St Patrick s (Woolston, SO19 9BD) & Annunciation (Netley, SO31 5BW) Parishes Southampton East Area, Diocese of Portsmouth, Registered Charity 246871 Phone 023 8044 8671, Email: [email protected]. www.ckscolasb.org.uk Parish Priest: Fr. Claro V. Conde, Parish Administrator: Deacon Peter Silsbury, (Tel. 02380 477158) Mrs. Marion Patient, parish registrar (11am – 1:00pm Mondays and Tuesdays) Safeguarding Reps: Barbara Reed, Coleen Smith & Anne Patient (02380 448 671) For emergency calls please txt 07803191502 30th SUNDAY OF ORDINARY TIME – 26th October 2014 WELCOME! Failte! Witajcie! Willkommen, Merhba! Mabuhay! Nno! EnnaVishayam! Bienvenidos! स्वागत (Svāgat) ahlan wa sahlan ‫ أهًال و سهًال‬, Selamat dating COME & WORSHIP WITH US SATURDAY VIGIL Mass: 6 pm (St Patrick’s) SUNDAY 9am Mass Annunciation (Netley Abbey) 11am Mass & Baptism St. Patrick’s (Woolston) Confessions before the Masses 27th October Monday Feria 9.30 am Service (St Patrick) 28th October Tuesday St. Simon and Jude 9:30am Service (Annunciation) 29th October Wednesday Feria 9.30 am Service (St. Patrick) Tea and Coffee afterwards 30th October Thursday Feria 9:30 Service (St. Patrick) 31st October Friday Feria 9:30am Service (Annunciation) Requiem Mass for Fr Paul Spellman 11.30 am at Immaculate Conception Church Portswood MASS COUNT AT ALL MASSES IN OCTOBER INTENTIONS for October: Josephine Zammit rip (30th Anni. 31st Oct); Santiago Legaspi Malaya; BIRTHDAYS: Kieran Knott (27 Oct); William McLachlan (28 Oct); Dr Simon Escalona (28 Oct); Joy Ruiz Nursing (29 Oct); Ollie Elsden (30 Oct); Archie Wilson (30 Oct); Audrey Rutherford (31 Oct) WEDDING ANNIVERSARY: Madelyn and Niel Capinpuyan (30 Oct) BAPTISMS in October: Sienna & Kara West (26 Oct). RECENTLY DIED: Janette Vernon who died on 15th October and whose funeral was on 23rd October. PASTORAL AREA NEWSLETTER for October see website www.ckscolasb.org.uk Sign up for Portsmouth Diocese E-News: www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk Portsmouth People: The latest edition of our free Diocesan magazine is in the porch. Please take a copy. SAVE TREES. You can have the newsletter sent by email. Let us know. Reduce our Carbon Footprint From the Bishop this Sunday: Prayer cards for the Year of Prayer, and CDs of the Rosary recorded by Bishop Philip and pupils of St Peter’s Bournemouth. Please take one per family. Bishop Philip encourages everyone to pray the Rosary this weekend in his Pastoral Letter. The Pastoral Letter will be read at both Masses today. MASS FOR THE BEREAVED will be on Tuesday 11th November at St Patricks Church 7.30 pm. While praying for ALL those who have died, there will be an opportunity for everyone present to light a candle in remembrance of their own loved one. If you wish to do so will you please fill in one of the forms to be found at the back of the church, printing the name clearly so that it can be read out in the Litany for the Dead. RCIA. Are you thinking about becoming a Catholic or do you know someone who is? Would you like to explore the faith? …then come along to the RCIA programme Tuesdays at St Patricks 7 pm. If you would like further information please speak with Deacon Peter. TRAINING for CATECHISTS and LAY LEADERS led by the Dominican Sisters of St. Joseph Sat. 22nd Nov. 10 am—1 pm St Edward’s Church Hall Chandler’s Ford SO53 2DU. Optional workshop till 3 pm. Bring a packed lunch. Book online www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk or call 01590 681 874 Readers’ Course: Readers please make a note of this date: Tuesday 2 December for a revision course at Immaculate Conception in Portswood. 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. Financial Reports of the parishes are now available at the church’s Buletin FINANCE AND FUND RAISING Second collection this weekend – Buildings & Maintenance 2nd Collections in November: 2nd – Bamenda; 9th – B&M; 16th – St Vincent de Paul Society; 23rd – B&M; 30th – B&M. If you want to arrange a special second collection, please ask Fr Claro, and it will be included in the list. St Patrick total: £1267.76 Loose plates: £159.14; Envelopes: £291.00; Hall: £480.00; B & M: £90.36; Mass Stipend £50.00 First Holy Commu: £145.00; Repository: £30.00 Candles: £22.26 The Annunciation total: £200.43 Loose plates: £60.78; Envelopes: £49.00; Prayer Candles: £5.40; Mission Sunday £60.25; Lottery £25.00 Important Notice Standing Orders The majority of Offertory Giving is now by Standing Order. This makes counting quicker & avoids people searching for loose change to put in the bag on Sunday Morning. If you would like to set up a Standing Order (which we can claim Gift Aid if you are a tax payer) please speak to Irene Chapman or Peter Chilton or Fr. Claro. FOR GIFT AID Donation scheme please contact Irene Chapman (Woolston) or Peter Chilton (Netley) LEGACY: PLEASE REMEMBER the PARISH and the MISSIONS in Your WILL THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR HELP. Please note that the date for the Carol Service has been set for Sunday 21st December, 4pm at the Annunciation. There is a team of parishioners planning the service, publicity, refreshments etc. More details to follow nearer the time for the newsletter. Thanks Anne CaFE series “Strength to Strength” Just one last opportunity to join us in the popular CaFE series “Strength to Strength”. David Payne will round off the series with a talk entitled “Give us this day”. 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. The last talk in the series is on Wednesday 29th October 7.30 pm to 9.15 pm at Christ the King and St Colman Parish Hall, Commercial Street, Bitterne SO18 53G. Please come along and enjoy the company of other parishioners as we listen and share together and learn to deepen our prayer life. Refreshments provided. www.faithcafe.org/collections/strength-to-strength Diocesan Youth Retreat: Believe@Bournemouth; Young people aged 16 to 30 are warmly invited to this year’s diocesan youth retreat which takes place from Friday 31 October, 5pm, to Sunday 2 November, 2pm, at St Peter’s School, Bournemouth. Young people themselves lead this retreat, as Pope Francis said: “The best instrument to evangelise young people is other young people.” The retreat is ideal for postConfirmation teenagers and will include engaging talks on the essentials of Catholic faith, Mass and opportunities for Confession, workshops and discussion groups, and time for participants to meet and socialise with other young Catholics. Last year, over 100 young people from around the diocese participated in this retreat. Bishop Philip will celebrate Mass during the weekend. To book your place, email [email protected] The suggested donation is £60 waged, £45 students. More details from Will Hince 07780221686. www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/youth. Voice in the Desert: Saturday 15 November, 10:30am – 4pm. If you are aged between year 8 – young adult, we warmly invite you to join us for our preparation event for National Youth Sunday 2014! The day will kick-start with a performance from award-winning theatre group, TenTen theatre, and will involve workshops on everything from drama to music to spiritual survival. The day will build towards our final Mass, which will be celebrated by Bishop Philip. Cost: £10. Venue: Saint George Catholic College, Leaside Way, Swaythling, SO16 3DQ. Bookings and more info: Will Hince 07780221686 [email protected] FILM NIGHT .This week Maleficent (PG) starring Angelina Jolie in a modern re-telling of Sleeping Beauty. Thursday 30th October in Annunciation Presbytery at 8PM. RACE NIGHT. Tickets are now available for the Race Night in St. Patrick's on 15th November. Adult Ticket £5 including a Beef Casserole. Child Ticket £2 including a Hot Dog. Tickets for sale after Mass this weekend until the event, or call Chris 02380560452 email: [email protected] THE STATUE OF OUR BLESSED LADY of St. Patricks is visiting families who pray the Holy Rosary for one week in their homes. Yolanda & Henry Harwood are hosting her this week, then she goes to Francis & Jenny. Anyone who would like to host her please contact Yolanda. DISCLAIMER: The parish is not responsible for whatever transactions the advertisers have to anybody who responds to this advert.