Parish Befrienders Spring Tea Party Sunday on 18th May from 2:30pm-4:30pm at St Mary and St Michael School.

Invitations will go out after Easter.

If you know anyone who is housebound, elderly or isolated etc who would like to come and catch up with old friends, then please contact Angela on 07781 112 221.

Afternoon Tea Celebration on Wednesday 23rd April from 2:00pm-4:00pm at Shiloh Community Church, raising money for The Tumaini Fund.

Bring along some cakes and biscuits to share. Let’s celebrate together.

Are you celebrating a 25th, 30th, 40th, 50th, 60th or anniversary over 60 years? If so, Bishop Philip would like to invite you to a Mass of celebration. This will take place at St Bede’s Church in Basingstoke on Saturday 21st June at 11:00am. This will be followed by a buffet lunch. This is a wonderful occasion to celebrate and witness to Marriage.

Please email anniversaries@portsmouthdiocese.org.gg or you can pick up a form from the Parish Office.

Le Platon results of the March draw –

1st – 49 – £100

2nd – 44 – £50

3rd – 62 – £25

Reconciliation Service on Wednesday 9th April at 6:30pm – with visiting Clergy from Jersey at St Joseph’s Church.

This Thursday 03rd April we have our third Lenten talk ‘Death – An inconvenient reality?’ from 7:00pm-8:00pm in St Josephs Church.

It will be given by Rev Adrian Datta.

Please make every effort to attend.

The Legion of Mary – Annual Acies Service takes place on Saturday 29th March at 2:30pm in St Joseph’s Church.

Auxiliary and Active Members.

Anyone wishing to learn more about the Legion, we meet Saturdays at 11:00am on St Josephs Parish Rooms. Contact Mary Baldry – Tel: 07781 128462.

The Holy Spirit Prayer Group will be having an evening of Adoration of the Blessed Sacrament on Monday 31st March from 7:30pm-9:00pm and also on the last Monday of every month.

This will include some hymns followed by silent ‘Adoration’. Prayer ministry will be available for anyone who would like individual prayer.

This will take place in St Joseph’s Parish Room. Tea/Coffee will be available from 7:00pm.

Everyone is welcome, whether or not you normally come to the prayer group.

In this Jubilee year of hope please join me, Bishop Philip on our Diocesan pilgrimage to Lourdes from 7th to 11th July 2025 when we can carry the flame of hope in procession with our sick brothers and sisters; sing the song of hope in the language of every nation gathered; and pray to Mary, the Way of Hope.

To find out more and to book a place please, telephone 07780 221686 or write to Canon PJ Smith at St Edmund’s House, Bishop Crispian Way, Portsmouth PO1 3QA.

Application forms are also available at the Parish Office.

Thank you all so much for your generosity. £2286 will be sent to CAFOD to support people like Lokho who need a safety net to survive in these times of climate change and war. A special thanks to the St Patrick’s Day party people who had a collection and to Renate, Greg, Anne and Pierre who gave the talks after Mass. If anyone missed the collection or would like to donate further, please support our two primary schools and Yve Rose who are doing the Big Lent Walk. Again, thank you all for your faithful support and your prayers.