Dates for your diary         

Mondays     6.45 pm      The Biblical Timeline Course.   At Sacred Heart, 

                                                Waterlooville. Learn how the Bible Testaments fit together

                                                beautifully, allowing prophecy and fact to link together

                                                 giving us the bedrock of our faith.  

Fridays...........12 noon........Lent Lunches at Blendworth Church Centre PO8 0AA.

                                                Everyone welcome! On Fridays during  Lent; 13, 20 & 27

                                                March. The  lunches are provided by various organisations

                                                in Horndean. Donations collected will be sent to charity.       

7th March     7.15 pm      Jesus Prince of Peace Quiz Night Fundraising for the Jesuit

                                           Refugee Service (JRS).  Join us on Saturday 7 March for an

                                              epic London Marathon fundraiser Quiz Night at the Sacred

                                              Heart of Jesus and St Peter the Apostle Church, Waterlooville.

                                               Doors open at 7:15pm for a 7:30 start. To book tickets contact

                                              James Ryan (St Edmund's Horndean):

                                                events@stedmundhorndean.org.uk   Please  put which

                                               church/community you are part of in the email.  Tickets are

                                               £10 per person, either in cash or by bank transfer to St. 

                                               Edmund's Horndean:

                                               Bank Transfer: CDP Horndean St. Edmund

                                               Sort Code: 30-93-04

                                               Account Number: 00880222

                                                Reference: [Your Surname] JRS Quiz Night

                                               We look forward to welcoming you on the night and giving

                                               the team who crosses the finishing line a joyous prize!

                                              James will take on the London Marathon course in April this

                                               year, running 26.2 miles, with the hope of raising £2000 for

                                               the JRS.   

11th March     2.30pm......CAMEO Invitation to Tea. Blendworth Centre, Horndean.

 ...................................................Come and meet each other for a cuppa and a chat – everyone

                                               welcome! Mums, dads, grannies, grandads, friends and

                                               neighbours. For more information contact Rosanna

                                               on 023 9259 1916 or Pat on 023 9234 2442.

14th March                       Big Lent Community Walk!  Ready for a challenge! Everyone

                                               is invited to join the Lent walk again this year on Saturday 14

                                               March, from St. Thomas’, Emsworth (9.30am) to St. Joseph’s,

                                               Havant (11am) and St. Michael & All Angels, Leigh Park 

                                               (11am), finishing with a soup lunch at St. Joseph’s at

                                               12.30pm. It would be great to have participants from

                                               Waterlooville, Hayling, Cosham and Horndean joining

                                               parishioners from Havant, Emsworth and Leigh Park. Please

                                               contact Maureen at mthompson@cafod.co.uk for more

                                               details. 

21st Mar                             Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16

                                              ONQ. Our Vocations Promotion team invites you to join

                                                 them for a regular Seeker Saturday, 11am-3pm. Pope Leo XIV

                                                 recently called for the creation of communities where

                                                 young people can feel accepted, listened to, and                                                                         encouraged in their vocational  discernment. Our regular

                                                 gathering for Seeker Saturday  gather for exactly that

                                                purpose. If you are discerning if the Lord is calling you to the

                                                priesthood, diaconate or religious life, then spending time

                                                with like-minded people can be really beneficial to any

                                                 vocational  journey. Our time together includes prayer,

                                                discussion, Mass, Adoration and lunch too.

                                                 To find out more about this regular event or to enquiry

                                                 about attending (as booking is required) please

                                                 email vocations@portsmouthdiocese.org.uk

25th April                          Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16

                                             ONQ. See above for details

16th May                            Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16

                                             ONQ. See above for details

13th June                           Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16

                                             ONQ. See above for details

June                                     Buckfast Abbey Retreat  

                                                 For anyone who would like to join us on retreat at Buckfast

                                                 Abbey, there are still four rooms available as part of our 

                                                 booking of the whole hotel from 22nd to 26th June 2026.

                                                 This will be our third visit to Buckfast Abbey. Previous

                                                 retreats have proved to be very relaxed and restful with

                                                 time to make the most of the spiritual activities available

                                                 to us: Monastery daily prayer times, Lectio Divina,

                                                Morning mass, and meaningful, inspirational, spiritual

                                                reflections led by Father Jeremy. All on offer but completely

                                                voluntary. The peaceful atmosphere of Buckfast Abbey and

                                                gardens enhances all we do, with everything close at hand

                                                but by no means enclosed.

                                                Please contact Margaret Whyte margaret@mwhyte.co.uk or

                                                Trevor Nee trev.pat@ntlworld.com for cost and further

                                                details. Deposits will be requested from 8th Dec. 

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.