Month: June 2014

WELCOME

Times of Mass and Devotions
Sat   21 Jun	1.00pm	HA	First Holy Communion Mass
	5.30pm	HA	First Mass	Special Intentions of the people of the Parish
Sun  22 Jun	9.15am	HF	The Most Holy Body and Blood of Christ (Corpus Christi)	Francis Bastian (RIP)
	11.00am	HA		Fr. Desmond Broderick (62nd Anniversary of Ordination)
Mon  23 Jun			NO MASS	NO MASS
Tue  24 Jun			NO MASS	NO MASS
Wed 25 Jun	9.30am	HA	Week 12 in Ordinary Time	For the people in the Middle East at this time
Thu  26 Jun	7.30pm	HF	Week 12 in Ordinary Time	Deceased members of the Maher and Ryan family (RIP)
Fri   27 Jun	12.00pm	HA	The Most Sacred Heart of Jesus	Luisa Esposito, Florence & Thomas Lanaghan (RIP)
Sat   28 Jun	5.30pm	HA	First Mass	Special Intentions of the people of the Parish
Sun  29 Jun	9.15am	HF	Saints Peter and Paul	Ken Parker (RIP)
	11.00am	HA		Fuisal Bunarto, Thomas & Helen Grima (RIP)

 

Special Collection

There will be a Special Collection next Sunday, 29^th June for Peter’s Pence.

 

Liturgy

22^nd June 2014 – Corpus Christi

Ent:                  HA: 663   HF:  674 Sweet Sacrament ..
Offertory:         HA:  629  HF:  272 I am the bread of life
Final Hymn: HA: 960  HF:  233 Guide me O ..

Responsorial Psalm

 

 

Holy Angels and Holy Family FREE Parish Fun Day will take place on Sunday, 6^th July, 2014 from 1pm until 5pm at Holy Angels Church, Ash. We have had a good response from HA’s and are sure we will from Holy Family. (Please see the list at the back of the Church)There will be lots of fun with games, face painting, we will even have a Fire Engine on site for the children. (see poster for more details)

 

Information

Adult Confirmation Mass: 

Will take place at 7.30pm. on Friday, 11^th July at Holy Angels Church, Ash.

Youth Gather 2014:  Sunday, 28^th September, 2014 at St. Andrew’s School, Leatherhead.
Why not come and join in the fun from 10am-5pm. For young people, youth/Confirmation Groups, students, families, and anyone else interested, to come together to walk, talk, learn, eat and to engage in social action projects.  Led by Bishop Kieran. (See Church Notice Boards for more information)

A & B Diocesan Festival: Sunday, 29^th June 2014 from 10am – 4pm at St. Wilfrid’s School, Crawley.

100^th Anniversary of World War One Commemoration for our Two Churches: Monday 4^th August 7.30pm at Holy Angels Church (See website for further details)

Farnham Foodbank: Is looking for a new Volunteer Warehouse Manager – If you have recently retired and would like a new worthwhile focus in your life – Contact: Rose Williamson on info@farnham.foodbank.org.uk for further information and an application form or tel: 01252 737586.  Last date for applications: 1^st July 2014.

ADVANCE NOTICE:  Harvest Thanksgiving this year will be on Saturday, 4^th/Sunday, 5^th October at Holy Angels and Holy Family.  (CAFOD Fast Day is on  26^th September) Please put this date in your diary and give some thought on ho we may decorate our churches to celebrate this event.

SUCADO (Sussex Christian Doctor’s Network) is an informal support network for Doctors of all religious traditions.  (Further information from susan.obrien@dabnet or Telephone: 01293 651161)

 

Prayer Requests

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

We pray for Robert Schofield  a teacher at Farnborough Hill who was killed tragically in a road traffic accident last week.  Robert was due to get married in August.

 

Prayer Group

The next Prayer Group for Holy Angels & Holy Family Churches will take place on Tuesday, 8^th July in the Parish Office.

 

Holy Family

Our thanks to Richard Beard who with his brother-in-law Pawel have during the last two weeks been panting the walls of the church.  Richard and Pawel have done an excellent job and were very sensitive in accommodating the various activities in the church.  Their telephone number is available from Rita in the Parish Office should you need it.

 

Holy Angels

We have received a lot of thankful comments and letters from people who were invited to the First Holy Communions last Saturday and we would just like to thank all those ladies who helped prepare the children for their special day and for those who helped with the lovely flower decorations in the Church.

Frances Richards who used to live in Ash and was a Parishioner at Holy Angels but moved away about 20 years ago has sadly died.  Her Cremation has taken place in the North and there will be a Memorial Service followed by the burial of Ashes for family and friends at Holy Angels on Friday, 25^th July at 10.30am. Past neighbours and friends are welcome to attend

 

Corpus Christi

This weekend we celebrate the Feast of Corpus Christi, a time when we honour the true presence of our Blessed Lord in Holy Communion.  In their introduction to celebrating the Mass the Bishops of England and Wales remind us that “For Catholic’s now, as in the past, the Eucharist is the source and summit of the whole Christian life.  It is the vital centre of all that the Church is and does, because at it’s heart is the real presence of the crucified, risen and glorified Lord, continuing and making available his saving work among us”.

Regular reception of Holy Communion is important because the further we are away from practicing our faith the further we are from the sacramental presence of Christ.

Christ’s presence in Holy Communion is not just for us as a private treat from God but is something which we share with others taking the love of Christ out from the Church into our local community and the world.  To symbolise this there will be a short Corpus Christi Procession at the end of each Mass this weekend when Holy Communion will be placed in a special container and carried in procession out of the Church symbolizing  each of us taking Christ out from the Mass into the world.

Iraq:  There are reports on facebook from Christians in Iraq that the Islamic Forces (ISIS) have ordered the destructions of all Churches in the areas they have taken over.  This also implies that the lives of Christians are at serious risk. Please remember our fellow brothers and sisters in this part of the world who will be facing these frightening challenges because of their love of Christ and their faith.

In view of the current unrest and dangerous situation in the Middle East you may find the following Prayer useful:-

Grant, O Lord, for the sake of those whose lives are lost in war, and for the sake of the generations to come, that the Nations of the world may learn your way of peace;  and that all may have a chance to enjoy the life you have given them, free from war, tyranny and oppression.

Amen.