BAG COLLECTION Today Sun 1st Mar Money for ‘old rope’! Bag up your old clothes, shoes, bags, jewellery, and soft toys ... we can take them! (NB No linen, towels, curtains or duvets) It is an easy way for us to fundraise. We have raised c. £2.3k during the last 2 years! PORTSMOUTH DRAGON BOAT FESTIVAL Sat 16th May at Lakeside, North Harbour St Margaret Mary would like to submit a team! We need 20 young people (16 years and under) to take part in this fun event. No previous experience necessary. Please contact Maggie if you are interested (tel. 575375) and also watch this space for date of information meeting. See the website for a flavour of the fun! www.portsdragonboatfestival.co.uk LOTTO RESULTS FOR NOV- Congratulations £30 goes to Mrs Solomon & £10 goes to Mrs Hartle CHILD PROTECTION TRAINING Weds 22nd April 6.30-9pm ‘Safeguarding’ in the Church Hall, St Margaret Mary’s. All Church volunteers with Disclosure and Barring clearance (ex-CRB) via the Diocese, must attend at least one training session for their area of clearance (Children and / or Vulnerable Adults). Those wishing to attend should book a place with Soraya Ciccarone, tel: 023 92 836511 or Email: [email protected] If you have any queries about your DBS status please contact our local church Safeguarding Representative, Christine Millward on 01489-600266 or email: [email protected]. I MASS FOR SIGNIFICANT ANNIVERSARIES The Diocese’s sixth Significant Anniversaries Mass and Reception will be celebrated at 11am on Sat 27th June ‘15 at St Bede’s, Basingstoke for those celebrating their 25th, 40th, 50th, 60th & 60+ wedding anniversaries in 2015. For an invitation, please fill out the online form available on www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk by clicking ‘Significant Wedding Anniversaries Mass 2015’ or alternatively email [email protected]. ST ANTHONY’S PRIMARY SCHOOL Lent themed Mass Weds 11th Mar 9.30am All welcome to join us in the Hall for Mass. ROSARY - Mondays & Wednesdays at 10.30am In the Lady Chapel after Mass. All very welcome. BETHANY PRAYER GROUP Weds 10.30 - 11.45am Meets in Paray Rm for prayer, reflection & bible study EXPOSITION OF THE BLESSED SACRAMENT Thursdays 6 - 8pm Silent vigil of adoration An oasis of peace and prayer. Feel free to pop in. DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE TO LOURDES Fri 21st – Fri 28th Aug ‘15 If you wish to join the annual Diocesan Pilgrimage, please speak with Fr John or Clare . Flying from Southampton! We take about 120+ ‘Portsmouth Pilgrims’ and we are always looking for Volunteer Adult helpers, Nurses, Doctors & especially the Young Helpers to join the Pilgrimage. Without them, we could not take care of our Assisted Pilgrims who are at the heart of this Pilgrimage to Lourdes. Please mention the pilgrimage to anyone who would like to go to Lourdes, but is perhaps worried about their health or ‘wisdom of years’. All are welcome! HOLY LAND PILGRIMAGE EXPERIENCE 2016 A 12 Day, all inclusive 3 centred experience through the Holy Land; Negev, Jerusalem and Galilee. Fully guided & all fees included. Travelling Sun. 14th - Fri. 25th Feb 2016. Brochures are available in the Foyer. GREEN ‘CINCTURE OF HONOUR’ Mar ‘15 Goes to Altar Server Grace Ryan for being awarded most points in February. Congratulations! WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER Fri 6th March 2pm at Duncan Road Church Please join us (men welcome too!) CRAFT GROUP Thurs 19th March 2-4pm In Paray Room. All very welcome. ALPHA VISION & TRAINING Sat 28th March 10am-2pm at Bishop Challoner School, Basingstoke A training day with Michael Roche from Alpha in a Catholic Context. The day includes an intro to Alpha in a Catholic Context, Principles of Alpha, Intro to Small Groups and prayer ministry followed by a lunch and a concluding session on where do we go from here. All welcome. To book your place, please email [email protected]. Fr John would be delighted if parishioners would consider attending this, with a view to helping start Alpha (in a Catholic context) for our community. Alpha is an introduction to a relationship with Jesus, for those who are at a basic enquiry level. It is a great tool for Evangelisation, that could be a useful method of outreach and invitation to sharing our faith. Please let us know if you’d be interested in attending this day. FAREHAM FOOD BANK Thank you so much for your support. Donations welcome of: tinned fish/meat, tinned rice pudding, tinned fruit/veg/soup, squash, dried pasta, biscuits, custard, cereals, soap, sugar, coffee, tea, long life milk, jam, pasta sauce, shampoo, toothpaste, deodorants, razors, toilet rolls, nappies & wipes. Please leave donations in the box in the Foyer. The Catholic Parish of Our Lady Star of the Sea, Fareham & Gosport SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT Year: B Weekday: Cycle 1 1ST MARCH 2015 Prayer of the Church: Psalter Week 2 SUNDAY THOUGHT: As we continue our pilgrimage through Lent, we look within ourselves for the strength we need to follow the way of the cross. Keeping our promises and deepening prayer. We need a reminder of God's love in our moments of doubt. Sometimes we lose the ones we love, sometimes we find ourselves lost, unsure of our next move in life. Perhaps our plans do not go as we wish. Our faith tells us that we should rely on God’s Providence, on Christian hope. reflecting on The Transfiguration indemnifies us and helps us to stay on the road to salvation. When we face problems which discourage us, when things are difficult, when the haul seems very long, we too need a vision, a glimpse of the glory to which we are called. I believe that if we reflect on our lives, and if we are trying to live lives of quality, then our ‘Tabors’ will be granted to us. A problem which at ground floor level seems as large as an elephant, at the top of Mount Tabor will seem no bigger On Mount Tabor Jesus shows us His true identity. It was a than an ant. wonderful experience for the three apostles who witnessed Fr Joe Gruszkiewicz the transfiguration of Christ. Nevertheless we know that the faith of each of the disciples was put to the test before WOMEN’S* WORLD DAY OF PRAYER- Friday 6th March crucifixion of the Lord. Whenever we experience something This year’s interdenominational service has been that undermines our faith we need more grace to prepared by Christian women of the Bahamas on the strengthen us. Could it be that in facing dark times, with Theme: Jesus said to them: God on our side, we become more whole? We have a “Do you know what I have done to you?” choice: to be alone and embittered, or to walk with Him and Look out for your nearest service which is open to all. hear that voice of encouragement, the voice that *It is called Women’s World Day of Prayer because it is transfigures, calls us to be more than we are already; the prepared by women but is not exclusive to women voice that calls us His beloved. Today’s Gospel of the Transfiguration reminds us that in CATHOLIC WOMEN’S LEAGUE [CWL] MEETING – Jesus we have a mighty intercessor with the Father and He WEDNESDAY 4TH MAR - MARYHOUSE, GOSPORT. can help us to remain on our Lenten journey which leads FIRST FRIDAY – 6TH MAR – SACRED HEART, FAREHAM us to the glory of Easter Sunday. Jesus is comforted by a voice of assurance, as we hear in the Gospel, a voice of love that tells Him He is beloved by His Father. This is a moment of truth, a moment of transfiguration. This gives Him the strength he needs to continue a journey that will lead to the cross. In our own lives too, we need to know the love God has for us, His saving grace through Jesus, the Son of God, the beloved. We need to be reminded that we have been created by Him and chosen in love. We know that God the Father has given us His Son that we might be free. However, when we doubt that He is equal to God the Father, ‘consubstantial’, Parish Priest: Fr John Cooke: 01489 572797 Associate Parish Priests: Fr Joe Gruszkiewicz: 01329 318869 Fr Peter Glas: 02392 580119 Fr John Chandler 01329 663435 Q.A. Hospital Chaplain Fr Joe McNerney: 02392 286 408 FIRST SATURDAY – 7TH MAR – ST MARY’S, GOSPORT HAVE YOU GOT A COPY OF THE LENT ANCHOR? PLEASE NOTE: THE RECONCILIATION SERVICE in St Mary’s, Gosport, will be on W EDS 25TH MARCH after the 7PM MASS(NOT TUES 24TH) Pope Francis @Pontifex: There is no sin that God cannot pardon. All we need to do is ask for forgiveness. Parish Deacon: Dcn Langford Vincent: 01329 285617 Parish Staff: Clare Ryan (PG): Doug Savege (G): Maria Owen (L&S): Daniel Russell (F&P): 01489 572797 02392 580119 01329 664260 01329 318869 Our Church Communities St Mary’s, Gosport; Sacred Heart, Fareham; St John the Evangelist, Lee-on-the-Solent; St Margaret Mary, Park Gate; St Columba, Bridgemary; Immaculate Conception, Stubbington; St Philip Howard, Fareham; St Mary’s Anglican Church, Portchester; The Chapel of St Thomas More, Park Place, Wickham Parish Website: ww.ourladystarofthesea.info ST. MARGARET MARY CHURCH Our Lady Star of the Sea Parish: Fareham & Gosport Middle Road, Park Gate, Southampton, SO31 7GH Tel: 01489 572797 Email: [email protected] Web Site: www.stmm.org.uk Reg. Charity No. 246871 Priest: Rev. John Cooke. Second Sunday of Lent Year of Mark (B) Sun 1st March 2015 THE WEEK AHEAD Diary - at a glance ... BAPTISM ‘Welcome to God’s Family!’ Sun 1st Our next preparation sessions Mondays 11th & 18th May at 7.30pm (Hall) Application forms with details of preparation sessions are available in the Foyer. Why not take part while you are still expecting? One less thing to worry about! Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat Sun 8th am/pm 3pm 4.30pm 5pm 10.30am 11am 7pm 10am 11.15am 7.30pm 10.30am 11am 7pm 1.30pm 6pm 7pm 11am 4pm 8.15am 5pm 6.30pm Bag Collection Sunday Meeting with a wedding couple Confirmation session Stations of the Cross & Benediction Rosary in Lady Chapel Appointment with a Parishioner RCIA ‘Eucharist’ Appointment with a Parishioner Stations of the Cross Choir Practice Bethany Group & Rosary Clergy Meeting (Bishop Agenda) Lent Reflection Evening (Church) Gosport - Franciscan Sisters Exposition of Blessed Sacrament Vigil Reception - Tony Trigg RIP Requiem Mass - Tony Trigg RIP House blessing Flame 2 - Wembley Arena 10,000! Stations of the Cross & Benediction RCIA - Scrutinies NEW FRANCISCAN SISTERS (Bridgemary) Tues 24th March (Vigil for the Annunciation) You are all invited to join us at St Mary’s, Gosport, to welcome the Sisters who will move into Bridgemary after Easter. We will have Rosary at 6.30pm and Mass at 7pm. Mass will be celebrated by Bishop Philip and there will be some refreshments in the St Mary’s Hall afterwards. Please join us and meet our new community, who we hope will be working across the Parish, in time. NATIONAL YOUTH CONGRESS - ‘FLAME 2’ Sat. 7th Mar. 2015 - Wembley Arena. For those travelling with our group to Flame 2, please ensure you are at the St Margaret Mary Car park by 8.15am sharp for a 8.30am departure! Don’t forget your packed lunch and snacks for the day and pocket money, if you wish. QUESTIONS FOR REFLECTION The second reading from Romans begins with these words: “If God is for us, who can be against us?” How would you describe, from the reading, what St. Paul believes is the Christian's first and final answer in times of difficulty, despair, suffering, and fear? How can you apply Paul’s answer to your own life? FIRST EUCHARIST PROGRAMME 2015 We ask for Forgiveness; Reconciliation Parents Session: Tues 10th Mar 7.30-9pm in the Hall Children’s session: Sat 14th Mar 10.30am - 12.30pm First Reconciliation Family Service: Sat 21st March 3pm in the Church and a tea in the Hall afterwards REST IN PEACE Please pray for Tony Trigg RIP who died on 11th Feb. Tony will be received into the Church for a Vigil on Thurs 5th March at 7pm and his Requiem Mass will be on Friday 6th March at 11am. May he rest in peace & rise in glory. CHILDREN’S LITURGY - HOLY WEEK Good Friday Stations of the Cross/ Easter Sunday A brief meeting for those who wish to take part on Sun 18th March after 10.15am Mass, with short rehearsals the following 2 Sundays. Please take a flier ... FORTY HOURS VIGIL This Fri 13th March 3pm to Sun 15th March 7am Continuous adoration of the Blessed Sacrament. This ancient devotion represents the forty hours Jesus spent in the tomb from Good Friday to His glorious Resurrection. We are looking for volunteers to sign up and spend an hour or two with Our Lord. Why not make this your Lenten retreat? Session: ‘Dignity of the human person’ Today, 1st March 4.30 - 6pm in the Hall There will be two night vigils over the Friday and Saturday nights so we are especially looking for volunteers for these times. Please sign up on the lists which will go up shortly in the Foyer. Or telephone David Walford 01489 481698 for more info. and offers of help. Refreshments available in the Paray Room. ADULT JOURNEY IN FAITH - R.C.I.A. LENT Prayer, Fasting and Almsgiving Meeting in the Paray Room, the room on the right as you enter the Foyer. Mon 2nd March. 7pm - 8.30pm Theme: ‘The Eucharist’ Our group is an ongoing programme for Adults who may be considering becoming a Catholic, or would like to be Confirmed. If you would like to know more please speak to Suzanne Hogg, Fr. John or Clare. Lent is here! A season of grace in which we prepare ourselves to celebrate with profound joy the death and resurrection of Our Lord, Jesus Christ. During Lent we are called to fast, to pray and to give alms. CONFIRMATION 2016 CAFOD Family Fast Day Fri 27th Feb With the collection of savings today, Sun 1st March. To support Lent Fast Day please pick up an envelope in the Church foyer. For more information visit cafod.org.uk/fastday CATHOLIC MARRIAGE CARE Experiencing upset or difficulties? Tel. 0118 946 2529 PRAYERS PLEASE For Irene Hollywood, Wyn Harfield, Susan Morris, Margaret & Ces Smith, Cathy Hutley, James Brown, Julia Taylor, Pat Juke, Leila Kroon, Marion Scott, Abigail & Siobhan Jefferies, Samantha Donohoe, Paddie Hughes, Tim Healey, May & Bernard Maginn, Marion Celand, Alan Dixon, Simon Zasc, Florrie Jones, Eileen Parsons, Shauna Corr, Danny Watts, Joseph Dolan, Ellen Notley, Stuart Mercer, Jane Savage, Ernest Anthony, John Marvao, Pat Cooke, Thomas McCartney, Dennis Allen, Kol Thelis, Pat Elward, Bob Slater, Polly Stansbridge, Joan Jones, Frankie Lane, Sue & John Forer & Joseph Tobin. Thank you. Stations of the Cross & Benediction Sundays 5pm Lenten Reflection Evenings Weds 4th & 18th March 7 - 8pm Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament Thursdays from 6 - 8pm Service of Reconciliation with Confessions Sun 22nd March 3pm PARISH S.V.P. GROUP ‘St Vincent de Paul’ Last Saturday of the month 2-4pm 'Vinnies' Drop-in. (Next date 28th March) Please pop in for a Cuppa, Chat, some time for you We will either be in the Paray Room or the Hall. Next Meeting: Sun 8th March 4.45pm, Paray Room PLANNED GIVING ENVELOPES FOR 2015-16 will be available in the Paray Room on Sun 8th March. SUNDAY COLLECTION Thank you for your generosity. Sun 22nd Feb Loose Plate £265.81 Envelopes £398.50 Bankers Orders c.£470 TOTAL £1,134.31 Last weekend a second collection for the Easter Flowers £175 Today, a CAFOD Family Fast Day collection MESSAGE FROM BISHOP PHILIP Evangelisation Strategy Teams Bishop Philip writes: “Praying for the Evangelisation Strategy Team. During Lent, time allowing, Fr John will meet with possible team members for the Evangelisation Strategy Team. Please continue to pray during this time, that those with the gifts and skills to serve on this Team might come forward, and that the Holy Spirit continues to guide the process. Thank you.” To find out more, go to www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk /evangelisation-teams YEARS 7-13 NIGHT OUT Sat 7th Mar 7.30-10pm Churches Together Event for young people in Years 7-11. Saturday night special at Fareham leisure centre. Costs £4.25 for entrance and your snack money. Come with your friends and enjoy squash, swimming, football bouncy castle, tuck shop etc See you there! (Young people can be dropped off and picked up as adult supervision is provided from the various Church Youth group leaders) LENT SOUP LUNCH Sat 28th March at 12 noon This year’s annual Lent Soup lunch will be organised by the S.V.P. and monies raised will go toward their funds assisting those in need. Please join us in the Hall for a tasty lunch! If you’d like to donate soup or help with serving, please contact the Parish office. Mass Times, Services & Intentions Second Sun of Lent B Sun 1st Mar ‘15 Lent - Week 2 of 6 Prayer of the Church Week 2 Dawn Mass 8am Day Mass 10.15am Lent Devotions 5pm Evening Mass 6.30pm For the People of the Parish Holy Souls - FOSS (Armstrong) Stations Cross & Benediction Mary Morrish RIP Mon Tue Wed Thur Fri Sat Lent Lent Lent Lent Vigil Funeral 9.45am 12 noon 9.45am 9.45am 7pm 11am — Third Sun of Lent B Sun 8th Mar ‘15 Dawn Mass 8am Day Mass 10.15am Lent Devotions 5pm Evening Mass 6.30pm Ints of Ozric & Family (Arm’st) Holy Souls (Ip) Holy Souls (Walford) Liturgy of Word & Eucharist Reception Tony Trigg RIP Requiem Tony Trigg RIP Sorry, no confessions Lent - Week 3 of 6 Prayer of the Church Week 3 For the People of the Parish Jean Hoyle RIP Stations Cross & Benediction Irene Dallimore RIP Sacrament of Reconciliation Sorry, no confessions PPC & Group Reps Chair Mrs Helen Gardner. 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