Immaculate Conception Church Within the Pastoral Area of Southampton East

Immaculate Conception Church
Within the Pastoral Area of Southampton East
346 Portswood Road, Southampton, SO17 3SB
Tel: (023) 8055 5470
E-mail: portswood@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Website: www.catholic-portswood.org.uk Twitter: @ic_portswood
Sun 19 Oct
2014
Mon 20 Oct
Tue 21 Oct
Wed 22 Oct
Thu 23 Oct
Fri 24 Oct
Sat 25 Oct
Sun 26 Oct
29th Sunday of the Year
Year A
Mass in Spanish
30th Sunday of the Year
8.30am
10.30am
10am
10am
10am
10am
5.30pm
8.30am
10.30am
Parish Priest: Fr Antony Gatt (8055 5470)
Hospital Chaplain: Fr Michael Cronin (8079 8517)
University Chaplain: Sr Catherine Cruz (8059 4622)
Hall Bookings: Anne Brady (8055 9487)
Safeguarding Officer: Pat Saunders (8044 2189)
Confessions: Saturday at 10.30am after morning Mass
Rosary: said weekdays, starting 25 mins before Mass
+ Catherine White
+ Maureen Townshend
No Service
+ Mary & John McCaffrey
+ Gwen Durkin
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+ Kath Murray
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World Mission Sunday: Today the Holy Father invites
all Catholics to contribute to a special collection for
Missio, his official charity for overseas mission. Your
prayers and donations today will support the work of
missionaries and young churches as they share faith, build
churches and provide healthcare and education, often in
difficult and dangerous circumstances. The World
Mission Sunday collection will go in its entirety to
support mission projects worldwide that bring God’s love
and message of dignity for all. Please give what you can;
every gift makes a real difference to people living in
poverty who are yearning to hear the Good News of
God’s love for them.
Fr Paul: As many of you will already know, we were
saddened to hear this week that Fr Paul had died. Fr
Antony has contacted the diocese and suggested that as
this was Fr Paul’s last parish, it would be fitting that his
funeral takes place here. The diocese has accepted this
suggestion. He gave the diocese the contact details of
Lawrence funeral directors. When the date, time etc., have
been arranged, we will send an email and place notices on
the church door. However, it will probably take a week or
two before the funeral is arranged. May he rest in peace.
2015 Calendar: Next year our church will be
celebrating its 60th year. As part of the activities to
celebrate this we are putting together a 2015 calendar. If
you have any photos taken over the last 60 years at the
church and you would like them to be considered for
inclusion in the calendar please submit them to Rosemary
in the parish office. You can submit them either
electronically or hard copies. Please ensure any hard
copies have your details so that we can return them to
you. All proceeds from the calendar will be for the
building fund. Any queries please contact Anastasia
Hola!! Please join us for the first Mass to be delivered in
the Spanish Language which will be held on Saturday 25
October at 5.30pm. This will be a good opportunity to
bring together all the Spanish Speaking Community of
Southampton and pray to the Lord. (NB there will be no
morning mass on Saturday)
 Remember! Clocks go back on Saturday night.
One World Week 19-26 October
This year's theme for One World Week, LIVING
DIFFERENTLY, recognises that we all need to make
changes now to secure a fairer, more satisfying life for
everyone whilst protecting the planet's resources for
future generations.
Three simple steps can help to break the chains of the
current food supply systems, consumer habits and
money markets that damage the environment and
communities worldwide. Together we can make the
change by:
 Sourcing food differently
 Reducing wastefulness
 Using money ethically to support the changes we
want to see.
The World Development Movement invites us to join in
the fight for economic justice and an end to global
poverty.
Christmas Fair 2014
Saturday, 22 November
There are now boxes in the porch for your donations,
and we would be very grateful for:
 Items for the hamper
 Items for a "Silent Auction" - unwanted gifts,
donations
 Items for the Bottle Tombola and Gift Tombola –
a bottle from every family would be great
 Toys and Books in ‘as new’ condition please
 Raffle prizes for the Grand Draw
 Items for the Craft Stall – knitting, sewing ...
Help -If you would like to help in any way, please give
your name and telephone number to Rosemary or
Carole caroleapierce@gmail.com.
Pre- Christmas sale on Sunday 2 November to include
good quality toys, craft (orders taken), jewellery, and
Parish Christmas Cards
Raffle Tickets are on sale today
Birthdays: Hollie-Anne Flecknell, Sebaztien Naguna,
Yasmin Bown, Katherine Arden-Jones
Medieval Southampton: Part 2 of the talk about
First Holy Communion 2015: A further reminder
Medieval Southampton is this afternoon at 3pm in our
church hall. £5 a ticket, to include light refreshments.
Proceeds to the IC Building fund.
that if your child is in school Year 3 or above, registered
in our Parish and you would like them to make their First
Holy Communion in 2015, please contact the Parish
Office to register your interest by Friday 14 November,
giving your child’s name, address, date of birth and date
of Baptism (email portswood@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
or ‘phone 023 8055 5470) and come to a meeting on
Sunday 16 November after 10.30am Mass when
application forms will be given out .
CaFE series ‘Strength to Strength’: There are just
two weeks left in the popular CaFE series “Strength to
Strength’. This week David Payne will be talking to us on
the subject of ‘Lord teach us to pray’. This series is
designed to help us with our daily prayer life, to renew
ourselves each day with prayer as nourishment for our
soul and to live our faith in our daily lives. This fifth talk
is on Wednesday 22 October, 7.30 to 915pm at Christ the
King & St. Colman’s parish hall, Bitterne. Please come
along and enjoy the company of other parishioners as we
listen and share together and learn to deepen our prayer
life. www.faithcafe.org/collections/strength-to-strength
Readers’ Course: Readers please make a note of this
New Deanery: Southampton East Pastoral Area is now
part of the Southampton Deanery which includes
Southampton Central and West. The Dean is Mgr Canon
Vincent Harvey. The concept of the Deanery is to help in
evangelisation and coordinate our efforts.
Lift needed: If anyone could occasionally provide a lift
Ministers of the Eucharist training course: The final
to Sissi Racz and Baby Zane to the Sunday 10.30 am
mass from Lordshill, please get in touch on 07595
435695. (Fuel costs will be paid.) Many thanks!
session is this Tuesday, 21 October, at 7.30pm.
Alya: Grateful thanks from Alya Dawood who returned
Remembering those who have died in conflict
/war/terrorism: A reminder to return a form by 1st
to her family in Dahuk City in Northern Iraq. She is truly
appreciative of the care and friendship that was shown to
her by Fr Antony and fellow parishioners while at the
University of Southampton. She asks for our continued
prayers for her very troubled country.
date: Tuesday 2 December for a revision course.
November if you wish a family member (civilian or
military) to be entered in the Book of Remembrance. For
info, please speak to Mary Gobbi.
Diocesan Youth Retreat: Believe@Bournemouth;
Young people aged 16 to 30 are warmly invited to this
year’s diocesan youth retreat which takes place from
Friday 31 October, 5pm, to Sunday 2 November, 2pm, at
St Peter’s School, Bournemouth. Young people
themselves lead this retreat, as Pope Francis said: “The
best instrument to evangelise young people is other
young people.” The retreat is ideal for post-Confirmation
teenagers and will include engaging talks on the
essentials of Catholic faith, Mass and opportunities for
Confession, workshops and discussion groups, and time
for participants to meet and socialise with other young
Catholics. Last year, over 100 young people from around
the diocese participated in this retreat. Bishop Philip will
celebrate Mass during the weekend. To book your place,
email info@youth2000.org The suggested donation is
£60 waged, £45 students. More details from Will Hince
07780221686. www.portsmouthdiocese.org.uk/youth.
Voice in the Desert: Saturday 15 November, 10:30am
– 4pm. If you are aged between year 8 – young adult, we
warmly invite you to join us for our preparation event for
National Youth Sunday 2014! The day will kick-start
with a performance from award-winning theatre group,
TenTen theatre, and will involve workshops on
everything from drama to music to spiritual survival. The
day will build towards our final Mass, which will be
celebrated by Bishop Philip. Cost: £10. Venue: Saint
George Catholic College, Leaside Way, Swaythling,
SO16 3DQ. Bookings and more info: Will Hince
07780221686 whince@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk
Office hours this week: Because of visitors, Rosemary
is not sure when she will be in the office. If you need to
speak to her, please phone home (8055 6651) and leave a
message if necessary.
Money!
 Main collection last Sunday: Cash in basket £351.29;
Cash in Gift Aid envelopes (inc tax) £136.87;
Standing orders (inc tax): £630.93
 Donated to CAFOD at Kate O’Shea’s funeral: £1249
 The second collection today is for Missio
 There is no second collection next week
 CAFOD cake stall on 5 October: £134.74
How is CAFOD responding to Ebola?
“Our Church partners are urgently scaling up their
response to the crisis, and aim to reach two million
people over the coming weeks. Their work includes:
Raising awareness: Many communities do not have
access to accurate information on Ebola, or hygiene
facilities to protect themselves. Our partners are
working with priests and imams to spread the word
about hand-washing and safe sanitation, and to
distribute hygiene kits.
Providing safe burials: Ebola can spread through
contact with the bodies of people who have died from
the disease, so our partners are training priests and
communities to carry out safe burials.
Supplying food: As the spread of Ebola widens, the
day to day task of buying or stocking food is becoming
more challenging. Farmers have been unable to work
together to harvest their crops, prices have risen, and
food is becoming scarce in districts that have been
quarantined. We plan to make sure vulnerable families
in Sierra Leone and Liberia have enough food.
We would be very grateful for prayers for our partners
and all the communities affected. If you would like to
find out more about the work of our partners and how
to support it, please visit cafod.org.uk/ebola”