18th January, 2014 – First Mass (Second Sunday in Ordinary Time)

WELCOME

Times of Mass and Devotions
Sat   18 Jan	5.30pm	HA	First Mass	Special Intentions of the people of the Parish
Sun  19 Jan	9.15am	HF	Second Sunday in Ordinary Time	Terry Framp (RIP)
	11.00am	HA		Fr. Luke Turon (RIP)
Mon  20 Jan			NO MASS	NO MASS
Tue  21 Jan	10.00am	HF	St. Agnes Virgin & Martyr	Frank Packwood (RIP)
Wed 22 Jan	9.30am	HA	Week 2 in Ordinary Time	Harry Tewkesbury (RIP)
Thur 23 Jan	7.30pm	HF	Week 2 in Ordinary Time	The James & Da Silva Family (RIP) Book of Holy Souls
Fri    24 Jan	12.00pm	HA	St. Francis de Sales	Emillio Petrillo (RIP) Book of Holy Souls
Sat   25 Jan	5.30pm	HA	First Mass	James & Margaret Kiely (RIP)
Sun  26 Jan	9.15am	HF	Second Sunday in Ordinary Time	Special Intentions of the people of the Parish
	11.00am	HA		Mary Leahy (RIP)

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

 

Liturgy

19^th January, 2014
Theme:  Jesus is the Lamb of God

Entrance:      HA: 768     HF: 268 How lovely on the ..
Offertory:           HA:  806    HF: 913 The Lord’s my..
Final Hymn:  HA:  722    HF: 190 Give me joy

 

Information

Collections for 12/1/2014

Holy Angels:  £269.35 + Standing Orders
Holy Family:  £ 216.00 + Standing Orders         

Prayer Group for Holy Angels and Holy Family Churches takes place once a month on a Tuesday.  The next date is Tuesday, 11^th February 2014.  Coffee at 7.30pm for 7.45pm start. To be held in the Parish Office.

Open Afternoon at Farnborough Hill School: Friday 31^st January starting at 1.30pm everyone is welcome to attend.

Baptism

Baptism Courses:
Mon. 10th Feb. – Holy Angels St. Mary’s room 7:45pm
Mon. 24th March – Holy Family Hall 7:45pm
Monday 12th May – Holy Angels St. Mary’s room 7:45pm
Mon. 7th July – Holy Family Hall 7:45pm

Please make an appointment to see the Priest/Deacon to discuss what you need to do to prepare for your child’s baptism. If you are new to the Parish, please complete pink Registration Form and make yourself known to Father David or Deacon John after Mass.

 

Prayer Requests

For the sick:  Deacon David Morgan, Newton Abrew, Edd Turnell and Paul Gibson’s Mother, Judy.

Please also could you remember in your prayers the mother of Jeanette Esposito.  Her mother, Elizabeth Ann Lanaghan sadly passed away recently after a long illness.  May she rest in peace.

Also for Sharon O’Brien’s mother, Barbara, who sadly passed away this week after a long illness, may she rest in peace.

We pray for both families at this very sad 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 – December 2013 Draw

1^st Prize            Ticket No:         12         Mrs. M. Day
2^nd Prize            Ticket No:         140       Mrs. G. Benson
(Joint prize)       Ticket No:         131       Mrs. J. Jamieson

Holy Family

Songs of Praise by Churches Together in Farnham

Sunday 26^th January at 4pm at HolyFamilyChurch, Heath End, Farnham. All are welcome

Father David’s Message

This weekend we begin the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.  People have different ideas of what they understand by Christian Unity.  For some, it means uniformity – everyone using the same translation of prayers and form of worship.  Others see Christian Unity as a common understanding of friendship between different religious groups or denominations who recognise Christ but differ in what they believe he taught.  In truth the only hope for real unity is in praying for a deeper understanding of the unity that Christ himself hoped for – perhaps he would not be so worried about “outward unity” but happy with Christians of all traditions believing and teaching the same basic truths and showing their love for him in whatever way they find most helpful and meaningful.  Any mother or father with several children will know that they each express themselves in different ways but hopefully all their children express themselves with love from the heart. Somehow I think that God understands this too and is happier with a positive response to his love rather than no response to his love – even if it may take different forms and be expressed in different ways.

May I remind you of the two events that we have been asked to participate in during this Week of Prayer for Christian Unity:-

1. Sunday, 19^th January at 3pm.  A Taize Service at St. Mark’s Church, Normandy followed by refreshments in the Hall.
2. Sunday, 26^th January at 4pm. A Songs of Praise organised by Churches Together in Farnham at HolyFamilyChurch, Farnham. Refreshments in the hall after the service.

I look forward to seeing as many of you as possible at one or both of these services.  As there will be people from many different local Churches, please make sure you let people know that you are representing Holy Angels or HolyFamilyChurch so they can see we support the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity.

This week we have also received an invitation from Rev. Neil Lambert to share in a joint act of worship followed by a Social Gathering this year.  The other Churches realise that we cannot be in two or three places at the same time, so the shared event with St. Mary’s will take place later in the Year.  Any suggestions for the event?

God Bless you all,     Father David

A Reflection

Forgiving does not mean forgetting.  When we forgive a person, the memory of the wound might stay with us for a long time, even throughout our lives.  Sometimes we carry the memory in our bodies as a visible sign.  But forgiveness changes the way we remember.  It converts the curse into a blessing.  When we forgive our parents for their divorce, our children for their lack of attention, our friends for unfaithfulness in crisis, our doctors for their ill advice, we no longer have to experience ourselves as the victims of events we had no control over.

Forgiveness allows us to claim our own power and not let these events destroy us; it enables them to become events that deepen the wisdom of our hearts.  Forgiveness indeed heals memories.

This Reflection is taken from a Book of Daily Thoughts called Bread for the Journey ISBN 0-232-52202-0 published by Darton, Longman and Todd price £9.95.  This useful thought provoker goes well with a cup of coffee each morning!