Back to School
The Catholic School is of inestimable value to the life of the Church but cannot take the place of a Christian home. The support needed by the school is provided by the whole community. We thank God for our own school as we welcome staff and pupils back for the new term at St Jude’s.

Attention! All members of the Stewardship Committee (and anyone else interested)
There is a Stewardship meeting after 11.00am Mass on Sunday 7th September at St Jude’s School.

Malayalam Mass
The next Malayalam Mass takes place at Our Lady of Walsingham Church on Sunday 14th September at 5.00pm.

Churches Homeless Action
No house – no home. Homelessness in Portsmouth and South East Hampshire – find out more about the organisations and people helping to tackle homelessness – find out about the Churches Homeless Action Christmas Voucher Scheme. Come to St John’s Cathedral, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth on Friday 26th September from 3.00 to 5.00pm.

Extraordinary Rite Mass
10.30am Mass at Sacred Heart Church on Saturday 6th September will be in the Extraordinary Rite.

Youth Retreat
Calling anyone over the age of 16!! Come to the Parish Youth Retreat on the first weekend in September. Take time for yourself before heading back to the crazy world of work, uni, college or whatever you do. Friday 5th September 7.00pm in Sacred Heart Hall, Saturday 6th September 6.00pm (supper included) in Sacred Heart Hall, Sunday 7th September 1.30pm in St Philip Howard Church. The retreat will finish on Sunday 7th September with a youth Mass at the 6.00pm Mass in St Philip Howard Church. Details on the poster in the church porch.

Youth Club
The Youth Club resumes next Sunday, 7th September, from 7.00pm to 9.00pm in St Philip Howard Hall.

Park Place Pastoral Centre – Open Days
Park Place Pastoral Centre has taken part, in recent years, in the National Heritage Open Days and is doing so again this year. Park Place would be very happy to welcome visitors who would like to visit and have a guided tour of this Grade II listed building and its other adjacent accommodation. The Open Days take place on 11th to 14th September (Thursday to Sunday) starting at 3.00pm each day. The tour will take about 90 minutes and light refreshments will be available. There is no charge for coming to the Open Day. If you would like to come please call Marilyn Seden on 01329 834645 or email It is important to book a place on a tour as numbers are strictly limited. Visitors in wheel chairs are most welcome, but the small amount of first floor accommodation would, unfortunately, be inaccessible.

THE UNION

Thought for the Week
Jesus forthrightly reveals to his disciples what awaits – death, but also resurrection. If we want to go where Jesus ultimately went – to glory – there is only one road: to Jerusalem where death awaits. The human response is to recoil (Peter); the divine call is to take up the cross. Jesus does not expect of us any suffering he himself has not endured; Jesus shares with us the glory he himself is given.

People sometimes experience suffering as something gone wrong, as the absence of God, or as being punished by God. In light of the cross and resurrection, however; suffering can become a more intense experience of God’s presence and God’s promise.
From Living Liturgy

A Day with St Ignatius
A day of prayer on Saturday 4th October led by Fr John Edwards, SJ – 9.30am to 5.00pm – talks, rosary, Mass, Confessions – cost £11.00. This takes place at Heath Lodge, Trampers Lane, North Boarhunt, PO17 6DH. Pre-booking is essential. Call Yvette or Larry on 01329 832781 for further information or to book.

Catholic Bible School – September and October
Wednesday 3rd September 7.45pm – Holy Hour Wednesday 17th September 7.45pm – Healing Service Saturday 20th September 10.00am to 3.30pm – St John, the Spiritual Gospel Saturday 18th October 10.00am to 3.30pm – The Pastoral Epistles

All take place at the Bible School, Nutbourne House, Farm Lane, Nutbourne, Chichester and prior booking for the Saturdays is essential. Please see the posters in the church porch.

Personal Prayer in the Catholic Tradition
There are some leaflets in the church porch on Personal Prayer in the Catholic Tradition. Please take a copy.

Ministry Rotas
Readers and Extraordinary Ministers of Communion at Sacred Heart Church and St Philip Howard Church are asked to collect the new rotas from the church porch.

Working with children
The Diocesan Safeguarding Co-ordinator has advised us that all activities at which children are left in the care of volunteers, e.g. catechesis, Liturgy of the Word with Children, should have a register which records the names of all those present, children and adults. This serves to protect all those involved and is a minimum requirement for activities involving children. Some parishes have found that an effective way of keeping a register is to use a card system: children who attend on a regular basis pick up their personalised pre-prepared card as they come into church and hand it to the group leader. The register is then prepared after the event. Visitor cards are available for ‘one off’ or infrequent attenders. For further information, contact Angela McGrory on 023 9282 5430.

Hear my Story – Mary-Anne Field
Come and hear Mary-Anne’s story about her time at St Cassian’s Centre, Kintbury!! Just come to Sacred Heart Church Hall, Fareham on Wednesday 3rd September at 7.00pm – light refreshments available. Vocations in the Here and Now. Suggested donation of £2.00 towards St Cassian’s Centre, Kintbury. See the poster in the church porch.

Can You Help in the Church?
Our three churches are cared for in many ways by different people. Each of our three churches has a small group of people who meet once a week to clean that particular church. Similarly, a small number of people take a turn to help to arrange the flowers in the Sacred Heart Church, St Philip Howard Church or the Church of Our Lady of Walsingham. More helpers are needed. If you could spare a little time to help to clean one of our churches or to take a turn in arranging the flower displays, please speak to Father Joe. More details of these activities are available in our Parish Handbook.

Saturday Night Specials
Details of Saturday Night Specials at Fareham Leisure Centre are on the notice board.

St Jude's Catholic Primary School
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Welcome
A warm welcome to all visitors to Fareham and Portchester and welcome, also, to those who are newcomers to our parish. 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.

22nd Sunday of the Year 30/31 August 2008 The Year of St Matthew Year A

Parish Office
The Parish Office is now located at 41 Portland Street, Fareham and is open between the hours of 9.00am and 12.00 noon and 1.00pm and 3.00pm Monday to Friday. The entrance is in Portland Street, not Hartlands Road and there is a sign saying “Parish Office”.

St Vincent de Paul
This year the St Vincent de Paul Society is celebrating its 175th anniversary internationally. The Society in England and Wales has 10,000 members who, last year, made over 600,000 visits to those in need. September is SVP Awareness Month and the theme this year is “Who is my neighbour?” Finding, loving and serving God in our neighbour is fundamental to the Society’s work. The SVP is always in need of new members to carry out this work so if you would like to find out more, please contact Mary Cadogan on 01329 235987 or SVP National Office on 0207 407 4644 or email

First Friday Devotions
There will be First Friday devotions on Friday 5th September at Our Lady of Walsingham Church. The theme will be the Raising of Lazarus. The programme will be as follows: Mass at 9.30am followed by Confessions, coffee and a Holy Hour from 10.30am to 11.30am. Please ring Rebecca for further details on 023 9238 1802.

Kids
KIDS is a local charity that works with disabled children, young people and their families. They urgently need volunteers to help with fundraising. Here are a few ways you can help: on a Saturday at a supermarket collection; hold a coffee morning or afternoon tea party; recycle old mobile phones and ink cartridges; organise a fund raising event. To find out more, please ring 01329 312312.

First Holy Communion Programme
Parents of those children of First Holy Communion age (born before 31stAugust 2001) who wish for their children to prepare for this Sacrament next year are invited to a meeting on Thursday 18th September at 7.30pm in St Jude’s School. This will be an information meeting for parents where the programme will be discussed. Registration forms are available in the church porch and completed forms should be taken to the information meeting.

Mime Ministry
Steve Murray will be bringing the gospel alive through music and mime at St Joseph’s Hall, Havant at 7.30pm on 6th September, having previously been involved in the Retreat for Confirmation candidates at Havant. Tickets for the event priced at £3.00 can be obtained by ringing 023 9248 4520 and all proceeds will be given to CAFOD.

Thanks……
Many thanks to Betty Smythe on retiring after 20 years cleaning at the Sacred Heart Church. She will be missed by all her friends on the cleaning team.

Finance
Offertory Collection - £1561.48

Forthcoming Collections
14th September – Racial Justice
28th September - Cathedral

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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