Malayalam Retreat
This takes place on 13th, 14th and 15th November from 10.00am to 7.00pm at Our Lady of Walsingham Church.

Table Top Sale
The table top sale held last weekend in the Sacred Heart Hall, in aid of Adopt Sri Lanka, raised £610.00. Much appreciation and thanks to those who kindly helped at the event, to everyone who supported the sale and grateful thanks indeed to the people who generously gave donations to the Adopt Sri Lanka fund. Our commitment to Sri Lanka continues and linked with Adopt Sri Lanka, we strive to do our best to help those ‘in need’.

Thanks……
Ron Tooke and family are very appreciative of the cards, prayers and support they received from the Parish following the death of Mrs Tooke. The Requiem Mass was wonderfully attended and a fitting celebration of Maureen’s very full and productive life.

Roy Crowl would like to thank all parishioners for their cards, calls and support after his recent hip operation.

The Rowans Hospice
The Rowans Hospice is holding its annual ‘Light up a Life’ remembrance service in the Guildhall Square, Portsmouth from 4.00pm on Sunday 9th December 2007. Parishioners are invited to celebrate and remember those who have died by dedicating a light on the Christmas tree that stands in the Guildhall Square throughout the Christmas period. The lights will be illuminated following a short service led by the Hospice Chaplain, Lance Blake, and after the service refreshments will be served in the Guildhall Restaurant. Dedication forms are available in the church porch and may also be downloaded from www.rowanshospice.co.uk.

Welcome
If you have recently moved to this area, please fill in one of our “Are you new” forms to be found at the entrance to the church and return this to the parish office. Alternatively complete our
online form.

THE UNION

Thought for the Week
The Readings at this Mass which lead us to reflect on Jesus’ Second Coming are not included in the Lectionary and proclaimed at Sunday Mass to scare us, but to prepare us. Yes, Jesus will come to judge the living and the dead. ……We know that the choices we make now determine the judgement we receive at the Second Coming. What a positive grace – to know what is coming so that we can prepare for it!

Few of us will be faced with the extreme choice the brothers in the first reading must make. Nevertheless, we, like the seven brothers, live in a world beset by evil and filled with life-threatening situations (war, poverty, hunger, natural disasters). It is hope in a future that God will provide which upholds and sustains us and guides us in the choices to be faithful to the Gospel, no matter what we face.
From Living Liturgy

Christopher Wyse RIP
Rose Wyse has recently contacted us to say that her husband, Christopher, died on 5th November. His Requiem Mass will take place on Thursday 15th November at 2.00pm at Immaculate Conception Church in Stubbington. They were previously members of Fareham and Portchester Parish. Please remember Christopher in your prayers.

Concert in aid of the Catholic Bible School
A concert by Westbourne Orchestra in aid of the Catholic Bible School, will take place at the Annunciation Church, Charminster Road, Bournemouth on Saturday 24th November at 7.30pm. Tickets - £5.00 Adults accompanied children free – are available from Bournemouth Classic Compacts, Westbourne, Bournemouth – tel. 01202 769991.

To be or not to be? We are the answer! (Rom.7:19)
The annual day for men takes place on Saturday 24th November from 10.00am to 3.30pm at the Catholic Bible School, Nutbourne House, Farm Lane, Nutbourne, Chichester. To book a place, please ring 01243 371766.

Parish Ecology Group
Brian Arthur will give an illustrated talk with slides on his visit to Africa made on behalf of CAFOD. This will take place on Friday 30th November at 7.30pm in Sacred Heart Hall. Admission free (bring a friend – all are welcome).

A Day with Mary
The RC and Anglican Cathedral parishes of Portsmouth are jointly celebrating “A Day with Mary” on Saturday 8th December as a response to the 2006 Anglican/RC Report “Mary: Grace and Hope in Christ.” The celebration will be held in St John’s RC Cathedral from 10.30am to 3.30pm and will include talks (by both Anglican and RC Speakers), prayer, discussion, music and meditation – a good way to remember what Advent is really about, perhaps? Bring your own lunch – no charge – donations to cover expenses on the day. To book, phone St John’s Cathedral on 023 9282 6170.

Ushers and Welcomers
A meeting for Ushers and Welcomers will take place on Thursday 15th November at 7.30pm in Sacred Heart Hall.

Date for your Diary….Epiphany Lunch and Concert
All parishioners are invited to an Epiphany Lunch and Concert at Our Lady of Walsingham Church on Sunday 6th January from 1.00 – 4.00pm. Tickets will be on sale in due course.

Fresh Expressions Roadshow
This Roadshow – new patterns of Church – takes place at Portchester Methodist Church, Castle Street, Portchester on Friday 30th November from 5.00pm to 9.00pm. This involves Listening for Mission, managing change, music and a buffet. If you wish to attend, please notify Joan in the Parish Office.

The Well Christian bookshop and coffee shop
There are vacancies for a part-time Assistant Manager working 13.75 hours per week with a salary of £76.00 per week and a part-time volunteer Book-Keeper to assist the Treasurer for about a half-day per week. If you are interested in either of these vacancies, please write with a full CV by Friday 30th November 2007 to: June Haye, General Manager, The Well, 116-118 West Street, Fareham, Hants. PO16 0EP or ring 01329 318731 for further details.

An Evening with members of the Al-Mahdi Mosque, Wickham
Following a well attended meeting with members of the Mosque earlier this year, a further meeting has been arranged for Sunday 18th November at 7.30pm in the Large Hall at Holy Trinity Church, West Street, Fareham. The chosen subject for discussion will be ‘Prayer in the Islamic Tradition’.

St Jude's RC Primary School
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32nd Sunday of the Year 10/11 November 2007 The Year of St Luke

Blessing of Graves
Prayers will be said at Portchester Crematorium and Portchester Memorial Gardens on Sunday 18th November at 3.00pm. Graves and memorials will be blessed as requested.

Christmas Cards
Christmas Cards, diaries, cribs, calendars etc. are on sale from the Repositories after all weekend Masses.

Equipe Notre Dame
Teams of Our Lady, Fareham 3 will meet on Saturday 17th November 2007.

Holy Spirit Seminar
Due to numbers, it has been decided to postpone the Holy Spirit Seminar until after Easter. Any queries – please ring Rebecca on 023 9238 1802.

Oaklands Catholic School, Waterlooville
Required for 1st January 2008 – 31st August 2008 a suitably qualified graduate teacher of Geography to teach students to GCSE and A Level and who will inspire students in this key area of the curriculum. A permanent position may be available from September 2008. Scale: Main Scale. For further information, please contact the Head, Mr M. Quinn, M.A., B.Ed.(hons), NPQH, immediately on 023 9224 8043. An application form is available on request and the closing date is Friday 16th November 2007.

Retreats for the beginning of Advent
Come Emmanuel……. an opportunity to reflect on the ‘O’ Antiphons and to share the prayer of the community of the Monastery of Our Lady and St Bernard, Brownshill, Stroud - Friday 30th November to Sunday 2nd December or Tuesday 4th to Thursday 6th December. Suggested offering: £70.00. To book please contact Bookings Secretary on 01453 883084 or Email.

Finance
Offertory Collection - £1665.68
Bamenda - £546.94

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

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