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.
27th Feb CAFOD Family Fast Day . There will be a second collection
at all Masses on the weekend of 28 February/1 March for
CAFOD. There will be GA envelopes available on 21/22
February for your Fast Day donation – If you are a UK
taxpayer, GA will add 25% to your donation at no extra cost
to you. This Family Fast Day, let’s show love to our
neighbours, eat simply and give generously, so another
family can put food on the table.
28th Feb......8.30 am . ....Holy Trinity Blendworth, Churches Together Prayer .....................................................Breakfast. If you are a morning person and would like to
join others for breakfast and prayer for one hour on a
Saturday morning please do come and join us for our
Churches Together Ecumenical Breakfast that takes place in and around Horndean on the fourth Sat of each month.
28th Feb 11.00 am 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
28th Feb 4.00 pm Social teaching and Practical action event at St.
Colman's Church Cosham PO6 2JJ.
Maureen Thompson writes… Our pastoral area Justice,
peace and social action group are organising an event to
encourage a deeper understanding of Bible teaching on life
and dignity, for every life is precious. Fr Andrew Wagstaff
will offer some teaching followed by tea and chat together.
We have invited a speaker from the Rowan's Hospice to
learn more about the important work of the hospice and
how we might offer practical help. You will be very welcome
at the meeting . There is also the option to stay for Mass at
6.00 pm.
1st March 6.30 pm ...........Think & Drink. Join us for a new initiative embracing faith,
fellowship and fun for young adults (18+). First Sunday of
every month after 5.30pm Mass. Gather in the narthex of the
Sacred Heart.
2nd March. ..8.45 am.......The Breakfast Club: For all the early-birds among the
parish! On the first Monday of every month, after the early
morning Mass and Holy Hour in church. Wetherspoons, Denmead Queen
6th March 2.00 pm World Day of Prayer 2026 at St. John the Baptist Church,
London Road, Purbrook. A service for everyone! Parking
opposite behind the shops or take the bus. No 8 stops right
outside. All the Churches in the area from Christchurch,
Portsdown to Catherington/Clanfield are participating in
this one wonderful ecumenical service. Refreshments after.
More information from Elizabeth 07791 753545.
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.
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. See above for details
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.
