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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....
2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time 17th & 18th January 2015
5.30pm Saturday Vigil Mass
Our Lady of the Assumption -Hedge End
Pat Ormerod
11.00am Sunday Mass
Christ the King & St Colman -Bitterne
Evelyn Toal RIP
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
19th Jan
10.00am Ordinary Time Feria
Service of Word & Communion
Bitterne
Tue
20th Jan
10.00am Ordinary Time Feria
Service of Word & Communion
Hedge End
Wed
21st Jan
10.00am Ordinary Time St Agnes
Mass & Rosary Roger Carrington RIP
West End
Thur
22nd Jan 10.00am Ordinary Time
Mass Nancy RIP
Bitterne
Fri
23rd Jan
Mass
Hedge End
Feria
10.00am Ordinary Time Feria
24th January Reconciliation 12-12.30pm at Christ the King & St Colman Church
This Sunday is Pax Christi - Peace Sunday—there is no second collection
Peace Sunday 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.
Pope Francis Joy of the Gospel
I dream of a “missionary option”, that is, a
missionary impulse capable of transforming
everything, so that the Church’s customs, ways of
doing things, times and schedules, language and
structures can be suitably channelled
for the evangelization of today’s
world rather than for her selfpreservation.
Now Christmas is over and the decorations are put
away we look for a return to normality. We want our
everyday lives to get some semblance of routine
back. Do we stop and think about our faith and
relationship to God? Do we take the Christmas
message and build it into our prayer lives? Like the
wise men do we take time to learn about Jesus? The
gospel today reminds us we have to make time to be
with Jesus so we can learn his ways and learn to be
more effective at passing on the Gospel message in
our own way to those whom we meet.
Fr. James
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Tuesday 20th Jan.
Churches together in Bitterne
Bitterne United Reformed Church
7.30pm
See poster for more details
Date
Day
DIARY EVENT
Where
Time
19 Jan
Mon
Confirmation Candidates meeting
CKSC Church
6.30-8pm
19 Jan
Mon
CKSC liturgy Group meeting
CKSC church
7.30—9pm
20 Jan
Tues
Administrators CCLI Roadshow
Chandlers Ford
12.30pm
24 Jan
Sat
Sparklers & Flames
CKSC Hall
6.30-8.30pm
26 Jan
Mon
W E Faith Group
Lorna’s House
7.30-9pm
On Going Events
Prayer & Discussion Group 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month—2pm Hedge End Hall
Church Rosary & Exposition Group 10.30 to 11.30am every Saturday
Going Deeper Wednesday CKSC Church hall 7.30pm
Please continue to pray for all the sick & housebound in our parishes:
Teresa Clark, Richard Reynold, Beatrice Gill, Maria Dear, Colin Murphy, Jane Callaghan. Pat Ormerod,
Mike Pond, Kath Parker, Julie Hyans, James Adie, Marcus Sanderson, Margaret Lohse, Eileen Goble, Bill Byrne,
Ron & Pat Viney, Mrs Betty Bailey, Mrs Veronica Jackson, Madge Oldfield, Mrs Kay Fenton, Mrs Marie Beddow, Margaret
Jackson, Florrie Jones, Julia Baldwin & Michael Dowling
Please also pray for all our friends and family who have died recently:
Tom Callaghan’s Mother - Christina Callaghan, Sylvia Oliver, Maureen Harnett
Woman’s World Day of Prayer
Churches Together in Bitterne
Are holding their service on Friday 6th March
at Thornhill Baptist church at 2pm.
Churches Together in Hedge End & West End
There will be a service at St Luke’s Church
on Friday 6th March at 7.30pm
The Theme this year comes from the Bahamas and is
“Do you know what I have done to you?”
The Bible Study in preparation will be at Kings
Community Church on Monday 19th January
10-12noon with lunch included
All men, women & children are
welcome to both the Bible study
& the Service
A Day with Mary
St John’s Cathedral Portsmouth
Saturday 7th February 2015 with
Celebrated by Bishop Philip
See Poster on Notice Board for details
SPARKLERS AND FLAMES
This month will take place on
Saturday 24 January from 630pm
till 830pm, in the church hall. If you are between 7 and
13 years then come along and join us, and bring a friend
too. Lots of fun and games for all! Look forward to
seeing you all there! For more information see the
posters at the back of the church or contact Jackie
Lang 80402598 or Lorraine Segovia 07837 501 586
RCIA
RCIA meetings will now be held every
Tuesday at 7:30 in the church at Christ
the King & St Colman.
RCIA is the Rite of Christian Initiation of
Adults and is for those who wish to journey towards
baptism and confirmation in the Catholic Church. It is also
for those members of the church who would like to
journey with them. Everyone is very welcome to attend.
Don’t forget Basic Bank. Make
a difference in someone’s life
- perhaps a hungry child.
Thank you
Important Notice re Newsletter
Please can we have all notices for the Newsletter in the office by mid day on Wednesday each week.
Thank you
Join us for A New Series of CaFE!
CaFE!The second talk in the new CaFE series , called “Life to the Full” will
take place on Wednesday 21th January. It is entitled
“The Father’s Promises” and will be presented by Jenny Baker,
conference speaker and DVD presenter, who frequently runs Parish Retreat
days. Jenny will lead us through the Bible to discover the promises that God has made to his people
throughout the ages, to the new covenant in the coming of our Lord.
For those who are new to CaFE, the series consists of listening to video talks and spending some time
in reflection and sharing in a relaxed informal atmosphere. Refreshments are provided.
This second talk called The Father’s Promises” will take place on Wednesday 21st January at 7:30pm to
9:15pm at Christ the King & St. Colman’s Parish hall, Commercial Street, Bitterne SO18 5EG.
Come along to enjoy and be enriched by these powerful presentations. Each presentation is separate,
so join us whenever you can throughout the series.
A short video clip can be found at http://faithcafe.org/collections/life-to-the-full
Collections
Christ the King & St Colman
11th December Loose plate £150.23
Our Lady of the Assumption & St Brigid
10/11th January
Loose plate £147.65 Gift Aid £99.70
Mini-mart £18.40 WE Crib £7.30 Cafod £24.80
Keep in touch with the latest news! The Diocese of
Portsmouth now issues a weekly e-news with photos,
news, and information from around the Diocese. Go to
www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk and add your email
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Like ‘Diocese of Portsmouth’ to get all the latest info as it
happens. You can also follow @BishopEgan and
@PortsmouthRC on Twitter.
Knights of St Columba
January: WHEN DID I SEE YOU IN PRISON?
In this month which is dedicated to, World day of Peace,
the theme is slavery.
Let us consider all people who find themselves modern
day slaves.
Many of them find themselves physically and sexually
abused.
How can we take part? By gathering as families,
community groups or as individuals in prayer, worship,
meditation and the Holy Rosary for particular chosen
intentions. Please see Posters for more details
Waymark Ministries
From January we will be adjusting the Weekly Christian
Meditation Classes. Instead of being once a week for 60
minutes, they will be twice a month for 90 minutes, and
will include some teaching on a theme as well as practical
applications of meditation. These sessions will be led by
David Cole and Alison Jones.
They will be held on the second and fourth Thursdays each
month from 7pm to 8.30pm at the
St Joseph’s Centre, Ashurst.
£9 per session. Pre-booking preferable, but
walk-in’s welcome.
January 8th & 22nd; February 12th & 26th.
For your prayers: David continues a weekly mindfulness
class with ‘Solent Mind’ at their centre in Hythe from the
start of January. For more information on Solent Mind visit
http://www.solentmind.org.uk/
Calling All Youth
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.
CAFOD Portsmouth Supporters Meeting
Cafod Portsmouth will be holding a meeting for Supporters on
Saturday 31st January 2015 from 10am until 1.30pm at
St Bede’s RC Primary School Basingstoke. Booking essential
Ring 01252 329385 or email [email protected]
Church Communities
Our Lady of the Assumption
Could you help out CAFOD in 2015?
We really need people to help in a wide variety of ways. For
more information please go to cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com or contact Lynda at the CAFOD office on
01252 329385 [email protected]
Freegrounds Rd, Hedge End
St. Brigid
Woodlea Gardens, West End
Christ the King & St. Colman
Bitterne Road East, Bitterne
St George Catholic College.
One of our colleagues, English teacher - Kathryn
Cecil, is running the London Marathon in May to raise
money for CAFOD.
Please support her and/or advertise her Justgiving page
to help her reach her target for our favourite charity
supporting people in the developing world.
https://www.justgiving.com/CEC-2015/
and find out more about her challenge here:
https:/cafodportsmouth.wordpress.com/2014/12/19/
kathryns-london-St George Catholic College.
Parishes Office
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
Why not check out ‘Awestruck.TV’, a Catholic social
network, with over 500 groups, www.awestruck.tv
Parishes Email:[email protected]
World Youth Day 2016:
Thursday 21 July to Tuesday 2 August 2016.
The Diocese is organising a coach for young people from
our diocese to go to Poland for the next World Youth Day
in 2016 with Pope Francis, travelling across Europe with
Bishop Philip to join with over a million young Catholics.
With accommodation in the heart of Krakow facilitating
full participation in the whole event, this is going to be
epic! Guide price £995. See Diocesan website here for
more information. Limited places.
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
Hedge End /West End
Margaret Flavin 01489 782150
Bitterne
Pat O’Brien 023 8046 3585
Pastoral Area
Pastoral Area Website
Website: www.ckscolasb.org.uk
For those who have internet access—have you looked on the
Pastoral Area Website?? - The web address is weekly on
page 4 under Church Communities.
www.ckscolasb.org.uk
If you are new to the parish, or if you have not let us
R e g i s t e r e d
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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