Street and are followed at 12.30pm by a simple lunch. Do support these lunches as all proceeds will be shared between CAFOD and Christian Aid. Catholics will be responsible for the lunch and service on 15th March.
Organ Recital
The following recitals will take place at St Wilfrid’s Church in Cowplain and will be given by the organists of St Mary’s Church, Portsea: Saturday 13th May – Michael Stoddart (Director of Music) – Saturday 25th November – Matthew Dixon (Assistant Organist). Both recitals begin at 7.30pm. Michael and Matthew will be Conductor and Organist at the “Come and Sing” event on Good Friday, 14th April, in St Mary’s Church, Portsea when Stainer’s ‘Crucifixion’ will be performed at 7.00pm.
Calling all Altar Servers
There will be a meeting for experienced Servers at 2.00pm on Saturday 18th March at St Philip Howard Church. On the same day there will be a meeting for all new Altar Servers at 4.00pm also at St Philip Howard Church.
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Second Sunday of Lent 11th/12th March 2006
The Year of St Mark |
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A Message from Archbishop Braulio
“For all my friends, the parishioners of Fareham and Portchester, from Valladolid: you are always in my thoughts and in my prayers. Your welcome in the summer of 2005 was splendid. God bless, Braulio Rodriguez Plaza, Bishop of Valladolid.”
Catholic TV Event has Web Page
The first World Congress of Catholic Television Stations, which will be held in Madrid next October, has a Web site: www.worldcongresstv.com. The initiative, convoked by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, with the help of the host archdiocese, hopes to define “what it is to be Catholic on television” and to establish “a Catholic television network that will serve as a vehicle for the evangelising movement,” explains the page. The October convention expects to attract professionals of Catholic television stations from all over the world. A virtual linkup will be available throughout the event.
The Adoration
of the Blessed Sacrament
“It moves me to see how the joy of Eucharistic adoration is increasing throughout the Church, and how its fruits are appearing. During the period of liturgical reform, Mass and Eucharistic adoration outside of Mass were often seen as being in opposition. [However], receiving the Eucharist means adoring Him Whom we receive.” (Pope Benedict XVI, 22 December 2005)
Contacts:
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 and Raffle
Thank you to everyone who contributed in any way to the success of the sale. A total of £816.00 was raised for the Parish Lenten Appeal. All raffle prize winners have been notified. First prize, the cake and whiskey, went to the Docherty family.
Fairtrade Goods
Fairtrade goods will be on sale after each Massthis weekend.
Thanks………
The Missionaries of Charity (Mother Theresa) send grateful thanks for the £70.00 donation via covenants and the black box in the porch and they will pray for special blessings from the Sacred Heart to the Parish.
Oasis En Gadi – “A brief note to say a massive thank you for the very generous gift that we recently received towards the work of Oasis En Gadi in Guadalajara. The money you have given will go straight towards the day to day running of the Oasis project in Guadalajara Mexico with no UK admin costs being deducted. I am delighted to see that your Christmas Bazaar went so well and send our sincere thanks to everyone who contributed towards the day both in making the items and selling them. Also, should you require further information about the project including the latest prayer requests please take a look at our web site at www.oasis.xtn.info.”
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Finance
Offertory Collection - £1533.47
Lent Appeal to date - £1180.20
Forthcoming Collection –
11/12th March – Family Fast Day Envelopes (CAFOD)
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
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