|  Christmas Shopping
Do some Christmas Shopping and help Harbour Cancer Support Centre on Wednesday 18th November 2.00pm to 7.00pm, First Floor, The Bus Station, South Street, Gosport. You will get the chance to sample and view a range of products from The Pampered Chef, Party Lite, Virgin Vie at Home and Chocolate for Chocoholics. Place your order for delivery in time for Christmas. Harbour Cancer Support is a Registered Charity. No. 1102055. Thanks for your support.
Entrance Antiphons for this week
Monday - Saint Edmund, poor and humble in this world, enters the kingdom of heaven rich by the grace of God.
Tuesday – Funeral Mass
Wednesday - You have made them princes over all the earth; they declared your fame to all generations; for ever will the nations declare your praise.
Thursday – Funeral Mass
Friday - The Lord says: my plans for you are peace and not disaster; when you call to me, I will listen to you and I will bring you back to the place from which I exiled you.
Saturday - Hail, holy Mother! The child to whom you gave birth is the King of heaven and earth for ever. |
Portchester Churches Together
An Advent Service takes place on Sunday 29th November at 6.30pm in Portchester Methodist Church, Castle Street. The Portchester Churches will have a stall in the Precinct on Wednesday 16th December from 10.30am to 12.30pm. Mince pies will be handed out together with the Churches Together in Portchester Christmas card. There will be Carol Singing at ‘Woodland Court’, formerly Cornelia House, on Tuesday 8th December at 6.30pm.
ADVENT REFLECTIONS: CAFOD will be producing weekly e-mail reflections during Advent. Sign up at any time at: www.cafod.org.uk/worship.
CAFOD WORLD GIFTS: the new, biggest ever range of gifts that capture the true spirit of Christmas is now available. Every gift you buy will help transform the lives of people fighting poverty in the the developing world. The catalogue is available online at www.cafod.org.uk/worldgifts or call 0808 14 000 14 to order a free printed copy. |
From Fr Joe
Some of you will have heard of the “Living Our Faith” campaign that is in its beginning phase in our parish. This campaign, as part of our stewardship programme, has come out of the Bishop’s pastoral plan “Go Out and Bear Fruit” and is being, or soon to be, implemented in all of the parishes and pastoral areas in our diocese. At this very early stage I have asked some parishioners to assist me in getting the word out to as many as possible in the parish as we begin this programme and they have been very generous in offering their time in this initial planning stage.
This campaign is already well underway in some of our neighbouring parishes with great results.
Rather than go into the ins and outs of it which is impossible to do in a brief spot in the newsletter, let me just say that you will be hearing about it in detail over the coming weeks. |
Oaklands Catholic School and Sixth Form College
Oaklands are holding their Sixth Form Open Evenings on Wednesday 18th November and Thursday 19th November from 7.30pm in the School Hall.
Parish Christmas Dinner
Saturday 12th December at St Jude’s School Hall at 7:30pm in aid of the parish Advent Appeal supporting Harbour Cancer Centre. Adults £14.- Concessions £12., Family £40. Tickets on sale from now. See Olive Jerram OLW, Peter and Anna Chandler at SH, Mary Cadogan 11am Mass at SPH and Pauline Jackson 6pm Mass SPH. Or by phoning 01329 234436 or 01329 236275. Group booking welcomed.
Catholic Bible School - Thought for the Week
Everyone wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die.
St John’s College Politics Society
Any Questions with Adam Holloway –Conservative MP, Mark Fisher – Labour MP for Stoke and former Arts Minister, Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson (Lib.Dem) Portsmouth City Council and Stephen Harris – S.E. Regional Organizer for UKIP will take place at St John’s College, Southsea at 7.30pm on Thursday 19th November. Further details from Dr Graham Goodlad email or 023 9281 5118. Admission is free and parking is available at the college on Grove Road South.
Churches Together in Fareham
Christmas Volunteering – if anyone is undertaking any specific activity over the Christmas period and need any additional short term volunteers, please speak to Alison Ivison.
Dads, Grandads, Uncles
Portchester DADS’ Club is open on the last Saturday of every month from 9.30am to 11.00am in Portchester Community Centre. Breakfast butties for Dads – healthy snack for children. Activities to suit the group. To book a place please ring 023 9221 0070.
St Jude's
Catholic Primary School
Web site here
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.
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15th November 2009
33rd Sunday of the Year |
 Blessing of Graves
The Blessing of Graves at Fareham Cemetery, Portchester Crematorium and Portchester Memorial Gardens takes place this Sunday at 3.00pm.
Parish Bazaar
Saturday 21st November – 11.00am to 2.00pm at St Jude’s School. Please leave your donations for the stalls at the back of the three churches or in the Parish Office or deliver to St Jude’s between 4.30pm and 7.30pm on Friday 20th November. We need more people to assist on the stalls. Please ring Yvonne on 01329 311911. Raffle tickets are available after all Sunday Masses. Proceeds are for the St Philip Howard roof repairs.
Diocese of Portsmouth Vacancies
Part-time Education Officer
A vacancy has arisen for a part-time Education Officer to work in the Diocesan Department for Schools which is located at Park Place Pastoral Centre, Wickham. The post may suit someone who has recently retired. The hours agreed will be equivalent to two days (0.4 full-time equivalent). The ability and willingness to be flexible will be essential. Commencement date will be the week commencing 1st January 2010. You need experience of education at a high level and an understanding of school governance, be computer literate, skilled in word processing and power point as well as use of the internet. For more information and salary details please contact:- Urszula Topp, Deputy Director, Department for Schools, tel. 01329 839341 or email. For an application form and job description please contact:- Soraya Ciccarone, Department for Finance and Property, St Edmund House, Edinburgh Road, Portsmouth, PO1 3QA – tel. 023 9283 6511 or email. Closing date for applications is Friday 20th November 2009 (4.00pm) Interview date:- Tuesday 1st December 2009.
Westlands Youth Club
This Youth Club at Portchester Community Centre has a membership of over 100 and is for those aged 9 – 13 years. Activities include pool, table tennis, music, computers, arts and crafts and many more. Evenings are themed with fun activities from science experiments to trash fashion. It takes place every Friday from 6.00pm to 8.00 and if you would like more information, please contact 023 9221 0070.
Carol Singing
There will be Carol Singing outside ‘The Body Shop’ in Fareham Shopping Centre on Saturday 5th December from 10.00am to 12.00 noon. Anyone who has agreed to help with the music needs to be there from 9.30am to 12.30pm to set up etc.
Advent Lunch
Sunday 13th December at Our Lady of Walsingham Church in Portchester: 12.30pm for 1.00pm. Come and join us for an Advent Lunch with quiz and seasonal music provided by the children of our church. Bring a dish and your own drink. Tea, coffee and soft drinks provided. Entrance: £2.50 per adult. Children free (up to 13 years).
Friday 20th November 6.00pm to 7.00pm
15th Fareham Scout Group invites all parents and children (in uniform), together with anyone interested in finding out more about scouting to an informal Wine and Cheese evening at St Philip Howard Hall. We look forward to seeing old friends and new on this special occasion. Contacts: Beavers – Siobhan 07824553165: Cubs – Debbie 01329 827125: Scouts – Franny 07745413304: GSL – Andrea 01329283620
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
Finance
Offertory Collection - £1886.10 |
