23rd November, 2013 – First Mass (Feast of Christ the King)

WELCOME

Times of Mass and Devotions
Sat  23  Nov	5.30pm	HA	First Mass	Holy Souls Book of Remembrance
Sun 24  Nov	9.15am	HF	The Feast of Christ the King	Holy Souls Book of Remembrance
	11.00am	HA	Thirty Fourth Sunday	Holy Souls Book of Remembrance
Mon 25 Nov			NO MASS	NO MASS
Tue 26 Nov	10.00am	HF	Week 34 in Ordinary Time	Holy Souls Book of Remembrance
Wed 27 Nov	9.30am	HA	Week 34  in Ordinary Time	Holy Souls Book of Remembrance
Thu  28 Nov	7.30pm	HF	Week 34 in Ordinary Time	Holy Souls Book of Remembrance
Fri    29 Nov	12.00pm	HA	Week 34 in Ordinary Time	Holy Souls Book of Remembrance
Sat   30 Nov	5.30pm	HA	First Mass	Holy Souls Book of Remembrance
Sun    1 Dec	9.15am	HF	First Sunday of Advent	Frank Cahill (recovering from an operation)
	11.00am	HA		Gloria Holland (RIP)

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions)
Holy Angels, Ash: First Friday of month after 12pm Lunchtime Mass
Holy Family, Farnham:  First Thursday of month after 7.30pm Evening Mass
Special Services with Confessions at both Churches for Advent and Lent

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

Christ the King 

Entrance:          HA:  320  HF: 239 Hail Redeemer
Offertory:          HA:  767  HF: 477 Majesty
Final Hymn:       HA:  721  HF: 568 O Lord my God

 

Information

Holy Family Church Catholic Parish Farnham, Hale, Weybourne & Badshot Lea

Advent Lunch – J&P team will be holding an Advent Lunch – soup and rolls and cheese, on Friday 13 December at 12.30.  All profits will be sent via CAFOD to help those suffering in the Philippines, and will be an ideal opportunity for us as fellow Catholics to offer some practical help at this Christmas time .

It would be lovely to see some younger mums coming along, and children very welcome!

Mary’s Meals – Closing date for donations of items for will be next Sunday 1 December. Please leave all donations in HF church foyer, or pass to members of the J&P team. Thank you.

Christmas Fayre: In Hale Village Hall on December, 7^th at 12.30pm-3.30pm in Aid of Opportunities for loan parents.
Diocesan Jubilee Discussion Group: Held each Monday at Ann Martindale’s house. (All welcome)Please contact Ann direct or Father David or Deacon John Edwards for more information.

 

Mince Pies and Mulled Wine – On Saturday 7^th December after evening MASS our young people would like to invite all parishioners from both parishes to join them for mince pies and mulled wine.  We will be asking for donations as this is our youth’s first fundraising event of their new academic year.  Funds raised will be used to help defray some of the costs for the youth retreat next April.
Diocesan Jubilee Discussion Group: for Holy Angels started on Thursday 17 October and will run for 6 weeks. The session will start at 7.30 for 7.45 in St. Mary’s room.  For further details please contact Richard Brennan , mobile: 07867 804355.”

 

 Baptisms

Next Baptism Course: TBC. 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

Please remember the sick in your Prayers, Barbara O’Brien, Deacon David Morgan, Edd Turnell, Newton Abrew and Tony Rankmore after an operation. Thank you. (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.)

Prayer Group – for both Holy Angels and Holy Family takes place once a month on a Tuesday.  The next date is next Tuesday, 3^rd December, 2013. 14^th January, and 11^th February, 2014.Coffee at 7.30pm for 7.45pm start. To be held in the Parish Office

 

Father David Message

Bishop’s Questionnaire on Family Life and the teaching of the Church

Pope Francis’s invitation for us all to contribute to the Bishop’s Synod in October next year has had a lot of publicity.  The general response seems to be that while people very much appreciate being consulted but most seem to have found the Questionnaire very complicated and feel that they need more than a couple of weeks to think about the issues and make a response. 

May I suggest that if this is how you feel, you say so in your response and comment on the questions you are ready to answer and leave the rest.  A limited response is better than no response.  The questionnaire is available on line: www.catholic-ew.org.uk (and go to the Section, “Questionnaire/Synod of Bishops”.

The deadline for the Questionnaire is Saturday, 30^th November 2013.  If you don’t have a computer but are keen to respond let Rita in the Parish Office know and we will direct you to someone who can help.

DON’T FORGET SYRIA:  Yateley Manor Boys Choir will be leading the Carol Service at Holy Angels on Thursday, 19^th December at 7.30pm in Aid of Syrian Children in Refugee Camps.  If you can display a poster for this event, please take one and invite your family and neighbours to join us for this community event to help Children in Syria.

RELIGIOUS GIFT SHOP AT HOLY ANGELS
Open after all Masses.  Christmas Cards from 5p each.  Small Bethlehem Cribs, £1.50. Larger ones available.  Also children’s Christmas books, Rosaries, statues and crucifixes.  Special Order Service for Christmas. 
Why not have a browse as quite a few of the items have been sold already.

 

Feast of Christ the King

This weekend we celebrate the Feast of Christ the King and it is also National Youth Sunday.  It is also the Sunday when this Years First Holy Communion Children celebrate the anniversary of their First Holy Communion.  At Mass this Sunday some of last years First Holy Communion Children will join the Priest for the Entrance Procession at Mass and have a seat of honour at the front of the Church.  At the sign of Peace they will be invited to come to the Altar to receive the sign of Peace and then to take the Peace down through the Church.  Last years First Holy Communicants are invited to receive Communion first after the Altar Servers and at the end of Mass to form a guard of honour with bells for the Blessed Sacrament as it is taken in procession through the Church and out of the Church symbolising our call, having received Jesus in Holy Communion, to take Him out into the world and to share his presence and love with everyone we meet.

Annual Dedication of a Parish Community to Christ the King

God our Heavenly Father, you sent your only Son Jesus Christ to us so that we may know you more clearly and love you more dearly.

Your Son, Jesus, gave us his presence in the Holy Eucharist, so that we may experience his love in our world in a unique way and be moved to show to those we share our lives with his message of peace and love.

When we receive the body of Christ in the Holy Eucharist, we become living tabernacles of the Lord and take his presence and his message of love and peace into the world in which we live.

On this the feast of Christ the King we offer you our lives
That your kingdom may come on earth as it is in heaven,
And that peace will reign in our hearts, and, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit,
Transform the world in which we live.

Through Christ our Lord, Amen.