The Parish Gazette
For the church communities of
Christ the King & St. Colman
Our Lady of the Assumption
Twinned with the Catholic Parish of the Transfiguration
in Tver' Russia
and St. Brigid
Churches in Southampton East Pastoral Area
Pass on the Good News....
Twenty-Eighth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Weekend of the 11th & 12th October2014
5.30pm Saturday Vigil Mass
Our Lady of the Assumption -Hedge End
11.00am Sunday Mass
Christ the King & St Colman -Bitterne
5.30pm Sunday Mass
St Brigid -West End
George & Florie Butler RIP
There will be Refreshments after: the 5.30pmVigil Mass at Our Lady of the Assumption and every Sunday after the 11am
Mass at Christ the King & St Colman and every 2nd Sunday in the month at St Brigid after 5.30 Mass . All welcome
Mon
13th Oct
10.00am 28th Week of Ordinary Time
Service of the Word & Communion
Bitterne
Tue
14th Oct
10.00am 28th Week of Ordinary Time
Service of the Word & Communion
Hedge End
Wed
15th Oct
10.00am St Teresa o Avila
Service of the Word, Communion & Rosary West End
Thur
16th Oct
10.00am 28th Week of Ordinary Time
Service of the Word & Communion
Bitterne
Fri
17th Oct
10.00am St Ignatius of Antioch
Service of the Word & Communion
Hedge End
No Reconciliation until further notice
Fri 17th Oct 7—7.30pm Quiet Exposition & Sat 11th Oct Holy Hour 10.30-11.30am Christ King & St Colman
The gospel today starts with a message of
hope. God is calling us to his heavenly
banquet. The responses he gets vary, from
ungrateful to murderous. Responses that
happen in every generation, ranging from
those who are too busy to come to Church
even once a week to be nourished by His
Body and Blood; to those who refuse Christ’s
offer of nourishment in favour of
secularisation and worldly gain. The reading
should give us a jolt and make us see how we
respond to Christ and the nourishment He
offers. And the man with no wedding
garment, I think he represents those who
have devised their own form of Christianity,
a form that neither challenges nor follows
the way Christ is calling us too.
Fr James
From The Joy of the Gospels Pope Francis
The Church must be a place of
mercy freely given, where
everyone can feel welcomed,
loved, forgiven and encouraged
to live the good life of the Gospel.
“I have held you in the palm of my hand”
Isaiah 51:16
Next Sunday we welcome into our Parish Family
Jessica Jaime &
Sophie Majewska
who will be Baptised
at Christ the King & St Colman Church
during the 11 O Clock Mass
Date
Day
DIARY EVENT
Where
Time
13th Oct
Mon
West End Faith Group meeting
Sheila’s House
7.30-9pm
20th Oct
Mon
JPPC
OLA Hedge End
7.30-9pm
23rd Oct
Thurs
PAPC Meeting
Woolston Boyle Room
7.30-9pm
Collections 4th & 5th October 2014
Christ the King & St Colman
Loose plate £133.30
Our Lady of the Assumption & St Brigid
Loose Plate £150.21 Gift Aid £103.64
2nd Collections £114.80,
Coffee morning £36.00, 1st Friday Soup
£47.00
Street Pastors Training –see Notice Board
This training is aimed at Street Pastors etc and
qualifies as refresher training for insurance
purposes but if you would like to come along or
you know someone who is involved in street
ministry please pass the details to them.
Although Street Pastors organise these bi- annual
events we make them open to anyone involved
in Christian ministry to the street community.
CAFOD Mass of Remembrance
The 10.30am Sunday Mass on 16 November 2014 at Our
Lady Help of Christians, 1A Sherborne Road, North Camp,
Farnborough, Hampshire GU14 6JS will remember and hold
in prayer all deceased CAFOD supporters from our diocese
and celebrate their lives, faith and compassion. Everybody is
welcome to attend. If you would like to remember a loved
one (even if you cannot attend the Mass), please send their
names to [email protected] or phone the CAFOD
office on 01252 329385 by 7th November and they will be
included in the Book of Remembrance.
CAFOD Needs You -
CAFOD Portsmouth
is currently looking for enthusiastic volunteers to help us visit
Catholic secondary schools in Southampton. If you are a
good communicator and interested in global issues, please
get in touch. The role aims to empower young people to
make a difference in today’s world. Full training provided.
Please contact Lynda Mussell on 01252 329385 or email
[email protected] for further information.
Please continue to pray for all the sick, housebound in our parishes:
Valerie Caesar, Tom Alford, Julie Hyans, James Adie, Marcus Sanderson, Margaret Lohse, Margaret
Philips, Eileen Goble, Bill Byrne, John Gallen, Ron & Pat Viney, Mrs Betty Bailey, Mrs June Pond, Mrs
Veronica Jackson, Madge Oldfield, Mrs Kay Fenton, Mrs Marie Beddow, Margaret Jackson, Florrie
Jones, Julia Baldwin and Michael Dowling .
Please also pray for all our friends and family who have died recently.
Bridget Maiden, Ruby Margaret Philips & Martha Elena Browning
ROTA Saturday 18th & 19thOctober 29th Sunday of Ordinary Time
5.30pm 11th Oct H/End
11.00am 12th Oct Bitterne
5.30pm 12th W/ End
Welcomers
Margaret Dolton
Jackie, Rachel & Christopher Lang
Lee & John Stewart
Eamonn Flynn
Peter Humphreys
Ministers of Holy
Communion
Simon Grummitt Douglas
Millar, Peter Bassom H
Joan St Omer Chris Cookson Jan Prina
Eileen Hurst Rita Busuttil
Sheila Murphy Brian Smith
Sacristan
—
Veronica Cleary Graham Farrington
—
Altar Servers
—
Readers
—
Bidding Prayers
—
Offertory
Tom Drew Pierre Jack
—
Jackie Lang Lauren Mekle
Colin Murphy
David & Katherine Hill
—
Rose Jay Joan & Olivia Campbell
Carmen McMahon Mary Scammell
First Communion 2015:
If your child will be 8 in the coming school year (ie, was born on or before 31st August 2007 and is in Year 3 or
above this coming September) and you would like her/him to prepare for First Communion next year, please fill in
one of the Registration forms in the porch and return it by 9th November – Feast of Christ the King.
Dates (for all our Pastoral Area) are: Enrolment on 29/30th November
The 1st Reconciliation – to be confirmed
1st Holy Communion Day will be 6/7th June 2015– the Feast of Corpus Christi
Christ the King & St Colman Church
The singing group meet on Fridays at 7.30 pm in Christ
the King and Colman Church Hall. We will welcome
any musicians and or singers to help with
the organisation of Music in the Mass. No
one has to be expert, just to want to join in
and help enhance the liturgy. If you are
interested and these times are not suitable
please talk to one of the group
Child Protection Training
there are 3 venues for coming up soon for those that
need it from the Children's Liturgy Team. Anyone who
has not done the training before or have only had the
Refresher Training needs to attend.
Tuesday 7th Oct The Discovery Centre, St Edmund
House, Bishop Crispian Way, Portsmouth PO1 3QA
Child Protection Training - 7.00pm – 9.00pm
Sat 1st Nov. at St Patrick's, Manor Road,
Hayling Island PO11 0QU.
Child protection Training 10 am - 12.30 pm.
To attend please contact
Hedge End /West End
Margaret Flavin 01489 7824150
Hedge End Cake Sale and more:
Saturday, 25th October after the 5.30 p.m. Mass
outside the church (weather permitting, otherwise in
Hedge End Hall).
Please bring cakes and biscuits to put on the tables
before mass if possible and remember to label if they
may contain nuts. Please come and buy cakes to help
raise money for parish funds.
Waymark Ministries
See Notice Board for Posters on
Christian Meditation & Challenging Norm
Sessions/talks
CaFE series ‘Strength to
Strength’
This coming Wednesday is another
opportunity to join us in the popular CaFE
series “Strength to Strength’. This week
Giovanna Payne will be talking to us about
‘Pray before you speak’. This series is
designed to help us with our daily prayer
life, to renew ourselves each day with prayer as nourishment for our soul and to live
our faith in our daily lives.This fourth talk in
the six week series is on Wednesday 15th
October, 7:30pm to 9:15pm at Christ the
King & St. Colman’s parish hall, Commercial
Street, Bitterne SO18 5EG.Please come
along and enjoy the company of other
parishioners as we listen and share together
and learn to deepen our prayer life.
Refreshment is provided
www.faithcafe.org/collections/strength-tostrength
Hedge End & West End Fund Raising CHRISTMAS
MINI MART
This year's mini-mart will be held on Saturday 29thNovember 18.15-19.30 in the Church Hall. Tickets
will be on sale from 08th November at 50p per adult,
children are free, and include tea/coffee and a mince
pie or a piece of stollen. Donations for the stalls, tombola and raffle, such as good quality unwanted presents, gift sets, toiletries, chocolates, any beverages,
jars, cans, wrapping paper etc. will be greatly appreciated. Boxes for donations will be left at the back of the
church. We would also like to ask for help with the
stalls and setting up the Saturday before the Mini Mart
and making tea and coffee. If you think you could help
on either day please call Beatrice Gill on 01489
790698 or email:[email protected]
nded
Confirmation 2015:
The Sacrament of Confirmation for our Pastoral Area will
be celebrated on 30 May 2015 at 3pm in the Cathedral (all
Confirmations are now being celebrated there). It is for
those aged 13 by 31 August 2014, i.e. mostly school Years 9
and 10, as there has been no Confirmation this year. Candidates are invited to send a short letter or email to the office applying to join the programme and saying why they
would like to be confirmed. Details of the programme will
be advertised soon.
Church Communities
Our Lady of the Assumption
Freegrounds Rd, Hedge End
St. Brigid
Woodlea Gardens, West End
Christ the King & St. Colman
Bitterne Road East, Bitterne
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Parishes Office
2 Dean Road, Bitterne
Southampton
SO18 6AP
tel:02380449088
Email:
[email protected]
Priest: Fr. James Carling
Mobile:07917792936
Email :[email protected]
DISCOVERING PRIESTHOOD DAY
Opening Hours:
For those discerning the priesthood at St John's Seminary,
Wonersh, on 1st November, 2014, 10am - 5pm. Lunch will
be provided. Contact: Fr. John Chandler:
[email protected].
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
9.30 am to 1.00 pm
Mrs Madeleine Wood
Mrs Catherine Bassom
Mrs Rose Jay
Parishes Email:[email protected]
Heavens Road fm Catholic Radio
The new series on Vocations features some fascinating stories of Catholics talking about their faith - from Religious,
Postulants, Priests, Vocation Directors and Chaplains to
Gangsters-turned-Catholic-Evangelists. The series starts on
Sunday 12 October with a talk by Fr Gerard Flynn Vocations Director Portsmouth Diocese.
www.heavensroadfm.com
Pastoral Area Website: www.ckscolasb.org.uk
HALL BOOKINGS:
Bitterne
Angela Adams 023 80421639
Hedge End /West End
Mary Barker: 01489 781202.
Email: [email protected]
LOCAL SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVES
Thank you
Hedge End /West End
I would like to thank you for all your prayers and cards
following my recent operation. I am now recovering and
taking my delayed annual leave.
Margaret Flavin 01489 782150
Bitterne
Pat O’Brien 023 8046 3585
Pastoral Area
Fr. James
Website: www.ckscolasb.org.uk
Tom and Cath Alford would like to thank Father James
and the Parish Family for their prayers and good wishes
during Tom's stay in hospital.
Tom & Cath
R e g i s t e r e d
If you are new to the parish, or if you have not let us
have your details before, please fill in one of the ‘new
parishioner’ forms in the porch, and post it through the
presbytery door. Also, if you move within the parish or out
of the parish, please let us know .Thank you.
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