15th February, 2014 – First Mass (Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time)

WELCOME

Times of Mass and Devotions

Sat 15  Feb 5.30pm HA First Mass Special Intentions of Mary Murphy
Sun 16 Feb 9.15am HF Sixth Sunday in Ordinary Time Special Intentions of the people of the Parish
  11.00am HA   All married couples at Holy Angels & Holy Family
Mon 17 Feb     NO MASS NO MASS
Tue  18 Feb 10.00am HF Week 6 in Ordinary Time Aileen and Bruce Gallagher (RIP) Holy Souls
Wed 19 Feb   9.30am HA Week 6 in Ordinary Time All victims of the recent flooding
Thur 20 Feb  7.30pm  HF NO MASS  (Liturgy of the Word)  
 Fri   21 Feb 12.00pm HA Week 6 in Ordinary Time Aklbert & Susie Farr (RIP) Holy Souls
Sat  22 Feb  5.30pm HA First Mass Margaret Grant & Alex Bott (RIP)
Sun  23 Feb  9.15am HF Seventh Sunday in Ordinary Time Special Intentions of the people of the Parish
  11.00am HA   Special Intentions of Connie Tewksbury

Sacrament of Reconciliation:-

Holy Angels: 1st Friday in the Month following 12.00pm Mass and at Holy Family: 1st Thursday in the month following the 7.30pm Mass.

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament every Wednesday at Holy Family @ 7.00pm (in Church Hall)

 (Parish Office Hours: 9.30am – 1.30pm)

                        Please note:  HF = Holy Family, Heath End, Farnham and HA = Holy Angels, Ash

Second Collection

There will be a Second Collection TODAY for the Catholic Education Service.

 

Liturgy

16th February:  The most important Law:  To love one another

Entrance:      HA: 920  HF: 4 A new commandment
Offertory:      HA: 888  HF:  800  When I needed .
Final Hymn:  HA: 960  HF:  233 Guide me O ..

Responsorial Psalm is said this week.

1st Reading:  (Eccles 15:15-20). God has given us the freedom to choose to do good or evil, to choose life or death.
2nd Reading: (1 Cor. 2:6-10). True wisdom comes from God, and reveals the wonderful things God has prepared for those who love him.
Gospel: (Mt. 5:17-37). Jesus proposes new standards of goodness for his disciples.

Information

Collections for 9/2/2014

Holy Angels: £217.60+ Standing Orders: £990 (Jan)
Holy Family: £231.61 + Standing Orders
: £993 (Jan)       

Prayer Group for Holy Angels and Holy Family Churches takes place once a month on a Tuesday.  The next date is Tuesday, 11th March, 8th April and 6th MayCoffee at 7.30pm for 7.45pm start. To be held in the Parish Office.

Volunteers Needed: We are looking for people from the Parish to join the First Holy Communion Catechist Team as we are loosing two members in August 2014. Please see Church Notice Boards for further information. (If you are interested in helping please contact:
amandawatty@sky.com; teresa.woods28@sky.com; lynnstathdee@btinternet.com; sussiesimms@hotmail.co.uk

Confessions: Extra opportunity during Lent to make your Easter Confessions on Sat.15th March from 10.30am following the First Holy Communion children’s first confessions when we have two visiting Priests,  Fr. Chris Whelan, Fr. Tony Sultana  who will be hearing Confessions.
Adult ConfirmationIf you are over 18 and have missed out on Confirmation for any reason and would like to receive the Sacrament please speak to Father David or Deacon John. (Please see letter from Deacon John on our Church Notice Boards. Also Leaflets available at back of Church.

The Holybourne Singers will be performing Vivaldi’s Gloria and Handel’s Dixit Dominus on Saturday, 29th March at 7.30pm, in St Lawrence Church, Alton.  Tickets are £10 (under 12’s free) from Waterstones in Alton or from  hsboxoffice@gmail.com or £12 on the door.

Christina Allgood & Chris Watkins are members of this choir. (Please see posters on Church Notice Boards for more information) Cathy Watkins

Baptisms

To help parents prepare for the Baptism of their children we run an information evening for parents as and when needed.  Please see Father David or Deacon John so that they can set the date for the next Course.   If your child is more than 2 years old in addition to the information evening both parents and the child will need additional preparation to ensure that the child will co-operate in being baptised.

Prayer Requests

For the sick:  Deacon David Morgan, Newton Abrew, Paul Gibson’s Mother, Judy. Dan Connors and Michael Ward both who are seriously ill at this time.

(If you would like prayers for friends or family members, please first check with that person that they are happy for their name to be mentioned in the weekly Newsletter)

Holy Angels

200 Club Winners – Jan. 2014 Draw

1st Prize           Ticket No:        142       Mrs. G. Benson
2nd Prize           Ticket No:        230       Mrs. W. Hussey
(Joint prize)     Ticket No:        177       Mrs. M. Llanwarne

Why not joint he Club – Try your luck
Contact: Paul Tremlett
 (Phone: 01483 810086 Mobile: 07899750949
email:  paulwtremlett@tinternet.com

Practice for Choir/Singers – fortnightly on Sundays at 10am before the 11.00am Mass beginning Next Sunday, 23rd Feb. (Coffee and tea will be available and all welcome).

Women’s World Day of PrayerFriday, 7 March at  7.30pm at St. Paul’s Church, Tongham.  This year the service has been prepared by the Christian women of Egypt and the theme is ‘Steams of the Desert’.  All are welcome to attend, men and women and people of all ages. (If you are hoping to attend name tags are available from Rita in the Parish Office which is a good way of showing your participation in this event).

 

The Cross on the Mound in front of Presbytery
Many people have commented on the Cross on the grass mound at Holy Angels.  A local photographer who works for a National Magazine heard that there are the remains of a World War Two Air raid shelter under the mound and they suggested that the symbolism – a Cross rising above on an old air raid shelter was very iconic and they would like to use it for a magazine article on the Second World War.  If anyone has any photos or reference to the Air raid Shelter that they would permit us to copy for our historical records and possibly the magazine article please see Father David or Deacon John.

Holy Family

WOMEN’S WORLD DAY OF PRAYER

Holy Family will be hosting this interdenominational service on  Friday, 7 March at 2.00 p.m.  This year the service has been prepared by the Christian women of Egypt and the theme is ‘Steams of the Desert’.  All are welcome to attend, men and women and people of all ages.  (Refreshments will be served after the service).

Quiz Evening  – Friday 21st February  (Ploughman’s Supper) 6:45 for 7pm start at Hale Institute Village Hall, Wings Road, Farnham, GU9 0HD   £10 per person  Farnham ASSIST 01252 717710 (Please bring your own drink and glass) proceeds go to ASSIST

Father David’s Message

The News this week has been dominated by the floods; first in Somerset and now very much nearer to home.  We have been lucky in Ash and Farnham in that we have had no serious floods, but our hearts go out to the elderly, handicapped and infirm in other parts of the country where they have been faced with real problems which are not over yet.

Tragedy can bring out the best in people and the worst in people.  It can also make us realise that life and good friends are more important than money and possessions.  In some areas people have met their neighbours for the first time and spent some time with them – sometimes at a flood relief centre.  There has also been the sadness of opportunists looting empty houses, giving no thoughts for the sadness and tragedy that their victims have already experienced through the flood waters.

Christ calls us to be fully human, and being fully human means not only getting to know and love God but also discovering the real meaning of being a good neighbour.  We can only wonder at what the world would be like if the love for our neighbours and care for those in need lasted beyond the tragedy.  In our Parish community we try to create and encourage at all times the love for each other that we see elsewhere in times of tragedy and which Jesus calls us to in the Gospel.

 

The Blessed Sacrament Chapel at Holy Angels

 (Behind the Altar)

Is reserved for you for

Private Prayer