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

16^th 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.

1^st Reading:  (Eccles 15:15-20). God has given us the freedom to choose to do good or evil, to choose life or death.
2^nd 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

Prayer Group for Holy Angels and Holy Family Churches takes place once a month on a Tuesday.  The next date is Tuesday, 11^th March, 8^th April and 6^th May.  Coffee 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.15^th 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 Confirmation – If 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.

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

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

 

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

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.

Private Prayer