Welcome to Saint Edmund's, Horndean 
 Dates for your diary          
                                                                                        
                                                                         
16 Nov - 21 Dec                     St Edmund's Advent Markets every Sunday after Mass
                                                in the hall. We need bottles and chocolate for
                                                    tombola stalls. Cakes for cake stall on 30 Nov and
                                                    volunteers to help run stalls. Please contact Katie
                                                    Parker, Louise Payne or Lucia Durbin

6th  Dec                                Jesus, Prince of Peace Christmas Fair at St. Joseph’s
                                                Church, Havant. As you may be aware we are working
                                                   together to organise a social event to bring our whole
                                                   parish together this Christmas. We need your help to make
                                                   this a success, so please give as generously as you can to
                                                   our weekly appeals as we prepare for the event.
                                                   Each week will also be collecting anything you can think of
                                                   for the tombola and children’s lucky dip, the more prizes
                                                   we can collect, the more chance there is for everybody to
                                                    win something.  
                                                   All parents, please be advised that we are hoping to have a 
                                                   visit from St Nicholas, so if you would like to enable your
                                                   child to visit him for a small gift, please send us a note in
                                                   the envelopes provided after Mass, so that we know how
                                                    many to expect, and what funds might be available to                                                             help him fill his sack with gifts.
                                                   This weekend: Produce and Preserves Jars of Jam and 
                                                   Chutney that you made from this year’s harvest can make
                                                   excellent small gifts, please share what you can.
                                                   On the weekend of 14/15 November: Reminder to bring 
                                                   Books Bottles and Craft Re-gifts and Produce.
                                                    On 22/23 November, our final appeal is for home-made
                                                    cakes. We don’t want you to bring them to Mass. Plan your
                                                    bake and prepare to deliver to us at St Joseph’s Hall on 
                                                    Friday 5 December. You have two weeks to create your
                                                    showstopper!
                                                    We will be setting up the day before the Fair, so please
                                                    bring your contributions to St Josephs from 11am-3pm, on
                                                    Friday, and bring yourselves and your families on                                                                      Saturday to enjoy the event!

6th Dec                                 Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16
                                                ONQ. Our Vocations Promotion team invites you to join
                                                  them for Seeker Saturdays, beginning Saturday 18th
                                                  October, 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
                 

7th Dec         1.30 pm         Sacred Heart Christmas Fair  straight after Mass for
                                                  parishioners. Open to the general public from 1.30pm.  We
                                                  need bottles and new gifts to make it as brilliant as usual.
                                                  Can you please bring your donations to each Mass and
                                                  someone will be there to collect your wonderful                                                                           contributions. Thank you.

15th Dec       6.30 pm        Sacred Heart Annual Candlelit Carol Concert  with the                                                         Denmead Brass Band. An evening of Readings and
                                                 traditional Carols followed by mince pies and mulled wine.

21st Dec     2.00 pm          Children's Christmas party and Nativity play at St.
                                              Edmund's  Games, food and rehearsal of Nativity play
                                                 which will be performed at 4.15pm for anyone to attend.
                                                 Sign-up sheet in hall for numbers etc. Contact Katie Parker.

10th Jan '26  10.00 am    St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth.  Gregorian Chant Course
                                             2026. All at St Edmund and the Sacred Heart are invited to
                                                the course. There are three one-day workshops and it is
                                                 suitable for beginners and experienced singers.
                                                To find out more visit                                                                                                                            https://portsmouthgregorianchant.blogspot.com/
                                                other social media @portsmgregchant
                                                To Register: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSekQN_-dK5ZFpGGa4v8lJ5b1yTgayXjXfbaTUaDRRPcUV-b9Q/viewform

17th Jan '26                        Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16
                                              ONQ. See above for details

14th Feb '26  10.00 am     St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth. Gregorian Chant Course
                                             2026. See above for details
                 
28th Feb '26                       Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16
                                              ONQ. See above for details

14th Mar '26   10.00 am   St John’s Cathedral, Portsmouth. Gregorian Chant Course
                                             2026. See above for details
 
21st Mar '26                        Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16
                                               ONQ. See above for details

25th April '26                      Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16
                                               ONQ. See above for details

16th May '26                        Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16
                                               ONQ. See above for details

13th June '26                      Seeker Saturday at Sacred Heart Church, Fareham. PO16
                                              ONQ. See above for details

June '26                                Buckfast Abbey Retreat  
                                                  Margaret Whyte writes... If you would enjoy a restful and
                                                  refreshing spiritual break in beautiful and inspirational
                                                  surroundings, our retreat at Buckfast Abbey in Devon
                                                  maybe just right. Please see the poster on St. Edmund's
                                                  church notice board and pick up an initial information
                                                  leaflet with contact details etc from your church. At this
                                                  stage we are simply gathering expressions of interest and
                                                  further details will be available soon.   
  
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.