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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....
Thirtieth Sunday of Ordinary Time
Weekend of the 25th & 26th October2014
5.30pm Saturday Vigil Mass
Our Lady of the Assumption -Hedge End
Sarah Barlex RIP
11.00am Sunday Mass
Christ the King & St Colman -Bitterne
John Barker
5.30pm Sunday Mass
St Brigid -West End
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
27th Oct
10.00am 30th Week of Ordinary Time
Mass
Bitterne
Tue
28th Oct
10.00am Ss Simon & Jude
Service of the Word & Communion
Hedge End
Wed
29th Oct
10.00am 30th Week of Ordinary Time
Service of the Word ,Communion & Rosary West End
Thur
30th Oct
10.00am Blessed Winchester Martyrs
Mass George & Lily Watkins & Relations
Bitterne
Fri
31st Oct
30th Week of Ordinary Time
No Mass due to Fr Paul’s funeral
Hedge End
Reconciliation 12—12.30 Christ the King & St Colman Church
Sat 1st Nov Holy Hour 10.30-11.30am Christ King & St Colman Church
Today we focus on the love God
has for us and our response to
that love both to God and our
‘neighbour’. We are swamped
by adverts on tv about
disasters and famines around
the world and mail shots from all sorts of
charities. As a result we have become largely
oblivious of our ‘neighbours’ needs, before we
even look at who our neighbour might be. In
these tight economic times it isn’t always easy to
find cash to help, fair enough, but do we ever
think to pray for our ‘neighbours’ and their
needs, or do we confine it to the odd prayer of
the faithful? Do we ever think of giving up a little time to help a charity? Fr James
Please note
Due to half term the Office is closed on
Wednesday & Thursday next week so
skeleton staff only. Please be patient.
Please pray for the Repose of the soul of
Fr Paul Spellman whose funeral Mass will be at
The Immaculate Conception Church
on Friday 31st October at 11.30am.
There will be a Vigil Mass at the
Immaculate Conception Church on
Thursday 30th October at 7.30pm
Pope Francis from Joy of the Gospel
Just as the commandment “Thou shalt not kill” sets a
clear limit in order to safeguard the value of human
life, today we also have to say “thou shalt not” to an
economy of exclusion and inequality. Such an
economy kills. How can it be that it is not a news item
when an elderly homeless person dies of exposure, but
it is news when the stock market loses two points?
This is a case of exclusion. Can we
continue to stand by when food is thrown
away while people are starving?
This is a case of inequality.
Please Note this weekend there will be an appeal and
2nd Collection for Survive Miva -See posters
Date
Day
DIARY EVENT
Where
Time
29th Oct
Wed
Clergy Meeting - Prophet Jeremiah & Xtian Ministry
Park Place
10.30 - 4pm
3rd Nov
Mon
CKSC—Liturgy meeting
2 Dean Road
7.30-9pm
Collections 18th & 19th October 2014
Christ the King & St Colman
To be advised - not ready at time of press
Our Lady of the Assumption & St Brigid
Loose Plate £150.31 Gift Aid £93.32
2nd Collection Missio £126.34 Gift Aid £85
Cafod £230
Correction to figures for 11/12 Oct
Loose plate £157.37 Gift Aid £86.50
BAMENDA SUNDAY NEXT WEEKEND
Every year we have a special collection to support
the projects driven by our friends in our twinned
Diocese of Bamenda, Cameroon.
Please ensure you see a copy of the Bamenda
Newsletter to see how we benefit from our
twinned relationship and how much your help is
needed.
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 post-Confirmation 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] or visit
www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/youth. The suggested donation
is £60 for those who are working, and £45 for those who are
students. More details are available from Will Hince, retreat
coordinator, on 07780221686.
Don’t forget Basic Bank You can make a
difference in someone’s life—perhaps a
hungry child Buy an extra item when shopping
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.
Fr Paul Spellman, Ken Anderson & Bridget Maiden
ROTA Saturday 1st & 2nd November All Saints
5.30pm Oct H/End
11.00am 2nd Nov Bitterne
5.30pm W/ End
Welcomers
Fiona McDonald
Rosemary, Isis, & Raeven Martin
Beryl Horner
Eamon Flynn, Lorna Sugden
Ministers of Holy Communion
Bob Amore Peter Bassom
Simon Grummitt H
Rosemarie Martin Kathryn Jordan Veronica
Cleary, Keith Goode David Hill
Dot Caswell Dawn Swann
Sacristan
—
Veronica Cleary Graham Farrington
—
Altar Servers
—
Readers
—
Bidding Prayers
—
Offertory
Pippa, Rachel, Amy, Isis, Lemuella
—
Jan Prima Pat O’Brien
John Murphy
Eiry Allen Chris Cookson
—
The Podasta Family Michelle & Tom Harman
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
BISHOP’S CORNER
The Diocese of Portsmouth now issues a weekly e-news
with photos, news, and information from around the
Diocese. .
See Commentary on
Extraordinary Synod on the Family on the
Bishop’s website
Framework News
Two exciting projects that are being developed
The Marriage and Family Life team has been awarded a grant
from the Bishops' Conference to establish a fertility clinic to
help couples achieve pregnancy by ethical means.
The team for Inactive and Lapsed Catholics is planning a
pilot campaign of 'Come Home for Christmas'.
CaFE series ‘Strength to
Strength’
Just one last opportunity to
join us in the popular CaFE series “Strength to
Strength’. Next week David Payne will round off
the series with a talk entitled ‘Give us this day’.
Each week is a separate talk, so even if you have
been unable to attend the rest of the series, join us
for this last session. 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.
Hedge End Cake Sale this Saturday
After 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 buy
cakes to help raise
money for parish funds.
Hedge End & West End Fundraising
The CHRISTMAS MINI MART 2014 will be held on Saturday
29th November from 18.15-19.30 at the Church Hall in
Hedge End
Donation Boxes have now been placed at the back of the
churches in Hedge End and West End
Donations for stalls, the tombola and raffle, such as good
quality unwanted presents, gift sets, toiletries, chocolates,
any alcoholic beverages, cards, wrapping paper etc. will be
greatly appreciated Please make sure everything is either
new or in very good condition and has not passed its sell-by date. Please no bric-a-brac, old books or clothes.Mince pies
and Christmas biscuits can also be brought on the day. We
also need help with setting up on Saturday 29th November at 10.00am in the Hall and help with the various stalls on
the day. If you can help with please either ring Beatrice Gill
on 01489 790698 or e-mail [email protected].
Tickets for the Mini-Mart are 50p for an adult, children are
free and include Tea/Coffee and a mince pie or a piece of
Stollen.
Please help us make the Mini-mart a success, by donating
goods, buying tickets and attending the event.
This last talk in the series is on Wednesday 29th
October, 7:30pm to 9:15pm at Christ the King & St.
Colman’s parish hall, Commercial Street, Bitterne .
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.
“No Justice and Peace without Interfaith Dialogue”
On Sunday 2nd November, Alfred Agius will give a talk in
Petersfield United Reform Church Hall, College St, GU31
4AG. He was appointed Director of Westminster
Interfaith, an agency of the Roman Catholic Diocese of
Westminster, where he advised the last three Cardinals of
Westminster Archdiocese on Inter-religious dialogue.
Alfred has degrees in Sanskrit, Classical Hindi, Political
Science, Philosophy and Theology. He has taught Theology
at tertiary level and Ignatian Spirituality at the London
Spirituality Centre in the City.
New Deanery:
Southampton East Pastoral Area is now part of the Southampton Deanery which includes Southampton Central
and West. The Dean is Mgr Canon Vincent Harvey. The
concept of the Deanery is to help in evangelisation and
coordinate our efforts.
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
Parishes Office
Voice in the Desert
Saturday 15 November 2014, 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
The day will kick-start with a performance from awardwinning 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,
Southampton. SO16 3DQ. Bookings and more info: Will
Hince 07780221686 [email protected]
2 Dean Road, Bitterne
Southampton
SO18 6AP
tel:02380449088
Email:
[email protected]
Priest: Fr. James Carling
Mobile:07917792936
Email :[email protected]
Opening Hours:
Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday & Friday
9.30 am to 1.00 pm
Mrs Madeleine Wood
Mrs Catherine Bassom
Mrs Rose Jay
Parishes Email:[email protected]
Pastoral Area Website: www.ckscolasb.org.uk
The Bible Timeline
is a Catholic Bible study that can help anyone to make
sense of Scripture and experience the life-changing
power of God’s Word. This study takes you on a journey
through the entire Bible and deep into each period of
salvation history, where you will discover the amazing
story woven throughout all of Scripture.
The study will include a series of twenty-four videos
presented by Jeff Cavins with group prayer and
discussion. Everyone who participates will receive a
colour-coded Bible Timeline Chart and a Bible Timeline
Study Kit
Our Lady of the Assumption, Hedge End will begin The
Bible Timeline on Thursday 27th November 2014 at
7:30pm (venue tbc). We will break the study up into 5
sessions in Advent, 5 in Lent and the remainder to be
confirmed.
To register for the study, complete one of the
Registration Forms at the back of the church (at Hedge
End) after Mass or contact Marion Miller via the Parish
Office for more information.
R e g i s t e r e d
HALL BOOKINGS:
Bitterne
Angela Adams 023 80421639
Hedge End /West End
Mary Barker: 01489 781202.
Email: [email protected]
LOCAL SAFEGUARDING REPRESENTATIVES
Hedge End /West End
Margaret Flavin 01489 782150
Bitterne
Pat O’Brien 023 8046 3585
Pastoral Area
Website: www.ckscolasb.org.uk
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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