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St Patrick s (Woolston, SO19 9BD) & Annunciation (Netley, SO31 5AF) Parishes
Southampton East Area, Diocese of Portsmouth, Registered Charity 246871
OFFICE: St. Patrick’s House, 45 Portsmouth Rd. Southampton SO19 9BD
Phone 023 8044 8671, Email: [email protected]. www.ckscolasb.org.uk
Parish Priest: Fr. Claro V. Conde, Parish Deacon: Rev. Peter Silsbury, (Tel. 02380 477158)
Mrs. Marion Patient, parish registrar (11am – 1:00pm Mondays and Tuesdays)
Safeguarding Reps: Barbara Reed and Coleen Smith (02380 448 671)
For emergency calls please txt 07803191502
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD – 11th JANUARY 2015
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
12th January Monday BEGINNING OF ORDINARY
TIME – St Aelred
9:30am Mass (St. Patrick)
13th January Tuesday St Hilary
9:30am Mass (Annunciation)
14th January Wednesday Feria
9:30am Mass (St. Patrick)
Tea &Coffee afterward
15th January Thursday Feria
9:30am Service of the Word (St. Patrick)
4.00 pm Reception of Sylvia Oliver rip
16th January Friday Feria
9:30am Service of the Word (Annunciation)
1.00 pm Funeral Service for the late Sylvia Oliver
INTENTIONS for January: Reginald Stevens rip (17Jan)
Bernadette Conway rip; Irene Barfoot rip; Barry Victor
Corbin rip; Thomas McFarlane rip;
BIRTHDAYS: Alex Taylor (11Jan); Jaclyn Benedicto
(11Jan); Anicka Simeu (11Jan); Laura Marfo (12Jan);
Moira Chambers (12Jan); Charita Marshall (13Jan);
Katrina King (13Jan); Joseph Portelli(14Jan); Piotr
Breudzel (16Jan)
WELCOME TO NEW PARISHIONERS. 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.
PASTOR’S CORNER
Let us welcome our probationary New
Eucharistic Ministers. They are Mathew Jaison,
Gavin Vales, Joy Nursing, Xuemei Rosa Xue, Mark
Balaam, Gemma & Hedger Zerna, Marivic & Jerry
Paglinawan.
This week is the final call for those applying to
receive the Sacrament of Confirmation 2015. I need a
simple note from the applicants, their details and
why they would like to be confirmed. Parents and
candidates are to meet Deacon Peter and team at
Christ the King and St. Colman Church, Bitterne at
7pm on Monday 12 January. Bishop Philip has set
the Confirmation at the Portsmouth Cathedral on
30 May
I call on volunteers to the ministry of
Catechism. Please see me and we will send you for
training at the ECHOES TRAINING DAY FOR
CATECHISTS. The session is from 10am—3pm on
Saturday 24 January at St Edward the Confessor
Church, Chandler’s Ford, SO53 2DU. Please call Sr.
Veronica 01590 681874 for more information.
Sign up for Portsmouth Diocese E-News:
www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
I invite all those volunteers for the ministry of
the sick in Annunciation and St. Patrick for a meeting
and formation on the 31st of January Saturday at
10:30am to 12noon at St. Patrick’s Church. Deacon
Peter will review with us the Diocesan Guidance for
those visiting the sick and elderly in the parishes. We
need to recruit and train more volunteers as well. I
plan to have a special Mass of Healing for the Sick in
February, the International Month for the Sick.
SAVE TREES. You can have the newsletter sent by email. Let us
know. Reduce our Carbon Footprint
God Bless. Fr. Claro
Please pray for Dorothy Taylor (mother in law of Mary
Taylor) who died last week. May she rest in peace! Laura
Philips
FINANCE AND FUND RAISING
2nd Collections Building and Maintenance
St Patrick total: £921.15
Loose plates: £136.01 Envelopes: £282.30;
Gift for Fr Claro: £300.00; Hall: £40.00;
Prayer candles: £40.08; Repository: £25.00;
Second collection B&M: £97.76.
The Annunciation total: £171.01
Loose plates: £48.34; Envelopes: £26.25; Second
collection B&M loose plate: £47.07; Second collection
B&M envelopes:£5.00;Late Christmas offering:
£20.00; Late Crib collection: £24.35.
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.
Parish Calendar January 2015
17th Jan Saturday SVP Seniors Christmas Party 2014.
The annual SVP Seniors Christmas Party will take place
in the Parish Centre from 4.00 - 5.15. A list has been
placed at the back of the churches and the SVP will
arrange transport for those who need it and wish to
attend. Irene Chapman
18th Jan Sunday CTS (Christians Together in Itchen)
Service at St. Patrick. There will be AGM at the Hall at
5pm. Please come and join us pray for peace.
EXODUS: Gods and Kings. We have had to cancel our
cinema trip because this film has not performed very
well at the box office and there are no showings on
Sunday 11th at a suitable time.
BARN DANCE 2. Saturday 28th February 2015, 7.30pm
Abbey Hall, Victoria Road, Netley. Save the date in
your diary, more details soon.
CAKE SALE – There will be a Parish Cake Sale at St
Patrick’s Church on 24th/25th January. Donations of
cakes will be most appreciated.
A NEW SERIES OF CAFÉ will begin on Wednesday 14th
January and run each Wednesday for five weeks. This
series is called “Life to the Full” and will be presented
by David Payne, Director of Catholic Evangelisation
Services and Jenny Baker, Conference Speaker and
DVD presenter. For those who are new to CaFÉ the
series consists of listening to video talks and spending
some time in reflection and sharing in a relaxed
informal atmosphere. Refreshments are provided.
The first session is called “Where on earth is God?”
when David Payne will lead us through the Bible to
discover how God reveals Himself to us. It will take
place on Wednesday 14th January at 7.30 pm to 9.15
pm at Christ the King and St Colman’s Parish Hall,
Commercial Street Bitterne SO18 5EG. If getting there
is a problem, transport can be arranged by calling
Chris Bick 02380 560452. Looking forward to seeing
you there. A short video clip can be found at
http://faithcafe.org/collections/life-to-the-full.
Flame 2 - Saturday 7th March 2015. In 2012,
8000 young Catholics gathered at Wembley
Arena for Flame. In March, CYMFED is building on
this success by running Flame 2. This event is for
young people from Year 10 - young adult. Over
5000 tickets have been sold, and young Catholics
from Portsmouth Diocese are going to be a big
part of it, as they travel with Bishop Philip on our
diocesan coach to Wembley for Flame 2. Places
cost just £45 which will include transport, tickets
and a hoody! For more information and to book a
place, contact Will Hince at
[email protected] or
07780221686. The trailer for the event is above.
Peace Sunday 2015 will be celebrated on 18
January. The theme is Slaves no more, but
brothers and sisters. Pax Christi resource
materials for Peace Sunday are available at
http://paxchristi.org.uk/news-and-events/peacesunday
Prayer of St Francis
Make me an instrument of your peace
Where there is hatred, let me sow love.
Where there is injury, pardon.
Where there is doubt, faith.
Where there is despair, hope.
Where there is darkness light.
Where there is sadness, joy.
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