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Times of Mass and Devotions |
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| 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) | ||
| Mon 13 Jan | NO MASS | NO MASS | ||
| Tue 14 Jan | 10.00am | HF | Week 1 in Ordinary Time | Maher and Ryan Family (RIP) Holy Souls |
| Wed 15 Jan | 9.30am | HA | Week 1 in Ordinary Time | Esther Totten (Sick) |
| 12.00pm | HA | Funeral of Nancy Phelps (RIP) | ||
| Thur 16 Jan | 7.30pm | HF | Week 1 in Ordinary Time | James & Da Silva Family (RIP) Book of Holy Souls |
| Fri 17 Jan | 12.00pm | HA | St. Anthony | William & Christine Sheehan (RIP) Book of Holy Souls |
| 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) | ||
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
Welcome back to Father David after his well deserved few days break after Christmas. We trust that he has had chance to rest and find spiritual refreshment
Liturgy
12th January, 2014 – Baptism of Jesus
Entrance: HA: 960 HF: 233 Guide me O
Offertory: HA: 973 HF: 249 He’s got the whole
Final Hymn: HA: 721 HF: 568 O Lord my God
Collections for 5/1/2014
Holy Angels: £294.49 + Dec Standing Order: £950
Crib Collection: Children & Parishes in the Holy Land £32.03p.
Holy Family: £ 213 + Dec Standing Orders: £1028.00
Crib collection: Cabrini £60
Information
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..
CAKE SALE and coffee on the 19th January at HOLY FAMILY: after the 9:15am Sunday Mass.
Forget your diets for a day. The youth group of both parishes are hoping to raise funds towards their Lenten retreat. Please come along and give them your support.
Syrian Refugee Children’s Fund: Following our Carol Service at Holy Angels on 19th December the amount raised was £200.73. Thank you for your donations
Prayer for Christian Unity
Next Sunday 19th January 2014 at 3pm at St, Mark’s Church, Normandy a Taize Service (Anglican, Catholic and United Reformed Churches Together in Prayer). If you are attending this event you are invited to bring with you a cake, cakes or finger savouries for shared refreshments.
Churches Together in Farnham next Sunday 19th January 2014 at 6.30pm: Unity Service will be held at the United Reformed Church in South Street. Everyone is welcome.
Songs of Praise by Churches Together in Farnham
Sunday 26th January at 4pm at HolyFamilyChurch, Heath End, Farnham
Skittles & Buffet Fundraising Night on Saturday, 18th January at 6.30pm for the Philippine Typhoon Haiyan Victims at Our Lady & St. Dominic Church Hall, 71 High View Road, Farnborough. Bar & Refreshments available and Raffle Tickets available. [Contact: Brian/Nida Hayes Tel: 07967415723/07762609519]
Open Afternoon at Farnborough Hill School: Friday 31st 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: 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
This Sunday we celebrate the Baptism of Jesus. Jesus did not need to be Baptised because he was the son of God, but in presenting himself for Baptism he sanctified the ceremony as the means by which we choose to be part of God’s family and open ourselves to God’s love. As there is only One God and Father this logically makes us all spiritual brothers and sisters. We are all part of the family of God.
Sometimes new parents will come asking for their new born child to be baptised when they don’t really know what Baptism is. As the child cannot speak or choose for itself it is essential that the parents or parent understands what Baptism really is and the promises they are asked to make for their child at it’s Baptism. This is why we have a Baptismal Course for all new parents.
Today at the beginning of Mass, after the Penitential Act and before the Gloria water will be blessed to remind us of our Baptism.
God our Heavenly Father,
Your Holy Spirit descended on Jesus, at his Baptism in the River Jordon, revealing him as your Son, sent to bring the good news of salvation.
Grant that the same Holy Spirit that came down upon us at our Baptism may accompany us today and every day on our journey through life following in the footsteps of Christ. Amen
On Wednesday there was a very interesting talk entitled “What makes us Human” on the Jeremy Vine program on Radio 2. If you have a computer and would like to listen to it you can log onto the website for Radio 2 and listen to a recording of it until 15th January. It is a very easy talk to listen to – not full of difficult language and in a way very entertaining. R.E. Students may find it very useful for the basis of an essay sometime. For those who do not have a computer we are trying to get hold of a copy of the written text of the talk.
The Week of Prayer for Christian Unity begins on Saturday, 18th January. Please make a special effort to join in one or both of the Events that we as a Parish are participating in. The first is on next Sunday, 19th January at St. Mark’s Church, Normandy at 3pm. This will be a Taize style service based on the ecumenical community in France. Anglicans, Catholics and members of the United Reformed Church will be taking park. All Christians are welcome.
The second is a Songs of Praise Service on Sunday, 26th January at 4pm at Holy Family Church, Farnham. Each Church Community will be choosing and introducing a hymn, so with Anglican, Baptists, Catholics, Methodists and others this Churches Together event at HolyFamilyChurch should be a lively and interesting experience of prayer and worship together.
Please make a real effort to support these events personally and if you have non-Catholic friends or neighbours who are Christians why not invite them to come with you and join you at home afterwards for a drink or refreshments?
Please remember Nancy Phelps of Normandy in your prayers. Nancy has died and her funeral will take place at Holy Angels on Wednesday, 15th January at 12pm and at the ShipLaneCemetery at 1.30pm.
At Holy Angels – A place for quiet
Prayer is reserved behind the Altar by the Blessed Sacrament – Please feel welcome to use this area after Mass if you wish.
God Bless you all
Father David