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Times of Mass and Devotions |
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| Sat 4 Jan | 5.30pm | HA | First Mass (Father John Nuttall) | Special Intentions of the people of the Parish |
| Sun 5 Jan | 9.15am | HF | The Epiphany of the Lord (Father Graham Smith) | Terry McCourt (RIP) |
| 11.00am | HA | Donald Llanwarne & Kathleen Ward (RIP) Holy Souls | ||
| Mon 6 Jan | NO MASS | NO MASS | ||
| Tue 7 Jan | 10.00am | HF | Liturgy of the Word (Deacon John Edwards) | |
| Wed 8 Jan | NO MASS | NO MASS | ||
| Thur 9 Jan | 7.30pm | HF | Liturgy of the Word (Deacon John Edwards) | |
| Fri 10 Jan | 12.00pm | HA | Weekday of Christmas Time Mass | Deceased members of Abrew & Morgan families (RIP) Book of Holy Souls |
| Sat 11 Jan | 5.30pm | HA | First Mass | Mary and Maureen O’Shea (RIP) |
| Sun 12 Jan | 9.15am | HF | The Baptism of the Lord | Special Intentions of the people of the Parish |
| 11.00am | HA | Elizabeth Morris (RIP) | ||
Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) will be at Holy Angels on Friday, 10th January following the 12.00 midday Mass.
Thereafter Sacrament of Reconciliation will be as follows:-
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
5th January, 2014 Transferred Feast of The Epiphany of Jesus
Celebrant: Father Graham Smith
Entrance: HA: 170 HF: 788 We three Kings
Offertory: HA: 166 HF: 55 As with Gladness
Final Hymn: HA: 150 HF: 692 The First Nowell
Holy Family only:
Gloria: 406
Sanctus/Holy Holy 313
Agnus Dei – Lamb of God 313
Collections for 22/12/2013
Holy Angels: £250.66 + Standing Orders
Holy Family: £192.00 + Standing Orders
Collections for 29/12/2013
Holy Angels: £251.15 + Standing Orders
Holy Family: £266 + Standing Orders
Information
First Holy Communion
Tuesday 7th January – First Holy Communion Parent’s meeting, 8pm at Holy Angels
Saturday 11th January – First Holy Communion Family Church Search, 3.45pm at Holy Angels (followed by 5.30pm Mass)
Prayer Group for Holy Angels and Holy Family Churches takes place once a month on a Tuesday. The next date is Tuesday, 14th January and the 11th February 2014. Coffee at 7.30pm for 7.45pm start. To be held in the Parish Office.
Prayer for Christian Unity
Churches Together in Farnham
Sunday 19th January 2014 at 6.30pm:
Unity Service will be held at the United Reformed Church in South Street. Everyone is welcome.
Sunday 19th January 2014 at 3pm at St, Mark’s Church, Normandy a Taize Service (Anglican, Catholic and United Reformed Churches Together in Prayer).
Songs of Praise by Churches Together in Farnham
Sunday 26th January at 4pm at HolyFamilyChurch, Heath End, Farnham
Prayer Requests
For the sick: Barbara O’Brien, Deacon David Morgan, Newton Abrew, Tony Rankmore, Edd Turnell and Paul Gibson’s Mother, Judy.
(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)
Father David’s Message
Tradition tells us that the names of the Three Wisemen were Casper, Balthazar and Melchior. However, there is nothing in the Gospels to support this although their visit is well documented and has a very important significance for the mission of the Church.
The Wisemen were both travellers and astrologers. One of the main points in today’s Gospel marking the visit of the Wisemen is the celebration at the beginning of the life of Jesus of the worldwide, universal nature of salvation (that it was not just for the Jewish people) and the future Catholicity – universal nature of the Church.
Reflection
The Wisemen were led to Christ by the light of a star, but they saw the star only because they were not afraid to travel in the dark. We cannot see the stars in bright daylight but only in the darkness of the night; the darker the night, the brighter the stars shine. If Christ is the Light of the World does this not tell us something about our Faith and how our love for him can be made stronger when we have been through a dark time in our life and we have felt the presence and the light of Christ with us and leading us from darkness to the Light of a new day.
Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins on Saturday, 18th January. As a Parish we have been invited to share in two services of Prayer and Praise. The first is on Sunday, 19th at St. Mark’s Church, Normandy; this service will be based on the prayer life of the Ecumenical Taize Community in France and three denominations will be taking part, Anglican, Catholic and members of the United Reformed Church.
On Sunday, 26th January at 3pm we are hosting a Songs of Praise for Anglicans, Baptists, Catholics, Methodists and Pentecostals at HolyFamilyChurch, Farnham.
Please make a real effort to support and take part in one or both of these events during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity. Your presence will be a sign to our brothers and sisters in other Churches that you do care about them and wish to support Christians living in harmony and friendship with each other which is the first and most important ingredient for Christian Unity.
God Bless you all,
Father David
A few New Year Prayers
Almighty God, by whose mercy my life has continued for another year, I pray that, as my years increase, my sins may not increase.
As age advances, let me become more open, more faithful and more trusting in you.
Let me not be distracted by lesser things from what is truly important.
And if I become infirm as I grow old, may I not be overwhelmed by self-pity or bitterness. So that, when you finally call me to yourself, I may enter into eternal happiness with you, through Jesus Christ my Lord.
(Dr. Samuel Johnson (1709-84)
For all the possibilities ahead in this new year,
make us thankful, O Lord.
Give wisdom, courage and discernment in the face of so much chaos, despair and fear.
Help us to see how, in our circumstances, we can contribute towards peace, faith and love;
and give us the will to translate our desires into actions.
Brother John Charles SSF
(Taken from The Book of a Thousand Prayers)