St Joan of Arc, Farnham St Joan’s Year of the Holy Spirit

St Joan of Arc, Farnham
ST JOAN’S PARISH OFFICE
Parish Office & Centre Bookings 01252 716711
Email: stjoansoffice@btinternet.com
Email:stjoanscentre@btinternet.com
The Parish Office is open 9.30-12.30 Tuesdays to Fridays.
Fr Niven Richardson
19 Tilford Road, Farnham, GU9 8DJ Tel: 01252 716711
Parish Office email: stjoansoffice@btinternet.com
Website: www.stjoanofarcfarnham.co.uk
St Joan’s
Year of the Holy Spirit 2014
DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
9th November 2014 Psalter week 4 Cycle A Year 2
We gather to worship God in union with Francis I, Our Pope.
Saturday 8th November
9.30am
5.30pm
6.00pm
Sunday 9th November
9.15am
11.15am
6.00pm
Mass: Jerry Widger RIP
Confession & Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament
Confession
Mass: DRF Thompson Family
DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA
REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY
Mass: Malcolm Boyd RIP
Prayer Ministry in Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Mass: Dead of Two World Wars
Prayer Ministry in Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Youth Mass: Intentions Valerie Fernandes
Prayer Ministry in Blessed Sacrament Chapel
Monday 10th November
10.00am
Eucharistic Service
Tuesday 11th November
8.00pm
Mass: Kathleen McInroe RIP
Wednesday 12th November
3.30pm
Mass: DRF Borelli Family
Thursday 13th November
9.30am
Mass Year 4: DRF Miss Down
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Friday 14 November
9.30am
Mass: Malcolm Boyd RIP
Saturday 15th November
9.30am
Mass: Hazel Tarpey RIP
Confession & Exposition of the Blessed
Sacrament
5.30pm
Confession
6.00pm
Mass: Joan Davis RIP (anniv)
Sunday 16th November 33rd SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME
9.15am
Mass: Bernard Manning RIP (anniv)
11.15am
Mass: Private Intention
6.00pm
Youth Mass:Janina & Eugeniusz Lotocki RIP
Helen & Percyval Hart Dyke RIP
Thank you very much for your generosity last week.
2nd Collection next weekend 15th/ 16th November The
Cathedral Maintenance Fund (Gift Aid)
Mass attendance: Saturday Vigil 6pm=132; Sunday 9.15am
= 228 Sunday 11.15am =155; 6pm =207; Total: = 722
Fridays are a day of Penance and abstinence from eating
meat.
WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS/PARISH MAGAZINE: Please send articles to
stjoansoffice2@btinternet.com
PUBLICITY: Tony Tunstall Tel:703219 email:tony.atunstall@tiscali.co.uk
WEBSITE: Contact Mary Nolan at mjnolan@lineone.net with any
changes/updates to the website.
ARCAID: Funding small charitable projects overseas. If you have a project
you would like us to consider, please contact Jenifer Davis Tel: 794369.
GIFT AID CONTACT: Gerry O’Donnell w.g.odonnell@ntlworld.com Tel: 724169
RADIO STATION www.heavensroadfm.net
Sisters of the Holy Spirit:
Sr Sujata, Sr Dolorina, Sr Simone, Sr Krystyna Tel: 722329
St Polycarp’s Catholic Primary School:
Head - Mrs A.Gunn Tel: 716307
All Hallows Catholic School & 6th Form College:
Head – Mrs E. Lutzeier Tel: 319211
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CHRISTIAN MEDITATION GROUP: Monday 10.30-11.15am in the
Centre Foyer.
ROSARY GROUP: Meets on the 1st & 3rd Tuesday of the month at
7.25pm in St Joan’s Church.
LIFE IN THE SPIRIT PRAYER GROUP: Thursday at 8pm in the
Centre Foyer.
MOTHERS PRAYERS: Fridays after 9.30am Mass in the Foyer.
PRAYER MINISTRY is on the 2nd Sunday of every month in the
Blessed Sacrament Chapel after Sunday Masses.
PARENT TODDLER GROUP: Tuesday 9.00-11.30am in the Centre,
during term time.
ST JOAN’S YOUTH CLUB: Fridays 7.00-9.00pm Year 7’s and
above.14th November Possible ‘Kung Fu/Self-Defence’ Farnham
Sports Centre. Further details please 'phone Clive 07980177601 or
Vince 733876 email:stjoansyouthclub@hotmail.co.uk
THE SECOND MONDAY CLUB (2:2 Club) Second Monday of the
month 2pm - 4pm in the Centre. All retirees welcome. Games, chat,
songs and tea. Next Club 10th November.
Everyone is warmly welcome to attend these groups.
Let us pray for those in our families who are unwell at this
time and especially for
Geraldine Tod, IIona Main, Eileen Mulvin, Linda Weston, Mary
Walsh, Terry Taylor, Tim Greenwood, Bob Locking, Benedikta
Rowe, Mary Tracey, Mary Lynch, Lydia Quicke, Clare Caillard,
Mary Myers
We pray especially for Miss Nora Robinson RIP who died
recently and whose Funeral will be here at St Joan’s on
Monday 17th November at 10am.
And for all those whose anniversaries occur at this time
William Cooper, Brian Gunstone, Leonard Waters,
Peter Jackson, Daniel Mercer, Madeleine Fowler,
Mary Othen, Ben Hardie, Andree McCrossen, Mary Dunne,
Lt. Col Kevin Sheridan, Doreen Sheridan, Beatrice Archer
May the Lord grant them all a place in His Kingdom
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GOLDEN JUBILEE FESTIVAL 5 July 2015
The Diocese celebrates 50 years of existence in 2015. There is
to be a major event at Brighton & Hove Football Ground.
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Fantastic speakers, family activities, entertainment and Mass of
Thanksgiving. Thank you to Susie Duffy who has volunteered
to be our Parish Contact for Jubilee 50.
YEAR OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
This year in our Parish we are focusing on the Holy Spirit, learning how He
helps us to pray and grow in our Catholic faith.
If people were to listen to the Holy Spirit, they would hear him say,
’God loves you.’ Amen. Pope Francis
Homily Summary 2nd November 2014
We all know we are sinners.
We are also saints. The word saint means holy.
When we receive the Body and Blood of Jesus in Holy Communion we are
made Holy.
We become saints. We use this saintliness by being a follower of Jesus in
the week that lies ahead for us.
PARISH NEWS/EVENTS
ARCAID AGM
ST JOAN’S CENTRE
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MONDAY 17 NOVEMBER 2014 at 8.00pm
You are all warmly invited to come along to hear about ARCAID’s
activities in the past year.
Wine, beverages and nibbles will be served.
ARCAID is St Joan’s own small, independent, overseas aid
charity; founded in 1989 and spending more than £40,000 per
year of your generous contributions.
Our guest speaker this year is Dr Karilyn Collins, MBE. Karilyn is
a palliative care physician, specialising in HIV care and
treatment. She is founder of Muheza Hospice Care in Tanzania
- a wonderful organisation supported by Arcaid this year.
All parishioners are members of Arcaid, and many are
subscribers.
STOP PRESS - The Parish Gold Cup will be drawn at
the Friday Coffee Morning on November 21! So just
this weekend and next weekend left to buy a horse
and be in there with a chance! Winning horse gets
£100 with £50 each to second and third.
The Fundraisers’ Horse of the Year will sell on until
December 21 and will be drawn after the Carol Service. A
£200 Christmas gift for the lucky winner.
REMINDER! MONDAY 10TH NOVEMBER is our next
SECOND MONDAY CLUB MEETING! This month there
will be a craft session run by our own Anne Cheesman.
She will be showing us how to make our own Christmas
cards. Sounds good and worth a try!
PARISH MEN’S GROUP The next Parish men's group
evening, is on Wednesday 12th November at 8pm at
the Bishop's Table, West St, Farnham .
PARISH WALK Come and Enjoy our next Parish Walk led
by John Harvey on Tuesday 18th November. Meet in the
Church car park at 9.30 a.m. as usual.
Optional pub lunch is an excellent finish after a good
morning's walk!
THE HOLY SPIRIT ASSOCIATION I would like to invite all of
you who are willing to share the original fire of missionary
enthusiasm to come and join our Association. 7 years ago,
more or less, Sr. Adel started a group of the Holy Spirit
Association in the Farnham community. Now our mission
starts anew. I would like to invite all members of that previous
group and all those who are interested to join as. Our first
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meeting will be on the third Monday 17 of November
7.30-9,00pm in the Convent of the SSpS, 78 Firgrove Hill,
Farnham, Surrey GU9 8LW Sr.Krystyna 722329.
SMALL GROUPS FOR ADVENT:Groups will be meeting in
the parish to help prepare spiritually for Christmas. There will
be four weekly meetings when we will read and reflect on
Scripture. Sign-up sheets are now in the Link. Please
choose your group and add your name to the sign-up
list. EVERYONE IS WELCOME.
APPEAL FOR A CHEF to supervise the cooking at
Farnham’s traditional Christmas Day Lunch for about 80
people who would otherwise spend Christmas Day on their
own. Full support from a team of helpers given. Do you know
someone we could invite to do this job? Please ‘phone
Michael 01252 712600 – the lunch can’t happen without a
cook!
CHRISTMAS LUNCH FOR WALKERS, Past, present, future
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on 11 December at Café Rouge. Sign up sheet in church
porch.
ST JOAN OF ARC LEGENDARY
CHRISTMAS BAZAAR
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Saturday 29 November
10.45am-1.30pm
“A great time to do some Christmas Shopping.”
May we appeal …. for the Grand Raffle, gifts, Whiskey,
Chocolates and for the other stalls… gifts, cosmetics,
toiletries, jewellery, books, toys, vegetables, fruit, plants.
Bottles for the Bottle stall, sweet jars, handbags and
on the day CAKES, CAKES, CAKES!!
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LADIES BRING A DISH Wednesday 19 November
7.30pm at Jen Hepworth’s home. Sign up sheets are in
the church porch or contact Jen on jenhepworth@live.co.uk
THANK YOU to Michael & Linda Maher and the
Confirmation Experience group for a wonderful quiz night
on Saturday evening. A fantastic £485 was raised for the
Transformation Fund.
REPOSITORY / CHURCH/SHOP
Christmas Cards, Gifts, Advent candles, calendars and
diaries are for Sale in Repository after weekend Masses.
CHILDREN OF ST JOAN OF ARC
FIRST HOLY COMMUNION SIGN UP SUNDAY
16TH NOVEMBER AFTER 9.15am Mass
St Teresa of Avila: Presentation
The year 2015 is the 500th anniversary of St
Teresa of Avila
There will be a presentation of her life and
her writings on prayer
by Jan McGrory
TUESDAY 25TH NOVEMBER
7.45 – 9.00PM
In the Parish Hall
ALL ARE WELCOME
THE ARUNDEL AND BRIGHTON DIOCESAN TRUST IS A REGISTERED CHARITY NO. 252878
Please bring a copy of the child’s Baptismal Certificate.
YOUTH OF ST JOAN OF ARC
CONFIRMATION EXPERIENCE 2015
Session 1
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23 November 4.30-5.30 followed by
6pm Youth Mass
Help me to journey to my Confirmation with thoughtfulness
and reflection. Amen