C ATHOLIC P ORTSMOUTH
Catholic Parishes and Schools in Partnership in the City of Portsmouth
2 AUGUST TO 16 AUGUST 2015
Once upon a time a little sparrow lay on its back in the road, its legs flailing desperately in the air.
A motorist came driving by, stopped abruptly, wound down their window and asked, ‘what do
you think you are doing?’ ‘I heard that the sky will fall in today,’ said the sparrow, ‘and I am trying
to hold it up.’ The motorist retorted, ‘and do you really think that you, feeble and pathetic
creature that you are, can make any difference to that?’ ‘One does what one can’ replied the
sparrow.
All our actions towards good can seem as lost and inconsequential as that of the sparrow in my
story. As a gardener I have lately been impatient that my efforts to transform my garden into
another Eden seem hampered by bindweed. As a parish we bring items of food to be passed on
to a local foodbank but I have heard some wonder why we bother providing what they
described as a ‘bandage to a social wound.’ As a city we strive to treasure the variety of
nationalities who have chosen to live here but wonder what we’re not doing right when a fourth
Jihadist from Portsmouth is said to have been killed in Syria fighting for ISIS. As a nation we
continue to try and build a healthy economy but worry at being partners in the construction of a
global market which freezes out so many. It can seem that whatever our efforts, all is futile.
Perhaps we all need to lie on our backs – the road is not really a suitable place but I’m sure that
like me you can find someplace else that is. Gazing upwards whilst remaining mindful of all we
believe is worth striving for, perhaps we should reflect again on the hardest part of the Lord’s
Prayer: ‘thy kingdom come, thy will be done.’ If we can lie still for a moment, perhaps with only
our legs flailing desperately in the air in imitation of the sparrow in my story, we might see anew
that our mission in this life is not to seek our own fulfilment nor that of any family, city or nation
except in doing what we can to inaugurate new ways, new experiments, new signs of the
coming Kingdom of God. In such activity, we imitate Jesus Christ our Saviour who came not to
seek our admiration but our imitation. The gospels do not record him lying on the ground with his
feet flailing in the air (what an image!) but they do record his passion for proclaiming, ‘the
kingdom of God is close at hand.’ It is not a kingdom for later; it’s a kingdom for now. Our many
and varied efforts, however seemingly inconsequential, do bring it to birth. Even when the world
resists us there remains an eternal value in doing what we can to make real our prayer, ‘thy
kingdom come, thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven.’
Canon Dominic Golding
St John’s Cathedral: Bishop’s House, Bishop Crispian Way, PO1 3HG – Tel. 02392 826170
Cathedral Dean: Canon Dominic Golding VG – dgolding@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Assistant Priest: Fr James McAuley – jmcauley@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Parish Secretary: Mrs Lily Peach – cathedral@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk – Office Hours: 0900-1600 Monday – Friday
Safeguarding Representative: Sue Smy 023 9273 0855
Corpus Christi & St Joseph Fr Steven Restori tel 023 9266 0927 – ccsj@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Corpus Christi Gladys Avenue, North End PO2 9AZ – St Joseph Tangier Road, Copnor PO3 6JH
Parish Sister: Sr Mary Gleavey FMDM 07586 801868 – St Joseph Hall Bookings: Mrs Mary Vale 07897 488254
Safeguarding Representative: Elaine Lindsay 07749 200592
Our Lady of Lourdes & St Swithun Fr Simon Thomson tel. 023 9282 8305 – southseaparish@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Our Lady of Lourdes Bransbury Road, Eastney, PO4 9JY - St Swithun 105 Waverley Road, Southsea, PO5 2PL
Pastoral Assistant: Sr Marie Elise Tel. 07747 728734 Parish Secretary: Mrs Clare Shore – Office Hours: 0900 – 1600 Tue-Fri
Safeguarding Representaive: Val Croughan 023 9234 1682
St Colman with St Paul Fr Joe McNerney– scsp@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk - 023 9228 6408 (Hospital Chaplain)
St Colman St Colman’s Avenue, Cosham, PO6 2JJ – St Paul Allaway Avenue, PO6 4DG– tel. 023 9237 6151
Parish Assistant: Mrs Tess Pritchard Office Hours: 0900-1500 Mo-Wed & Fri
Safeguarding Representative: Irene Taylor 023 9264 0754 or 07914 722708
Catholic Portsmouth - www.CatholicPortsmouth.org.uk
Pastoral Youth Worker: Dom DeBoo tel 023 9283 6524 mob 07769 185603 – ddeboo@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
CLERGY HOLIDAYS
Fr James is away on his annual
summer break and returns on 9
August. Canon David Mahy is also
currently away on holiday. Only
Canon Dominic remains!
FOOD BANK
Please drop in all donations of
tinned
and
packaged
nonperishable food in the sacristy after
all Masses today.
DIAMOND WEDDING ANNIVERSARY
Congratulations to Derek and Ann
Fry who are celebrating their 60th
wedding anniversary – truly have
they been living signs of God’s
unchanging love! At the 1000 Mass
on Sunday 2 August they will
receive a special blessing. Let us
support them with the gift of our
prayers.
ADORATION OF THE BLESSED
SACRAMENT
There will be no Adoration during
the month of August due to most
adorers being away on holiday. It
will resume on Friday 4 September
at 0800. If you can commit to one
hour every Friday please speak
with Cicy on 0772 3049 406.
LOURDES DIOCESAN PILGRIMAGE
The annual Lourdes pilgrimage in
France will be held from 21- 28
August 2015. Please pray for all
pilgrims and helpers attending this
pilgrimage.
RIDE+ STRIDE 2015
This year’s national Ride+Stride to
raise funds for historic churches
including our own takes place on
Saturday 12 Sept. We will be
fielding two walking/riding groups:
an Adult Group organised by Paul
Washington and a Youth Group
organised by Dom de Boo. Please
help our groups to raise a good
sum by sponsoring them on the
forms in the Friends’ Hall. If you
would like to join either group,
please speak to Paul or Dom.
BRASS CLEANERS NEEDED
Brass cleaners are needed to help
clean candle holders, brass plates
and
other
brass
ornaments.
Cleaning is done on Friday
mornings around 1030 but other
days/times can be organised as
well. If you can help just turn up on
Friday morning or contact Marie
Costa on 07905 336 738 for more
details.
EARLY MORNING MASS
The early morning Mass at 0730 will
be celebrated at St John’s Chapel
every Wednesday and Friday in
August. All welcome.
CONFIRMATION 2015
If you are in school year 8 or above
and would like to prepare for
Confirmation please contact Dom
de Boo for an application form.
There will be an Information Meeting
on Tuesday 1 October at 1930 in the
Friends’ Hall. The sacrament of
Confirmation will be conferred by
the Bishop on Sunday 8 May at 1500.
For more details please email
ddeboo@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION 2016
Next year’s First Communions will be
on Sunday 29 May 2016 (Solemnity of
Corpus Christi) and preparation
classes will run from November until
May. Children need to be entering
school Year 3 or above to take part
in the programme.
ALTAR SERVING
If you have made your First Holy
Communion and would like to start
being one of our Cathedral altar
servers please come in good time to
the Sacristy before Mass. We will kit
you out and get you started. Serving
at the altar is a good way of growing
in knowledge and love of the Holy
Mass provides you with a new of
friends.
CHURCH IN ENGLAND AND WALES
LAUNCHES SAFEGUARDING ELEARNING
If you have a role working with
children, young people or adults
who may be vulnerable, or if you are
a parent who wants to understand
on-line safety, you are encouraged
to read the E-learning Safeguarding
Brochure
on
line
at
website
http://www.portsmouthdiocese.org.
uk/safeguarding/. This explains what
programmes are available via elearning and how to access the
programmes that interest you. This elearning package is part of the
Church’s
commitment
to
safeguarding, recognising we all
have a role to play in creating a safe
environment.
PILGRIMAGE TO MEDJUGORJE
Judy Pellatt is organising another
pilgrimage to Medjugorje from 30
Sept to 7 October. Please contact
Judy on 023 9286 3585.
DIVINE MERCY RETREAT
Come and bring your family and
friends to Merciful Jesus on
Saturday 22 Aug from 1100-1600 in
the Cathedral. Led by the Marian
Fathers. Programme as follows:
-1100
Praise
&
Worship,
Enthronement of Merciful Jesus
-1130 Talk 1
-1215 Holy Mass
-1315 Lunch (please bring packed
lunch)
-1415 Talk 2
-1500 Hour of Mercy/Benediction
-1545 Veneration of the Image of
Merciful Jesus and Relic of
Saint Faustina
-1600 Departure
MIGRANT SLAVERY CONFERENCE
Saturday 26 September from 0930 1530 at St. Bede’s Church, Popley
Way, Basingstoke RG24 9DX.
The Justice, Peace and Social
Responsibility Team of the Diocese
of Portsmouth are hosting this
conference. There is an excellent
team of speakers including:
Kevin Hyland, Independent AntiSlavery Commissioner
 Fiona Cunningham, Centre for
Social Justice
 Jess Gealer, Medaille Trust
Laura
Franklin,
Assistant
Commissioner, Police and Crime
Commissioner,
Isle
of
Wight
Booking is essential: the day will
cost
£10.
To
book
www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/mi
grantslavery-day.php
SOUTHAMPTON CELEBRATE
WEEKEND 2015
This takes place on 26 & 27
September at St Mary's College,
Bitterne Park, Southampton. This
year will mark the 8th anniversary
of the Celebrate weekend in
Southampton. The celebrants on
Saturday will be Fr. Mark Hogan
and on Sunday Fr. John Chandler.
Tel 02380 292 058 or by email:
peterszymanski@hotmail.co.uk.
Full details and booking forms
www.celebrateconference.org.
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Liturgy Calendar and Mass Times
SATURDAY 1 AUGUST
Vigil Mass of 18th Sunday
of Ordinary Time
SUNDAY 2 AUGUST
EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY
OF ORDINARY TIME
Exodus 16:2-4, 12-15
Ephesians 4:17, 20-24
John 6:24-35
Parish Mass Book p 114
MONDAY 3 AUGUST
Feria 18th Week of Ordinary Time
TUESDAY 4 AUGUST
of the 18th Week of Ordinary Time
St John Vianney, Priest, memorial
WEDNESDAY 5 AUGUST
Dedication of the Basilica of St Mary
Major, Rome, optional memorial
or Feria [18th Week of Ordinary Time]
THURSDAY 6 AUGUST
THE TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD,
feast
FRIDAY 7 AUGUST
St Sixtus II, Pope & Companions,
Martyrs, optional memorial
or: St Cajetan, Founder, optional
memorial or: Feria [18th Week of
Ordinary Time]
SATURDAY 8 AUGUST
of the 18th Week of Ordinary Time
St Dominic, Founder, memorial
SATURDAY 8 AUGUST
Vigil Mass of 19th Sunday
of Ordinary Time
SUNDAY 9 AUGUST
NINETEENTH SUNDAY
OF ORDINARY TIME
1 Kings 19:4-8
Ephesians 4:30-5:2
John 6:41-51
Parish Mass Book p 117
MONDAY 10 AUGUST
ST LAURENCE,
Deacon, Martyr, feast
TUESDAY 11 AUGUST
of the 19th Week of Ordinary Time
St Clare, Foundress, memorial
0800
0830
0900
0930
1000
1015
1100
1100
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1800
0915
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1215
0915
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1215
1900
0730
0915
1000
1200
1215
0915
0930
1000
1200
1215
0730
0930
1000
1215
St John’s Cathedral
Our Lady of Lourdes
St Joseph
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun Lau
St Joseph
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
Corpus Christi
St Paul
St John’s Cathedral
QA Hospital W
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
St Swithun
Corpus Christi
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
St Joseph
St Swithun
Our Lady of Lourdes
St John’s Cathedral
St John’s Cathedral
Corpus Christi
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
1830
St Colman
1800
0900
1000
1215
1800
0800
0830
0900
0930
1000
1015
1100
1100
1200
1600
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1800
Murphy and Meehan RIP
People of the Parish
Joseph & Annie Old P
Ellen Mollinson RIP (PM)
Intentions of Stephen and Maria
Lawrence Warren RIP P
People of the Parish
Winifred Cummings RIP (FM)
Angela and Allan INT
Coleen and Doreen Smith Golden Wedding Anniv
Canon Richard INT
Veronica Tremain RIP (BR)
People of the Parish
Win & Tome Cummings RIP (CC)
Donor’s Intentions (DG)
Maria & Peter Mason Good Estate (PM)
Sr Joan Kullander RIP
Helen Tumba RIP
Private Ints (Priests, Nuns & Religious) (CC)
Sr Bernadette Duggan
Intentions of First Community (DG)
Deceased Benefactors
Hope & Derek Whittaker Good Estate (PM)
Ted and Micheline Thompson INT (P Groom)
Molly Sweeney RIP
Jose Gabriel Rodrigues Correia RIP
Private Ints (Friends, Relatives, Alive & Dec’d) (CC)
Sydney Curtis P
Frank Linington RIP F
Donor’s Intention
Audrey Dowling RIP
Patrick John William Louge P
Agnes Mary Loasby RIP F
Patricia Ethel O’Connell RIP F
Julia & Gary Ward – Good Estate (PM)
Corpus Christi
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St John’s Cathedral
Our Lady of Lourdes
St Joseph
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St Joseph
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
Corpus Christi
St Paul
St John’s Cathedral
QA Hospital PaoP
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
Canon Reginald Raab & Deceased Relations P
Mary Ann Glyson RIP P
Holy Souls
Donor’s Intentions (DG)
People of the Parish
Bishop John Baptist Cahill P
Ray Bonner RIP (CB)
Intentions of Paul and Kate
People of the Parish
Mike Webber RIP (HW)
Intentions of Pauline Christina Skinner
Harry & Madge Murray’s Intentions (P Groom)
Kathleen Doyle RIP
Murphy Family RIP (TK)
Donor’s Intentions
Pat Smith – Good Estate (PM)
Mass in Polish
People of the Parish
0915
St Colman MMa Mark Litrizza (FM)
1000
St Swithun
1215
0915
1000
1215
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
T
Tudor Family F
Funeral Mass of William Moran RIP
Bridie Cooper – Good Estate (PM)
Norah Hester Warren RIP P
Sister Ann Doyle RIP
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Liturgy Calendar and Mass Times
WEDNESDAY 12 AUGUST
St Jane Frances de Chantal,
Foundress, optional memorial or:
Feria [19th Week of Ordinary Time]
THURSDAY 13 AUGUST
St Pontian, Pope, & St Hippolytus,
Priest, Martyrs, optional memorial
or: Feria [19th Week of Ordinary Time]
FRIDAY 14 AUGUST
of the 19th Week of Ordinary Time
St Maximilian Maria Kolbe, Priest,
Martyr, memorial
SATURDAY 15 AUGUST
Our Lady on Saturday
or: Feria [19th Week of Ordinary Time]
SATURDAY 15 AUGUST
Vigil Mass of
The Assumption of Our Lady,
solemnity
SUNDAY 16 AUGUST
THE ASSUMPTION OF OUR LADY,
solemnity
Apocalypse 11:19; 12:1-6, 10
1 Corinthians 15:20-26
Luke 1:39-56
Parish Mass Book p 180
CONTACT Youth Club (11 – 16)
Thank you to our excellent
volunteers; Vanessa Sharman,
Peter Shears, Sofia Edwards,
Luzette and Paul Hopkins, Mark
Doswell and especially Irene Taylor
who is now leaving after eight
years of service to young people.
We look forward to seeing you all
in September. Next Session: Wed
9 September
SAFEGUARDING TRAINING
We will be running Safeguarding
Training at St Colman’s Catholic
Church on Tuesday 29 September
from 1900 – 2115.
To book, please contact Dom
WORLD YOUTH DAY
Next July, the Diocese are running
a trip to Krakow, Poland to take
part in World Youth Day. We
would love to take a group to be
part of this exciting adventure,
For more information please
contact Will Hince by email:
whince@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
0730
1000
1200
1215
0915
1000
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
Corpus Christi
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
St Swithun
Elizabeth Enoch Carrew RIP P
John Jefferd RIP & Mary Jefferd RIP F
Patrick and Angela Welton INT
Bridie Taylor (Good Estate) (PM)
Miss Clare de Harnel & Parents RIP F
1215
St John’s Cathedral
Donor’s Intentions (DG)
0730
0930
1000
1215
1830
0900
1000
1215
St John’s Cathedral
Corpus Christi
St Swithun Kevi
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
Corpus Christi
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St John’s Cathedral
Our Lady of Lourdes
St Joseph
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St Joseph
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
NNN
St Swithun
Corpus Christi
St Paul
Kkkk
St John's Cathedral
Do
QA Hospital Mass
St John’s Cathedral
Don
1800
0800
0830
0900
0930
1000
1015
1100
1100
1200
1600
1800
Bridget & Michael Harte P
Kevin MacDonald RIP F
Anne Munt RIP F
Private Ints (Priests, Nuns & Religious – Two parishes)
Father Frederick Freely P
CWL Rota Mass INT
Johanna and Timothy Short RIP
People of the Parish
Jennifer Shields – Good Estate (PM)
Mary Cecilia Coghlan RIP
People of the Parish
William Mullane P
Joan and Bill Hudson RIP (BH)
North Family Deceased F
Violet Elizabeth Lee F
Kelleher Family RIP (TK)
People of the Parish
Mass for the Sick (MS)
Donor’s Intentions (DG)
For more info or to book contact Dom DeBoo:
facebook: ‘Dom DeBoo Portsmouth’
twitter @Dom_DeBoo_Youth
www.catholicportsmouth.org.uk/youth
ddeboo@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
tel: 07769185603
DUKE OF EDINBURGH
If you are going to be 14 and above in
September, we are looking to run a
Bronze Duke of Edinburgh award in
partnership with Motiv8. If you are
interested in being involved, please let
me know over the summer and we will
give you more details.
PRAISE IN THE PARK: (SAT 1 AUG)
City Life are organising an afternoon
called Praise in the Park at Baffins Pond
from 12.00 – 2.30pm on Saturday 1
August. It looks really fun and should be
a great opportunity to worship
alongside other churches. For more info
search Praise in the Park, Portsmouth.
ZONED In (Year 5 - 6 Youth Club)
ZONED In youth club has now finished
for the year. A huge thanks to Sam
Harris, Angela Tallieu and all the
parents who have helped us over the
course of the year. A special thanks
to Mrs Cain and Corpus Christi Primary
school for hosting us this year. We
start again for years 5 and 6 in
September so do come and join us.
Next Session: Thursday 17 September
CONFIRMATION 2016
If you are going to be in school years
8 or 9 from September and would like
to register for next year’s confirmation
programme 2016, please contact me
via email and I will send you a
booking form. The Confirmation
meeting for all interested in being
part of next years programme will be
on Tuesday 13 Oct at 1930 in St John’s
Cathedral Hall.
HAVE A GREAT SUMMER
Have a blessed, fun and restful
summer and we look forward to
seeing you when the programme
starts again in September.
MASS TIMES AT THE ORDINARIATE CHURCH OF ST AGATHA’S, MARKET WAY:
Sundays: 1100 Solemn Mass – Mondays and Fridays: 1100 Low Mass
Saturdays: 1100 Mass of Our Lady - Holy Days of Obligation and Festivals: Services times as announced.
St Agatha’s, Portsmouth Market Way, PO1 4AD Tel: 01329 230 330 Contact: Fr J Maunder
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