Dates for your diary
17th Sept 10.30 am..Macmillan Coffee Morning at St. Edmund’s Come along and
enjoy a lovely morning with friends, delicious cakes and our
raffle – all while helping to raise vital funds for Macmillan
Cancer Support. Donations of cakes and raffle prizes would be
very much appreciated. If you are able to help out on the day,
please contact Lucy via WhatsApp. Everyone is very welcome –
we’d love to see you there!
19th Sept 13.30 pm Synodality focus group in the Narthex at Sacred Heart
.............................................Church, Waterlooville. The diocese has asked that we collect a
few people from our parish to discuss the questions on
synodality to feed back to a diocesan meeting in November. For
the questions see the 13th Sept newsletter.
If you would like to contribute to this, please email,
alpha@jesusprinceofpeace.org.uk. Because of the nature of the
listening and discerning process, places will be limited and
given on a first come-first served basis.
19th Sept 4.00 pm....Justice and Peace Group meeting at Sacred Heart Parish
.............................................Centre, .Waterlooville. As part of this Season of Creation our
Jesus Prince of Peace J&P group invite you to a meeting to pray,
learn and discuss together how we can act to care for our
common home. We have invited Jenny Lelean from Caritas
Portsmouth who will share information about the new Diocesan
Environmental Strategy. Look forward to welcoming as many of
you as possible. We will be finished in plenty of time for those
wishing to attend evening Mass.
26th Sept 4.00 pm Celebrating becoming one community: JESUS PRINCE OF
..............................................PEACE at Sacred Heart, Waterlooville. Mass followed by
refreshments in the Parish Centre. We warmly invite all
parishioners to come together as we celebrate. This is a joyful
moment in the life of our parish, and we would love to see as
many people as possible from St. Patrick, St Coman, St. Paul,
St. Joseph, Ss Thomas, St. Michael, St Edmund and Sacred
Heart. Come and celebrate this new beginning together as one
family in Christ.
28th Sept 7.00 pm Autumn Alpha 2026 at Sacred Heart, Waterlooville
29th Sept 7.00 pm............................................at St. Michael's and All Angels, Leigh Park
30th Sept 7.00 pm............................................Online
Have you ever done an Alpha course? If not, this could be your
time? Or maybe you know someone you would like to invite.
The Alpha course is a free course for anyone who is interested
in exploring the Christian faith. No prior knowledge is
necessary – likewise, prior knowledge does not exclude you! You
will receive a warm welcome at Alpha and enjoy a meal with
your group, watch a video about the Christian message and
then have some time for discussion and exploration of faith.
There's no pressure or judgment - it's just an informal and safe
space to explore what we are thinking.
For further information, email
alpha@jesusprinceofpeace.org.uk
8th Oct.....10. 00 am...Mass for the Sick at St Edmund, Horndean. You are cordially
invited to add your name to the sheet at St. Edmunds or contact
Sue in the parish office at Waterlooville. We will have coffee/tea
and biscuits after Mass followed by lunch at 12noon. Sue
Woodward and I look forward to welcoming you all.
11th Oct......3.00 pm ....Church Fundraising Concert at Sacred Heart, Waterlooville
The well-known Hampshire Police Male Voice Choir will be
holding a concert to help raise funds for the parish. Tickets
available online via www.hampshirepolicechoir.org.uk or on the
door. £10 per person. A couple of parishioners are members of
the choir who will be singing all types of music including songs
from the shows, hits from the sixties as well as a selection of
sacred classics. There is even a sea shanty made famous by
Fisherman’s Friends included in the programme. Do come along
and enjoy the unique sound of a male voice choir while at the
same time helping to boost the church finances!
31st Oct Visit of the Relics of St Gerard Majella to St. John’s Cathedral,
Portsmouth PO1 3HG on Saturday 31 October.
There will be a Mass at 12.15pm, celebrated by Bishop Philip, with
the relics available for personal prayer from 11am. There will also
be an opportunity to receive a blessing with the relics after
Mass. St. Gerard is the patron saint of mothers, couples trying to
conceive, those seeking work and those wishing to make a good
confession. This is a wonderful opportunity to come and pray
with the relics of this much-loved saint and all are warmly
welcome.
BOOKING THE HALL
If you want to make a booking in the hall, please fill in the Parish Diary on the hymn bookshelf and email the office with your booking office@stedmundhorndean.org.uk.
