Newsletter

14th October 2012 (28th Sunday of the Year)

Times of Mass and Devotions

If you are a visitor, or a newcomer, we warmly welcome you to our parishes – please introduce yourself after mass
Sun   14 Oct 9.15am

11.00am

5.30pm

HF

HA

HA

 

28th Sunday of the Year (1st HC Children’s Mass)

April Jones and people of Machynlleth

Private Intentions and Thanksgiving

Special Intentions of the people of the Parish

Mon   15 Oct     NO MASS  
Tue    16 Oct  9.30am HF Weekday Special Intentions of Robert Edwards and family
Wed   17 Oct 9.30am HA Mem:  St. Ignatius of Antioch, Bishop & Martyr  
Thu    18 Oct      NO MASS  
Fri      19 Oct  12.00pm HA  Solemnity: St. Philip Howard, Earl of Arundel, Martyr, Co-Principal patron of the Diocese. Special Intentions of Bishop Kieran
Sun    21 Oct 9.15am

11.00am

5.30pm

HF

HA

HA

 

29th Sunday of the Year

(Mass Intention available)T

ony Azurdia (RIP)

Special Intentions of the People of the Parish

Sacrament of Reconciliation (Confessions) at HA’s, Ash:  First Friday of the month after 12pm Lunchtime Mass

HF, Farnham: First Thursday of the month after 7.30pm Evening Mass

(Special services with Confession at both churches for Advent and Lent.)

Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament each Wednesday at Holy Family at 7.00pm (in the Church Hall)

[Please note:  HF = Holy Family Church, Heath End, Farnham  HA = Holy Angels Church, Ash]

Holy Angels Church is open every day to Visitors and for Private prayer 9am–1pm    [Parish Office:9.00am 1.30pm]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Collection

Next Sunday, 21st October is World Mission Sunday, with a collection for MISSIO. (Gift Aid if using an envelope supplied by the charity)

 

Liturgy

28th Sunday of the Year B.

Entrance Hymn:  HA:  801  HF: 398 Love Divine  
Offertory:  HA:  865   HF:  285 I the Lord of Sea..
Final Hymn:  HA: 287    HF:  728 Thine be the Glory..

 

Information

Altar Servers – Now that you have made your First Holy Communion, you are eligible to become altar servers.  This ministry is a wonderful way to get involved with your parish and to serve Jesus at His table.   Please speak to Father David, Deacon John or Gloria Benson at Holy Angels and Peter Davis at Holy Family

On Saturday the 5th January 2013 the Saturday Evening 5.30pm Mass will be re-introduced.  The Sunday Evening Mass will be discontinued from 5th January, 2013.  (For anyone who is working and unable to get to a Mass on Saturday Evening, Holy Communion will be available if requested beforehand at 5.30pm on Sunday evenings from 6th January 2013

Confirmation Programme 2012/2013

Monday, 22nd October:  Parent & Candidates Meeting

 

Baptisms

If you wish to have your child baptised you will need to see the Priest or the Deacon after Mass and make an appointment with him to discuss what you need to do to prepare for your child’s Baptism and when the next Baptism Course will be and he will book a place on the course for you.

 

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

 Advent Lunch – Holy Family: Friday 26th Oct. 12.30pm in aid of Mary’s Meals Charity.

 

Holy Angels Church Catholic Parish for Ash, Ash Vale, Tongham & Normandy

Children’s Liturgy: This week, Jesus talks of sewing needles, camels and riches.   The message of his story:  With God all things are possible.   In Children’s Liturgy we will read the story Jesus told and be thankful that for God, in the words of a recent advert, “Impossible is two letters too long”.

 

Dates for your Diary

Advent Lunch – Holy Family: Friday 26th October at 12.30pm – Lovely warming soup for the winter and rolls and cheese
We will now give the proceeds of our Advent Lunch to Mary’s Meals.  A short video of their work will be shown after the lunch for parishioners to see how their money will be spent.

Details of the Mary’s Meals “backpack” initiative will be on view at the Advent lunch, and also at the back of the churches.                                                                           We are also doing “backpacks” for Mary’s Meals this year at Christmas time at both Churches instead of Samaritan’s Purse, and would ask parishioners to support us in this worthy charity, as you have done in the past for the Christmas Shoebox Appeal, and latterly the Foodbank Appeal.

Thank you all very much in anticipation of a super lunch and super backpack collection.

West African Evening: 7th Dec. 2012 starting (Cote d’Ivoire). The meal will be presented by Sophie and George Terzis at a price of £3 per head (3 course meal). Only 12 places are available on a first come first serve basis. Places available from this Monday onwards please contact the Parish Office to avoid disappointment!

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Drinks: Red/white wine, fruits juice, water

Starters: A selection of Greek salad, nuts, aubergine puree, fresh baguette

Main course:  Oven pork/oven chicken/oven fish
Oven yam/ oven African potatoes/boiled rice (plain)/ fried plantain Tomatoe sauce

Desert:  Mangoes, pineapple, apple pie

 

Help for families in Syria during the War:
Classical Guitar Concert – Saturday, 17th November at 7.30pm at Holy Angels Church, 65 Church Road, Ash, Surrey GU12 6LU (Tickets are now available)

 

Ashes Good Neighbour’s scheme:

The Ash Good Neighbour Scheme is now ready to launch.

We are a group of volunteers who wish to offer our time to assist residents in Ash and Ash Vale who have difficulty with transport to the Doctors or the hospital and shopping or we could pop in for a cup of tea and a chat.

Through the success of our last three coffee mornings and with the generous support of Vale Furnishers, we are now able to launch our scheme in early November. We will be distributing information about the scheme throughout Ash and Ash Vale soon.

 If you are interested in finding out more about us or know someone who could benefit from our assistance     

Please telephone 07790 457632.
Email: ashes-gn@hotmail.co.uk

 

Community Christmas Carol Service in aid of Humanitarian Aid for Syria

On Saturday, 22nd December at 5.30pm at Holy Angels Hand Bells and organ, mince pies and mulled wine. Promises to be a very enjoyable event

 

Holy Angels and Holy Family Prayer Group 6th November held in the Parish Office at Holy Angels.  Coffee at 7.30pm for 7.45pm start

Father David’s News

Diocese of Arundel & Brighton Jubilee Preparations Autumn 2012

For six weeks we will be meeting to discuss the Vatican Council Document about Liturgy, Worship and the Sacraments – especially the Mass and perhaps looking at what we do and asking if we could do it better.  You are welcome to attend any of the discussion groups at any time.  So if you can only make a couple on different days, please feel free to “pick and mix” although it would be better if you can choose the same day each week.  On the seventh week each group may have a “pot lunch” supper. (sandwiches and sausage rolls etc) as a social to complete the session.

Mondays at Holy Family Church Hall beginning on 21st October 2012 at 7.30pm

Wednesdays at Home of Gloria Craven (Tel: 01252 321609) beginning on 23rd October at 7.30pm

Thursdays at Holy Family Church Hall – after the 7.30pm Mass (8pm) beginning on 24th October.

Fridays at Holy Angels Church Hall beginning on 24th October at 7.30pm

Lists are available at the back of both Churches today for you to sign if you are able to come, so we have some idea of how many people to provide literature for.

For those who want to do some pre-reading one source will be Documents of Vatican 2 (Document of the Sacred Liturgy – Worship)

Notes will be available and there will be a CD presentation to prepare us for the discussion.

These discussions will also incorporate our reflections on Pope Benedict’s “Year of Faith” including a Penitential (Reconciliation) service and Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament for Vocations to the Priesthood and Deaconate.

School References:  Father David signs Admission forms or writes references for seven Catholic Schools (both junior and senior) each of which has its own regulations and conditions.  This is why if you attend Mass regularly at Holy Angels or Holy Family you need to be registered and ask for a Parish request form for a reference and return it with a copy of the Baptismal Certificate and the name of the School the reference is for.

Prayer Requests: Please remember in your prayers Deacon John’s son, Robert who is ill and his family. Also we pray for the parents and family of little April Jones.