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C ATHOLIC P ORTSMOUTH
Catholic Parishes and Schools in Partnership in the City of Portsmouth
29 MARCH 2015 – PALM SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S PASSION
Truly this man was the Son of God
Today is the day of palms. It celebrates the beginning of Holy Week and the entrance
of Jesus into Jerusalem for the feast of the Passover, which celebrates God’s freeing the
chosen people from slavery in Egypt. It was the custom for pilgrims to come to
Jerusalem to worship at the temple for this great feast. There was a ritual of welcome
and entrance to the city for them. Palms were spread on their route into the city, and
as they entered the travellers sang the familiar Hallel Psalms, songs of praise, knjown to every practicing Jew.
In the reading of the Passion from Mark’s gospel we see Jesus in deep anguish, feeling abandoned by both
friends and God. At the same time, Jesus shows incredible strength, faith and obedience. Jesus was faithful to
his mission as servant and Messiah, even when it cost him his life. Jesus freely embraced death, an execution so
painful and shameful that the Romans would not inflict it on one of their own. From the midst of intense
suffering, human mockery, and the experience of abandonment, Jesus “breathed out” his life. A Roman
centurion, a Gentile, recognises the true identity of Jesus: “Truly this man was the Son of God.” (Mark 15:39)
Jesus, the one both hailed and derided as king of the Jews, the one crucified, is finally revealed in his deepest
identity as Son of God.
The essence of discipleship is that we don’t simply receive the fruit of Jesus’ suffering and death; the essence of
discipleship is that we align our own identity with that of Jesus, accept self-denial and self-giving, and in this way
walk with him to the cross. Disciples go wherever the Master goes.
Coming to understand who Jesus is, his mission, and how that relates to us his disciples is no easy task; it takes a
lifetime. Like Jesus, to be faithful followers by taking up our cross means we will feel this to the depths of our
humanity; we will suffer, we will lose hart, we will cry out to God to takes life’s miserable lot away from us. But
also like Jesus, we have divine life that gives us the strength to carry our cross. It is divine life pulsing within us –
which we first receive in baptism – that raises up our humanity, enabling us to be faithful disciples carrying our
cross, faithful disciples consistent with our identity as Christians, as the Body of Christ. Father Steven Restori
HOLY WEEK AND EASTER 2015
Maundy Thursday 2 April
1930 Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper - OLoL
followed by Watching until 2245
1900 Msza św. Po polsku - SS
Good Friday 3 April
1200 Stations of the Cross – SS
1500 The Solemn Liturgy of Our Lord’s Passion – SS
1900 Liturgia Męki Pańskiej – SS
Holy Saturday 4 April
2000 Solemn Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter – SS
1200 Święcenie pokarmów - SS
1600 Święcenie pokarmów - SS
1800 Święcenie pokarmów - SS
Easter Sunday 5 April
0830 Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection - SS
1015 Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection – SS
1200 Mass of the Lord’s Resurrection – OloL
1200 Msza św. po polsku - SS
Our Lady of Lourdes & St Swithun Fr Kazimierz Stefek – Assistant Priest: Fr Pawel Przybyszewski
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 07747 728734 Parish Secretary: Mrs Clare Shore - Office Hours: Mon 0900-1100 and Tues-Fri 0900-1500
St John’s Cathedral: Bishop’s House, Bishop Crispian Way, PO1 3HG – 02392 826170
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 Mon–Fri
Parish Pastoral Assistant: Sister Maura Chin sistermaura@portsmouthcatholiccathedral.org.uk
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
St Colman with St Paul Fr Joe McNerney – Assistant Priest: Fr John Humphreys - scsp@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk - 0239228 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 Monday to Friday
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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29 March 2015 – Palm Sunday of the Lord’s Passion
CONTACT Youth Club (11 – 16)
CONTACT Youth Club, our youth
club for young people aged 11–16,
runs from 1900–2100 at St Colman’s
K;k;k;l
Catholic Church. £1 a week subs +
tuck shop. Thank you to all the
leaders and young people who
have made this a wonderful term
and have a happy Easter. Next
Session: Wednesday 22 April
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. We will
be taking a break for Easter and will
see you again at the start of next
term. Next Session: Thursday 28
April
FIRST AID TRAINING
We have booked a first aid training
session run by the British Red Cross
at St John’s Cathedral Hall from
1030am-1400 on Saturday 13 June.
There are 15 places available and
costs £20 per person although we
are offering it at the discounted
price of £10 per person for all those
involved in youth ministry. To book
contact Dom by Sunday 17 May.
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
REJOICE – Schools Celebration Evening
On Tuesday 5 May we will be hosting a
celebration evening for all of the five
Catholic
schools
in
Portsmouth
featuring
drama,
dance,
sign
language and music. The evening will
run from 1900–2015 in St John’s
Cathedral followed by tea, coffee and
light refreshments in the hall. Over the
next few weeks I will be working with
each of the schools to teach them
material for the evening so look out for
that, get the date booked in your diary
and come and support us.
Youth and Children’s Mass
Thank you to everyone at Corpus
Christi and St Joseph’s parish for your
excellent
participation
in
last
weekends youth and children’s mass.
Particular thanks to Fr Steven for letting
us run the mass, to Christine Tye and
Angela Tallieu for their help and all
those who participated in any way.
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
DIARY
MONDAY 30 MARCH
Our Lady of Peace (Medjugorje) Prayer
Group:1100-1200 Jubilee Room, St John’s
Cathedral
Bible Timeline Study Course: 1930 St
John’s Cathedral Hall
TUESDAY 31 MARCH
Parent and Toddler Group 0915-1115 St
Swithun’s Hall
Chrism Mass: 1100 at St John’s Cathedral
EASTER SUNDAY 5 APRIL
Latin Mass in Extraordinary Form: 0800 at
St John’s Cathedral
SUNDAY NIGHT EXTRA (11 – 16)
Sunday Night Extra is our 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. From next term we
will be increasing the regularity of
Sunday Night Extra from monthly to
fortnightly so do come and join us.
Next Session: Sunday 26 April
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 inviting David Beresford from The
Bible Society to help us look at the
theme ‘The Easter Message’. Next
Session: Tonight - Sun 29 March
Volunteers Training Evening
On Tuesday 28 April we will be putting
on an evening for all of our volunteers
called ‘Passion for Portsmouth’ in the
Cathedral Discovery Centre from 1900
–2015 looking at how we can develop
a mission mind-set in the time that we
give/ Please put the date in your
diaries.
Please pray for those who are ill, especially: Micheline
Thompson, Michael Foster, Pat Needham, John Malbon,
Margaret Badger, Rosemary Ashton, Anne Sullivan,
Catherine Morgan, Eileen Huddleston, Barbara Mulligan,
Harry Murray, Arthur Tobin and Jo Wheeler.
And for those whose anniversaries occur at this time: Michael
Power, Edward Marks, Ernest Japler, John O'Driscoll, Gladys
Minnie O'Hara, Thomas Pearson, Ethel Pharo, William Parsons,
Mary Comber, Sydney Tynan, Violet Querstret, Adeodata
Andrews, Lilian da Silva, Patricia Rose Andow, John Molloy,
Johanna O'Callaghan, Sheila McCaughey, Mary Simpson,
Catherine Capon, Bro. David Poulten FSC, John Cogher,
Bernard Duffy, George Crook, Phyllis Foster, Isabel Clabburn,
Sebastian Ellul, Margaret O'Brien, Bernard Bedford, Ada
McHugh, Patrick John Tyrell, Ernest Horace Turner, Charles
Peyton, Alexander Watson, Lilian Lowe, Teresa Allemao
Woolvin, Thomas Dale, Michael Connolly, Aidan Timothy
Culloty, Patrick Milford, Stephen John McKenna,
May their souls and the souls of all the faithful departed,
through the Mercy of God, rest in peace. Amen
WE ACKNOWLEDGE LAST WEEKEND’S COLLECTIONS WITH THANKS:
- Corpus Christi with St Joseph: £1,088.58 inc SO/DD
- Our Lady of Lourdes & St Swithun: £1,016.29 inc SO (57% GA)
- St Colman with St Paul: £1004.30 inc SO (68% GA)
- St John’s Cathedral: £1,775.98 inc SO (53% GA)
Clergy Assistance Fund: £541.55
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Pastoral Area News
HOLY PLACES COLLECTION
The collection on Good Friday is for the
AREA
upkeepNEWS
of the Holy Places of the
Church. Please give generously.
BLESSING OF EASTER FESTIVE FOOD
There will be a service on Holy Saturday
4 April at 1600 in the Cathedral to bless
the food to be used for Easter
celebrations. This is a Polish tradition but
all are welcome. Święcenie pokarmów
wielkanocnych odbędzie się w Sobotę
Wielkanocną o godzinie 16 w Katedrze.
EVENING DINNER – FRIENDS
ENTERTAINING FRIENDS
To help raise funds for Rebecca
Galbraith in support of her trip to Peru in
2016 with Outlook Expeditions, there will
be an Evening Dinner on Friday 10 April,
1900 – 2200 in the Discovery Centre. The
evening will consist of a 3 course meal
and entertainment and is a ticket only
event, restricted to a maximum of 60
people. Tickets are £15 per person.
Further information and Tickets will be
available from Paul Washington after
each Mass this weekend 28/29March.
(Vegetarian /Special Diets can be
accommodated)
CHURCHES IN MILTON AND EASTNEY
(“CHIMES”) are holding a Good Friday
walk from 1000 at the Coffee Cup on the
seafront, finishing at the Pyramids.
People are welcome to join in en route
or meet at the Pyramids.
DIOCESAN 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 November to 02 December.
Bookings are now being accepted. See
www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
for
electronic enquiry form. Should you wish
for more information, do contact the
Pilgrimage organisers, Deacon Iain &
Cheryl MacFirbhisigh: Tel 015 3472 5963 or
email: blessings41@gmail.com.
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION
There will be Divine Mercy Devotion at St
Swithun’s Church on Sunday 12 April at
1500. All welcome to attend.
EMBROIDERY EXHIBITION 2015
St Agatha’s Church, Market Way,
Portsmouth. From Friday 12 June to
Saturday 20 June 1000-1600. Closed
Sundays. For further information visit:
www.stagathaschurch.co.uk
or
call
07454815968.
HOLY WEEK SERVICES AT
ST AGATHA’S CHURCH
- Palm Sunday Mass at 1100
- Monday mass at 1100
- Tuesday Stations of the Cross at 1100
and 1930
- Maundy Thursday Mass and Procession
to Altar of Repose 1930
- Good Friday Passion Ceremonies and
Communion 1200
- Saturday Easter Vigil mass and
ceremonies 1930
- Easter Sunday Mass at 1100
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN’S TRAINING
Training is being offered on Sunday 19
April from 1300-1500 at St Paul’s Church,
Paulsgrove. If you are working with
children make sure you have attended a
safeguarding training. Contact Soraya on
023 9283 6511.
ST PETER'S CATHOLIC PRIMARY
St Peter's Catholic Primary, a vibrant twoform entry school in Waterlooville, is
seeking to appoint a Headteacher.
Closing date is 30 March. Further details
and
an
application
pack:
eps-recruitment@hants.gov.uk
ST EDMUND’S SCHOOL PORTSMOUTH
There is a vacancy for an Assistant
Finance Manager to cover maternity
leave starting 1 June 2015 for 37 hours per
week, 52 weeks per year. Please contact
Mrs Slight on 023 9282 3766.
PASTORAL CARE SERVICES
So much outstanding practice already
takes place in our local parishes and
could be made more widely available.
The Pastoral Care Services team is
appealing for parishioners who have
experience in caring for travellers, the
bereaved, those with mental illness, the
homeless,
people
with
dementia,
residential homes or disability. We are
particularly concerned to promote
support for those who are profoundly
deaf and would appreciate contact with
that part of the Catholic Community. For
further information contact Fr Peter Hollins
01730
262290
or
pcs@portsmouthdiocsese.org.uk.
Parish News
VOLUNTEERS FOR WASHING OF FEET ON
HOLY THURSDAY
AREA
If you NEWS
would like to volunteer to have
your feet washed by the priest during the
Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy
Thursday evening at Our Lady of Lourdes
at 1930 please put your name on the
sheet on either of our Church Notice
Boards.
MASS OF THE OILS
Tuesday 31 March at 1100 at St John’s
Cathedral. The bishop and all the priests
and deacons of the diocese renew their
dedication to serve in the Church and to
administer the sacraments. At this Mass
the Bishop blesses and consecrates the
oils of Chrism, Baptism and the Sick.
These oils will be used in all the churches
of the diocese during the coming year.
Please note that there will be no 10am
Mass at St Swithun’s on this day.
HOLY PLACES – GOOD FRIDAY
The collection on Good Friday is for Holy
Places to support people and places of
the Holy Land. Christians of the Holy
Land rely heavily on help that comes
from this collection. Your donation will
directly help in the care, protection and
preservation of the sites associated with
the life, death and resurrection of Jesus
in the Holy Land.
EASTER OFFERINGS
It is the custom in the Diocese for the
Easter Sunday collection to be given to
the parish clergy for their personal use.
This forms a significant part of their annual
income. Gift Aiders: please use the white
envelope in your pack so that the Parish
can also benefit.
FOOD BANK
A reminder that we will NOT be taking
donations of food for the Food Bank in
April.
GIFT AID ENVELOPES
If you have not already done so please
pick up your box of Gift Aid envelopes for
the next tax year. Please sign the form to
confirm that you are still paying tax. If
you would like a statement for last year
please contact Clare in the Office.
DIVINE MERCY DEVOTION
There will be Divine Mercy Devotion at St
Swithun’s Church on Sunday 12 April at
3pm. On the Second Sunday of Easter,
the responsorial psalm and Gospel for
Cycles A, B and C centre on the theme
of mercy. In Psalm 118 we sing three
times, “His mercy endures forever.”
The Gospel, from John 20:19-31, begins
with the risen Christ appearing to the
apostles on Easter night.
Jesus calms his disciples by saying and
giving them “Peace”.
He shows them the scars of his Passion, his
wounded hands and side. His glorified
body retains the evidence of his saving
work through his suffering, death and
resurrection.
The Risen Jesus fills them with joy and
again says to them - and produces in
them - “Peace”. Then He breathes on
them and explains what the divine
breathing means with the words,
“Receive the Holy Spirit. Whose sins you
forgive are forgiven them, and whose sins
you retain are retained”. He gives the
apostles the power of God’s mercy for
the sinner, the gift of forgiving sins from
God’s treasury of mercy.
From Holy Thursday to Easter Sunday to
the Eighth Day of Easter, the divine love
song of mercy is chanted amid
abundant alleluias. For centuries in liturgy
the Church has proclaimed the mercy of
God through the Word of God and the
Sacrament of the Body and Blood of
Christ. The tables of Word and Sacrament
are heaped with the promises of Divine
Mercy and its grand effect in the lives of
millions.
Please note that the Devotions do not
include Mass!
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Liturgical Calendar and Mass Times
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SATURDAY 28 MARCH
First Mass of Palm Sunday of the
Lord’s Passion
SUNDAY 29 MARCH
PALM SUNDAY of the Lord’s
Passion
Isaiah 50:4-7
Philippians 2:6-11
Mark 14:1 – 15:47
MONDAY 30 MARCH
of HOLY WEEK
TUESDAY 31 MARCH
of HOLY WEEK
WEDNESDAY 1 APRIL
of HOLY WEEK
THURSDAY 2 APRIL
MAUNDY THURSDAY
FRIDAY 3 APRIL
GOOD FRIDAY of the Lord’s
Passion
SATURDAY 4 APRIL
HOLY SATURDAY
SATURDAY 4 APRIL
Solemn Easter Vigil and First Mass
of Easter
SUNDAY 5 APRIL
EASTER SUNDAY OF THE LORD’S
RESURRECTION, solemnity
Acts 10:34, 37-43
Colossians 3:1-4
John 20:1-9
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Our Lady of Lourdes
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
St Joseph
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St Joseph
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
Corpus Christi
St Paul
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
QA Hospital
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St John’s Cathedral
St Paul
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St John’s Cathedral
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
Corpus Christi
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St Joseph
Our Lady of Lourdes
St John’s Cathedral
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St Swithun
St Joseph
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
Corpus Christi
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St Swithun
St Swithun
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St Paul
St Swithun
Corpus Christi
St John’s Cathedral
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St Joseph
St Colman
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
St Paul
Corpus Christi
Our Lady of Lourdes
St John’s Cathedral
St Swithun
QA Hospital
St John’s Cathedral
People of the Parish
John Walters RIP (BW)
Hetherington Family INT
People of the Parish
Tony Slow RIP
Bernard and Margaret Duffy RIP
Stanley Roach RIP
Peter Anthony Myles RIP (SM)
Edith Mary Alcantarilla RIP
Carmen Labiand RIP
Una Kronshage RIP
Petitions (AH)
Mass in Polish
Nada Hudson INT
Mass in Polish
People of the Parish
Special Intentions (FD)
Margaret Darby RIP P
McLaughlin Family INT F
Chrism Mass
Holy Souls (AJ)
Funeral Mass: Rita Haughian RIP
William Joseph Geary P
Nicholas Locke RIP
Mass in Polish
Intentions of Frances Reece
Charles Benny RIP P
Evening Mass of the Lord’s Supper
Win & Tom Cummings RIP (CC)
Stations of the Cross led by families of the parish
Stations of the Cross
The Solemn Liturgy
The Solemn Liturgy
The Solemn Liturgy of the Lord's Passion
The Solemn Liturgy of the Passion
Stations of the Cross
Stations of the Cross led by Bishop Phillip
The Solemn Liturgy in Polish
Blessing of Easter Food
Blessing of Easter Food
Blessing of Easter Food
Blessing of Easter Food
Deceased Members of the Scantlebury Family (FM)
Marie de Glamorgan RIP P
People of the Parish
Solemn Easter Vigil and First Mass of Easter
Mary Ann Doherty RIP
Michael Gracias RIP F
Intentions of Sr Mary Gleavey
Thanksgiving (FD)
Richard Trist INT
Margaret Moran and Family
Ryan Tejam RIP (CT)
Moira Cooke RIP
People of the Parish
People of the Parish
Mass in Polish
John Joseph Cummings RIP (CC)
Sister Bernadette Nevin OLC INT
F: Foundation – P: Perpetual
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