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QUIZ NIGHT – LOURDES YOUNG HELPERS FUNDRAISER Friday 19th June , 7pm at St Philip Howard Hall Doors Open 6.30pm. Quiz starts 7.15pm £5 per person or £25 per table of 6 Supporting Callum, Mitchelle, Faith and Bethany. Hoping to raise funds towards their (CA) £600 Young Helpers fare. Quiz. Raffle. Games. Bring your own nibbles and drinks. Please contact the parish office.
Volunteer needed please to read out the appeal (which Stella Maris will provide) at the end of Masses that weekend. Pls contact: Roland.hayes@stellamarismail.org
www.spuc.org.uk/campaign/join-the-fightback/ Parliament has removed legal consequences for selfinduced abortion up to birth. We are deeply concerned by this change, please join the campaign to restore greater protection for unborn children. Cards are in the foyer.
The Parish Caritas Representative is a new volunteer role to support the Church to reach out to those in need in the wider community. No experience is needed, just a passion to put faith into action and to make a difference. To find out more please contact Jenny at caritas@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Please visit www.catholicchurchfareham.org.uk/baptism Please visit the parish website for details and to register online. Why not take part while “still expecting”? Next Preparation Pathway dates commences in JULY
SERVER OF THE MONTH - May Well done to Daniel E-G and Faith F. who have been awarded the Green Cincture of Honour for the coming month. Above all, thank you to all the servers and their families for your support.
Tuesdays, 10:30am - 12 noon Sacred Heart Church Come & be with Our Lord, even if only for a few moments. Essential for growing in a personal relationship with Christ. HOLY HOUR FOR VOCATIONS - ‘… ask the Lord.’ Mt 9:38 Thursdays, 7.30pm - 8.30pm at Sacred Heart Church Please come and pray for workers in the Lord’s vineyard.
CHURCH CLEANING SPH Thursday 2nd April at 8.30am and/or Saturday 4th April in the morning (time to be confirmed) Please contact the parish office or just turn up!
February “Server of the Month” Well done to Faith who has been awarded the Green Cincture of Honour for the coming month (March). Thank you to all the servers and their families for your support. Holy Week Practices and Triduum Liturgies Please return your attendance forms to the Sacristy for jobs!
A BIG THANK YOU From Cn. John and us all… To our BEREAVEMENT TEAM for the support with the large number of funerals that we've had recently. To our HEALTH AND SAFETY TEAM For their hard work signing off the necessary ‘Work Nest’ Audit for our two Church sites and liaising with our many Parish Groups (let alone the chore of the weekly checks). This has been a huge task, to say the least. Thank you all for your cooperaƟon with what has been asked by the Parish Team and the required checklists for this necessary part of Parish life that Cn John is legally responsible for.
I hope you have been blessed with an enjoyable Christmas and New Year. Your cards, kind messages and gifts to me have been so generous. Thank you too for your very kind gift of the Christmas offering. Thank you to the team for your huge effort with the extra celebrations for New Year, Altar Servers and Epiphany - AMDG. Cn John. (Cn John’s Christmas break is 26th - 30th January)
Please visit www.catholicchurchfareham.org.uk/baptism Please visit the parish website for details and to register online. Why not take part while “still expecting”? Next Preparation Pathway dates commences in JULY
“FEASTING ON THE WORD OF GOD” Friday 11.15am - 12pm in Sacred Heart Hall Come and join us to look deeper into Scriptures. Contact - Parish Office
PORTSMOUTH VOCATIONS www.portsmouthvocations.org Contact Canon John at 01329 318 869 or Email: vocations@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk “Seeker Saturdays” Pray, Decide & Don’t Worry Sat 13th June, 11am - 3pm at Sacred Heart Church. Fellowship, discussion, Mass, hospitality adoration. For those with “that idea that won’t go away”. Come and see!
Books wanted for ages 12–16: comics, sci-fi, mystery, sport, non-fiction and more. Year 7 SVP students from St Edmund’s School are collecting good-quality books for a charity book sale. Donations can be left in the box at the back of the church by Sunday 21 June 2026.
QUIZ NIGHT – LOURDES YOUNG HELPERS FUNDRAISER Friday 19th June , 7pm at St Philip Howard Hall Doors Open 6.30pm. Quiz starts 7.15pm £5 per person or £25 per table of 6 Supporting Callum, Mitchelle, Faith and Bethany. Hoping to raise funds towards their (CA) £600 Young Helpers fare. Quiz. Raffle. Games. Bring your own nibbles and drinks. Please contact the parish office.
JESUS YOUTH, ‘4th FRIDAYS ADORATION’ Friday 27th June 6pm - 10pm. Sacred Heart Church Time out to pray for peace. Come, just “be” with the Lord.
Sat 4th July 10am – 4pm, Bath Lane Recreation Ground Come and support our stall and outreach.
Coming together to help lead the singing at the Cathedral for Fr. Jack’s Ordination - big blessings will be known! Please contact Chris Lane; c-f.lane@outlook.com
If you are contacted by our Health and Safety Lead, please make every effort to complete any required actions. The Diocese regularly monitors our compliance with policies and training, and we currently have some outstanding requirements to address. Thank you for your cooperation.
CATHOLIC ASSOCIATION PILGRIMAGE Friday 21st - Friday 28th August 2026 Visit: www.catholicassociation.co.uk Chartered flights with Tangney Tours, a medically enhanced pilgrimage for Assisted Pilgrims. We are recruiting for a signer in British sign language for the liturgies. Any contacts who can help? Contact Cn. John
Pope Francis
If peoples are to remain brothers and sisters, prayer must rise unceasingly to Heaven, and one single word constantly echo on earth: peace.