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C ATHOLIC P ORTSMOUTH
Catholic Parishes and Schools in Partnership in the City of Portsmouth
8 MARCH 2015 – THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT YEAR B
Stations of the Cross
The Stations of the Cross is a devotion usually recited throughout Lent that
recalls Jesus’s passion, death and resurrection. The devotion has a rich
history and developed in an attempt to reproduce the Holy places in other
lands so that pilgrims who could not travel to the Holy Land could enter
into the great mystery of these events in a spiritual and devotional way.
Later, when Muslim Turks blocked access to the Holy Land, reproductions
of the stations began to appear throughout Europe and the devotion
became more popular. When we meditate on the events of Jesus’s
passion, death and resurrection, we are not only remembering what Jesus
did for us but Jesus calls us to an ever deeper union with himself by living
out the mysteries of his life.
In Matthew 16:24-25 Jesus tells his disciples, “If any want to become my followers, let them deny
themselves and take up their cross and follow me. For those who want to save their life will lose it, and
those who lose their life for my sake will find it.” These words of Jesus were something that I had always
struggled with. However, in 2011, I joined the diocesan pilgrimage to World Youth Day in Madrid. It was
here, touched by the Holy Spirit, and through my experience the Stations of the Cross, that I received new
spiritual insight into the meaning of carrying the cross. As I approached each station I began to realise
that every suffering I had experienced, the Lord also experienced in his passion death and resurrection.
For every physical wound, for every false accusation, for every humiliation and many other sufferings, the
Lord experienced it all in his own life, and in his passion, death and resurrection. So when we suffer, Christ
not only understands the pain we go through but he is truly with us in our suffering. But Christ does not
leave us alone to carry the cross; Christ carries the cross with us. How does he do this? Christ is present
with us through the sacraments, through the Church, through our family and friends, and those we
encounter in our daily lives and in many other ways to. But in suffering there is also hope, where our
wounds of suffering are transformed into new life of the resurrection. By taking up the cross we are called
to die to self and reject sin. By doing this we are raised to new life, and through the Holy Spirit we become
more Christ like as we become more aware of Christ’s presence in our souls. We also become more
aware of the love and freedom he offers us and the call to share it with others.
Ansel D'Mello
St John’s Cathedral: Bishops House, Bishop Crispian Way, PO1 3HG – Tel. 023 9282 6170
Cathedral Dean: Canon Dominic Golding VG – dgolding@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Assistant Priest: Fr James McAuley – jmcauley@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Parish Secretary: Mrs Lily Peach – cathedral@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk – Office Hours: 0900-1600 Monday – Friday
Parish Pastoral Assistant: Sister Maura Chin - Safeguarding Representative: Sue Smy 023 9273 0855
Corpus Christi & St Joseph Fr Steven Restori tel 023 9266 0927 – ccsj@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Corpus Christi Gladys Avenue, North End PO2 9AZ – St Joseph Tangier Road, Copnor PO3 6JH
Parish Sister: Sr Mary Gleavey FMDM 07586 801868 – St Joseph Hall Bookings: Mrs Mary Vale 07897 488254
Safeguarding Representative: Elaine Lindsay 07749 200592
Our Lady of Lourdes & St Swithun Parish Priest: Fr Kazimierz Stefek - Assistant Priest: Fr Pawel Przybyszewski tel. 023 9282 8305 – southseaparish@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Our Lady of Lourdes Bransbury Road, Eastney, PO4 9JY - St Swithun 105 Waverley Road, Southsea, PO5 2PL
Pastoral Assistant: Sr Marie Elise Tel. 07747 728734 Parish Secretary: Mrs Clare Shore – Office Hours: 0900-1100 Mon 0900–1500 Tues-Fri
Safeguarding Representative: Val Croughan 023 9234 1682
St Colman with St Paul Fr Joe McNerney (Hospital Chaplain) – Assistant Priest: Fr John Humphreys
scsp@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk - 023 9228 6408
St Colman St Colman’s Avenue, Cosham, PO6 2JJ – St Paul Allaway Avenue, PO6 4DG– tel. 023 9237 6151
Parish Assistant: Mrs Tess Pritchard Office Hours: 0900-1500 Mon-Fri
Safeguarding Representative: Irene Taylor 023 9264 0754 or 07914 722708
Pastoral Youth Worker: Dom DeBoo tel 023 9283 6524 mob 07769 185603 – ddeboo@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
PARISHES: Corpus Christi & St Joseph • Our Lady of Lourdes with St Swithun • St Colman & St Paul • St John’s Cathedral
SCHOOLS: Primary: Corpus Christi • St John’s Cathedral • St Paul’s • St Swithun’s • Secondary: St Edmund’s
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8 March 2015 – Third Sunday of Lent Year B
AREA
NEWS Youth Club (11 – 16)
CONTACT
CONTACT Youth Club, our youth
K; kclub
; k;l for young people aged 11–16,
runs from 1900–2100 at St Colman’s
Catholic Church. £1 a week subs +
tuck shop. Next Session: Wed 11
March
ZONED In (Year 6 Youth Club)
If you are in school year 6, then we
run a youth club for you on
Thursday nights from 1830–2000 at
Corpus Christi Catholic School with
lots of fun activities and
equipment. £1 a week subs + tuck
shop. In our next session we will be
looking at how recycling your
unwanted goods can make a big
difference to our environment.
Next Session: Thursday 12 March
YOUTH AND CHILDREN’S MASS
We are holding our next Youth and
Children’s Mass at Corpus Christi
Catholic Church on Sunday 22
March so if you are from St
Joseph’s or Corpus Christi please
look out for that and then get
involved. We will be holding a
rehearsal for any children and
young people that want to be
involved in sign language and our
final song at 1000 in Corpus Christi
Primary School Hall on Sunday 15
February
Feel free to get in touch: facebook: ‘Dom DeBoo Portsmouth’ twitter @Dom_DeBoo_Youth www.catholicportsmouth.org.uk/youth ddeboo@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk tel: 07769185603
THE ULTIMATE FAMILY QUIZ
On Saturday 28 March, we will be
holding a family quiz at St Swithun’s
Catholic Church from 1900–2130 raising
money in support of our Pastoral Area
youth ministry. Tickets cost £5 for adults
and £3 for under 16’s or £15 for a family
ticket (2 adults, 3 children) and include
a burger and hot dog meal as well as
some cracking prizes for the winning
teams.
DISCOVERY (13 – 18)
We are restarting DISCOVERY for
teenagers aged 13–18 to come and
explore their faith asking some of life’s
deeper
questions,
with
cracking
desserts. Our next session will be looking
at the theme ‘Why can’t we always
have what we want?’ Next Session:
Tuesday 10 March
RECONCILIATION
St John's Cathedral
Saturday 1100 - 1145
1700 – 1745
St Swithun
Friday 1930 – 2000
Saturday 1030 – 1100
Our Lady of Lourdes
Saturday 1730 – 1755
Corpus Christi
Saturday 0930
St Joseph
Saturday (Before 1800 Mass)
St Colman
Saturday 1700 – 1730
WE ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS
WITH THANKS:
- Corpus Christi with St Joseph: £1195.71 inc SO/DD
- Our Lady of Lourdes & St Swithun: £1,269.22 inc SO
(69% GA)
- St Colman with St Paul: £1,002.40 inc SO (67% GA)
- St John’s Cathedral: £2,483.29 inc SO (42% GA)
Cafod Family Fast Day: £1,066.34
SUNDAY NIGHT EXTRA (11 – 16)
Sunday Night Extra is our monthly
space for you to chill out on a
Sunday night with other young
Catholics, to eat good food and to
explore your faith deeper. It is held in
the Cathedral Discovery Centre
from 1900–2045 and we ask for a
donation of £2 per person towards
the cost of food. In our next session
we will be exploring the question
‘What does it mean to choose life?’
Next Session: Sunday 22 March
YOUNG ADULTS (18 – 30)
If you are aged 18–30, then every
fortnight we get together in the
Cathedral Discovery Centre from
1900–2100 for a meal, talk, discussion
time and then prayer, adoration
and confessions. In our next session
we will be looking at the theme ‘The
battle for your soul’ and how being
aware of the spiritual world can help
us become more alive in our faith.
Next Session: Sun 15 March
FLAME 2
Thank you to everyone who came
to Flame 2 this Saturday. We had a
fantastic day out at Wembley Arena
with 8000 other Catholics including
172 from Portsmouth Diocese. Well
done everyone for your enthusiasm
and for making it a great day
MARCH IS THE MONTH OF ST JOSEPH
MEMORE TO ST. JOSEPH
Remember, O most chaste Spouse of the Virgin Mary, that
never was it known that anyone who implored your help and
sought your intercession was left unassisted. Full of confidence
in your power, I fly unto you, and beg your protection.
Despise not, O foster-father of the Redeemer, my humble
supplication, but in your bounty, hear and answer me. Amen.
Please pray for the sick and homebound of our parish
community and all those who are in need of our prayers
especially:
Frances Anderson, Yvette Pearcey, Eleanor Minter, Anthea da
Cunha, Marie Simpson, Tom Maguire, Angie Sharma, Eileen
Harrison, Eileen Sparrow, Miriam Aylett, Don Cornborough,
Martin Murphy, Kathleen Doherty, Elizabeth Jones, Rita
Haughian, Kay Newton, John & Jean Fry, Joan Mason, Bill &
Mary Leightley, Kath Knight, Maria Douglas and John Topham
And for those who have died: May Farrell R.I.P. (Funeral Mass
Tuesday 24 March at 0930 in Corpus Christi Church)
NEWSLETTER NOTICES
BOOK OF INTERCESSORY PRAYER
If you have articles, news, notices or anything you wish
to advertise in this newsletter, please email it to
info@catholicportsmouth.org.uk. Please ensure that it is
received by 1800 on the preceding Wednesday.
In each of our churches, near the Lady Altar, is placed a
book in which we are invited to write any intentions we may
have. Each week the parish will pray for the intentions
recorded in these books.
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PASTORAL AREA NEWS
UNIVERSITY
OF PORTSMOUTH STUDENTS
Today Sunday 8 March at Angela's NEW
AREA
flat (33, NEWS
Brandon Court, Lawrence Road,
Southsea,
PO5 1PF) at 1345 there will be
the Students' Brunch followed by a Talk
from Ansel D’Mello (who is studying for
the priesthood and currently doing a
pastoral year at the Cathedral) about his
vocation/journey in faith. Please come
along. For further information contact
Angela: angela.odonoghue@port.ac.uk
YOUTH MINISTRY VOLUNTEER
The Diocese is currently looking for an
enthusiastic young volunteer to commit
for a period of 2 years on a part-time
basis to help out with the exciting youth
ministry
activities
and
WYD
2016
preparations. The work required would
average between 7 to 10 hours per week
mainly
during
evenings
or/and
weekends. In return, we will cover the
cost and expenses for you to study a
Foundation Degree in Youth Ministry at St
Mary’s University, Twickenham. The
course is part time over 2 years and
comprises distance learning along with
occasional classroom lectures. Please
apply before 30 March 2015 as the hope
is that you could start your studies after
the summer break 2015 but there is some
flexibility on dates. For further info,
contact Angie Carroll on 07713 567 161
ASAP. Tel: 023 9284 3030
ASCENT GROUP
Monday 23 March 1415 St Swithun’s
Church Hall, Waverley Road – The
guest speaker this month is Brian
Masters from RNLI Education who will
give a talk on the workings of the RNLI.
CWL NATIONAL COFFEE MORNING
The Portsmouth City Section of the
Catholic Women’s League are joining
in the CWL National Coffee Morning on
Sunday 22 March after 1000 Mass in
the Cathedral Hall. Everyone is
welcome, please bring your friends.
GENERAL ELECTION 2015
The Bishops have written a joint Letter
to all Catholics in England and Wales
encouraging us to participate and
vote in the election and offering some
key issues and questions for reflection
on where candidates stand. Copies
are available from the Bishop’s
Conference website from Sunday
8 March www.catholicnews.org.uk.
Please read the letter and encourage
others to do the same.
ARCHBISHOP OSCAR ROMERO
He was assassinated on 24 March 1980
and many have prayed for him to be
acclaimed a martyr. Pope Francis
recently declared him this paving the
way for his beatification. A Mass to
celebrate this will take place on 24
March
at
1930
in
Immaculate
Conception Church, Portswood Road
Southampton, S017 3SB.
OAKLANDS SCHOOL
The Parents Association is presenting
“KOJAK REVENGE” on Friday 20 March
from 2000. Tickets £10 includes entry
into wine raffle. Call/text 07817 606571.
The School itself is presenting a
production of “OKLAHOMA” from 3-5
March at 1930 in the main school Hall.
Tickets through the School’s Finance
Office or via online payment system.
FAIRTRADE FORTNIGHT
Saturday 7/Sunday 8 March Orders
taken at St. John's Cathedral parish for
Real Easter Eggs made with Fairtrade
chocolate explaining the Christian
message of Easter. Eggs to be
distributed on 28/29 March.
For more information on these and
other events kindly please go to
www.portsmouthfairtrade.org.uk
THANK YOU FROM FAIRTRADE
A big thank you to all those who
supported the various Fairtrade events
around the city during our successful
Fairtrade
Fortnight.
The
Church's
involvement in Fairtrade is based on
Christian witness. Christians are called to
love the poor – but also to ask questions
as to why they are poor. Fair trade is not
about charity, it’s about giving people
the dignity of working their way out of
poverty, providing opportunity and hope
for the future. It’s about developing a
different way of buying things, whether
we’re choosing coffee or chocolate, tea
or
t-shirts.
Read
more
at
www.portsmouthcatholiccathedral.org.u
k/fairtrade/
PILGRIMAGE TO THE HOLY LAND
Bishop Philip Egan, together with Mgr
Canon Vincent Harvey and Fr James
McAuley will be leading the Pilgrimage
from 22 Nov - 2 Dec. To biik visit Visit
www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
for
electronic enquiry form. Should you
wish, do contact the Pilgrimage
organisers Deacon Iain & Cheryl
MacFirbhisigh: Tel 015 3472 5963 or
email: blessings41@gmail.com
PARISH NEWS
WEEKDAY MASSES
Please note that the Mass on
AREA
NEWS
Wednesday 11 March at Corpus Christi
is at the earlier time of 0930.
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION
PREPARATION
A reminder that the next session for
those children enrolled in this year’s
course is on Saturday 14 March at 1000
sharp in Corpus Christi Community hall
(access via Buckler’s Court).
FIRST RECONCILIATION
The celebration of this important
Sacrament for the children on our First
Holy Communion Programme will be
on Saturday 14 March at 1030 in
Corpus Christi church during the parish
Penitential Service.
GOOD FRIDAY HUNGER LUNCH
St Joseph’s Hall, 3 April 1300-1430 in
support of our Lenten appeal – Depaul
UK.
CORPUS CHRISTI SCHOOL
SOUP KITCHEN
Monday 9 March & Monday 23 March
from 1445 to 1530 in the School
/Community Hall. All parishioners
welcome. Tickets at £1 for a cup of
soup and bread will be on sale after
Mass or at School to raise money for
the school CAFOD Lenten appeal. If
you are unable to attend consider
giving a £1 donation.
LENTEN ALMSGIVING
In support of DePaulUK – please take a
cardboard collecting box.
STATIONS OF THE CROSS
1800 Every Friday at Corpus Christi
After Sunday Mass at St Joseph’s
VOUCHERS FOR SCHOOLS
PENITENTIAL SERVICES FOR LENT
At this time of year many grocers issue
vouchers for schools. To support our
parish school of Corpus Christi please
bring your vouchers to mass and place
them in the collection baskets at the
offertory.
7 March – St Paul’s Church, 1000
14 March - Corpus Christi Church, 1030
28 March - St John’s Cathedral, 1000
YOUTH & CHILDREN’S MASS
Sunday 22 March at Corpus Christi. For
more information see the Youth section
of the newsletter.
SILENCE AT MASS
As part of the discipline of prayer in
Lent it would be good to observe the
times of silence during the liturgy,
especially the 5 minutes before Mass
begins. Let’s try to make this a time of
quiet and reflection, not only for
ourselves, but also for others in our
community.
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Liturgical Calendar and Mass Times
S
SATURDAY 7 MARCH
VIGIL MASS OF THIRD
SUNDAY OF LENT
SUNDAY 8 MARCH
THIRD SUNDAY OF LENT
Exodus 20:1-3.7-8.12-17
1 Corinthians 1:22-25
John 2:13-25
MONDAY 9 MARCH
of the 3rd Week of Lent
TUESDAY 10 MARCH
of the 3rd Week of Lent
WEDNESDAY 11 MARCH
of the 3rd Week of Lent
THURSDAY 12 MARCH
of the 3rd Week of Lent
FRIDAY 13 MARCH
of the 3rd Week of Lent
SATURDAY 14 MARCH
of the 3rd Week of Lent
SATURDAY 14 MARCH
VIGIL MASS OF FOURTH
SUNDAY OF LENT
SUNDAY 15 MARCH
FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT
2 Chronicles 36:14-16.19-23
Ephesians 2:4-10
John 3:14-21
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St Colman
Joseph Henry Charlton RIP (FM)
Our Lady of Lourdes
St Joseph
People of the Parish
St John’s Cathedral
St John’s Cathedral Wesley Johnson RIP
St Swithun
Ted and Micheline Thompson's Intentions
St Joseph
Deceased Members of the Hicks Family
St Colman
Gunter Zimmerman RIP (MH)
St John’s Cathedral Sheila Thompson RIP
St Swithun
People of the Parish
St Paul
Mary Miller RIP (PM)
Corpus Christi
Joe & Pepita Grech
St John’s Cathedral Mary Rita Hudson INT
Our Lady of Lourdes Mass in Vietnamese
QA Hospital
Julia & Guy War (PM)
St John’s Cathedral People of the Parish
St Swithun
Mass in Polish
St John’s Cathedral Private intention
St Colman
Nicholas Webb RIP (FM)
St Swithun
Helen West RIP P
St John’s Cathedral Tony and Adelaide de Battista RIP
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
Maria & Peter Malson (PM)
St Swithun
Elizabeth Geary RIP P
St John’s Cathedral Margaret Golding RIP
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral Kevin Baldwin RIP
St Colman
Marjorie Burton RIP (PM)
Corpus Christi
Brōnagh Davies RIP
St Swithun
Deceased of Robinson Family F
St John’s Cathedral Giovanna & Elia Fenech RIP
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
The People of the Parish (PM)
St Joseph
John Broderick P
St Swithun
Jan Straczak RIP
Our Lady of Lourdes
St John’s Cathedral Funeral Mass for Josephine Obermaier RIP
St John’s Cathedral
Corpus Christi
Teresa & Thomas McCauley F
St Swithun
Miss EAE Edmunds, her father, mother & aunt Sarah Ellery RIP P
St Colman
Private Intentions (SP)
St John’s Cathedral Mario Oakes RIP
St Swithun
Corpus Christi
Patrick John William Louge P
St Swithun
Iris Stout RIP F
St John’s Cathedral Rose and Joseph Farrugia RIP
St John’s Cathedral People of the Parish
Our Lady of Lourdes Reginald Howard Bunting RIP F
St Colman
Ivy Searls RIP (FM)
St Joseph
Deceased Members of the MacEachen & Heywood families
St John’s Cathedral Cyril Lodge RIP
St Swithun
Baby Tom Denny (Tom Denny’s grandson)
St Joseph
Priests of St Joseph’s Living & Dead F
St Colman
Joan Hudson RIP (BH)
St John’s Cathedral Maturin Bekoin RIP
St Swithun
People of the Parish
Corpus Christi
People of the Parish
St Paul
John Joseph Cummings RIP (CC)
St John’s Cathedral Maturin Bekoin RIP
QA Hospital
Holy Souls (CC)
St Swithun
Mass in Polish
St John’s Cathedral Monica Harrette Koroma INT
F: Foundation – P: Perpetual
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