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Times of Mass and DevotionsHA = Holy Angels Church, Ash GU12 6LU HF = Holy Family Church, Farnham GU9 0LH |
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| Sat 11 Oct | 5.30pm | HA | First Mass – Fr. John Nuttall | Special Intentions of the people of the Parish |
| Sun 12 Oct | 9.15am | HF | 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Fr. Adrian Cadwalader) | Anna Maria Ford (RIP) |
| 11.00am | HA | Rita Linnane (RIP) | ||
| Mon 13 Oct | NO MASS | |||
| Tue 14 Oct | NO MASS | |||
| Wed 15 Oct | 2.00pm | HA | Reception of Father David’s body into the Church. Rite of reception followed by Rosary. | |
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7.30pm |
HA | Vigil Mass | ||
| Thu 16 Oct | 1.00pm | Requiem Funeral Mass of Father David Buckley at St. Joan of Arc Church, Farnham, GU9 8DJ | ||
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6.15pm |
HF | Adoration | ||
| Fri 17 Oct | NO MASS | |||
| Sat 18 Oct | 5.30pm | HA | First Mass – Fr. John Nuttall | Mick Best (RIP) |
| Sun 19 Oct | 9.15am | HF | 28th Sunday in Ordinary Time (Father Adrian Rossiter) | St. Philip Howard Dioceson Co. Patron |
| 11.00am | HA | John Joyce (RIP) | ||
Second Collection
There will be a second Collection next Sunday, 19th October for Propagation of the Faith, one of the Pontifical Missionary Aid Societies, now described as MISSIO. Please consider using the special envelopes, if you are a tax payer, and Gift Aid your donation
Liturgy
Collections for 5th October, 2014
Holy Angels Offertory: £ 238.75
Holy Family Offertory: £ 297.00
CAFOD £ 290.00
Confirmations
If you will be 13 or over NEXT YEAR and would like to join the Confirmation Discovery Programme, please fill in a leaflet TODAY or speak to Deacon, John, Gloria or Hilary or call Rita at the Parish Office.
Baptisms
If you wish to have your child baptised before Christmas you must hand your application in as soon as possible. This is to enable the arrangements for the Baptism course evening and other administration. It is recommended that you have you child Baptised as soon as possible preferably before 9 months old. Please speak with Deacon John.
Information
Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice invites you to Monte Carlo!
Tickets are selling fast for Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice’s 2014 Christmas Party: ‘Midnight in Monte Carlo’.
The Hospice will once again be working in conjunction with Best Parties Ever to host this event, on Friday 5th and Saturday 6th December, at FIVE in Farnborough. Tickets for the Saturday night have already sold out, but are still available for the Friday night. Priced at £35 each, they include a three-course dinner, full evening of live entertainment and a survivors’ breakfast! The evening will begin at 7.30pm and end at 1am.
To purchase tickets for ‘Midnight in Monte Carlo’, please call 01252 729446 or visit www.pth.org.uk. Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice would like to thank Best Parties Ever for their continued support of this event, and Premier Panel Skills for their sponsorship.
St. Joan of Arc Church – November First Thursday Talk
Thursday 6th November at 8pm
Living in the Spirit – by Charles Whitehead. All are welcome.
[Charles is a gifted and entertaining speaker well worth listening to! – Deacon John]
Holy Angels
Prayer Group: takes place once a month on a Tuesday at Holy Angels Church in the Parish Office: 7.45pm for an 8.00pm start. Next Date is the 4th November.
Holy Family
Harvest Soup and Cheese Lunch – 7th November
Holy Family J&P team are holding a Harvest soup & cheese lunch in aid of Disability Africa, on Friday 7th November at 12.00noon.
Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox Appeal
J&P will be doing the Samaritan’s Purse Shoebox Appeal this Christmas 2014. The boxes are now available and need to be returned by end of October please as they need to be dropped off to the nearest centre between 1st -18th November
Leaflets will be provided explaining how to fill the boxes, together with the boy/girl stickers.
Prayer Requests for the sick
Deacon David Morgan, Newton Abrew, Linda Weston Michael Brandon, Patrick Quinn, Maureen Cosgrove and Sean Flynn.
We pray for all those in our two Parishes who are sick and need our prayers at this time.
Message from Deacon John Edwards
It has certainly been the most challenging two weeks of my ministry as a Deacon. I know that there is a great void in our parish communities and it is difficult to come to terms with that. I have found the scriptures for our daily masses very helpful. The Friday after Fr. David’s heart attack Ecclesiastes (3:1-11) reminded us that there is a time for everything and that reading concluded “.. man cannot comprehend the work of God from beginning to end.” In the Gospel Jesus asks “Who do they say I am?” Reflecting on these readings I found myself seeing that we are a part of a much greater picture. The world doesn’t revolve around me I am just a small part of the whole and that includes my thoughts and feelings. It is only through turning to “The Christ of God” that I can begin to find a way forward.
In the following week we journeyed with Job. Job struggles to understand the predicament he is in, he is encouraged to blame God, which he never does. He does indulge in bit of a pity party with his ‘friends’. Then Friday 3rd October, the Lord spoke “from the heart of the tempest”. It struck me that it was from the heart of our tempest that God was speaking to us. He reminded us of His awesome power and greatness, once again showing us our place in His plan. (Job 38:1; 12-21). The Gospel that evening reminded us that we have to not only see the glory of God but chose to follow, and be in a relationship with, Him!
This week we have been looking at Paul’s letter to the Galatians. Paul starts by describing the immense change God made in his life. He then continues describing his discernment process for his future, “to preach the Good News.” He moves on to be critical at the Galatians’ lack of faith and their ability to be easily distracted from God’s plan for them. For me it seems like a call to refocus and prepare to move forward.
Some of the responses in the psalms have also been comforting:
“Lead me, O Lord, in the path of light eternal”; “Let your face shine on your servant, O Lord”: “The Lord keeps his covenant ever in mind.”
Even the Gospel acclamations:
“Your word is a lamp for my steps and a light for my path.” “Man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.” “Your words are spirit, Lord, and they are life; you have the message of eternal life.”
I hope that you too can find some solace and direction in the word of God.
Father David’s Funeral Arrangements
Wednesday 15th October – Holy Angels
2:00 pm Receive Father David’s body into the church.
Rite of reception followed by Rosary.
7:30 pm Vigil mass followed by light refreshments
Thursday 16th October – St. Joan of Arc Farnham GU9 8DJ
1:00 pm Requiem Mass followed by refreshments.
3:00 pm Cremation at Aldershot Crematorium
(Family flowers only)
Donations to British Heart Foundation.
I know that some of you will be disappointed that there will be no service at Holy Family and others that his funeral Mass is not at Holy Angels. There has been a need to compromise with the arrangements. It has not been possible to satisfy everyone’s wishes. We had to balance the needs of the Family, parishes and his brother priests to celebrate his funeral. I hope you can understand the difficulties we had.